Darwin GC - June 1st Update

Round 5 has just been completed at the Darwin & Jabiru Golf Clubs with 118 rounds played.

After 5 Rounds in Division 1, Wacka Packas are alone at the top of the table on 10.5 competition points just ahead of Load of Croc on 10. Bawombats and Seven Up recorded a 74-74 draw last week with Bawombats doing it with just the minimum four players. Best for Bawombats was Peader Byrne with 22 points with Darren Chidgey and Matt Jong both contributing 18 and Ba Nyunt scoring 16. Seven Up had six players contest the round with the top four being, Mark and Juanita Holt with 19 points each, David Drenner and Dean Hutchinson both scoring 18 points. Load of Croc had a comfortable win over The Managers 85-55 after The Managers only fielded three players, the best being Troy Scott who was hung out to dry by his team mates with 23 points in a losing effort. Geoff Morris and Peter Burge both had 24 points for Load of Croc.

In Division 2, The Second Hole are leading on 10 competition points with Kakadu Hackers and 40 Love on 8 points. The Second Hole can thank Daniel Van Ras for their win last week after he top scored with 33 points, the next best for the team coming from Noel Murtagh on 19 points. Their opponents, The Rubbles however, failed to really threaten the scorer with their shining light being Wendy Schwerin on 19 points. There will hopefully be better days ahead for The Rubbles, just as there will be for Kakadu Golf Tours, who had an impressive 75-40 win over Mystery Men to move into 4th spot. Terry Collins and David Curtis top scored for Kakadu Golf Tours with 21 points each, while Tess Hennessey played anchor with a solid 19 points and John Bray scored 14.

Individually over the past two weeks;

Round 4 - 125 rounds were returned with 27 balls rewarded to players on 20 points or higher. James Revie blitzed the course to score 29 points and he was followed closely by Michael Widmer with 27 points. Diane Oxten led the women home with 22 points, while Helen McAuliffe also played well with 21 points.

Round 5 - 118 rounds were returned with 24 balls rewarded to players on 19 points or better. Daniel Van Ras was the winner with an astonishing score of 33 points and was punished by the handicapping system, dropping him 12 strokes to a 33 handicap. Geoff Morris and Peter Burge also fired last week to record 24 points each. Wendy Schwerin, Tess Hennessey, Diane Oxton and Juanita Holt all recorded the best womens score of 19 points.

Player of the Year

Male - The field is spread after 5 rounds with Leigh Butler leading on 20 POTY points. James Revie on 19 and Daniel Van Ras 18 are close behind. All up so far a very even competition.

Female - Tess Hennessey is leading the womens section on 12 POTY points ahead of Diane Oxton who has collected 10.

POTY Points will be awarded as follows: Based on the players best score for the week only. The highest individual score each week is awarded 10 POTY points, for every shot scored below the highest individual score, 1 point is deducted. i.e. Best individual score for the week is 26 – every player with 26 as their best score earns 10 POTY pts, 25pts – players earn 9 POTY pts, 23pts – players earn 7 POTY pts…….. 17pts – players earn 1 POTY pt, 16pts and below – zero (0) POTY pts. Pre-Season, Mid-Season and Finals Rounds are excluded from the Player of the Year calculation.

Biggest Loser

Male - Daniel Van Ras has shot to the lead in the male section with a handicap reduction of 17 strokes. James Revie sits close behind on a 14 stroke reduction while Anthony Holt (11) and Michael Widmer (10) are very much in it.

Female - Tess Hennessey leads the womens section with a massive 7 stroke reduction, but may yet be ruled out if she does go on to win the Player of the Year award. Diane Oxten is next best on a 2 shot reduction with Juanita Holt and Danielle Davis both having lost 1.

Round 11 Draw:

This weeks match of the round in Division 1 is between 2nd placed Load of Croc and 3rd placed Trailer Park Boys and going on form you would have to have your money of Load of Croc, although a week is a long time in golf. In Division 2, it will be 1st placed The Second Hole taking on 3rd placed 40 Love in the match of the round, and on form The Second Hole look the goods and 40 Love will need to lift.

Division 1
1 - Wacka Packas vs 10 - DGC Grasscutters
19 - Bawombats vs Bye
15 - The Managers vs 2 - Fair Cracks
13 - Kantrimin vs 4 - Seven Up
11 - Trailer Park Boys vs 6 - Load Of Croc **Match of the Round**

Division 2

16 - 40 Love vs 5 - The Second Hole **Match of the Round**
14 - Misfits vs 7 - The Worm Burners
12 - Mystery Men vs 8 - NT Terror
3 - Kakadu Golf Tours vs 9 - Sexy Seven
17 - Kakadu Hackers vs 18 - The Rubbles

Good Luck to all teams over the next two weeks. As always, if you have any questions, feel free to get in touch with us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it