Men's pennant season

The Mens Pennant finals are being held on Sunday 19th may

In Division 1 there are two teams that have not played in the final of recent times in Barwon Heads and Lonsdale Links. Barwon Heads have not won the final in over 40 years and will have to beat a strong Lonsdale Links team on their home track to bring the cup to Barwon Heads.

In Division 2 Geelong and Portarlington are battling it to get a place back in Division 1. Geelong are undefeated for the season and would go in favourites. Division 1 & 2 are being played at Lonsdale Links.

The Div 3 and 4 Final is being held at Queenscliff GC with Barwon Heads playing Bannockburn in Division 3 and Ocean Grove playing Queenscliff in the Division 4 final. These matches should be close as when the sides played each other during the season they were both 4-3 results.

Div 5 and Handicap East and West are being held at Lara GC. Geelong is playing The Sands in Div 5 and in the handicap divisions the East final is between Clifton Springs and Queenscliff and the West final is between Bannockburn and Queens Park

All first matches at each course commence at 8am and spectators are very welcome.

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Division 1

From L -R : Derek Edwards, John Anderson, Stewart Drayton, Ben Waterson, Lachie Norton, Richard MacAfee, Ben Martin, Damien Norton.

Lonsdale Links Wins Men’s Pennant First Division.

For the first time in 17 years Londale Links has won the men’s Pennant 1^st Division

In a tight tussle with Barwon Heads, Londale Links won 5.5 to 1.5. The stand out for Londale Links was John Anderson who produced a year in which he was undefeated. The Captain for Londale Links Richard MacAfee paid tribute to the men and women of Lonsdale who have supported the club throughout.

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Division 2

From L-R: Tom Baker, Brian Blair, Louis Van Ingen, Edward Sargeant, Max Christie, Chris Philipowicz and Ian Wiseman.

Geelong wins Men’s Division 2 Pennant.

In a rapid climb up the ladder, Geelong now finds them in Division 1 next year, winning a good duel over Portarlington 5.5 to 1.5. A great result by a young team on the rise and the win is certainly recognition to 8 years of a huge effort by the club coaches and administration. Special mention to Portarlington’s David Walker who recorded a Hole in one on Par 3 -14^th .

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Division 3

BARWON HEADS VICTORS IN DIVISION 3

Division 3 saw Barwon Heads who had been dominant all the season continue their winning ways against the determined Bannockburn side. The depth of players for the larger club was a distinct advantage over their rivals. Barwon Heads winning comfortably 6/1.

Team: Jack Wood, Calum Hoffman, Jake Ward, Stephen Bongiorno, Jake Keating, Stirling Shier, Hague Shier.

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Division 4

QUEENSCLIFF TAKE HONOURS IN DIVISION 4

It was D day for Ocean Grove & Queenscliff in Division 4. All players were very excited to be in the mix at the pointy end of the season. An excellent Golf Course & unfriendly weather, was no deterrent for the Swan Island team who took advantage of playing on their home course. 2 matches headed down the 19^th but were not enough to get Ocean Grove across the line. Queenscliff won the day 4 ½ to 2 1/2, both teams were well supported by their fellow members.

Team: Michael Havelberg, Darren Shapter, Mike Mc Swan, Bernie Crane, Dave Thomas, Murray Warren, Josh MastinConditions & Resources

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Division 5

A strong Geelong Team, the season ladder leaders won convincingly over The Sands 5 -2.The individual scores did not reflect the skills displayed in each match's determination to win. Two convincing wins by Simon Murray and Wayde Howard set the tone for the day.

Geelong have a strong pennant squad which was evident on the day. Congratulations to the team of Simon Murray, Miro Stosic, Matt Dawson, Zachary Boothroyd, James Harry & Wayde Howard.

Great to see 3 juniors representing their clubs playing senior pennant which gives SWGA so much encouragement that golf is in good hands in the District.

Thanks goes to Greg Gebhart Captain Lara golf Club for the hard work he and his volunteers put into making a successful pennant final.

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Handicap East

Clifton Springs v Queenscliff was a close contest going down to the wire with Queenscliff coming home with a 3.5-1.5 win. Clifton Springs top of ladder end of season had a big spectator support and although well presented in great uniforms, showed their disappointment at the end. But a strong win by Harry Pecan will give Clifton Springs some determination to win in 2025.

Congratulations to the team of Paul O'Donoghue, Brian Shiell, Anthony Webber, Warren Fenton & Martin Christensen.

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Handicap West

Bannockburn v Queens Park. No toss of the coin as top of the ladder Bannockburn were given choice of tee start. The match became one sided reasonably early but the gutsy play by Queens Park never waned and although they lost 4-1, Queens Park were proud of their game play. A very well-seasoned and experienced team from Bannockburn with many years of pennant behind them shone through. Congratulations to their team : Henk Kersten, Max McLaren, Ma Pfarrer, Aubrey Joyce, & Colin Gillet.

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