AUSTRALIAN SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF

Greg Corben leading 55 year amateur in the 2010 Queensland Senior Open Championship at Nudgee Golf Club

John Beaumont wins the 2010 Queensland Senior Amateur Championship at Carbrook Golf Club

Stefan Albinski wins the 2010 Northern Territory Senior Amateur Championship at Palmerston Golf Club

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2010 Grange Senior Classic
September 16-17, 2010
Grange Golf Club - West

2010 South Australian Senior Amateur Championship
September 20-23, 2010
Grange Golf Club - East












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    AUSTRALIAN SENIOR RANKING
       CURRENT POINTS TABLE

    Rolling 12 months points after the
    2010 QLD SENIOR OPEN

 1  Stefan Albinski    NSW 126.0  8 
 2  Peter King QLD 86.55  10 
 3  John Beaumont SA 85.66  9 
 4  Gra. MacDonald QLD 77.31  9 
 5  Denis Dale NSW 76.42  10 
 6  Bill Banks ACT 62.32  6 
 7  Greg Corben NSW 60.86  7 
 8  Russell Rogers NSW 54.41  6 
 9  Alan Bullas VIC 53.94  8 
10  Rick Oliver NSW 52.03  6 
11  Michael Jackson NSW 50.67  5 
12  Col Hallam QLD 47.52
13  Richard Greville NSW 46.93
14  Trevor Box QLD 44.31  6 
15  Nigel Goodall WA 44.16  6 

      OVER 65 YEARS RANKING
       CURRENT POINTS TABLE

        from known 65+ players

 1  Michael Jackson VIC 50.67  5 
 2 Ian Read              QLD 41.89  8 
 3  Pat Giles VIC 37.27 11 
 4  Geoff Everett NSW 35.79  7 
 5  Tony Mazzone SA 35.12  9 
 6  Denis Long VIC 29.19  8 
 7  Brian Baker NSW 26.78  9 
 8  Alex Cleave WA 22.19  3 
 9  Tony Gresham NSW 21.22  2 
10  Clark Gibbons NSW 20.11  6 
11  Paul Lulofs VIC 18.22  3 
12  Jack Parker NSW 16.97  5 
13  Norm Way QLD 14.44  3 
14  Bob Macafee VIC 13.39  4 
15  Mal Roberts WA 12.22  2 

2010 SENIORS
ORDER OF EVENTS
Nov 2009 - Oct 2010
  1.  SA Seniors
  2.  ACT Seniors
  3.  Tasmanian Snr Open
  4.  NSW Secondary
  5.  Tasmanian Seniors
  6.  NSW Seniors
  7.  WA Seniors
  8.  WA Melville Glades
  9.  Australian Seniors
10.  Vic The National
11.  N. Territory Seniors
12.  Queensland Seniors
13.  Queensland Snr Open
14.  The Grange Senior Open
15.  SA Seniors
16.  Victorian Seniors
17.  Aust. Senior Matchplay
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  • June Update - State Senior Golf
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  •   A Week of Golf in Bermagui    

    The 2011 NSW Senior Amateur Championship will be held in the first week of March at the Bermagui Golf Club on the NSW far south coast.

    Golf NSW officials visited the club recently and they reported that the club is already doing everything they can to have the course, clubhouse and entertainment at the highest level for this state championship. The course is known for being picturesque, but will also provide a great test of golf with plenty of trouble off the tees and lightening fast greens.

    In September this year the Bermagui Golf Club is having a Week of Golf that includes the 36 hole Bermagui Amateur Open. It could be a good opportunity for senior golfers to familiarise themselves with Bermagui in readiness for next year's tournament. The club has forwarded the Bermagui Week of Golf Entry Form.

      Corben a winner in Queensland Senior Open    

    The 2010 Queensland Senior Open is open to professional and amateur golfers over the age of 50. It includes a section for amateurs over the age of 55 that is used for Australian Senior Ranking points.

    The winner of the 55 years and over section was the defending champion Greg Corben who "came from the clouds" with a fantastic last round score of two under par 69.

    Corben (76-74-69=219) had trailed the leaders Grahame MacDonald and Tony Gover by five strokes entering the last round. Gover eventually finished second (74-71-76=221) with MacDonald third (76-69-77=222). Tony Gover and Grahame MacDonald shown below (Greg Corben absent catching a plane home).

    Greg Corben had the honour of finishing with the best final round of the day, including the very strong senior professional field. Well done Greg!

    The overall winner of the Senior Open was legendary professional Rodger Davis who recorded three rounds of 70. He edged out Garry Merrick by a single stroke. The leading amateur overall was Nudgee member Shane Ryan (73-70-75=218)

    Further information here - 2010 Queensland Senior Open.

      2010 Australian Senior Matchplay   

    Entries are now open for the Australian Men’s Senior Match Championships, to be played from 25-29 October.

    The Championship is in its fourth year, and will again be held at Thirteenth Beach Golf Links on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula. The leading 32 entries from the 2010 Australian Men’s Senior Ranking System, plus the top eight entries from players in the 65 years and over section, will contest match play over five days.

    Defending Champion and current Australian Senior Amateur Champion, Stefan Albinski from NSW will be looking to go back to back although a strong field is expected for this national title.

    Further information here - 2010 Australian Senior Matchplay Championship.

      National Association of Left-handed Golfers    

    "I have just discovered your website and noticed your have links to other golf related sites. Would it be possible to have our website included. There are 10 divisions of the National Association of Left-handed Golfers of Australia (NALGA) in Australia all of which contact tournaments regularly. We have annual National Championships hosted by each division in turn and World Championships hosted by the various division around the world. From humble beginnings in Queensland in 1964 our membership is now around 800 Australia wide."

    Further information available here - National Association of Left-handed Golfers of Australia (NALGA).

      Australian Seniors versus ADF Team   


    A highlight of the senior golfing calendar is the annual match between a Golf Australia team of twelve seniors and a team selected from the Australian Defence Forces. This competition is played along similar lines to the Ryder and President's Cup and was first played in 2007.

    The first two competitions resulted in 12-12 draws with a result finally achieved in 2009 when the Golf Australia team won by a single match. This year the event is to be played at the Tallwoods Golf Club in early September.

    If you are interested in selection for this event full details on the selection criteria and other information are available here 2010 Australia vs ADFGA.

      Beaumont Breaks Through in Queensland   

    In a very popular result, South Australian John Beaumont has won his first Australian Senior Ranking event. Beaumont carded a final round of 76 to win the 2010 Queensland Senior Amateur Championship by two strokes. He finished five over par with rounds of 70-72-76 on the beautifully presented Carbrook Golf Club.

    Sharing second place were Queenslanders, Mike Peeck (72-73-75) and Ken Glasson (72-73-75). Peeck had started three strokes behind but birdies at the first two holes helped him move into the lead, a position he shared with Beaumont on the eighteenth tee. A hooked drive into the hazard from Peeck and a great par from Beaumont was the difference. Glasson was close to the lead all day and his second place was another top three placing for the powerful Queenslander.

    ACT evergreen Bill Banks (70-75-76) took out fourth place that helped the Royal Canberra club take second place behind Redcliffe Golf Club in the teams event. Rick Oliver made up the top five with a final round of 72. Oliver had opened with a one under par 70 and his final 72 was the best round of the day. A surprising 81 in the middle cost him a chance at victory.

    Phil Towle (72-72-82) faded in the final round but was a clear winner of the 54 hole nett competition. This was the first time Towle had made the final group of a major event and he enjoyed the experience.

    The 2010 Queensland Senior Championship was a great success. The greens were perfect, especially on the final day, and presented a real challenge. All the scores here - 2010 Queensland Senior.

    The Proud Winners

    Mike Peeck, John Beaumont, Ken Glasson

      LATEST June Update - State Senior Golf   

    UPDATE FROM QUEENSLAND:
    The 2010 Queensland Senior Club Teams Challenge is now well underway with 8 of the 10 round robin matches complete. In Division 1 the Redcliffe club currently has the lead from Royal Queensland, Nudgee, Caboolture and Bribie Island clubs. In Division 2 Indooroopilly holds a comfortable lead over Brisbane, Wynnum, Redland Bay and Pacific. In the final division Coolangatta Tweed also leads convincingly from Gailes, Sanctuary Cove, Lakelands and Ipswich. Following the 10 rounds of divisional matches elimination finals are held with the Grand Final later in August.

    UPDATE FROM VICTORIA:
    Comfortable leader Ross Percy is in the US watching son Cameron compete on the PGA tour and this has given his fellow seniors a chance to narrow the gap. Alan Bullas and John Taylor shared first place in the 2010 Central Victorian Senior Amateur played at Heathcote Golf Club. The following week Alan Bullas was again in the winner's circle defeating Ray Walker by a single stoke in the 36 hole Shepparton Senior Amateur. The next events are in August at Royal Melbourne, Yarra Yarra, Kingston Heath and Victoria Golf Clubs. What a week of golf!

    UPDATE FROM NEW SOUTH WALES:
    Denis Dale maintains his lead in the 2010 NSW Senior Order of Merit competition following three victories in a row at Oatlands, Pymble and Cabramatta Golf Clubs. Greg Stanford placed second at Oatlands and shared first place at Pymble and has moved into second place on the table. Stanford has now won 6 events this season. Greg Corben narrowly holds onto third place ahead of Richard Greville. Ross Bockman enters the top ten after a good win at St Michael's. Geoff Lumsden has regained the lead from Jack Parker in the over 65 years section.


    CLICK HERE - NSW SENIOR ORDER OF MERIT

    Points after St Michaels Seniors July 7


    1. Denis Dale         2. Greg Stanford     3. Greg Corben

            NAME                     CLUB           No.
     Events 
    Best 12
    Points 
      1 Denis Dale Twin Creeks   18   1640
      2 Greg Stanford Mona Vale   15   1391
      3 Greg Corben Twin Creeks   15   1240
      4 Richard Greville Avondale   17   1172
      5 Denis Day Penrith   11   1034
      6 Stefan Albinski Mona Vale   9   1017
      7 Vince Clark The Lakes   9   848
      8 Ross Bockman Long Reef   10   842
      9 Geoff Lumsden Pennant Hills   20   778
     10 Roy Vandersluis The Lakes   6   761

            CLICK HERE - VICTORIAN SENIOR ORDER OF MERIT

            Points after Shepparton June 22

            
            1. Ross Percy            2. Alan Bullas             3. Ray Walker

            NAME                     CLUB           No.
     Events 
    Best 8
    Points 
      1 Ross Percy Cobram-Barooga   9   1744
      2 Alan Bullas Commonwealth   9   1463
      3 Ray Walker Chirnside Park   7   1097
      4 Tony Hyde Rossdale   16   1048
      5 John Wheeler The National   10   1045
      6 Greg Welsh Colac   9   937
      7 Jeff Hasthorpe Tralfalgar   8   913
      8 Paul Lulofs The National   11   877
      9 Pat Giles Goonawarra   11   845
     10 Denis Long Metropolitan   11   819

      Gold Medal for Tony Mazzone   

    One of the senior tour's most popular and well known golfers is celebrating his recent medal win. But this time Tony Mazzone is not celebrating a gold medal in golf!

    Tony and business partner Tony Carrocci are part owners of the highly regarded Haselgrove Winery in McLaren Vale, SA. While he is known for enjoying a regular glass of red (and white) Tony is just as well known for his generosity when it comes to others. There are many events when he has arrived with a carton or two of wine and gone home empty handed.

    Tony was justifiably proud when Haselgrove's Bella Vigna Shiraz 2008 won the gold medal at the recent International Wine Challenge. To quote the judges "the wine had a huge classic MV style with loads of black cassis fruit". The rest of us would just say "a great drop!".

    While discussing South Australia it is timely to remind senior golfers to arrange their trip to Adelaide in September for the Grange Senior Classic and the South Australian Senior Amateur. Both events are being played at Tony Mazzone's course, The Grange (East and West for each event) so you know you will have a wonderful time.

    If you are looking for accommodation quite a few of the golfers have already booked at The Comfort Inn Haven Marina in Glenelg.

    If you are interested in ordering any of the Haselgrove wines I have added a link to their web site - Haselgrove Winery.
    I can guarantee that you will find all their wines great drinking and great value.

    Gold Medal for Haselgrove

      Information on 2010 Hong Kong Seniors   

    The Ulferts (35th Anniversary) Hong Kong Seniors Open Amateur Championship 2010 - will be held at the Hong Kong Golf Club, Fanling-Old Course on 1 - 3 December 2010.
    Please kindly visit our website at www.hkga.com for tournament information and entry form details .

    Also, we enclose the Entry, Conditions of the Competition and Accommodation booking forms for your reference.
    2010 Seniors Open Entry Form Overseas
    2010 Seniors Open Conditions
    2010 Seniors Open Additional notes
    2010 Seniors Open Accommodation form.

    Thanks and Best Regards,
    Ms. Calyx Lai
    Hong Kong Golf Association Tel : 852 - 2504 8654 / 2504 8659

    N.B. Australia has a good record in this championship. Stefan Albinski is the defending champion with Phil Billings (2005), Alan Evans (2007) and Tony Gresham (2008) other recent winners.

      Albinski Wins NT Seniors by Seven   

    Stefan Albinski has added the 2010 Northern Territory Senior Championship to his imposing resume with a resounding seven shot win at Palmerston Golf Club in Darwin.

    Albinski did not have it all his way during the final round. Starting out with a seven shot lead it was cut to just one after six holes as defending champion Grahame MacDonald made an early move and Albinski started poorly. Albinski then recovered and MacDonald could not continue his early run of birdies. Over the final stretch of six holes Albinski came home one under par to eventually win comfortably.

    77 was a popular score in the final round with Albinski, MacDonald and the third and fourth placegetters, Peter King and Greg Corben, all finishing with that score. Others to record 77, which was the best senior round of the day, were Neil King and Les Browne.

    South Australian John Beaumont finished in fifth place ahead of Neil King in sixth. Bob Angus, Bob Gamsby, Steve Cann and John Costello made up the balance of the top ten.

    221 Stefan Albinski (NSW) 73-71-77
    228 Grahame MacDonald (QLD) 78-73-77
    230 Peter King (QLD) 80-73-77
    232 Greg Corben (NSW) 75-80-77
    236 John Beaumont (SA) 77-80-79
    238 Neil King (QLD) 76-85-77
    241 Bob Angus (NSW) 77-81-83, Bob Gamsby (WA) 82-81-78
    244 Steve Cann (VIC) 86-79-79
    245 John Costello (NT) 83–81-81

    More information here: 2010 Northern Territory Senior Championship

    Grahame MacDonald & Stefan Albinski - 1st & 2nd in NT Seniors.

    Stefan Albinski hits another great iron shot.