3 May 2013 – Finals Day
It&aposs a wrap!
It&aposs been a long and cold week. The team didn&apost perform as well as hoped but all players had some outstanding matches and were thrilled to represent their state.
Adriana Brent had a personal highlight with her first ever hole in one on the 155m 4th hole at Royal Hobart with a magnificent 6 iron! Dennise and I thank Golf NSW for their support of the Team and are now looking forward to sleeping past 5am!
NSW went down 4-2 in the Consolation Final against QLD (NSW listed first) C. Santoso v E. Davies-Graham QLD – won 4&2 A. Brent v A. Ona – QLD won 4&3 L. Hibbert v G. Goodwin – NSW won 1up O. Wilson v N. White – QLD won 4&3 C. Beck v J. Dougan – NSW won 2up A. Huff v A. Orchid – QLD won 3&2 It has been a great week in golf! Solid effort by the NSW Team. Congratulations to QLD on their win, VICs who took out the Gladys Hay Memorial Cup, hosts Golf Tasmania, Golf Australia and all teams… A special congrats to Adriana with her hole-in-one today and a high five to the NSW coaching staff & girls! [Full results click here]
2 May 2013 – Day 2 Wrap
NSW defeated South Australia today 4-1 which puts them in 4th place behind QLD. Tomorrow they will play against QLD in the first consolation final at 7.50am. SA and TAS will play off in the second consolation final. VIC were the clear leaders winning 21-1/2 matches and 4 contests. WA were undefeated in their game against TAS this morning earning them the spot in the Finals to contest the Gladys Hay Memorial Cup.
Lindy Goggin (pictured) is a legend of Australian golf, having represented Australia numerous times. She is also the mother of Matthew Goggin who plays on the US PGA Tour. Lindy&aposs 10 year old granddaughter Hallie is already following in the footsteps of her family members. She caddied for Cathleen Santoso who won 2&1 against SA.
1 May 2013 – Day 2 Wrap
The cold and rainy weather worked in favour of our opponents who won both rounds today. In Round 3 this morning, WA defeated NSW 3-2. Huff (5&4) and Beck (4&3) both won their matches, but it wasn&apost enough to cross the line with WAs 3 wins against Brent (2dn), Hibbert (1dn) and Santoso (1&2). Victoria were the clear winners in Round 4 defeating NSW 5-0.Manager Kim Burke who caddied 36 holes on the day said, “Tough day today with 2 losses but the girls are looking forward to tomorrow against South Australia.” SA lost their rounds today against QLD and WA. Today&aposs results put NSW in 4th position followed by SA in 5th. For more details [click here]. Coach Dennise Hutton was proud of the way the girls played and appreciated the support of the Tassie Caddies; she said, “Two losses today but looking forward to a warmer day tomorrow and a win! Good luck NSW … crossing our fingers for warmer conditions tomorrow!
30 April 2013
The girls are all very happy with their win over Tassie and a great square with QLD! A huge day tomorrow with WA in the morning and leaders Vic in the afternoon. [View Full Results]
29 April 2013
28 April 2013
Good luck to the NSW Women&aposs Team!!!
The NSW Women&aposs Team have headed to Tasmania to compete in the Australian Women&aposs Interstate Matches from 30 April – 3 May at the Royal Hobart Golf Club. The team will be vying for the Gladys Hay Memorial Cup, Australia&aposs premier Women&aposs Amateur Team Golf Championship trophy. Six players representing each state will be contesting a singles match play in a round robin format concluding with a Final. NSW narrowly missed out on a place in the final in the 2012 Interstate Matches, on a countback having won the same number of contests but one less individual match than eventual winners WA (who defeated Victoria in the final). WA s only loss in the competition was against NSW. NSW is determined to be the last team standing in 2013. Go NSW!!!