2012 WEST AUSTRALIAN SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Cottesloe Golf Club March 21-23, 2012
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Stefan Albinski
2011 Champion
Stefan Albinski
2012 Champion
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Round Three Report:
Courtesy of Bob Angus:
Leading by two shots teeing off Stefan Albinski made a tentative start being 3 over after 3 holes while his nearest chaser Graham Bowen made up only one shot in that time. From there on both played near par golf until Stefan birdied the difficult 15th to take his lead out to 5 shots when Graham had a bogey.
Further bogeys at 16 & 17 to Graham and another birdie to Stefan at 17 saw the margin extend to 8. The drama then moved to the battle for second place with Graham now caught by another top WA senior Ian McPherson who finished with a strong closing to card 75.
Graham knew he needed a par at the difficult long par 4 closing hole to tie Ian for second place. Golf WA rewards the highest finishing WA senior with an all expenses paid trip to the 2012 Australian Senior Championship at Yarra Yarra in September.
After a very solid drive Graham still needed a 3 wood to the green and he produced a fabulous shot to get the ball about 2 metres away but not by any means a "gimme" as it was cross and down hill. Without a birdie all round he then calmly stroked the ball in the cup to finish second and be the leading WA player.
While that drama was unfolding Stefan found a greenside bunker and the resultant double bogey meant he was the winner with a 5 shot margin. Remarkably the WA Senior finish was Albinski-Bowen-McPherson just as it was a year earlier at Mandurah Golf Club.
Fourth place and best score in round 3 went to the ageless legend Alex Cleave who at 70+ showed the ‘young blokes’ how it is done with a fine closing round of 74.
From the GolfWA Web Site:
New South Welshman Stefan Albinski won the 2012 State Amateur Championship at Cottesloe Golf Club.
The Australian Number 1 Senior and Mona Vale member found himself in a familiar spot on the final day - atop the leaderboard. Albinski comfortably took out the championship for the fourth year in a row with scores of 71,75,76 (222) to win by 5 shots.
Graham Bowen of Mandurah Golf Club clinched Runner-up and leading West Australian with a birdie on the 18th to finish one better than Joondalup's Ian Mcpherson. Bowen has scores of 74,77,75 (227) while McPherson finished with 76,77,75 (228).
Leading Scores:
222 Stefan ALBINSKI 71 - 75 - 76
227 Graham BOWEN 74 - 76 - 77
228 Ian McPHERSON 76 - 77 - 75
230 Alex CLEAVE 79 - 77 - 74
230 Michael JACKSON 72 - 80 - 78
233 John WANLESS 76 - 76 - 81
233 Trevor HUGHES 76 - 77 - 80
237 Michael DUFFY 83 - 78 - 76
237 Dennis WARBURTON 85 - 74 - 78
238 Paul WRIGHT 78 - 83 - 77
238 Ralf BOENING 80 - 78 - 80
239 Warren HOWARD 77 - 83 - 79
239 Colin HALLAM 79 - 80 - 80
Round Two Report:
Mona Vale's Stefan Albinski continues to lead the 2012 State Seniors Amateur Championship after round 2 at Cottesloe Golf Club.
In fine and windy conditions, defending Champion and Number 1 Senior Albinski pulled ahead of the field and finished round 2 with a 3-over par 75 giving him a two day total of 146.
Albinski now has a 4 shot lead over second place Graham Bowen from Mandurah Golf Club. Bowen completed round 2 with a 4-over par 76 giving him a two day total of 150. Fellow Mandurah member John Wanless and Victorian Michael Jackson sit 2 further back Bowen in third on 152 shooting 76 and 80 respectively in their second round of play.
Leading Round 2 Scores:
146 Stefan ALBINSKI 71-75
150 Graham BOWEN 74-76
152 John WANLESS 76-76, Michael JACKSON 72-80
153 Ian MCPHERSON 76-77, Trevor HUGHES 76-77
155 John BANTING 76-79
156 Alex CLEAVE 79-77
158 Ralf BOENING 80-78
159 Dennis WARBURTON 85-74, Mal ROBERTS 82-77
159 Kerry WHITBY 81-78, Col HALLAM 79-80
160 Chris CAREY 79-81
Round One Report:
New South Welshman Stefan Albinski leads the 2012 Western Australian Senior Amateur Championship after the first round of play at Cottesloe Golf Club.
Defending Champion and Number 1 Australian Senior Albinski carded a 1-under 71.
One shot back is Victorian Michael Jackson with a fine par round while in third is Mandurah's Graham Bowen who finished on 2-over par 74.
71 Stefan ALBINSKI
72 Michael JACKSON
74 Graham BOWEN
76 John WANLESS, Ian MCPHERSON,
76 Trevor HUGHES, John BANTING
77 Warren HOWARD, Lindsay ELLIOTT
78 Paul WRIGHT, Kevin PRINDIVILLE
78 Brian PEARCE, Robert BEAVIS
79 Colin HALLAM, Harry CROSBY
79 Alex CLEAVE, Chris CAREY
The leaderboard is being updated each day as the cards are submitted on the GolfWA website. If you would like to see hole-by-hole scores of round one and the final two rounds live use this link 2012 Golf WA Web Site
