SMERGS 2025 Mountains Invitational Tour
(rejuvenating the historic Carlos Road Cup)
19 to 21 November 2025
TD and Organiser Neil McLaren
2025 Event and results
Wednesday Golf at Leura Golf Club
Tee time: 11:30 noon
Social round, NO loss of stroke, SMERGS handicaps (no adjustments)
1 ball in each
Team result: 1st 6: best 2 added; 2nd 6: best 2 multiplied; 3rd 6: all 3 added.
Winning team: 2 balls each
Individual winner of 18: 4 balls
|
Team |
Player |
H'cap |
Front 9 S’ford |
Back 9 S‘ford |
Total S’ford |
|
Team 1 |
Neil McLaren |
14 |
17 |
18 |
35 |
|
95 points |
Peter Thornton |
23 |
11 |
13 |
24 |
|
|
John Ferreira |
23 |
20 |
22 |
42 |
|
Team 2 |
Rick Butler |
17 |
19 |
14 |
33 |
|
85 Points |
Ken Miller |
23 |
16 |
17 |
33 |
|
Nick Hillyard |
23 |
18 |
16 |
34 |
Team Winners: Neil McLaren, Peter Thornton, John Ferreira
Individual Winner: John Ferreira (by a good margin), who
also won the NTP on the 2nd.
Wednesday Evening:
Pre-dinner drinks and cheese at Glenella
Dinner: 6:30pm at Ates Restaurant
Thursday Golf at Blackheath (Mountains Invitational
2024)
Played on a clear sunny day although with a lot of course
works being undertaken
Tee time: 10:30am
A major! 3 balls in each, and loss of strokes
Stableford round, SMERGS handicaps, no slope adjustment
Team result: usual Sunday team average (add together and divide by 3 or 4).
Winners - 2 balls each (no loss of stroke)
Individual:
Winner of front 9 - 5 balls, and loss of 1 stroke
Winner of back 9 - 5 balls, and loss of 1 stroke
Overall Winner - 10 balls, Mountains Invitational Trophy, and loss of 2 strokes
(can't win front or back 9)
NTP: 17th Hole; Longest Drive: 9th Hole
|
Team |
Player |
H'cap |
Front 9 S’ford |
Back 9 S‘ford |
Total S’ford |
|
Team 1 |
Neil McLaren |
14 |
14 |
13 |
27 |
|
27.3 points |
Tim Becker |
23 |
15 |
15 |
30 |
|
|
Nick Hillyard |
23 |
12 |
13 |
25 |
|
Team 2 |
Rick Butler |
17 |
17 |
17 |
34 |
|
34 points |
Ken Miller |
23 |
17 |
17 |
34 |
|
|
John Ferreira |
23 |
22 |
16 |
38 |
|
|
Peter Thornton |
23 |
18 |
12 |
30 |
The Prizes:
|
Best Individual |
John Ferreira - 38 |
Best Front 9 |
Peter Thornton - 18 |
|
Best Back 9 |
Rick Butler – 17 Ken Miller – 17 |
Longest Drive on 9th |
Tim Becker |
|
Best Team |
Team 2: RB, KM, JF, PT |
NTP on 17th |
Rick Butler |
Thursday Evening:
Pre-dinner drinks and cheese at Glenella
Dinner at New Ivanhoe Hotel
Post dinner drinks at the Vinyl Bar with Japanese Whisky and DOM Benedictine
back at Glenella
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Leura |
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