19/10/2026
THURSDAY 15th OCTOBER
In the field of 124 players there were nine scores of over 36 points and unusually enough, all nine were placings across the three grades.
In A Grade a three-way countback on 37 points gave the decision to Scott Ker off a handicap of 4 ahead of Michael Po***ck and David Bennett.
Lloyd McLachlan took out B Grade with 39 points off his handicap of 17, albeit on countback from Brian Mills, while Geoff Lanham finished third on 37 points.
In C Grade David Rae was the victor with 39 points off his handicap of 26, while Matt Sproule edged out Kevin Murphy on countback on 38 points to finish runner-up.
The nearest-the-pin winners were Denis Davies on 3, Mitch Jeffery, Colin O'Sullivan and Tony Rudd on 9, Mitch Jeffery on 14 and Geoff Broadfoot on 17, while the ball competition went down to all on 33 points.
SATURDAY 17th OCTOBER
The field of 151 players registered some outstanding scores and many good rounds went unrewarded.
In A Grade Koen Arbouw posted 43 points off his handicap of 10 in a three-over-par round, while Jack Sykes from Wollongong was favoured by the countback to edge out Harrison Bromwich to finish runner-up on 41 points.
Graeme Sawyer took out B Grade with 39 points off his handicap of 13, while Clive Williamson finished second on 38 points on countback from Jayne Hotchkis.
In C Grade Luke Barry posted the highest score of the day with 45 points off his handicap of 23 , while Tracey Mitchell took second position on 43 points on countback from Mark Bartrop.
The nearest-the-pin winners were Craig Milroy on 3, Jayne Hotchkis, Jason Andrew and Greg Holmes on 9, Jim Doel on 14 and Graham Kerr on 17, while the ball competition went two-fifths of the way down the 34 points range. Scott Harris picked up the eagle's nest after holing his second shot on the 10th.
In the final of the A Grade Captain's Trophy Match Play which took place during the week Michael Turner defeated Andrew Thompson on the 19th , the same margin he achieved in the semi-final against Jackson Taylor. RGI