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Brian Simmons takes victory at Yea Golf Club

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Dec 18, 2025

BRIAN Simmons took out the Monthly Medal and the yearly Gold Medal with an outstanding 75 (11) nett 64 last Saturday. There were 27 men and four ladies on the course which looked like it would receive some rain but it held off til later in the day.

Brian was in a hot group with three of them Martin Lowe and John Philips and Brian all birding the 14th.

Second on the day with also an excellent score was Jonathon Fisher (15) with 80 nett 65. Third was Martin Lowe (17) with nett 66 from fourth on countback with nett 67 Steve Rumney (24) from fifth Kevin Coghlan (20).

The putting was shared with 25 putts each from Paul Clayton, Martin Lowe and Gary Pollard. There was no nearest the pin on the 11th and Tony Rule was the grumpy Club Award winner.

The Gold Medal is the best score from a Medallist in the previous 12 months. Brian won his monthly medal last December as well. So Brian won the Gold Medal with 64 by three strokes from next best Medallist Kevin Coghlan with 67.

Many thanks to Chris Dunne and his boys Kobe and Cody for replacing the pin positions during the week. They did an excellent job and again show what volounteers can do for the club.

During the week the men had their Christmas outing to Yering Meadows Golf Course last Tuesday. Twenty members played both stableford and four ball best ball with Jeff Moss taking out the stableford with 36 points and also the four ball best ball with…

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