Mens Weekly Golf Report 8/6/25

Free Press readers on Posty Lawrie Casey’s mail route this week might notice a gleam in his eye and perhaps even a tune on his lips (Return to Sender is his on-the-job favourite) after he took out the June Monthly Medal at the weekend.

On a miserable day for golf (and most other pastimes) Lawrie won A grade with a round of 84-11-73 and in doing so also took out and his first Monthly Medal shirt since going back-to-back in April – May 2021.

In an even performance Lawrie had 42 on each nine with his only real blemishes being double bogeys on the par three 3rd and 12th holes and a further double bogey on the 16th (the hardest hole on the course) before a birdie four on the par five 18th clinched the medal.

Parkland’s Alex Kydd was the A grade runner up with a round of 83-9-74 with Casey’s nearest challenger for the Medal being Peter Blackmore with Nett 75.

Alan Curnow took out B grade with 101-23-78 by three shots from Peter Sherman with 107-26-81 on a difficult day at the office.

There was no ladies’ comp on the day.

Ball comp winners were Peter Blackmore with Nett 75 along with Pooch McHale, Ash Kuiper and Kyle Kydd who all had Nett 77’s.

Nic Casey (3rd) and Mick Coyne 12th) won the A grade Nearest the Pin balls and Nic also took away the voucher on the 15th.

Best Gross Score balls went to Ash Kuiper (81 off the stick) and Alan Curnow in B grade with 101.

One bright spot on the day was the guest appearance of former Captain Doug Kajewski (now living at Mount Martha) who joined the field for the Medal round and it was a treat for Doug’s many friends to have him at the club for the day.

On Tuesday the recently promoted Mick Pell took out his first A grade trophy with 37 points from Kevin Bauerle who won the countback for runner up from Rochester’s Colin Johnson with 35 points.

Kevin Wootton won B grade with 36 points in a countback from Ron Dixon.

Colin picked up a ball in the ball comp as did David Collins with 34 points, John Neale (33), John Burrows (33) Graeme Harrison (33), Pooch McHale (33) and Ian Scurrah (33).

Nearest the Pin trophies were won by Daryl Harrison, Lindsay Tatterson (both on the 3rd) and David Collins who won the voucher on the 15th.

Finally, in a follow up to last week’s scoop (re a possible foray into politics for our Pres) it seems that while Mick was clearly surprised, neigh shocked, by the accuracy of my information, it would be fair to say that the general membership seemed oblivious to the ramifications at a local level.

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