Golfers from across the region are gearing up for Wimmera District Golf Association 2020 championships at Stawell Golf Club next week.

The December 5 event, usually scheduled in May, features men’s and women’s 36-hole championships with 7.30am and 12.30pm starts.

Organisers were unable to run the event earlier this year because of COVID-19 restrictions but informed its 29 member greens and sandscrape clubs of the change of plans. They were finalising entries on Monday.

Association secretary Jo Donnelly said the rescheduled event came after committee members played at Stawell a few weeks ago.

“We were talking about how much of a shame it was that the championships weren’t able to be held this year,” she said.

“But considering the Stawell course was looking so good, Shane Grover from Nhill followed up with the rest of the committee as to whether we could quickly get one organised for this year. 

“A date of December 5 seemed to work well for most but the players in the Wimmera haven’t had very much notice at all about the event.

“The championships, as well as club tournaments, are a great opportunity for players from all the clubs, especially those from sandscrape courses that close for half the year, to play and compete at other courses – and to catch up with players from other clubs they haven’t seen for a while.”

The championship will include 18 holes in the morning and another 18 in the afternoon and is open to low-handicap players. 

There will also be men’s and women’s 18-hole competitions open to all handicaps with divisions calculated closer to the event.

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