After postponing the CG Dudley Cup for a week due to a less than favorable weather forecast, the most prestigious event on the Men’s Calendar, was played over 36 Holes of Stroke Play over the weekend of August 16 and 17. SHAW and PARTNERS continued their sponsorship of the Dudley and Club Championship and our thanks go to Stuart Beattie and Mark Palmer. Our appreciation is extended to Stuart and Mark for their ongoing support of the club.
2025 marks the 75th playing of “THE DUDLEY”, and a field of 101 players started on Saturday in their journey to be crowned champion on Sunday evening and to qualify for the Club Championships.
Just a little bit of history about the man after which the trophy is named, for those who do not already know.
CYRIL DUDLEY – President for 27 years (1932-1950 and 1955-1962)
In 1933 he was made a Life Member and in 1963 “President Emeritus” which literally means “one who has retired with honour”.
In 1975 he was awarded a C.B.E.by the Queen for services to Real Estate, Sport, Politics and Community Service.
Family–
His wife Pam was a Founding Member and Life Member.
Tom Dudley, one of his six children, was a member of the first winning “A” Grade Pennant team in 1960. Son John was also a member and handy golfer.
Cyril himself played on a handicap as low as 6 and was a member of a winning “B” Grade team.
His daughter, Anne, married Herb Elliott in 1959.
Some of Cyril’s other achievements
President of WA Golf Association
President of Subiaco Football Club
President of the Real Estate Institute – both the state and national bodies
Life Member Real Estate Institute of Australia
Involved in organizational committee for the 1962 Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games)
Past champions in the field included triple Champion and defending Champion, David Falconer (1976, 2003 and 2024), Timothy Tan (2009), Brian Stuart (2017), and Luke Bai (2023).
ROUND ONE
The weather over the 2 days was best defined as fine and benign so scoring should have been good – but you have to appreciate that “The Curse of The Dudley“ would have an effect.
John Samuels (6 H’Cap) was looking to make amends from 2024 when he finished 5th and played very well in the morning to be the overall leader with a Nett 69 – leading Gross and Leading the over 55’s. Looks like he might be in for a big pay day come Sunday (Will more than likely get a couple of nearest the pins as well!!!)
Then followed Sponsor Stuart Beattie (19 H’Cap). whose net 70 was excellent and whilst the 14th and 15th set him back, he rallied with a birdie and two pars over the final 3 holes.
Pennant Player John McKay (7 H’Cap), starting from the 6th, played well for his even par 72 which was somewhat spoilt by bogeys on 3 of his final 4 holes.
Next was Don O’Brien (14 H’Cap) with one over 73. After starting with a double bogey and then a further double and triple on his first 9 he turned for home with 3 shots left. He kept on going and a further double did not deter him, finishing with 3 pars on the last 3 holes – a great comeback.
Gary Hing (11H’Cap), David Morey (19 H’Cap) and Ollie Wright (13 H’Cap) were also on 73.
The afternoon field did not fare any better with Andy Byk (22 H’Cap) and Craig Marshall (26 H’Cap) also carding 73’s
The Defending Champion, David Falconer (5 H’Cap) had a day to forget and was well out of contention.
The Best Gross belonged to John Samuels with four over par 76. Edmund Hall and John McKay were back on 79.
In the “over 55’s” John Samuels with 76 led from Gavin Parker on 81
EDITOR’S FOOTNOTE
The marquis group of Watkins, Furness, van Heurck and Frazer had a day to forget. In no particular order they finished the day in 53rd, 86th, 93rd and 94th position.
ROUND TWO
Once again, a beautiful Autumn Day greeted the players, so could the scoring improve – time would tell.
Could this be the year for John Samuels? We said the same thing last year.
So, let’s start our round up of Day 2 with the overnight leaders playing in the morning.
Now what was John Samuels (6 H’Cap) doing? He was going extremely well over his first 13 holes (2 over par) and then a double bogey on 14. Could this be the curse setting in? A par on 15 followed by 3 bogeys saw him card a one over par 73 and a total of 142.
Stuart Beattie had a day to forget – just like the Stock Market crash.
John McKay (7H’Cap) was giving John Samuels a run for his money and with 3 holes left to play he was 2 over the card and in the lead – 2 double bogeys and a bogey to finish undid all his good work and he finished with another 72 for a total of 144.
Five shots back were Peter Miller (7 H’Cap) and Don O’Brien (14 H’Cap)
Of the one overs on dayone Gary Hing started well but fell back after two double bogeys and a quadruple on hole 12, 13 and 14. Ollie Wright threw away any chance he had with a front nine of 47, whilst David Morey could not keep the bogeys off his card and like Stuart Beattie had a day to forget.
It has to be said that a less than favorable Pin Position on the 5th brought about considerable angst and the “pin placer” apologizes.
So, after the morning round the overall leader was John Samuels (6 H’Cap) on 142 followed by John McKay (7 H’Cap) and then daylight.
And now to the afternoon round.
Not much was happening with the afternoon field however a couple of players caught the eye
Andy Byk (22 H’Cap) after a one over par round on day one was looking good after 10 holes – 13 shots left on his handicap. A Double Bogey on the 11th followed by a triple on 12 upset his momentum and he finished with net 74 and overall 147. An excellent effort.
Craig Marshall (26 H’Cap) after his first round 73 started with par but then things went slightly awry with triples and doubles scattered over his front nine – final score 79 and total 154. He is now looking forward to the Match Play after qualifying first in “C” Grade.
Nobody else was making up ground and it was left to the President, Damon Watkins (13 H’Cap) to come up with the best score of the day – net 71 which elevated his overall position by around 60 positions. Good comeback.
There really is not much more to say apart from a couple of observations-
A former President had 5 putts on the 6th hole which included two double hits in the old rules he would actually have had a total of 7 putts!!
The course was the winner with only 8 players finishing with a par round or better over the two days.
And yes John Samuels did have a big pay day – 2025 Champion, Best Over 55’s and runner-up Gross plus of course the obligatory Nearest the Pin.
The Pascoe Cup awarded to the winner of the Best Gross was won by Edmund Hall on 152 with John Samuels on 154.
John Samuels won the over 55’s with a score of 154. Next was Peter Miller on 163.
FINAL RESULTS
Winner John Samuels 142
Second John McKay 144
Third Andy Byk 147
Fourth Peter Miller 148 ocb
Fifth Don O’Brien 148
Sixth Edmund Hall 150 ocb
Seventh John Ennis 150
Eighth Joe Ricciardone 150
Ninth Mark Matthews 151 ocb
Tenth Jeff Lane 151
Eleventh Ollie Wright 151
Twelth Gary Hing 151
PASCOE CUP WINNER Edmund Hall–– 79.73=152
OVER 55’S John Samuels 75.79=154
The course was in great order thanks to Brad and his team. Now it is the start of a busy period for the courses staff with major course renovations being undertaken in early October and of course the Match Play, Winter Cup and Spring Cup coming up over the next month.
Appreciation is extended to the Pro Shop and House staff for their efforts over the weekend.
A special thanks again to Mark Palmer and Stuart Beattie from SHAW and PARTNERS for their sponsorship of this years’ CG Dudley and Club Championships.
Best of luck to all of those who qualified for the Club Championships.
Congratulations to the 2025 Champion John Samuels
From Greg Fitzhardinge-
