June Snapshot

Saturday the 6th of May saw the conclusion of this year's Keperra Ladies Club Championships. After 36 holes, last year's champion, Mikayla Dyal, was well on her way to defending her title. With rounds of 74 and 73 giving Mikayla a 22 stroke advantage her nearest rival.

A final round of 74 saw Mikayla cruise to a 30 shot victory and a 3 round total of 221, once again making her the Keperra Ladies Club Champion. In addition to winning the Club Championship, Mikayla also successfully defended her Keperra Junior Girls title.

Runner-up for this year was Julie Lakotij with a 3 round total of 251.

In the Nett events Sandy Allan took out the overall nett with Alison Terrey coming in as runner-up.

The Club once again wishes to acknowledge the continued support of long time Club Championship Sponsor, Jeff McConaghy Jewellers.

Congratulations to all our winners. Full results available on the Member homepage.

Saturday the 27th of May saw the culmination of the Gents A, B & C Grade Matchplay Championships.

In the A Grade Final, current Club Champion, Wesley Hinton, was looking to defend the title he claimed last year when he took on 6 time Matchplay Champion, Ashley Grosvenor.

After a tight tussle throughout, Wes was eventually able to edge ahead down the stretch wrapping things up on the 17th with a 3 & 1 victory, allowing Wes to complete the double.

The B Grade Final had current B Grade Club Champion, Ci Gee, going up against 10th seed Peter Loiterton. Ci Gee continued his impressive form and despite Peter's best efforts came away with a 5 & 4 victory to also complete the Strokeplay, Matchplay double.

C Grade would see its current stroke play champion in Jackson Grady, taking on Luke Murphy for the Matchplay title. This match was also a close-run thing but on the 17th hole Jackson was able to secure a 2 & 1 victory making it a hattrick for all 3 grades of the Stoke play Champion being able to add the Matchplay title to their resumes.

Congratulations to all our winners.

Congratulations to all the Ladies who participated in the Midweek Championships which concluded earlier in May.  The event was held over 2 rounds.

Special mention to Angela Gordon (not pictured) for winning the Overall & A Grade Gross  with 170.  Sandra Hathaway (20 H/C) won the overall Nett with 149 (OCB).  While Allison Maguire claimed both the A Grade Nett & Senior Nett Championship with 149 (OCB) playing off a handicap of 20.

The B Grade Gross winner was Alana Griffiths shooting 157, while Jeanette Giudice won the B Grade Nett (27 H/C) with 150.

Fay Gayler won both the C Grade Gross as well as the Veterans Nett Championship with 224 (154 Nett), while Ladies Captain Gillian Dicorletto was the C Grade Nett with 160, playing to a 37 handicap.

Well done Ladies.

The Club is pleased to report it has secured a new reciprocal agreement effective immediately with Whitford Park Golf Club in Auckland, NZ.  

The Golf Shop has managed to obtain the Footjoy Casual Fitting Pack for the next 2 weeks. The pack includes a full size run in the Ladies and Gents Stratos Model along with multiple width options which enables staff the opportunity to fit 90% of Golfers.

So come in and see the team to make sure you're getting the best fit possible.

As the colder temperatures are now well and truly upon us, the Club would ask that Members take a little extra time while repairing their pitch marks on greens and divots in fairways to repair 1-2 additional marks/divots as the slower rate of repair is an unfortunate consequence of the low temperatures.

The Club will again be running the British Open Par 3 Competition on July 21st to coincide with the second round of the 2023 British Open from Royal Liverpool.  The Club will again design 18 unique par three holes with a 1:30 pm shotgun start, followed by a Dinner and a keg of Guiness for the evening.  The online booking sheet is now open, and the event presents an excellent opportunity to invite guests to Keperra.  Golf & dining is $95 for Members and $115 for guests, with payment required at booking.  A dining only option for partners is also available, and for those interested, please contact the Club on 3355 7744 (3).  Please be advised this event is all-inclusive and has a limited field size of 72.  

This event is Sponsored by Club Major Sponsor Height 4 Hire and we wish to thank Ken Baker for his ongoing support

The Club wishes to remind members as it moves into the colder months, of the importance of pace of play.  The Club would ask all its members to please be mindful of their position in the field and maintain a quick pace throughout their round.

A reminder to all Members that the June and July monthly medals will be played as Single Stablefords.

As the Club moves into the shorter days of the year, Members are to ensure they book their rounds/carts prior to arriving at the Club.  Furthermore, Members are also reminded that it is expected that they report to the Golf Shop upon arrival. 

The Club has seen several instances of golfers not completing their rounds due to the lack of daylight and some being locked in after staff have left.  For at least the next 6 weeks the earliest tee time will be 6:32am, with 3:04pm the latest. 

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The month of May started off with some great scores from the monthly medal winners.  A grade - Ally Maguire,  B grade - Susan Mortimer, C grade - Glenda Selwood. 

The Keperra Club Championship was won by Mikayla Dyal with a total of 221 over three rounds and Julie Lakotij as runner up with 251.  Sandy Allan took out Nett winner with Alison Terrey Runner Up. Sandy Allan also won monthly medal. Midweek championship was held over two weeks with the following results. Overall Gross & A Grade - Angela Gordon, Overall Nett - Sandra Hathaway. B Grade Gross - Alana Griffiths, C Grade Gross and Veterans Nett Champion - Fay Gayler A Grade Nett and Senior Nett Champion - Ally Maguire, B Grade Nett Champion - Jeanette Giudice, C Grade Nett Champion - Gillian DiCorleto.

The BDLGA Pennants games for Midweek and Weekend teams are playing with final games in mid-June.

Our Presidents 4BBB game had to be cancelled due to bad weather and will now be held June 27th.

Good luck to all players in the Nell Harvey Match Play Quarter Finals.

Happy golfing in this glorious weather.

Sue Truckey - Lady President

As mentioned back in March, several of the Club's Juniors had been selected to compete in the Qld Schools Championships at Palmer Coolum Resort, on the Sunshine Coast.

Wes Hinton, Jack Jones and Caitlin Vanderkruk were representing the Metropolitan North Region in the 13-18 division while Leo Brumm (Met. North) and Cassandre Geens (Met. East - pictured below) were competing the 10-12 division.

Wes Hinton continued his impressive form by finishing 2 under for the 4 rounds to finish 3^rd overall which is great scoring around an extremely challenging layout.

This result saw Wes gaining selection in the Queensland Team and an opportunity to compete in the National Championships.

Caitlin also performed well coming in a tie for 10^th place in the Girls Section.

Congratulations to all our representatives and we are proud of the manner in which you handled yourselves whilst not only representing yourselves, but Keperra Country Golf Club.

Chris McCourt will again be holding a School Holiday Clinic on Thursday 29^th of June. Beginners will be from 8am - 10am at a cost of $49p/p.  Advanced students will be from 12-4pm at a cost of $90p/p

All bookings can be made by clicking here.