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Our Members' Draw of $250 was unclaimed and moves to $300 for our next draw.
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Claremont 28 February 2025
42 players teed off at Claremont in warm blustery conditions. Given the 8 weeks with no grey water and infiltration of 100s of Cockatoos creating damage the greenkeepers did a great job in presenting the course as they did. Thanks go to our sponsors of the day John and Chris Erends at Steeline Hobart Roofing, Sheds and Carports together with Clennetts Mitre 10 and Colorbond. Please support these businesses as they are great support to our Club each year. |
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As you will see in the results, scores were well below the norm with most players struggling to play to handicap.
Winners for the day were mainly from the home club who managed the conditions better than our visiting players:
The best stableford score for the day was Michael White from Claremont Golf Club with 37pts on cb.
Div 1 – Chris Erends 37 points. R/up with 35 points – Leigh Hannon
Div 2 – Damien Colefax 35cb points cb. R/up with 35 points – Gary Harwood
Div 3 – Tony Read 32 points. Runner up with 31 points – Gil Bantoft
Visitors – Tim Doyle 35 points from Michael Lyden 32 points
Nearest the pins went to Michael White on hole 2, Andrew Cox on hole 11, and Eddie Saville on 18
Finally, our $250 Member draw was not won.
Hopefully, we will see a good turnout of Members and Visitors at our next game at Thirlstane Golf Club on March 28th.
Winners for the day were mainly from the home club who managed the conditions better than our visiting players:
The best stableford score for the day was Michael White from Claremont Golf Club with 37pts on cb.
Div 1 – Chris Erends 37 points. R/up with 35 points – Leigh Hannon
Div 2 – Damien Colefax 35cb points cb. R/up with 35 points – Gary Harwood
Div 3 – Tony Read 32 points. Runner up with 31 points – Gil Bantoft
Visitors – Tim Doyle 35 points from Michael Lyden 32 points
Nearest the pins went to Michael White on hole 2, Andrew Cox on hole 11, and Eddie Saville on 18
Finally, our $250 Member draw was not won.
Hopefully, we will see a good turnout of Members and Visitors at our next game at Thirlstane Golf Club on March 28th.
A little history.....
The Social Golf Club of the Master Builders Tasmania was formed in Hobart in 1971 from the organisation of Bill Shields, Lou Stubbs, Eddie French, Stick Hale and a number of others, representing both Builder and Associate members of the MBA. Lou Stubbs was elected the foundation President. The club is conducted under a constitution, is self supporting both financially and administratively but always with the support of the Master Builders Association. The object of the club is to function solely for the social welfare of the members, each of whom pledges to be an ambassador of goodwill towards all sections of the trade, acting with dignity at all times.
Another core commitment of the club is to participate annually in and at all times to promote the national MBA Inc. tournament competing for the M R Hornibrook Cup. Tasmania entered the scene of Hornibrook Tournaments in 1966 when a small band of golfers from the North West Division, namely Lou Stubbs, Eddie French and Owen Bird participated on a non-state basis. They were so impressed that arrangements were made immediately to seek admission to the tournament for Tasmania and to organise a team for Newcastle in 1967. Seven members made the trip, to be disappointed by the requirement of 8 members per team, until Newcastle, in the spirit of the tournament, loaned Tasmania a player and so made the representation official for the first time.
Another core commitment of the club is to participate annually in and at all times to promote the national MBA Inc. tournament competing for the M R Hornibrook Cup. Tasmania entered the scene of Hornibrook Tournaments in 1966 when a small band of golfers from the North West Division, namely Lou Stubbs, Eddie French and Owen Bird participated on a non-state basis. They were so impressed that arrangements were made immediately to seek admission to the tournament for Tasmania and to organise a team for Newcastle in 1967. Seven members made the trip, to be disappointed by the requirement of 8 members per team, until Newcastle, in the spirit of the tournament, loaned Tasmania a player and so made the representation official for the first time.
Today.....
Today the Club enjoys a membership of over 75 plus a number of regular visitors attending golf days. In 2025 we have 10 events scheduled across the State (see current program here). The 64th National Tournament (Oct 2024) was very successfully hosted by the Newcastle club in the Hunter Valley at Cypress Lakes GC, The Vintage GC and Hunter Valley Golf Resort. The club is now preparing to host the next national tournament in October of this year. Courses selected are revealed on the National website ... here
This year sees the continuation of a Consistency Trophy with points allocated from each event according to relative position in the field in each grade. We thank Newstead Plaster and Insulation as ongoing sponsors of this event, and convey our gratitude for their past support.
The Club continues to look to build numbers and is keen to include members of Allied Trades. Anyone wishing to play in an event is most welcome and can find more information from the Secretary at [email protected] or from the next event page of this site.
This year sees the continuation of a Consistency Trophy with points allocated from each event according to relative position in the field in each grade. We thank Newstead Plaster and Insulation as ongoing sponsors of this event, and convey our gratitude for their past support.
The Club continues to look to build numbers and is keen to include members of Allied Trades. Anyone wishing to play in an event is most welcome and can find more information from the Secretary at [email protected] or from the next event page of this site.