13th Beach Junior Trip

April 2010 School Holidays  |  Report by Steve Deally

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It was in the 2nd week of the April school holidays that eight juniors from Glenelg’s Junior Pennant Squad embarked on their journey to 13th Beach Golf Club, Barwon Heads, a short trip from Geelong.

Coming along to provide supervision and assistance was David Brand (General Manager), Paul Duregon (Junior Pennant Manager), Adrian Wickstein (Trainee Pro) and Bernie, the Gliderol Bus driver.

The boys are very grateful for the Club making this trip possible and special thanks goes to Paul Duregon for giving up his time continuously to make life as a junior member at Glenelg better than that of any other club.

Also I would like to commend David Brand – his commitment to us juniors was evident when, being so focused on the trip, that he actually forgot to bring any golf clothes for the four nights away.

Adrian Wickstein proved what he is capable of, getting the best out of every junior on the trip and we were grateful for all of his advice on our golf games. We hope Adrian will continue at Glenelg Golf Club when his traineeship is over. That being said, we had a minimum eight hour bus trip ahead of us and this was to be the only downer on a perfect week.

When we arrived at our accommodation, “The 13th Beach Bunker”, some of us chose to unpack while others decided it was necessary to spend the time checking out the course with the short bit of time left before darkness. We settled in well and got a great rest in some truly magnificent accommodation before a big day ahead.

The first morning would bring us to an 18 hole ambrose competition on the Beach course, the more renown course of the two. Will Carman and Jordan Williams took out the prize with an impressive 6 under.

The afternoon matches would see the matchplay events commence on the Creek course. Winners in the afternoon were:

• Sam Hynes over Henry Duregon
• Steven Deally over Will Carman
• Jordan Williams over Todd Williams
• Sam Raschella over Braeden Kelly

After some quality golf we headed into Barwon Heads where the best parmi’s in town awaited some very hungry golfers.

The second day brought us two games, one in the morning on the Beach course and one in the afternoon on the Creek course. We also participated in the club competition in the morning round, and Adrian Wickstein proved his talent shooting a one under 71, despite having 33 putts. Well done Wick. Also well done to Henry Duregon with 37 points.

The mornings matches brought wins to:

• Sam Hynes over Will Carmen
• Henry Duregon in match of the week over Steven Deally
• Jordan Williams over Sam Raschella
• Braeden Kelly over Todd Williams

The afternoon saw Braeden Kelly heading home with a mysterious chicken pox outbreak, which was disappointing for Braeden and the group.  Match results saw Hynes beat Deally and Duregon beat Carman. Jordan Williams won 10/8 as Kelly was sent home, although Wick provided some tough competition in Kelly’s place, and we also saw Sam Raschella win 8 holes straight to win on the 17th against Todd Williams.

The 3rd night brought our group together for a fish and chip dinner where swings were reviewed on video, the facilities of “The Bunker” were used such as the pool and spa, and then another good night sleep was found.

The third and final day of golf awaited the finals to be played, with Jordan Williams defeating Sam Hynes to take out the number one title – a great match to watch with Jordan very close to par in a terrific display of scrambling to win. The battle for third place between Henry Duregon and Sam Raschella was won by Henry, whilst the battle for 5th was won by Will Carman over yours truly. Congratulations to Jordan Williams for winning the matchplay tournament with some fantastic golf.

After our morning round we finished off with some lesson time on the range with Adrian before heading into Torquay for a look at Bells Beach and a shop around. Some of us using the time to relax away from golf while others went bargain hunting – regardless, it was a very pleasant afternoon.

Our fourth and final night before a long trip home brought us back to the pub in Barwon Heads. We enjoyed a meal while Paul, David, Bernie and Wick had four of the most well earned beers I’ve ever seen. The night was finished off by packing up and the trip was finished by the long trip home before some putting competitions back on home soil.

The trip was a major success that saw some good golf, some great fun and bonding between the future of Glenelg Golf Club. Everyone is looking forward to future trips, and would again like to thank Paul and David for making this possible, everyone that has donated to the Glenelg Golf Club Foundation, the Club Committee, Adrian, Bernie the Bus Driver and Gliderol, and 13th Beach Golf Club for being so accommodating.

Junior Trip Sponsors, Accommodation & Facilities

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Click here to visit “The Bunker” website
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