The first two rounds of the Inverell Men’s Golf Club Championships were played in ideal conditions over the weekend.
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Just short of eighty players turned up to start on Saturday morning.
By sunset on Sunday, around fifty enthusiastic players had decided to continue the fun next weekend when the last two rounds will be completed.
Most divisions are still up for grabs.
A maximum of six shots separates first and third in both gross scores and nett scores in each of the first four divisions.
In the premier competition, the A Grade gross, Brett Monaghan has a two shot lead over John Coote and a four shot lead over Matt Warrell and Phil Fox.
Matt Warrell has a similar short lead over Adam Paton and Agib Hughes in the nett competition.
In A Reserve, Luke Burt has a one and two shot lead over Ben Watling and Brian Fox in the nett.
He has a three shot and five shot lead over Ben Watling and Leon Paton in the gross.
In B Grade Lucas Cracknell leads the gross while Gerry Martin has the lead in the nett.
John Green has a one shot lead over club president Joe Holahan in C Grade gross while his grandson, Ben, leads him by one in the nett.
D Grade sees youngster, Matthew Reece, with a big lead in both gross and nett while Agib Hughes and John Coote have similar leads in the junior and veteran divisions respectively.
At the halfway point the leaders in each division are:
- A Grade Gross Brett Monaghan 150, John Coote 152, Matt Warrell and Phil Fox 154
- A Grade Net Matt Warrell 140, Adam Paton 141 and Agib Hughes 144
- A Reserve Gross Luke Burke 168, Ben Watling 171 and Leon Paton 173
- A Reserve Net Luke Burke 150, Ben Watling 151 and Brian Fox 152
- B Grade Gross Lucas Cracknell 170, Gerry Martin 174 and Tony Schutz 176
- B Grade Nett Gerry Martin 136, Gary Hadland and Dave Schofield 140
- C Grade Gross John Green 184, Joe Holahan 185 and Tom Kennedy and Dave Wargent 189
- C Grade Nett Ben Green 141, John Green 142 and Matt O’Reilly 145
- D Grade Gross Matthew Reece 190, Todd Cross 203 and Tony Driscoll 211
- D Grade Net Matthew Reece 134, Todd Cross 143 and Tony Driscoll 149
- Junior Gross Agib Hughes 156, Jai Tasker 171 and Matthew Reece 190
- Veterans Gross John Coote 152, Daylight second, Gerry Martin 174 and Eric Higgins 175
Next Saturday’s draw for round three is available on Onegolf.
The final round will be played this coming Sunday.
