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“THERE’S probably not many other sports similar to it – I think golf would be one, though; we don’t think on our feet like hockey or footy or AFL or anything like that. You play a shot and then you’ve got downtime.  You switch on, switch off, and you try to have processes in order to do that successfully.” 

Lawn bowler and recent inductee into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, Karen Murphy, represented her country for 23 years before retiring from international competition at the age of 45. 

According to a recent article in the Saturday Paper, “she won gold at the World Outdoor Bowls Championships in singles, pairs and fours, she won gold in the singles at the World Indoor Bowls Championships, and she won gold in the pairs at the 2006 Commonwealth Games”.

Clearly Murphy’s processes work successfully, and her words are a reminder that while golf is played on the most expansive of arenas, it is in the small space between two ears that success or failure is determined.

Saturday

SO it was that Gaye Goggin channelled Murphy’s advice, as she stroked her way to an impressive 36 stableford points to take victory by two points from Terry Rhook. 

Taking third place on countback from Stewart Turner, was Graeme Torney, after both players returned scores of 32 points.

Nearest the pins were Vincent O’Brien on the second, Bruce Taylor on the third, Marie Cook on the fifth, Steve Nattrass on the 11th, and Goggin on the 13th.

Longest putters were Turner on the first, Goggin on the 16th, Torney on the 17th, and Nattrass on the 18th.

A switched-on Goggin also won the birdies and ferrets’ draw, while David Rendell landed the longest straightest drive on the ninth.

Friday

A SMALL band of players participated in the first of the nine-hole stroke events played off the red tees. 

Enjoying the shorter course, Barry Oldaker returned the best score of the day with a nett 37 to win by half a shot from Marie Cook on 37.5. 

Bernie Cook’s 39.5 earned him third place.

Oldaker was nearest the pin on the second and seventh, also collecting the longest putt on the first, while Taylor was nearest the pin on the fifth. 

Wednesday

A 12-HOLE stableford was played over the inward nine plus holes one, two and nine of the outward nine. 

Jeff Donovan took the honours with a score of 24 points to hold off John Wilkinson and Bernie Cook, who both finished on 23. 

Wilkinson relegated Bernie to third place on countback.

Nearest the pins were Taylor on the second and Toby Salter on the 13th. 

Turner had the longest putt on the first, while Bernie was the winner of the birdies and ferrets’ draw.

Upcoming events

THERE is a 13-hole stableford on today, a nine-hole stroke event off the red tees on Friday, and Saturday will be November’s Monthly Medal round.

Two important events take place in mid-November. 

Five weeks of Friday social golf will commence on November 15, teeing off at 5pm. 

Watch for an ad in the Spectator for details. 

The Parklands Golf Club’s AGM will be held on November 18 at 7pm, where members will vote on the addition of another long-serving volunteer to our list of life members.

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