Golf - Tuesday 31st March 2009

The Event of the day was a single stableford. The course greens are under maintenance so the starters had to play the first nine holes twice to allow the greenkeepers to complete their work.



Showers were predicted and it was showers that we got. Ongoing light showers with the occasional heavier downpour. I am sure the greenkeepers are delighted to get rain right at this time but it did deter a lot of our players including me.



We had 14 diehards who were prepared to face the newly sanded greens and the showers.



I believe we raised in excess of $1,200 to aid the Horsham Golf Club that has been devastated by the recent fires in Victoria. Congratulations to our committee ladies who ran this raffle & also to all the members that supported it.



GOLF RESULTS:



WINNER: Bev Adams - 35 points



RUNNER UP: Shirley Daly - 33 points on a countback



NEAREST THE PINS :



DIVISION 1: Not won

DIVISION 2: Rosemary Cohen

DIVISION 3: Dawn Tromp







NO HANDICAPPING TODAY

F-Troop Monday 30th March 2009

It was a huge day for F-Troopers with many hands needed to cope with the workload. We had 22 workers today and that was a great help to get a lot of work achieved.

We welcomed three new F-Troopers - Richard Korff, Chris Dekker and Jan Walker who put in some good hours of work to help out.

Today we had on duty Garry Trigg, Geoff Bridges, Bert Brink, Des Wilson, Warren Gray, Mark Stimpson, Bruce White, Peter Martin, Spencer Walklate, Clyde Cruickshanks, Richard Korff, Duncan Dyer, Doug Incoll, Robin Incoll, Chris Dekker, Di Beechey, Ron Beechey, Jan Walker, George Foster, Martin Gallagher and Roger Horsenell helping Duncan Dyer with the tree felling.

Garry Trigg did a shift on the rough cutter, Des Wilson & Bert Brink were busy on the 7th with the drainage work, George Foster and Warren Gray were on tree felling & rubbish pick up work,

Martin Gallagher, Geoff Bridges, Spencer Walklate, Duncan Dyer, Roger Horsenell, Mark Stimpson, Bruce White and Doug Incoll were on tree felling. Clyde Cruickshanks, Richard Korff and Chris Dekker worked on the Practice Nets garden. Chris Dekker also weeded the putting green gardens. Jan Walker cleared and raked the front area of the clubhouse, Robin Incoll sprayed the Azaleas at the putting green gardens and cleaned up the car park area. Di & Ron Beechey trimmed and weeded the 12th green hedge, the 13th garden, the garden at the 2nd green, the magnolia garden and the front lawn and gardens. Peter Martin trimmed the lilly pilly at the ladies 10th tee, the shrubs in the 12th tee garden, raking and cleaning at the front of the clubhouse, helped with the rubbish pick up while I sprayed and dead headed the roses and raked and cleared around the first tee, added some new soil to the Daintree Pine on the 15th.

In all it was a great days work with most of the work done before the showers set in.

It is always good to welcome new members to our F-Troop even if your contribution can only be small - it all helps. I am currently looking for someone (or a group of people) who would be willing to look after the indoor plants inside the clubhouse. This would require once a week watering, fertilizing as required. The board is also considering adding some potted plants to the front entry. If that happens I would also be looking for someone to look after them.

Please contact me (Jan Martin) if you would like to contribute in that way. A group effort is always an option for this type of work as someone can always be availabe if the other is away on holidays etc.

YES! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Golf - Sunday 29th March 2009

The Event of the day was a 2 Ball Team plus Singles mixed men and ladies. It was also the qualifying round for the NSW Mixed 4BBB (top three pairs qualifying for the district play off)and the qualifying round for the NSW Men's Fourball Championships 4BBB (top three pairs qualifying for the district playoff)

We had 109 starters with 8 visitors from Castle Hill, Everglades, Magenta Shores, Toronto, Tuggerah Lakes, Windsor and Wyong.

Our playing partners today were Jan & Neville Walker & we had a great day with some good highlights. The boys beat the girls for a Keno ticket but it was a close contest up to the last few holes.

RESULTS:

2 BALL TEAM - MENS:

WINNERS: Peter Laybutt and Clyde Cruickshanks - 47 points

2 BALL TEAM - MIXED:

WINNERS: Bruce Binns and Leanne Binns - 50 points

2 BALL TEAM - WOMENS:

WINNERS: Lyn Douglas and Robin Incoll - 44 points

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Clyde Cruickshanks - 41 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: Andrew Potter - 41 points

3RD: Bruce Binns - 40 points

WOMEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Denise Hopkins (Windsor) - 41 points

RUNNER UP: Alice Diamond (Tuggerah) - 38 points

3RD: Lyn Douglas - 37 points on a countback

NEAREST THE PINS:

MEN'S 8TH: Keith Bourne

LADIES 8TH: Cheryl Davison

BALLS WENT TO: MEN: 36 points on a countback; LADIES: 33 points on a countack

CCR MEN: 69 (38 points) AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)

QUALIFIERS OF THE MIXED 4BBB to be played at Tuggerah Lakes on Sunday 7th June 2009:

1st: Bruce Binns and Leanne Binns - 50 points

2nd: Col Adams and Kay Adams- 47 points on a countback

3rd: Mark Douglas and Lyn Douglas - 47 points

Reserves if the above mentioned players are not available to play:

4th: Keith Bourne and Susan Bourne - 45 points on a countback

5th: Peter Martin and Jan Martin - 45 points on a countback

6th: Steven Laing and Bev Way - 45 points

QUALIFIERS OF THE MEN'S 4BBB to be played at Everglades on Sunday 16th August 2009:

1st: Peter Laybutt and Allan Harvey- 51 points

2nd: John McIvor and David Flanigan- 50 points

3rd: Richard Massey and John Harris - 49 points

Reserves if the above mentioned players are not available to play:

4th: Ian Jackson and Greg Bell- 47 points on a countback

5th: Mick Gearin and Warren Dunkel- 47 points on a countback

6th: Terrence Flynn and Scott Pilarski - 47 points

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY AS REPORTED TO ME: Warren Gray and Mary Bromwich were (as in had been) having a lovely day until they reached the 5th hole. Warren hit his drive off of the wrong tee marking and was about to be followed by his other male playing partner. Mary warned Warren's playing partner before he hit his shot- Warren suffered a two shot penalty (not happy Mary); we had the pleasure of having four lady visitors today, one of whom won our ladies singles event today (Denise Hopkins from Windsor). Her playing partner Tina, at the 3rd hole managed to fall, fully clothed into the dam and still came in smiling, (no photo of the fall - sorry!) as a side interest one of these ladies, Dawn Robertson, played squash at Wally Johnson's Squash Courts in Sydney and for a time had worked at the courts ; Peter Martin had birdies on the 2nd and 10th; George Foster birdied the 1st and 2nd (end of story George tells me) George's playing partners Kay and Col Adams along with George all birdied the 2nd - Vicki tells me she got an honest 6/2; Cheryl Davison got the nearest the pin on the 8th; Doris Morris birdied the 8th to score 2/5; Bruce & Leanne Binns blitzed in with a 50 point score for the mixed 2BBB; Rosalie Dyer had three nice 3 pointers on the back 9; my highlight was a par 4/4 on the 9th.

A big cherio to Fay Bailey who is laid us with an injured leg. Speedy recovery Fay!

Clearwater New Zealand - February 2009

Clearwater Golf Resort at Christchurch NZ was the first golf game of our tour. It was a cold overcast and showery day but we did get in our 18 holes without getting too wet.

The course was being prepared for the NZ PGA Championships which was to be held the following week. We could not resist the urge to stand on the scoreboard & advertising signs.

The Pharkawie tribe had their first experience at playing out of the baharrested grass & I did overhear some mumblings & groans during the course of the match - some of them mine.

I think their trademark mumble of "werrdapharkawie" could have originated here.

I would like to play this course again in better weather, but at least it was not actually full on rain & fog as we experienced at Terrace Downs the following day.

Typical of NZ weather - Christchurch cleared up to fine and sunny day on the day we flew out to Queenstown. The following week it was blue skies and sunshine in Christchurch so it is just pot luck to get good weather on golf days.

Golf - Thursday 26th March 2009

Today's Event was our special INVITATION DAY Team v's Par - 1 score to count

We had 59 starters with visiting clubs from Terrigal, Magenta Shores, South West Rocks, Asquith, Everglades, Mangrove Mountain, Toukley, Tuggerah and Wyong.

RESULTS:

TEAM RESULTS:

WINNERS: Yvonne Wilson, Mary Ellis, Rosalie Dyer, J Curren (Mangrove Mountain) - +14 on a countback

RUNNERS UP: Di Thomlinson, L. O'Donoghue (Magenta Shores), J. Walters (Magenta Shores) and Mary Beard - + 14

SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Bev Adams - +2 on a countback

RUNNER UP: Sandra Kunze (Terrigal) - +2 on a countback

NEAREST THE PINS:

8TH HOLE:

VISITORS: Debra Neate (Everglades)

MEMBERS: Georgina Lamb

14TH HOLE:

VISITORS: Desley Francis (Terrigal)

MEMBERS: Di Thomlinson

BALLS WENT TO: + 10 on a countback

Because this was a team event there was no handicapping today.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY AS REPORTED TO ME: Ronda Jordon had a birdie on the 8th; Jan Fitzgerald had a nice 4 on the 17th; Leanne O'Donoghue hit a lovely 'sandy' out of the bunker on the 11th into the hole for a birdie; Di Thomlinson had three birdies; Georgina Lamb had a birdie on the 8th; Linda Rankin had a birdie on the 6th.

My playing partners today were Kay Adams, Wendy Stapleton and Robin Incoll. We had a lovely day and like everyone else we were battling with the heat towards the end. Our Team did not have any wipes on any of the holes and finished with a commendable +10. We all contributed to the score and got some nice putts in to save a + at times.

The Ladies Committee are currently running a raffle to support the Horsham (Victoria) Golf Club after their losses in the recent bushfires that devastated the area. We still have next week to show our support for this raffle so be sure to get plenty of tickets. The members have shown good support so far so there should be a substantial donation made to this worthy cause.

Golf - Wednesday 25th March 2009

The Event of the day was a Men's Single Stableford + 2 Ball Aggregate.

We had 204 starters with 12 visitors from Everglades, Muree, PGA, Terrigal, Toukley and Woollahra.

RESULTS:

2 BALL AGGREGATE RESULTS:

WINNERS: Christopher Cox and John Burg - 79 points

RUNNERS UP: Ray Presdee and Wally Bailey - 78 points

THIRD: James Fahey and Dennis Hardwick - 74 points

FOURTH: David Flanigan and John Geercke - 73 points


MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Terry Bowditch - 42 points

RUNNER UP: John Burg - 41 points on a countback

3RD: Spencer Walklate - 41 points

4TH: Wally Bailey - 40 points

5TH: Dennis Hardwick - 39 points on a countback

SCRATCH WINNER: Terry Bowditch - 35 points


NEAREST THE PINS 8TH:

A GRADE: J. Johnson
B GRADE: D. Flanigan
C GRADE: R Fell

EAGLES NEST 12TH:
WINNER: Col Kelly - 56cms (46 balls)

BALLS WENT TO: 35 points neat

CCR MEN: 70 (37 points)

Golf - Tuesday 24th March 2009

The Event of the day was a Ladies Stroke Monthly Medal and the first round of the WGNSW Medal and we had 81 starters.

RESULTS:

DIVISION ONE:

WINNER: Norma Cubis - 72 nett

RUNNER UP: Yvonne Bean - 73 nett

GROSS WINNER: Sheena Asken - 87

PUTTING: Yvonne Bean - 28 putts

DIVISION TWO:

WINNER: Faye Levenspiel - 75 nett

RUNNER UP: Jan Walker - 76 nett on a countback

3RD: Rita Gilmour - 76 nett

4TH: Di Beechey - 77 nett

GROSS WINNER: Jan Fitzgerald - 98

PUTTING: Jan Fitzgerald - 28 putts

DIVISION THREE:

WINNER: Tania Burt - 73 nett

RUNNER UP: Pam Bourne - 74 nett

GROSS WINNER: Tania Burt - 105

PUTTING: Doris Morris - 31 putts

NEAREST THE PINS:

DIVISION 1 - 5th HOLE: Jacque Davidson ; 12TH HOLE: Norma Cubis

DIVISION 2 - 8TH HOLE: Lynn Puiatti ; 14TH HOLE: Pam Witt

DIVISION 3 - 8TH HOLE: Elizabeth MacNamara; 14TH HOLE: Leanne Moore

BALLS WENT TO: 78 nett

CCR: 73

There were no highlights reported to me so there must not have been a lot of excitement out on the course today. Being a stroke day, it has the ability to bring out the worst shots in us.

I found a lot of bunkers today and my highlight was getting out of them with the first shot although one effort did finish up in a bunker on the other side of the green. A nice long putt into the hole on the 3rd to scramble a five made my day. My playing partners Yvonne & June were great company so the day was worthwhile.

Golf - Sunday 22nd March 2009

The event of the day was a 2 Ball Team plus Singles Men and Ladies.

We had 113 starters with 9 visitors from Kareela, Magenta, South West Rocks, Terrigal, Tumbarumba & Wyong.

Our playing partners today were Lyn & Clyde Cruickshanks & we had a really good day, pity about some of the golf but the company was good. We had some great highlights one of which was Clyde having his buggy run amok into the bunker on the left hand side of the green as Clyde watched his ball glide nicely onto the green. Clyde was very cool and went on to score a 3/3.

Lyn patiently picked up his sand bucket & gathered up all the balls, tees, markers, gloves etc that had scattered out of the buggy & into the sand.

RESULTS:

2 B ALL TEAM MENS:

WINNERS: Chris Pearce and Johnathon Homer - 49 points

2 BALL TEAM MIXED:

WINNERS: Roger Williams & Sheila Williams - 46 points

2 BALL TEAM WOMENS:

WINNERS: Shirley Daly & Sheila Williams - 42 points

MENS SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Chris Pearce - 45 points

RUNNER UP: Wally Johnston - 41 points

3RD: Bruce Binns - 39 points on a countback

WOMENS SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Susan Bourne - 37 points

RUNNER UP: Robyn Johnston - 36 points on a countback

3RD: Dianne Beechey - 36 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

MENS 12TH: To be advised ; LADIES 8TH: Sheena Asken

BALLS WENT TO: MEN: 36 Points neat; LADIES: 32 Points neat

CCR MEN: 69 ( 38 points); AWCR LADIES: 36 Points

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me: Clyde Cruickshanks got a birdie on the 2nd; Lyn Cruickshanks had a good 3 pointer on the 13th; Des Wilson sank a great putt from the edge of the 6th green (rumour has it 60 foot); The girls beat the boys in the Hutton & Beechey group;

Lynn Puiatti had a great birdie on the 16th having a fantastic second shot to the green; Norma Cubis had a birdie on the 10th; Ron Puiatti had one birdie & Kerry Cubis had 3 or 4 birdies which ever story you would like to believe; Fraser Bates is back after a break since December and had 2 three pointers; Robin Incoll was on the green at the 14th for one......no further detail to be published; Bruce Binns had 25 points on the back nine; Chris Pearce had 45 points which included 3 birdies; Mark Stimpson & Bruce White beat the girls and Bruce had a birdie on the 17th; Cyril Daly birdied the 1st; Wally Johnston had two 4 pointers; Spencer Walklate birdied the 14th.

Other highlights of the day were the company of Sheena Asken's mother Rose (from South Africa) at our club tonight.

The pennants teams won today and are shaping up well in the overall count;

The Super Seniors players are undefeated and have two matches to go as reported by Des Wilson, their only representative at the club tonight. Apparently the others are all home having an early night to prepare for tomorrows match.

Golf - Friday 20th March 2009

The event of the day was a Single Stableford for men and ladies.

We had 97 starters with 22 visitors from Bankstown, Camden Valley, Corowa, Everglades, Melton Valley, Moss Vale, PGA, Taree, Toukley and Wyong.


MENS SINGLE RESULTS:

WINNER: Tony Starbuck - 42 points

RUNNER UP: Scott Tarrant - 41 points on a countback

3RD: Andre Stolz - 41 points on a countback

4TH: Charlie Hodgkinson - 41 points

5TH: David Thompson - 40 points


WOMENS SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Sheila Williams - 36 points


NEAREST THE PINS:
MENS 12TH: Josh McGowan ; LADIES 8TH: Anne Cropley


BALLS WENT TO: MEN: 35 points neat; LADIES: 29 points neat.


CCR MEN: 70 (37 points); AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)

Golf - Thursday 19th March 2009

The event of the day was a Ladies Single Par and we had 24 starters with visitors from Russelvale, Woolaware and Bermuda Run - Nth Carolina.

RESULTS:

WINNER: Julie Hazzard - Plus 3

RUNNER UP: Margaret Nichols - Plus 1

3RD: Judy Verlander - Square on a countback

NEAREST THE PINS - 14TH HOLE

0 - 30: Judy Verlander

31 - 45: Yvonne Cummings

BALLS WENT TO: Minus 1

Golf - Wednesday 18th March 2009

The event of the day was a Men's Single Stableford + 2 Ball Team.

We had 175 starters with 13 visitors from Everglades, Magenta Shores, Taree, Trundle and Wollongong.

RESULTS;

2 BALL TEAM RESULTS:

WINNERS: Ian McPherson and Rod Fell - 49 points

RUNNERS UP: Lindsay Morgan and Garry Fitch - 47 points on a countback

THIRD: Chris Dicks and Tony Hollins - 47 points


MENS SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Paul King - 42 points

RUNNER UP: Doug Incoll - 40 points on a countback

3RD: Tony Hollins - 40 points

4TH: Ian Gross - 39 points on a countback

5TH: Bob Hawley - 39 points on a countback

SCRATCH WINNER: Kerry Cubis - 34 points

NEAREST THE PINS - 8TH

A GRADE: Steve Chay

B GRADE: Craig Elton

C GRADE: John Slight

BALLS WENT TO: 34 points neat

CCR: 71 (36 POINTS)

Golf - Tuesday 17th March 2009

Today was St Patrick's Day so we celebrated the day by wearing the traditional green coloured outfits. Trophies for the team events were donated by Yvonne Wilson.

The event of the day was an Irish Multiplier and we had 74 starters with two visitors - Leanne O'Donohue from Magenta and Cathy Garner from Tuggerah Lakes.

My playing partner today was June Bowen together with Yvonne Wilson & Rosalie Dyer.

We had some good highlights through the day with some great three pointers at needy times.

RESULTS:

TEAM EVENT :

WINNERS: Sharon Anderson and Robin Incoll - 57 points on a countback

RUNNERS UP: Di Thomlinson and Lyn Douglas - 57 points

SINGLES RESULTS:

DIVISION 1:

WINNER: Wendy Stapleton - 36 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: Sue Scobie - 36 points on a countback

DIVISION 2:

WINNER: Julie Craig - 37 points

RUNNER UP: Julie Hazzard - 35 points

DIVISION 3:

WINNER: Leanne O'Donohue - 38 points

RUNNER UP: Yvonne Cumming - 33 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

DIVISION 1 : 8th Hole: Rhonda Robertson; 14th Hole: Annette Dunk

DIVISION 2: 8th Hole: Margaret Pratt; 14th Hole: Judy Hughes

DIVISION 3: 8th Hole: Susan Bourne; 14th Hole: Yvonne Cumming

CCR: 36

PAR: 73

BALLS WENT TO: 31 points on a countback

As I have been away from golf for a while I had a bit of catching up to do so I am sorry I did not get around to gathering highlights from todays match - but I am sure there were many.

From our group Yvonne Wilson chipped in a lovely gobbler on the second hole, June Bowen got a nice lot of 3 pointers to help our team, Rosalie Dyer had a 4/4 and my highlight was scoring 20 points on the first nine before my wheels fell off.

Images attached: Norma Cubis, Rhonda Robertson, Judy Verlander & Lyn Puiatti at the first tee; Rosalie Dyer, June Bowen, myself & Yvonne Wilson at the first tee; Yvonne Wilson presented the trophies from todays events to: Robin Incoll & Sharon Anderson accepting the winning team trophy; Lyn Douglas & Di Thomlinson accepting the runner up team trophy; Wendy Stapleton accepting the Singles Division 1 trophy; Julie Craig accepting the Singles Division 2 trophy; Leanne O'Donohue accepting the Singles Division 3 trophy; Kay Adams & Deborah Wright accepting the "Best Dressed" award.