Golf - Tuesday 1st March 2011

We had a very hot and humid day for golf. When the wind dropped it was stifling. Towards the end of the match the wind picked up but it has still remained very hot & humid. My playing partners were Fay Bailey & Chris Dekker who were great company & we did have some good highlights - the best of which was a lovely birdie at the 16th by Fay.

The Event of the day was a Ladies Single Stableford and we had 70 starters.

RESULTS:

DIVISION 1 - 0 TO 22:

WINNER: Chris Shaw - 41 points

RUNNER UP: Sue Hutton - 40 points

DIVISION 2 - 23 TO 32:

WINNER: Barbara Stratford - 38 points

RUNNER UP: Dawn Tromp - 37 points on a countback

DIVISION 3 - 33 TO 45:

WINNER: Michele Kennett - 39 points

RUNNER UP: Mary Ellis - 34 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

8TH HOLE:

DIV 1: Robyn Johnston

DIV 2: Margaret Davidson

DIV 3: Not won

14TH HOLE:

DIV 1: Rhonda Robertson

DIV 2: Vicky Morris

DIV 3: Not Won

BALLS WENT TO: 34 points on a countback

AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me: Rhonda Robertson had a birdie on the 14th and won nearest the pin; Sue Hutton scored a nice 40 points; Annette Dunk was a very much improved player and had a gobbler at the 13th; Dawn Tromp played the back 9 well scoring 24 points; Robin Incoll had improved play with a steady game; Michele Kennett parred the 15th; Fay Bailey had a birdie on the 16th; Robyn Johnston had a birdie on the 8th and won nearest the pin; Jan Fitzgerald had a gobbler chip on the 2nd to score 6/2; Glennis English was an improved player; Leonie Casey had some nice pars; Sharon Anderson parred the 6th/11th and 14th; Norma Cubis parred 16th/5th and the 2nd; Tania Burt had a 4 pointer on the 16th; Barbara Stratford played a nice steady game; I had a few 3 pointers including the 18th which made my day.

F-Troop - Monday 28th February 2011

It was a rushed morning for me at F-Troop today as I was also participating this afternoon in the District Open Day being held this year at Everglades. My playing partners were Fay Bailey, Wendy Stapleton and Faye Levenspiel and we had a very enjoyable day at Everglades. It was a well run day by the District Ladies Committee and Everglades Ladies Committee. There were many Gosford Ladies attending the day including some of our regular F-Troopers.

We had eleven starters at F-Troop which was great as there was a lot of cleaning up & planting jobs to be done. We had Martin Gallagher, Duncan Dyer, Peter Martin, Geoff Bridge, Des Wilson, Garry Trigg, Richard Casey, Bruce White, Georgina Lamb & Anne Burgess.

Martin, Duncan, Geoff, Des, Garry & Richard worked hard on the tree trimming at the 3rd and 4th Fairways carting away a lot of surplus rubbish.

Georgina Lamb cleaned up the downstairs area of the club & the front car park.

Anne Burgess worked on the Bougainvilleas along "Camellia Way" giving them a good mulching & fertilizing and some deep watering. Anne also fertilized and mulched the Kangaroo Paw garden at the BBQ area.

I worked on the garden above the wedding garden - trimming back the Bougainvillea that had grown out of control, planted out some newly donated plants (Donated by Gavin Godwin - THANKS GAVIN!) to fill in the gaps in the garden that are trodden down by trespassers.

Peter was the "Gofer" helping out the troops with tools, rubbish pick up & removal.

Martin Gallagher also trimmed the Grevilleas on the 6th and the palm fronds at the 14th that were in need of trimming.

Morning tea was a delicious variety of mini slices of cake - Thanks Chef John!

A good morning's work was done by all.

YES! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Golf - Sunday 27th February 2011

We were very fortunate with the weather today. It had threatened to be 31 degrees with heavy rain showers. We had a reasonable amount of cloud cover and some very little light showers which were, if anything, comforting from the humidity.

We had a great day on the village green with our playing partners Graham & Rae Brown, who both started out on fire. We had our acceptance speeches written out until the halfway mark when our wheels started to fall off. We had some really good highlights during the day - the least of which was that the boys very narrowly beat the girls for the keno ticket.

The Event of the day was a 2 Ball Team + Single Stableford Mixed Men and Ladies.

We had 67 starters with 5 visitors from Morisset, Mt. Coolum Qld, & Wyong.

RESULTS:

2 BALL TEAM RESULTS:

MEN'S: Doug Incoll & Dick Bosley - 50 points

MIXED: Michael & Pauline Norman - 51 points

WOMEN: Pauline Norman & Georgina Lamb - 49 points

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Ron Dekker - 42 points

RUNNER UP: Steven Cross - 41 points on a countback

3RD: Dick Bosley - 41 points

WOMEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Pauline Norman - 44 points

RUNNER UP: Shirley Daly - 42 points

3RD: Leanne Binns - 40 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

MEN'S 12TH: Ron Puiatti

LADIES 8TH: Lyn Cruickshanks

BALLS WENT TO:

MEN: 38 points (neat)

LADIES: 37 points (neat)

AMCR MEN: 70 (37 points)

AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me: Kathy Small had two 4 pointers; Neville Walker had 41 points including two 4 pointers; Robin Brann had a birdie at the 5th and many 3 pointers; Pauline Norman birdies the 18th and had a gobbler par at the 9th, three 4 pointers included in her 44 points; Lorraine Bignall had 4/4 at the 16th; Georgina Lamb had a birdie at the 5th ; Wally Robertson had two 4 pointers parring the 10th and the 11th; Wally Johnston was a good support for Wally Robertson; Robyn Johnston had a birdie at the 11th; Rhonda Robertson birdied the 16th; The girls beat the boys in the Robertson/Johnston Keno Event; Steven Cross played a nice steady game for his 41 points; Dick Bosley had a 4 pointer at the 1st hole; Doug Incoll supported with a few 3 pointers; Joyce Bosley had a 4 pointer at the 8th; Robin Incoll's highlight was getting a better bargain buy for her shorts, having matching outfits with Yvonne Wilson ( shirts purchased at the Gosford Pro Shop); Ron Dekker had two 4 pointers including a birdie at the 18th; Jan Van Der Berg had one 4 pointer; Des Wilson had a birdie at the 15th; Lynne Puiatti had two 4 pointers, a birdie at the 11th and a 4 pointer at the 16th; Ron Puiatti birdied the 10th; Lynn Puiatti & Yvonne Wilson trounced the boys for the keno ticket, with the boys never being in front; Graham Brown and Rae Brown had a wonderful start on the first 9 including many 3 pointers and a 4 pointer from Rae; Shirley Daly had a lovely 42 points which included 4/4 on the 3rd; Mark Stimpson had an EAGLE on the 2nd; Leanne Binns had 5/4 on the 2nd to even the hole with the boys; George Foster & Bob Small (from Budrim) beat the girls (Vicki & Lynne) for the keno ticket - George scoring 8 pars; The Foster's and the Small's have just had a lovely golfing holiday at Yarrawonga (Envy!); Our highlights were pretty much all in the first nine where we were scoring 3 pointers with not a lot of problem & the team scores were looking good - however 'somebody' shifted the holes on the back 9 & we just could not find them.

PENNANT'S RESULTS:

A GRADE: MANGROVE MTN VS GOSFORD AT EVERGLADES:

Winners: Gosford defeated Mangrove Mountain - 5/2

B GRADE: GOSFORD VS MORISSET

Winners: Gosford defeated Morisset - 4/1

C GRADE: GOSFORD VS MORISSET

Winners: Gosford defeated Morisset - 4/1

JUNIORS: TERRIGAL VS GOSFORD AT EVERGLADES

Winners: Terrigal defeated Gosford - 5/0

WELL DONE PENNANT'S PLAYERS!

Golf - Saturday 26th February 2011

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

We had 190 starters with 13 visitors from Balgowlah, Everglades, Hurstville, Marrickville, Oatlands, PGA, Port Macquarie, Riverside Oaks and Tumut.

RESULTS:

2 BALL TEAM RESULTS:

WINNERS: Lee Robb & Tim Elbra - 51 points

RUNNERS UP: Peter Allen & Chris Pearce - 49 points on a countback

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: John Geerke - 42 points

RUNNER UP: Phillip Watson - 41 points on a countback

3RD: Clint Drew - 41 points on a countback

4TH: Ian Winn - 41 points

NEAREST THE PIN 12TH:

A GRADE: Graeme Wright

B GRADE: Bob Thomas

C GRADE: Scott Cheetham

BALLS WENT TO: 36 points (neat)

AMCR: 70 (37 points)

Golf - Friday 25th February 2011

My roses are starting to recover from the heat shock & are building up for a good March/April flush. I have not put any "Rose" photos on for a while so I thought I would share these.

The Golf Event of the day was a Single Par for Men and Ladies.

We had 74 starters with 11 visitors from Everglades, Kooindah Waters, Mangrove Mountain, PGA, Shelly Beach and Toukley.

RESULTS:

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Greg McGill - Plus 7

RUNNER UP: Jim Williams - Plus 5 on a countback

3RD: Dennis Hardwick - Plus 5

4TH: Terrence O'Dea - Plus 4

WOMEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Alice Diamond (Shelly Beach) - Plus 6

RUNNER UP: Helen Potter - Plus 2

NEAREST THE PINS:

MEN'S 12TH: Glen Giddings

LADIES 8TH: Merran Adams

BALLS WENT TO:

MEN: Plus 1 on a countback

LADIES: Square (Neat)

AMCR MEN: 70 (Plus 1)

AWCR LADIES: 73 (Square)

Golf - Thursday 24th February 2011

Gosford Golf Ladies who are members of the "Three Putt" club had their annual luncheon at "The Cove" Restaurant at Terrigal today. During the year we put in 50c for every 3 putt we have during the competition year and invariably have enough money at the end of the year to pay for a nice lunch out. This year was no exception. Those attending were Rosemary Cohen, Jan Martin, Jan Fitzgerald, Carol Farrell, Bev Adams and Norma Presdee. We had a lovely day in perfect weather overlooking Terrigal Haven. I have attached some photos of our desserts and will leave you to guess who had which dessert.

The Golf Event of the day was a Ladies Single Par - Over the Field.

We had 24 starters with visitors from Terrigal.

RESULTS:

SINGLE PAR - OVER THE FIELD:

WINNER: Fay Bailey - Plus 2 on a countback

RUNNER UP: Sue Scobie - Plus 2

3RD: Lorraine Linnert - Plus 1 on a countback

NEAREST THE PIN 14TH:

0 - 30: Margaret Nichols

31 - 45 SECOND SHOT: Helen Stuart

BALL COMPETITION:

Fay Bailey

Sue Scobie

Lorraine Linnert

D. Barr

Kay Adams

BALLS WENT TO: Minus 1

AWCR LADIES: 73 (Square)

Golf - Wednesday 23rd February 2011

We had a great day for golf today with the weather staying at a nice pleasant temperature and no rain to dampen the players spirits.

The Event of the day was a Men's Single Stableford + Teams Event 1 x 2 x 3.

We had 188 starters with 10 visitors from Everglades, Morisset, PGA, Shelley Beach, Terrigal and The Colonial Qld.

RESULTS:

TEAM EVENT RESULTS:

WINNERS: Russ Davidson, Geoff Watson, Ray Stapleton & Neville Walker - 91 points on a countback

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Laurie Godfrey - 44 points

RUNNER UP: Michael Cheetham - 43 points

3RD: Peter Martin - 41 points on a countback

4TH: Chris Pearce - 41 points on a countback

NEAREST THE PIN 8TH:

A GRADE: To be advised

B GRADE: To be advised

C GRADE: To be advised

BALLS WENT TO: 34 points on a countback

AMCR: 70 (37 points)

Golf - Tuesday 22nd February 2011

We have finally cracked a pleasant day for golf for our Ladies Tuesday Competition. The anticipated rain did not happen and the cloud cover kept the temperature down for most of the round.

My playing partners were Rosemary Cohen and Lea Southon who were great company. We all had turns at scoring 3 pointers on the front 9 & would have had a good team score. The wheels fell off on the back nine which brought us back to the field.

The Event of the day was a Ladies Single Stableford - over 3 divisions.

We had 80 starters with visitors from Nambucca, USA & Terrigal.

RESULTS:

DIVISION 1 - 0 TO 22:

WINNER: Di Thomlinson - 41 points

RUNNER UP: Ann Baker - 40 points

3RD: Lyn Bates - 39 points

DIVISION 2 - 23 TO 32:

WINNER: Merran Adams - 36 points

RUNNER UP: Dawn Tromp - 35 points

3RD: Margaret Pratt - 34 points on a countback

DIVISION 3 - 33 TO 45:

WINNER: Robyn Phillips (Terrigal) - 41 points

RUNNER UP: Mary Ellis - 35 points

3RD: Berry Hanley - 30 points on a countback

NEAREST THE PINS:

8TH HOLE:

DIV 1: Lyn Bates

DIV 2: Jan Martin (Hooray!)

DIV 3: Fran James

14TH HOLE:

DIV 1: Ann Baker

DIV 2: Lyn Cruickshanks

DIV 3: Not won

BALLS WENT TO: 32 points on a countback

AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me: Merran Adams had a birdie on the 15th; Lyn Cruickshanks had a birdie on the 14th and won nearest the pin; Ann Baker had three pars in a row 15/16/17; Eileen Major is a visitor from USA who enjoyed her golf and the company of Jacqui Davidson; Sharon Anderson had a par on the 10th; Priscilla Webster had 4/4 on the 15th; Robyn Phillips, a visitor from Terrigal, played a nice steady game for her 41 points; Lorraine Bignall had a nice 4 pointer on the 12th; Anne Forrester had a gobbler on the 2nd; Di Thomlinson played nice steady golf for her 41 points; Fay Bailey had 4/4 on the 6th and a gobbler on the 9th; Mary Ellis had a 4 pointer on the 13th; Lea Southon had 5/3 on the 2nd and 5/3 on the 17th; Rosemary Cohen had a 3 pointer at the 14th after coming out of the bunker; my highlight was a gobbler par at the 12th and winning the nearest the pin at the 8th.

F-Troop - Monday 21st February 2011

The rain does not weary the die-hards of the F-Troopers. Today we worked well in the light rain and it was certainly preferable to the blasting heat of the last few weeks.

While we were waiting to see if the weather was going to hold we cleaned up the neglected corner at the cart shed area & tried with some difficulty to remove the tree stump which stubbornly refused to budge in spite of it's deterioration.

We had nine F-Troopers braving the weather today - Sam Knox, Geoff Bridge, Martin Gallagher, Peter Martin, Di Beechey, Des Wilson, Yvonne Wilson, Jan Martin & Duncan Dyer (with his late note).

Sam Knox arrived very early & worked right through the morning cutting up firewood for the F-Troop timber sales. This is a much appreciated effort as we rely heavily on our firewood sales to support our F-Troop projects. Thanks Sam!

It is worthy to note that firewood sales this last week funded the purchase of a new lightweight chain saw which was one of our priorities. F-Troopers Des Wilson & Peter Martin assisted Martin Gallagher through the week to deliver and stack purchased firewood valued in excess of $500. Thanks to Martin, Des & Peter for their efforts.

Another thank you to June Bowen for her garden work through the week.

We received a donation of Agavi's in different stages of maturity from Member Don Nicholls this morning. Thanks Don! We will find happy homes around the course for them.

Di Beechey did some hard yards at the gardens near the 12th green & then joined the rest of F-Troop for the course clean up.

Yvonne Wilson concentrated on the clubhouse gardens doing some trimming and fertilizing - and after morning tea going out the the 14th gardens with help from Des.

Geoff, Peter, Martin, Des & Jan combined to do a course clean up starting at the wedding garden and the 1st tee - cleaning up fallen branches & clearing the garden bins; raked and tidied the path at the 1st green; raked and cleaned up at the Ladies 3rd tee; raked and cleaned up at the 5th tee; picked up garden rubbish and secured one of the grevillias at the 6th tee; cleaned up the drain at the left of the 6th fairway; raked and cleaned up the 7th tee; raked and cleaned up at the 4th tee and path including fallen branches; picked up fallen branches at the 9th fairway; cleaned up the 13th tee; picked up garden rubbish at the 12th green garden; Di Beechey joined us at this point and we moved to the 16th fairway & 17th tee where we raked and cleaned up the Bunya Pine mess. This was our biggest job of the day as the Bunya Pine leaved are very spiky and difficult to clean up including the discarded destroyed pine cones from the cockatoos.

Duncan Dyer arrive with his late note at that time and inspired us to clean up the Bunya Pine mess at the 17th fairway. Di Beechey concentrated on the 17th tee and the rest of us did the 17th area.

We moved down to the 17th green and decided we needed a morning tea break before continuing, collecting some fallen branches down between the 10th and the 18th fairways on the way to morning tea. After morning tea we continued the cleanup of the 17th - Bunya Pines on the right hand side approach to the green; pathway to the left of the green and the pathway 17th to 18th green.

Morning Tea was very welcome as we had all worked very hard in the light rain. Chef John made us some delicious scones, Jam & Cream which was appreciated by us all.

It was a huge morning's work by all of our F-Troopers attending today and we actually made it right through our list of allocated tasks for the morning and then some added jobs we fell across along the way. Geoff delivered multiple full loads of rubbish to the dumping area (at least five before I lost count).

We made a good team effort today which prompts me to say.....

YES! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!