By Ian Callen
Beginning Thursday 2 February at Royal Healesville, Healesville golfers will tee up for ‘Team Golf’ – a series that will be played over eight weeks between Team Riddell, Team Nicholson and Team Rael to decide the championship team for 2023.
Last Friday a player draft process was overseen by the respected golfing guru Max McIntosh to allow team captains; Steve Oates (Rael) Malcolm Moore (Riddell) and Laurie Tormey (Nicholson) to select their respective playing lists for the event.
Normally the game of golf is played as an individual sport against the conditions and the course, whether the competition be stroke, par or stableford. But organisers are hoping ‘Team Golf’ will motivate golfers interest, without it being detrimental to the normal golfing routines.
The team with the best six scorecards will be awarded the four points on offer each round to ultimately decide the 2023 premiership team.
Aside from the four points on offer for the premiership round, each team will participate in a weekly “Stableford” competition.
Team captains, no later than 6pm the evening prior to competition, will nominate six golfers from their respective playing lists to play two particular holes each and six golfers for the remaining holes to decide the Stableford result.
Each week including this week’s practice match a gift voucher from the “Alba Paloma” Cafe on Nicholson will be awarded to the winning team list.
If you are RACV Golfing Season Pass holder and your name is not listed and you would like to be, please contact one of the team captains.
Team Riddell:
Steve Cubela
Malcolm Moore *
Max McIntosh
Tony Battaini
Roger Jones
David Hutchins
Mark Donovan
Billy Gordon
Doug Smith
Peter Doyle
Geoff Cooper
Rennie Mathieson
David Egan
Shane O’Brien
Brian Kidston
Allan Litchfield
John Stewart
Alex Ward
Paul Harmer
Team Nicholson:
Geoff Hopkins
Tony Druit
Alan Davidson
Laurie Tormey *
Peter Gerbert
Jan O’Brien
Garth Wiley
Lyn Phillips
Robert Gilbert
Ralph Keable
Ian Callen
Bruce McMicking
Rod Paykel
Karl Hradsky
Greg Whimp
Manfred Hennig
David Pitcher
Fred Lloyd
Rob Hennessey
Team Rael:
Tony Purdie
Steve Oates *
Ian McMinn
Kennith Emslie
Don Stevenson
Billy Gordon
Rob Johnston
Alistair Lee Archer
Ian Milgate
Peter Henry
Graham Stephens
John Lloyd
John Stanhope
Greg Urquhart
Gerry de Bont
Alan Larkin
Beau Haye
Sydney Anderson
Rob Reid
Peter Davidson
*Denotes Captain
