1997 Australia Day Invitation/Open Results

Invitations are sent to each Australian state asking them to nominate a player to attend the Tournament. Invitees were : Mark Kobelt (NSW), Brue Mitchell (Qld), Peter Rich (Tas), Ken Boal (Vic), and Dean Paterson (SA). Other places are open to players on handicaps of 10 or less.

18 - 23 January 1996
Tournament Manager : Peter Tavender
Tournament Referee : Tony Hall

2 1/2 hour games (Reg 13(c))
Dawson 2000 balls

Round Robin Results

Block A

	GW	TR	TB	TH	PR	BM	VG	DP	SM	NM	Games	For	Against	Net	Pos
G Whymark		10	16	2	20	0	10	4	5	6	1	73	215	-142	10
T Regan	26		26	19	22	23	26	7	13	9	5	171	165	6	6
T Bassett	26	25		26	26	26	26	26	21	26	7	228	121	107	2
T Hall	26	26	16		26	24	20	0	26	16	5	180	177	3	7
P Rich	17	14	4	19		10	18	11	16	4	1	113	188	-75	8
B Mitchell	26	14	15	26	17		18	16	22	23	6	177	135	42	3
V Gleeson	16	4	1	15	8	8		3	4	13	1	72	196	-124	9
D Paterson	26	26	15	26	26	20	26		26	24	8	215	102	113	1
S Meatheringham	26	26	26	21	17	10	26	16		23	6	191	152	39	4
N Macoun	26	20	2	23	26	14	26	19	19		5	175	144	31	5

Block B

	NT	KB	PT	VC	IB	MK	RW	MM	JS	ES	Games	For	Against	Net	Pos
N Taylor		23	4	22	2	2	19	7	10	11	3	100	179	-79	8
K Boal	15		20	26	16	26	26	26	21	17	5	193	164	29	5
P Tavender	26	18		26	16	3	26	26	26	23	6	190	117	73	3
V Coulthard	18	10	7		2	1	17	10	11	17	0	93	216	-123	10
I Bassett	26	26	18	26		13	26	26	26	17	7	204	104	100	2
M Kobelt	26	25	26	26	26		26	25	26	26	8	232	98	134	1
R Williams	14	0	1	18	3	0		11	5	12	1	64	207	-143	9
M MacDonald	14	10	15	26	7	24	15		22	17	5	150	154	-4	6
Jose Sanz Tonnelier	26	26	19	26	6	14	26	21		26	5	190	159	31	4
Ed Skipsey	14	26	7	20	26	15	26	2	12		5	148	166	-18	7

Quarter Finals

D Paterson def J Sanz Tonnelier: 26-10
B Mitchell def I Bassett: 26-10
M Kobelt def S Meatheringham: 26-22
P Tavender def T Bassett: 26-11

Semi Finals

M Kobelt def P Tavender: 26-13
D Paterson dev B Mitchell: 26-7

Final

D Paterson def M Kobelt: 7-26, 21-20, 23-22