2025 YHB Group Gosnells Open

Congratulations to the 2025 Gosnells Open champions, Valerie Khuu and Ryan Gault. The annual Gosnells Open state ranking event was held across 2 days on Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th of April this year. Our new Platinum sponsor, YHB Group, commenced their three-year partnership with the club as title sponsor of our signature event, the Gosnells Open. Once again it is fantastic to have corporate sponsors investing in our club and we look forward to growing this partnership going forward.

The event was once again run as a separate Men’s and Women’s state ranking event. While the men played from our Black course, the women played from our seldom used Red Championship course (par 71) – the same set up as for the 2024 Australian Junior Girls Amateur.

The Women’s event, was being run for the 4^th year and after the first round, hopes of a home victory rested with Sasha Hofman, Jorja Hinson-Tolchard and new Women’s Club Champion Saehi Suh, who were fighting it out with Valerie Khuu (Mount Lawley) and our much loved staff member Amanda Gan (Royal Fremantle). Heading into the final nine holes the title was still up for grabs, but on the back of a fine round of one under par 70, Valerie Khuu became the 4^th winner of this event. Congratulations to Rose Moorby (Hartfield) for winning best nett.

In the Men’s event, there were 17 players within 4 shots of the first round lead set by GM Shaun Malone, with Mason Burr (+1), Connor Pearson (+2), Andrew Woods (+3), Dan Barnett (+4) and Craig Tolchard (+4) among the Gosnells players chasing the lead. The spectators out watching the final groups on Sunday were spoilt with some stunning stroke play as Mason Burr and Ryan Gault (Lake Karrinyup) separated themselves from the pack with both finishing on one under par for the 36 holes. A sudden death playoff ensued and unfortunately for Gosnells, Mason could not quite get a Gosnells name back on the trophy, going down on the second playoff hole. Congratulations to Ryan on a well deserved victory, playing superb golf over the 36 holes. Well done to Gosnells member Craig Tolchard for winning best nett.

Of course, events such as these don’t happen without a lot of people supporting the event. The Club would like to thank members of the Match Committee and all of the volunteers who helped make the weekend happen. Looking forward to next year’s event.