24/07/2011

Bendigo Suzuki set a fantastic back drop for Round 7 of the RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship Australia and what an event we saw. James and his team at the Neangar Park Golf Club put together a superb event.

Andrew Brennen continued his tornado domination at Neangar Park as he claimed his 5^th win in a row. Whilst his competitors were hot on his heels, it was Brennen that showed his skills in the Top 3 play off. Brennen is the first RWLCA competitor to accomplish this. Mark Sanford claimed the 4 point bonus for the longest senior drive of the day, a tremendous effort even with a shoulder injury.

Open Men’s division also saw some new competitors making their presence felt, Round 1 Amateur record holder Rob Cowdroy edged closer to his first Open win and Anthony Donovan showed that practice pays off, but it was Brendan Moylan who found the measurement on the Neangar grid. Moylan won the 2010 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship Final and is looking like he will hard to beat, again this year.

Senior 3^rd place getter Dave Sawtell smashed the RWLCA wheelchair record, he is setting the bar high for anyone who would like to challenge him

Super Senior saw a local battle as Mark Flint and Ken Pell went head to head. Flint found the extra 3.9 metres that he needed to claim his glory over Pell with a winning measurement of 250m.

Alan Clarke put on a fantastic show in the legends division. Clarke won with a measurement of 242.3m. Paul Eltringham had a fantastic drive of 226.4m.
All Super Senior and Legends competitors are local Victorians.

Neangar saw our biggest Amateur field for 2011 and what a competitive field it was. The 1^st place button continue to moved throughout the day, however it was Shane Lewis that won the Neangar Park Amateur division with a measurement of 309.5, Lewis managed the find the extra 1.1m to win over Malcolm McNaughton who achieved 2^nd with a measurement of 308.4m and close behind was Tony Wolley with a measurement of 296.9m.

Longdrive Events Australia looks forward to returning to Bendigo’s Neangar Park Golf Club in 2012.

Special thanks to our local sponsors of the day; Bendigo Suzuki, Rick Bingle, and also a big thank you to James Rogers and his team of Neangar Park Golf Club, for allowing to host this great event at your Beautiful Club!

2011 Round 7 Results - OPENS

2011 Round 7 Results - Seniors

2011 Round 7 Results - Super Seniors

2011 Round 7 Results - Legends

2011 Round 7 Results - Amateur

2011 Round 7 Results Breakdown - SENIORS

2011 Round 7 Results Breakdown - Open Mens

 * 4 Bonus Points for Longest Drive of the day, # New Australian Wheelchair Record