READY: Jubilee Golf Club’s Ash Neave is looking forward to the tournament. PHOTO: Simone Gladigau
Written by JEREMY WILSON.
KEEN golfers from all over the North East, down to Melbourne and up in NSW will be looking to show their class later this month at the Jubilee Golf Club’s annual winter tournament.
Beginning on Thursday, June 23, the event will run right through until Monday, June 27 with a number of different events being held.
Thursday is ladies day with an 18-hole stroke event being held, Saturday sees the men compete over 27 holes, a mixed Pinehurst competition and men’s Stableford will be held on the Sunday while the men’s and ladies over 50 Stableford concludes the tournament on the Monday.
The annual event has been going for around 50 years and club captain Mal White said having players from all over Victoria and NSW highlighted its popularity.
"It’s been going for quite a long time," he said.
"I’ve been a member for more than 20 years and it’s been going all that time.
"We’ve always had success with the event and we get visitors from all over the region, down in Melbourne and up in NSW.
"They all come down for it and make it a great tournament."
White said the event was expected to again be bigger and better this year with a number of terrific prizes on offer.
He also said with the position of the course on the slopes of the Warby Range, the conditions would remain perfect.
"We’ve got some good sponsors this year and have around $3000 in prizes on offer," he said.
"We attracted 200 players last year so we’re hoping to attract more than 200 this year and it’s looking good so far as the fields are filling up quickly.
"The good thing about Jubilee is that it doesn’t matter if it’s been wet, the water doesn’t sit on the fairways with the slope from the hills.
"It runs away pretty quickly."
Entries for the events close on Saturday, June 18 and entries can be posted to the Jubilee Golf Club while more enquiries can be made by calling the pro shop on 5725 3258.
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