Once again we had only three players left with a mathematical chance of winning the Massey. Henry now 7 pts ahead of Glenn and 9.5 pts ahead of Murph. Glenn was very, very optimistic on Friday night of causing another "miracle on the golf course" comeback victory.

At the half way mark the scores were:
Jimmy & Quinny 22, Schimma 21, Robbo & Kenny 18, Murph & Gooey 17, Glenn & Henry 16, Beano 15 & Scoot 13. It seems that the chasers had a window of opportunity there but couldn't take advantage of Henry's mediocre 9 hole total.

The Match Play final saw Schimma 3 up at the half after winning 4 of the first 9 holes.
 
Murph & Glenn both made up ground overtaking many others coming home with 35 (17 & 18) and 34 (16/18) respectively. However, unfortunately for them those others also slipped behind Henry who carded a final score of 33 points (16/17), doing enough to bring home an unprecedented ninth Massey title (out of 31). It was also Glenn's 9th runner's up.

Jimmy shot a magnificent 42 points (new course record) to win the final round with Schimma in second spot with a 39 both having super weekends of golf.

Scores were:
Jimmy 42 (22 out / 20 in), Schimma 39 (21/18), Murph 35 (17/18), Glenn 34 (16/18), Henry 33 (16/17), Q 32 (22/10),
Robbo 31 (18/13, Scoot 29 (13/16), Gooey 28 (17/11), Kenny 28 (18/10) & Beano 27 (15/12).

COURSE RECORDS:    Stableford - J.Griffiths 42 (prev. S.Soutar 40)

Aggregate individual weekend total prizemoney went to Jimmy with a combined 81 points over Schimma 79 others were:
PW 72, DM, GM & KB 68, MR 65, SS 63, IQ 59, SL 55 & AS 46.

F@#king hot conditions welcomed us back to Yarrawonga for our first round at the all new Black Bull GC. Staying at original home of the Massey finals the Yarrawonga GC.
Unfortunately, Michael was a late withdrawal due to work commitments.

Groups were drawn on Thursday night .... SL/SS/DM; JG/KB/PW/GM & RW/IQ/MR/AS (matchplay group)

With Henry coming into the round holding a handy 5 & 6 point lead over Glenn & Murph respectively. At the half way mark the scores were: Henry 22 (35 strokes!), Schimma 22, Jimmy, Kenny & Scoot 19, Glenn 16, Murph & Robbo 15, Gooey 13, Quinny 10 & Beano 9

In stifling heat it was Schimma (22 & 18) & Kenny (19 & 21) who tied in first place with 40 pts a piece, Henry (22/17) & Jimmy (19/20) equal 3rd with 39 pts. Glenn (16/18) & Murph (15/18) could only manage 34 & 33 respectively to drop further behind. An overall lead of 7 points over Glenn & 10.5 over Murph. As we know from recent history Glenn has chased down bigger leads and with Henry's handicap trimmed to 3.9 - who knows?

Other scores were:

Robbo 34 (15/19), Scoot 34 (19/15), Gooey 27 (13/14), Quinny 27 (10/17) & Beano 19 (9/10).

Nearest the Pin winners were: 1st Schimma 0.5m, 3rd Henry.

Beautiful conditions greeted us by the sea, however many disappointing scores might have suggested otherwise. Glenn went out intent on making up ground and played accordingly with a standout 40 points (19 out & 21 in) to beat an improved Beano 38 points (13 out & 25 in - What!) with Murph doing enough with a 37 (17 out & 20 in) to come in 3rd and also make up some handy ground on Henry prior to the final rounds in Yarrawonga.
It now seems like a battle between four (or is it just One!) with Henry taking a 5 point lead over Glenn to the Big Weekend with Murph just one point further adrift and a disappointing result for Gooey seeing him a further 2 points behind Murph and now some 8.5 points off the lead. The rest of the field is 12.5 points + off the pace.

Other scores were:
Mark "The Difference" O'Connor 36 (20/16), Schimma 36 (20/16), Westy 34 (16/18), Robbo 31 (12/21), Q 31 (14/17), Gooey 30 (14/16), Scoot 29 (15/14) & Jimmy 27 (17/10). Mike & Kenny absent.

Play commenced on the back nine with the 9th hole out of play and the "betting hole" played as the ninth. Gooey went back to back in The Dewars Classic with a red hot 46 stableford points (24 out & 22 in - no anchor there!) to earn the big points and keep within striking distance of the little tubby master who also compiled 39 points (19 / 20) to finish on the podium in third spot. While "The Difference" shot a very winnable score of 41 points (15 / 26 wow!) to come home in second place.

Henry now holds a 5.5 point lead over Gooey with three rounds to play with Murph a further 3.5 points further back in third spot overall. While the rest of the field have some catching up to do.

Other scores were:
Q 37 (18/19), Bean 36 (14/22), Kenny 36 (16/20), Murph 35 (17/18), Glenn 31 (14/17), Schimma 30 (14/16), Jimmy 30 (15/15), Mike 28 (15/13) & Scoot 27 (14/13)

The Dewars Team results were:
SL/JG/MH/KB -  33pts (brought ball home)
DM/RW/GM/MR - 32pts (Schimma lost ball on last - ie 8th)
PW/IQ/A.S/S.S -  21pts (Q lost ball on 18 ie 11th)

More controversy surrounded Ray "15 Clubs" Wiseman when he stood accused of playing "Social Golf" by his fellow playing group members - he also lost the "Dewars" after losing the ball on the last hole which saw his team go down by one point. He was put before the Massey Kangaroo Court and subsequently sentence to hang by the neck.

Great to see another full field as Murph and Glenn advanced their chances for Massey glory being the only two to beat par with a 42 & 40 respectively and a share in second place overall. However, Henry was still able to hold a handy 5 point lead by coming in equal 3rd with Schimma, Robbo & Mike who all came in with 35's.

Other scores were:
Scoot & Bean 34, Gooey & Kenny 33, Q 27 & Jimmy 24.

PERSONAL BEST:    Stableford D.Murphy 42 (= prev.)

A nice warm day greeted us at lovely Leongatha for round 2 action where a full field competed with Robbo in for Fussy for the rest of the season.

We started on the 14th hole and only one player, Schimma managed to beat his handicap playing in his first game for the year and took much needed maximum points coming home with a score of 37 stableford (17 front & 20 back). Scoot returned to form to finish 2nd with 36 pts (18 & 18) while Westy (19/16) & Jimmy (21/14) tied third on 35. Westy & Gooey have consolidated there good start and are now sitting clear of the field at this early stage.

Other scores were:
Gooey 34 (19/15), Glenn 31 (15/16), Robbo 31 (15/16), Beano 29 (15/14), Q 28 (14/14), Murph 26 (14/12), Mike 21 (11/10) & Kenny 21 (14/7).

Sadly, only nine were able to take their place in the opening round this year with notable absentees/apologies from Fussy, Schimma & Jimmy on what was not a bad day for golf.

Westy & Gooey have got the best start this season to share the main Massey points with credible returns of 38 stableford (both 19 out & 19 in). With Murph & Michael sharing 3rd on 36 points apiece (Murph 21 out /15 in & Mike 16 / 20). The rest of our intrepid warriors were 5 to 13 points further adrift. Including last years champ Glenn who could only muster 11 points on the back nine for a total of 29 points in 6th place.

Other scores were:
Q 31 (17/14), Glenn 29 (18/11), Kenny 26 (11/15), Beano 25 (13/12) & Scoot 23 (13/10).

With only three players left with a mathematical chance of winning the Massey and Jimmy a whopping 7.5 pts ahead of Glenn and a big chance for the double (inc. Match Play!). But will he struggle with a jarred thumb received during yesterday play - we headed off to Lonsdale GC.

At the half way mark (back nine played first) The scores were:
Fussy 23, Scoot 20, Robbo 19, Murph & Gooey 18, Henry & Q 17, Mike 16, Beano 15, Glenn & Jimmy 14, Schimma 12. Once again the leaders were succumbing to the pressure, and Beano & Glenn need to make up 8 points to catch Jimmy and still had a lot to do with only 9 holes left but Jimmy was seen struggling with his injury.

The Match Play final saw Fussy 5 up at the half after winning the first 5 holes with the monkey on his back getting very restless.
 
Bean struggled to get going coming in with only 14pts for a total of 29, Jimmy clearly battling, managed only to muster another 13 points for a total of 27. However, reminiscent of 08/09, Glenn fought back with 21 pts for a total of 35 to finish fifth on the day which meant Jimmy needed to finish last for an upset. Then as the cards were collated back at the Seaview Cottages lounge / bar it was revealed that history would indeed repeat for Glenn as he brought home his second Massey title from a long way back - this time by 0.5 points but no play-off required.

Fusspot shot an incredible 43 points to win the round and the Match Play final 6 & 4 over the wounded Jimmy and the monkey was finally off his back which was last seen amongst the bamboo trees of the Esplanade Hotel beer garden waiting for the Rod Stewart (or was it Brian Mannix? - Nar nar not me!) tribute show.

Scores were:
Fussy 43 (23 out / 20 in), Scoot 40 (20/20), Henry 36 (17/19), Robbo 36 (19/17), Glenn 35 (14/21), Gooey 31 (18/13),
Murph 30 (18/12, Q 30 (17/13), Mike 30 (16/14), Beano 29 (15/14), Schimma 28 (12/16), Jimmy 27 (14/13).

Aggregate Stableford results were: RW/MR/SS/IQ 140, JG/MO/SL/MH 131, PW/DM/GM/AS 130.

Overseas to the Bellarine Peninsula for the penultimate & final rounds of the 35th Massey staying in historical Queenscliff where the Seaview Cottages hosted by Helen & John provided us with a real private Massey club house type of feel.

The windswept Thirteenth Beach greeted us for the traditional moving day of the Massey with "No.13" Robbo once again filling the breach (good onya mate!) after Kenny had withdrawn due to work commitments.

At the half way mark the scores were: Murph 22 (39 strokes!), Glenn 19, Mike 17, Fussy 16, Henry, Jimmy & Gooey 15, Bean & Scoot 12, Robbo 11, Schimma 10 & Quinny 9

All scores returned for the day proved how tough the going was with everyone failing to get close to par 36 points. It was Murph & Glenn who tied in first place with 33 pts a piece, Murph with only 11 points coming in and Glenn in with 14. While Henry came in with a 13 for a total of 28 points for third. The Massey leader managed to tie for fifth with 26 points - this was enough for Jimmy to increase his lead over Bean to 8 points. However, Glenn edged into 2nd place but still 7.5 points behind with one round to go. The biggest lead since Glenn overhauled Kenny at The Dunes in 08/09. Will history be repeated?

Other scores were:

Robbo 27 (11/16), Q 26 (9/17), Jimmy 26 (15/11), Schimma 25 (10/15), Mike 25 (17/8), Fussy 24 (16/8), Bean 22 (12/10), Scoot 22 (12/10) & Gooey 15 (7/8 - what!).

Aggregate Stableford results were: - PW/DM/IQ/MR 115; RW/GM/MH/SS 105; SL/MO/JG/AS 87 (The Match Play Group!).