Golf - Wednesday 20th November 2024

 

Tuncurry Golf Course

Tuncurry Clubhouse

Tuncurry 18th hole back to clubhouse

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Hello from beautiful Tuncurry!

We played golf at Tuncurry today in good weather and on a beautiful course.

Lyn Bates was our champion today with a good score and great putting.

We have had a very enjoyable time at Forster/Tuncurry and have been very lucky with the weather this last few days.

Meanwhile at Gosford…..

The Golf Event of the day was a Single Stableford.

We had 181 starters with 2 visitors from Future Golf and Iluka.

RESULTS:

A GRADE:

WINNER: Gary Wilson - 39 points

RUNNER UP: Gary Worboys - 38 points on a countback

3RD: Peter Miller - 38 points

4TH: Gary Sammons - 37 points on a countback

GROSS STABLEFORD WINNER: Peter Miller - 29

B GRADE:

WINNER: Greg Smith - 41 points

RUNNER UP: Greg Skilbeck - 39 points

3RD: Grant Smith - 37 points on a countback

4TH: Brett Davies - 37 points

C GRADE: 

WINNER: Matthew Miller - 40 points

RUNNER UP: Peter Whelan - 39 points on a countback

3RD: Christopher Moffatt - 39 points on a countback

4TH: Paul Matheson - 39 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

5TH HOLE: Steve Robinson - 36 cms 

12TH HOLE: Christopher Wiffen - 300 cms

BALLS WENT TO: 34 points on a countback

MENS SR: 68.0

Golf - Tuesday 19th November 2024

 

At Taree Golf Course

Hello from beautiful Tuncurry!

We played at Taree today - finding it a tough course after the heavy rains and the fairways were in need of a mow and there was no run on the course which did not help me. However we had no rain which was a bonus.

Meanwhile at Gosford….

The Golf Event of the day was a Ladies Single Stableford.

We had 51 starters.

A GRADE:

WINNER: Debbie Cox - 36 points

RUNNER UP: Phoebe Court - 35 points

B GRADE:

WINNER: Jan Fitzgerald - 38 points

RUNNER UP: Ginny Puglisi - 35 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

5TH HOLE: Kim Cardiff

12TH HOLE: Soo-Young Hams 

14TH HOLE: Margaret Spierings 

BALLS WENT TO: 29 points on a countback

WOMENS SR: 71.0

Golf - Monday 18th November 2024

 Hello from beautiful Tuncurry!

We had a very wet day here today so we switched our rest day and will play Taree tomorrow - hopefully in good weather

Our rest day was spent catching up with old friends that have now retired to Forster/Tuncurry and we had a very enjoyable relaxing day.

Meanwhile at Gosford….

There was no competition golf. 

Golf - Sunday 17th November 2024

 

Hello from beautiful Forster/Tuncurry.

We played the Forster/Tuncurry course today in very high winds - on the 18th fairway we could hardly stand up. 

I had a good day - being able to keep my shots under the wind and won the day with 37 points. Peter had a nice birdie.

Meanwhile at Gosford…..

The Golf Events of the day were a Medley Single Stableford+ 2 Ball Aggregate.

RESULTS:

MEDLEY SINGLE STABLEFORD RESULTS:

We had 89 starters with 17 visitors from Carnarvon, Stonecutters Ridge, The Coast, Palm Beach, Asquith, Mangrove Mountain and Forster/Tuncurry. 

RESULTS:

A GRADE:

WINNER: Cruz Pappalardo - 45 points

B GRADE:

WINNER: Jack Tabone - 40 points

GROSS WINNER: Blair Wyatt - 34 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

8TH HOLE: Cam Eccleston - 10 cms

14TH HOLE: Ben Bradley - 150 cms

BALLS WENT TO: 23 points on a countback

MENS SR: 68.0

WOMENS SR: 71.0

2 BALL AGGREGATE RESULTS:

WINNERS: Cruz Pappalardo and Rhonda Robertson - 80 points

Golf - Saturday 16th November 2024

 Hello from beautiful Tuncurry.

We said goodbye to Hawks Nest this morning and moved on through showers to Tuncurry. 

Hopefully more golf tomorrow.

Meanwhile at Gosford…..

The Golf Event of the day was a Single Stableford - Monthly Mug.

We had 171 starters with 9 visitors from Bathurst, Breakers, Wyong, Toukley and The SGA.

RESULTS:

A GRADE:

WINNER: Zane Merlin - 39 points

RUNNER UP: Clyde Cruickshanks - 38 points on a countback

3RD: Antony O’Dwyer - 38 points on a countback

4TH: Joel Noble - 38 points on a countback

GROSS STABLEFORD WINNER: Matthew Snelson - 34 points

B GRADE:

WINNER: John Harrison - 40 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: Derek Kidd - 40 points

3RD: David Ralph - 38 points on a countback

4TH: Steve Wright - 38 points

C GRADE:

WINNER: Ricky Mulhall - 42 points

RUNNER UP: Mitch Giannini - 40 points

3RD: Paul Browne - 39 points on a countback

4TH: Evan Feltham - 39 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

5TH HOLE: Robbie Whyte - 143 cms

12TH HOLE: Jason Gardner - 209 cms

BALLS WENT TO: 35 nett on a countback

MENS SR: 68.0

Golf - Friday 15th November 2024

 

Our last Evening at Hawks Nest - Enjoying a Chinese meal at Hawks Nest

Hello from beautiful Hawks Nest! 

We had an interesting day at Hawks Nest today playing the Par 3 Classic short course.

Our best player today was Dennis Cox who came 2nd in A Grade. Fraser Bates came 3rd in B Grade. Ball winners today: Grant Willian’s, Sam Knox, JAN MARTIN, Kerry Williams.

The weather was kind with no rain.

The greens were beautiful, the fairways had more bare patches than we had seen before but we had a free drop from bare patches plus where the tree root maintenance has been done.

We have had an enjoyable week here and the weather was not all that bad considering the rain that has been at other places.

Meanwhile at Gosford…. 

The Golf Event of the day was a Medley Single Stableford.

We had 98 starters with 6 visitors from Grafton, Everglades, Toronto, Wyong and Toukley.

RESULTS:

A GRADE:

WINNER: Nicholas Massa - 42 points

RUNNER UP: Mark King - 41 points

3RD: Leigh Phillipson - 40 points on a countback

GROSS STABLEFORD WINNER: Gavin Drennan - 34

B GRADE:

WINNER: Brett Davies - 44 points

RUNNER UP: Gregory Doyle - 43 points

3RD: Adam Downs - 42 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

5TH HOLE: Jaryd Wallis - 205 cms

12TH HOLE: Nicholas Massa - 310 cms

14TH HOLE: Garry Burkinshaw - 224 cms

BALLS WENT TO: 37 points on a countback

MENS SR: 68.0

WOMENS SR: 71.0

Golf - Thursday 14th November 2024

 

Gosford Winners today - Leeanne Binns, Fraser Bates and Rhonda Robertson

Ice cream desserts after a beautiful Chinese dinner at Hawks Nest tonight

Hello from beautiful Hawks Nest!

We had a good weather day for our golf today. The course was in good condition and we all enjoyed the day even though some of our scores were not great. Our best lady players were Rhonda Robertson and Leeanne Binns. Our best mens player was Fraser Bates. Presentation will be later tonight so I can update the overall scores. 

UPDATE:

Fraser Bates - C Grade Overall

Leeanne Bins - B Grade Overall

Meanwhile at Gosford……

The Golf Event of the day was a Ladies Single Stableford + Ladies 9 Hole Single Stableford.

RESULTS:

LADIES SINGLE STABLEFORD RESULTS:

We had 23 starters.

OVER THE FIELD:

WINNER: Judy Ruitenberg - 32 points

RUNNER UP: Sandra Coyle - 31 points on a countback

NEAREST THE PINS:

8TH HOLE: Robyn Krahe

BALLS WENT TO: 29 points on a countback

LADIES SR: 71.0

LADIES 9 HOLE SINGLE STABLEFORD RESULTS:

We had 7 starters

RESULTS:

OVER THE FIELD: 

WINNER: Marilyn Caruana - 22 points on a countback

WOMENS SR: 37.0