Hawks Nest Ladies Golf

OUR golfing year is beginning to wind up for 2026, with the running of championships and trophy events throughout October.

Last week saw Round 1 of the Ladies Short Course Championship, the Medal of Medals Round, and the first round of the Lady Vets Championship.

The inclement weather may have kept the numbers lower than expected, but we managed to complete the week’s fixtures as planned.

Only 17 ladies contested the Saturday Monthly Medal Round, on a soggy morning on the golf course. Congratulations to Julie Hammond, who won the October Medal with a great score of 70 nett. Well done also to Di Rumble Dickson, who chipped in for birdie on the 16^th.

Results: Saturday 10/10/2026 Ladies 18 Hole Stableford

Overall Winners: 1^st Antje Basson 67; 2^nd Julie Hammond 70; 3^rd Di Rumble Dickson 73 C/B

Place Getters (73-76): Ann Syme, Maxine Mitchell, Carol Maher

NTP Hole 5: Deb Gardner   NTP Hole 10: Julie Hammond

24 ladies competed in the Short Course event off the grey tees on a much sunnier Sunday, with great scores carded by both our nett and gross winners. Sue Hair blitzed the field with a fantastic 64 nett, in a game where everything went right! Denise Sainty had an emphatic win in the gross results with 78, which included 2 chip ins for birdie on the 6^th and the 10^th, finishing nine strokes ahead of the field. Cheryl Rose and Cheryl Foster also chipped in for birdie, on the 2^nd and 3^rd holes respectively, while Sue Kovacs had a chip in on the 17^th. Great golf, ladies!

Results: Sunday 11/10/2026  Round 1 Ladies Short Course

Overall Winners Nett: 1^st Sue Hair 64 (best score of the day); 2^nd Denise Sainty 67; 3^rd Cheryl Foster 68C/B

Place Getters ( 68-75): Dawn Wiggins, Di Bowes, Robyn Keegan, Tanya Sinclair, Cheryl Rose

Overall Winners Gross: Denise Sainty 78;  Cheryl Foster 87; Sue Hair 96

NTP Hole 16: Renea Kerr

Tuesday’s event was a smaller than average affair due to the bad weather forecast, which kept our numbers down to just 27 players. The game was both a Monthly Medal Round and the 2026 Medal of Medals Round, where medal winners from throughout the year are invited to compete for the trophy in an 18 hole stroke round. Congratulations to Karen Serhan, who won the 2026 Award with an excellent score of 68, just clear of Marguerite Miller on 69, and Fran Henderson and Sharon Barwick on 70. Well done also to Tina Taylor who played her first 18 hole competition today, and scored the only chip in of the day on the 5^th hole. Well played, ladies!

Daily Results:  Tuesday  13/10/2026 Ladies 18 Hole Stroke Event

A Grade Winners: 1^st Denise Sainty 72; 2^nd Cheryl Foster 75 C/B; 3^rd Deb Matheson 75

B Grade Winners: 1^st Karen Serhan 68 (best score of the day); 2^nd Marguerite Miller 69; 3^rd Fran Henderson 70

C Grade Winners: 1^st Sharon Barwick 70; 2^nd Donna Gorton 73; 3^rd Carol Maher 74 C/B

Place Getters (71-78): Dawn Wiggins, Rosarie Mullins, Jo Scott, Donna Clemens, Di Bowes, Elsa Jones, Di Smith, Ann Syme

Our October Monthly Medal Winners were Karen Serhan (combined A & B Grades) and Sharon Barwick C Grade.

The first round of the Lady Vets Championship for 2026 attracted a smaller than usual field, again due to persistent showers prior to tee off. 37 ladies played, and managed to finish without getting wet which was fortunate. Jeanette Kemp chipped in on the 3^rd hole, as did Fran Henderson on the 8^th on her way to today’s win – well done!

Daily Results: Thursday 15/10/2026 Lady Vets 9 Holes

1^st Fran Henderson -3; 2^nd Rhonda Dorman -1; 3^rd Janet Moore 6; 4^th Denise Sainty 8 C/B

NTP Hole 3: Division 1 Tanya Sinclair; Division 2 Di Rumble Dickson

NTP Hole 16: Division 3 Kate Brown

Round 2 will be played on Thursday 22^nd October, so if the weather is great for a change, all Lady Vets are encouraged to come and play whether they are in the championship or not. See you on the golf course, ladies!

By Dianne BOWES