Horsham’s Lewis Gebert and Nhill’s Libby Lacey are the toast of the region’s golfing fraternity after winning Wimmera District Golf Association championship titles at the weekend.

Gebert won the men’s championship from a field of 62, coming from behind at Horsham Golf Club with timely closing-hole birdies to edge out fellow Horsham player Casey Schmidt by a shot.

He finished with a score of 72-70-142, ahead of Schmidt 68-75-143.

A men’s 36-hole nett title went to Brent McIntyre, Horsham, with 71-72-143.

Lacey won the women’s title after starting strongly during morning competition.

She shot rounds of 78-84-162, to win from Horsham’s Julie Wirth, 90-80-170.

Nett winner was Wendy Hewitt of Warracknabeal with 69-78-147.

Lacey was also Wimmera champion of champions for the women and Nick Thomson won the award in the men’s field.

Champion of Champions are the club champions who returned the best scratch scores over 36 holes.

A junior boys champion award went to Nhill’s Heath Braybrook with a scratch score of 83, a score that also secured him a B Grade men’s section.

A C grade nett winner was also a junior in Jack Clementson, who came in with a nett 65.

Other results: Men’s 18 holes, A Grade, nett, Matt Jakobi, Horsham, 76-6-70, runner-up, Trevor Polkinghorne, Nhill, 75-4-71; B Grade, nett, Brian Thomson, Horsham, 92-17-75; C Grade, scratch, Garry Hallam, Horsham, 93; nett, Jack Clementson, Stawell, 99-34-65.

Women’s 18 holes, A Grade, nett, Lisa Jakobi, Horsham, 83-10-73; scratch, Joan Buckley, Horsham, 96; B Grade, nett, Bev Price, Horsham, 108-33-75, runner-up, Joy Tonkin, Horsham, 107-31-76.

Nearest the pins: Men, second, Casey Schmidt, eighth, Greg Magor, 11th, Josh Dossett, 13th, David Whiskey; women, second, eighth and 13th, Tania Dignan, 11th, Tracey Hobbs.

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