Rod Burrows, Bill Murray Dale Rabbett.
LAST Tuesday 22 September was sufficiently damp a day as to deter half the normal field for the Gloucester Veteran Golfers regular outing. Not it seems sufficiently so to prevent Dale Rabbett from turning in a sparkling round five strokes ahead of the field. The event was an Individual Stroke sponsored by Gary Peters; and […]
Lesly Harrison and Margaret Dunn.
THE Gloucester Golf Ladies enjoyed an Individual Stableford event last Wednesday, 23 September, happy to see the sun after the rain of the day before. Lesly Harrison continued her good form with a handicap-busting score of 40 points. She was joined by her playing partner and runner up, Margaret Dunn, just a point behind at […]
Gai Falla, Dale Rabbett, Debbie Sate and Myrelle Fraser.
THE annual Four-Person Ambrose golf extravaganza sponsored by Knowla Stud drew a near-capacity field at the Gloucester Golf Course on Saturday 26 September, a day perfect for golf, warm and sunny with the course in top condition. The winning team with a score of 56¾ comprised Greg McLeod, Chris Hammond, Glen Chapman and Matt Allport. […]
Bradman Best of the Knights celebrates after winning the Preliminary Final between the Penrith Panthers and Newcastle Knights at Accor Stadium in Sydney on Sunday, 27 September. Photo: Dan Himbrechts, AAP.
NEWCASTLE are through to their first grand final in 25 years, holding on to beat Penrith 22-14 with 12 men after Panthers superstar Nathan Cleary suffered an ankle fracture in a hip-drop tackle. In an afternoon of high drama at Accor Stadium, Newcastle hooker Phoenix Crossland was sent off for the tackle that left Cleary […]
Derek Wand rises to the occasion in the Gloucester Veterans Stableford. Photo: Submitted.
IT WAS a day all players saw as more like summer than spring on Tuesday, 15 September, and Derek Wand rose to the occasion five points ahead of the field of Gloucester Veteran Golfers. The event was an Individual Stableford sponsored by Joanne and Col Ware. The winner in a handy-sized field was Wand with […]
The team of golfers taking part on the day. Photo: Althea Guinsberg.
Amputee Golf NSW Secretary Mark Ellis (left) with 2026 NSW Amputee Open winner Chris Wood. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. The team of golfers taking part on the day. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. The first group getting ready to tee off. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. THE friendly banter had already started before the first group left the clubhouse on […]
Kalyn Ponga has declared there are more chapters to write in Newcastle’s revival story as the 2025 wooden spooners aim to upset Penrith to make the grand final. After Sunday’s drama-charged 12-10 win over the Warriors in Auckland, Newcastle’s Cinderella finals run will extend into another week with Justin Holbrook’s set to face Penrith in […]
Paul Blanch and Doug Blanch.
THE “Hole-in-One Club” eludes even the best of golfers so it must have come as a form of relief as much as joy when, on this past Saturday 19 September, Paul Blanch hit his tee shot on the 15th hole into the cup. With six club championships under his belt, he would have been forgiven […]
Brian McInnes, Ele Fraser, Cheryl Goodrich.
THE Gloucester golfers turned out in numbers for the Bruce Fraser Trophy Day on Saturday 12 September, a bright sunny day clearly presaging the Spring. The event was an Individual Stableford and the men’s winner Brian McInnes and the women’s winner Cheryl Goodrich both scoring a healthy 40 Stableford points. The women’s runner up was […]
Net winners Alison Windeyer and Lesley Harrison with the colourful bags they won as prizes from sponsor Margaret Dunn.
IT WAS a perfect spring day on Wednesday last, 9 September, for Dale Rabbett and Carolyn Davies to win the Gloucester Golf Ladies Foursomes Championships. The challenge of Foursomes play is that each player alternates shots with their partner over 27 holes in a test to mind and body, with apologies set aside or delivered […]
