Vics
break a drought
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The
Victorians.
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The
Victorian Navy golf side broke a 21-year drought at the Victorian
Inter-Service Golf Championships by recording its first victory
since 1981.
Navy has furiously contested the event every year since 1956 and
have managed only three wins in the competition’s 46-year
history.
Army and RAAF golfers have dominated the fairways of Victoria
for decades, but the tables were turned during a windy week at
the Maffra Golf Course near Sale in October.
Day one saw Navy (the underdogs) against RAAF (defending champion).
In hard, but fair match-play conditions, Navy won 7-6 matches.
Day two pitted Navy against a slightly under-strength Army side,
with Navy winning 10/3.
The team captain was CPODEN Frank Weir and team manager was CPONPC
Gary (the pom) Walters.
Navy’s most valuable player was LEUT Matt Sekulitch who also
won the coveted 2002 ADF Victorian Championship (scratch/stroke)
in the preceding three days.
WA wins again
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The
Western Australians.
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Navy
once again reigned supreme in the annual West Australian inter-service
golf competition.
Navy defeated Army 10.5-0.5 and Air Force 8-3 to claim the title
for the second year in a row after Army dominated the competition
for the previous four years.
LSSTD Daryl Smith was the tri-service champion golfer while LSET
Brendon Boyd was Navy inter-Service champion.
CPOPT Mark Klopper from Fleet Base West praised the efforts of
CPOCK Cox for his tireless efforts in organising sponsorship and
managing the team.
A select group of all Navy golfers will now look forward to the
ADF Golf Championships in Canberra from December 9-13.
