Varty fires ace at Lang Lang

Tony Goldring won nearest the pin on the 5th hole at Lang Lang Golf Club on Tuesday. 21189 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS

LANG LANG GOLF

Steve Varty provided the golfing highlight at Lang Lang Golf Club last week with a hole-in-one on the par-three fifth hole.

The sun has been shining aplenty this week and the club has continued to be a popular place to be with some large fields and some fantastic scores despite some very hot days.

There are a few upcoming events to keep in mind, the next closest ones being the Social Night with $250 cash prize shoot-out on Friday 27 January, and the Mixed Foursomes Board event on Sunday 5 February.

The Social Night is filling up quickly due to its popularity last time so don’t hesitate to book your spot.

Cost is $20 for members and $25 for non-members and includes an 8-hole Ambrose event, dinner, live music and many more novelty prizes on offer.

Everyone is welcome and bookings can be made through the Clubhouse.

Results for the week are as follows:

• Tuesday Stableford

The winner was Trent Breen with 43 points by countback to Chris Tuckwell, and Joshua Browne in third place also on 43 points. Well done on the great scores.

Ball rundown to 39 points and nearest the pins went to: 5th Tony Goldring, 9th Colin Maclean, 12th Wayne Kennedy and 15th Chris Kelsall.

• Wednesday Stableford

The winner was Kirra Moon-Curry on countback to Simon Vigilante, and in third place Heather Spry also on 39 points.

Ball rundown to 36 points and nearest the pins went to: 9th Ralph Hendrich and 15th Steve Jones.

• Thursday Stableford

The winner was Colin Lackman (Eastwood GC) with 44 points and runner up was Brian Tollkuhn on 43 points.

Ball rundown to 39 points and nearest the pins went to: 5th Steven Varty (Hole in one), 9th Brett Fleming, 12th Kelvin Simpson and 15th Bret Mottrom.

• Saturday Par

A field of 132 competitors played in the very warm mid-thirties conditions on Saturday, with the breeze a welcome relief when it came.

The cold drinks being served in the nice cool clubrooms were enjoyed by many players after their rounds.

A Grade: Winner Grant Close +8, runner up Gary Oswald +5, third Ralph Hendrich +4.

B Grade: Winner Cheryl Stockdale +8, runner up Kevin Cresp +6, third Peter Gajanovic +5.

C Grade: Winner Jodie Mays +5, runner up Julian Manning +3, third Kevin Curtis +3 (countback).

Ball rundown to +2.

Congratulations to all winners during the week and a big congratulations goes to Steve Varty for a hole-in-one on the 5th hole on Thursday, a very exciting achievement.

-Jodie Mays-