Par 3 Championship
The opening event for the 2021 BGC Annual Tournament was played on Sunday 21st November with the New Par 3 Championship being launched. A field of 109 players played in some pretty tough conditions with a strong wind blowing from the southwest. The wind made some green approaches pretty difficult and then having to contend the wind on the quick greens.
The day also included an added prizes of $10,000 for a hole in one on the 18th hole thanks to Daniel White and the team from Ballarat Mazda. No one took out the prize but Stuart Brehaut playing in the morning, lipped out and finished 30 cm behind the hole.
Congratulations to our inaugural winners of the Par 3 Championship, Murray Park winning the Men’s with a par round of 54 (holing his bunker shot on the 18th) and Helen Pascoe shooting a 1 over 55.
Thank you to all of the players who took part in the day.

Men's Results
1
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PARK, MURRAY
|
1.2 (+1)
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Ballarat GC
|
54 (0)
|
2
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WALLIS, DAVE
|
0.3 (+2)
|
Ballarat GC
|
54 (0)
|
3
|
BREHAUT, STUART
|
0.1 (+2)
|
Ballarat GC
|
55 (+1)
|
4
|
WHITFIELD, SAMUEL
|
3.1 (0)
|
Heathcote GC
|
58 (+4)
|
5
|
CLARKE, AARON
|
+2.3 (+3)
|
Ballarat GC
|
59 (+5)
|
6
|
BROWN, GEOFF
|
9.5 (4)
|
Ballarat GC
|
59 (+5)
|
7
|
MURRAY, LUKE
|
2.0 (+1)
|
Ballarat GC
|
59 (+5)
|
8
|
CLARK, PAUL
|
0.9 (+1)
|
Ballarat GC
|
59 (+5)
|
9
|
FELL, PETER
|
7.9 (3)
|
Ballarat GC
|
59 (+5)
|
10
|
SCHILTZ, CHRIS
|
3.0 (0)
|
Ballarat GC
|
59 (+5)
|
11
|
ANSTIS, DARCY
|
3.9 (1)
|
Ballarat GC
|
60 (+6)
|
12
|
BURKE, PETER
|
4.9 (1)
|
Ballarat GC
|
60 (+6)
|
13
|
HINES, WAYNE
|
4.5 (1)
|
Ballarat GC
|
60 (+6)
|
14
|
BATH, COOPER
|
12.1 (6)
|
Ballarat GC
|
60 (+6)
|
15
|
MADIGAN, KRIS
|
7.3 (3)
|
Midlands GC
|
61 (+7)
|
16
|
PADGETT, JOHN
|
8.5 (4)
|
Ballarat GC
|
61 (+7)
|
17
|
HIPKE, TOM
|
12.1 (6)
|
Ballarat GC
|
61 (+7)
|
18
|
ROBERTSON, CHARLES
|
4.6 (1)
|
Ballarat GC
|
61 (+7)
|
19
|
BATH, PETER
|
3.2 (0)
|
Ballarat GC
|
62 (+8)
|
20
|
ROBERTS, KIERAN
|
8.2 (4)
|
Ballarat GC
|
62 (+8)
|
21
|
ATWOOD, BILL
|
3.1 (0)
|
Ballarat GC
|
63 (+9)
|
22
|
MCCURRY, COLIN
|
13.6 (7)
|
Ballarat GC
|
64 (+10)
|
23
|
LAWRENCE, RICHARD
|
9.2 (4)
|
Ballarat GC
|
64 (+10)
|
24
|
FORBES, IAN
|
11.1 (5)
|
Ballarat GC
|
64 (+10)
|
25
|
DOWLING, BARCLAY
|
8.2 (4)
|
Ballarat GC
|
64 (+10)
|
26
|
CARTER, DENNIS
|
10.5 (5)
|
Ballarat GC
|
64 (+10)
|
27
|
WHITTAKER, PETER
|
17.2 (9)
|
Ballarat GC
|
65 (+11)
|
28
|
CAMERON, WAYNE
|
11.5 (6)
|
Ballarat GC
|
65 (+11)
|
29
|
FAULKNER, DENIS
|
18.8 (11)
|
Ballarat GC
|
65 (+11)
|
30
|
MCCANN, MATT
|
6.0 (2)
|
Ballarat GC
|
65 (+11)
|
31
|
MORCOMBE, JAMIE
|
9.8 (5)
|
Ballarat GC
|
66 (+12)
|
32
|
TREE, JASON
|
10.5 (5)
|
Ballarat GC
|
66 (+12)
|
33
|
WALKER, BRENTON
|
2.0 (+1)
|
Ballarat GC
|
66 (+12)
|
34
|
SAUNDERS, DOM
|
8.1 (3)
|
Ballarat GC
|
66 (+12)
|
35
|
HARRINGTON, NOEL
|
13.2 (7)
|
Ballarat GC
|
66 (+12)
|
36
|
COOPER, BOB
|
17.9 (10)
|
Ballarat GC
|
66 (+12)
|
37
|
HEWLETT, GLENN
|
10.2 (5)
|
Wonthaggi GC
|
66 (+12)
|
38
|
BRYCE, CAMERON
|
11.5 (6)
|
Ballarat GC
|
66 (+12)
|
39
|
WHITE, TONY
|
14.6 (8)
|
Ballarat GC
|
67 (+13)
|
40
|
MORAN, CAIN
|
15.8 (9)
|
Ballarat GC
|
67 (+13)
|
41
|
HODGE, TERRY
|
7.5 (3)
|
Ballarat GC
|
67 (+13)
|
42
|
CARTER, CAM
|
16.9 (9)
|
Ballarat GC
|
67 (+13)
|
43
|
WHITE, DANIEL
|
20.0 (11)
|
Ballarat GC
|
67 (+13)
|
44
|
NETHERWAY, PETER
|
14.2 (7)
|
Ballarat GC
|
67 (+13)
|
45
|
HINVES, WAZZA
|
4.7 (1)
|
Ballarat GC
|
67 (+13)
|
46
|
HOOD, HARRY
|
16.5 (9)
|
Ballarat GC
|
67 (+13)
|
47
|
WHITFIELD, JOHN
|
11.4 (6)
|
Ballarat GC
|
67 (+13)
|
48
|
SPENCER, MARK
|
15.4 (8)
|
Ballarat GC
|
68 (+14)
|
49
|
PRITCHARD, NEVILLE
|
14.8 (8)
|
Ballarat GC
|
68 (+14)
|
50
|
HARVEY, PETER
|
14.8 (8)
|
Ballarat GC
|
68 (+14)
|
51
|
JOLLY, DAVID
|
18.2 (10)
|
Ballarat GC
|
68 (+14)
|
52
|
BYRNE, STEPHEN
|
15.8 (9)
|
Ballarat GC
|
69 (+15)
|
53
|
WALKER, TIM
|
12.9 (7)
|
Ballarat GC
|
69 (+15)
|
54
|
HENNESSY, GREG
|
5.8 (2)
|
Rutherglen GC
|
69 (+15)
|
55
|
SIDEBOTTOM, BRUCE
|
21.6 (12)
|
Ballarat GC
|
69 (+15)
|
56
|
FOY, TONY
|
19.1 (11)
|
Ballarat GC
|
69 (+15)
|
57
|
WALDRON, GEOFF
|
13.1 (7)
|
Ballarat GC
|
70 (+16)
|
58
|
MAHONEY, TERRY
|
11.9 (6)
|
Ballarat GC
|
70 (+16)
|
59
|
PALANCA, SAM
|
14.0 (7)
|
Ballarat GC
|
70 (+16)
|
60
|
TADGELL, PETER
|
13.8 (7)
|
Ballarat GC
|
70 (+16)
|
61
|
JONES, ROSS
|
19.2 (11)
|
Ballarat GC
|
72 (+18)
|
62
|
HARROWFIELD, GARRY
|
26.4 (16)
|
Ballarat GC
|
72 (+18)
|
63
|
WILSON, MICK
|
16.4 (9)
|
Ballarat GC
|
74 (+20)
|
64
|
TEMPLAR, LAURIE
|
16.7 (9)
|
Ballarat GC
|
74 (+20)
|
65
|
NOONE, JOHN
|
15.4 (8)
|
Ballarat GC
|
75 (+21)
|
66
|
SIMS, JASON
|
19.5 (11)
|
Ballarat GC
|
76 (+22)
|
67
|
BLEASE, BRYAN
|
28.2 (17)
|
Ballarat GC
|
76 (+22)
|
68
|
COMITTI, DEAN
|
24.4 (14)
|
Ballarat GC
|
78 (+24)
|
69
|
SZAPIEL, BERNIE
|
24.8 (14)
|
Ballarat GC
|
83 (+29)
|
70
|
LAMB, GREG
|
24.0 (14)
|
Midlands GC
|
83 (+29)
|
71
|
HILL, JOHN
|
22.9 (13)
|
Ballarat GC
|
83 (+29)
|
72
|
FRY, GARY
|
16.5 (9)
|
Ballarat GC
|
86 (+32)
|
73
|
SMITH, ALAN
|
40.9 (25)
|
Ballarat GC
|
87 (+33)
|
Women's Results
1
|
PASCOE, HELEN
|
+0.4 (1)
|
Buninyong GC
|
55 (+1)
|
2
|
LIVINGSTON, JAN
|
17.1 (13)
|
Ballarat GC
|
64 (+10)
|
3
|
WALDRON, VICKI
|
11.5 (9)
|
Ballarat GC
|
64 (+10)
|
4
|
TATT, ANGELA
|
0.4 (1)
|
Ballarat GC
|
65 (+11)
|
5
|
ROGERS, DI
|
13.7 (11)
|
Ballarat GC
|
65 (+11)
|
6
|
BYRNE, SIMONE
|
16.2 (12)
|
Ballarat GC
|
65 (+11)
|
7
|
VELK, SUZANNE
|
18.1 (14)
|
Gisborne GC
|
66 (+12)
|
8
|
PRITCHARD, JULIE
|
15.3 (12)
|
Ballarat GC
|
69 (+15)
|
9
|
GRAY, LESA
|
19.1 (14)
|
Ballarat GC
|
70 (+16)
|
10
|
MOLESWORTH, LIZ
|
11.8 (9)
|
Ballarat GC
|
70 (+16)
|
11
|
WILSON, VICKI
|
17.5 (13)
|
Ballarat GC
|
70 (+16)
|
12
|
ERBACHER, KYM
|
17.4 (13)
|
Ballarat GC
|
71 (+17)
|
13
|
CARR, JULIE
|
8.3 (7)
|
Ballarat GC
|
72 (+18)
|
14
|
FORBES, JEN
|
14.9 (11)
|
Ballarat GC
|
72 (+18)
|
15
|
WELLS, LYN
|
27.8 (21)
|
Ballarat GC
|
72 (+18)
|
16
|
KENNEDY, KRISTIE
|
3.3 (3)
|
Avoca GC
|
72 (+18)
|
17
|
COMPSTON, MEGAN
|
21.3 (16)
|
Ballarat GC
|
72 (+18)
|
18
|
DELMENICO, BARBARA
|
31.7 (23)
|
Ballarat GC
|
76 (+22)
|
19
|
SIDEBOTTOM, SUE
|
19.2 (15)
|
Ballarat GC
|
77 (+23)
|
20
|
EDDY, SANDRA
|
19.5 (15)
|
Spring Valley GC
|
77 (+23)
|
21
|
BALL, LOUISE
|
24.9 (19)
|
Gisborne GC
|
78 (+24)
|
22
|
BENNETT, VICKI
|
21.9 (16)
|
Ballarat GC
|
78 (+24)
|
23
|
LAWRENCE, JENI
|
20.5 (15)
|
Ballarat GC
|
80 (+26)
|
24
|
HIPKE, SUSIE
|
23.3 (17)
|
Ballarat GC
|
81 (+27)
|
25
|
HARTY, JUNE
|
28.1 (21)
|
Ballarat GC
|
82 (+28)
|
26
|
SZAPIEL, ISABELLE
|
26.6 (20)
|
Ballarat GC
|
82 (+28)
|
27
|
BUTCHER, FAYE
|
29.1 (22)
|
Ballarat GC
|
83 (+29)
|
28
|
FRY, JEANETTE
|
28.8 (21)
|
Ballarat GC
|
85 (+31)
|
29
|
BLEASE, MAREE
|
26.1 (19)
|
Ballarat GC
|
85 (+31)
|
30
|
LAMB, ANNIE
|
27.2 (20)
|
Midlands GC
|
87 (+33)
|
31
|
HILL, HELEN
|
39.5 (29)
|
Ballarat GC
|
91 (+37)
|
32
|
SHORTEN, SUSAN
|
26.7 (20)
|
Ballarat GC
|
93 (+39)
|
33
|
JONES, JUNE
|
36.5 (27)
|
Ballarat GC
|
93 (+39)
|
34
|
WALLIS, SAMANTHA
|
33.2 (24)
|
Ballarat GC
|
97 (+43)
|
35
|
CALDWELL, LEXIE
|
41.0 (30)
|
Ballarat GC
|
97 (+43)
|
36
|
STIEFEL, NIKKI
|
44.0 (32)
|
Midlands GC
|
114 (+60)
|