IT WAS Brendon Murray who was the day’s top performer at the Gloucester Golf Course on Saturday 15 August with an individual score three points ahead of the field. The day’s event, played in picture book conditions, was an Individual Stableford. The winner in A grade was Brendon Murray with 39 Stableford points; runner up […]
Falla , Bardwell in Vets Golf Win
IT WAS fabulous golfing weather and conditions on Tuesday, 11 August, for the Gloucester Veteran Golfers with Vets captain Gai Falla combining with Derek Bardwell for a close Four Ball win. The event was a Four Ball Aggregate Stableford sponsored by Joe Farugia. The winners were Gai Falla and Derek Bardwell with a combined 67 […]
Parish Wins Mid-Winter Open Golf
SATURDAY 8 August at the Gloucester Golf Club saw the first day of the Club’s Mid-Winter Open with Dave Parish and Dalle Rabbett turning in wins for the men and women respectively. The event, played in near perfect conditions, was an Individual Stableford with the best gross score determining the overall winners. There were separate […]
Davies in Solid Vets Golf Win
THE was a good-sized field on Tuesday 4 August for the Gloucester Veteran Golfers regular competition, one that saw Carolyn Davies in the winner’s circle. The weather was said to be perfect and that may well have accounted for the tight leaderboard with one-fifth of the field at handicap or better. The event was an […]
Gloucester Scorpions away to Wingham Warriors
THE Gloucester under-14s travelled to Wingham last Saturday to take on the Warriors on their own turf. Coming off a 1–0 loss to Wingham just three weeks earlier, both teams knew this would be another big test with the finals fast approaching. Wingham’s backline once again proved why they are arguably one of the best […]
Wand Wins Vets Golf
THE Gloucester Veteran Golfers turned out in modest numbers on Tuesday 28 July with Anne Wand two under handicap for a handy win. The day itself could only be described as brilliant for a mid-winter day. The event was a Max Shepherd sponsored Individual Stableford and the winner with 38 Stableford points was Anne Wand. […]
Nightingale, McInnes win Mixed Foursomes
IT WAS another fine sunny day on Sunday 26 July for the Gloucester Golf Club Mixed Foursomes Championships duly won by Rhonda Nightingale and Nathan McInnes. Foursomes is a 27-hole stroke event in which partners take alternate shots, and, as such, not every golfer’s “cup of tea”. This did not prevent a fair-sized field from […]
Sharp in Close Medal Win
THERE was only a count back between Trevor Sharp and the field at the Gloucester Golf Club August Medal competition last Saturday, 1 August. The day was another cool, bright sunny occasion for the Monthly Medal, an Individual Stroke event sponsored by Arkwood Organic Recycling The Monthly Medal was won by Trevor Sharp with a […]
Gloucester parkrun an attraction for first-timers and families
Father and son. Getting started. AFTER the frost of the week before, the crowd of 41 finishers was happy to bask in 7 degrees for the start of the 269th Gloucester parkrun last Saturday. Joining the locals were visitors from Newcastle, Central Coast and Brisbane. First male home was Oscar Evans, with Kate Richards the […]
Gloucester Lady Bowls results
ONCE again a lovely warm winter day welcomed the ladies for three games of social play at Gloucester Bowling Club with the selectors issuing a novel challenge. Bowlers were charged with the task of counting the bowls of those who were closest the ditch without rolling into the same on each end. Two games of […]
