THE Gloucester Veteran Golfers turned out on Monday this last week to avoid the hubbub of the “race of the century” the following day and they did so in steamy hot conditions with only Peter McIntyre playing well enough to play inside his handicap. The event, which was sponsored by Carolyn Davies, was an Individual […]
Mann, Maddalena win ambrose golf
THE was just half a stroke in it at the Gloucester Golf Club on Saturday, 8 November, and that half-stroke was enough for Wayne Maddalena and Dave Mann to claim victory. The event was a Two Person Ambrose sponsored by Gloucester Ceramics and played in warm conditions with the threat of a thunderstorm ever present. […]
Gloucester Croquet Club
SATURDAY 1 November our courts were alive with players all day for the 4th District Masters Games. Although storms were predicted in the afternoon, we enjoyed next to perfect weather all day. Rain gear was only needed briefly. Thirty players from within our region had entered. This meant our courts would be double banked all […]
Davies, Maggs Win Women’s Golf
IT WAS a perfect day for golf last Wednesday, 5 November, for the Gloucester Ladies’ Individual Stableford, with the sun shining and a gentle breeze to keep the temperature down; it was a day in which Carolyn Davies and Anne Maggs storming home for a good win in their respective divisions. The great conditions were […]
Big turnout as Gloucester Open provides economic boost
Gloucester Tennis Club president Tony Kingston, Adam Feeney, Dane Fernandez and Ben Howen. The Wyong crowd. THE Seven Sounds Gloucester Open experienced another successful year in 2025, attracting over 100 players and their families to the town. “More than 70 percent of the players come from outside the area, including Sydney, the Central Coast, and […]
Craig McLeod wins golf medal
SATURDAY, 1 November, the Gloucester Golf Club played their Monthly Medal, an Individual Stroke event sponsored by the Arkwood Family with Craig McLeod storming home with a net score six under handicap. The field was on the modest size and play was disturbed in the later stages of the day when a thunderstorm delayed play […]
The ‘crazy’ journey of Ken McDonald
DOING what others may consider crazy comes naturally to Ken McDonald, now 85. When he was 35, he rode over 3100 km on a bicycle from Adelaide to Darwin with two friends, averaging 200km a day. He then rode back to Adelaide with wife Brenda driving a support car, a Datsun Bluebird. That same year […]
A big day of rugby and fundraising at Gloucester
Try scorer Jonny Tighe with Tommy, Dimity and Henry Tighe and Bille and Scarlet Smith. Chris Marchant. Photo: Jamie Searle. A big hit. Photo: Marc Dalmulder. THE Gloucester Cockies Rugby Union Club hosted a successful day of rugby and fundraising on Saturday, 1 November. Over 30 young rugby enthusiasts participated in a skills training session […]
Fraser, Davies win Women’s 4B Champs
AFTER the heat of the previous Wednesday, the Gloucester Golf Ladies enjoyed the drizzling rain last Wednesday29 October, for their Four Ball Better Ball Championship. The winners were Myrelle Fraser and Carolyn Davies with a score of 41 points, narrowly beating Elaine Murray and Anne Wand on a countback. Myrelle saved her best shots for […]
Visitors win golf Four Ball
IT WAS a cloudy and cool day on Saturday, 25 October, for the HolidayCo sponsored Four Ball Better Ball Stableford with the win going to a pair of visitors from the Forster Tuncurry Golf Club. The winning pair were Mark Ware and Bill Fanning who turned in a good Four Ball score of 48 points. […]
