First of all I would like to sincerely thank everyone from the committee and the club members who volunteered and assisted in putting the day on and making it the outstanding success that it was. There is a great deal of activity that goes into making this day happen both prior to and on the day of the event and to make them run seamlessly. The support that was provided ensured this to be the case. This was reflected in the numerous accolades and comments on how much they enjoyed the day that were passed on by members and especially visitors, together with their commitment to participate in the next event. 

The level of support from sponsors for the day, both regular and ‘one-off’ sponsorships, was outstanding and there were many people going home with prizes that will remind them of the day’s success. 

Thank you to the day’s sponsors: 

Drummond Golf (Niddrie) 

Yering Station (Doug Rathbone): (Rathbone Wine Group 

Baringo Bar & Restaurant (Gary & Mel) 

Challenge Kids with Cancer 

Focal Promotions (Ian Wood) 

Country Wide Meats (Frank Marago) 

MTA Travel (Michelle Edwards) 

With a full field of 72 players we were at capacity, however the flow of the golf in both the morning and afternoon was really smooth with very little if any hold ups in the progress of the field. The following is a list of the winners on the day. 

The winners of the afternoon event were determined by a ‘sudden-death’ playoff on the Par 3 10th hole. This saw the two teams pitted against each other in an enthralling test of ‘skill’ and ‘nerve’. Watched by a packed gallery of spectators, the teams hit off with each of the team members succumbing to the pressure resulting in some very ordinary tee-offs. Once on the green, it was a ‘put-off’ with both teams having chances to wrap up the play-off. However it was the team of 

Phil Thomas, Dave Dunstan, Frank Manago and Spiro Kourkoumelis that showed the greater nerve and won the play-off. A fitting end to a great day at the Mt Macedon Golf Club. 

The revenue generated for donation to the Doing It For Jarrod charity totalled $6,038.10 which is an absolutely outstanding result which is well above our expectations. In addition to this amount there was some significant takings over the bar and through the 3rd tee through Mick and Caroline’s ‘staging post’. 

MMGC is looking forward to our next opportunity for the club to run this event and support a very special and deserving cause. I know that the people at Challenge and Briony Lyle (Jarrod’s wife) will be thrilled with the support that the Mt Macedon Golf Club has contributed to supporting the kids and their families.