Golf - Sunday 12th July 2014

Kevin O'Brien and Lorraine Bignall - Winners of the Mixed 2 Ball

with Captain Mark Stimpson

Gail Williams - Winner of the Ladies Singles Event

with Captain Mark Stimpson

With Rosalie and Duncan Dyer at the 1st Tee

rugged up and ready for the winter chill

Wood Duck nesting in the big tree on the left hand side of the 18th fairway leading to the 18th green.

Beautiful photos from our professional photographer Darren Rickett at Gosford Golf Course today

Golfers in action on the course today- thank you Darren!

Happy Birthday Celebrations to Steven Cross

Celebrating Steven's birthday at Gosford Hotel after golf today!

Mark Stimpson, Steve Cross, Annette Cross, Joyce Bosley, Dick Bosley, Ray Buttsworth, 

Carolyn Buttsworth, Neville Walker, Jan Walker, Lorraine Bignall, Kevin O'Brien, Peter Martin

and Anne Stimpson

After a very dire weather forecast it turned out to be not all that bad with the wind chill being the main factor of our comfort.  When the wind dropped it was not too unpleasant however the wet course set us a challenge today with mud patches and puddles adding to the normal Hazzard's. Last night's rainfall caused a lot of casual water on the course.

Our playing partners today were Duncan and Rosalie Dyer and we can hardly say that we had a fun day in the puddles but we did have some good highlights from time to time, Duncan sinking two lovely long putts, Peter having a great drive to the 12th and I sank a gobbler for two points on the 11th.

The Golf Event of the day was a Single Stableford + 2 Ball Team Mixed Men and Ladies.

We had 77 starters with 3 visitors from Antill Park, Everglades and Shelly Beach.

RESULTS:

2 BALL TEAM RESULTS:

MEN: Bead Winterswijk and Trent Gilmore - 42 points on a countback

MIXED: Kevin O'Brien and Lorraine Bignall - 44 points on a countback

LADIES: Gail Williams and Sheila Williams - 39 points on a countback

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS: 

WINNER: Lindsay Freeman - 37 points

WOMEN'S SINGLES RESULTS: 

WINNER: Gail Williams - 34 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

MEN'S 12TH: Clyde Cruickshanks

LADIES 8TH: Not won

BALLS WENT TO:

MEN: 31 points

LADIES: 29 points

DSR MEN: To be advised

DSR LADIES: To be advised

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me: Duncan Dyer sank some great long putts at the 6th and the 15th; Peter Martin had pars at the 12th and 14th; Helen Smith got a birdie of the feathered kind; Steven Cross had 3 pars in a row; Gail Williams had some good pars and putted well; Julie Hazzard had a par of the 14th; Lorraine Bignall had a gobbler on the 15th and had 3 pointers at the 15/16/17th; Kevin O'Brien had a birdie on the 18th; Russel and Melanie Forster (new members) put in some handicap cards today and joined Doug and Robyn Incoll to finish their round today; Peter Laybutt and Wally Bailey beat the girls big time today for the Keni ticket; Adrian Burke had a good back 9; Anne Burke had 2 three pointers in a row; Clyde Cruickshanks had 20 points on the back 9 including some good pars; Shane and Odette Carty (new members) had good company playing with Clyde and Lyn Cruickshanks; Pauline Norman had 4/4 on the 15th; Trevor Blackburn had a good birdie;,Michael Norman had a gobbler; Sandra Coyle had 4/4 at the17th; Kevin and Sharon McLachlan from Cooma had a nice social round with Michael Battiste from Greenpoint; My highlights were having a gobbler on the 11th and sinking a nice putt on the 9th, having good company with Duncan and Rosalie Dyer - even though the boys trounced us for the Keno ticket and finished with the same ball I started with.