The weather today was absolutely superb to play golf in our annual Xmas celebration. There was a light cloud cover and a gentle breeze as the 8.30 shotgun start time clicked over. The day included a free BBQ and drinks before the presentation got underway. Everyone appeared to enjoy themselves with a mix of good and not so good scores. Today’s winners were:
Division 1:
1st Italo Baraldi 40 points Half Ham
2nd Chris Goodwin 37 Smoked Shoulder Ham
3rd Brian O’Hare 36 (c/b) Ham off the Bone
4th John Pringle 36 (c/b) Turkey breast
5th Ron Chilby 36 Chook
Division 2:
1st John Sutherland (RV) 45 points Half Ham
2nd Reg Wilson 38 Smoked Shoulder Ham
3rd John Ellsmore 37 (c/b) Ham off the Bone
4th Doug Perry 37 Turkey breast
5th Al Thrower 36 Chook
Division 3:
1st Daryl Back 39 points Half Ham
2nd Col Shean 38 Smoked Shoulder Ham
3rd Stu Potter 36 Ham off the Bone
4th John Hinks 35 Turkey breast
5th Richard Hoskins 34 Chook
NTPs 3rd John Ellsmore 233cm 9th R McLean 166cm
D&P 8th Phil Lewis 98cm
Supershot 7th Jeff Quine 99cm
All other players who did not place in the top 5 in their Division will be credited with a golf ball onto their trophy account just for turning up.
If anyone wants to order a new vets shirt for 2017, please leave your details with Bill Hodgson or with whoever is looking after the Golf Shop.
Special thanks to Margaret Stephens and Robin Gregson for cooking the sausages over a hot BBQ, for preparing the home made salads and for the excellent service. Thanks also to Lance Fredericks who gave up playing today to help in the starters shed to get everyone out onto the course, to then head off and buy the rolls, start the BBQ, buy the beer, buy the ice and get it chilled all before the rest of us finished and to then serve us all a cold one at the end of the day, with a smile.
Chris Goodwin