Flynn the winner in three-way countback

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A BIRDIE, par, par finish on the back nine holes enabled Clayton Flynn to record the narrowest of victories in the 18-hole stroke event for the Bruce Miller and Trevor Graham trophy at Collie Golf Club last Saturday.

Flynn’s fine score of 41 points was matched by David Laird and Chris Shea so a three-way countback was required to determine the outcome. Flynn and Laird both posted 22 on the back nine, while Shea did his best work on the front nine, with 21.

The result was determined both by Flynn’s fine finish and Laird’s only blemish of his round, a wipe on hole number 16.

Club president Lesley Motion was just one back from the leading trio in the allin event, on 40.

On a high scoring day there were four players on 38 - John Shepherd, Stephen Edwards, Baxter Miller and donor Trevor Graham - and two on 37 - Kevin Ireland and Eric Annandale.

Others rewarded with vouchers in the field of 71 were Colin Giblett, Mick Pokrywka, Bev Moyses, Logan Giblett 36, Neil Motion, Connor Mumme, Flynn Cocker 35, Greg O’Neil, James Larsen and Wayne Waywood 34.

John Shepherd’s good score was aided by novelty wins on Nos 7 and 15. Other novelties were won by Jayden Ellery (1), Regan Old (4), Lesley Motion (4), Margaret Whipp (7), Bevan Stone (9), Colin Giblett (14) and Rob Cavanagh (18).

SHELLEY Barker-May ruled the roost in last week’s Tuesday leisure day 18hole stableford for Chris Shea’s trophy.

She topped a good field of 50 golfers, with 38 points to be one clear of second and third placed Phil Rabjones and Jake

Avins on 37. Neil Motion, Colin Giblett, David Broadbent and Zac Reuben picked up vouchers for scores of 35, as did Darren O’Brien, John Wray, Jackson Broadbent 34, David Laird, Tony Barker-May, Jim Larsen and Lesley Motion 33.

Max Thomas had the best tee shot on No. 4, while other novelty winners were Narrogin country member Charlie Buemi (7), Kalev Kutt (9), Fred Bronickis (14) and Phil Rabjones (18).

A FOUR-WAY spin of the wheel was required to separate winner Terry Ellery from Peter Coombes, Jay Robinson and Ian Shannon who all finished on 18 points in last Thursday’s nine-hole scroungers event.

The promising Baxter Miller had 17 to be best of the rest in a small Thursday field of 24. Jim Larsen (No. 1), John Williamson (6) and George Dorozenko (9) won the novelties.