Hawks Nest Ladies Golf

ANOTHER big week of golf, the Hawks Nest Lady Vets Championships were finalised last Thursday. More than 50 ladies played three 9 hole rounds, in a very close competition to determine this year’s winners.

2025 Championship Results:

Division 1

Gross Champion – Denise Sainty on 136;  Runner Up – Jo Buttrey 148

Nett Winner – Di Bowes 110 C/B;  Runner Up – Fran Henderson 110

Division 2

Gross Winner – Pauline Barham 166; Runner Up – Di Smith 177

Nett Winner – Robyn Richardson 106; Runner Up – Carol Wiggins 118

Division 3

Gross Winner – Sue Hair 184;  Runner Up – Jan Olsen 188

Nett Winner –  Ann Browning 116; Runner Up – Jacquie Collins 127

Best Putter Over the Field – Winner: Fran Henderson with 42 putts; Runners Up – Donna Gorton and June Biddle, both with 45 putts

Congratulations ladies! And well done to everyone who took part this year.

In the daily results for Thursday, 43 ladies took to the course with some great scores carded. Denise Sainty (46) and Liz Ross (48) were on fire, with Marg Bonney and Carol Wiggins both coming in with fantastic nett scores of 33. June Biddle chipped in on both the 6th and 7th holes, and came agonizingly close to a hat trick on the 8th when her ball hit the pin. Trish Campbell also chipped in on the 12th, as did Sue Ward and Viv Ballinger on the 17th.

Results: Thursday 30/10/25

Lady Vets 9 Hole Stroke

1st Ann O’Brien -4 C/B; 2nd Sharon Barwick -4; 3rd Jeanette Kemp -3; 4th Marg Bonney -2; 5th Liz Ross 0 C/B

NTP Hole 3: Division 1 Denise Sainty; Division 2 Karen Serhan

NTP Hole 16: Division 3 Viv Ballinger

In the Tuesday 18 hole Stableford event, 30 ladies played in cool but thankfully dry conditions. Individual highlights included Deb Matheson’s birdie on the 10th, where she came just 62cm from an eagle; Sue Hair’s chip in on the 12th; and Di Bowes’ great round of 41 points ahead of 7 players all on 37. Well played, ladies!

Results: Tuesday 28/10/25

Ladies 18 Hole Stableford

A Grade Winners: 1st Jo Buttrey 37; 2nd Deb Matheson 35; 3rd Liz Ross 31

B Grade Winners: 1st Di Bowes on 41 (best score of the day); 2nd Cheryl Foster 37 C/B; 3rd Fran Henderson 37

C Grade Winners: 1st Di Smith 37 C/B; 2nd Janet Aspinall 37 C/B; 3rd Di Bott 37 C/B

Place getters (37-31): Sue Hair, Rosarie Mullins, Robyn Keegan, Robyn Wade, Judy Benson; Carol Maher, Dawn Wiggins, Jeanette Patfield

Last Saturday’s small field of 22 included visitor Jennifer Morris from Wakehurst GC. Once again, the competition was close for the honours, with the top 3 players on 38 points.

Results: Saturday 25/10/25

Ladies 18 Hole Stableford

Overall Winners: 1st Elizabeth Patrick 38 C/B; 2nd Dawn Wiggins 38 C/B; 3rd Sue Brownrigg 38

Place Getters (37-34 C/B): Janet Moore, Evelyn Potts, Denise Sainty, Jennifer Morris

NTP Hole 5: Jennifer Morris

In other exciting news, we saw Lucy French play her first ever game of competition golf at Hawks Nest recently. Lucy was a graduate of the Australian Golf Foundation Junior Girls Scholarship Program in April this year. This keen young lady has worked hard to get her handicap, and with the support of her family, coach Glen Haynes, and friends at Hawks Nest, Lucy has made a confident start to her golfing life. Well done Lucy – enjoy the game!

By Danne BOWES