Rockingham's Van Eldik is 2023 Riverside champ

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ROCKINGHAM’S Marty Van Eldik is the Collie Golf Club’s 2023 Riverside Open champion.

Van Eldik had rounds of 36 and 34 for a gross total of 70 points over the 36 holes in the event sponsored by the Coverley family and Bendigo Bank last Saturday and Sunday.

Runner-up, with rounds of 32 and 35 for a total gross score of 67, was Aron Jones from Bunbury, just ahead of Evan Sewell, from Busselton, with a gross total of 66 followed by Greg Golinski on 62.

Saturday’s 18 hole gross winner was Grant Dhu, from Pinjarra, with a 33 total. Runner-up was Collie’s Danny Cheng, with 30.

Sunday’s 18 hole gross winner was Warren Hann, from Bunbury, with 30. Runner-up was Ross Wheeler, from Dunsborough, on 29.

The 36 hole nett winner was Simon Boccia, from Bunbury, with rounds of 40 and 37 for a total of 77 stableford points.

Runner-up was Bill Wagner, from York, with nett rounds of 40 and 36 for a 76 total.

Ken Oung from Platinum was third with 73 and Collie’s Logan Giblett was fourth on 72.

Saturday’s 18 hole nett winner was Dayle Hamilton, from Harvey, with 40. Runner-up was Rory Cowan, from Greenbushes, with 38.

Sunday’s 18 hole nett winner was Jim Hine, from Katanning, with 40, with Denmark’s Steve Westbrook on 38 the runner-up.

Bunbury’s Jo Jones was the 36 hole gross winner in the ladies’ competition.

She had rounds of 24 and 27 for a 51 point total. Runner-up, with rounds of 24 and 24 for 48 was Karan Murray from Katanning.

Melville Glades’ Helen Constable, with 42 finished third, while her compatriot, Shirley Van Der Brugghen, also had 42.

Saturday’s 18 hole gross winner was Busselton’s Gail Kneale, with 24. Runner-up was Stacy Dhu, from Pinjarra, on 21.

Sunday’s 18 hole gross winner was Corinna Rudler, from Rockingham, with 21, with Katanning’s Tracey Lamont runner-up on 19.

Winner of the 36 hole nett was Jean Bates, from Esperance, with rounds of 36 and 36 for a 72 total.

Runner-up, with rounds of 38 and 29 for 67 was Gaye Hayes from WAGC.

In third place was Boyup Brook’s Jann Mead with 65 while fourth place went to Dee Devenish, from Perth Golf Network, also with 65.

Saturday’s 18 hole nett winner was Lenore Brazenor from Mount Lawley with 32 points from Peninsula Golf Club’s Jennifer Judd on 32.

Sunday’s 18 hole nett winner was Yvonne Bower from Pinjarra with 33.

Jodie Allison, from Collie, was run- ner-up, on a countback, also with 33 points.

THE weekend’s Riverside Open competition was preceded by Friday’s four-ballbest-ball stableford event, sponsored by Henderson Hardware.

Beau Wright and Jarrad Miller were the outright nett winners with the sensational score of 54 points (an average of three points a hole!).They were six shots clear of Matt Burek and Daniel Simpson on 48.

Corina Rudler and Stacy Dhu finished third, on a countback from James Abbott and Greg Bell, with both pairings finishing on 47.

Ian Edwards and Charlie Buemi, together with Corey and Gary Old plus Warren Hann and Jamie Pitchers, finished with 45.

Rounding out the ball allocation, with each pairing scoring 44 were the combinations of Phil Savarese-Gordy Riggir, Wayne Barnett-Andrew Young, Ron Annandale-Eric Annandale, Michael Camp- ing-Nick Dwyer, Jean Bates- Neil Wilson and Paul Moyses-Joel Simmonds.

Winners of the gross trophy were Simon Tuckey and Brant Sachse with 37 points.

LAST Thursday’s nine-hole scroungers competition was won by the evergreen Phil Warburton. “Warby” finished with 22 points, two better than Gary Old, on 20.

Bruce Jackson, Jay Robinson and George Newlands each received a voucher for their returns of 19.

Bruce Jackson and John Jackson each had the day’s best gross - 40 off-the-stick.

Novelty winners were Graham Williams (No. 1), Peter Coombs (4), Kevin Ireland (6), Ian Stewart (7) and David Laird (9).

LADIES’ Wednesday nine-hole event last week was won on a count back by Peta Ellery.

Her score of 17 points was matched by Donna Smith, while Kerry Dye finished third with 15. Receiving a ball each for returns of 14 were Margaret Whipp, Lee Massara, Patti Law and Val Riley.

Novelties went to Jodie Allison (No. 4) and Sue Earnshaw (6).

LAST week’s Shep’s Super March leisure day 18-hole stableford competition on Tuesday was won by Fred Bronickis. His great score of 40 points won him the carton on offer while Phil Rabjones, with 38, was the runner-up.

Gary Old and Kevin Ireland each finished with 37 points, followed, on 36, by Corey Slater and Trevor McCormick.

Chris Shea and Alan Kent received vouchers for their return of 35, as did Jay Robinson with his 34.

Novelty winners were Chris Shea (Nos. 4 and 6), Logan Giblett (7), Matt Reuben (14) and Jim Larsen (18).

THIS Saturday’s event is an 18-hole all in stableford sponsored by the Collie River Valley Bulletin. Scroungers is on today (Thursday) and will be off full handicaps, with leisure day next Tuesday and ladies’ day next Wednesday.