MARK Sugget broke through in fine fashion when winning the Collie Mail 18-hole stableford event at the Collie Golf Club last Saturday.
Sugget, who has been threatening to put it all together in recent times, compiled 40 points to be two clear of his nearest rival, Clayton Flynn, who finished on 38, and well ahead of Graham Williams and Garry Beard, who played to their respective handicaps for 36.
Sugget and Flynn were presented with their prizes by Collie Mail office manager Gail Jenkins, who said the Mail was pleased to sponsor the event, which has been contested annually for over 50 years.
Others to figure in the allocation of vouchers were Jan Van Vollenstee, John Wray, Greg Moyle and Jim Hine, on 35, Alan Banks, Greg Bell, and George Davis, on 34, and Ken Tate, Joe Italiano, Ian Shannon, Fred Bronickis and Alan Kent, on 33.
Warren Hann (No. 4), Joe Italiano (6), Tony Barker-May (7), Clayton Flynn (14), Mark Sugget (15) and Kalev Kutt (18) won the six novelties on offer.
Twenty points was one more than any of Dave Brunswick's opponents could muster in last Thursday's nine-hole scroungers event.
Brunswick led Chris Shea, Rob Cavanagh, David Broadbent and Ed Riley home to win the event.
Rewarded for scores of 18 were Terry Reeves and Ian Shannon.
Novelties went to Ian Stewart (1), Ray Alp (4), Brian Banks (6), David Broadbent (7) and Alan Banks (9).
Garry Beard had 39 off-the-stick to record the best gross score of the day.
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Top spot in the Tuesday leisure day 18-hole stableford played last week went to sweet swinging Greg Bell with 35 points.
Bell had three points more than the 32 returned by Graham Jackson, Graham Williams and Jay Robinson.
Ray Alp out-spun Dave Henderson for top spot in the veterans' 14-hoel stableford played on Tuesday of last week.
Both players had better than two points a hole to finish with 29.
Jeff Crowe won two of the four novelties (on Nos 4 and 6), with Fred Bronickis taking the No. 9 novelty and Dave Henderson No. 18.
The Monday public holiday event was won by Joe Italiano, with a meager 31 points, one more than Rob Cavanagh's 30.
Nine hole scroungers will be played today (Thursday).
Saturday's event will be a two-man ambrose sponsored by Dean Crowe, Rob Cavanagh, Kim Metcalf and Chris Connell. Novelties will be provided for all 18 holes.
The usual 18-hole leisure day and 14-hole veterans' events will be played on Tuesday.
