Saturday 27 September 2014

Nudgee back to back Pennant Champions

For the second year, the Nudgee Golf Club are the Brisbane District Golf Association Division 1 Pennants Champions.
In September this year, the club completed an extraordinary feat when it clinched the overall Division 1 flag for 2014 after winning the Division 1 flag in 2013, Division 2 in 2012 and Division 3 in 2011.
The pennant is determined by the overall success of a club’s three pennant teams – Open, Junior and Masters (seniors).

“It has certainly been some wonderful years for the Nudgee GC pennant team. ” Nudgee Golf Club’s general manager Aaron Muirhead said. “The pennant team here at Nudgee are an exceptional group and the team camaraderie has emerged  through their results. It was a pleasure to witness this team spirit that the players, caddies and supporters displayed at all of the events, which certainly made the win, and previous wins, even more significant.”

The final round was a home game against Pacific GC with the winner taking the Division One Pennant for the year.  With everything on the line the team performed brilliantly, and comprehensively accounted for Pacific 16.5 to 4.5.  “Back to back winners in Division One are rare, and it shows how much talent there is in the men's membership at the moment.” Nudgee Golf Club Captain Lindsay Rattray said. “ In fact our run of pennants now stretches to four in a row. A big thanks to the many members who give up their Sunday mornings to come out and caddie for the team.  Finally, a huge congratulations to all the men that took part in the teams performance over the 2014 Pennant season, well done lads.”

Dr Robert Sang, Nudgee GC President said “It is fantastic to see the team to have back to back wins in division one. Four pennant wins in a row is a major golfing feat and says a lot about the golfing talents at Nudgee Club. We really are a golf club for golfers.”

Nudgee’s Open team representatives: Simon Tooman, James Macklin, Shae Wools-Cobb, Dylan Brown, Robert Stevenson Jnr, Scott Edmiston, David Schwartz, Troy Scott, Damon Flood, Daniel Stringfellow, Stewart Mann, Kim  Johansen, Steven Hunter
Nudgee’s Juniors: Connor Reeves, Baily Knoll, Dylan Gardiner, Ryan Swan, Kyle Testa, Dean Saxvik
Nudgee’s Seniors: Garry Heslop, Steven Rowley, Steven Toyne, Shane Ryan, Barry Quinn, Mario La Chuisa, Robert Stevenson Snr, Craig Philpott, Graham MacDonald,

Meanwhile, Indooroopilly Golf Club really cleaned up in Division 2 which moves them into Division 1 in 2015 while Wynnum and Mcleod golf clubs were successful in divisions 3 and 4 respectively

BDGA 2014 pennant winners
Division 1 pennant – Nudgee Golf Club
Open – Keperra Country Golf Club
Masters –Royal Queensland Golf Club
Juniors – Keperra Country Golf Club

Division 2 pennant – Indooroopilly Golf Club
Open – Indooroopilly Golf Club
Masters –Gailes Golf Club
Juniors – Indooroopilly Golf Club

Division 3 pennant – Wynnum Golf Club
Open – Wynnum Golf Club
Masters – Brisbane Golf Club
Juniors – Wynnum Golf Club

Division 4 pennant – McLeod Golf Club
Open – McLeod Golf Club
Masters – McLeod Golf Club
Juniors – Wolston Park Golf Club


Saturday 13 September 2014

2014 FTI Consulting Nudgee Pro Am

The FTI Consulting Nudgee Pro Am was played yesterday and is the 1st Pro Am at Nudgee since 2010. Previous winners of Pro Am's here at Nudgee include Terry Price, Ryan Haller and Brad Kennedy.
Nick Russell made the most of the benign morning conditions to fire a scintillating nine under par 62 for a four shot victory over Ryan Woodward. Nick's round equals the course record set, by Roger Davis in 2006 in the 1st Round of the Qld Senior Open.

“We could not of asked for better scoring conditions this morning and it was nice that I could take full advantage of the conditions,” said Russell. “It is great to see the Nudgee Pro Am once again on the Queensland Sunshine, especially in year where it has been so difficult to keep tournaments on the schedule. They always run a great event at Nudgee and it’s nice to add my name to the honour role of Pro Am winners.”

On behalf of the Nudgee Golf Club, congratulations Nick and a huge thank you to FTI Consulting and all the other event sponsors:

FTI CONSULTING
FORBES DOWLING
AUSTCOVER
CARLTON UNITED BREWERIES
SCHWEPPES
BBC DIGITAL
BROSNAN GOLF
JOHN DOWNS – NGC PROFESSIONAL

ALONG WITH NUDGEE GOLF CLUB MEMBERS:
DAVID HARPER
PHIL GREEN
PETER DALEY