Players from clubs all over the district played in the WDGA Championships at the Port Fairy Golf Course on Sunday 23rd March. There were 31 men and 23 women playing in the 27 hole championship competition, 6 men and 22 women playing in the 18 hole competition, this included 5 players under 21. Tee off began at 8:30 am in light drizzle but this cleared and it was a good day for golf.
It was great to see some of the younger players in our district taking home major prizes and getting their names on the trophies.
The women’s District Champion was Molly O’Brien from Hamilton, who won it in 2023 and was runner up last year after a three hole playoff. Molly also backed up as the U21 Champion.
The Marc Leishman Trophy was won by Jayden McLeod of Heywood from his brother Noah McLeod, he also went home with the Champion of Champions Trophy having qualified for this trophy by winning Heywood’s championship.
Clinton Foster from Portland won the Senior Champion and Elijah McLeod from Warrnambool won the U21 Champion.
The WDGA would like to congratulate all the trophy winners and thank the players for supporting the event. We also thank Port Fairy Golf Club for hosting and helping out with the running of the day.

C Grade 18 Hole Stableford
Under 21 Gross
Under 18 Gross
Under 18 Nett
B Grade 27 Holes Gross
B Grade 18 Hole Gross
18 Hole Stableford
Seniors 18 Hole Stableford
27 Hole Gross Mark Leishman Trophy
27 Hole Handicap
27 Hole Gross Senior
27 Hole Handicap Senior
27 Hole Champion of Champions
18 Holes Stroke Open
Men NTP
U21 Girls – 27 Holes Gross
18 Hole Gross – Bronze 1
18 Hole Handicap – Bronze 1
18 Hole Gross – Bronze 2
18 Hole Handicap – Bronze 2
27 Hole Open Champion Gross
27 Hole Handicap
18 Hole Open Gross
18 Hole Open Handicap
Women NTP
The final round of the Western District Golf Association inc. Junior Trophy for 2024 was played
on Sunday 23 November 2024 at the picturesque Camperdown Golf Club.
A Big Thank You to Camperdown for the use of the course. It was in great condition, ManyThanks.
The results for the day are as follows:
Boys 0 to 19 Handicap
Boys 20 + Handicap
Boys With No Handicap
After the final count of the scores the winner of the inaugural Robert Farrar Junior Boys Trophy Was
Young Golfer from the Terang Golf Club Leo Beasley. Life Member of the Association and Trophy
Donor Robert Farrar was present to Present his trophy to the winner.
Congratulations to Leo Beasley on a great result.
Also a big thank you to the many parents for bringing there Children to the events throughout the year.
Next years Schedule of events will be available early in 2025


The Western District women's country team performed well at Australia Golf Country Week During 30 September To 02 October 2024.
The Team was promoted from Division Two to Division One Unexpectedly after one of the Division One teams withdrew. So it was quite a Challenge for our women.
Monday morning the women were treated to a bye and small sleep in to get over the trip down on Sunday afternoon.
There First match was against Goulburn Murray in the afternoon and the women won 5 1/2 matches to 1 1/2 The Match was Played at The Sands at Torquay
Results are as follows
WESTERN v GOULBURN MURRAY
Tuesday matches were played At 13th Beach course.
The morning match was against Murray Darling and the match was Squared 3 1/2 to 3 1/2
WESTERN v MURRAY DARLING
The Afternoon Match was against North Eastern and the women won 6/1
WESTERN v NORTH EASTERN
The Final Venue Wednesday Morning was at Portarlington Golf Club
The Final Match was against Ballarat, and Ballarat won 4 1/2 to 2 1/2
WESTERN v BALLARAT
The Women finished in 3rd place on the ladder…. an Excellent result

The Most Valuable Womens Player was Elle Zeunert,who won all of her Matches Elle was Presented with the Peter Roughana Medal by Last Years winner Dione Goyen.

The Mens team played in division two ,Known as the Plate division, And Played at Clifton Springs G.C. on day one of the event.
The first match was against East Gippsland and we won 5 to 2
WESTERN v EAST GIPPSLAND
The Men were Rewarded with the afternoon off.
Tuesday all matches were played at The Curlewis Golf Club
In The morning we Played against South West Knowing That this would be a Tough Match South West Played very good golf on there home track and we lost 7/0 to them
WESTERN v SOUTH WEST
In the Afternoon Match We played North Eastern and again we lost 5 1/2 to 1 1/2
WESTERN v NORTH EASTERN
The Wednesday morning match was played against Golf Central Vic At the sands at Torquay and we were beaten 4 1/2 to 2 1/2 with 3 matches all 1down a very close Match
WESTERN v GOLF CENTRAL VIC
In the final analysis the team finished 4 on the ladder and we remain in the Plate division for next year

The Most Valuable Mens Player Was Lachlan Walker, who won 3 out of 4 matches Lachlan was presented with the Peter Roughana Medal by last years winner Fred Beasley
2024 Junior Regionals Played on Sat and Sun 19 and 20 October at the Heathcote Golf Club.
The Team Comprised of the following Players
NAME - CLUB
We would like to Thank the boys from Wimmera District and the Girls from Ballarat District and both Mitchell’s for assisting us to field our super team.
The best of the Boys was Mitchell King and the best of the Girls was Pearl Goodwin, congratulations to them both.
It was great to see our young juniors play against other golfers and play at different course to there home clubs. The scores did not reflect there enthusiasm to compete this year at Heathcote Golf Club.
All Matches were played in good spirits and represented our district well.
They enthusiasm was fantastic and all are looking forward to next years event.
At time of print we are unable to advise where next years event will be played,
Still waiting for Golf Australia to advise.
We are pleased to announce that the Western District Golf Association Inc. has introduced two new trophies for both boys and girls under 18. These prestigious trophies have been named in honor of our esteemed life members, Thelma Green and Robert Farrar. The girls' under-18 competition will now compete for the Thelma Green Trophy, while the boys' under-18 competition will vie for the Robert Farrar Trophy. Both Thelma and Robert have made significant contributions to our association, and it is fitting that their legacy continues through these awards.
There are still several events left in the season before the final event on Sunday, November 24th, at Camperdown Golf Club, where the presentation of both trophies will take place. We encourage all junior golfers to participate in the remaining events for 2024, as this will be an excellent opportunity to showcase their skills and be a part of this exciting new chapter in our association's history. We look forward to seeing as many juniors as possible at the upcoming competitions.

| Date | Trophy | Venue |
| Sunday 23rd June | Alec Calvert | Port Fairy |
| Sunday 29th June | Junior Classic | Port Fairy |
| Monday 30th September | Junior Classic | Warrnambool |
| Sunday 7 October | Craig Spence Cup - Snowden Symons Shield | Colac |
| Sunday 9 November | Terang | Terang |
| Sunday 24th November | Camperdown | Camperdown |
| Sunday 24th November | Presentation of Trophies |