09/07/2026
July 2026 Monthly Medal Results
There was no stopping David J. Madigan in the July 2026 Monthly Medal, producing a superb and consistent performance to take out the event with an impressive +8 score in the Par competition.
What made David’s round particularly remarkable was his consistency. He posted +4 on the front nine and +4 on the back nine, demonstrating complete control of his game from the opening tee shot to the final putt. While many players experienced swings in momentum throughout the day, David’s steady play proved the benchmark for the field.
A tightly contested chasing pack finished some distance behind on +3, with Rhys Owen, Jeremy Rodgers, Rowland Ryan, Ron Spratt and Jaran McKay all sharing the runner-up honours in the medal competition after strong rounds of their own. Despite their efforts, none could quite match Madigan’s outstanding five-point winning margin.
The victory also created one of the day’s most memorable moments during presentations. In a rare change of roles, David found himself on the receiving end rather than the presenting end of the Monthly Medal ceremony. With David usually the man handing out the prizes, it was his brother Greg Madigan who had the honour of presenting the medal this time around. To make the occasion even sweeter, David was more than happy to relieve Greg of a few dollars during the day’s competition before accepting the trophy from him afterwards!
As if a Monthly Medal victory was not enough, David’s exceptional form has also seen him secure the coveted position of Number 1 Qualifier for the Don Dunstan Memorial Trophy Knockout Competition. Entering the knockout series from the top spot will make him a player everyone will be watching closely in the weeks ahead.
Congratulations to David J. Madigan on an outstanding July Monthly Medal victory and on earning the top qualifying position for the Don Dunstan Memorial Trophy. If his current form is any indication, there may be plenty more silverware heading his way before the season is out.
22/05/2026
Sometimes a bit of course knowledge goes a long way!
Our Course Superintendent Nathan Turner came up victorious in the 13th Annual Red Tee Challenge Day, shooting a fantastic 40 Stableford points to win on a countback from Bern Nicholls. Starting on the 11th hole in the Shotgun Start, Nathan was firing early off the red tees, quickly getting himself to 5 up on his handicap. He slowed a little on the front 9, registering 17 points in a solid display but married with the 23 on the back 9, it proved enough. Bern Nicholls was a little more consistent on her way to 40 points, 21 on the front and 19 on the back cruelly finishing second by the Countback system.
A fantastic day as always, as we had 60 players in the field on a cool & foggy morning, raising money for our Women's Golf Development Fund. This Fund continues to go toward the next generation of Latrobe Junior Girls, and further assists in attracting and retaining new women members to the game and to Latrobe.
We thank the Women's Committee for their tireless efforts in organising the day. We would also like to thank the Groundstaff team for their great efforts in setting up the course, obviously to Nathan's advantage as he won the day.
Thank you to our members for supporting this great day and we hope to see even more next year!
Winners:
1st - Nathan Turner - 40 pts C/B
2nd - Bern Nicholls - 40 pts
Red Ball Team Competition:
Maureen Hocking, Judy Hewett, Jill Yeats & Amanda Thomas - 35 pts
NTP 1st - Jim James
NTP 9th - Sally Green
07/05/2026
As we tie a bow on the Victorian Pennant Season for the Club, with our annual Players v Caddies & Presentation Night coming up in a couple of weeks, we wanted to congratulate our Men's Team for a fantastic season in being promoted to Division 2.
After a nail-biting final round of the season at Latrobe, we would finish 2nd by the narrowest of margins and set up a final against top team Box Hill at Kew. A close 4-3 loss would follow in a contest that was tight all day, however fell the way of Box Hill after some fantastic golf across the board.
Thank you to all of our members who supported on the day and everyone who made Pennant a success in all of our teams; Sunday Women's, Friday Women's, Youth, Men's, Yarra Courses Senior & Junior Pennant. Thank you to members Janine Gale & Terry Wilcox for the photos throughout the season.
Bring on 2027!
25/04/2026
Today, we thank our Service Men and Women and award the Jim Foley Medal for the best score of the day in the GPL. A special thank you to the Camberwell Pompey Elliott RSL Sub-Branch for the joint ceremony today and organiser Peter Barnes, David Madigan, Lex Tier and James Bowen.
