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Greg Corben leading 55 year amateur in the 2010 Queensland Senior Open Championship at Nudgee Golf Club

John Beaumont wins the 2010 Queensland Senior Amateur Championship at Carbrook Golf Club

Stefan Albinski wins the 2010 Northern Territory Senior Amateur Championship at Palmerston Golf Club

NEXT AUSTRALIAN RANKING EVENTS:
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2010 Grange Senior Classic
September 16-17, 2010
Grange Golf Club - West

2010 South Australian Senior Amateur Championship
September 20-23, 2010
Grange Golf Club - West

2010 Victorian Senior Amateur Championship
October 18-20, 2010
The Sands Golf Club

2010 Australian Senior Matchplay Championship
October 25-29, 2010
Thirteenth Beach Golf Club









    AUSTRALIAN SENIOR RANKING
       CURRENT POINTS TABLE
    Rolling 12 months points after the
    2010 QLD SENIOR OPEN

 1  Stefan Albinski    NSW 126.0  8 
 2  Peter King QLD 86.55  10 
 3  John Beaumont SA 85.66  9 
 4  Gra. MacDonald QLD 77.31  9 
 5  Denis Dale NSW 76.42  10 
 6  Bill Banks ACT 62.32  6 
 7  Greg Corben NSW 60.86  7 
 8  Russell Rogers NSW 54.41  6 
 9  Alan Bullas VIC 53.94  8 
10  Rick Oliver NSW 52.03  6 
11  Michael Jackson NSW 50.67  5 
12  Col Hallam QLD 47.52 9 
13  Richard Greville NSW 46.93 8 
14  Trevor Box QLD 44.31  6 
15  Nigel Goodall WA 44.16  6 

      OVER 65 YEARS RANKING
       CURRENT POINTS TABLE
        from known 65+ players

 1  Michael Jackson VIC 50.67  5 
 2 Ian Read              QLD 41.89  8 
 3  Pat Giles VIC 37.27 11 
 4  Geoff Everett NSW 35.79  7 
 5  Tony Mazzone SA 35.12  9 
 6  Denis Long VIC 29.19  8 
 7  Brian Baker NSW 26.78  9 
 8  Alex Cleave WA 22.19  3 
 9  Tony Gresham NSW 21.22  2 
10  Clark Gibbons NSW 20.11  6 
11  Paul Lulofs VIC 18.22  3 
12  Jack Parker NSW 16.97  5 
13  Norm Way QLD 14.44  3 
14  Bob Macafee VIC 13.39  4 
15  Mal Roberts WA 12.22  2 

2010 SENIORS
ORDER OF EVENTS
Nov 2009 - Oct 2010
  1.  SA Seniors
  2.  ACT Seniors
  3.  Tasmanian Snr Open
  4.  NSW Secondary
  5.  Tasmanian Seniors
  6.  NSW Seniors
  7.  WA Seniors
  8.  WA Melville Glades
  9.  Australian Seniors
10.  Vic The National
11.  N. Territory Seniors
12.  Queensland Seniors
13.  Queensland Snr Open
14.  The Grange Senior Open
15.  SA Seniors
16.  Victorian Seniors
17.  Aust. Senior Matchplay
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    •   September Update - State Senior Golf   

    UPDATE FROM QUEENSLAND:
    Congratulations to the Coolangatta Tweed Heads Golf Club for their resounding victory in the final of the 2010 Queensland Senior Club Teams Challenge. This was the first victory for the Coolangatta Club in this event.
    After defeating a strong Redcliffe team in the elimination final Coolangatta had a convincing 9-3 victory over Indooroopilly in the final played over two days using the home and away format.
    The members of the winning team were Len Korn, Dave Morrison (cpt), Rod Dale, Phil Towle, Ron Gageler, Steve Taylor, Maurice James, Peter Leslie, Dave Marshal and Charlie Kahler


    UPDATE FROM NEW SOUTH WALES:
    Denis Dale holds a 200 point lead over Greg Stanford in the 2010 NSW Senior Order of Merit competition. These two seniors are currently nicely clear of Richard Greville and Greg Corben who are fighting out third place. With the three Lake Macquarie events postponed until November there has been little recent activity. The next event is at Kooindah Waters on September 13.


    UPDATE FROM VICTORIA:
    The gap between Ross Percy and the chasers has narrowed a little while Ross was in the US watching son Cameron compete on the PGA tour. With the results from the Sandbelt Week of Golf now added Percy leads Alan Bullas by 170 points. Ray Walker holds down third place. The next event is the 54 hole Coomealla Seniors played from September 6-8.


    CLICK HERE - NSW SENIOR ORDER OF MERIT

    Points after Mollymook Seniors August 15-16
    1. Denis Dale         2. Greg Stanford     3. Richard Greville

            NAME                     CLUB           No.
     Events     		 Best 12
    Points 
      1 Denis Dale Twin Creeks   19   1640
      2 Greg Stanford Mona Vale   17   1426
      3 Richard Greville Avondale   18   1236
      4 Greg Corben Twin Creeks   15   1230
      5 Denis Day Penrith   11   1034
      6 Stefan Albinski Mona Vale   9   1017
      7 Charlie Bevan Belmont   13   935
      8 Ross Bockman Long Reef   11   932
      9 Vince Clark The Lakes   10   906
     10 Geoff Lumsden Pennant Hills   22   828

            CLICK HERE - VICTORIAN SENIOR ORDER OF MERIT

            Points after Peninsula Seniors August 20

             
            1. Ross Percy            2. Alan Bullas             3. Ray Walker

            NAME                     CLUB           No.
     Events     		 Best 8
    Points 
      1 Ross Percy Cobram-Barooga   9   1744
      2 Alan Bullas Commonwealth   11   1574
      3 Ray Walker Chirnside Park   9   1272
      4 John Wheeler The National   13   1158
      5 Tony Hyde Rossdale   20   1152
      6 Paul Lulofs The National   16   986
      7 Michael Jackson Yarra Yarra   9   986
      8 Pat Giles Goonawarra   15   981
      9 Bill Banks Royal Canberra   7   969
     10 Jeff Hasthorpe Trafalgar   10   951

      Ready for the South Australian Double?   

    Time is running out if you are planning on playing in two of the best events of the year - the Grange Senior Classic and the South Australian Senior Amateur Championship.

    Both events are to be played on the West Course at The Grange. Recently remodelled by Michael Clayton this is a very good test of golf. Although the golf will be top class the greater certainty is that you will enjoy the event. Host Tony Mazzone will make sure of that.

    The usual welcoming function for interstate visitors will be on again although I hear a whisper that with numbers growing it may be at a new venue and there may be a second social gathering. Wherever, whatever, whoever, it will be a great time for all.

    A final whisper is that interstate numbers are quite high and local numbers are a little low. Don't let that stop you - get your entry in now!

    Tony Mazzone is happy to take calls if you are looking for a practice round - 0419825236. 2010 South Australian Senior Championship.

      2011 New Zealand Seniors Championship   


    NZ Golf has recently announced a change of date and venue for the 2011 New Zealand Senior Amateur Championship. The event is now to be played at the New Plymouth (Ngamotu) Golf Club (photo below). The new dates are February 11-13, 2011.

     

    New Plymouth is about a 5 hour drive from Wellington and is slightly closer to Auckland. Defending champion and Kiwi senior super star Rodney Barltrop described the New Plymouth course as "one of our better courses in NZ, and easily the best course that a NZ Seniors has been played on recently. New Plymouth is a very windy place - the golf course is right on the coast. You can fly there from either Auckland or Wellington."

    Established almost a century ago on the outskirts of Taranaki's main centre of New Plymouth, Ngamotu is a classic par-72 layout and a superb golf challenge. It has been the venue of four New Zealand Open championships and numerous national and provincial amateur events.

    There is always a good contingent of Australians who make the trip to play in the New Zealand Seniors. Details of the 2011 championship are available here 2011 New Zealand Senior Championship.

      More Changes to Handicap System   


    Golf Australia has just released the next package of changes to the Australian Men's and Women's Handicap System.
    There are some significant changes and new processes.
    To read the GA memo click on the following link.
    Second Package of Changes to Australian Handicap System.

    Major changes include non competition rounds to count and the inclusion of your "most likely" score when playing a fourball. There is sure to be a lot of discussion on these changes.

      2010 Asia Pacific in Thailand   


    Official details on the 2010 Asia Pacific Senior Amateur Championship have now been announced. The championship will be played at the Bangkok Golf Club in Thailand from November 24-26, 2010.

    This is a true championship course with the club having hosted the Asian Volvo Masters and many other prestigious events.

    The six-man Australian Senior Team to contest the Asia-Pacific Senior Amateur in Thailand will be selected after the SA Senior Amateur from 20-22 September. This means performance in the two Adelaide events will definitely impact on the final team selection.

    Players are advised that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has issued the following warning:
    "We advise you to exercise a high degree of caution in Thailand due to the high threat of terrorist attack and the possibility of further violent civil unrest".
    The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade web site provides additional information that is well worth a read - Click here.

    As such, Golf Australia will confirm after the SA Senior Amateur whether it will send a team to Thailand after reviewing further travel advice at that time.
    More information here - 2010 Asia Pacific Senior Championship.

      "Sandbelt Week" in Vic Order of Merit   


    The Victorian Senior Order of Merit's Sandbelt Week" has five events played on the following world class courses - Royal Melbourne, Yarra Yarra, Kingston Heath, Victoria and Peninsula.

    Under extremely testing weather conditions Allan Bullas won the Peninsula Country Golf Club Senior Amateur for the second consecutive year. The conditions were very demanding and Bullas was the only player to break 80.

    In previous events Tony Hyde was the winner of the inaugural playing of the Victoria Golf Club Senior Amateur. The Royal Melbourne Seniors was won by local member Alan Evans who fired a two under par 70. The Yarra Yarra Senior Amateur was next and was also won by a local member, Michael Jackson, with a score of 74. John Wheeler had his first Doug Bachli Trophy victory with a one over par 72 in the Kingston Heath Senior Amateur.

    Follow all the results here Victorian Senior Order of Merit.

      Australian Seniors versus ADF Team   


    A highlight of the senior golfing calendar is the annual match between a Golf Australia team of twelve seniors and a team selected from the Australian Defence Forces. This competition is played along similar lines to the Ryder and President's Cup and was first played in 2007.

    The first two competitions played at Tallwoods in 2007 and Royal Queensland in 2008 resulted in 12-12 draws. A result was finally achieved in 2009 when the Golf Australia team won by a single match at The National Golf Club. This year the event is to be again played at the Tallwoods Golf Club from September 6-7.

    Golf Australia has now announced the members of the 2010 team with the captain being Les Browne. This is a very strong team and we wish these senior golfers good luck in their foursomes, fourball and singles matches against what is always a very formidable Defence Forces team.

    More information and match reports will be available here 2010 Australia vs ADFGA.

           
    Les Browne NSW      Richard Greville NSW   Tony Mazzone SA     Dave Morrison QLD

           
    Bob Angus NSW         Geoff Everett NSW         Pat Giles VIC          Steve Cann VIC

           
    Nigel Goodall WA      Col Hallam QLD        Russell Rogers NSW    Roy Vandersluis NSW

      A Week of Golf in Bermagui    

    The 2011 NSW Senior Amateur Championship will be held in the first week of March at the Bermagui Golf Club on the NSW far south coast.

    Golf NSW officials visited the club recently and they reported that the club is already doing everything they can to have the course, clubhouse and entertainment at the highest level for this state championship. The course is known for being picturesque, but will also provide a great test of golf with plenty of trouble off the tees and lightening fast greens.

    In September this year the Bermagui Golf Club is having a Week of Golf that includes the 36 hole Bermagui Amateur Open. It could be a good opportunity for senior golfers to familiarise themselves with Bermagui in readiness for next year's tournament. The club has forwarded the Bermagui Week of Golf Entry Form.

      Corben a winner in Queensland Senior Open    

    The 2010 Queensland Senior Open is open to professional and amateur golfers over the age of 50. It includes a section for amateurs over the age of 55 that is used for Australian Senior Ranking points.

    The winner of the 55 years and over section was the defending champion Greg Corben who "came from the clouds" with a fantastic last round score of two under par 69.

    Corben (76-74-69=219) had trailed the leaders Grahame MacDonald and Tony Gover by five strokes entering the last round. Gover eventually finished second (74-71-76=221) with MacDonald third (76-69-77=222). Tony Gover and Grahame MacDonald shown below (Greg Corben absent catching a plane home).

    Greg Corben had the honour of finishing with the best final round of the day, including the very strong senior professional field. Well done Greg!

    The overall winner of the Senior Open was legendary professional Rodger Davis who recorded three rounds of 70. He edged out Garry Merrick by a single stroke. The leading amateur overall was Nudgee member Shane Ryan (73-70-75=218)

    Further information here - 2010 Queensland Senior Open.

      2010 Australian Senior Matchplay   

    Entries are now open for the Australian Men’s Senior Match Championships, to be played from 25-29 October.

    The Championship is in its fourth year, and will again be held at Thirteenth Beach Golf Links on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula. The leading 32 entries from the 2010 Australian Men’s Senior Ranking System, plus the top eight entries from players in the 65 years and over section, will contest match play over five days.

    Defending Champion and current Australian Senior Amateur Champion, Stefan Albinski from NSW will be looking to go back to back although a strong field is expected for this national title.

    Further information here - 2010 Australian Senior Matchplay Championship.