On Sunday 18 January 2026 the 1st round of the Western District Golf Association inc Junior Tournament, was played at the Hamilton Golf Club.
A big thank you to the Hamilton Golf Club for hosting this round for the juniors and a special mention to Tim Lloyd and Graeme Mustow for their assistance on the day.

Also we would like to say a big thank you to the club as the course was in excellent condition.

The results of the day are as follows.

18 HOLE EVENT

BOYS 0 19 HANDICAP

• WINNER - Logan Kermond (WARR) NETT 74
• R U/P - Riley Johnstone (HAM) NETT 78

BOYS 20+ HANDICAP

• WINNER - Aiden Christie (HAM) NETT 78
• R U/P - Oscar Elliot (HAM) NETT 91

9 HOLE EVENT

BOYS 20+ HANDICAP

• WINNER - Ty Raymond (HAM) NETT 33.5
• R U/P - Mason Hunt (MTG) NETT 34.5

BOYS NO HANDICAP 10 TO 14 YEARS OLD

• WINNER Oscar Radcliffe (HAM)

A big thank you to all those who made the effort to attend.

We had apologies from Myla Barbetti, Arlee Hogan, Gabrielle Russell and Paddy Scanlon. A special thanks to the mums and dads for bringing there children to the event. We had players from Warrnambool, Hamilton and Mt Gambier

The next event will be association championships to be played at Warrnambool Golf Club on Sunday 15 march 2026, followed by the 3rd event at the Heywood Golf Club on Sunday 12 April 2026

18 AND 19 OCTOBER 2025 AT HEATHCOTE GOLF CLUB

The Junior Super Region Team this year comprised of players from WESTERN / SOUTH WEST / WIMMERA AND NORTH EAST District Golf Association to form our super Team.

The team consisted of the following players, and they are as follows:

After the first days competition our Western Super Team was in 1st position in the team event Nett Competition.

Poppy DeWinne from the Benalla Golf Club had the best score of the stick with 81 and leading All girls by 5 strokes.

Sophie Johnson from the Clifton Springs Golf Club was equal leader in Nett competition with 64 another good score.

However day two was not the best for our team and we finished 3rd in the overall in the Nett competition, a Great effort by all players.

We would like to thank the following players for there contribution to the event over a number of years. Blake Heffernan, Elijah McLeod, Joseph Brown and Jack Clemenston from the Wimmera District. We wish them well moving into the Senior ranks.

Also a Hugh Thank you Andrew Heffernan for his Sponsorship of Titleist Golf Hats for all team members. Thank you again Andrew for your support.

We are pleased to announce that the Golf Australia Junior Regionals will be played on our District in 2026. The Terang Golf Club Have Made There course available for the event to be held on Saturday and Sunday 17th and 18th October 2026.

PETER ROUGHANA
W.D.G.A.
JUNIOR CO ORDINATOR
AND LIFE MEMBER

Myla Barbetti and Riley Johstone are the Western Golf association inc. Under 18 junior champions for 2025

Myla Barbetti from the Warrnambool golf club and Riley Johnstone from the Hamilton golf club have won the two major prizes at the Final junior tournament played at the Cobden golf club on Sunday 30 November 2025

Myla Barbetti won the Thelma Green trophy for girls.
Life member Thelma Green was on hand and presented her trophy to Myla at the conclusion of play. Myla won by just one stroke from Arlee Hogan from the Portland golf club. Congratulations to Myla on her efforts.
Riley Johnstone won the Robert Farrar trophy for boys. Unfortunately, Robert was unable to attend and present his trophy. Riley was the outstanding player in the boy’s section, only missing one event for the year. Congratulations to Riley on his efforts and a huge thank you to his mother and father for assisting with the driving duties.
The full results for the day are as follows, only 9 holes were played due to the weather conditions:

Boys 0 to 19 handicap

• Winner: Lenny Spicer 33.5 nett
• Runner up Riley Johnstone 35.0 nett

Boys 20 + handicap

• Winner: Calvin Trail 29.5 nett
• Runner up Zac Trail 32.0 nett
• Third Hudson O’Connell 32.5 nett

Girls 10 to 14

• Winner: Myla Barbetti 42.0 nett

It is great to see that junior numbers are increasing at each event. The next event for juniors will be at the Hamilton golf club on 18 January 2026 10.00 for 10.30 am vic time

Finally, we would like to say a big thank you to the team at the Cobden golf club for hosting the event. It was a bit wet under foot with it raining overnight prior to the event. That did not deter the juniors as they would not wait to get out on the course

Peter Roughana
WDGA
Junior Co Ordinator
And life member

The Western District Womens country week Squad was hit with a number of players coming down with illness prior to the event which had an impacted on the teams performance.

The Womens team played in Division one event. There first match was played at the Riverside Golf Club and was against , The Host District, Murray Darling and the Women lost them 5 to 2

WESTERN V MURRAY DARLING

• Tanis Heaphy Lost to Lisa Garisch 1 up
• Ros Brauer Lost to Nycote Riordan 1 up
• Sandy Stewart Lost To Angela Plumridge 4/3
• Donna Weller Won 3/1 Michelle Philp
• Ellen Zeunert Lost to Lee Bottomley 5/4
• Sue Walter won 2/1 Sue Laird
• Molly O’brien Lost to Stephanie Baker 6/4

In the PM match we Played against Ballarat and we lost 2 1/2 to 4 1/2

WESTERN V BALLARAT

• Tania Heaphy Lost to Di Rogers 1 up
• Ros Brauer Won 3/2 Yvette McClean
• Sandy Stewart Lost to Paula Bandy 3/2
• Donna Weller Lost to Nikki Prato 1 up
• Ellen Zeunert Lost to Helen Pascoe 3/2
• Sue Walter SQ Kate McMahon SQ
• Molly O’Brien Won 5/3 Kristie Kennedy

On the Tuesday the women ventured to the Coomealla Golf Club. The Am Match was against our neighbours South West G.A. and again our women lost 21/2 to 41/2

WESTERN V SOUTH WEST

• Tania Heaphy SQ Jenny Edmanson SQ
• Ros Brauer Lost to Kylie Mytyk 1 up
• Sandy Stewart Lost to Paige Moorfoot 1 up
• Donna Weller Won 4/3 Fiona Rogers
• Ellen Zeunert Won 5/4 Kathy Naoumidis
• Sue Walter Lost to Alicia Clarke 2 up
• Molly O’brien Lost to Emma Pearce 2/1

In the PM match we played against Goulburn Murray and the match was Squared 31/2 to 3 1/2

WESTERN V GOULBURN MURRAY

• Tania Heaphy Won 4/3 Beverly Hutchins
• Ros Brauer Won 6/4 Jacinta Harrington
• Sandy Stewart SQ Nacole Horneman Sq
• Donna Weller Won 7/5 Julie Daniel
• Ellen Zeunert Lost to Maxine Sadler 2up
• Sue Walter Lost to Rowena Wallace 2/1
• Molly O’brien Lost to Kim Morris 4/3

The women had the bye on the Wednesday morning, so there campaign was done and dusted. As a result of the womens 4 matches , they finished in last position on the ladder. And as a result will be relegated to the second division in 2026.

A big thank you to everyone for there efforts over the 4 games and am sure will be looking for a batter effort in 2026.

The most Valuable womens player was Donna Weller, who won 3 out of the 4 matches she played in. Donna was a presented wing the Peter Roughana medal by last years winner Ellen Zeunert. Congratulations Donna on a great effort.

At the Conclusion of presentation of trophies it was announced that Country Week will be held in the Ballarat district in 2026. The event will be played between 14 to 16 September 2026 at Ballarat / Midlands / and Buninyong Golf Clubs.

This means that the event will be played two weeks earlier and not in school Holidays as has been in the past.

SUE REA
W.D.G.A
Womens Country Week manager