Golf - Tuesday 28th August 2007

Today was a special day at our club for past members to join us for lunch and our presentation. The event for the day was a stableford with Veterans in conjuction.

It was a beautiful sunny day - still a little wet underfoot but better than Sunday. We had 78 starters & quite a number of past members who joined us for lunch & it was good to see them there.

The results of the day : 1st Division : Sheena Asken with a lovely 36 (just fresh from her championship win) ; Runner up Debbie Grinham with 35, 3rd - Lorraine Linnert with 34.

nearest the pins 8th Shirley Daly; 14th Debbie Grinham.

2nd Division : Glennis English with a fantastic 41; runner-up Ronda Jordon 36; 3rd Sharon Anderson

Nearest the pins 8th Lyn Bates; 14th Paula Drew

3rd Division: Kath Small with a great 36; runner-up Rosemary Cohen 35; 3rd Yvonne Cumming 33. Balls went to 32 on a count back and the CCR was 76 or 33 points.

Barbara Hilliard and Berry Hanly were presented with their veterans brooch.

Highlights for the day reported to me were: Rosemary Cohen - a birdie on the 8th; Sheena Asken a birdie on the 11th; Doon Jansen did some good chipping today; Kay Adams chipped in on the 12th; Trish Goulding had some great 3 pointers & played with lovely people; Shirley Daly had a great shot to the 8th green; Rae Brown had a gobbler on the 10th; Yvonne Cumming did a drive on the 14th that ended up resting inside a pine cone -( fortunately today there was preferred lies ); Leanne Moore had 7 strokes on the 18th & today had her best score ever;

Paula Drew had a birdie on the 14th and won nearest the pin; for me it was a gobbler on the 14th to get me 3/3.

My playing partners today were Yvonne Bean, Paula Drew and Bev Adams. We had a big highlight today when all four of us scored 3/3 on the 5th.

Images: Yvonne Bean, Paula Drew, Bev Adams & myself at the 1st tee; The flowering gum tree on the 4th tee with lots of rosellas. (click on the image to enlarge - you will see a rosella - press back key to return to this page); Paula Drew with her nearest the pin shot on the 14th - Yvonne Bean in the background; various photos of the past members and guests at the luncheon.

Golf - Thursday 16th August 2007

Well, winners are grinners and the smile is still on my face. I am due for a reality check tomorrow when I have to face up to my new handicap.

It was the final day of the championships and the weather stayed kind for most of the day. There were a few light showers later in the day but not enough to worry anybody as some good scores came in.

RESULTS OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

1st Division : Scratch & Club Champion - Sheena Asken 355 r/up Dianne Thomlinson 357

2nd Division: Scratch - Jan Martin 380 r/up Norma Presdee 399

3rd Division : Scratch - Nerida Hancock 433 r/up Susan (Jenny) Bourne 444

1st Division : Nett Anne Geer 299

2nd Division: Nett Jan Martin 280

3rd Division : Nett Val Iseppi 306

RESULTS OF THE VETERANS CHAMPIONSHIPS

1st Division : Scratch Sheena Asken 172, nett Jan Fitzgerald (20) 149

2nd Division : Scratch Jan Martin 188, nett Pam Cowin (26) 148

3rd Division : Scratch Nerida Hancock 225, nett Carmen Fitzgerald (31) 156

RESULTS OF EVENT OF THE DAY

1st Division : Scratch Anne Geer 84 ; nett Anne Geer (16) 68

2nd Division : Scratch Margaret Davidson 95; nett Margaret Davidson (26) 69

3rd Division : Scratch Nerida Hancock 106; nett Nerida Hancock (31) 75

Highlights of the day as reported to me : Leonie Casey 2 pars on the day; Pam Witt had pars on the 12th & the 4th; Nerida Hancock had a birdie on the 15th; Jan Fitzgerald had an 89 off the stick; Linda Rogers had a birdie on the 15th; Wendy Stapleton birdied the 2nd two matches in a row; Margaret Davidson birdied 15th; Rita Gilmore had 5 on the 9th; Lyn Puiatti won nearest the pin on the 8th.

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Images above : Results of 1st, 2nd & 3rd Division Championships; Sheena Asken, Jan Martin Ronda Jordon at presentation; Yvonne Bean, Wendy Stapleton, Sheena Asken, Robyn Krahe, Rhonda Robertson & Linda Rogers sitting at the 'champion's table'; Presentation table display created by Alice Collett from our Magnolia tree; Margaret Davidson, Jan Martin & Rita Gilmore at the 10th tee prior to hit off.

Golf - Tuesday 14th August 2007

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Today was the third round of the championships.

The field is starting to take shape for a good finish on Thursday.

The championship results today were: 1st Division : Sheena Asken gross 86, nett 73, Yvonne Bean gross 87, nett 71; 2nd Division Jan Martin gross 91, nett 66, Norma Presdee gross 92 nett 70. Third Division Carmen Fitzgerald gross 71, nett 224, Susan Bourne gross 107, nett 76, June Bowen gross 118, nett 74.

Championship results to the end of the third round :

1st Division -Sheena Asken gross 258, nett 219; Yvonne Bean gross 272, nett 224.

2nd Division - Jan Martin gross 279, nett 204; Norma Presdee gross 297, nett 231

3rd division - Nerida Hancock gross 327, nett 234; Carmen Fitzgerald gross 332, nett 224; Val Iseppi gross 337, nett 226.

Highlights reported to me today were: Rita Gilmore - par on the 8th; Margaret Davidson - par on the 15th; Sharon Anderson - 4 pars on the day and two nearest the pins on the 8th & the 14th; Norma Presdee - a gobbler on the 14th for 2;

Lyn Puiatti - a birdie on the 12th for 2; Susan/Jenny Bourne a gobbler on the 15th.

Attached photos: Championship leader boards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Divisions; Rita Gilmore, Margaret Davidson & Jan Martin on the 1st tee; Ronda Jordon & Margaret Davidson warming up before play.

The final round will be played this Thursday.

The Daily Stroke Event Results : Division 1 nett winner Yvonne Bean 71; scratch winner Anne Burgess 85; Division 2 nett winner Jan Martin 70; scratch winner Jan Martin 91; Division 3 nett winner Carmen Fitzgerald; scratch winner Carmen Fitzgerald 107. CCR was 74.

Magnolia garden

These are images taken today of the Magnolia garden at the entrance of the course.

10th Tee Garden

These images were taken today of the 10th tee garden. June Bowen & Rosalie Dyer are tidying & maintaining this garden as part of the adopt-a-garden scheme. Congratulations June & Rosalie. The garden looks great.

YES, YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

New garden - outside toilet block

New work has commenced on the outside toilet block area to enhance the newly painted ladies block. Des & Yvonne Wilson have commenced work on this garden as part of the adopt-a-garden scheme & will be cleaning & maintaining the area for us. Well done Des & Yvonne!

Ladies Championships - Thursday 9th August 2007

Well, how good can it get! This time next week we will know.

There were some good scores in today & the championship is starting to take form.

In 1st Division Robyn Krahe came in with a nett 70; In 2nd Division yours truly came in with another nett 69!!(wow!); and in 3rd Division Jan Walker came in with nett 71.

Nett leaders to date are : 1st Division Sheila Asken with 146; 2nd Division Yours truly with 138; 3rd Division Val Iseppi with 151. Gross leader to date : 1st Division Sheila Asken with 172; 2nd division Yours truly with 188; 3rd Division Nerida Hancock with 218.

Highlights reported to me today:

For Paul Drew: par on the 8th tee; For Pam Cowin: 3 pars during the day; for myself: scoring 6 on the 6th after wasting two shots in the trees; for Jan Walker - scoring three shots into the hole from off the green; for Helen Stuart - one shot into the hole from off the green; for Di Tomlinson into the hole off the green on the 4th for a birdie; Margaret Davidson a birdie on the 15th.

In the daily event ; 1st Division Robyn Krahe with 70; 2nd division Pam Cowin with 70 ( Yours truly was playing on her new handicap & came in 2nd with 72; 3rd Division Jan Walker 71.

Photo above: Myself with my playing partners today Paula Drew & Pam Cowin. Pam came first today with me in hot pursuit with 72. We had a very enjoyable day.

Other photos: Results of the Championships to date 1st Division; 2nd Division; 3rd Division.

Ladies Championships - Tuesday 7th August 2007

Today was the first day of the Club Championships as well as being the monthly medal day.

Oh Happy Days.... I actually played well today and won 2nd Division with a nett 69, also won the scratch with 94. The winner of 1st Division was Jan Fitzgerald with a nice 72; scratch winner Anne Burgess with 84. Winner of 3rd division was Iris Talbot with 73, also the scratch winner on 107.

I played with Pam Cowin & Paula Drew who were great company throughout the day. The highlights for us were for Pam - getting a par 3 on the 5th hole; for Paula - bringing us in with good scores; for Jan a par 4 on the 16th after putting in off the green.

Other good things reported to me were: Yvonne Wilson - nearly a hole in one on the 8th.(The drive hit the flag pole); for Lyn Puiatti a 5/4 on the 10th (5 par) out of the bunker and into the hole.

Photos : top - Berry Hanley, Di Beechey, and Margaret Davidson; myself with Pam Cowin;

Paula Drew with Pam Cowin.

Monday 6th August 2007 - New Garden 2nd tee

This is a new garden created today on the 2nd tee at the ladies hit off tee. These plants were donated to the club by June Bowen. The tree fern was replanted from the 18th tee.

Photos attached : Bev Way creating the new garden; new garden.

During the course of planting out this garden I took umpteen trips to the dam to collect water one bucket at a time only to discover at the end of planting that we had a drain with running water right next to where we were working. We might have to find a way to capture some of this water for the gardens.

Monday - 6th August 2007 - 2nd tee Garden

The "F-Troop" in action today on the 2nd tee. We are going to create a new garden behind the men's tee and tidy up the side garden. Bev Way contributed a good mornings work into clearing and tidying up the gardens before the F-troop arrived & now it is all ready for re-planting. Well done Bev & the "F-Troop".

About the Adopt-a-Garden Scheme

The adopt-a-garden scheme is supported by members who are prepared to look after one special part of the course for a period of twelve months. It can be a small garden or shrub; a large garden; a path or just to clean and rake up paths and woody areas that become untidy from time to time. Members can work alone or as a pair/group. Work can be done on any day at any time that suits them. The local rules for this scheme can be found on the main notice board. Jan Martin & Wendy Stapleton are the co-ordinators of this program.

About the F-Troop

The F-Troop is a group of volunteer members from the Gosford Golf Club who work most Mondays from 8 am to 12 pm on the grounds of the golf course. This is part of the garden & grounds enhancement program to assist the greenkeeper & his staff to beautify & maintain the course to the manner to which we would like to become accustomed. The Captain of the group is Clyde Cruickshank who directs the traffic & co-ordinates with David Nicholls, our course superintendent. The Gosford Golf Course has a huge potential & it is great to see the members taking an interest.

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