‼️There’s plenty to look forward to at the Merbein Golf Club in the months ahead, with major championships, open events, Ambrose days, and our Centenary celebrations all coming up.Here are some of the key events to mark on your calendar:🏆Major Championships & Honour Board Events• March 21, 22 & 28 – Club Championships• March 21 – Matchplay Championship Qualifier (Top 16 qualify for the Matchplay Championship played throughout the year)• June 13 – Foursomes Championships (Men’s & Ladies – Members Only)• August 29 – Monthly Medalist of the Year⛳️Open Events• March 9 – Merbein Par 3 Open• April 26 – Merbein Junior Open (TBC)• August 15 & 16 – Merbein Open🏌♂️Ambrose Events (Always popular)• Feb 28 – Ambrose in 4’s• April 12 – Ambrose in 4’s (Drawn)• April 25 – Ambrose in 2’s• June 8 – Ambrose in 4’s• Sept 26 – Ambrose in 3’s• Nov 3 – Ambrose in 3’sMonthly Medal• Held the first Saturday of each month — one of the most important individual stroke events on our calendar.🌟Special Events & Club Highlights• April 10–12 – 100 Year Centenary Celebrations• April 11 – Centenary Cup (Open Event)• May 8–10 – Wintersun Festival• June 21 – TeeMates Junior Golf Event• Friday Nights – Food, golf, drinks, and live music on selected nights with Jas & Josh DuoThese events represent the tradition, competition, and strong community that make our golf club special. Full syllabus details will be released soon — we look forward to seeing members and visitors involved throughout the year. … See MoreSee Less
Another big week at Merbein, plenty of stories, and as always a big thanks to our comp sponsors — Mallee Burger, Australian Vintage, Sunraysia Golf Range, Drummond Golf and the Merbein Lions Club, along with Adrian Rudd for generously supplying the trophy and prizes for the Annual Adrian Rudd Perpetual Trophy.Wednesday 11/2 – StablefordOnly a small field braved the heat, but the course certainly won the battle early in the week. Two-time Martin Cup winner and former club champion Ken Matulick showed that experience counts, backing up his previous win with another well-earned victory.His playing partner came out in red-hot form early, but Ken stayed patient and composed. After the turn he looked in full control, handling the conditions superbly and pulling away to claim the win with 34 points — in conditions where simply sticking it out was an achievement.NAGA: Frank Crouch⸻Friday 13/2 – Back 9 StablefordAgain the course and wind proved too strong for most, meaning the course made it two from two to start the week. Just 17 points was enough to take the win, with Peter Hahn finishing on top with 17 points ahead of Robert Faux on 16.NAGA: Kevin Burke⸻Saturday 14/2 – Annual Adrian Rudd Perpetual Trophy StablefordConditions improved and the scoring followed, with some blistering rounds recorded. In stark contrast to earlier in the week, you needed at least 38 points just to rate a mention.Ethan Gray took out the Annual Adrian Rudd Perpetual Trophy with 40 points on a countback from runner-up Carolyn McKenzie. Third place went to Will Price, with balls to Shane Martin, all finishing on 40 points.Big-hitting Alan Gourlay stormed home with 39 points, while Paul Hollingsworth also featured among the better scores with 38 points.Nearest the Pins:Australian Vintage 3rd – Chase Faux 309cmSunraysia Golf Range 5th (80 Ball) – Tim Rix 110cmDrummond Golf 8th – Shane Martin 397cmRandom Prize 12th – Carolyn McKenzie 312cmMerbein Lions Club 16th – Shane Martin 290cmNAGA: Max Hollingsworth⸻Form Watch 👀It’s starting to look like a prerequisite for being on the committee might be that you simply don’t win competitions, with some pretty ordinary results floating around lately. Not wanting to single anyone out… but here we go.Jo Klitscher — did those new clubs come with a return policy? At this rate they might wear out before they ever find form.And now to the president, Oscar. Like many presidents before him, playing golf is becoming a rare sight — and playing good golf even rarer.Last but not least, the captain “Cheese,” well known as the club’s biggest shanker has seen his form head well and truly south. … See MoreSee Less
⛳️Upcoming golf events – one for the Stableford lovers:Wednesday 11/02/26Stableford – early tee-off🌡Friday 13/02/26Back 9 Stableford, 3:00pm–6:30pmIf you can see it, you can play it, but you’ll miss out on the music.🎶SaturdayAnnual Adrian Rudd Perpetual Trophy🏆StablefordTee times available from 8:00am–12:30pmWednesday 18/02/26StablefordFriday 20/02/26Front 9 StablefordSaturday 21/02/26Par competition … See MoreSee Less
Wow 😅 last Friday night dinners were a little chaotic — thank you so much for your patience while we worked through sell-outs and longer wait times. We absolutely loved seeing such a great turnout!With that in mind, this week’s menu will be: 🍝 Spaghetti & garlic bread🐟 Fish & chips🧒 Kids’ favourites: nuggets & chipsTo help everything run smoothly and avoid disappointment, please book in via our website 👉 merbeingolfclub.com.auThanks again for your support — we can’t wait to see you Friday night 💚⛳ and don't forget the fabulous tunes by Jas & Josh Duo will be there in case you missed them last week. … See MoreSee Less
