Murray Masters champ

WANGARATTA'S Alison Comensoli has taken out the Murray Masters. After a huge weekend of golf across Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Thurgoona and Howlong golf clubs, Comensoli was named the overall and women's winner after the three rounds. Playing off a handicap of 25, she finished with a total stableford score of 111 after rounds of 38 at Thurgoona and 33 and 40 at Howlong. The Murray Masters is seen as one of the biggest amateur events in the country. Comensoli said everything fell in to place. "I don't normally play that well but it just all worked out," Comensoli said. "I really struggle in the winter on the wet and soft courses but playing on dry courses in the lead up to the weekend definitely helped me play a bit better. "I wasn't expecting to do as well as I did though." After scoring 38 points at Thurgoona's unforgiving course on Friday, Comensoli said she was pleased with that result in itself. "After my round at Thurgoona on the first day I sort of just thought at least I've played a good round on a tricky course," she said. "I was really happy I did well on day one but I wasn't expecting to continue on with it the way I did. "After scoring 33 at Howlong on Saturday and leading by the end of the day I thought if I put together a decent round on Sunday I might finish in the top three or four. "I definitely didn't expect to score 40 points on the last day and win the ladies and overall." It wasn't all smooth sailing for Comensoli though with the sharp shooter having to fight back from slow starts on days two and three. "I think the highlight was just the way I was able to fight back, on the Saturday I only had 14 on the first nine but managed to score 19 on the second to finish with a decent round," she said. "I then had to fight back again on the Sunday scoring 24 on the last nine to finish with 40 so that was definitely a highlight. "I'm really appreciative of my husband's (Rick) support as well, he managed to keep me calm on the last day which was really good." Comensoli was presented with the Tim Field perpetual trophy after shooting the best overall score. "Tim Field passed away recently with MND (Motor neuron Disease) but he used to love playing in the Murray Masters," she said. "His wife presented me with the trophy which was a great honour. "There were funds raised for MND across the weekend too."

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