Archive of historical NDGA blog posts
Round 2 of the B&C Pennants was held on Sunday September 15
Merewether GC hosted Division 1 – with Tanilba Bay hosting Division 2
To view or download B Grade Results, click on link B grade Round 2
To view or download C Grade Results, click on the link C Grade Round 2
To view or download Summary after Round 2, click on the link Summary after Round 2
The 2019 B and C Grade Pennant Series started toay, Sunday September 8.
Nelson Bay GC hosted the Division 2 teams in both grades.
B Grade saw wins to Nelson Bay, Pacific Dunes and Muree. C Grade also saw wins to Nelson Bay, Pacific Dunes and Muree.
In Division 1 we had split venues. Viney Creek hosted the B grade teams, whilst Sugar Valley GC hosted C Grade.
In B Grade waratah had a win with Toronto and Charlestown drawing their match.
In C Grade – Belmont and Charlestown recorded wins with Merewether and Waratah drawing their match
To view or download a copy of the B Grade Results, click on the link B Grade – Round 1
To view or download a copy of the C Grade Results, click on the link C Grade – Round 1
To view or download a copy of the Summary after Round 1, click on the link Summary after Round 1
The 2019 Zone 2 Regional Championships were held recently at Newcastle Golf Club.
NDGA Juniors performed exceptionally well – with Brij Ingrey finishing 3rd overall, Jake Riley 4th overall, Josh Robards 7th, Jacob Dundas 13th and Hamish
Ellison 20th. A super effort from our boys.
In the Regional Junior Championship the NDGA continues its dominance with Brij Ingrey having 74 in the 2nd round for 153 total to win the title He
won on a countback from Jake Riley who was the overall leader after the 1st round with a 74 to finish with 153 total as well. In 2017 Luke Ferrier
was the Junior Champion and in 2018 Josh Robards was the Junior Champion.
In the 1st round Hamish Ellison shot a very solid 76 in difficult conditions to win the 1st round scratch prize. In the 2nd round Jacob
Dundas fired an excellent round of 1 over 73 to take the scratch prize.
Overall, in the Jim Baker Shield team event, the NDGA Juniors were clear winners on 621, from Hunter River on 668, Central Coast on 988 and lower North
Coast on 722.
Regional Junior Champion – Brij Ingrey
Regional Junior Runner-Up – Jake Riley
Regionals 2nd Round Scratch Winner – Jacob Dundas
The 2019 NSW Zone 2 Regional Championships were held at Newcastle Golf Club on the weekend of August 17, 18
Newcastle GC was in excellent condition and the windy weather on Saturday abated on Sunday to a perfect for golf Spring like day.
This event is a 36 hole strokeplay event with a couple of team events in conjunction.
98 player took part with teams of 21 player teams representing the 4 Districts taking part, namely, Central Coast, Hunter River, Lower North Coast and
Newcastle.- as well as 23 individual entrants.
The NDGA continued it’s dominance of the Junior Division – with Brij Ingrey having 79, 74 for 153 to win the Regional Junior Champion title from NDGA’s
Jake Riley also with 153.
Other noteable performances from the NDGA Squad were Junior Jacob Dundas winning the best Scratch score on the 2nd day with 73, Junior Hamish Ellison winning
the best Scratch score on the 1st day with 76 and Oscar Gilson coming Runner-up in the 36 hole Nett event with 155.
The major team event is for the Jim Baker Shield with 21 players representing each District. This year saw the team from Hunter River DGA triumph
with a score of 2788 from the Newcastle DGA on 2797 and Central Coast on 2862
The overall Regional Champion was again Lloyd Radcliffe from Central Coast DGA with 74, 72 146 off his Plus 6 handicap
To view or download a copy of the Individual Scores, click on the link Indivdual Scores
To view or download a copy of the Jim Baker Shield Scores, click on the link Jim Baker Scores
To view or download a copy of the Result Sheet, click on the link Result Sheet
The 2019 NSW Zone 2 Regional Championships will be held this coming weekend – August 17/18 at Newcastle GC
We have 100 players entered – and the format will be a 12.00md shotgun start on Saturday – with registration from 11.00am
On Sunday we will have Registration from 7.00am and a shotgun start at 8.00am
To view or download a copy of the Saturday Draw or Starting Holes allocated, click on the link Saturday Draw
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This year’s B and C Grade Pennants will commence on Sunday September 8.
To view or download a copy of the combined Draw, click on the link Combined Draw
To view or download a copy of the B Grade Draw, click on the link B Grade Draw
To view or download a copy of the C Grade Draw, click on the link C Grade Draw
To view or download a copy of the Pennant Rules, click on the link B&C Pennant Rules
Good golfing to all taking part
On Sunday August 4 the Oc Colley Cups for both B Grade and C Grade were held.
This event is the qualifying event for B & c Grade pennants – with each Club providing a minimum of 6 players
The B Grade event was held at Hawks Nest GC in great golfing weather, albiet a bit chilly at the start.
118 players competed and Congratulations to our Winner for 2019 – Tom Creigh from Pacific Dunes with Nett 66. The winning Club team in the
Lionel Clark Cup event was Hawks Nest.
To view or download a copy of the Result Sheet, click on the link B Grade Result Sheet
To view or download a copy of the Complete Scores listing, click on the link Complete Scores B Grade
The C grade event was held at Shortland Waters GC with 116 starters.
Congratulation to our winner for 2019 – Junior Cooper Walton from Hawks Nest with Nett 62
The winning Club team in the Lionel Calrk Cup event was Muree
To view or download a copy of the Result Sheet, click on the link C Grade Result Sheet
To view or download a copy
of the Complete Scores listing, click on the link Complete Scores C Grade
On Sunday July 21 Muree Golf Club hosted the 2019 NDGA Masters
This invite only event was played in very good conditions for golf – an unseasonably warm day with little breeze.
Popular former Charlestown Pro and current coach to several promising juniors, Neville Bel was a clear winner of the Masters Jacket with a score of Nett
70.
Winner of the A Grade Stableford event was John Mason – the B Grade Winner was John Waanders.
To view or download a copy of the Results Sheet, click on the link Result Sheet
The annual Match between the Representative teams of the Newcastle DGA and the Hunter River DGA was played at the new Scone Golf Course on the weekend
of July 27/28.
Perfect golf weather greeted the players – apart from a very cold start on Sunday morning.
Each team consisted of 6 x Seniors and 6 x Juniors. On Saturday a Senior was partnered with a Junior and the competition was 4BBB stroke Matchplay.
Sunday the competition was Singles Matchplay.
The Hunter River team got off to a fast start and led 4 matches to 2 after the 4BBB on Saturday. The team of Capt Greg McMillan and Hamish Ellison were
the only winners for the Newcastle team.
Sunday saw a comeback from the Newcastle team. Good wins in the Seniors to Chris Turnbull (5&4), Ben Hillard (4&3), an ill Mick Coutman (3&2)
and David Alexander playing at No.1 (2&1) together with good wins in the Juniors to the injured Brij Ingey (4&3), Caleb Bromley (3&2) and
Jake Riley (2&1) secured the win for Newcastle DGA. Special mention is warranted for Jacob Dundas, playing a No.1 he secured a draw and half
a point against the in-form Corey Lamb.
Congratulation to Hayden Gulliver from the Hunter River team who had a Hole-in-one on the 8th hole during the Saturday fourballs and became the first player
to record an ace at the new layout.,
Both players and officials were generous in their comments on the new Scone Golf Course The new course comprising Kikuu fairways and bent greens
is currently in excellent condition – the new layout is both interesting and challenging (particularly the par 3’s) with many very old gum trees strategically
placed. There is also a good variation in the teeing grounds for each of the 9 holes. Some commented that it was the best 9 hole
course that they had seen.
To view or download a copy of the result sheet, click on the link NDGA vs HRDGA 2019
Capt Greg McMillan receives the Shield from Hayden Gulliver from HR
NDGA Team – Scone 2019
It is my very sad duty to have to report on the passing of our Patron and Life Member, Lionel Clark. For those that may not be aware, Lionel was the
father-in-law of our long-serving Secretary, President, and Treasurer, John Waanders.
Lionel passed away on Wednesday July 24 morning at approx 6.00am after a short illness necessitating a trip to the hospital. Lionel was 98 years old
Lionel was a “legend” amongst golf administration and not just his Club of Muree. He served the Newcastle District Golf Association with distinction-
being Vice President from 1970-75 – then President from 1975-87. He was awarded Life Membership of the NDGA in 1984.
Lionel’s influence in golf administration was widespread, with his serving on the Board of GolfNSW for many years and then moving to Golf Aust in several
roles, including Chairman.
Lionel will be sadly missed by all that knew him.