Blackwood Men’s winners. Left to right: Jason Morgan (Senior Nett – B/Wood), Marc Wamsley (Super Senior Nett – B/Wood), John Keogh (Super Senior Gross – Glenelg), David Benson (Sponsor – Explorer Caravans) and James Mattsson (Senior Gross – Glenelg)
The recent South Australian Senior amateur golf event at Blackwood Golf Club showed exceptional support from men and women senior golfers. JOHN ANDERSON reports:
February 9th, traditionally the opening event of the SA Senior Order of Merit, the Blackwood’s round is now the third round after two events at the end of 2025.
Irrespective, it was great to see the Blackwood Golf Club event back to its very best with strong support from SA’s senior golfers filling a women’s morning field (68 entries) with the men out in the afternoon (103 entries).
A nice summer’s day, not too warm and no real wind plus the Cherry Gardens course in great condition meant everything was perfect for good scores.
A well promoted and organised event – congratulations to Blackwood – Peter Schapel, Chris Lemm and soon to be retired Club Pro, Matt Dent; and many thanks to long-term sponsor, Dave Benson from Explorer Caravans.
Dave had several very nice vans on display – clearly the field was a target market !
Senior Women’s Gross
Amanda Heapy (The Vines of Reynella)
Just back from the Tasmanian Senior Amateur, Amanda Heapy (The Vines of Reynella) was in-form with 85 to beat Blackwood’s top senior women player Gail MacPherson (87). Jo Ricourt (Glenelg) was third with 79.
Senior Women’s Nett
Janine Edwards
As is often the case a bit of a home club whitewash with only Heapy’s 76 for third getting a look-in. Winner was Janine Edwards with an excellent Nett 70 from Gill Scott (73) and Kerry Chevis, also a 76.
Super Senior Women’s Gross
Angela Masters
Blackwood’s Angela Masters back in the winners circle (87) from Lee Sansom (Grange) (93) a score matched by home-club’s Paula White and Helen Rice.
Super Senior Women’s Nett
Anne Arnfield (Royal Adelaide) (77) but only on a countback from four locals – Paula White, Angela Masters, Stephanie Mathews and Helen Rice.
Senior Men’s Gross
Your correspondent followed the marquee group of Phil Chapman, Nick Wake, Craig Gordon and Paul Gregory with the expectation that the winner would come from this group. Indeed for most of the round Gregory (The Vines of Reynella) looked a certain winner until a couple of bad holes late in his round saw his challenge unfortunately derailed. This left Chapman (Aston Hills) in the lead by only one shot from former long term Blackwood champion Wake. Nick’s birdie putt to tie on the 18th came up a couple inches short and it looked like Phil was the winner.
However, starting from the second tee, Glenelg’s James Mattson had quietly done his stuff to also record a 74 and pip Chapman on a countback.
Senior Men’s Nett
A fine 2-under Nett 70 by Blackwood’s Jason Morgan to relegate Mattson (71) to second equalled by Mark Bolton (Murray Bridge).
Super Senior Men’s Gross
Matching the best Gross score of the day and giving Glenelg a double, John Keough led home the Super Senior Men by one with another excellent round of 74 from Tea Tree Gully’s Craig Morrison (75).
Blackwood’s Andrew Romeo and Phil Donaldson returned 81’s.
Super Senior Men’s Nett
Best Nett score of the day (69) to local Marc Walmsley from Keogh (70) followed by the home pair of Richard Clark and David Hissey (71’s).
For full results go to: https://tinyurl.com/yc8j67rr
Men’s winners photo – Left to right: Jason Morgan (Senior Nett – B/Wood), Marc Wamsley (Super Senior Nett – B/Wood), John Keogh (Super Senior Gross – Glenelg), David Benson (Sponsor – Explorer Caravans) and James Mattsson (Senior Gross – Glenelg)
Men’s Senior – Gross
Men’s Super Seniors – Gross
Women’s Seniors – Gross
Women’s Super Seniors – Gross
James Mattsson
Glenelg
74
John Keogh
Glenelg
74
Amanda Heapy
The Vines
85
Angela Masters
Blackwood
87
Phil Chapman
Aston Hills
74
Craig Morrison
Tea Tree Gully
75
Gale MacPherson
Blackwood
87
Lee Sansom
Grange
93
Nicholas Wake
Glenelg
75
Andrew Romeo
Blackwood
81
Josephine Ricourt
Glenelg
89
Paula White
Blackwood
93
Brian Pescud
Blackwood
76
Phil Donaldson
Blackwood
81
Christine Trimmer
The Vines
90
Helen Rice
Blackwood
93
Mark Bolton
Murray Bridge
76
Lindsay Elliott
Blackwood
82
Janine Edwards
Blackwood
90
Anne Arnfield
Royal Adelaide
94
Craig Gordon
Tea Tree Gully
77
Steven Scholefield
McCracken
83
Tonia Ross
Glenleg
92
Deb Christie
Lameroo
96
Stuart Kopania
Future Golf
79
Shane Amor
Grange
84
Kathryn Hender
The Vines
94
Rosemary Underwood
Blackwood
97
Paul Gregory
The Vines
79
Marc Wamsley
Blackwood
84
Gill Scott
Blackwood
96
Stephanie Mathews
Blackwood
97
John Bradtke
Tea Tree Gully
80
Michael Richards
Tea Tree Gully
85
Kerry Chevis
Blackwood
100
Jill Sommerlad
Blackwood
99
Men’s Senior – Nett
Men’s Super Seniors – Nett
Women’s Seniors – Nett
Women’s Super Seniors – Nett
Jason Morgan
Blackwood
70
Marc Wamsley
Blackwood
69
Janine Edwards
Blackwood
70
Anne Arnfield
Royal Adelaide
77
James Mattsson
Glenelg
71
John Keogh
Glenelg
70
Gill Scott
Blackwood
73
Paula White
Blackwood
77
Mark Bolton
Murray Bridge
71
Richard Clark
Blackwood
71
Amanda Heapy
The Vines
76
Angela Masters
Blackwood
77
Brian Pescud
Blackwood
72
David Hissey
Blackwood
71
Kerry Chevis
Blackwood
76
Stephanie Mathews
Blackwood
77
Joel Elliott
Blackwood
72
Andrew Romeo
Blackwood
72
Julie Guerin
Blackwood
77
Helen Rice
Blackwood
77
Daryl Shepherdson
Sandy Creek
73
Keith Parry-Jones
Blackwood
72
Sarah Watson
Blackwood
77
Valerie Lough
Blackwood
78
Michael Green
Blackwood
73
John White
SA Sports
73
Annette Bennett
Blackwood
77
Rosemary Underwood
Blackwood
78
Phil Chapman
Aston Hills
73
Phil Donaldson
Blackwood
73
Amanda Wachtel
Thaxted Park
78
Amanda Smith
Oakbank
79
Alan Wolf
Tea Tree Gully
74
Bryce Allanson
Blackwood
73
Karen Ahrens
Blackwood
78
Jan Van Wyk
Blackwood
79