Successful Country Championships for East Gippsland Women
East Gippsland women have been well represented at the Golf Victoria Women's Country Championship played at the Cobram-Barooga Golf Club.
Players from Newry, Maffra, Kings Cove, Lakes Entrance and Tambo Valley have travelled to the border course for the Country Foursomes and singles championship. The Championships got off to a good start for East Gippsland when Tambo Valley's Johanna Wyllie teamed with Jessica Pickwick (Kilmore GC) to come runners up in the 36 holes Foursomes event. This is the 4th time the pair have been runners up in the event.
Success for the women continued in the Country Championship with Janice Marchesi of Newry Golf Club winning the 'Glenelg' Cup for the best 36 holes nett in the 'B' Division. Janice had 78,75 = 153 to finish three shots clear of Maffra's Sue Marsden. Sue however also won the best 36 holes gross with 96,98 = 194. Kerry Scott (Kings Cove) and Newry pair Robyn Walker and Janice Marchesi won the teams event on Day 1.
In the Country Championship, Johanna Wyllie won the best 36 hole nett with nett scores of 73,70=143. She also won the best nett for day 2 with a nett 70.
The Country Championship now goes into the Matchplay stage with the top 8 players qualifying. Johanna has qualified in 4th position but was unfortunately defeated in the first round of the matchplay quarter finals.
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