Sunday, January 4, 2009

Golf - Sunday 4th January 2009
















Another very pleasant day on the village green today with a beautiful day to play golf even though the breeze got a little brisk at times. We had a very enjoyable day with our golf partners Graham and Anne Smith (my brother and sister-in-law). Graham had a great day scoring 40 points.
The Event of the day was a 2-Ball Team plus Singles mixed men and ladies. We had 116 starters with 6 visitors from Magenta Shores, Muree, Redcliffe & Trundle.
RESULTS:
2 BALL MEN:
WINNERS: Charlie Hodgkinson & Michael Evans - 50 points on a countback
2 BALL MIXED:
WINNERS: Ray Stapleton & Wendy Stapleton - 49 points
2 BALL WOMEN:
WINNERS: Di Beechey and Wendy Stapleton - 48 points
MEN'S SINGLES:
WINNER: Ron Dekker - 43 points
RUNNER UP: Charlie Hodgkinson - 42 points
3RD: Michael Evans - 41 points on a countback
WOMEN'S SINGLES:
WINNER: Robin Incoll - 38 points on a countback
RUNNER UP: Di Beechey - 38 points
3RD: Vicky Morris - 37 points on a countback
NEAREST THE PINS:
MEN'S 12TH: Ben Carter; LADIES 8TH: Vicky Morris
BALLS WENT TO: MEN: 37 points neat; LADIES: 36 points neat
CCR MEN: 69 (38 points); AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me: Graham Smith had 2/4 on the 14th after chipping over the bunker and into the hole and also scored 4/4 on the 2nd; Anne Smith scored 3/3 on the 14th and also got over the water on the 3rd; Mark Stimpson had a birdie on the 18th; Des Wilson had a birdie on the 4th and had 21 points on the back nine; Mark & Des were 4 shots up with 5 holes to play for the keno ticket, the girls won the next four holes and it was a close encounter on the last hole with counter claims from both sides of unfair play which gave the boys a close victory on the day; Luke Harrison (one of our juniors) had 38 points today; Mark Douglas had 2 birdies; Terry Coyle had 39 points; Ray Stapleton broke his handicap today scoring 41 points; Di beechey had 38 points - scoring 24 points on the front nine; Ron Dekker had 43 points & a birdie on 18; Norma Presdee had 4/4 on the 7th and the girls squared with the boys for the keno ticket; Peter Martin birdied the 4th & the 15th; my highlights were scoring 3 pointers on the 14th, 16th & 17th and scoring 34 points which was great news for me as my golf has been at the crest of a slump.
IMAGES ATTACHED: With Graham & Anne Smith at the first tee; Ray & Wendy Stapleton - winners of the 2 Ball Mixed; Di Beechey and Wendy Stapleton - winners of the 2 Ball Women; Ron Dekker with Captain Mark Stimpson - Winner of the Men's Singles; Robin Incoll with Captain Mark Stimpson - winner of the Women's Singles.

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