Round 3 of the Public Holiday Trophy was held on the Queen's Birthday holiday on Monday 12th June with results for the days competition found below. Upcoming rounds in the public holiday trophy are as follows:

Round 4: Labor Day - Monday 2nd October 2017
Round 5: Proclamation Day - Tuesday 26th December 2017
Round 6: New Years Day - Monday 1st January 2018
Round 7: Australia Day - Friday 26th January 2018
Round 8: Adelaide Cup Day - Monday 12th March 2018

Queen's Birthday Competition Results

The final of the 2017 Handicap Matchplay Championships was played on  Saturday 20th May between Hugh Griffin and Andy Amberg. After a solid start with players recording birdies and pars over the opening holes it was Andy that took advantage of the 12 shots he was given, making some solid pars, and grabbing a small lead of 1 up through 4 holes.

However Hugh bounced back taking advantage of a couple of holes where he didn't have to give up a shot by making par on the 5th and birdie on the 9th for wins. With Andy having a few troubles on the 7th and 8th the match had suddenly swung and Hugh took a 3 hole lead into the back nine.

Andy rallied to win the 11th but found trouble on the 13th to again drop to 3 down. A poor tee shot by Andy on 14 appeared to open the door but with a nice chip out and 3rd onto the green Andy recovered whilst Hugh hit his approach over the back. However he made a superb up and down from under the back tree to claim a half and keep the lead at 3.

With no shot given on the 15th Andy was again behind the 8 ball but made a brilliant par, recovering from a nearly dead position in the far left rough before chipping to gimmie range for his 5. Hugh's birdie putt to win the match was left well short but the 5 was enough to make the match dormie 3.

Both players hit nice tee shots on 16 but unfortunately Andy's second was far too long, bouncing well back under the trees behind the green. With a couple of awkward chips shots off the soft leaf litter needed to get the ball on the green Hugh only required a 3 putt from just off the back edge of the green to bogie the hole and win the match. He needed all 3 putts but made the required bogie making Hugh Griffin our 2017 Handicap Matchplay Champion, defeating Andy Amberg 3&2.

​2017 Handicap Matchplay Championships - Full Results

Results for the Semi Finals of the Handicap Matchplay can be found below. Next Saturday the 20th May will be the final of the Handicap Matchplay between Andy Amberg and Hugh Griffin, teeing off at 9:00 am.

Handicap Matchplay - Semi Finals

On Monday 8th May finals were played in the SGG Womens Pennant Competition with Echunga taking out the Division 2 - Hills pennant with an emphatic 5-0 win over Lake Albert.

Congratulations to all the players involved.

Results for the 1/4 Finals of the Handicap Matchplay can be found below. Next Saturday will be the May Monthly Medal round with the Semi Finals of the Handicap Matchplay on 13th May 2017.

Handicap Matchplay - Quarter Finals

Results for the ANZAC Day competition can be found can below. This was round 2 of the Public Holiday Trophy and attracted a great field of 40 players. Round 3 will be held on the Queen's Birthday Holiday on Monday 12th June 2017. Players only need to play in 3 rounds to qualify for the trophy whilst an individual competition is held each day.

​ANZAC Day Results

Results for the first round of the handicap matchplay can be found in the document below. Quarter Finals will be held on Saturday 29th April 2017 with the first group teeing off at 9:00 am.

Handicap Matchplay First Round Results

From time to time important member notices are placed within the member area of the website which can only be accessed via the link on the home page or the member login page. Within this area important member only notices are located under the "Member Notices" menu, found at the top of the page.

A recent notice has been placed within this section detailing changes to the employment structuring of greenkeeping staff at the golf club as decided by the management committee and which members are encouraged to read. If you are unable to login please look at the "User Policy" and "FAQ" documents found on the member login page. Should you still encounter issues please email the club at info@echungagolf.com.au

The 2017 Southern Golf Group Mens Pennants competition kicks off in just over a month (28th May 2017) and this season Echunga has nominated for an additional handicap team resulting in a total of 6 teams being placed into the competition (A1, A2, B1, B3, C1 and C2 grades).

This means that we need a total of 42 players EVERY week with additional players as reserves. With the additional handicap team we should also be able to accommodate more of the higher handicap players that are interested in playing in the pennant competition.

As such we would love for as many players to nominate as possible, regardless of handicap. There is now a sign up sheet at the club which you can fill out, nominating which weeks you will be able to play. Whilst preference will be given to those players who are able to commit to every week of the competition with the likelihood of reserves being required each week we encourage everyone to nominate even if they can only play 1 or 2 weeks.

Alternatively you can use our online sign up form to nominate for pennants. You only need to complete one nomination process. Further information can be found on our Pennants webpage.

Captain vs Vice Captain trophy

We will also once again be running the Captain vs Vice Captain team trophy as our 2017 Pennant Season warm up on Sunday 21st May @ 9:00 am. This competition will see the Captain and Vice Captain select teams who then play an individual handicap matchplay game against one of the opposition players.

A BBQ will be held afterwards and it is a good day to meet some of the other pennant players as well as have a competitive matchplay game. Further email communication will go out in the future to those players who nominate for pennants about this day and seeking nominations to play.