Golf - Saturday 30th April 2011

The Laycock Theatre was a busy place tonight with a full house to see & hear Tom Burlinson belt out some old favourites that we all love to re-visit. It was a very entertaining show with a good back up band - Tom did some great songs from the well known artists - Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jnr and Bobby Darrin.

The rain showers continued on and off during the day. The golf continued with preferred lies throughout the green. I understand that it was very wet underfoot but that did not stop some great scores from coming in.

The golf Event of the day was a Men's Single Stroke - Monthly Medal and the 1st qualifying Round Matchplay Championships - 1st 16 in each grade to qualify.

We had 147 starters with 1 visitor from Bondi.

RESULTS:

A GRADE:

WINNER: Scott Cubis - 66 nett

RUNNER UP: David Frazer - 67 nett

3RD: Mark Faulkner - 67 nett

SCRATCH WINNER: Michael Bowditch - 72

B GRADE:

WINNER: Duane Winslade - 63 nett

RUNNER UP: Marshal Parsons - 65 nett

3RD: Paul Smith - 68 nett

C GRADE:

WINNER: Andrew Henebury - 65 nett

RUNNER UP: Malcolm Campbell - 69 nett

3RD: Stephen Sharpe - 70 nett

NEAREST THE PIN 12TH:

A GRADE: John Geercke

B GRADE: Andrew Potter

C GRADE: Eric Will

BALLS WENT TO: 71 nett (neat)

AMCR: 70 (70 nett)

Golf- Friday 29th April 2011

More showers and plenty of them but the golf went on regardless which means the course is draining quickly.





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


We had 64 starters with 11 visitors from Ashlar, Emmaville, Everglades, Forster/Tuncurry, Nambucca Heads, Terrigal, Toukley & Wyong.



RESULTS:

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:


WINNER: Ian Craig - 41 points


RUNNER UP: Robert Twible - 40 points on a countback


3RD: Rod Tromp - 40 points




WOMEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:


WINNER: Helen Broadbent - 36 points





NEAREST THE PINS:


MEN'S 12TH: Ian Craig


LADIES 8TH: Norma Cubis



BALLS WENT TO:


MEN: 36 points (neat)


LADIES: 33 points (neat)



AMCR MEN: 70 (37 points)


AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)

Thursday 28th April 2011

Rain drenched roses in my garden today give you an indicator of how much rain we have had.

(photos attached)

The Golf Event of the day was a Ladies Single Stableford. Unfortunately the rain has continued to fall overnight & showers throughout the day which discouraged a lot of golfers from the course.

The Ladies Competition was a non-event once again which is a shame as we have a lot of keen golfers who would have liked to have played today as Tuesday was washed out as well.

Let us hope that tomorrow brings some blue sky and sunshine so we can get out on our course again.

Easter is traditionally a wet weather time which is devastating for golfers and the Golf Club business. Let's hope the sun shines through in the next week in spite of the dire forecasts.

Golf - Wednesday 27th April 2011

The Easter wet weather continues but it was not enough to stop our Men's Competition from going ahead. I understand that the course was not too bad considering all the continuing rain we have received. It was wet underfoot in some places and the bunkers once again have suffered.
There are more showers forecast for tomorrow but hopefully it will not be enough to stop the golf events from going ahead. The course is more weather proof than it has ever been before so a never-say-die attitude is good to have as it has been quite warm when the sun periods come through.

The Golf Event of the day was a Men's Single Stableford + Teams Event.

We had 187 starters with 5 visitors from Oberon, PGA, Shelly Beach, Warringah & Wyong.

RESULTS:

TEAM EVENT RESULTS:

WINNERS: Ian Hartley, Spencer Walklate, Sharman Singh & Garry Trigg - 53 points


MEN'S SINGLE RESULTS:

WINNER: David Baldwin - 42 points

RUNNER UP: Brendon Martin - 40 points on a countback

3RD: Steve Gillham - 40 points on a countback


NEAREST THE PINS:

A GRADE: To be advised

B GRADE: To be advised

C GRADE: To be advised


BALLS WENT TO: 33 points (neat)

AMCR: 70 (37 points)

Golf - Tuesday 26th April 2011

I kept Joel amused over the wet Easter break with walks to the Gosford Railway to watch the trains come and go. (photo attached)

The Golf Event of the day was a Ladies Single Stableford.

Alas! It was another bad weather day so we did not have any lady golfers interested in playing in the rain so the competition day was a non-event.

The course is open and in surprisingly good condition after all the rain and there were social players out playing today.

Golf - Monday 25th April 2011

The Golf Event of the day was a Single Stableford for Men and Ladies. Today was an ANZAC Public Holiday and unfortunately a very wet day.

We had 51 starters with 12 visitors from Bankstown, Beverley Park, Everglades, Mangrove Mountain, Merewether, Shelly Beach, Terrigal, Toukley & Windsor.

RESULTS:

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Geoff Hall - 45 points

RUNNER UP: Andrew Potter - 37 points

3RD: Fred Middleton - 36 points on a countback


WOMEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Ann Baker - 36 points


NEAREST THE PINS:

MEN'S 12TH: To be advised

LADIES 8TH: To be advised

BALLS WENT TO:

MEN: 33 points (neat)

LADIES: 36 points (neat)

AMCR MEN: 70 (37 points)

AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)

Golf - Sunday 24th April 2011

Sunset at Gosford Golf Club

After all the dire weather forecasts we had a most beautiful golf day at Gosford and the course had dried up very well after the recent rains. The bunkers were clear of any water and back in play.

Our playing partners today were Bert & Annie Brink who were great company. Peter was the star scoring 40 points and the boys trounced the girls for the keno ticket.

The Golf Event of the day was a Medley Team 1 X 2 X 3 + Single Stableford for Men and Ladies.

We had 80 starters with 7 visitors from Armidale, Kurri, Penrith & Terrigal.

RESULTS:

MEDLEY TEAM RESULTS:

WINNERS: Neville Walker, Jan Walker, Dick Bosley & Joyce Bosley - 88 points

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Don Bush - 43 points

RUNNER UP: Wally Johnston - 40 points on a countback

3RD: Garry Trigg - 40 points on a countback

WOMEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Robyn Johnston - 40 points

RUNNER UP: Louise Bush - 37 points on a countback

3RD: Mary Bromwich - 37 points on a countback

NEAREST THE PINS:

MEN'S 12TH: Leigh Kay

LADIES 8TH: Leslie Wells (Penrith)

BALLS WENT TO:

MEN: 36 points (neat)

LADIES: 34 points (neat)

AMCR MEN: 70 (37 points)

AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me: Garry Trigg had a birdie on the 16th; Mark Stimpson had a birdie on the 13th; Rob & Robyn Brann had a lovely day with Arthur & Kay Frewin, Kay is back...scoring 37 points today; George Foster had a birdie on the 12th and the boys beat the girls for the keno ticket; Duncan Dyer had a very interesting game; Vicki Foster did some good putting today; Wally Robertson had a birdie on the 10th; Wally Robertson, Rhonda Robertson, Kevin O'Brien & Kay Baillie (Rhonda's sister) all had three pointers on the 9th; Kerry Cubis had birdies on the 4th, 14th & the 18th; Anne Stimpson had a 3 pointer on the 8th; Wally Johnston had 40 points including a 4 pointer on the 15th; Robyn Johnston had 40 points that included six 3 pointers; Doon Jansen is very happy to be back; Peter Martin had 40 points and sank some good putts including a 40 foot putt on the 13th; Annie Brink had a 4 pointer on the 8th to win the hole for the girls; my highlight was getting out a difficult bunker shot on the 17th in one.

Golf - Saturday 23rd April 2011

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

We had 168 starters with 10 visitors from Ashlar, Carnarvon, Howlong, Muree, Oberon, Shoelhaven Ex-Servicemens & Woollahra.

RESULTS:

2 BALL TEAM RESULTS:

WINNERS: Tony Callaghan & Greg Smith - 49 points on a countback

RUNNERS UP: Leigh Phillips & Greg Whitworth - 49 points


MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Robert Harrington - 43 points

RUNNER UP: Garry Jones - 42 points on a countback

3RD: Michael Crookes - 42 points


NEAREST THE PINS MEN'S 12TH:

A GRADE: not won

B GRADE: Leigh Phillipson

C GRADE: Malcolm Angus

BALLS WENT TO: 34 points (neat)

AMCR: 70 (37 points)

Golf - Friday 22nd April 2011

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

We had 114starters with 10 visitors from Everglades, Mangrove Mountain, Terrigal, Wyong and overseas.

RESULTS:

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Geoff Hall - 47 points

RUNNER UP: Frank Smith - 45 points

3RD: Terrence Flynn - 41 points on a countback

4TH: Craig Ward - 41 points on a countback


WOMEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Margaret Maclachlan - 37 points

RUNNER UP: Anne Cropley - 35 points on a countback

NEAREST THE PINS:

MEN'S 12TH: Alex Pitty

LADIES 8TH: To be advised

BALLS WENT TO:

MEN: 36 points (neat)

LADIES: 34 points (neat)

AMCR MEN: 70 (37 points)

AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)

If you are bored over Easter you can look up my travel blog that I am currently updating with photos and reports of our West Australian golfing/touring holiday. Keep watching the site as I will be updating all over Easter. For ease of viewing the postings have been sorted into venues rather than dates so you can select just the parts of the trip that interest you (choose from the menu on the right of the first page) eg: Albany, the Cut G0lf Course, Mandurah etc

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Happy viewing and good golfing over the Easter holidays.

Golf - Thursday 21st April 2011

Our little man Joel is growing up - almost two years old. Attached photo from his preschool.

The Golf Event of the day was a Ladies Single Stableford - Over the Field and we had 19 starters with one visitor - Cheryl Davison.

RESULTS:

SINGLE STABLEFORD - OVER THE FIELD:

WINNER: Lea Southon - 37 points

RUNNER UP: Chris Dekker - 36 points

NEAREST THE PIN 14TH:

0 TO 30: Di Beechey

31 TO 45 SECOND SHOT: Ros Singleton

BALL COMPETITION:

Lea Southon - 37 points

Chris Dekker - 36 points

Lyn Cruickshanks - 36 points

Cheryl Davidson - 35 points on a countback

BALLS WENT TO: 35 points on a countback

AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)

Golf - Wednesday 20th April 2011

A bonus for this time of the year is to have roses and camellias flowering at the same time. The Sasanqua Camellias are in full flower to be closely followed by the Japonica Camellias.

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

We had 198 starters with 3 visitors from Howlong and Terrigal.

RESULTS:

2 BALL TEAM RESULTS:

WINNERS: Wayne Kennedy and Gary Hawkins - Plus 13

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Lindsay Morgan - Plus 8

RUNNER UP: Wayne Kennedy - Plus 7

3RD: Carl Telford - Plus 6

4TH: Mark Stimpson - Plus 5 on a countback

NEAREST THE PIN MEN'S 8TH:

A GRADE: Mark Stimpson

B GRADE: Brett Thompson

C GRADE: John Syme

BALLS WENT TO: Plus 1 (neat)

AMCR: 70 (Plus 1)

Golf - Tuesday 19th April 2011

We had a lovely sunny day to help dry out the course today which was very welcome after something like 3 1/2 inches of rain over Friday/Saturday last week.

My apologies for the quality of some of the photos this week - I am still learning to use my new camera properly.

The Golf Event of the day was a Ladies Single Stroke - WGNSW & Club Medal.

We had 59 starters.

RESULTS:

DIV 1 RESULTS:

WINNER: Anne Burke - 73 nett

RUNNER UP: Robyn Johnston - 74 nett

GROSS WINNER: Wendy Stapleton - 90

PUTTS: Robin Incoll - 29

DIV 2 RESULTS:

WINNER: Barbara Stratford - 73 nett

RUNNER UP: Faye Levenspiel - 76 nett

GROSS WINNER: Barbara Stratford - 99

PUTTS: Lyn Cruickshanks - 30 - on a countback

DIV 3 RESULTS:

WINNER: June Bowen - 74 nett

RUNNER UP: Doris Morris - 76 nett

GROSS WINNER: Carol Farrell - 111

PUTTS: Joyce Bosley - 33 - on a countback

NEAREST THE PINS:

5TH HOLE:

DIV 1: To be advised

8TH HOLE:

DIV 2: Bev Adams

DIV 3: Judy Hughes

12TH HOLE:

DIV 1: Sue Hutton

14TH HOLE:

DIV 2: Lea Southon

DIV 3: Fran James

BALLS WENT TO: 77 nett on a countback

AWCR LADIES: 73 (73 nett)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me: Doris Morris had a lovely day playing with Ronda Jordon and Lorraine Bignall; Jan Fitzgerald parred the 1st and had 45 strokes on the front 9 improving by 15 shots on the 2nd 9; Merran Adams had a birdie gobbler on the 8th; Anne Burke was happy with her game and was supported by stunning partners; Di Thomlinson did not have any 3 putts; Rosalie Dyer had a par on the 11th and a good long putt on the 7th; Debbie Grinham had an outstanding 25 foot putt into the hole at the 13th; Dawn Cook had a nice par on the 14th; Alice Collett's highlight was a beautiful red Hibiscus flower for her hat on the 6th; June Bowen had pars on the 14th and 12th; Joyce Bosley had two gobblers; Felicity Mead had pars on the 4th and the 8th; Dawn Tromp had a gobbler out of the bunker on the 4th; Faye Levenspiel had a gobbler par on the 10th; Fran James had a par on the 14th; Sue Hutton parred the 4th and the 7th; Lorraine Linnert had 44 on the front 9; Lorraine also found the missing flagstick from the 7th (missing on Sunday) - was found sitting on the seat at the 6th?; Robyn Johnston was a greatly improved putter.

F-TROOP - STUMP REMOVALS DAY TWO:

Our F-Troopers had another full day of hard work getting out as many tree stumps as possible while we still had the excavator to do the stump removals.

Today we had Duncan Dyer, Peter Martin, Martin Gallagher, Noel Fenning, Fred Middleton, Bruce White, George Foster and Tony (the excavator driver) with myself acting as gofer for the morning teas and lunches so that the boys could work through without interruption.

I am not sure of the number of stumps that were collectively removed over the two day project but members should notice a big improvement in many areas of the course where previously the stumps were unsightly or dangerous to carts and machinery.

A word of WARNING for anyone using carts or trikes on the course for the next few weeks - the area on the 6th fairway along the creek where many stumps have been removed - the soil is very soft where the stumps have come out and new soil had gone in ( as we found out today when the F-Troop Ute got bogged). This area had been greatly improved over the last couple of weeks by F-Troopers and it will be able to be kept neat by the rough cutter now that the stumps are out of the way.

MANY THANKS TO OUR MEMBERS WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME FOR THE STUMP REMOVAL PROJECT - YOU ARE ALL LEGENDS!

YES! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

F-Troop - Monday 18th April 2011

This was the first day of the F-Troop major two day stump removal project organised with precision by Martin Gallagher. We had some good helpers volunteer for day one. Those I saw were Martin Gallagher, Geoff Bridge, Duncan Dyer, Peter Martin, Warren Gray, Noel Fenning, Bruce White, Des Wilson, Bert Brink & Mark Stimpson who all assisted Tony (our excavator driver) by filling in and repairing the ground after the stump removals. Also working in the gardens with me today was Anne Burgess who put in some good hours at the garden in Camellia Way & the BBQ garden.

I saw the results of some of the stump removals and the repair work done afterwards and it is amazing the difference it makes to have the unsightly stumps gone.

Chef John did a wonderful job supplying morning tea with muffins and lunch of assorted wraps and fresh fruit. Thanks John! - F-Troop really did enjoy & appreciate that after a hard morning's work.

The weather held today so we should be able to get another full day of work in tomorrow & hopefully we will have enough volunteers on hand to help out.

YES! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

LADIES PENNANTS RESULTS PLAYED TODAY:

A GRADE: Gosford won 4/2 (played at Gosford)

B GRADE: Gosford were defeated by Terrigal. (played at Morisset)

C GRADE: No result to hand.