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On December 2, 2017 – 68 Officials, Players and partners attended the B&C Pennant Dinner at Muree GC.

A good night was had, due in no small part, to the wonderful 3 course dinner proved by the Club.

This year’s B&C Pennant Dinner will be the last in this format – as next year we move to an overall Presentation night – including the A Grade Pennant,
B&C Grade Pennant and major District Events presentation night.  So this year we incorporated the presentation for the District Order of Merit
and District Championships as well.

This year was a big year for the Nelson Bay GC – winning both the B and C Grade Pennants for 2017. This was the final event for their Pennants Manager,
Paul Kennedy – and he certainly went out on a very high note.

Presentations were also made to the Finalists – Newcastle in B Grade and Charlestown in C Grade.

B Grade Pennant Winners – Nelson Bay

C Grade Pennant Winners – Nelson Bay

2017 was the second year of the District Order of Merit – with a point score system over 18 major Club and District events

In a close finish, the Winner in 2017 was Michael Wade from Mick Coutman and Ben Hillard

Michael Wade was also our Winner of the District Championship

 

Warren Gorton was the Winner of the Senior District Championship

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Luke Ferrier who could not attend the event was presented with the trophies for – Junior District Champion, District Champion of Champions, District Junior
Champion of Champions

 

The Finals of the 2017 B & C Grade Pennants were played at Toronto CC on Sunday November 12.

Toronto CC was in great condition and the weather was perfect for golf – perhaps the best day we have had during this year’s series.

To view or download a copy of the Result Sheet for the Finals, Click on the link,     Finals – Result Sheet

The C Grade Final saw a comfortable win for the team from Nelson Bay over the perennial bridesmaids Charlestown.  Big wins to Darren Handcock and
Barry Elliott anchored the Nelson Bay victory 

Below is a photo of the winning C Grade team from Nelson Bay

 

As expected, the final of B Grade was a much closer affair.

With Newcastle leading 3 to 2 – the result hinged on the No.1 match between Nelson Bay’s Leigh Messner and Newcastle’s John Theaker.   Leigh Messner
then won the 18th hole – and clinched the 3rd point for Nelson Bay when he won the 19th hole.   The teams tied on 3 games each.

The sudden death playoff was then conducted between Leigh Messner from Nelson Bay and Chris Wratten from Newcastle – with Leigh Messner winning the 1st
playoff hole with a boey 5 to the 6 recorded by Chris Wratten.

Nelson Bay completed the clean sheet – winning both B and C Grade Pennants

A photo of the winning B Grade team from Nelson Bay is below.

A view of the finish of the B Grade Pennant on the 18th hole at Toronto CC

 

The Finals of the B & Grade Pennants will be held on Sunday November 12.

Details as follows – 

Date         Sunday November 12

Venue      Toronto Country Club

Times –

                B Grade     8.30am      Newcastle Vs Nelson Bay

                C Grade     9.00am      Charlestown Vs Nelson Bay

 

NDGA Officials –    Rod Carruthers, Michael Dodd

The Semi-Finals for the 2017 B & C Grade Pennants was held at Pacific Dunes GC on Sunday November 5.

In Crade we saw Nelson Bay Defeat Belmont 4 to 2 to progress to the Final.

In the other Semi-Final – Charlestown and Horizons were tied on 3 all after the games.  In accordance with the rules a sudden death playoff then took
place.  Charlestown’s David Hartney won the 1st playoff hole from Horizon’s Mark Atkinson – to allow Charlestown to progress to the Final.

The C Grade Final will be held at Toronto CC on Sunday November 12 – starting at 9.00am

 

In B Grade – Nelson Bay defeated Charlestown 5 to 1 to progress to the Final

In the other Semi-Final – Newcastle and Belmont were tied on 3 all after the games.  Newcastle’s Geoff Tapp won the 2nd playoff hole to defeat Belmont’s
Phil Lehman to allow Newcastle to progress to the Final.

The B Grade Final will be held at Toronto CC on Sunday November 12 – starting at 8.30am

 

To view or download a copy of the Semi-Final results, click on the link   Semi-final Results

The Semi-Finals will be held at Pacific Dunes GC, Medowie on Sunday, November 5 – with tee times from 8.00am.

The draw will be –

8.00am     C Grade     Belmont vs Nelson Bay

8.21am     C Grade     Horizons vs Charlestown

 

8.42am      B Grade     Belmont vs Newcastle

9.03am      B Grade     Nelson Bay vs Charlestown

 

NDGA Officials – Philip Davies, Lee Rankin plus others

After defeating a team from the Hunter River DGA in their previous match – the NDGA team played the next round against Shelly Beach GC on Saturday October
28 at Waratah GC.

The format for this event is you play in handicap order with the first 2 players playing matchplay without the benefit of handicap – and the other 4 play
handicap matchplay.

With good wins to Jacob Dundas, Brij Ingrey and Caleb Bromley saw the teams tied at 3 all after the games were completed.  Despite playing very well
in his match against Jordan Garner, our Josh Robards went down 3 and 2.

With both teams tied – a sudden death playoff then took place between the No.1 players – Jordan Garner from Shelly Beach and Josh Robards from Newcastle.

Jordan was erratic for the first 3 holes, whilst Josh played a very steady game – before Josh visited the trees on the 4th playoff hole and Jordan closed
out the match

A win to the boys from Shelly Beach and we wish them the best of luck in their next match against a team from the Central West area.

The NDGA team did us proud, with their golf and their attitude and I could not be prouder of their behavior after the disappointment of a close defeat.
 Special mention to Josh Robards who played very well and certainly extended his more fancied opponent.

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

The NDGA Team

Round 7 and last Round of this year’s Pennant Series was held on Sunday October 29.

Division 2 was held at Hawks Nest with Division 1 at Charlestown in warm and still conditions.

After the Round 7 results were entered it became clear who would make it through to the semi-finals – with some notable changes in positions and order.

In C Grade Division 2 – Nelson Bay and Tanilba Bay finish tied on 2.5 matches and 16.0 game points.  In accordance with Rule 24 we then looked at
the result of the match when they met during the pennant rounds – and as this match was won by Nelson Bay – they are the Team that finished 2nd and
progressed to the Semi-Finals

Our Semi-Finalists this year are —-         Venue – Pacific Dunes from 8.00am

C Grade

Belmont vs Nelson Bay

Horizons vs Charlestown

 

B Grade

Belmont vs Newcastle

Nelson Bay vs Charlestown

 

 

To view or download a copy of the B Grade Results after Round 7, click on the link       B Grade – Round 7

 

To view or download a copy of the C Grade Results after Round 7, click on the link      C Grade – Round 7

To view or download a copy of the Results Summary after Round 7, click on the link     Summary after Round 7

 

Round 6 was held on Sunday, October 22 in weather ideal for golf.

Division 1 was held at Karuah GC. with Division 2 at Newcastle GC.

There were no Div 1 C Grade matches in this week of the Draw.

With only one round to go – the potential Semi-Finalists are starting to emerge.

In B Grade Div 1 – Belmont are clear leaders with Charlestown in second – but able to be overtaken by a Waratah win in the final round.

In B Grade Div 2 – Newcastle remain undefeated and clear leaders, with Nelson Bay and Pacific Dunes fighting for second.

In C Grade Div 1 – Charlestown and Belmont appear relatively comfortable to qualify for the Semis.

In C Grade Div 2 – Horizons are comfortably in the lead – with Tanilba Bay having an opportunity to overtake Pacific Dunes for the second place.

A very interesting finale to this year’s Series is coming up next week.

 

To view or download a copy of the B Grade Results after Round 6, click on the link       B Grade – Round 6

To view or download a copy of the C Grade Results after Round 6, click on the li     C Grade – Round 6

To view or download a copy of the Results Summary after Round 6, click on the link       Summary after Round 6

Round 5 was played on Sunday October 15.  Division 1 at Belmont.   Division 2 at Nelson Bay.

 

To view or download a copy of the B Grade Results after Round 5, click on the link       B Grade – Round 5

To view or download a copy of the C Grade Results after Round 5, click on the link       C Grade – Round 5

To view or download a copy of the Results Summary after Round 5, click on the link       Summary after Round 5

 

UPDATE 

In the B Grade match at Merewether – Toronto fielded a substitute player that was in breach of Rule 10 of the B&C Grade Pennant Rules.

Consequently, Charlestown was awarded the match by 6 games to zero – and Toronto was penalised 1 match point.

Team Managers – Please check that your players are compliant with the Rules – in particular any players who did not play in the OC Colley cup and
are being used as a replacement.

Result sheets below have been modified to reflect this change.

Round 4 of this year’s B & C Grade Pennants was held on Sunday October 8.

Division 1 matches were held at Merewether GC – with Division 2 matches held at Tanilba Bay GC.

 

To view or download a copy of the B Grade Results after Round 4, click on the link       B Grade – Round 4

To view or download a copy of the C Grade Results after Round 4, click on the li         C Grade – Round 4

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