Conditions in the third round were difficult with all 4 seasons seemingly making an appearance on the day. It was very exciting given the final day pressure, the fast greens and the closeness of scores. Well played to all of our competitors.

Congratulations to the 2022 Women’s Club Champions.

A Grade Champion is Elizabeth Armstrong who was able to defend her hard won 2021 title improving her total score by 23 shots on last year. Well played Liz.

Pam Middlebrook and Shirley Dixon fought hard for second place with Pam eventually winning by 1 shot. Shirley ended up as the Nett winner.

B Grade Champion is Shirley Walsh who overcame a determined last day surge by Lyn Kuskey to win by 2.

Margaret Cook was the nett winner with a final score of 246.

C Grade Champion is Kim Oborn who was put to the test by Cheryl Legge eventually winning by the solitary shot, 359 to 360. A great effort by both.

C Grade Nett winner was Gloria Thompson on 230.

Well played to all competitors. Certainly the struggle of playing in a championship under very difficult conditions was a very worthwhile experience.

Congratulations to our 2022 Champions.

Full Gross Results

Full Nett Results

Our course can certainly throw up difficult challenges to golfers.

Pat Travers, for instance, today found himself in an unusual dilemma on the third.

Nowhere to go! Impossible!!

Shane Townsend had a tricky moment on the 7th. Playing a lovely shot to the green a bird decides to intercept the ball mid-air and suffers a fall from grace.

I’m pleased to say the Rainbow Lorikeet recovered to rejoin its Avian friends. Shane suggests his ball was going in for an ace!

Bisque Par Rules

This Saturday we are playing a Bisque Par. It is intended as a fun day and scores will not be reported to Golflink.

In normal Par competitions, golfers (using full handicaps) try to beat par on each hole. Shots are allocated according to your handicap and the handicap index for each hole on the card.

If you score a nett birdie you mark the scorecard with a plus (+) sign; if you match par, you put a zero (0) on the card; if you score a net bogey or worse, you mark the scorecard with a minus (-) sign. At the end of the round, compare your pluses to your minuses; if you have six plus signs and four minus signs, you have beaten par by a 2-up score (+2).

In Bisque Par, it is up to the golfer to decide on which holes to use his or her handicap strokes. Even better, you don’t have to elect to use a stroke on a given hole until after you’ve completed that hole (but before teeing off on the next). You must inform your marker at the time. Once you tee off on the next hole you can’t change your mind.

Also, you can use as many strokes as you like on a given hole. So, let’s say you play the par-4 No. 2 hole and it’s a disaster, you score a 9. But you have 13 total handicap strokes to use. You can use six of those strokes on No. 2 (you must announce the decision before teeing off on the next hole) and, there you go, you’ve turned a 9 into a net birdie.

Once you’ve used all your available strokes, that’s it. You’re done using strokes for the round. So, you have to make wise decisions about where to use your strokes.

At the end of the round, golfers look over their scorecards and add up the pluses and minuses. The golfer with the best par score wins (e.g., a golfer with 10 pluses, 5 zeroes – zeroes represent halves – and 3 minuses has a 7-up, or +7, score).

Strategy For Bisque Par

Just like all golf games and formats there are always some strategic decision you can make to give yourself a better shot at winning. Here are some strategy tips for playing the Bisque Par Format.

1. Don’t Waste Strokes On Blow-up Holes

If you score higher than a bogey your score will still result in the minus that you would receive if you got a bogey. This means using any sort of handicap strokes to reduce a triple bogey to a double will not count for anything. The only time this makes sense is if it is late in the game. And only if you have a large number of strokes left to use. This may allow you to knock a triple bogey all the way down to a par or better.

2. Have A Lot Of Strokes Left – Play Conservatively

If you find you have a several strokes left and only a few holes to go it can makes sense to play conservatively. This means putting away the driver, making layup shots, and aiming at the centre of the green.

The reason for this is that when playing conservative you will likely score relatively low scores on most holes. This is because you will be avoiding most of the dangers on the course.

This will allow you to use these extra handicap strokes to bring these scores to pars and birdies. Remember if you have extra strokes to use you don’t have to score well you just have to not score poorly.

In Bisque Par competitions, players will determine their handicap stroke allocation for a hole after playing that hole (and mark that allocation on the score card at that time). The allocation of handicap strokes will obviously cease once the player’s full handicap has been used.

3. How do you allocate shots per hole?

Is it best for you to get a lot of pluses early and hang in after your allocation of shots is up, or to save them up for a big finish?

It is unfortunate if you finish your round with shots left ‘in the bank’, so plan ahead.

Scoring a Bisque Par

You must record the actual score taken, the number of shots used on that hole and your result.

So on the first, for instance, you score a 7 and decide to take 4 shots to give you a nett 3.

On your card your marker records 4, 7,+ next to 1.

On the 2nd you score a 4 but decide to take 0 shots.

On the card the marker records 0, 4, 0.

At the end of the round add up the total number of shots used and your result.

The 2nd Round of the Club Championships has been completed. The Championship conditions, especially the fast greens and the pin placements, put us all to the test. (We couldn’t blame the weather)

Liz Armstrong (A Grade) blitzed the field with a quality round of 87 (gross). 

Shirley Walsh continued to display her consistency in B Grade.

Kim Oborn has taken a 4 shot lead in C Grade.

Today’s Results (22 players)

Div 1 (0 – 33)

Winner – Elizabeth Armstrong – 70 nett ($25)

R/Up – Shirley Dixon 77 nett ($20)

Div 2 (34 – 54)

Winner – Gloria Thompson –  76 nett ($25)

R/Up – Cheryl Smee –  78 nett ($20)

Balls to 82 nett –S Walsh, L Stassen, L Cram, K Oborn, L Southwell, S Paul, L Kuskey.

Championship Results

Liz Armstrong (A Grade) blitzed the field with a quality round of 87 (gross) – clear leader.

Shirley Walsh (B Grade) continued to display her consistency – leader by 8 shots

Kim Oborn (C Grade) has taken a 4 shot lead.

Standings after round 2

The seeded draw has been completed and each of you should have been notified of your times. Some daily players at the end of the field had to been moved to slot in the Championship players, apologies.

Thanks for the slice and lamingtons provided by Helen + Annette (providing the recipe).

Pam

FRIDAY 26th at 7am. It will be operational 7am to 7pm.

We are fortunate to have return and earn adding $13,000p.a. rental to Jamberoo Golf Club.

We have had to sacrifice a few car spots, and some inconvenience but what a bonus to our club.