Outstanding players

Our 1977 Pennant Team runners up in their division. David Henricks, Phil Wood, Greg Wicks, Bruce Boyle and Doug Fellows. Gary Tozer, Tony Gresham and Bill Wright.

a Norwegian Spruce was planted next to the pathway, leading to the spike bar, as a living tribute to him. (5) Several memorial trees have been planted on the course by families of members and associate members as a long serving token of the esteem in which they were held.

GROUP 1 PENNANTS APPERL Y SHIELD

In 1925, after the completion of the first 18 hole course, which offered a Par of 70, it was decided to enter teams in the Suburban District Golf Inter-Club competitions. In 1926, our Club was represented for the first time with teams being entered in the "B" and "C" grades. We enjoyed our first Club win in 1927 by defeating Concord in a closely fought match. After indifferent successes, which included wins by the "C" grade over Mosman in 1929 and Kogarah in 1934, we were successful in winning the "B" grade Northern Districts Division in 1936. We first played "A" grade in 1937. During the season we lost to N .S.W. 9 matches to 2. These two matches were the first we had won since joining the top grade. 1938 Our best performance was losing to Manly 7 matches to 4. 1939 Manly defeated us 8 matches to 3. 1949 We played our first matches in the Group 1 Pennants. It was during this year that the president of our club, E.J. Hyde was elected a vice president of the New South Wales Golf Association. We were now considered a Club of some prestige. During the next five years we had mixed successes without winning the Pennant. Names such as E. Lean and J. Sparrow appeared as those who had achieved wins against State representatives H. Berwick and N. Weeks respectively. 1954 It was felt we had maintained our prestige as a Group 1 Club with C. Carruthers having good wins. We were drawn in a strong section with St Michaels, Manly and the Australian. 1955 During the season we had little success only winning the one match against the powerful Moore Park team. The performance showed we had players with the necessary skill but the team lacked players with match playing experience. 1957 We entered our first Junior team in the Eric Apperly Shield, which was inaugurated in 1952 for Junior" A" Pennant matches. This event was a Saturday morning event which was regarded as important for the developing young players, who in later years could become contendors for the Senior Pennant Team. Many achieved this honour. 1958 Our team was "whitewashed", being defeated in all six matches. However, our No 1 player Bill Wright, who is a left hander, won five of his six matches, beating the current Australian Amateur Champion, Barry Warren, on two occasions. He lost the sixth match to the State Champion, R.L. McCarthy. 1958 In this year the Junior team playing in the Apperly Shield tied with Pymble and were beaten for the position of outright winners by a count back on matches won. 1959 The Apperly Shield team won their division but was beaten in the semi-final by St. Michaels. 1%0 The Pennant Team ran into solid opposition being grouped with Bonnie Doon, Ryde Parramatta and the Lakes. They were ably captained by Mr. Ross Buddle. 1%1 This was the year that changes were made in the

method of playing matches. Instead of playing each other twice, the division was increased in number, so each team only play each other once. This was the year that Bill Wright defeated Harry Berwick irt gale force winds at the St Michaels Club. 1961 The Juniors failed to field a team in the ApperlyShield owing to insufficient players being available. 1962 The Association again changed the rules for pennant play with each division containing an odd team. Each round was played on the course having the bye. Bill Wright was selected as a member of the state team. Bill Tobin emerged as the only player to remain undefeated at the end of the season. The Apperly Shield team (under 23) started well with three wins, but with the loss of their Captain, Tony Gresham, who was absent playing the Far Eastern Circuit, they lost the final two matches. 1963 The Apperly Shield team, under the Captaincy ofTony Gresham, won their division only to be beaten in the final. This team consisted of Ray Poole, John and Bob Heffernan and Geoff Brown. 1964 The Pennant team won their first zone final only to be beaten in the semi-final by Bonnie Doon. This was easily our best performance to date. The team consisted of; Bill Wright, Tony Gresham, Laurie Sparks, Bill Tobin, Neil Handley, Ray Dukes, Peter Hayes and Albert Conomy. 1965 We finished equal second in our division. The most consistent players being; Laurie Sparks, Bill Tobin, Ron Gourlay. Tony Gresham and Bill Wright won the Killara Shield. 1966 The team lost two matches and won three. Mal Bray was the Club's most outstanding player winning all five of his matches. Des Turner and Tony Gresham won the N.S.W. State foursomes title. 1967 The Pennant team won their first five matches then lost to St Michaels. It is of interest to note the players respective . handicaps.

79 Tony Gresham (Sc), Bill Wright (Sc), Mal Bray (1), Laurie Sparks (1), Neil Handley (3), Ross Buddle (3) and Ian Mackie

(2). 1967 Junior Championships first introduced. The first winner John Whiteford. It was in this year that the Pennant Hills Cup was won by the promising young player, Phil Wood, from the New South Wales Club. 1968 Our Pennant team performed ably during the season, losing only one match. The ultimate winners, The Australian Club, were beaten by our team. Tony Gresham created a course record of 63 in a Medal round. The Apperly Shield team consisted of; Michael Grant, John Whiteford (Cap), Bob Murray, Stafford Parnell, Alex Bennie, David Coonan and Bill Beer. 1969 Our Pennant Team suffered one defeat at the hands of the ultimate winners, New South Wales.

Our victorious Pennant team of 1978 with caddies. This team also won the interstate match against Riverwood G. C. at Wagga. Team: Mark Manson David Henricks, Eric Couper, Graham Allen, Bruce Bayle, Greg Wicks, Geoff Senior, Tony Goodwin, Tony Gresham, Bob Wickens, Phil Wood, Bill Wright. Caddies: Geoff Oates, Bill Wicks, David Hodge, Vince Pellegrini, Greg Waterson and Bob Heffernan.

1971 There was great rejoicing when the elusive Group 1 Pennant was won for the first time. The team won the final 6 matches to 1, which created a match result record for a final. Team members were: Tony Gresham, Bill Wright, Mal Bray, Laurie Sparks, Jim Burke, Ian Mackie, Dennis Goodman and Neil Handley. 1972 We lost the division of the PennantstotheN.S.W. Club, which became the ultimate winners. 1972 Tony Gresham won the World Amateur Championship. 1973 The Pennant team performed particularly well. 1974 Our team won its division only to be beaten by St Michaels in the semi-final. 1975 The Pennant team won its division but were beaten in the semi-final. 1976 After winning the division our team was defeated by Moore Park in the final. Tony Greshm remained unbeaten in all Pennant matches. 1977 WewerebeateninourdivisionoftheGroup 1 Pennants by one game. The A pperly Shield team performed well and should be a force to be reckoned with next season.

Father & Son: Among the most popular "family events" in the Club is the "Father & Son" 4BBB. 1979 saw John and David Grant win the event. Trophy donated by Paul Henricks. Greg Wicks performed with distinction in Open Club events. 1978 The champagne flowed to celebrate our Pennant Teams second win in the Sydney Group 1 Pennants. They defeated Monash by one game in a gripping finish at the Bonnie Doon Golf Club. The Team consisted of; Tony Gresham, Phil Wood, Greg Wicks, Mark Manson, Geoff Senior, Bruce Boyle, Eric Couper, David Henricks, Graham Allen, Bill Wright and Tony Goodwin. 1979 Our Pennant team reached the final of the Group 1 Pennants for the second successive year, only to go down to Moore Park. The ApperlyShield team reached the final for the first time, but lost to Manly in a closely fought match held at the Lakes Golf Club. 1980 Thi; Club was to again celebrate the win of their Pennant team in the Sydney Group 1 Pennants. They defeated N.S.W. at the Ryde Parramatta course. The successful team was; Tony Gresham, Bill Wright, Phil Wood, Eric Couper, Greg Wicks, David Lilly, Malcolm Jones, Tony Goodwin, David Hodge and Jamie Hodge. At the end of the match, Tony Gresham was taken by helicopter, from the course, to the airport to catch a flight to Europe to play International Golf. 1981 Malcolm Jones defeated David Henricks in the final of the Club Championship. The match was closely fought with David going down at the 36th hole. 1982 Both Pennant team members and Apperly Shield juniors performed well but failed to make the finals. Tony Gresham won the Vardon Trophy for the twelfth time. Bill Wright completed his twenty fifth year of Pennant play. 1983 Our teams in Group 1 and Apperly Shield did not perform up to expectations, although many matches were close, and the result often rested on the odd game, we played without success. Kent Driver, David Blackshaw and Mark Lilly played Pennants for the first time. 1984 Our Group 1 Pennant Team and our Eric Appcrly Shield team performed well without winning their respective

divisions. Kent Driver won the Junior chmpionship for the second successive year as well as being runner up in the Club Championship. 1984 13rad Andrews defeated Tony Gresham in the Semifinal of the Club Championship. This win brought an end to an era of twenty years standing. Brad went on to win the final one up over Gerry Power. 1984 Kent Driver won the Junior Title. 1985 After great elation, when both the Pennant and Apperly shield teams reached the final, they were to suffer the bitter pill of defeat when Castle Hill won both titles. 1985 The remarkable 13ill Wright lost only one match during the season. In the World Seniors Golf Championship held at Colorado Springs, U.S.A. he made the quarter finals being beaten by the eventual winner, this was his first tilt at the title. 1985 Gerard Power and 13rad Andrews represented at both State and International Levels. 1986 In the Pennants we had two wins at home. The loss of Gerard Power, playing representative matches, found the Club below strength. The Appcrly Shield team performed well by winning two of their four matches. The team consisted of; Kent" Driver (Captain), Michael 13rown, Chris Lilly, Robert 13usJ:i, Paul Madden and Geoff Webb. The team was capably managed by Committee man Geoff Oates. Tony Gresham won his 21st Club Championship. 1987 "The Seven Year Itch" continued. Pennant Hills won the Group 1 Pennant. This was the fourth occasion that the Club had been successful. The previous years were 1971 and 1978 seven years apart. Then 1980 and 1987 again seven years apart. The successful team was; G. Power, Gresham, William Bosley, W. Wright, R. 13ush, Wayne Bosley and Greg Wicks. Pennant Hills defeated Moore Park 4 and 3. 1987 Gerry Power won his first Club Championship. He overcame his opponent Tony Grchsam on the 34th hole to win 3/2. The win was one of greatmcritas Tony Gresham had won 22 Club Championships.

81 Our successful Pennant Team of 1980 defeated N.S. W. G.C. at Ryde Parramatta. Greg Wicks, Tony Goodwin, David Lilly, Eric Couper, Mal Jones, Tony Gresham, Phil Wood; Bill Wright kneeling.

Our first "A Reserve" Championship was held in 1979. The winner was Bob Heffernan who defeated our historian Bob Giblin on the 18th hole.