| The Tasmanian golfing community is mourning the loss of one of its administrators, Lindsay Wastell, who passed away on December 28.
Wastell was a club administrator at Mowbray Golf Club from 1951 to 1997 including fifteen years as Secretary/Treasurer and eleven years as President.
Wastell was duly made a Life member of the club in 1978 and received further recognition with the third hole named in his honour.
Wastell was a delegate to the Northern Tasmanian Golf Association and to the Tasmanian Golf Council for approximately 40 years.
Wastell was duly made a life member of both bodies.
A qualified accountant, Wastell used these financial skills to help manage the club develop to where it is today.
Wastell was instrumental behind the planning of the existing clubhouse in the early 1970’s culminating with its opening in 1975.
Wastell was a club historian, avid golfer and had a long record as a pennant player. |
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Entries for the 2012 Country Club Tasmania Open Golf Championship are now open.
Next year's championship will be conducted at Country Club Tasmania from February 23-26.
To download a copy of the 2012 Country Club Tasmania Open Golf Championship entry form please click here.
To enter the 2012 Country Club Tasmania Open Golf Championship online via the MiTournament website please click on the following link www.mitournament.com
For further information please contact Golf Tasmania on (03) 6244 3600. |
| Entries for the 2012 Judy Elphinstone 54-Hole Tournament have now closed.
This year's championship will be conducted at the Mowbray Golf Club from January 8-9.
To download a copy of the draw for the first round of the Judy Elphinstone 54-Hole Tournament please click here.
For further information please contact Golf Tasmania on (03) 6244 3600. |
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Queenslander Viraat Badhwar won the event with rounds of 69, 70, 76 and 72, a one-under-par total of 287. Western Australia’s Curtis Luck placed second on five-over-par with scores of 72, 74, 72 and 75.
The leading Tasmanian was Smithton Golf Club Ben Elliott in ninth place with rounds of 72, 73, 72 and 81, a ten-over-par total of 298.
Western Australia’s Hayley Bettencourt claimed the girls’ championship with rounds of 77, 74, 76 and 74, a thirteen-over-par total of 301.
Local member Cam Bell controlled the Under 24 event from start to finish, eventually winning with a three-over-par total of 291.
To download a set of scores for all events following the second round please click here.
For further information please contact Golf Tasmania on 0418 336 004. |
| Entries for the 2012 Digga Excavations Tamar Valley Junior Cup have now closed.
The championship will be conducted at the Greens Beach Golf Club from January 26-27.
To download a copy of the draw for the 2012 Digga Excavations Tamar Valley Junior Cup please click here.
For further information please contact Trevor Atkinson on (03) 6344 9449. |
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The Elvie Whitesides 72-Hole Stroke Play and Tasmanian Women's Senior, B and C Grade Championships have concluded for 2011.
Launceston Golf Club hosted both events from November 20-22.
Victorious at this year’s championship was Western Australian Minjee Lee.
The 15-year-old carded rounds of 72, 68, 78 and 74, a total of 292 (+4), to win by one stroke from Tasmania’s Ashlee Dewhurst.
Dewhurst returned rounds of 71, 70, 76 and 76 for her five-over-par total of 293.
Singapore’s Charlotte Thomas placed third on 299 (+11).
To download a copy of the final results from the Elvie Whitesides 72-Hole Stroke Play Championship please click here.
The Tasmanian Women’s Open and Age Championships concluded today.
Alison Daking From Launceston took out the B Grade title after a sudden-death play-off with Wendy Beaton from Devonport.
Sue Hayes laid claim to the C Grade title while Lu Proud picked up her first Tasmanian Women’s Senior Amateur title.
To download a copy of the final scores from Tasmanian Women's Senior, B & C Grade Championship please click here. |
