by Shona Barbour

Tuesday's field of 36 players competed in a Stableford event which was won by Lloyd Redpath with 43 points.  Second place was taken out by Wayne Soxsmith with 40 points and third was Laurie Prosser with 38 points on a count-back to Jeff Murray.

Nearest the pins went to Art Howard on 6 and 17, Larry Smith on 8, Cameron Walton on 10 and Geoff Parmenter on 13.

The winner of Wednesday’s nine hole event was James Doohah with 23 points on a count-back to Dan Hober. Nearest the pins went to Shona Barbour on 8 and Helen Gabour on 6.

Thursday’s Ladies Stableford event was won by Julie Hooker with 36 points.  Second place was Bev Cowe with 34 points and third Helen Gabour with 33 points. Nearest the pins were Trish Landy on 6, Glenda Christensen on 8 and 13 and Lucy Giles on 10.

The new special Friday Frolic (9 holes golf, shared motorised buggy and 6 pack in ice to share for $30 per player) was enjoyed by lots of players, despite the showers and wet conditions.

The winner of the Combined Clubs Monthly Medal on Saturday was Rick Weimar with nett  70 and runner up Dennis Blake with nett 72.

Gross winner in A Grade was Brett Jurie with 78, and in B Grade Art Howard with 86. In C Grade Norm Lockwood scored 91.  Nett winners were A Grade's Brett Jurie, B Grade's visiting Karl Latham, and C Grade's Ian McDowell.

Nearest the pins went to Dennis on 6, Barry Brims on 8, Keith Gard on 10, Rick Weimar on 13 and Bill Allison on 17.

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The winner of the Ladies Saturday Combined Clubs Monthly Medal was Christie Bouwkamp with nett 76 on a count-back to Bev Cowe.  Bev also took out the putting competition.  Nearest the pins were Patti Graham on 8 and Christie on 17.

Magnificent weather was enjoyed by 32 Cairns players who travelled to Mossman via Mareeba (due to Captain Cook highway closure) to compete in the second round of the Cairns/Mossman Annual Challenge.

Cairns prevailed after the second round just beating Mossman this year, to make the long trip home on Sunday more enjoyable.

The Ladies pennant team played Matchplay in Gordonvale, and squared their match against Paradise Palms with wins from Christie Bouwkamp, Shona Barbour and Carlie Edwards. 

Mossman Golf Club is in great condition and members will be enjoying a great course for the first two days of the Club Championships on the 9 and 10 of June.

The Club is hosting free clinics each Tuesday 5pm – 6pm for youngsters aged 6 – 17 years.  Please call Geoff Goodwin for further details on 0418 456 901.

The Club also invites Ladies of any age to come along and learn to play Golf. Please call the Pro Store on 4098 2089 for the next FREE clinic.