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Round 4 of the 2019 A Grade Pennants was played on Sunday, February 24

Belmont GC hosted Division 1 in difficult conditions with frequent showers and strong winds.

This Division is getting very tight at the top – and confirming the closeness of the competition this year.

A clear win by hosts Belmont over Pacific Dunes and wins by Merewether over Waratah and Toronto over Charlestown has resulted in 3 Clubs, Merewether, Waratah
and Toronto now equal leaders with 3 wins each.

This leaves 3 Clubs, Charlestown, Belmont and Pacific Dunes, unable to reach the Final – but able to influence the Finalists – as they each play the 3
leaders in the last Round 5 at Charlestown next Sunday, March 3.

Tanilba Bay GC hosted Division 2 in fine but windy conditions.

Clear wins to Newcastle and hosts Muree – and a close win to Tanilba Bay over Nelson Bay has seen the Finalists already decided with Round 5 still to go.

Both Muree and Newcastle remain undefeated with 4 wins – and meet in Round 5 at Muree – for the right to claim favouritism going into the Final.

 

To view or download a copy of the Round 4 Results, click on the link     Round 4 Results

To view or download a copy of the Summary after Round 4, click on the link      Summary after Round 4

 

Round 3 of the 2019 A Grade Pennant took place on
Sunday, February 17.

Pacific Dunes GC hosted Division 1 in warm and fine conditions.

Waratah recorded a good win over Toronto 5 to 3, An easy win 6 to 2 was recorded by Merewether over hosts Pacific Dunes. and Belmont and Charlestown
played out a 4 all draw.

The Summary so far shows Waratah leading with 3 wins over Merewether and Toronto on 2 wins.

Division 2 was hosted at Nelson Bay GC – in conditions perfect for golf.

Wins to Newcastle over the NDGA Composite team – Hawks Nest over hosts Nelson Bay and Muree over the Tanilba Bay team.

This leaves Muree and Newcastle as leaders – with Hawks Nest in third.

The next round 4 will be held at Belmont for Division 1 – starting at 8.15am. Division 2 will be at Tanilba Bay from 7.30am

To view or download a copy of the Round 3 Results, click on the link   Round 3 Results

To view or download a copy of the Summary after Round 3, click on the link  Summary after Round 3

Round 2 of the 2019 A Grade Pennant took place on Sunday February 10.

Merewether GC hosted Division 1 in breezy but fine conditions.

Last year’s winners Waratah thumped Pacific Dunes 8 to nil, Big wins recorded by Merewether and Toronto over Charlestown and Belmont respectively. 

This leaves Waratah just leading Toronto on a countback on individual matches – with Merewether in third.

Division 2 was hosted at Hawks Nest GC – in conditions perfect for golf.

Clear wins to Newcastle over Nelson Bay and Muree over Hawks Nest – with Tanilba Bay opening their account with a 5 to 3 win over the NDGA Composite team.

This leaves Newcastle just shading Muree as leaders – on matches countback, with Hawks Nest and Tanilba Bay in equal third.

The next round 3 will be held at Pacific Dunes for Division 1 – starting at 6.45am.     Division 2 will be at Nelson Bay from 8.30am

 

To view or download a copy of the Round 2 Results, click on the link    Round 2 Results

To view or download a copy of the Summary after Round 2, click on the link    Summary after Round 2

Round 1 of the A Grade Pennants was held on Sunday, February 3.

Division 1 was hosted by Waratah GC – in first foggy then fine conditions.

Despite having home advantage Waratah only managed a very close win over Belmont by 4.5 to 3.5.   This was the same margin when Toronto defeated last
year’s finalists Merewether.   Charlestown, boosted by the presence of the Pickin brothers, were too good for an understrength Pacific Dunes outfit
– winning 7.5 to 0.5.

This division is looking very close and competitive with 5 teams closely matched.

Division 2 was hosted by Newcastle GC in conditions perfect for golf – apart from a serious case of excess mosquitoes

Hosts Newcastle were too strong for Tanilba Bay winning 7 to 1.   The strong Muree outfit prevailed over Nelson Bay – winning 6 to 2.

In the other match – Hawks Nest proved too strong for the NDGA Composite side – winning 5 to 3

Next Round will be held on February 10 at Merewether (Div 1) at 10.30am and Hawks Nest (Div 2) at 8.00am

 

To view or download a copy of the Results, click on the link    Results – Round 1

To view or download a copy of the Summary after Round 1, click on the link     Summary after Round 1

Program Updated to v3.0

The NDGA Program of events document has been released and is posted in various locations on this website

To view or download a copy of the 2019 Program, click on the link   2019 Program v3.0

On Sunday, November 2 – Shelly Beach Golf Club hosted the final of the Central West Division of the 2018 JNJG Encourage Shield between Teams from Mudgee
Golf Club and Newcastle DGA.

The result was a clear win to the team from Newcastle DGA by 5 matches to 1.

The team from Mudgee was made up of players very inexperienced in matchplay and on max handicaps.  They performed very creditably and pressured
the players from Newcastle due to the number of holes where strokes had to be given.

Decisive wins to Zac Rimmer, Amy Squires and Ryan Dundas anchored the win for Newcastle.

Newcastle DGA now moves on to the next stage – which is the Semi-finals and Finals at Newcastle Golf Clun on January 14, 15

To view and download a copy of the Results Sheet, click on the link    Encourage Shield versus Mudgee

 

The NDGA Encourage Shield Team with Manager Don Nelson

 

For the first time this year, the B and C Grade District Championships were conducted as a standalone event.

This year it was played a Horizons GC on Sunday November 18.

NDGA Officials were very pleased with the interest in this event – with 89 players taking part this year.

The B Grade District Champion was Ian King, Waratah, with an 82.

Best Nett score in B Grade was by Trevor McCord, Belmont, with a 71 nett

The C Grade District Champion was Ray Carruthers, Nelson Bay, with a 93

Best Nett score in C Grade was by Bruce James, Sugar Valley, with a 66 nett

All told – a great day of golf – good weather – good well-presented course – and some good scores.

Next year this event will be at Belmont GC with a revised format – Shotgun Start

To view or download a copy of the B Grade Result Sheet, click on the link     B Grade Result Sheet

 

To view or download a copy of the C Grade Result Sheet, click on the link     C Grade Result Sheet

 

Following wins over teams from the Hunter River DGA back in July – The NDGA teams in the JNJG State Junior Pennant and JNJG Encourage Shield traveled
to Wyong GC on Saturday November 10 to play teams from Toukley GC in the next round.

The NDGA Junior pennant team consisted of – Brayden Brooks, Max Duffy-Smith, Jesse Fittler Oscar Gilson, Hamish Ellison and Brij Ingrey.

Despite playing well the NDGA team were well beaten by the well-drilled outfit from Toukley – with Toukley running out 6-0 winners.

The NDGA’s Encourage Team consisted of Jaxon Brook, Brock Best, Noah Lilley, Amy Squires, Ryan Dundas and Zac Rimmer.

Our young team – playing together for the first time – had a close win by 3.5 to 2.5 over the team from Toukley GC – and move on to the next round against
the team from Mudgee GC

This is scheduled to be held on Sunday, December 2 at Shelley Beach GC.   The winners of this match will go through to the Semi-finals and Finals
at Newcastle Gc in mid-January.

All of these Juniors are wonderful representatives of Newcastle District – their behavior was exemplary regardless of whether they won or lost their
matches.

The team chosen to represent the NDGA were – 

Max Duffy-Smith

Jaxon Brooks

Brock Best

Noah Lilley

Oliver Gilson

Ryan Dundas

Sam Barnes

The team traveled to Wingham GC on the weekend of November 3,4 and played against teams from Lower North Coast DGA, Central Coast DGA and Hunter River
DGA.

The usual format is 3 x 9 hole rounds of matchplay – but due to the extreme heat conditions on the Saturday afternoon – the 2nd 9 hole round was canceled
and the boys enjoyed the Motel’s pool for the rest of the day.

The team finished 3rd in a very close scoring affair – but a great weekend was had by all (including the officials and family members) – and was a good
introduction to our up and coming future District Representatives.

Below are photos of all the teams and the NDGA team.

 

The 2018 NDGA District Championship was played at Charlestown GC on Sunday, November 18.

113 players from 14 Clubs played in the event this year.

After 18 holes 2 players were tied on 2 under par, 70 – being Luke Mahaffey (Belmont) and Blake Windred (Charlestown).    Both players played
early and 5 hours later took part in a thrilling play-off watched by approx 40 people.

Firstly, they played 3 holes with aggregate scores of 1 under – this was followed by Sudden Death playoff.  On the 3rd hole, Blake Windred clinched
the title with a birdie.  Luke Mahaffey, despite have a score of 2 under par for the playoff, finished in second place – but earned considerable
respect with his excellent play.

The District Junior Champion was Caleb Bromley from Harry Cleare.  Caleb Bromley was also successful in winning the Junior Champion of Champions.

The District Senior Champion was Michael Musgrave (Toronto) from Rob Toby ( Belmont)

Another notable achievement on the day was a Hole in One on the 3rd hole by local Charlestown member, Kane Burt.

To view or download a copy of the Result Sheet, click on the link    2018 District Champs – Result Sheet

Photo – 2018 District Champion – Blake Windred