Mandy wins Women's Singles Knockout

Mandy Bestwick is the Trentham Women's Singles Knockout champion for 2017. She defeated Marg Brierley on the 19th hole of the final on Monday June 28.

Marg Brierley and Mandy Bestwick

Mandy was 1-up coming up the 18th hole, but Marg fought back to win it. So they were all square and needed to play an extra hole. Mandy won the 19th hole with a par to win the match.

Mandy has been a member of the club for seven years and it is the first time she has won the singles knockout. Congratulations to Mandy for winning the championship, and to Marg as runner-up in such a close event.

Peter and Brendan win doubles knockout title

In the men's Doubles Knockout final, Peter and Brendan McMenamin defeated Ian Broome and Gerard Hughes 1 up. The match was very close all day with neither side gaining more than a two-hole advantage. After finishing all square after the 17th, Peter and Brendan won the 18th hole to snatch a last-gasp and tense win. Congratulations to Peter and Brendan and commiserations to Ian and Gerard who played well.

The Doubles Knockout is sponsored as always by John and Marie Bell, and the club thanks them for their support and encouragement.

Trentham women in close pennant final loss

The Trentham Women's Division 2 pennant team has come agonisingly close to success, losing the final 2-3 against Woodend at Lancefield. Two of the matches went down to the 18th hole in a contest that could not have been closer. Congratulations to the women for their huge effort, and to Woodend Golf Club for their win.

The Division 2 Trentham Women's pennant team

In other news, Mary Campbell was awarded Dalhousie District Player of the Year after the completion of the 2017 pennant, along with Sharon Campbell from Seymour and Chris Doherty from Woodend. Mary won Player of the Year previously in 2010.

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The future of the pine plantations at Trentham Golf Club

There are three small pine plantations at Trentham. They are situated between the 6th and 7th fairways, between the 7th and 8th fairways, and on the hill between the 16th and 17th fairways. The plantations were planted in the early 1980s, with the intention of providing an aesthetic value to the course as well as a long-term timber resource that would provide income to the club.

The committee has had to determine the management these areas and decided to harvest the pines. The contractor will commence harvesting during June 2017.