The 2016 NSW Zone 2 Regional Championships were held on the weekend of August 20/21 at Magenta Shores Golf club on the Central Coast
Each of the 4 District teams consist of 5 x Masters, 6 x Open, 5 x Colts and 5 x Juniors
The Team to represent the NDGA was –
Masters
Warren Gorton, Michael Musgrave, Peter Gardiner, Les Oliver, Tony Southward
Open – Seniors or A Grade
Greg McMillan, Josh Greenwood, Ben Hillard, Justin Ely, Craig Avery, David Alexander
Colts
Isaiah Melia, Jye Forrester, Kane Burt, Bryce Pickin, Tom De Groot
Juniors
Dominic An, Reece Green, Jesse Fittler, Andrew Lange, Josh Robards
Magenta Shores is a challenging course normally, but with irrigation issues for the past 4 weeks, the ultra firm and fast greens saw the conditions turn
from challenging to brutal. This coupled with breezy conditions on the Saturday saw all players struggle.
The first round on Saturday saw only 1 player break 80. Defending Champion, Greg, McMillan, shot 81 to be the best from Newcastle and 2nd overall.
Conditions were so difficult we saw Scratch and Plus handicap golfers shoot scores on or around the 100 mark.
Sunday’s weather was a little more benign with little or light winds and most players improved on their first round score.
Special mention to the joint winners in Reece Oliver (Toukley) and Dylan Perry (HRDGA) with 2nd round scores of 66 and 73 respectively.
Newcastle’s best player was Mick Coutman (Waratah) with a combined score of 160 to take out the Runner Up Trophy. Unfortunately, Mick was not part of the
NDGA team so his good score did not contribute to the Jim Baker Team Event total.
Warren Gorton improved by 11 shots on his first round score to take out the Runner Up prize in the Masters Division.
Hunter River DGA won the Jim Baker Team Event with the NDGA finishing a distant 3rd.
Next Year’s event will be hosted by the Lower North Coast at Taree GC
To view or download a copy of the Individual Results, click on the link 2016 Regionals – Individual Results
To view or download a copy of the Jim Baker Shield Team event, click on the link 2016 Regionals – Team Results
To view or download a copy of the Trophy Winners, click on the link 2016 Regionals – Trophy Winners