SCGZ - News and Results

Cooroy Golf Club has bounced back from week after week of heavy rains to present its course in wonderful condition for today's Sunshine Coast Golf Zone's Pennant Finals. Many players who had played even just a few days ago were impressed by the presentation of the course. Thank you to Cooroy's staff and volunteers for their wonderful clubhouse hospitality as well.

MT COOLUM	JUNIORS 2 - 1	MAROOCHY RIVER

MT COOLUM	MASTERS 4.2 - 2.5	TWIN WATERS

NOOSA SPRINGS	B GRADE 3 - 4	NOOSA

MAROOCHY RIVER	A GRADE 3 - 4	HEADLAND

PLAYERS OF THE YEAR:

A GRADE: Chris Wilson (Caloundra)
B GRADE: Michael Thomas (Headland)
JUNIORS: Wilson Foster (Mt Coolum)
MASTERS: Steve Evans (Twin Waters)

The SCGZ Senior Men's Championship was played in conjunction with the Mt Coolum Men's Open on Sunday 8th October. A good field of over 100 players enjoyed the perfect spring weather to record some great scores.

The SCGZ Pennant Finals were played in perfect weather at Caloundra Golf Club. The players all appreciated the efforts of the course staff and management in preparing the golf course in immaculate condition. The results are:

2017 CHAMPIONS				2017 CHAMPIONS
CALOUNDRA	def	MAROOCHY RIVER		HEADLAND	def	NAMBOUR
	MASTERS				B GRADE
4.5	-	2.5		5	-	2
2017 CHAMPIONS				2017 CHAMPIONS
MAROOCHY RIVER	def	MT COOLUM		NOOSA 2	def	MAROOCHY RIVER 1
	A GRADE				JUNIORS
5	-	2		2.5	-	0.5

Congratulations to all players, officials, team managers and caddies.

For all individual results, go to www.sunshinecoastgolf.org.

The 2016 Pennant Finals were played at Tin Can Bay Country Club today in blustery conditions. The host club led by Barry Hudson, Gordon Smith and Janet Reibel, along with a wonderful team of volunteers, put on a tremendous display of hospitality for all the teams.

The results are:

A GRADE

B GRADE

MASTERS

JUNIORS

Congratulations to all teams for making the finals and the spirit in which the matches were played.

Today was the culmination of another huge pennant season. A new record of 377 players across four grades participated in 2016 Sunshine Coast Golf Zone pennant this year. That’s a massive commitment of people and resources to get the teams on the course each week.

It takes a huge amount of planning and organisation behind the scenes for Pennants to run successfully:

• Fellow SCGZ committee members, President Dallas Furner and Secretary-Treasurer Paul Downman have contributed their advice and experience throughout the season.
• The Club Secretary-Managers, Golf Managers and Pro Shops always provide constructive feedback, support and assistance.
• The Team Captains and Managers orgainise their teams each and every week.
• The Mums and Dads drive the Juniors around the Coast in this first season with girls participating.
• All the caddies deserve a mention too. It can be a thankless and frustrating job, but by being out there you make it easier for your player. The players appreciate your efforts.
• Finally, thank you to all you players. Without you, there wouldn't be a Pennant competition on the Sunshine Coast.

We congratulate the following players for their individual successes within their teams during the 2016. The 2016 Pennant Players of the Year are:

Finally, to help with making improvements, the Zone Committee will once again conduct a Survey via Sunshine Coast Golf website to ensure we are getting the right mix to serve the future good of the game.

Scott Mayes  (SCGZ Director of Golf)

Headland Golf Club’s, Ryley Martin, shot two fabulous rounds of 4 under par 68 to finish on 8 under par 136 and win the 2016 Tate Professional Engineers Sunshine Coast Men’s Open Amateur Championship at Headland Golf Club.

Ryley won by 3 shots from Maroochy River’s Shae Wools-Cobb, and a further 3 shots from defending champion Charlie Dann (Pelican Waters) and Ashley Grosvenor (Keperra).

A full field of 216 contested the annual Easter event with a quality field of more than 70 players on a handicap of 3 or below.

2016 SUNSHINE COAST EASTER OPEN - RESULTS

2016 SUNSHINE COAST EASTER OPEN - 36 HOLE GROSS SCORES