Hawks Nest Ladies Golf

IT’S been another big week at ladies’ golf, with 3 competitions, including a Monthly Medal, a Championship decider, and the Single Match Play and Plate finals.

Saturday’s event was the June Monthly Medal, with 34 starters in the 18 hole stroke round. Jo Scott came in at the top of the leaderboard with a great score of 71 nett, closely followed by Robyn Wade on 72.

Jo Buttrey had an impressive day too, winning both nett and gross in A Grade, a nearest the pin, AND the raffle!

The only chip in was from Di Rumble Dickson, from 5 metres out on the 9th hole – lovely golf, ladies!

Results: Saturday 13/6/2026

Ladies 18 Hole Stroke/ Monthly Medal Round

A Grade Winners: 1^st Jo Buttrey 75; 2^nd Antje Basson 76 C.B; 3^rd Liz Ross 76

B Grade Winners: 1^st Jo Scott 71 (best score of the day); 2^nd Robyn Wade 72; 3^rd Evelyn Potts 76

Place Getters (77 C/B –79 C/B): Roma Bernardin, Julie Hammond, Marion Newton (Muree GC), Robyn Richardson

Gross Winners: A Grade Jo Buttrey 96; B Grade Jo Scott 105

NTP Hole 5: A Grade Deb Matheson; B Grade Dawn Wiggins

NTP Hole 10: A Grade Jo Buttrey; B Grade Di Bowes

Tuesday’s game was Round 2 of the Ladies Foursomes Championships for 2026. There were 52 starters in a big field this week, including 2 mother and daughter teams: Carolyn Affleck teamed up with daughter Kristine McMahon, while Ann Marie French paired with daughter Lucy to be our youngest competitors. The leaderboard from round 1 was crowded, so there was some determined golf needed to take the honours. Marg Bonney’s chip in from 7 metres on the 17^th was one of the many individual highlights, but it was teamwork that made the dream work for our championship winners, in the closest of finishes.

Results: Tuesday  16/6/2026

Overall Winners: 1^st Rosarie Mullins & Ann Syme 73; 2^nd Lis Ross & Maxine Mitchell 74.4 C/B; 3^rd Deb Matheson & Jo Buttrey 74.5

Place Getters (76.5-79.5): Angela Clipperton & Denise Sainty, Sharon Barwick & Fran Henderson, Bec Lewis & Di Bowes, Cheryl Foster & Ann Morris, Marguerite Miller & Kathy Griffiths, Janet Moore & Rhonda Dorman

2026 Foursomes Champions Gross Division: Deb Matheson & Jo Buttrey 191

Runners Up: Carolyn Affleck & Kristine McMahon 192

2026 Foursomes Champions Nett Division: Maxine Mitchell & Liz Ross 146

Runners Up: Cheryl Foster & Ann Morris 148

The finals of the Single Match Play and Plate took place on Friday, 12^th June after a month of knock out matches. Our 2026 Single Match Play Champion is Denise Sainty, who clinched the title from runner up Tanya Sinclair on the 19^th hole. The 2026 Plate Winner is Jo Scott, who took Carol Maher to the 18^th for her win.

Congratulations to all our Championship Winners, and to everyone who took part in such robust competition this year. The quality of the golf being played is outstanding!

Thursday saw another great field of 42 ladies play in the Vets 9 hole event. We welcomed new players Elle Gregory, Debbie Day and Lyn Halston to their first competition with Lady Vets, and  welcomed back Pam Keegan and Wendy Gibson. Individual highlights included Karen Serhan’s great round of 34 nett, as well as chip ins from Marg Bonney (5^th) and Wendy Gibson (11^th). Well played, ladies!

Results: Thursday 18/6/2026

Lady Vets 9 Hole Stroke

1^st Jan Olsen 0; 2^nd Gene Prigg 2; 3^rd Elsa Jones 5; 4^th June London; 5^th Julie Freeland 6

NTP Hole 3: Division 1 Elle Gregory; Division 2 Dawn Gough; Division 3 Donna Gorton

NTP Hole 16: Division 1 Marg Miller; Division 2 Donna Clemens; Division 3 Wendy Gibson

Hawks Nest Lady Golfers were saddened this week to learn of the passing of Ann Browning. Ann was a beautiful, gentle lady who loved her golf, her friends, and a good glass of red. She was a long time player at Hawks Nest, and one of our beloved Golden Girls. As a senior Lady Vet, she encouraged new players by sharing her experience and knowledge of the game, and always with a smile that would light up the room. Ann will be deeply missed by us all. May she rest in peace.

By Dianne BOWES