Women's Golf Victoria offers 34 events on its annual Tournament Calendar. WGV coordinate and deliver various State Championships, teams and pairs events catering to all levels of playing ability. 

WGV also supports and raises money for charity organisations such as the Royal Women's Hospital and Foundation for Young Australians within our tournament program.

 

• Tournament Calendar
• WGV Tournaments and Events
  • Bronze Teams
  • Business Women's Championship
  • Captain's and President's Day
  • Champion of Champions
  • Country Championship
  • Country Teams' Matches
  • Country Tournament
    • Autumn
    • Spring
  • Cudmore-Cheney Challenge
  • Doris Chambers Cup
  • Foundation for Young Australians
  • Glenelg Cup
  • International Bowl
  • Kay Mahlook Shield
  • Kangaroo Trophy
  • Kookaburra Trophy
  • Metropolitan Matchplay
  • Mona Macleod Brooch
  • Open Heart Open
  • Pennant
    • Metropolitan
  • Royal Women's Hospital 4BBB
  • Silver Spoon
  • State Stableford Series
  • Sunday 5's
  • Veterans' Championship
  • Victorian 72 Hole Strokeplay Championship
  • Victorian Amateur Championship
  • Victorian Foursomes Championship
  • Victorian Junior Championship
  • Victorian Mid Amateur
  • Victorian Par 3 Championship
  • Victorian Salver
  • Victorian Sand Greens Championship
• WGV Sanctioned Events
• WGV Standard Conditions of Play

Victorian 72 Hole Strokeplay Championship

2012 Results

Final Round - Overcoming the elements!

Interstate and Victorian players tested not only their golfing skills but their characters as the weather conditions were extremely difficult for the final round at Finders GC. Constant rain and strong winds prevailed throughout the day but the golf course drained very well and was totally playable. Grace Lennon (Kingston Heath GC) playing from a handicap of +3, played consistently and managed to also win the Best 72 Hole Nett with a total of 298. Lauren Sinclair (Heidelberg GC), 1 handicap, was the runner up in the overall Nett event with a total of 299. Congratulations to all the players that took part in this championship and a big thank you to Devilbend and Flinders Golf Clubs, their captains, members and staff for their contribution to make this such a successful event. Last but not least, thank you to our rules officials and volunteers who donate their time to help GV grow the game of golf in the State. Final Results & Presentation Sheet

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Day 3 - Steady performance!

Victorian Grace Lennon (Kingston Heath GC) continued her good form backing up her initial good scores with a 71 gross at Flinders GC today. Lennon leads the competition by just 2 shots from another talented Victorian player, Su-Hyun Oh (Kingswood GC). Recent Riversdale Cup winner Whitney Hillier from WA (Joondalup GC) and Emily Perry from NZ (Lochiel GC) posted today's lowest rounds (67) and currently share the course record for this new, longer women's course. Click here to see:

Result after 54 holes and Thursday Draw

  

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Day 1

While it rained heavily elsewhere, players only had to deal with few scattered showers on the course today…very lucky! Grace Lennon (Kinsgton Heath GC) had the best round of the day with a 66 gross, closely followed by Bree Elliot (Yarrawonga Mulwala GC) and recent Rivesdale Cup winner Whitney Hillier (Joondalup GC) with rounds of 69. This tournament is a true test for players whose dreams are to become golf professionals. 2011 winner Courtney Massey and Runner Up Jessica Speechley are examples of young talented players who use tournaments such as this or the Riversdale Cup as opportunities to get a taste of the professional world. Other Nell Smithett winners who took the professional challenge since 2000 are:

 

Click here to see Round 1 results.

 

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About

Played over four consecutive stroke rounds, the Victorian 72 Hole Strokeplay Championship attracts a first class field, with entrants for the 2008 event held at Kingswood GC coming from the Golf Australia National Squad, Australian Institute of Sport, the Philippines, New Zealand, and Interstate. The event forms part of the Golf Australia Karrie Webb Series as a National Ranking event for Australia's leading female golfers. It is also an important event in WGV's Averages and Ranking calendar.

Open to amateur players who hold a handicap at an affiliated club not exceeding twelve (12) at the date of entry. Female professional golfers may also enter but are ineligible to receive prizes designated for amateur competitors.

WGV structure this event similarly to the Australian Women's Open with Rounds 1 and 2 played in threes, and following a cut, Rounds 3 and 4 played in two's.

The Victorian 72 Hole Strokeplay Championship was first played in 1964. The tournament was named The Nell Smithett 72 Hole Strokeplay in memory of Mrs. W.H. Smithett, member of the Victorian Ladies Golf Union Council and scratch score committee for many years in addition to being Handicap Manager from 1949-1954.

Past Results

Past winners of the event include Kristie Smith (2007), Sarah Nicholson, New Zealand (2005), Nadina Taylor (2001), Kate MacIntosh (1989) and Karrie Webb (1994).

To view a full list of past Victorian 72 Hole Strokeplay Champions click here

2008 is the last year WGV will conduct a teams event as part of the Championship.

To view a full list of past Victorian 72 Hole Strokeplay Team Champions click here.

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