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Metropolitan

Pennant Final Results

Metropolitan Pennant Final - Results All Sections

Metropolitan Pennant Final - Section One

Metropolitan Pennant Final - Section Two

Metropolitan Pennant Final - Section Three

Metropolitan Pennant Final - Section Four

Metropolitan Pennant Final - Section Five

 

Section Three Pennant Winners- Sunshine

Section Four Pennant Winners - Northern 

Section Five Pennant Winners - Sandhurst 

Pennant Season Finishes on High Note

Sunday 23 May, 2010

The 2010 Pennant season for WGV has come to a close following the successful finals played across Keysborough, Kew and Northern respectively. This year WGV and the VGA had men and women playing at the same venues which ensured an exceptionally large spectator turnout occurred across all three venues. Under surreal weather conditions for finals, the players graced the fairways with their remarkable drives and beautifully mastered putts.

Section One played at Keysborough GC had a battled underway between Commonwealth and Heidelberg. A late start saw the players continuing on into the late afternoon, with many spectators watching eagerly. As the end results started coming in, it was obvious that this was a close match, with each club having three games. It came down to the last pair played by Reanna Matthews and Grace Lennon, however a spectacular putt by Matthews ensured the game did not have to go to the 19th and Commonwealth walked away Victorious.

Section Two had Woodlands competing against Huntingdale at Keysborough GC, with the first tee off at 8.30am. The match was to be an exciting one as Woodlands had not lost a match in the season except to Huntingdale, so the competition was considered relatively even. However once on course Woodlands determined to walk away with the win put on a marvellous effort and whilst Huntingdale players put on a great show, they unfortunately did not walk away with the win, Woodlands 4 ½ / 2 ½.

Section Three hosted at the Kew golf club had Sunshine and Spring Valley teeing off against each other. With no losses for the season Sunshine was the favourite, however Spring Valley having only dropped one game were also in with a chance. Whilst the scores did not reflect the strong opposition held by Spring Valley, Sunshine GC players showed their unbelievable skills on the course, walking away victorious with a 7/0 score. 

Green Acres against Northern was also to prove to be an interesting competition as each team had only lost one match this season. Having lost to Northern 5/2 the last time they meet, Green Acres was eager to correct past results. Sadly today was not their day and after Northern winning four games, the captains agreed to square the remaining matches.

Finally Sandhurst and Amstel played at Northern today, teeing off in the middle of the morning. Sandhurst, who has not dropped a game all season, was keen to continue on their winning streak. Amstel however had other ideas and put up a strong opposition. A battle was underway, but whilst Amstel showed noteworthy golfing skills it was not enough to defeat the strong Sandhurst team, going down 6/1.

Congratulations to all winning teams today for all their hard work and dedication throughout the season. Congratulations must also be given to the runner-ups who have also achieved a remarkable effort in making the finals – well done.

With the Pennant season coming to a close a big thank you must go out to all players, caddies, captains, managers and clubs for their continual involvement in the competition and support. A thank you must also be given to the Board members and Match Committee members of WGV who have gone down every week in support of the competition and for their tireless effort today.

Undefeated Players

Sunday 23 May, 2010

The undefeated player badge is an accolade bestowed on those players in recognition of their dedication and hard work to achieve an undefeated status for the Pennant season. Each year only a small handful of players achieve this status in the Metropolitan Pennant competition.

Congratulations to Sandhurst GC who had a number of players within their Pennant team who achieve an undefeated season. Unfortunately the finals overshadowed their recognition so congratulations to the following players for achieving ‘Undefeated Player’.

Lisa Holmquest
Olympia Kang
Phoebe Johnson
Anna Cui
Tong Wang

Congratulations must also be given to the following players for their remarkable efforts:

Helen Drake - Croydon GC
Mel Dow - Green Acres GC
Ingrid Noack - Heidelberg GC
Wendy Tottenham - Medway GC
Rebecca Wright - Southern GC
Samantha Fleming - Sunshine GC
Jessica Pickwick - Sunshine GC
Bridget Hill - Woodlands GC

Pennant Finals

Section 1: Commonwealth v Heidelberg...Keysborough GC at 11.15am (10th tee)

Section 2: Woodlands v Huntingdale...Keysborough GC at 8.30am (1st tee)

Section 3: Sunshine v Spring Valley...Kew GC at 11.15am (10th tee)

Section 4: Green Acres v Northern...Kew GC at 8.30am (1st tee)

Section 5: Sandhurst v Amstel...Northern GC at 10.15am (1st tee)

Plenty to celebrate as WGV Pennant finalists determined

After an almost year long review of women’s pennant, the 2010 season played under the revised Sunday format concluded today. Not only were early starts part of the 2010 season, so too was playing games to conclusion, finals in all sections and a two-up/two-down grading system. The combination of these three conditions produced extremely high level s of golf across all five sections throughout the season, with some matches today determining finalists and relegations.

In Section 1, Commonwealth defeated Metropolitan at home to well and truly cement top spot on the ladder. Heidelberg’s win over Southern secured the yarra clubs position in the Section 1 final, with Kingston Heath just one match behind following their win against Long Island. Metropolitan, Yarra Yarra and Victoria were all tied on match points at the end of the season with only game points separating the three teams. Rounding out Section 1 were Long Island and Southern GC’s in 7th and 8th place.

Playing at home today, Woodlands advanced to the Section 2 final with a win against Royal Melbourne. Only 5 games behind, Huntingdale finished in 2nd place with a convincing win over Riversdale. In outright 3rd, Kew got home against Rosanna with a 4/3 win, with Eastwood not far behind in 4th place after a convincing win also against Cranbourne. Rosanna and Riversdale will again play in Section 2 next year finishing the season in 5th and 6th place, with Cranbourne and Royal Melbourne ending the season in 7th and 8th position.

An undefeated season has given Sunshine top spot in the Section 3 competition, with Spring Valley winning all except their match against the first place getters. Just missing out on playing the final was the team from Kingswood, finishing in 3rd place. Up against Sunshine today, Keysborough finished the season four match points clear of Patterson River and Latrobe GC’s to finish in outright 4th place. Latrobe’s win over Rossdale today saved them from relegation finishing in 6th place behind Patterson River, with Rossdale and Peninsula finishing the season in 7th and 8th place.

After a lengthy fog delay this morning, the team from Green Acres finished the season in top spot in Section 4, even with a loss today against 2nd place team Northern. Coming in 3rd was Eastern, only one match behind the top two teams. Croydon was unable to influence today’s results having drawn the bye, however the team’s performance throughout the season was good enough to keep them in the Section for 2011 having finishing in 4th place. Medway’s win today over The Heritage helped them avoid relegation, with Box Hill and The Heritage ending the season in 6th and 7th place.

Having finished their season on 2 May, Sandhurst had a flawless season finishing undefeated on the top of the Section 5 ladder. They will play Amstel in the final, following their win against Sanctuary Lakes in the final round. Similar to Section 1, three teams were tied on match points with only games separating the final positions. Finishing 3rd behind Amstel was Kooringal, with Sanctuary Lakes 4th and Cheltenham 5th. In 6th place was Waverley.

Full results and the final ladder can be found for each section below. WGV welcomes everyone to the finals next week to cheer on the teams competing.


Pennant Results

SECTION

ROUND RESULTS

SECTION LADDER

Section One

Section 1 Results Rd 1

Section 1 Results Rd 2

Section 1 Results Rd 3

Section 1 Results Rd 4

Section 1 Results Rd 5

Section 1 Results Rd 6

Section 1 Results Rd 7

Section 1 Ladder

Section Two

Section 2 Results Rd 1

Section 2 Results Rd  2

Section 2 Results Rd 3

Section 2 Results Rd 4

Section 2 Results Rd 5

Section 2 Results Rd 6

Section 2 Results Rd 7

Section 2 Ladder

Section Three

Section 3 Results Rd 1

Section 3 Results Rd 2

Section 3 Results Rd 3

Section 3 Results Rd 4

Section 3 Results Rd 5

Section 3 Results Rd 6

Section 3 Results Rd 7

Section 3 Ladder

Section Four

Section 4 Results Rd 1

Section 4 Results Rd 2

Section 4 Results Rd 3

Section 4 Results Rd 4

Section 4 Results Rd 5

Section 4 Results Rd 6

Section 4 Results Rd 7

Section 4 Ladder

Section Five

Section 5 Results Rd 1

Section 5 Results Rd 2

Section 5 Results Rd 3

Section 5 Results Rd 4

Section 5 Results Rd 5

Section 5 Ladder


Section Ladders are adjusted weekly with the round.

Pennant Rolls On into Round Three

Wednesday 14 April, 2010

This week the women playing round three Pennant had to contend with Melbourne's winter weather rolling in, with rain early in the morning and a cold breeze throughout the day. Whilst these factors would have made anyone else want to stay inside with a hot chocolate, the Pennant teams were up and teeing of as per usual.

Starting at Section one, which had this week's round hosted by Heidelberg, the women had a later start due to flooded greens. However the weather did not seem to affect players performance with a tight competition been held. Heidelberg used their home club to their advantage defeating Yarra Yarra, which now sees them sitting equal first on top of the ladder. Commonwealth also shares top spot on the leader board after a narrow victory over Southern 4/3, which could have gone either way as many games were decided on the 18th. Victoria also managed to hold off higher ranking Kingston Heath, placing them in sixth position, whilst Metropolitan defeated Long Island, allowing them to sit on third spot.

Section two saw Woodlands continue their winning streak for a third consecutive week, defeating Rosanna and placing them on top of the section ladder. Kew scored a win at their home club against Huntingdale, with many of the games played until the 19th and 22nd. Eastwood and Riversdale also battled it out on the course with Eastwood fortunate enough to just get ahead and take home the win. Cranbourne managed to pull off a win against Royal Melbourne despite three games forced to be played up to the 19th and 20th.

Section three hosted at Patterson River this week, saw a number of clubs move around the ladder. Keeping with the home club tradition this week Patterson River achieved a win against Latrobe 5/2. Spring Valley defeated Peninsula placing them fourth on the ladder, whilst Keysborough managed to move to second position after downing Rossdale 5/2. Sunshine continued with their winning streak defeating Kingswood and placing the teams 1st and 3rd respectively.

Eastern played host for Section Four on the Sunday, which on the ladder shows not much disparity between the scores of 1st place and 6th place. Box Hill managed to walk away with a win on the day defeating Northern 4/3 placing the teams fourth and fifth respectively. Croydon also managed to grab a win, narrowly defeating Medway 4/3, whilst Green Acres continued with their success defeating The Heritage and placing the team in first place on the ladder.

Section five saw some high ranking scores on the ladder, with Sandhurst having three wins under their belt and 21 game points, after defeating Kooringal. Sanctuary Lakes pulled off a win against Waverley 5/2 putting the team into fourth position; meanwhile Amstel defeated Cheltenham ensuring their place in second spot for this week's results.

Well done to all players and caddies for another fantastic and entertaining week of golf. Thanks again to all hosting clubs and affiliated members who assisted on the day, as well as WGV Board members who have been making the rounds each Sunday.

2010 Metropolitan Pennant

2010 Metropolitan Pennant Draw

Please note that Section Five in the Pennant Handbook has been altered, please refer to the ammended draw listed below.

2010 Metropolitan Section 5 Draw

2010 Metropolitan Pennant Conditions

2010 Metropolitan Pennant Handbook

WGV Pennant Review

Tuesday 16 June 2009

Thank you to all our valued members who gave time to attend either or both forums WGV conducted on Friday 12th June at Southern Golf Club and Monday evening 15th June at Huntingdale Golf Club. Over three hundred women attended these forums, which indicate once again how much we all care about our sport.

We appreciate all the feedback and questions presented to us and we trust the information offered at both forums has provided you all a greater understanding of the process, consultation and research data that assisted us in making our decision to move Metropolitan Pennant to Sunday.

We value and appreciate the spirit displayed at both forums and commend all who attended for their clear, concise questions and their respect of fellow golfers.

WGV is aware the decision we made was going to be difficult for some of our members and it saddens us that we have upset some of you with the outcome of the pennant review. Based on our detailed consultation process and research results, WGV strongly believe it is a decision that will benefit our sport in the future and will place womens golf in a more prominent position. It will also raise the profile of Metropolitan Pennant by making it a high quality competition open to all women.

Therefore, our decision stands and we seek all your support in getting behind both Metropolitan Pennant and Metropolitan Matchplay competitions continue to support your clubs with the passion and commitment you have given in the past and work with us to consolidate these evolving competitions.

Herewith please find the presentations as delivered at both forums for your information and, no doubt, further analysis.

WGV Match Committee will now work together to finalise the conditions of both Pennant and Metropolitan Matchplay. Entry forms will soon be distributed to all Metropolitan clubs. WGV encourages anyone who wishes to provide input into the conditions to forward ideas to tournaments@womensgolf.org.au. The Match Committee will review all feedback and make the final decisions regarding conditions.

We look forward to working with all clubs and all members to finalise the conditions of these two important competitions and we look forward to seeing you on the golf course some time soon.

WGV Reference Group

Eleanor Stawell - Chair of Match

Bronwen Young - Chief Executive Officer

Louise MacDonald - Golf Manager

Jodi Kelly - Tournament Manager

Forum Presentations

Other Files

About

Within six months of forming the Victorian Ladies Golf Union in 1906, a decision was made to introduce a pennant competition played out between Eaglemont (Yarra Yarra), Albert Park and Royal Park Golf Clubs and five of the Union's six founding clubs, Caulfield (Metropolitan), Essendon (Northern), Geelong, Kew and Surrey Hills (Riversdale). In 1907, Surrey Hills went through the season undefeated to win the inaugural VLGU pennant season.

In 1908, the increased amount of clubs affiliated with the Union justified the introduction of three pennant divisions - Senior, Junior A and Junior B. These divisions remained in place for quite some time, until the Union abandoned the Senior Division in 1946 and awarded pennant cups to winners in the Silver and Bronze divisions.

Pennant cups had been awarded to winning teams since 1910, with the exclusion of years between 1925 and 1946, when the Union awarded Pennant flags to winning Senior and Junior A teams only. One year later, the decision was made to award Senior, Junior A and Junior B pennant winners with a flag for their first win. The club could purchase another flag for additional wins at a price of 3.10.0. In 1970, the Union became a little more generous, offering to put an extra date on pennant flags if the club wins more than once, as the price of flags had risen to $27.

For most of Pennant's early years, Royal Melbourne Golf Club dominated the competition, including winning all three divisions in 1914. A few years later, in 1925 the Union abolished handicap limits within divisions, and ruled that teams were to be made up of five players, playing in handicap order. However, five years later, in 1930, the Union changed this rule stating that player order was up to the Captain as â??handicaps are not important in matchplay.

As we can see, many changes were occurring to the rules of Pennant, and in 1931 the Union established pennant guidelines. Firstly, pennant was played in handicap divisions. Pennant A, Scratch - 18, B: 19-30 and C: 30-36. Secondly, each team was to consist of seven players, all to play off scratch, and finally, cost to clubs to enter a pennant team was 10/-.

Pennant experienced even more changes in the 1960's and 70's, with many of the decisions made still applicable to today's game. Many of you may remember the decision in 1961 to allow clubs to give golf balls to pennant players, as the Union ruled that such an act would not affect a player's amateur status. Interestingly, the VGA did not agree to this at the time. In 1963 it was decided to allow town players to also compete for country pennant teams within the same season. In 1964, matches square after 18 holes were to go down the 19th, however this rule changed in 1968 with squared matches accounting for a half. In 1972 pennant teams were played with the lowest handicapper hitting off first. A discussion was had in 1974 to play teams in reverse order, however it wasn't until 1976 that this rule took effect.

Today as has always been the way, women's pennant matches are fiercely contested, with all players representing their Club with passion and pride. Women's pennant in Victoria has been privy to have some of Australia's golfing legends play for city Clubs, such as Gladys Hay, Burtta Cheney, Nellie Gatehouse and Mona McLeod. We have also been privy to have current touring professionals such as Nadina Light, Sarah Kemp, Emma Bennett, Kate Combes and Rebecca Stevenson, play in our pennant competition. And now, today, we have Australian representative players Grace Lennon, Bre Elliott, Stacey Keating, Clare Choi and Jody Fleming playing for their Clubs in Section 1 pennant.

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