Golfers are a peculiar sort of people; they love being on the course no matter what. In fact, this brings a little verse to mind; ‘Whether the weather be fine, or whether the weather be not, we will whether the weather whatever the weather, whether we like it or not.’ And Saturday was no exception. It was tee shirt time … until it was not … but whatever the weather, we loved being there. We had the sponsorship of the Hendry family on Saturday, and this made it a special d

Stalwarts of the game fronted up for a second round of golf, over the weekend, on Sunday. 13 pairs fought it out for the Mens and Ladies Foursomes titles as they are coveted trophies. Sponsor for the event was Alan Walker. The club thanks Alan for his sponsorship, continuing support and valuable input into the club. Ladies Gross winners were Lynette Ludlow and Lisa Stuart. Ladies Nett winners were Mandy Benussi and Sandra Ellis. Men's Overall Gross winners were David Ree

The splendid winter weather wheels it’s welcome warmth as Saturday by Saturday Golfers at the Stanthorpe Golf Club busk in ideal conditions. And bring in some ideal golf scores too. A big thank you to Simon Shannon for his sponsorship for Saturdays play. Shannon is a grand old name in Stanthorpe and the honour of being sponsored by Simon is not missed on the Club. Congratulations to the Lady Golfers, Lynnette Ludlow was the ‘come back kid’ (or grandmother) with 38 Stablefor

John Bylicki from Go Vita was the sponsor for the Day’s play. John is a great supporter of the Club and the game, and it is always a pleasure to have his sponsorship, and the members appreciate John and Go Vita very much. Saturday was a delightful day for golf, as any day is and delightful people played some delightful golf. It may or may not be the case that the Writer of this blog post may or may not have had a delightful game of golf. And there are other golfers with whom

On a perfect winter’s day the ‘frozen faithful’ turned up for an early tee off. Mr Jack Frost was dominating the course. Three cheers for the early starters. However, for the more ‘climatically attuned’ Golfers, it was a high noon show down playing a two ball Ambrose (mixed). The Sponsor for the Day was Ian Henderson and his company, Australian Vinegar. The two ball Ambrose is such a fun day and we appreciate Ian and his generous sponsorship. Congratulations to the winning ci

In a real-life drama members of the Stanthorpe Golf Club have witnessed the amazing transition from the ‘Outhouse to the Penthouse’ of one of its members. A few weeks ago, Ted Bobby got the ‘Naga’ award for coming last in the field. This is a prize to be avoided. But Ted won it and in doing so gave this Writer (GF), who also presented the Award to Ted, much enjoyment in friendly ribbing of the unfortunate recipient. Regrettably the very next Saturday this Writer, had to e

Stanthorpe Golf Course on a winter’s afternoon has to be one of the most pleasant places to be. There is fun and friendship and a certain level of fanaticism. It's a place where golfing dreams are realised. We won’t mention the occasional golfing nightmare (poor Harry Day – he teed up on one fairway; the ball hit a juvenile sapling and his ball ended up on the tee of another fairway). However today was a double dream come true for our winner, Rick Goodrich. Rick’s double win

Saturday the 4th of July was a magnificent winter’s day for golf, golf and more golf. It was a special event as it was the Dale Mullen’s Trophy Day. It was a stroke event with a putting competition to add to the excitement. This special day is sponsored by Michael Thompson. Thank you, Michael. Congratulations to the Ladies: Lynette Ludlow and Helen Jones in hot pursuit with a count back. Runners Up were Nikki Waterworth and Linda Kelly. Pin prizes to Helen Jones, (x3!) and Li

What a magnificent day to play golf. Twelve degrees, bright breeze, just a brilliant summer’s day … in Scotland. Here however, it was cold, damp and difficult! However, because it was sponsored by Peter Patti Painting, a good field turned up (that is, the Peter Patti Painting Participants) and played the great game of golf making it a great day for all. Congratulations to the Ladies: Lisa Stuart and runner up, Nikki Waterworth with run downs to Linda Kelly and Lorraine Evans.

Finch Cup Fight for the Silverware. On a gorgeous winter’s day Michael O’Brien sponsored the day and the coveted Finch Cup. Thank you, Michael. Ladies. Congratulations to the Ladies winner Lynette Ludlow. On a count back from Mandy Benussi. Pin Shots went to Neta Thouard (x3!) And Lynette Ludlow (x2). Men’s. Congratulations to Dicksee Ho on a very impressive 40 Stableford points. However, Dicksee only just got his nose in front on a count back from Raymond Adams. Hot competi

A day to remember, for some. And a day to forget, for others. Let’s start with a Day to Remember. The Stableford game was sponsored by two of the favourite people at the Golf Club, Keith and Helen Jones. Keith is the one person who can truly sing the song; Me and Mrs Jones – got a thing goin’ on.’ They are a delight and a great benefit to the Club. Thank you, Keith and Helen. Well, it was a day to remember for Filomena Silver taking the winners podium with 35 Stableford point

It was a bright and sunny winter’s day, and all was going well until Grant Howard’s washing machine wouldn’t work – No problem, he went out and bought a new one. But it didn’t work. No problem, he thinks he’ll play golf instead. Halfway to the golf course he remembers that he’d forgotten his golf clubs. No problem. A quick trip home and finally he is ready to tee off. And then his day finally flipped and Grant played a scorcher. Grant played 69 off the stick for a nett of 64

A happy day of Golf in brilliant Stanthorpe (and Scottish) weather. There’s nothing quite like a chill breeze to clear the head and focus on the golf ball through teary eyes. The Day’s Play was a Four Ball Best Ball sponsored by two of our favourite members and nature’s gentlemen, Johnny ‘Be-good’ Green and Brendan ‘McSporran’ McMillan. Congratulations to two legends (in their own lunch box), Ivan Juriss and Wesley Smith on a very healthy 45 Stableford points. On the day

The 4th and final round of the Club Championships were played on Sunday 24th of May under cloudy but dry conditions. Thanks to our generous 4th day sponsors Alan Kerr and Dale Minchenton and to Greg and Maria Carey who provided sponsorship for the Championship winners. The Men’s winner for the day with a great score of 69 nett was Brad Silver who won by 2 shots over Ivan Juriss. Men’s pin shots went to Jason Lawer on 3, Brendon Barker on 12 and Phil Mihulka on 17. Men’s appr

A big field of 74 golfers played in the third round of the Club Championships on Saturday 23rd of May. Player numbers were enhanced by visitors from the “Loose Nuts” group from Cabarlah who had 12 players in the field. It was a challenging day of golf with the windy conditions and some of the pin placements testing golfers’ skills and temperament. However, the greens are in great condition after being cored last month. The competition was sponsored by Chris Fittock Plumbing a

We are well into the Club Championships and a big field of 67 golfers played in the second round on Saturday 16th of May. The weather is cooling down but the golf is still hot with some great scores being returned. The greens are in great conditions after being cored last month. The competition was generously sponsored by members David and Lisa Stuart, and we thank them for their sponsorship. The Men’s winner with an excellent score of 67 nett was last week’s winner Brad Silv

A big field of golfers played in the May Monthly Medal which was also the first round of the Club Championships on Saturday the 9th of May. It was a perfect sunny day and with plenty of run on the course low scoring was expected. The competition was generously sponsored by the Stanthorpe Golf, and we thank the club for their sponsorship. The Men’s winner with a pretty good score of 69 nett was Brad Silver and coming in second place with a score of 71 nett was morning player R

Stanthorpe Golf Club welcomed golfers for the Annual Black Toyota 3 Ball Ambrose on Sunday. Proudly sponsored by Robbie Reeves, Black Toyota, golfers came from many clubs to test their skills. From Burleigh, Royal Queensland, The Brisbane Golf Club, Mount Warren Park, Tenterfield, were amongst many clubs represented. We were also honoured by the presence of Hannah Reeves. A local Stanthorpe girl recently turned professional, who has had some good results in Australia and over

A strong field of golfers played in the Anzac Day 4BBB Stableford competition on Saturday the 25th of April. The weather was cold and blustery which made the conditions for golf quite difficult. Although it was cloudy little rain eventuated and there is still plenty of run out on the course and this is inducive to good scoring. The competition was generously sponsored by the RSL Sub-branch, and we thank them for their sponsorship. The winners for the day with an incredible sc

A strong field of 56 golfers played in the Stroke event on the 18 th of April in fine and warm conditions. The weather is still fine and dry and there is plenty of run out on the course and this is inducive to good scoring. The competition was generously sponsored by local members Kay Webb, Linda Kelly and Lorraine Evans and we thank them for their sponsorship. The men’s winner on the day was young gun Jack Parker with an impressive 65 nett. Runner up, also with a great score