2023 Results & Event Photos
Monday 6th March was the first day of the 2023 National Invitational when 130 women from 5 states across Australia participated in our 3 day event at The National Cape Schanck courses.
The Cape Schanck trophy is an individual stableford event played on the Old course and this years winner was Kathy Naoumidis from Keysborough playing off a 7 handicap with 42 points. Kathy had 6 birdies in the round and as she said at the presentation “It was her best ever round of Golf”.
The players enjoyed Welcome drinks and canape after play on Monday, getting to chat with players from all the other clubs. Tiffany Cherry from Golf Australia was our guest speaker and she spoke about the commitment and vision that Golf Australia has for women in Golf.
On Tuesday The National Invitational Teams event was played on the Gunnamatta Course, in conjuction with The National Cup which is the best combined individual stableford on Monday and Tuesday. Kathy played well again to win the National Cup with a total of 72 points.
The Teams Event, best 3 scores of the 4 players was won by the team from Burleigh on the Gold Coast with a total of 110 points. High winds (35- 40 km) were a feature on the day but many players seemed to relish the conditions with many scores over 36 points.
Two eagles were also a feature on the day, one was Karen Richardson holing out her approach shot on the 3rd. Karen went on to win 2 NTP’s (5th and 16th) , the one on the 5th 10 mm from the hole. She won the Bronze Individual stableford event with 41pts. The other was Debby Smith from Keysborough who eagled the 15th hole .
As Jan Edgar from Burleigh said in her acceptance speech, they don’t play in the wind, the cold or in carts so it was very different from their normal club golf – they were very excited to win this event as the past two years they had been unable to attend due to COVID restrictions.
The Presentation dinner was held on the Tuesday evening and everyone enjoyed a delicious buffet selection from our extraordinary chef and food and beverage team.
8:30am on Wednesday morning all players teed off on the Moonah Course for the Lady Nelson Bell – a 4BBB stableford event. Again the weather was cool and windy however the rain stayed away until everyone was inside enjoying lunch.
The team from Portsea , Jenny Roberts and Glenda Edmonds won the day with 41 points. They had lots of fun “ringing the bell”.
One of the teams emailed following the event “We felt very privileged to have been part of this experience and thank you for all that you did to make this experience a very memorable one. Your attention to detail, your very helpful committee and volunteers before getting on course and then when out on course was exceptional”.
The success of the event over the past eight years has made The National Invitational a very special event and in high demand for players to attend.
We would like to thank everyone who was involved, especially the volunteers on course who definitely enhance the experience for the players. For many players the National courses (and the weather) are a much more difficult challenge than normal but they all embrace the experience.
Results
Day 1 - The Cape Schanck Trophy
Individual Stableford - Monday
Prizes All Players
Day 2 - The National Invitational
TEAMS EVENT Best 3 of 4 Stableford - Tuesday
Prizes Teams All Players
The National Cup
(Best Individual Stableford Days 1 & 2)
Day 3 - The Lady Nelson Bell
4BBB Stableford - Wednesday
Prizes All Players
Clubs Represented in 2023
Albert Park Women’s, Apollo Bay, Axedale, Bairnsdale, Burleigh, Carrington Park/Eagle Ridge, Concord, Cromer, Cronulla, Deniliquin, Eastern, Glenelg, Grange, Hamilton, Heritage, Heywood, Huntingdale, Keysborough, Kingston Heath, Lake Bolac, Lake Karrinyup, Lakeside, Northern, Port Fairy, Portsea, RACV Cape Schanck, Rich River, Rosanna, Rosebud, Rossdale, Sanctuary Cove, Southern, The Dunes, Terang, Terry Hills, Timboon, Warrnambool, Yarra Park
