There were very close finishes in the Dalhousie District Golf Association pennant finals played at Woodend last week.
Four of the seven finals were decided by 3/2 margins, including the prestigious Scratch Division 1 contest between Mount Macedon and Hidden Valley.
While Hidden Valley’s top two players had easy wins, Mount Macedon fought back and the last three individual matches were all tight, with ‘The Valley’ prevailing 3/2 overall in a fine contest.
Mount Macedon had reached the final with a 3/2 win over Woodend, and Darcy and Pat Doyle each won their matches in the final.
Woodend was the only club to obtain two pennants, in Scratch Division 2, and Restricted Division 2.
Romsey was thrilled to break a 13-year-drought by winning the open handicap division 3 final 3/2 against Broadford.
The immaculate condition of the course and the hospitality provided by the Woodend club were warmly acknowledged by Dalhousie’s coordinator Dan Payne at the presentation of pennant shields.
He commended pennant coordinator Shane Culpin for his tireless and effective work.
Dan was assisted in the day’s administration by Elaine Scanlon and Michelle Jackovic.
THE DAY’S SCORES
Scores from the finals were:
Scratch Div. 1: Mount Macedon 2 lost to Hidden Valley 3— Jim Hynes lost to Cam Pascoe 5/4, Alex Fraser lost to Callum Stone 3/2, Darcy Doyle d Michael Ladewig 2up, Matt Willis lost to Ian Atherford 1 down, Pat Doyle d Gareth Edwards 1up.
Scratch Div. 2: Woodend 4 d Seymour 1 — Matt Payne d Luke Rogan 2/1, Wayne Sliwinski d Mick Prorok 4/3, Simon Mason d Matt O’Sullivan at 19th, Ethan Bell lost to Matt Collard 5/4, Barney Hearnden d Damien Humphrey 1up.
Open Handicap Div. 1: Broadford 3 d Mount Macedon 2 — Shane Culpin d Mick Doyle 6/5, Aaron Altham lost to Darren Mantynen 1up, Rob McDonald lost to N. Vickery 2up, Darren Altham d Terry Bonello 4/3, Ash Barley d Nathan Farley 1up.
Open Div. 2: Marysville d Yea 3/2 — G. Rattay d R. Wills 7/6, R. Clark lost to B. Chenhall 3/2, A. Howard d T. White at 19th, S. Coker lost to T. Rule 3/2, K. Atwell d J. Phillips 4/3.
Open Div. 3: Romsey 3 d Broadford 2 — Mal Mottram d Tom Richards 3/2, Davey Kenney d Gary Shingles 6/5, Scott Williams d Matt Lander 2up, Nathan Moroney lost to Chris Still 5/4, Zac Scales lost to Natasha Richards 5/4.
Restricted Handicap Div. 1: Seymour 4 d Hidden Valley 1— B. Matthews d C. Chiergo 3/1, D. Hamilton d M. Bray 3/2, B. Schaffer-Steel lost to B. Gondolfe 2/1, L. Meredith d S. Corstley 4/3, M. Fountain d S. Herman 3/1.
Restricted Div. 2: Woodend 3.5 d Broadford 1.5 — Jake Taylor square Gus Engley, Ben Thompson d Braden Hickey 4/3, Cam Millward d Michael Mirrabella 3/1, Georgie Taylor lost to Coby Schultz 6/5, Adam Chew d James Jones 3/2.
