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The Championships ! - May 2014

The Palms and The Pines courses at Sanctuary Cove are two great courses presented in magnificent condition. Seniors were privileged to play these two courses during the holding of the 35th Australian International Seniors Golf Championship from Monday 05 May to Friday 09 May.

The Sanctuary Cove Golf staff were very professional in looking after our seniors during the week, catering to all our golfing needs. We sincerely thank them for all their efforts.

Keith Flood (the AVGA 2013 Runner-Up) from Coonabarabran and Jeffrey Jensen (Rowes Bay, Qld) were tied for the lead going in to the final round of the Mens Stroke Championship just 2 shots clear of Matt Briant (Wantima) and Peter Roth (Concord). Last year's winner Bryan Gulliver (from Maitland) put his son's sport ahead of his own and was unable to attend this year. Both Keith Flood and Jeff Jensen shot 82 and 83 respectively to finish behind Peter Roth who fired a strong 79 on The Pines course to get up and win by 1 shot from Keith Flood with Jeff Jensen a further shot back in 3rd place.

Jeff Jensen (Rowes Bay, Qld) led the Mens Stableford Championship by 1 shot from Kevin Hawkins (Palm Meadows) going in to the final round. Only 3 shots separated 5 players, and 2 of the local Sanctuary Cove Members shined with their local knowledge of the greens, by both returning 40 stableford points on the final day. Dennis Fox (Sanctuary Cove) was able to get up and beat his fellow club member Geoff Hodge by 4 shots. Jeff Jensen (2013 Stableford Champion) carded 33points to finish 3rd.

The Ladies Stroke Championship came down to 4 players - Liz Graham, Val Marsh, Carmel O'Keeffe and Meredith Daniel. Liz Graham (from Griffith) led by 2 shots going into the last round and it was too much to make up by her fellow competitors.  Liz Graham won by 4 shots from Val Marsh (Ocean Shores - AVGA 2012 and 2001 Ladies Stroke Champion).

The Ladies Stableford Championship was also closely contested. Lorraine Luckie (Yamba - AVGA 2010 Stableford Champion) led by only 1 shot from Lyn Smart (Wollongong) and Sonia Hickey (Cromer). Only 5 shots separated 6 players as they teed off on the final day.  Overall the Ladies scores for the week were relatively subdued which from all reports was due to difficulty in reading the greens. Lyn Smart's 35 points on the final day was enough to kick her clear of the field and win comfortably by 4 shots from Lorraine Luckie.

If you are thinking of joining us at the Championships next year please diarise -
The Sanctuary Cove Resort from Sunday 03 May to Saturday 09 May 2015

Click here for STROKE RESULTS

Click here for MENS STABLEFORD
Click here for LADIES STABLEFORD

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