TUESDAY LADIES WRAP

Queenstown Golf Club – Medal Round & Putting

The Tuesday frost put up a good fight, but the ladies were better.

After a one-hour delay and a few stiff swings on greens that felt more like concrete slabs, the 18-hole crew braved the cold and turned in a day of golf worth bragging about.

Nola "I’m Taking Winter Off" Pratt Shows No Signs of Slowing Down

Despite the declaration of a winter break, Nola Pratt turned up and casually carded a net 70, taking top honours in Bronze 2. The rest of us are wondering what she might shoot when she’s actually on. A fantastic round in very uncooperative conditions.

Medal Round Highlights

Silver Division

• Cheli Larsen – Net 71 (1st), plus Least Putts in Div 1

Bronze 1

• Heather Atkinson – Net 72 (1st), also Least Putts in Div 2

• Jenny Browne – 3rd, and picked up a two for her efforts

Bronze 2

• Nola Pratt – Net 70 and a two to go with it

• Sally Hogg – 2nd and Least Putts for her division

• Ngaire Hayes – 3rd with a tidy 75

Bronze 3

• Annette Fea – Net 71 (1st)

• Ann McDowell and Genevieve Herron – tied on 75 for 2nd and 3rd respectively

Special Prizes Round-Up

• Two's: Nola Pratt, Jenny Browne, and Ruby Lee all sank tidy twos for $15 each

• Nearest the Pin: Jeri Elliot and Marie Wilkinson

• Longest Putts: Judith Mitchell and Joan Blomfield

• Least Putts (by Division):

  • Div 1: Cheli Larsen

  • Div 2: Heather Atkinson & Kate Webster

  • Div 3: Sally Hogg

  • Div 4: Beth Chisholm & Jeni Hughes

Random Hole Draw – Birdies & Net Eagles!

A brand new addition to our prize table this week – a Birdies & Net Eagles Random Hole Draw – and it was a hit.

Hole 9 was drawn for net eagles, with Jenny Brown, Kate Webster, Judith Mitchell and Ann McDowell each scoring a little boost of $11 to warm their pockets.

Then came the real winner: Hole 14 was drawn for birdies, and Marie Wilkinson was the lone star with one to her name – a cracking effort that earned her $45. That’s the kind of birdie bonus we could all get used to.

9-HOLE LADIES – TUESDAY 10 JUNE

Over on the short course, the 9-hole ladies had their own frosty fun.

Carolyn Rooney claimed the top spot with a neat net 31, followed closely by Jen Thomson (32) and Sharon Burke (35) to round out the podium.

But the moment of the day? That belonged to Barbara Nind, who rolled in an absolute monster of a putt on the 18th to claim Longest Putt honours. The gallery erupted in cheers loud enough to rattle the trees – and possibly a few nearby golfers.

Despite the icy start, the golf was red hot. Well played to everyone who turned up, teed off, and braved the greens with grit and grace. Winter might be settling in, but the spirit out there is still going strong.

See you next week,
The Queenstown ProShop Team