Golf - Wednesday 1st September 2010

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

The greens have been maintained this week & sand on the greens did not deter too many of our players with some outstanding scores coming in.

We had 192 starters with 11 visitors from Belconnen Magpies, Everglades, Toukley, Tuggerah Lakes & Wyong.

RESULTS:

2 BALL TEAM RESULTS:

WINNERS: Garry Montgomery & Roger Williams - 55 points

RUNNER UP: Roger Twible & Brian Hilton - 52 points on a countback

3RD: Darcy Ellis & Richard Korff - 52 points

4TH: Derek Thompson & Ian Hamilton - 51 points on a countback

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Timothy Lelo - 45 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: Roger Williams - 45 points

3RD: Peter Murphy - 44 points on a countback

4TH: Ian Hamilton - 44 points on a countback

5TH: Barry Robertson - 44 points on a countback

SCRATCH WINNER: Alex Pitty - 39 points

NEAREST THE PINS MEN'S 8TH:

A GRADE: To be advised

B GRADE: To be advised

C GRADE: To be advised

BALLS WENT TO: 39 points neat

AMCR: 70 (37 points)

There were some amazing scores in today and I believe that there were 54 out of 192 starters who were 40 points or better. I wonder if that could be some sort of record. I note there would have been at least one with a score of 44 points who would have only won a ball.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me: Roger Williams scored 45 points with some excellent putting - his score being all the more impressive given Roger's breathing problems and

he coped extremely well out on the course; Roger's playing partners were Garry Montgomery, Colin Chantry & Peter Read (Everglades) & they also had some great highlights with Garry scoring 26 points on the front 9 and Peter scoring for the first time 43 points and for the first time had no wipes; Shaman Singh drove to the green on the 15th and was 6 metres past the pin, he is a cacky handed / cross handed player he tells me (but obviously effective). With all those massive scores I am sure there would have been heaps of highlights to report on today. Congratulations to all the good players who had a fantastic day on our beautiful village green today.

Once again, wishing Spencer Walklate & Tania Burt a very happy wedding day this coming Saturday.

Golf - Tuesday 31st August 2010 - Spring Carnival Fun Day

What a perfect day to pick to have a Spring Carnival Fun Day.....and what a fun day it was!

Wendy Stapleton with the help of Kay Adams did a wonderful job of organising the fun day.

Starting with the straightest drive on the 1st; nearest the "pot plant" at the 2nd; nearest the flags on the 3rd; a flower garden hazard in front of the green at the 4th; a "zigzag" driver to hit off the 5th tee; a racing hurdle barrier at the 6th; only able to use one club plus putter at the 7th; drive with putter & putt with driver at the 8th; and everyone allowed a "Mulligan's" shot on the 9th. That was for the first Novelty 9 hole stableford which was followed by a normal 9 hole stableford. The course was under maintenance & all of the greens had been sanded so it was a hit & hope on the greens.

The potted plants on display were supplied by Narara Valley Nursery & Members are reminded that you can have 12 1/2% discount off all items that are not already discounted at Narara Valley Nursery by showing your Membership card.

My playing partners were Elizabeth MacNamara and Shirley Daly & we did have a fun day. We somehow managed to play the first Novelty 9 holes better that the second Stableford 9 holes. We had some really good highlights & Shirley & I won a ball for our efforts.

The Event of the day was a SPRING CARNIVAL FUN DAY with no handicapping as we had to play the same 9 holes twice due to the greens being under maintenance.

We had 63 starters.

RESULTS:

NOVELTY 9 HOLE STABLEFORD:

WINNER - OVER THE FIELD: Mary Ellis - 23 points

RUNNER UP: Nerida Hancock - 22 points on a countback

3RD: Judy Mulheron - 22 points

1ST HOLE STRAIGHTEST DRIVE:

0 TO 32: Claire Hastings

33 TO 45: Susan Bourne

2ND HOLE NEAREST THE POT PLANT:

WINNER: Maggie Minjoy

3RD HOLE NEAREST THE FLAGS ON THE FAIRWAY:

0 TO 32: Leonie Casey

33 TO 45: Rosemary Cohen

9 HOLE STABLEFORD RESULTS:

WINNER: Di Beechey - 27 points

RUNNER UP: Annie Brink - 25 points on a countback

3RD: Yvonne Wilson - 25 points

NO HANDICAPPING TODAY.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me: Annie Brink had a birdie 2/5 on the 5th; Sharon Anderson had 5/4 on the 2nd; Shirley Daly scored 40 points & had 4/4 on the 7th; Lyn Douglas hit a super drive on the 9th; Di Beechey on the second 9 scored 3/5 on the 1st, 6/3 on the 2nd, 4/4 on the 3rd, 4/4 on the 4th and 3/3 on the 5th scoring over the 9 holes 27 points (Wow!); Elly Van Den Berg scored 22 points on each 9 holes with 5/4 on the 2nd and 4/4 on the 9th; Yvonne Wilson parred the 1st for 4/4 and scored 25 points on the back 9; Mary Ellis had a par on the 5th; Leonie Casey had nice steady play; Bev Walker putted much better with her cataract removed & tomorrow celebrates her birthday (Happy Birthday Bev); Pam Cowin had a gobbler at the 9th; Nerida Hancock had 40 points, had 5/4 on the 7th and did a better drive with her putter at the 8th than she can do with her driver; Claire Hastings had 4 pointers at the 1st and the 8th; Rosemary Judd came back to her first game at Gosford after playing all the sand golf courses in WA only to find that the Gosford Greens had been sanded for today's golf; Jan Fitzgerald was a good golfer out of luck; Jacqui Davidson had a birdie on the 8th; Felicity Mead reached the green with the Zigzag driver; my highlight was winning a ball.

Another highlight this week is news of Tania Burt & Spencer Walklate's wedding this coming weekend. All the best Tania & Spencer - we hope the day is perfect for you!

F-Troop - Monday 30th August 2010

We had some nice spring weather for our F-Troop day which was a big help as we had many projects on hand. We had a good number of volunteers including some gardeners which is a big help to me. On hand today we had Geoff Bridge, Duncan Dyer, Peter Martin, Des Wilson, Peter Murphy, Richard Casey, Kerry Cubis, Jan Walker, Georgina Lamb & Di Beechey.

The major project for the day was to start on the paling fence at the 18th tee garden. This task is not as easy as it looks & the F-Troopers have taken great care to get it right. "Do it once and do it well" is our motto. This fence is of a high standard & will withstand the ravages of time & certainly keep all the rabbits out of the garden. A big improvement on our temporary green cloth fence that has been protecting the garden for the last few years. This project should be completed next week (weather permitting) & this whole area has been vastly improved with the addition of the new camellias down "Camellia Way" to the 17th green. Those working on the fence today were Peter Martin, Geoff Bridge, Duncan Dyer & Richard Casey. Good work F-Troopers!

Peter Murphy & Kerry Cubis worked around the course picking up loose timber and accumulated rubbish taking three ute loads to the dumping area. I never cease to be amazed at how much rubbish we pick up off the course every week & my rubbish bins are always full. Thanks Peter & Kerry your help is much appreciated.

Des Wilson spent his time in the Pro Shop supervising progress with the renovations.

The Pro shop renovations are on target with most of the carpentry work completed. Next week the painting will commence & then we will be able to see the finished picture soon thereafter.

Jan Walker did a great job tidying up at the front of the Clubhouse down to the first tee and watering the gardens. Thank you Jan !

Georgina Lamb & Di Beechey put in some hard yards weeding the huge native garden at the 6th, gardens at the back of the 5th, 8th and the 12th green garden. They also raked up in the carpark both back & front & also down the back of the clubhouse. A great job done ! Thanks Di & Georgina !

I was all over the course like a rash doing all sorts of jobs including planting some new succulents at the 5th; raking the 5th tee and the Ladies 3rd tee; chipping around the three Blue Ice Conifers on the 12th; chipping around the 3 limelights at the 7th; chipping around the Daintree Pine and the five Olive Trees at the 15th; raking & tidying up the Ladies Garden at the 13th; re potting two Bird of Paradise plants that are required for the special golf day tomorrow; attended the Narara Valley Nursery with Wendy Stapleton to collect some flowering plants to enhance our first tee for golf tomorrow.

Morning tea was a treat today with some fresh fruit pasties still warm from the oven. Thanks Chef John ! We always enjoy our morning tea break.

It was a busy, busy day for all of us and we did achieve a lot.

My thanks also to our other adopt-a-garden volunteers who have put in some good hours looking after their gardens during the last few weeks. Yvonne Wilson has put in time watering & fertilizing and Mary Bromwich has got all her gardens under control before going on holidays. Thank you Yvonne & Mary.

YES! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE !

Golf - Sunday 29th August 2010 - Mixed Team Series Week 2

We had a glorious day for golf today with blue sky & sunshine. I have taken some photos of the course in late afternoon sunshine which do not do justice to the beauty of the course in late afternoon. It was a pleasure to be out on the village green today. The course is in great condition with plenty of run on the fairways & the greens are fantastic. Those who did not play at Gosford today sadly missed out on a great day.

Our playing partners & opposition Team Members were Kerry & Norma Cubis & we had a great day. Norma & Kerry played well with Peter & I putting in a good second 9. We did have some good highlights the best for me being two successive pars on 17 and 18 after a bit of a dismal start which allowed me to finish with a reasonable score. Norma had 21 points on the back 9 scoring some great 3 pointers & Kerry scored a nice steady 38 points although he let me down with no birdies to score kisses from.

The Event of the day was the 2nd Round of the Mixed Team Series - Single Stableford - Best three scores to count.

We had 124 starters with 4 visitors from Byron Bay, Everglades and Marrickville.

RESULTS:

TEAM SERIES ROUND 2:

WINNERS: Des Wilson, Yvonne Wilson, Nigel Asken & Sheena Asken - 118 points on a countback

RUNNERS UP: Keith Bourne, Susan Bourne, Graeme Kingsmill & Dianne Beechey - 118 points

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Steve Thomlinson - 41 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: Des Wilson - 41 points

WOMEN'S SINGLES:

WINNER: Joyce Bosley - 43 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: Susan Bourne - 43 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

5TH HOLE:

MEN: Graham Muller

WOMEN: Susan Bourne

8TH HOLE:

MEN: Peter Laybutt

WOMEN: Robyn Johnston

12TH HOLE:

MEN: Duncan Brown

WOMEN: Yvonne Wilson

14TH HOLE:

MEN: Clyde Cruickshanks

WOMEN: Wendy Stapleton

BALLS WENT TO:

MEN: 35 points (neat)

WOMEN: 35 points (neat)

AMCR MEN: 70 (37 points)

AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me: Norma Cubis had 21 points on the back 9; Kerry Cubis hit 17 out of 18 fairways; Clyde Cruickshanks had birdies on consecutive holes - the 14th and 15th and won nearest the pin on the 14th; Rosalie Dyer had 2/4 on the 5th; Graeme Kingsmill putted well and had no wipes or 1 pointers; Georgina Lamb birdied the 16th for 3/5; Julie Hazzard had 5/4 on the 17th, scored 42 points of which she scored 10 points on the first three holes; Garry Wilkinson was 10 yards from the bunker at the 15th, put his shot into the dam & then back into the dam; Anne Forrester had 4 pars; Warren Flanigan had birdies at the 15th & 16th; Di Thomlinson had a birdie at the 11th; Steve Thomlinson had birdies at the 2nd, 9th and the 16th; Warren Gray had a 4 pointer at the 6th; Lorraine Bignall had a birdie at the 15th for 3/5 and parred the 5th with a gobbler; Leonie Casey had a gobbler par at the 2nd; Geoff Bridge Birdied the 16th; Robyn Johnston had a lovely day scoring 41 points with a birdie at the 8th, Robyn wiped the 10th hole after her second shot collided in mid air with a shot by Mark Douglas from the 18th & finished up in the bunker; Col Adams had a birdie at the 12th; Elizabeth MacNamara parred the 15th and the 16th; Chris Ashworth parred all of the 3 pars; Helen Stuart parred the 8th and the 15th; Roger Williams scored a nice 38 points with two consecutive birdies for 3/4 and 3/5; Des Wilson had a birdie on the 2nd (but did not score any kisses because he had a cold - Ray Stapleton said he was not going to kiss him anyway), on the 12th hole Des hit the trees on the left hand side and finished over the back of the green and then chipped in for 3/3; Wendy Stapleton had a beautiful drive on the 15th nearly to the green, on the 7th hole Kerry Cubis complimented Wendy on how neat her golf clubs were stored in her bag - further down the 7th fairway Wendy's clubs dislodged from her motorised buggy & spilled untidily all over the fairway - Wendy suspects sabotage !; Fay Bailey got over all the dams & scored 4/4 at the 4th; Yvonne Wilson scored 42 points, had no wipes, Parred the 12th 3/4 and had seven 3 pointers; Sheena Asken's highlight was being in a good team; Keith & Doris Morris had four 4 pointers between them and Doris scored 41 points; Joyce Bosley scored 43 points having pars on the 6th and the 11th; Susan Bourne had two 4 pointers and won nearest the pin on the 5th; Dick Bosley had two 4 pointers - 3/4 on the 8th and 4/4 on the 16th; Jan Walker had a 4 pointer on the 15th; Anne Stimpson had a sandy on the 17th out of the bunker and into the hole for 6/3; my highlight was scoring 4/4 on the 17th and 5/3 on the 18th.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS TODAY: Bruce & Leanne Binns became grandparents again with their daughter Mel (husband Peter) welcoming a new BABY GIRL : Bridget Lee Mahony, 6 lbs and 46 1/7th cms. CONGRATULATIONS BRUCE & LEANNE & YOUR WHOLE FAMILY ON THE NEW ARRIVAL.

My appreciation to Rae brown who kindly loaned me her camera for photos at presentaion when my own camera malfunctioned (over use I suspect) & I was able to use her camera's memory stick to download photos from her camera for my blog report tonight.

Thanks Rae - you were a life saver !

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