A field of 105 left handed men, 11 left handed ladies from across Australia and New Zealand participated in the 49th Australian Left Handers Championship played throughout the week of Monday 5 October to Friday 10 October at Lonsdale G C, Curlewis G C and both courses at Thirteenth Beach.
The winners for the week were:
Open Champion – David Ryles (SA) Score 316
Senior Champion (55-69 years) – George Kotaridis (Kew) Score 326
Super Senior Champion (70 years +) – Clem Powers (Curlewis) Score 336
Ladies Champion – Cheryl Gorham (ACT) Score 339
The Nettlefold Teams event was won by Victoria -George Kotaridis (Kew), Clem Powers (Curlewis), Brian Lynch (Medway) & Noel Bond (Peninsula)
Players commented on the great way each of the golf courses were prepared and presented during the week being a great advertisement for both the Bellarine Peninsula and golf in Victoria.
A special thank you goes to the Managers and Professionals at all the clubs for their assistance in hosting the week of golf for all competitors. The week finished off with a 200 people attending the presentation Dinner at the Monahan Centre in Queenscliff.
Next year’s event will be the 50th Anniversary of the Lefthanders Championship and will be held in the Port Macquarie area in NSW from 25 – 30 October.The hosting venues will be Port Macquarie G C, Wauchope G C & South West Rocks Country Club. For more info see the website www.nalg-nsw.org.au or email info@nalg-nsw.org.au
The next world event after South Africa (26 – 31 October 2014) will be held in Miyazaki, Japan from 18 – 22 April 2016, with Melbourne hosting the 25th event 2017. For information see the World Website www.walg.org.au – By Brain Lynch
Cheryl Gorham – Women’s Champion David Ryles – Open Champion