Mitch McPhee has completed a remarkable four rounds finishing one-under and 18 shots clear of his nearest rival to win the Maitland Golf Club A-grade title.
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McPhee shot an even-par 71 on the final round to finish on 283, from last year’s winner Hayden Gulliver who shot 75 to complete the four rounds in 301.
Third place went to the 2014 title winner, 17-year-old Clayton Small who carded 76 on Saturday for an overall score of 305.
McPhee went into the final round with a 14 shot lead and wanted to just continue the best and most consistent form of his career.
He said rain on the first two holes and then a strong wind made for difficult conditions and he was delighted to get home in even par.
“I didn’t start off well. I bogeyed the first two holes, but managed to get birdies on the fourth and 12th. The rest of the round was par,” he said.
“Young Clayton started well with birdies on two of his first four holes, but he dropped off from there.”
Peter Adams won the B-grade title with a four-round total of 348. The depth of Maitland’s juniors was again on display with 15-year-old Lachlan Sheeley second 10 shots behind on 358.
Sheeley made up two shots on Adams and passed Ross Harland and Ross Haynes on the pecking order.
The prestigious Hollywood Bowl for the best nett score went to Geg Eyb who carded 283.
Eyb finished second in the senior division with a score of 323, behind Peter Wheelhouse on 316.
The battle for C-grade was a close with David Brennan getting home with 367 two shots clear of Frank Van Dijk.
Veterans was won by John Gorsuch with 322 from Ian Jeffery on 332.
The junior title was also a close affair with Clayton Small winning on 305 from his A-grade pennants teammate Trent Park on 308.
McPhee won the title in 2009 as a 19-year-old and finished second to Mitch Laney in 2010, 2012 and 2013.
I’m in the best form of my life. I am hitting the ball really well. The only thing letting me down is my putting
- Mitch McPhee
McPhee took a year off from golf last year because of work commitments and missed the two previous Maitland Golf Club championships as he was away over seas.
“I’m really enjoying my golf. I still only play once a week, but I will be playing pennants this season, which should be good fun,” he said.
“We’ve got some really exciting youngsters. It’s their time now to take the lead.”