Merewether’s Stacie McDonald claimed the biggest title of her golfing life by winning the Srixon NSW MID Amateur Championships.   Originally from Queensland, McDonald made her debut in the mid-amateur ranks after turning 30 just a few weeks ago.

On a day when the weather threatened all day, McDonald carded her best round of the tournament, a three-over 75, to claim the women’s crown by eight shots from Bonnie Doon’s Ashleigh Arnold and Bonville’s Adele Douglas at Yarrawonga-Mulwala Golf Club.  Afterwards, McDonald said " I played solid...I made a silly mistake on the third, but steadied the ship, so 75 – best round of ther tournament, I’m happy with how I finished off.”

Congratulations Stacie on a fabulous win!

Lorraine O’Connor has been appointed as a Life Member of the NHDLGA for her tireless work on the committee for over a decade.   Lorraine first joined the Committee in 2006 as a Member and over the years has eagerly taken on various roles. In 2007 she became the Technical Officer and Editor of the District Website and in 2008, held the position of Captain.   In 2009 she assumed the role as historian, a job she continues today.  From 2013 to 2015, Lorraine again took on the role of webmistress liaising with the web administrators to ensure the website up to date.  From 2016 to 2017, she expanded her role to include Communication Officer while continuing to work with the website. After a brief break from duties, she returned in 2019 as a Committee Member.   Since her return in 2019,  Lorraine chaired the Constitution sub-committee and finalized the new more streamline Constitution for the District.  Lorraine's efforts have greatly assisted the committee and have had a direct impact on improving golf across the District.   Lorraine joins Beryl Tobin as a District a Life Member.   Congratulations Lorraine.  

The 2022 Cup will be played at Toronto on Sunday 4 December

2021 Summary

CCWGA hosted the 2nd annual NewCoast Cup event on  4 & 5 December 2021. The first round of match play foursomes was held at Magenta Shores GC on Saturday & the singles matches at Shelly Beach GC on Sunday.  

Players faced extremely strong winds on Saturday around a very challenging course.  Both team Captains were pleased to come away with 3 points each. The foursomes pairings of Jenny Thompson/Patsy Fielding, Jill Blenkey/Holly Ibbotson & Stacie McDonald/Lyn Horswood all  secured wins and the crucial 3 points.   The teams of Tania Hutchins/Jenny Frost, Jennie Bellamy/Carol Knox & Dom Kelly/Katrina Skinner-Oyston suffered close defeats to have the contest all even at the end of the day.

On Sunday at Shelly Beach, there were 12 more points up for grabs in the very tight contest. Players faced overcast & cool, windy conditions but fortunately the rain stayed away for all the matches.

Jenny Thompson, Holly Ibbotson, Katrina Skinner-Oyston & Dom Kelly secured wins while Jill Blenkey, Jennie Bellamy & Stacie McDonald squared their matches to add a half point each.  This left the teams tied on 9 points each at the end of regulation play.  This prompted a sudden death playoff between the team's lowest markers--Stacie McDonald (NHDLGA) and Yvonne Boardman (CCWGA).  It took just one hole for Stacie to secure the win with her birdie on Shelly Beach's par 5 1st hole to lock in the win for the NHDLGA Team. The NewCoast Cup will return to Newcastle in 2022 which we're sure will be hotly contested.  

Congratulations to the team of Jennie Bellamy,  Jill Blenkey, Patsy Fielding, Jenny Frost, Tania Hutchins,  Lyn Horswood,  Holly Ibbotson, Dom Kelly, Carol Knox , Stacie McDonald, Katrina Skinner-Oyston, Jenny Thompson and their caddies for an amazing win.

Click here for Round 1 Results

Click here for Round 2 Results 

History: 

The NewCoast Cup is a new event on the NHDLGA calendar for 2020.  This is an initiative between the NHDLGA & CCWGA (Central Coast Women’s Golf Association) to create an annual top tier competition between the two Districts.  The format will be similar to the Solheim Cup/Ryder Cup and will involve 12 players contesting in two sessions: one of Foursomes match play followed by singles match play in the afternoon. A point will be awarded for a match won & a half a point for a match drawn. The team with the most points will be awarded the NewCoast Cup.  The event will alternate between the two Districts on a yearly basis with the first match being played at Belmont.

The 2022 County Cup scheduled to be held at Muree on Monday 18 July has been postponed due to course conditions caused by recent weather.   The new date is Friday 28 October.

Click here for County Cup Flyer

Thank you for your interest in our District event.  Unfortunately, due to the age of our website our online forms application is no longer functional.   We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this causes. 

Our new NHDLGA website will come online in the coming months and until then, we will use a downloadable registration form for our events.  This form is built with excel and enables you to fill in the form electronically and send it back to the District.   While this is a bit of a backwards step from our online form process, it’s the only alternative we have until the new website comes online. 

Find the Country Cup form for NHDLGA members below.

To use this form:

1. Click here to download the form 
2. Download the form onto your laptop or mobile device.   
3. Open the form with Excel, Numbers, or another spreadsheet compatible software application.
4. Complete the form with your information
5. Save the form to your device.   When saving, please add your name and the event to the file name so the District Treasurer and Captain can keep entries organized. 
   1. For example: 'Your name'country' etc...   
   2. Anything in any order will do as long as it help identify your entry and the event from other submissions.
6. Send form to the District Treasurer and Captain at: randallsusan48@gmail.com and nhdlgacaptain@gmail.com
   

   Payment information

If, for some reason, you cannot use the auto fill-in feature: 

1. Print the form
2. Complete the form
3. Scan or take a picture of the completed form
4. Send the form to the District Treasurer and Captain at: randallsusan48@gmail.com and nhdlgacaptain@gmail.com
   

   Payment information

   1. NHDLGA Account Details:
      • Account Name: NHDLGA   
      • BSB: 637000   
      • Acc: 718687373
   2. Payment for this event by Direct Deposit or Bank Transfer/ Deposit
   3. Entries are not accepted until payment received.
   4. Show your Name and Club as ID on your deposit advice.
   5. $30 per person/ $60 per team

History

In 2019 NHDLGA and HRDGA met to discuss introducing a modified Country Cup competition between the two Districts.  It was decided the event will be held beginning in 2019 with competition sites alternating between the two Districts. The first Country Cup was held in October 2019 at Kurri.  The selected format was a 4BBB stableford two-person team event with a team from NHDLGA playing with/against the HRDGA team.   Each District entered 17, 2 player teams (34 players) and the aggregate of the Best Ball scores determined the County Cup winner.