Over the weekend of June 3, 4 the Newcastle DGA hosted the team from Central Coast DGA at Pacific Dunes GC.
On Saturday the teams of 6 Seniors, 4 Colts and 6 Juniors played Foursomes Matchplay. Pacific Dunes was in great condition but the weather did not
co-operate with ever increasing showers all day.
Honours on Saturday were shared in the Senior and Colts divisions – but the Newcastle Juniors prevailed to record a 2.5 to 0.5 margin. Overall this
meant that Newcastle enjoyed a 5 to 3 lead after Saturdays foursomes.
On Sunday the weather improved for the Singles matchplay event. The Senior Division saw Central Coast dominate 4 matches to 2 to start the fightback
– but good wins in the Colt Division 3 to 1 and also in the Junior Division 4 to 2 – saw Newcastle prevail.
Over this weekend the teams were playing for 2 Trophies. The Annual Match for the Artie Mollett Trophy was decided using the Sunday Results only…
In this event Newcastle regained the trophy with the score being 9 to 7.
Using the results from both days – the David Wood trophy was won by Newcastle DGA with a score of 14 to 10.
Notable performances were big wins in the Juniors singles to Jye Pickin and Luke Ferrier. Bryce Pickin recorded a good win in the Colts Division.
Representing the District for the first time was 12 year old Brij Ingrey and he performed very well – winning his singles match 1 up and teaming
with another newcomer in Harry Cleare to square their foursomes match on the Saturday. This augers well for the health of Junior District Representatives
in the Short to Medium term.
In Summary, a good result for Newcastle DGA in what expected to be, and was, a very close result.
To view or download a copy of the result sheet, click on the link NDGA vs CCDGA 2017 Results
NDGA Team Captain, Michael
Wade accepts the Trophy from CCDGA Captain Dave Willetts.