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Round 6 of the Simpson Cup was played against Mount Osmond at The Grange. We had to make a couple of changes, with Jackson Bugdalski unavailable (injured) and Alan Xin unavailable due to State U\/18 commitments in Ballarat.<\/p>\n
Number 7 \u2013 Matt Wilson \u2013 5&3 win<\/strong><\/p>\n Matt came up from Bonnar Cup to lead us off this week and was consistent again, as we have come to depend on. He won convincingly in the end, taking the match 5&3.<\/p>\n Number 6 \u2013 Declan Nunn \u2013 6&5 win<\/strong><\/p>\n Declan has been hitting the ball so well this season and today was no different. He went about his match exactly as you would expect and won convincingly, 6&5. Declan was awarded the $100 player of the round award.<\/p>\n Number 5 \u2013 Darren Baynes \u2013 1 up<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s fair to say Darren wasn\u2019t himself today, but he got off to a solid start and was 3 up after 9. His opponent kept responding on the back nine, and Darren found himself 1 up heading down the last. He held on to win 1 up.<\/p>\n Number 4 \u2013 Mark Demasi \u2013 4&2 win<\/strong><\/p>\n Mark found the form we all love to see and continued his winning ways, taking the match 4&2. Mark has got the job done for us all year so far, and it\u2019s been so rewarding to see.<\/p>\n Number 3 \u2013 Ross Steedman \u2013 1 up<\/strong><\/p>\n Ross and his opponent both hit the ball well all day. Even though I thought Ross was hitting it better, his opponent never did too much wrong and was able to get up and down consistently. Ross was 2 down with 4 to play, then 1 down with 2 to play, and a chip-in birdie on 17 had him all square heading to the 18th. Ross won the 18th to take the match 1 up. This gave us five wins so far.<\/p>\n Number 2 \u2013 Blair Christie \u2013 6&5 win<\/strong><\/p>\n Blair just keeps on keeping on. His golf and ball striking are now second to none, and he doesn\u2019t really put a foot wrong. Blair\u2019s golf this year has been nothing but exceptional and today was no different. He once again had a big 6&5 victory. This gave us six wins.<\/p>\n Number 1 \u2013 Alex Hendrick \u2013 4&3 win<\/strong><\/p>\n Alex was welcomed to fatherhood this week, and with that came a not-so-good sleep. Alex said he had all of one hour\u2019s sleep, and to be honest he looked like it on the range. A couple of extra-strong lattes and Alex was ready to go. It got off to a rocky start, with Alex requiring five provisional balls over the first six holes. Considering the lack of sleep and that he wasn\u2019t functioning on all cylinders, he excelled in his match and won 4&3. A big thanks to his caddie and father, Geoff, for his exceptional ball-finding skills and for keeping him awake. A solid effort.<\/p>\n This gave us a 7\u20130 victory, our second 7\u20130 victory in a row. A huge result for the team.<\/p>\n I want to thank everyone who came out to watch\u2014the support didn\u2019t go unnoticed. The players would also like to thank the club and Rowan for allowing us to play the beautifully presented LIV course. Feedback from the other teams was nothing but positive, and they enjoyed the experience as well.<\/p>\n Craig Brown<\/strong> VIEW ALL RESULTS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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