Gibson Shield team report 26/07/2026

The Gibson Team played away at Kareela last Sunday made up of
Team 1 - Captain Tim Hodder and Peter Cocks
Team 2 - Nick Aravantinos and Campbell Ring
Team 3 – Steve Charles and Wayne Barton.

We all turned up to perfect weather and a golf course unseen by any player that on first glance, looked “rather quirky”

Each team got of to a rocky start with all losing the first hole to Kareela. Nick and Campbell got behind by three at one stage but fought back being edged out at the 17th hole 2 and 1

Whilst Tim and Peter were behind early they bounced back hard, getting square after three holes. By the time they got to the ninth tee, they had found their momentum, were four ahead when Captain Tim shaved the hole for an almost “Ace” on the 9th hole which set the stage for them to draw away to a 5 and 4 win

Steve and Wayne found themselves on the back nine two down when on the elevated 12th tee, Wayne sent a six iron soaring in the air to land a very handy four feet from the hole, resulting in a concession. Winning two of the next four holes and standing on the 17th tee at one hole up, this set the scene for a dramatic finish.

Whilst golf is not drawn in pictures, the final two holes turned out to be a masterpiece in suspense. With the 17th hole halved after a miraculous Wayne (Pig Puma) Barton, 7 iron bump and run put pressure on their number one player who failed to get up and down from just off the green, they headed up the hill to the matted18th tee.

The 18th hole a short par three that sits on the side of a cliff that drops straight down to the right and looks barely 5 metres wide, took two prisoners off the tee, one from each team down the grass cliff. However, Wayne with a steady 8 iron found his ball about seven metres from the green and chose to putt up to about three metres with the other Kareela player just getting inside him from 30 metres short of the green. Meanwhile, with an audience of many, Steve Charles pitched up from below the cliff to a flat spot about 5 feet above the green and with a chip that WILL NOT stop from going down the green over the cliff, the ball smashes into the flag and stops 2 inches from the hole securing the bogey and freeing up Wayne to sink a par which just drifted away from the cup. A brilliant 1 up win after being down most of the match, with Kareela failing to save their par.

A great team effort giving us 2 and1 away win has now put the Gibson team into a sound position moving forward, being the only team in our group to secure an away win, thus far.

Brett Davis
Acting Team Manager

Warren Pennant – 26th July 2026

Cumberland’s Warren squad travelled to Kareela seeking some redemption for the previous weeks draw at home after what could be described as a nervous start to the season.

An extremely narrow and challenging course away from home had the guys needing to be on top of their game from the start in an attempt to pressure the locals into some errors, unfortunately all pairings struggled through the early holes finding themselves 2, 3 and 3 down through five holes with 2 groups being able to steady and maintain the deficit turning into the back 9.

Whilst all pairings continued to fight hard unfortunately the slow start caught up with them resulting in our 2’s Keith Barton & Aaron Lewis going down 5/4.

Our 1’s pairing of Davin Peters & David Harvey put up a late fight back after the turn but were eventually shaking hands on the 16th with a 3/2 loss.

Michael Holovinsky & Rob Madeleine playing at 3 showed great spirit to hang in their match and came from 3 down to take it to the 18th hole with a par from Michael securing the boys a half point for the team to have us heading home with something from the day, end result 2.5-.5 loss.

Special thanks to the supporters, reserve squad members and caddies that made to trip down south to support the team, this does not go unnoticed and is very much appreciated by the players.

This Sunday we are back home to take on Castle Cove teeing off at 11.15am for anyone that would like to come out and support the team this would be appreciated, with a win it will shoot us right back into the mix to challenge for a division.

Team this week is:
1- Davin Peters & David Harvey
2- Keith Barton & Aaron Lewis
3- Robert Madeleine & Glenn Gibson

Gary Stephens
Manager