WITH the finish of daylight saving, and an extra hour of sleep enjoyed by most, the first round of the Consistency Singles Championship got underway in quite warm conditions.For those who don’t understand how the “Consistency” is scored/played, two players, each with 4 bowls aim for the “kitty” which is replaced by the marker, to […]
THE late Colin Weismantel will be recognised as a Local Legend at the annual Gloucester Sports Awards presentation to be held on Saturday, 9 May at Gloucester Bowling Club. Colin joined the Gloucester Croquet Club in 2010 at the tender age of 83. With determination and enthusiasm he quickly mastered the game, becoming a very […]
All smiles.
All smiles. Keeping the tailwalker company. The start of the parkrun. THERE were 92 finishers, with visitors from Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and South Africa joining a throng of locals, for Gloucester’s 254th parkrun last Saturday. Youngsters Georgie Chalker and George Benson were celebrating their 10th run milestones, while Darcy Thomas chose to start his […]
Elaine Murray, Colin Clark.
FOUR Gloucester Veteran Golfers finished their rounds within one point of each other on Tuesday 7 April, but it was Colin Clark who won the day a mere count back in the lead. It was a fine, warm day for the Individual Stableford sponsored by Elaine and Bill Murray. The winner with 37 points was […]
Anne Maggs, Karen Howarth.
THE Gloucester Golf Ladies played their first Monthly Medal for the year last Wednesday, 1 April, with the sun shining and a gentle breeze. The Monthly Medal winner was a very proud Anne Maggs with a brilliant score of 40 points to win across the field. Anne also won Division 2, while Karen Howarth won […]
Geoff Reynolds.
LAST Saturday, 4 April Geoff Renolds turned in a top performance to win the Gloucester Golf Club’s April Monthly Medal with net score five strokes ahead of the field. The Monthly Medal is an Individual Stroke event sponsored by Arkwood Organic Recycling. The Medal winner was B grade player Geoff Reynolds with a net score […]
Steve Kriss, Karen Howarth.
IT WAS a warm sunny day for the Gloucester Veteran Golfers on Tuesday 31 March, just perfect for a standout performance from Karen Howarth. The event was an Individual Stableford sponsored by Julie and Steve Kriss; it attracted a big field of Veteran golfers. The winner was Karen Howarth with a score of 38 Stableford […]
Country man Rob Howden (left) accepting the trophy from Town's Phil Bowden.
THERE was action aplenty at the tennis courts last Tuesday night as the Gloucester Tennis Club hosted its annual Town vs Country night. The event, first started in the 1960s, is a feature of the tennis calendar and, as its name suggests, pits Gloucester townsfolk against their country cousins in mixed, mens and ladies divisions. […]
Elaine Murray and Cheryl Goodrich.
THE Gloucester Golf Ladies played their first Women’s Golf NSW Medal stroke event for the year on Wednesday 25 March on a glorious Gloucester autumn day. Elaine Murray blew away the field in Division 1 with a brilliant 67 net. There was a hopeful trio of players already back in the clubhouse who had each […]
Ammanda Roberston and Chris Steele
THERE was a good-sized field on Tuesday 24 March for the Gloucester Veteran Golfers regular outing with Chris Steele a resounding winner. The event played in warm conditions was an Individual Stroke with a Putting competition held in conjunction, all of which was sponsored by Amanda Robertson. The winner and the only player inside their […]
