Don’t forget to put back your clocks 1 hour this Sunday with the ending of daylight saving.
Charity Day Success
The Ladies Ovarian Cancer Charity Day attracted 84 starters last Tuesday and over $2400 was raised for this worthy charity. Congratulations to the Ladies organising committee and the dedication of our members to help out and provide an excellent day of golf and apres-golf function.
A Shot to Remember
Paul O’Leary achieved every golfer’s dream last Wednesday when his beautifully struck 9 iron landed perfectly on the 13th green and went in the hole for an ace. Well played Paul. As a momento, the ball Paul used will be mounted as a trophy for a permanent reminder of his perfectly played shot. The club will also give Paul 6 balls as a reward for his great shot. Congratulations.
Rule of the Week
I was watching a group play the 4th hole last Wednesday when I noticed that one of the tee shots clattered into the trees on the left and dropped in the water. The question is : How should that player have proceeded?
A: Taken a drop in the centre of the fairway away from the trees;
B: Keeping the point of entry in line with the flag, taken a drop on this projected line and played from this point;
C: Crossed over to the other side and played from there; or
D: From the point of entry go straight back as far as needed to find a gap and then take the drop.
[Answer below]
Green Repairs
The repairs to the greens caused by the contaminated soil are proceeding on schedule. One thing you can do to help is to avoid walking on those sanded areas where seed has been added.
This Week’s Results
Fine Autumn weather greeted golfers this week with many good scores returned. Last Saturday 24th of March in A grade saw Ken Bradley take out the prize on a countback from both Greg Seymour and Tony Rodriguez all with 39 points. Geoff Reynolds won B grade with 37 beating Ray Sheehan on a countback. In C Grade David Harness was a clear winner with 40 points with Phil Gosling defeating Dave Connon and Vince Byrnes on a countback all with 37 points. Patrick Nicholson won D Grade on a countback from Norbert Beringer with 30 points. Jenelle Anderson took out the Ladies competition.
During last Wednesday’s round Paul O’Leary had the good fortune to have a hole-in-one on the 13th hole. Well done Paul. Despite this he could only finish third to Bruce Byers who had plus 4 in the Par competition. Greg Seymour pipped Paul on a countback both with +3 as well as fourth placegetter Chris Goodwin and fifth Rob Mitchell. To further emphasise the closeness of the scoring Peter Francis and Luke Oborn also scored +3.
On Good Friday a medley stableford was played with John Paul shooting the lights out with 44 points off his former 10 handicap. He needed to be hot as many good scores were returned including 42 by Luke Oborn and 41 by Matt Tedeschi.
Saturday 31st saw the playing of the Easter Stableford with Alan Jones scoring a brilliant 43 points to win A Grade, Dave Ransom 44 points to win B Grade, Terry Murphy 39 to win C Grade on a countback, John Proctor 33 to win D Grade on a countback and Rose Sheath 35 points to win the Ladies.
Here is a list of this week’s winners :
Saturday 31st March 2018 – Stableford
A Grade Winner: Alan Jones 43 pts 2nd: Tim Young 40 pts
B Grade Winner: Dave Ransom 44 pts 2nd: Paul O’Leary 42 pts
C Grade Winner: Terry Murphy 39 pts (c/b) 2nd: David Connon 39pts
D Grade Winner: John Proctor 33 pts (c/b)
Ladies Stableford Winner: Rose Sheath 35 pts
Friday, 30 March 2018 – Medley Stableford
Winner John Paul 44 Pts
Wednesday 28th March 2018 – Par
Winner: Bruce Byers +4 2nd: Greg Seymour +3 (c/b) 3rd: Paul O’Leary +3 (c/b) 4th: Chris Goodwin +3 (c/b) 5th: Robert Mitchell +3 (c/b)
Hole in one on the 13th Paul O’Leary
Saturday, 24 March 2018 – Single Stableford
A Grade Winner Ken Bradley 39 pts (c/b)
B Grade Winner Geoff Reynolds 37 pts (c/b), 2nd Ray Sheehan 37 pts
C Grade Winner David Harness 40 pts, 2nd Phil Gosling 37 pts (c/b)
D Grade Winner Paul Nicholson 30 pts (c/b)
Ladies Winner Jenelle Anderson 29 pts
Quiz Answer B, under rule 26.1b.