Following 30 millimetres of rain on Saturday afternoon and evening, it was a courageous group of golfers who teed up for Romsey Golf Club’s Graeme Clement Open on Sunday.
A few late scratching saw the field reduced but those who made it out on course enjoyed a generally still, sunny morning.
Top performances, under tough conditions, came from Mark Ladewig, of Hidden Valley, 49; Connor Whelan, Woodend, 49; and Matt Willis, Mt Macedon, 50.
The afternoon round saw the sun continue to shine, drying the course a little but a gusting wind blew up and heavy hail followed by steady rain made the end of the round a bit tougher.
The club is thankful to local electrical company NSEC Electrical who sponsored the day.
On another tough day out on course the results for the 24 holes were:
Graeme Clement Shield winner:
Connor Whelan, Woodend – 98
A Grade Handicap:
Matt Willis, Mt Macedon – 103/6 2/3/96 1/3
B Grade Stroke:
Mick Doyle, Mt Macedon – 109
B Grade Handicap:
Graeme Hogg – 111/16/95
C Grade Stroke:
Davey Kenney, Romsey – 111
C Grade Handicap:
Steve Wilkins, Romsey – 121/25 1/3/95 2/3
AM Handicap:
Luke Lyons, Romsey – 57/10/47
PM Handicap:
Mal Mottram, Romsey – 53/4 2/3/48 1/3
NTP: 1st – Pat Doyle, Mt Macedon; 8th – Mick Nicholls Jnr, Romsey; 9th – Matt Willis; 10th: Michael Ladewig, Hidden Valley. Best 2nd shot on the 3rd: Pat Doyle.
