Sport
26 November, 2025
Rix leads A grade
FORTY-one players contested round one (stroke) of the club championships at the Cobden Golf Club last Saturday.
D. Beard won A grade on nett 72, followed by A. Couch 74 and T. Marks 74 on countback.
B grade was won by N. Simmonds nett 70 from M. Drayton 73.
B. Taylor finished on nett 72 to win C grade from J. Rix 76 and J. Green 76.
D. Spokes won D grade on nett 82 from B. Smith 83.
Nearest the pins: 4th A. Holster, 7th D. Stewart, closest second on the 2nd J. Rix and closest on the 14th C. Sargeant.
Balls down the line went to T. Marks, A. Giles, K. Buchanan, J. Walker, S. Rix, J. Green, T. Gardner and C. Horan.
Round three of the club championships will be played this Saturday, November 29 along with the December monthly medal and putting competition.
Round two of the club championships was played last Sunday, with 32 players taking to the greens.
S. Rix won A grade on nett 71, followed by C. Elsum on 73.
B grade went to M. Drayton 66 and J. Beard was the runner-up on 68.
C grade was won by A.Stevens 70 from K. Daffy 75 while D grade was won by B. Bourke 78 from M. Katsaros 80.
Nearest the pins: 4th S. Rix, 7th M. Drayton, closest second on the 2nd K. Daffy and closest second on the 14th T. Marks.
Balls down the line: A. Giles, J. Walker, D. Bath, T. Marks, D. Beard, J. Rix and T. Gardner.
A.E. George nett, M. Drayton 139, S. Rix 147, A. Giles 148 and D. Beard 148.
The leaders after round two – A grade: S. Rix 147, D. Beard 156, A. Couch 158; B grade: M. Drayton 167, J. Walker 170 and A. Giles 174; C grade: T. Gardner 185, A. Stevens 188 and J. Rix 188; D grade: B. Bourke 208, G. Byrne 220 and L. Bishop 225.
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