Golf - Tuesday 20th October 2009

We had a magic day for golf today - blue sky and sunshine with just a little breeze.

The Event of the day was the GOSFORD BOWL AND BRONZE SALVER 2009 + LONG MARKERS DAY sponsored by COL AND KAY ADAMS.

In conjunction there was also a playoff for the Medal of Medals - the qualifying players being the winners of the monthly medals throughout the year.

We had 90 starters with visitors from Mona Vale, Wyong, Terrigal, Tuggerah Lakes, Toronto, Charlestown, Magenta and Everglades.

My playing partners today were Annette Dunk and Jan Fitzgerald and it was nice to bring home the nett winner. We had a good day with some highlights, the best being Annette's birdie on the 12th.

RESULTS:

MEDAL OF MEDALS PLAYOFF:

WINNER: Judy Verlander

GOSFORD BOWL GROSS:

WINNER: Kim Burke (Tuggerah Lakes) - 76 gross

RUNNER UP: Karen Myles (Everglades) - 77 gross

GOSFORD BOWL NETT:

WINNER: Annette Dunk - 71 nett on a countback

RUNNER UP: Judy Verlander - 71 nett

BRONZE SALVER GROSS:

WINNER: Marianne Lanham - 94 gross

RUNNER UP: Lyn Bates - 96 gross on a countback

BRONZE SALVER NETT:

WINNER: Soo Chun - 69 nett

RUNNER UP: Yvonne Wilson - 73 nett

LONG MARKERS GROSS:

WINNER: Claire Hastings - 104 gross

RUNNER UP: Doreen Vines - 107 gross

LONG MARKERS NETT:

WINNER: Bev Walker - 73 nett

RUNNER UP: Doris Morris - 77 nett

NEAREST THE PINS:

A GRADE:

5TH HOLE: Judy Verlander

12TH HOLE: Annette Dunk

B GRADE:

8TH HOLE: Sharon Anderson

14TH HOLE: Allison Guthrie

C GRADE:

8TH HOLE: not won

14TH HOLE: not won

AWCR: 73 (73 nett) Par 73

BALLS WENT TO: To be advised.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me: Barbara Stratford had a gobbler on the 8th and a birdie on the 2nd; Margaret Davidson played the 5th hole well; Marianne Lanham and Beulah Cant played together and both came in with 73 nett; Judy Verlander had 40 strokes on the front nine and chipped in for a birdie on the 9th; Yvonne Wilson had a gobbler birdie on the 8th and scored three other 4 pointers at the 13th, 15th and the 1st; Bev Walker hit a shot out of the bunker into the hole at the 18th; Annette Dunk had a birdie on the 12th and parred the 10th and the 11th; Judy Verlander had a birdie on the 7th; my highlight was a gobbler on the 18th.

Other highlights today seen around the course today: Anne Burgess and Judy Hughes (our F-Troopers) working on their Bouganvillea and Camelia gardens at the back of the 10th green (Anne was delighted that there is now a hose fitting to water her plants so she no longer has to carry water in buckets); Peter Martin renewed the soil, fertilized, replanted and watered the Tibouchina trees on the 2nd fairway; Mick Wilson, Steven Laing, Jim Forrester and Mark Stimpson spent some time with the disabled junior golfers this afternoon; Des Wilson was inspecting the site for a new seat at the 8th tee. You may have noticed that the Chinese Elm tree at the 6th tee has been trimmed by F-Troop. Future planning is to move the seat from it's current site to underneath the Chinese Elm with a garden edging and some woodchip fill to tidy up the area. It is wonderful to see our members volunteering their time for the betterment of the club and grounds. This work is done in the background of our normal day of golf and is largly unnoticed by the majority, but it is very much appreciated by all.