{"id":12581,"date":"2025-12-16T13:25:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T02:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ballinagolfclub.com.au\/cms\/?p=12581"},"modified":"2025-12-16T13:25:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T02:25:46","slug":"2025-mens-medal-of-medals-qualifiers-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ballinagolfclub.com.au\/cms\/2025\/12\/2025-mens-medal-of-medals-qualifiers-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Men&#8217;s Medal of Medals \u2013 Qualifiers Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The countdown is on for one of the most prestigious events on our golfing calendar \u2013 the Medal of Medals, to be held on <strong>Saturday, 3rd January 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout 2025, the top place in each grade from our Monthly Medal events earned a spot in the field to contend for this title. 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