Round 1 NTGA Pennant

Pennant Golf
Each year Tasmanian golf clubs play pennant against each other. It's called pennant because that is what you win at the end of the season. The state is divided up into regions and my golf club is situated in the Northern region under the control of the Northern Tasmanian Golf Association (NTGA). The pennant teams are made up of seven players that play Match Play against their opposition each round.

Match Play
In match play the game is played by holes. The state of the match is expressed by the terms: so many "holes up" or "all square", and so many "to play. The game is over when one player is more holes up than there are to play (e.g. 3 holes up with 2 to play).


Sunday April 6th saw the opening of the NTGA Pennant season. My golf club, Quamby, had three teams entered in different divisions. We have a team in Division 3, 7 and 8. I was appointed the Captain of our division 7 team.

The first round is always uncertain, you never know how good the opposition will be. All you can do is try your best to win and see what happens.

Division 3 had an away game against Bridport. At the last minute I was called up to the Div 3 team to fill in. The players were Corey deBruyn, Matt Marston, Colin Butterworth, Richard Lawson, Matt Adams, Nic Bauld, and Justin Ryan. The team had a good match with several games going to the last hole. Unfortunately we lost the day 5 games to 2 (5/2). The winners for the day were Corey deBruyn and Colin Butterworth.

The other game in Div 3 was Exeter v Greens Beach. Greens Beach won 5/2

Division 7 played Scottsdale at home. This was the first time the club had fielded three pennant teams and Div 7 was the new team for the club. The players were Stephen Lovegrove, Anthony Burrows, Adam Pawson, Daniel Scott, Denis Lockwood, John Cullen, and Mitchell Britton-Thomas. I'm proud to say the team went very well and managed to win the day 6 games to 1 (6/1). The winners were Stephen Lovegrove, Adam Pawson, Daniel Scott, Denis Lockwood, John Cullen, and Mitchell Britton-Thomas.

The other game in Div 7 was Mowbray v tam O'Shanter. Mowbray won 5/2

As and added note I would like to personally thank Adam Pawson for filling in for me at the last minute in Div 7. Also I'd like to thank Dan Scott for taking over the Captaincy in my absence.

Division 8 played away at Launceston. The players were Don Mackie, Stephen Clarke, Glen Duncan, Scott Limbrick, Steve Burris, Neil Chenhall, and Leon towns. They weren't able to win the day, going down 5 games to 2 (5/2). The winners were Glen Duncan and Neil Chenhall.

The other game in Div 8 was Exeter v Bridport. Exeter won 5/2


The Ladders after round 1

Div 3
With an away win Greens Beach takes a commanding lead in the division. It means both Quamby and Bridport must win at Exeter as well, or beat Greens beach at their home course. However, with 5 rounds to go the season is still up for grabs.

Greens Beach 1-0 5/2
Bridport 1-0 5/2
Quamby 0-1 2/5
Exeter 0-1 2/5


Div 7
Quamby and Mowbray both had good home wins to start the season but, with Quamby getting the extra game win they take the top spot after round 1. Both teams meet this week at Mowbray.

Quamby 1-0 6/1
Mowbray 1-0 5/2
Tam O'Shanter 0-1 2/5
Scottsdale 0-1 1/6


Div 8
All team results basically went to plan in the first round. Two solid home victories to Launceston and Exeter see them share the top spot for now. We will have to see what the results give us after round 2.

Launceston 1-0 5/2
Exeter 1-0 5/2
Bridport 0-1 2/5
Quamby 0-1 2/5


Best of luck to all the Quamby teams for round 2!