‘Hills’ course members dominate at Flagstaff Hill SA Senior Order of Merit. JOHN ANDERSON reports.
A perfect late-autumn day greeted the 48 players for the Flagstaff Hill Golf Club round of the SASOOM on Monday the 18th of May. Good playing conditions with zero-wind made for good scoring off-set by the challenges of another of Adelaide’s clubs set in the foothills of the southern suburbs.
Perhaps not surprisingly, players from similar “hills” courses came to the fore with one notable exception.
Senior Women
Blackwood’s accomplished Gale MacPherson (82) over Amanda Heapy (The Vines of Reynella) but only on a countback. The third member of the contenders for the Women’s SOOM, Christine Trimmer was third with 85.
In the Nett, Amanda and Willunga’s Irene Ingham both returned excellent 73’s. Gale MacPherson was third with 76.
Super Senior Women
This was the “exception” with Sarah Russell from North Adelaide winning the Gross and Nett. In her second SOOM event Sarah shot 93/76. Angela Masters (Blackwood) (93) and Jill MacPherson (Aston Hills) (95) filled the placings.
Jill (80) also was second in the Nett with Rosemary Underwood (Blackwood) (85) third.
Senior Men
Five minutes from his home course at The Vines, leading contender Paul Gregory was right in his element with by far the day’s best scores of a one over 73 (nett 72). This was well clear of the previous SOOM event’s winner Phil Chapman (Aston Hills) 78.
Stuart Kopania (The Gums) (79) was a long way from his home course of The Gums at Salisbury in Adelaide’s northern suburbs but has familiarity with most of the courses from his younger days and is slowly making his mark. Much closer was Blackwood’s Brian Pescud also with a 79.
Local Dean Forster (75) had a good day in the Nett followed by four with 76 – Pescud, Craig Gordon (Tea Tree Gully), Steve Osborne (Grange) and Mike Kendall (Flagstaff Hill).
Super Senior Men
Dale Rowe (Willunga) and Phil Donaldson (Blackwood) maintained the “hills courses” theme – Dale (83/76) taking first in the Gross and second in the Nett and Phil (84/74) taking first in the Nett and second in the Gross.
Third placings went to Steven Scholefield (McCracken) (85) in the Gross and Phil Crosley (Grange) and Richard Hood (Thaxted) in the Nett with 79’s.
For full results go to: https://golf.com.au/ga-national-and-state-events-calendar#/competition/5300951/results
Men’s Senior – Gross
Men’s Super Seniors – Gross
Women’s Seniors – Gross
Women’s Super Seniors – Gross
Paul Gregory
73
The Vines
Dale Rowe
83
Willunga
Gale MacPherson
82
Blackwood
Sarah Russell
93
North Adelaide
Phil Chapman
78
Aston Hills
Philip Donaldson
84
Blackwood
Amanda Heapy
82
The Vines
Angela Masters
94
Blackwood
Stuart Kopania
79
The Gums
Steven Scholefield
85
McCracken
Christine Trimmer
85
The Vines
Jill MacPherson
95
Aston Hills
Brian Pescud
79
Blackwood
Brian Welsh
87
Glenelg
Tonia Ross
86
Glenelg
Rosemary Underwood
101
Blackwood
Craig Gordon
79
Tea Tree Gully
Michael Richards
87
Tea Tree Gully
Kathryn Hender
95
The Vines
Jill Sommerlad
106
Blackwood
Moon Choi
80
North Adelaide
John Keogh
88
Glenelg
Irene Ingham
99
Grange
Roxxy Bent
107
Aston Hills
Stephen Osborn
81
Grange
Phillip Crossley
88
Grange
Jeong-Ae Choi
99
North Adelaide
Men’s Senior – Nett
Men’s Super Seniors – Nett
Women’s Seniors – Nett
Women’s Super Seniors – Nett
Paul Gregory
72
The Vines
Philip Donaldson
74
Blackwood
Amanda Heapy
73
The Vines
Sarah Russell
76
North Adelaide
Dean Forster
75
Flagstaff Hill
Dale Rowe
76
Willunga
Irene Ingham
73
Grange
Jill MacPherson
80
Aston Hills
Brian Pescud
76
Blackwood
Phillip Crossley
79
Grange
Gale MacPherson
76
The Vines
Rosemary Underwood
85
Blackwood
Craig Gordon
76
Tea Tree Gully
Richard Hood
79
Thaxted Park
Christine Trimmer
81
The Vines
Angela Masters
86
Blackwood
Stephen Osborn
76
Grange
Brian Welsh
81
Glenelg
Tricia McLeod
81
Flagstaff Hill
Jill Sommerlad
88
Blackwood
Mike Kendall
76
Flagstaff Hill
James Goudie
81
Thaxted Park
Tonia Ross
82
Glenelg
Roxxy Bent
88
Aston Hills
Phil Chapman
78
Aston Hills
John Gilleade
81
Blackwood
Kathryn Hender
82
The Vines