Wednesday 9th October was a Stroke Round for the Gold Medal Playoff between the 8 Monthly Medal Winners from throughout the year. Tina Wilson playing off a Handicap of 22 was the 2019 Gold Medal Winner with 72 nett.

A Stableford Competition was also played by a field of 24 Ladies over 2 Divisions. The Winner of Division 1 was Jenny Walker (24) with 34 points and Trish Bennett (33) was the Division 2 Winner with 37 points.The NTP Winners were Jenny Walker on 14th Hole and Sharon Houston on 17th Hole. Balls went down to 29 points.

THURSDAY 10th OCTOBER: Only 126 players teed off in very cool conditions with a resultant DSR of a consistent 72. In A Grade Mark Basili from Pacific enjoyed his round in registering 40 points off his handicap of 10, followed by Craig Milroy from Camden Lakeside on 38 points. Greg Riley edged out Bill Swan on 37 points to take the third position. B Grade was taken out by Brian Mills with 40 points off his handicap of 15 on countback from Damien Fardell from Lynwood. Bill Baker took third place with 39 points on countback from Warick Minett and Troy Beacham.C Grade was dominated by Darcy Sealey who must be hoping the school holidays never end when he posted 44 points off his handicap of 28. Don Waterfield and John Murray filled the minor places with 41 and 39 points respectively.

The nearest-the-pin winners were Terry O'Callaghan on 3, Warick Minett on 9, David Fletcher from Marrickville on 14 and Graeme Sawyer on 17, while the ball competition went down to 34 points with 19 on the way home.

SATURDAY 12th OCTOBER: Threatening weather conditions reduced the field to 124 players who chose either Stroke or Stableford on Gold Medal play-off day. The Stroke round winner was Darcy Sealey with 69 net off his handicap of 26 on countback from Colin Pratt. Bill Hannam took third position one shot further back on 70 net on countback from Phillip Johnson.The balls went down to 72 net.In the Stableford competition A Grade was won by Bill Durnan with 38 points off his handicap of 5 on countback from Massey Park's Ray Viola. Rod Fletcher was favoured by the countback to finish third with 36 points ahead of Mark Rogerson. In B Grade Hal Fraser needed the countback to head Roger Cheel with 36 points off a handicap of 15. Ron Manly finished third with 34 points on countback from Alby Donnelly, Graham Small and Nigel Roberts. John Hasler was an easy winner in C Grade with 40 points off his handicap of 23, five points better than Allan Chisholm who edged out Tony O'Dwyer on countback with 35 points.

The nearest-the-pin winners were Laurie Holmes on 3, Bill Durnan on 9, Ray Hille on 14 and John Hasler on 17, while the ball competition went down to 33 points. Darcy Sealey capped off a wonderful fortnight of golf in winning the 2019 Gold Medal with 69 net, one better than Phillip Johnson, rather interestingly another C grader.

Bermagui Ladies Golf 9th October - A field of 13 ladies played an 18 hole stableford with the winner once again being Greta De Hoogd hcp 29 with 32 points -Greta is a Country Member on holiday with her husband and has now won 3 times this week which s a great achievement. Runner up was Val Schilling hcp 31 with 27 points on a countback from Sandy Chamberlin hcp 18 and Lesley Ashton hcp 24. NTP's 8th Lynn Ponsford (almost a hole in one - 25cm) 11th Greta De Hoogd.

Saturday 12th October an 18 hole Stableford competition was played in cool conditions Winner Denise Flavell hcp 24 35 points Runner up Fiona Hanks hcp 32 34 points NTP D.Flavell.

PGA Legends Pro-Am 7th & 8th October 2019: We have just concluded a very successful 36 hole Lion Nathan sponsored Bermagui Legends Pro-Am. In a 2 day tournament with a field that comprised many Ladbrokes Legends Tour stars we had a tie for 1st place. Victorian Tim Elliott and Queenslander Glenn Joyner shared the top spot both scoring 5 under par. Next came Craig Warren of Queensland with 3 under followed by a tie for 4th place with Michael Harwood, Victoria and Terry Price, Queensland both scoring 2 under. Following a double bogey on the 14th Darren Rix of Queensland was delighted with his Hole in One on the par 3 fifteenth hole.The Super Seniors Division was won by Rodger Davis with a 4 over result. The par 72 Bermagui Course was presented immaculately and has become one of the most popular stops on the Ladbrokes Legends Tour. The picturesque course is in exceptional condition, and a credit to the Course Superintendent Dave Thomson and his staff. The pure fairways and fast smooth greens giving a real tournament feel.

The light rain we experienced on both days caused a 1 hour stoppage delay around 2pm on Tuesday. At the closing presentation the pros stood and applauded all of the amateurs who made the decision to continue on playing in the difficult conditions following the rain delay. Ladbrokes Legends Tour chairman Terry Price praised the committee and staff at the Bermagui Country Club and told them how much the Legends Tour enjoys visiting the area. The Bermagui Country Club President Leslie Ashton was presented with a PGA flag signed by all of the professionals.

In the Sunday shoot-out for nearest the pin Queensland's Stephen Woodhead claimed 1st prize with his shot ending 1.5cm from the cup.The Legends tour now moves on to Batemans Bay to play Catalina on Thursday and Friday.

Results for Amateurs on Monday 7th October 2019 - Stableford Medley. Lynn Ponsford had the win for the Ladies with a score of 39 points with runner up going to Cherie Rudneski on 34.Showing the benefits of weekend lessons with Bermagui Pro Chris Hearn, Jake Seale of Cromer Golf Club took out the Men's win with a staggering 51 points off his rapidly disappearing 32 handicap. Runner up went to Bill Tyson with a very creditable 44 points.

Results for Amateurs on Tuesday 8th October 2019 - Stableford Medley. Obviously enjoying the Legends Tournament Lynn Ponsford prevailed yet again to have the win in the Ladies section with 31 points. Runner up went to Marion Calder on 29 points.A similar outcome in the Men's competition with Jake Seale of Cromer Golf Club taking the win with 41 points. Runner up went to Dan O'Neill of Catalina Golf Club with 38 points.

Club News. Saturday 19th October will be the hotly contested Captain's versus President's mixed medley.. The 3rd and final round of the Narmorgui will be contested at Bermagui on Sunday 20th October. The Far South Coast Vets play at Bermagui on Friday 25th October with their AGM to follow. For competition bookings please phone Chris Hearn at our Pro Shop on 6493 4657.

Welcome to visitor Col Lamb. Mug of the Month is Mongrel Murray. A Grade Winner Terry Jack. A Grade Runner up Jay Goodwin. B Grade Winner Gus Hummel. B Grade Runner up Mick Dunn. NTP HOLE 6th Col Lamb. NTP Hole 8 Brian Glass. Straightest Drive Bermi Pizza Prize Niffty. Encouragement Award Mick Brown. Hacker of the Day Les Atlee. Lucky Badge Draw Macca. Beer tickets Patto. 29 starters today. Normal golf next week