AROUND THE STATES
QUEENSLAND NEW SOUTH WALES
Nudgee wins John Deere Teams
Qualifying event Mona Vale takes out John Alleson
Trophy
The Nudgee Golf Club team is off to New
Zealand in October after winning Chesterfield
Australia’s qualifying event for the John
Deere Teams Championship at The Brisbane
Golf Club recently. The team, led by General
Manager Aaron Muirhead, fired an amazing
score of 58.8, which was 13.2 under after
their handicap adjustment in the 3-ball
elimination scramble format. The Mona Vale Golf Club team has taken out
this year’s GMA NSW Captain/Presidents/
General Manager Day played at the New
South Wales Golf Club.
John Deere’s Rene Lubbers, who presented
the team with their prize, noted that scores
for the event usually win in the low 60’s so a
score of 58.8 was a remarkable score in the
format. Runners-up were Long Reef’s GM, Anthony
Dignan, President, Steve Twigg and Captain
Les Browne. A capacity field of 120 players
hit off in the annual event with clubs from as
far afield as Coffs Harbour, Bathurst, Wagga,
Canberra and Batemans Bay.
The team, representing the South East
Queensland area, will contest the Trans-
Tasman final from 11 – 13 October at Gulf
Harbour, and staying in Auckland.