Teams from across New South Wales have taken out the 2023 Keno Let’s Play Ambrose State Final at Bonville Golf Resort.
In the men’s first round, leaders Conor Turner and Tom Wyatt of Casino looked like they were cruising to victory; however, with the point-score format of play, it took a final hole birdie for them to claim the championship from the fast-finishing Longyard duo, John Dawson and Steven Jones.
Round one leaders in the women’s Division, Bernie Beacroft and Jane Wall from Kiama Golf Club, proved too strong for the rest, claiming a day two win with a nett score of 63.5 on top of their day one result (64.5) to secure an easy victory.
The closest contest of the week was in the mix, with the top three teams separated by just a point at the end of two rounds. Ultimately, Nick Crundall & Sue Schepisi of Pambula-Merimbula took the trophy by a point from Luke Waters & Melissa Reid from The Vintage.
Thirty-nine teams took part in the 36-hole final across the three divisions, with entrants from the whole state, Pambula -Merimbula in the south, Glenn Innes in the north and Colleambally in Western Riverina.
To reach the final, competitors had to first win their respective division at the club level before progressing to one of 13 regional finals. From there, the lucky winners of the regionals moved on to the State Final.
The event has grown increasingly popular since the revamped format was launched six years ago, with almost 13,500 golfers from over 180 clubs across New South Wales signing up this year, an incredible 55% increase in participants in 12 months.
Men – FINAL Leaderboard / Results
| Postion | Players | Rd 1 | Points | Rd 2 | Points | TOTAL |
| Net | Net | Points | ||||
| 1 | Connor Turner + Tom Wyatt | 57.5 | 1 | 64.5 | 4 | 5 |
| Casino GC | ||||||
| 2 | John Dawson + Steven Jones | 64 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 6 |
| Longyard GC | ||||||
| 3 | Cooper Smith + Mark Lee | 63.5 | 4 | 61.5 | 3 | 7 |
| The Coast G&RC | ||||||
| 4 | Andrew Smart + Dan Neill | 62.5 | 2 | 64.5 | 5 | 7 |
| Yamba G&CC | ||||||
| 5 | Jamie Kirkland + Tony Donovan | 67.25 | 8 | 60.25 | 2 | 10 |
| The Grange GC | ||||||
| 6 | Lance Musgrave + Thomas Hammond | 63 | 3 | 69 | 11 | 14 |
| Tura Beach CC | ||||||
| 7 | Dale Clarke + Mark Fisher | 68.75 | 9 | 64.75 | 6 | 15 |
| Tallwoods GC | ||||||
| 8 | Mitchell Cusack + Nathan Stewart | 65.25 | 7 | 66.25 | 8 | 15 |
| Wellington GC | ||||||
| 9 | John Hill + Scott Turner | 65.25 | 6 | 67.25 | 9 | 15 |
| Leeton GC | ||||||
| 10 | Greg Allen + Greg Preston | 70 | 11 | 65 | 7 | 18 |
| Jindera GC | ||||||
| 11 | David Tompkins + Greg Hooper | 71 | 12 | 68 | 10 | 22 |
| Kogarah GC | ||||||
| 12 | Beau Ewers + Matthew Lane | 70 | 10 | 69 | 12 | 22 |
| Coonamble GC | ||||||
| 13 | Keith Millar + Mel Millar | 72.25 | 13 | 70.25 | 13 | 26 |
| Fairbarn GC |
Women – FINAL Leaderboard / Results
| Postiion | Players | Rd 1 | Points | Rd 2 | Points | TOTAL |
| Net | Net | Points | ||||
| 1 | Bernie Beacroft + Jane Wall | 64.5 | 1 | 63.5 | 1 | 2 |
| Kiama GC | ||||||
| 2 | Jessica Ryan + Kerri Blyth | 68.25 | 5 | 65.25 | 2 | 7 |
| The Coast G&RC | ||||||
| 3 | Lauren Maher + Wendy Lynch | 68 | 4 | 66 | 4 | 8 |
| Queanbeyan GC | ||||||
| 4 | Dominque Kelly + Louise Vincer | 71.75 | 7 | 65.75 | 3 | 10 |
| Merewether GC | ||||||
| 5 | Linda Parker + Sharon Willson | 67.75 | 3 | 70.75 | 7 | 10 |
| North Turramurra GC | ||||||
| 6 | Deborah Meyer + Sylvia Pham | 70 | 6 | 68 | 5 | 11 |
| Cromer GC | ||||||
| 7 | Ann Finlay + Lynette Potter | 66 | 2 | 74 | 10 | 12 |
| Sussex Inlet GC | ||||||
| 8 | Margaret Pierce + Tracey Timperley | 75 | 9 | 68 | 6 | 15 |
| Byron Bay GC | ||||||
| 9 | Bronwyn Heagney + Christine George | 74.25 | 8 | 71.25 | 8 | 16 |
| Club Taree GC | ||||||
| 10 | Gwen Hardy + Kathy Davis | 75 | 10 | 76 | 11 | 21 |
| Boggabri GC | ||||||
| 11 | Carol Hardman + Pauline Davis | 78.75 | 13 | 71.75 | 9 | 22 |
| Deniliquin GC | ||||||
| 12 | Gwenda Furney + Patricia Jones | 75.25 | 11 | DNF | 12 | 23 |
| Mudgee GC | ||||||
| 13 | Alison Payne + Sandra Moore | 75.5 | 12 | DNF | 13 | 25 |
| Warren GC |
Mixed – FINAL Leaderboard / Results
| Position | Players | Rd 1 | Points | Rd 2 | Points | TOTAL |
| Net | Net | Points | ||||
| 1 | Nick Crundall + Sue Schepisi | 57.5 | 1 | 64.5 | 4 | 5 |
| Pambula Merimbula GC | ||||||
| 2 | Luke Waters + Melissa Reid | 66.5 | 5 | 63.5 | 1 | 6 |
| The Vintage GC | ||||||
| 3 | Peter Mitchell + Virginia Conran | 65.75 | 4 | 63.75 | 2 | 6 |
| Duntryleague GC | ||||||
| 4 | Don De Rota + Ksenia Sergataya | 62.5 | 2 | 67.5 | 6 | 8 |
| Gold Creek CC | ||||||
| 5 | Minhye Kim + Sean Park | 66.5 | 6 | 64.5 | 3 | 9 |
| Ryde Parramatta GC | ||||||
| 6 | Brian Napper + Heather Purtill | 65.25 | 3 | 69.25 | 9 | 12 |
| Grafton GC | ||||||
| 7 | Barry Reid + Michelle Reid | 69 | 7 | 69 | 8 | 15 |
| Port Kembla GC | ||||||
| 8 | Alexander Weir + Leanne Weir | 75.5 | 11 | 67.5 | 5 | 16 |
| Gerringong GC | ||||||
| 9 | Prunella Newby + Sean Wilson | 69.75 | 8 | 69.75 | 10 | 18 |
| Glen Innes GC | ||||||
| 10 | Anita Speight + Neville Speight | 76.5 | 12 | 68.5 | 7 | 19 |
| Rich River GC | ||||||
| 11 | Julie Kelly + Padraig Kelly | 70 | 9 | 71 | 11 | 20 |
| Denman GC | ||||||
| 12 | Carl Pound + Eve Kerr | 75 | 10 | 73 | 12 | 22 |
| Coleambally GC | ||||||
| 13 | Carol McDonald + Robert Gainsford | 82.5 | 13 | 76.5 | 13 | 26 |
| Narromine GC |
