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2025 Winter League – Round 2 Wrap-Up

Winter League Heats Up – Round 2 Report
As the midwinter chill descended upon Pennant Hills, the competition in the 2025 Winter League only intensified. Round 2, held on Saturday 28 June, saw a reshuffling of the leaderboard, surprise surges from the middle ranks and a breakout performance that may well shape the destiny of this year’s title.

The Format
To recap for new readers: each of the 12 competing teams consists of 8 Full Playing or Flexible Members. Across four Stableford rounds, the best 4 scores from each team are tallied to create their weekly Aggregate. These are then added to form an overall total – and ultimately determine who will be crowned the Winter League Champions. With no reserves allowed, every team feels the absence of even a single unavailable player. The beauty and cruelty of the format lies in its simplicity – every stroke counts.

The Gringos Surge to the Summit
Following a strong start in Round 1, The Gringos have charged to the top of the table with a commanding total of 279 points. Their Round 2 aggregate of 148 was the best of the week, anchored by a magnificent 41 points from Graeme Martin. This effort places them first overall, with a 2-shot lead.

“US” Closes In
Breathing down their necks in second place is Team “US”, who now sit on 277 total points, just two behind the leaders. Their balanced scoring across both rounds (131 and 146) demonstrates consistency, with notable contributions this week from Andrew Mowat (37), Mark Stannard (38), Vasco De Carvalho (37) and David Henricks (34). This team appears to be gaining momentum as we reach the halfway point.

Havacamps Mount a Charge
Another major mover this week is Havacamps, leaping into third place with a total of 273. Their Round 2 score of 145 was second only to The Gringos. The highlight came from a dazzling 40-point round by Gabriel Ormaecheaand was backed up by Murray Fogarty (38).

Mid-Table Mix-Up
The middle of the pack remains tight, with several teams battling to stay in the race:

• Grubs hold fourth place on 269 points. A tidy Round 2 showing of 137, featuring standout rounds from Andy Oakley (36) and Nick Bell (36), keeps them well within reach.

• Loft, who began strongly, fell to fifth place despite respectable efforts (266 total), just ahead of Matt Reid’s team, now sixth on 265.

• The Balled and The Beautiful posted 139 in Round 2, lifting their total to 264, leaving them only one shot behind.

This congested middle section – covering fourth through seventh place – is separated by just five points, setting up an enthralling Round 3.

Down But Not Out
At the tail end of the leaderboard:

• Forged Irons (254 points) and The Wrinkled Irons (244) are enduring a tough campaign but showed improved second-round efforts, posting 137 and 126 respectively.

• The Hombres, currently in twelfth place with 242, have struggled to find their footing, despite a spirited 29-point effort from Simon Coffey this round.

With two rounds remaining, these teams will need something special – but history shows that the Winter League has a way of delivering drama late in the season.

Looking Ahead
As we approach Round 3 on Saturday 5 July, the leaderboard remains wide open. The Gringos may be leading, but the chasers are close – and any slip could see them overtaken. The competition’s mix of strategy, reliability and a touch of individual brilliance continues to delight.

Stay tuned next week for another update as we head into the penultimate round of this fiercely contested Member competition.

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Riley Lam Shines at NSW All Schools Golf Championships

The Club is delighted to share the outstanding accomplishments of one of our promising young golfers, Riley, who has recently returned from a strong showing at the Under 18 New South Wales All Schools Golf Championships held in Dubbo.

Representing Combined Independent Schools (CIS), Riley earned his place in the prestigious competition following a composed and clinical performance at the CIS Trials on 10 March, where he recorded an even-par round at Waratah Golf Course.

Over four testing rounds against the state’s most talented junior golfers, Riley demonstrated composure well beyond his years. In a field comprising 71 players, only the top 16 following the first three rounds would proceed to the final day’s play and contend for selection in the elite eight-man NSW state team.

Riley’s journey through the championship unfolded as follows:

• Round 1: A confident start saw Riley card a +2, placing him in an impressive 5th position on the leaderboard.
• Round 2: Despite some challenging conditions, he posted a +6 for the day, bringing his cumulative score to +8 and placing him 11th overall.
• Round 3: Riley ground out a +5, making the cut in 14th place, securing his berth in the all-important final round.
• Round 4: Showing great resilience, Riley produced his best round of the tournament, returning a +1 score, and climbing to finish 12th overall with a tournament total of +14 – a mere 5 strokes shy of NSW team selection.

To deliver such a performance while still only in Year 9 is a superb accomplishment, and one that reflects Riley’s dedication, discipline and growing maturity on the golf course. This experience will no doubt serve as a valuable foundation for further success in the years ahead.

We extend our sincere congratulations to Riley and we thank the Kendal Binns Junior Fund, Rachel Bailey and our Professional Shop Team for their continued support in nurturing our young talent.

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Master Pennants Round 6 – @ Oak Point

The white orb gracefully arced through the brilliant sky before bouncing once, twice, thrice on the green carpet before rolling into a hole. Another eagle, his second in two holes! Unfortunately it was either diamonds or rocks today and Dave Bailey’s magnificent diamonds could not overcome the anchor like rocks!

Whilst we lost today at Oak Point to fall out of contention to win our section, there was some terrific golf to be seen by both teams.

The day didn’t start well with the in-form Paul Watts having to pull out because of a bad back, thus requiring Bully to step into the fray to manfully battle the locals until the 15th hole.

Speaking of bad backs… the vagaries of golf reasserted themselves when Damo, who had a lovely 1 over round at HQ on Saturday, became a little ginger as his Sunday round progressed to uncharacteristically have an early finish on the wrong side of the ledger.

Another uncommon sight today was Muz having trouble finding the green carpet in regulation. It’s a testament to his skills and fighting spirit that he was only two down at the turn and even when his tee shot stopped 10 cm from the flag at the par 3 14th, his opponent also had a birdie! It just wasn’t Muz’s day.

Despite his President’s Cup victory the previous day, Blacky couldn’t rekindle the matchplay sparkle and came second today.

Bushy had a very tight contest all day and it was probably a fair result when he and his opponent finished even at the last after a magnificent up and down from the greenside bunker from Rob.

Gabe and Mike were our winners on the day, with both being in front for most of the day. Gabe won his first match of the season in fine style and finished early on 16, whilst Mike had to play until the 17th to consolidate his win.

Thanks to all of our supporters who came to watch this year. It was great to see so many faces at our home games and a big thanks to those who came to our away game today. Chris Pragnell, Chris Allen, Graeme Martin and Jessica Noh all journeyed to Oak Point to support us. Thank you.

This was an “oh so close’ season with most of those close moments, both on and off the field, contributing to us to dropping out of contention. On to next year!

Pennant Hills 2 ½ v Oak Point 5 ½
Murray Fogarty L 4/3
Rob Bush All Square
Damian Maguire L 7/5
Dave Blackshaw L 4/3
Gabe Ormaechea Won 3/2
Dave Bailey L 4/3
James Bullock L 3/2
Michael Oakley Won 2/1

Kell Ferguson
Team Manager

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VALE & FUNERAL DETAILS – Peter Kidd

Peter passed away on Saturday, 22^nd June, aged of 90 having been a member for over 44 years. 

The Club extends its sincere sympathies to the Kidd family and friends.

Peter’s Funeral will be held at Presbyterian Church, 1a Mary Street, Beecroft on Monday, 30^th June at 2p.m.

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Bronze 1 vs Monash

We played our last game for the season pennants on Friday at Concord golf club against Monash on a very cold morning , thank goodness for the cafe with hot coffee to warm us up.

We all began to thaw out when the sun decided to come out and we could feel fingers and toes again! Sadly our result was not what we hoped for however the upside was playing at Concord which was looking brilliant.

Margo and Jenny H won but Jill, Louise and Cheryl G lost . We came in 6th overall in the competition, which again was not in our plan but there’s always next year!

Thank you to all our Bronze 1 Ladies for showing up early every Friday to represent our club for the Pennant season hope you all enjoyed it .

Jill Goodall

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