Golf - Tuesday 31st May 2011

Today was a total washout of the Ladies Golf -  the only ones smiling are the very happy ducks.

We have had inches of water over the last few days which is great for the gardens and that is about all.

I understand that the first round of the Ladies 4BB Knockout set down for this Thursday has been deferred until the 9th June due to the course conditions.

Hopefully the rain will ease & the course recovers in a very short amount of time.

F-Troop Monday 30th May 2011

Everybody can be excused for thinking that there would be no F-Troop work done today.  Out on the course that was true as it was too wet for heavy vehicles however we can always find work to be done no matter the weather.

Our die hards Martin Gallagher, Geoff Bridge, Duncan Dyer, Peter Martin & myself found enough work to keep us going until morning tea & then we gave up as the weather really closed in with light hail & thunder storms.

We were able to cut up old carpet remnants that we had kept to be used as weed matting on the gardens.  With the help of some of the green staff, F-Troopers cut up a trailer load of carpet which I put out on the putting green garden between showers.  We managed to get part of the mulch on before we got washed out with heavy rain.

Martin Gallagher and Geoff Bridge did some repair work in the BBQ area managing to get a drain through the garden bed to allow the water to run through from the BBQ area and to prepare the BBQ door for new hinges.  Peter Martin purchased repair gear for the door and for the repair of the upstairs tables that are getting shabby from wear & tear.

The course has been under deluge with more rain to come.  This latest rainfall will really test out the drainage systems on the course as it was very wet underfoot when we played on Sunday.  I understand that the new drainage put in at the 10th bunkers was working well.

Golf - Sunday 29th May 2011 - CCDGA MIXED FOURSOMES CHAMPIONSHIPS



The Golf Event of the Day was the CCDGA MIXED FOURSOMES CHAMPIONSHIP.

We had some adverse weather in the middle of the day and for the play off for the 18 holes scratch where it rained just enough to make the wet weather gear to come out.  For the most of it we had cloudy and cool which was not too bad.  The course fairways were very wet underfoot from overnight rain but the greens were in good condition.

Our playing partners today were Richard & Leonie Casey and Steve & Gillian Mitchell (Morisset) and we had a very pleasant day on the village green in spite of it being the dreaded Mixed Foursomes Championships.  We were all still on speaking and friendly terms at the end of the day which indicates that we did not have a bad day and our partners were great company.  My highlight was winning a ball.

RESULTS:

27 HOLE SCRATCH RESULTS:

WINNERS:  Peter Sliwinski and Leah Anderson (Shelly Beach) - 117

RUNNERS UP:  Dave Willett & Yvonne Boardman (Toukley) - 118

DIVISION 2:

18 HOLES SCRATCH:

WINNERS:  Don Mills (Kooindah) & Chun Kim (Terrigal) - 86 (Won on a play off)

RUNNERS UP:  Paul Atkins & Vicki Atkins (Wyong) - 86

18 HOLES HANDICAP (OVER THE FIELD):

WINNERS: Graham Brown & Rae Brown (Gosford) - 66 1/2

RUNNERS UP:  John Homer & Wendy Stapleton - 69 1/2

BALLS WENT TO:  76 nett

NO HANDICAPPING TODAY.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me:  Steve Mitchell (Morisset) a great chip shot to the 16th and a long one putt on the 9th; Gillian Mitchell (Morisset) showing husband how to one putt; Richard Casey a great drive to the 12th green and a gobbler on the 1st; Leonie Casey was a great putter out of luck; Vicki & George Foster did not have an argument; Col & Lauren Matterson had a birdie on the 8th; Alice Diamond & Col Kelly had a birdie on the 11th; Mick & Carol Maher  had a birdie at the 14th; Leah Anderson (Shelly Beach) had a great shot onto the 6th and her partner sank the putt; Dave Willis & Yvonne Boardman (Toukley) had three birdies; Greg & Kathy Webber did some good putting close to the hole and had no arguments; Yvonne Wilson enjoyed her first day back to golf after her recent operation; Michelle McGrath did some great drives; Wendy Stapleton's highlight was being the first "Wendy"not to yell at John  Homer; Rob Brann had a great sandie from the bunker into the hole at the 5th, 20 foot tap in at the 12th, 50 foot putt for a bogie at the 13th;  a 40 foot putt on the 9th and parred the 18th ; Lyn & Clyde Cruikshanks parred the 18th; Garry & Doreen Trigg did not loose a ball or their temper; Arthur Collien's 3rd shot on the 18th is still up the tree; Graham & Rae Brown sank 4 putts over 15 feet; Mark & Anne Stimpson survived 18 holes; our highlight was winning a ball & having two pars.   

   

Golf - Saturday 28th May 2011

The Golf Event of the day was a Men's Single Par - 3 Grades ; 12 Matchplayers

We had 178 starters with 10 visitors from Asquith, Emmaville, Howlong, Kooindah Waters, Rosnay, Terrigal, Toukley & Trundle.

RESULTS:

A GRADE:

WINNER:  Enn Karm - Plus 6

RUNNER UP: Geoff Patterson - Plus 3 on a countback

3RD:  Sam White - Plus 3


B GRADE:

WINNER:  David Flanigan - Plus 12

RUNNER UP: Wayne Kennedy - Plus 6 on a countback

3RD:  John Griffen - Plus 6 on a countback


C GRADE:

WINNER:  John Harrison - Plus 11

RUNNER UP:  Robert Knox - Plus 6 on a countback

3RD:  Adam Todd - Plus 6 on a countback


NEAREST THE PINS 12TH:

A GRADE:  Sam White

B GRADE:  Dean McCarthy

C GRADE:  John Harrison


BALLS WENT TO:  Plus 1 on a countback

AMCR:  70 (Plus 1)


MATCHPLAY RESULTS:

A GRADE:

CLINT DREW DEFEATED COL MATTERSON

GAVIN GOODWIN DEFEATED PHIL WATSON

B GRADE:

MARSHALL PARSONS VS JOHN ALLEN - TO BE ADVISED

DAVID GRANT DEFEATED IAN CRAIG

C GRADE:

PETER ALLEN VS SAM BAGALA - TO BE ADVISED

WAYNE SNEAD DEFEATED DAVE WILSON

Golf - Friday 27th May 2011

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

We had 100 starters with 16 visitors from Emmaville, Everglades, Kooindah Waters, Longyard, Mangrove Mountain, Moss Vale, Riverside Oaks, Tamworth, The Springs, Toukley, Trundle & Wyong.

RESULTS:

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER:  Darren Birt - 46 points

RUNNER UP:  Wayne Sneade - 42 points

3RD:  Colin Willis - 41 points

4TH:  Scott Tarrant - 40 points

WOMEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER:  Sharon Anderson - 32 points on a countback

RUNNER UP:  Margaret MacLachlan - 32 points on a countback

NEAREST THE PINS:

MEN'S 12TH:  David Boyd

LADIES 8TH:  Louise Bush

BALLS WENT TO: 

MEN:  35 points (neat)

LADIES:  32 points (neat)

AMCR MEN:  70 (37 points)

AWCR LADIES:  73 (36 points)

Golf - Thursday 26th May 2011 - Ladies Holden Scramble

(photos to come)


The Golf Event of the day was a 4 Person Ambrose - Ladies Holden Scramble - 8.00 am Shotgun Start.

We had 48 starters.

RESULTS:

TEAM RESULTS:

WINNERS:  Michelle McGrath, Kay Adams, Wendy Stapleton & Maggie Minjoy - 61 Nett

RUNNERS UP: Anne Burgess, Judy Ruitenberg, Michele Kennett & Di Beechey - 63 1/2 Nett

3RD:  Rhonda Robertson, Debbie Grinham, Di Thomlinson & Lynn Puiatti - 65 1/8th Nett

NEAREST THE PINS:

5TH HOLE:  Wendy Stapleton

8TH HOLE:  L. O'Donoghue

12TH HOLE:  Wendy Stapleton

14TH HOLE:  S. Rapmund

NO HANDICAPPING TODAY.

Golf - Wednesday 25th May 2011

It was a wet, windy, cold day but that did not deter some of our die hard golfers.

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

We had 43 starters with 6 visitors from PGA

RESULTS:

2 BALL TEAM RESULTS:

WINNERS:  Ross Bryant & Wayne Kennedy - 49 points


MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER:  Michael Jorgenson - 41 points

RUNNER UP:  Wayne Kennedy - 40 points on a countback

3RD:  Darren Wotherspoon - 40 points


NEAREST THE PINS MEN'S 8TH:

A GRADE:  Richard Henry

B GRADE:  Arthur Collien

C GRADE:  Darcy Ellis

BALLS WENT TO:  37 points

AMCR:  70 (37 points)

Golf - Tuesday 24th May 2011

Showers were forecast for today and thankfully they held off until our golf was finished.  It was a bit chilly to start the morning and the weather was quite pleasant for the rest of the morning until the cloud cover came in.
The weather did not upset any of our good players with some great scores coming in.

My playing partners today were Julie Hazzard & Michelle Kennett & we had a lovely day on the village green even though our scores did not threaten any of the winners.  My highlight was scoring more than 30 points twice in a row.

The Golf Event of the day was a Ladies Single Stableford and we had 67 starters.

RESULTS:

DIVISION 1 - 0 TO 22:

WINNER:  Sheena Asken - 41 points

RUNNER UP:  Rhonda Robertson - 38 points on  a countback

DIVISION 2 - 23 TO 32:

WINNER:  Yvonne Cumming - 39 points on a countback

RUNNER UP:  Faye Levenspiel - 39 points

DIVISION 3 - 33 TO 45:

WINNER:  Fran James - 49 points

RUNNER UP:  Doreen Vines - 41 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

8TH HOLE:

DIV 1 : Sheena Asken

DIV 2 : Kath Payn

DIV 3 : Elly Van Den Berg

14TH HOLE:

DIV 1 : Lorraine Linnert

DIV 2 : Bev Adams

DIV 3 : Rosemary Cohen

BALLS WENT TO :  36 points on a countback

AWCR LADIES:  73 (36 points)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me: Kath Small chipped in for a birdie gobbler at the 8th; Felicity Mead scored one 4 pointer and four 3 pointers in a row; Fran James scores a lovely 49 points which included 5/5 on the 7th, multiple 4/4's and no holes were wiped; Sheena Asken had a birdie at the 8th; Sharon Anderson had 4/4 on the 13th; Yvonne Cumming played a steady game for her 39 points; Dawn Cook had 3/4 on the 8th; Elly Van Den Berg had 4/4 on the 1st and 3/4 on the 8th; Tania Burt had 3/4 on the 8th; Faye Levenspiel had a birdie at the 14th and 4/4 on the 4th; Jan Walker had 4/4 on the 7th; Julie Hazzard turned with 20 points; Playing partners Rosalie Dyer, Kath Payn & Linda Rogers all had 3 pointers on the 2nd with Kath & Rosie both having gobblers and then they all had a four pointer each as well during the match.

F-Troop - Monday 23rd May 2011

F-Troopers worked hard today cleaning up along Racecourse  Road fence line where there has been a lot of unsightly rubbish and loose timber which did nothing to enhance our course. 

Today was Vets Day which means that we needed to work outside of the busy course area.

We had Martin Gallagher, Geoff Bridge, Garry Trigg, George Foster, Peter Martin, Di Beechey, Ron Beechey and myself so we were able to achieve some good work.

Martin, Geoff, Garry, George & Peter worked on the tree trimming & removal of rubbish along Racecourse Road taking at least seven trailer loads of rubbish to the dumping area. 

I worked along Racecourse Road from the 1st green to the clubhouse picking up rubbish & loose timber & cleaning up the area outside the Wedding Garden.

The whole area looks much tidier.  We did attempt to rough cut outside the fence area but the deep foliage requires a slasher - so the council will have to take care of that.

Di Beechey worked around the BBQ area & Ron Beechey replaced the pump on the water feature & got it back into working order.  Thanks Ron - your help was much appreciated. 

Morning tea was looked forward to on a rather cold day.  Mini Muffins were delicious - Thanks John!

We only had a small work force but everyone worked hard to keep our front door to the community neat & tidy. 

YES! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!