Horsham golfers qualify for state finals

Nearly 100 golfers from clubs across Victoria gathered at Horsham Golf Club on Sunday for an amateur Victorian four-ball championship qualifier.

The event, open to all amateur golfers across the state with a men’s handicap below 36.4 and women with a handicap below 45.4, culminates in a 36-hole state final on March 21.

Horsham Golf Club hosted 94 players from 28 clubs at its qualifier, with mixed pairs, women’s and men’s pairs competing.

David Cameron and Geoff Holcombe of Mooralla Golf Club won the men’s division with 48 points on countback from Sandhurst Golf Club’s Craig and Marcus Allen, also with 48 points.

Horsham Golf Club players Pamela Watkins and Lisa Jakobi won the women’s division, also on countback with 41 points.

Jakobi’s 13th hole, hole-inone was a particular highlight of their qualifying win.

Nick Thompson and Maggie Clark, also of Horsham Golf Club, won the mixed division, also with 41 points.

The three pairs will head to Portsea and Moonah Links golf clubs for the two-round state final.

HOLE-IN-ONE:

Horsham’s Lisa Jakobi retrieves her ball after she scored a hole-in-one on Horsham Golf Club’s 13th hole during Sunday’s four-ball state amateur qualifier.