F-Troop - Monday 1st June 2015

F-Troop Morning Tea - Anne Burgess, Peter Martin, Duncan Dyer, Mark Stimpson, Geoff Bridge,

John Hollebon, Warren Gray, Don Nicholls, Trevor Harrison, Kevin O'Brien (Di Beechey, Jan Martin, Rob Benson)

Hedges, Shrubs and gardens at the 2nd Tee tidied up by F-Trooper John Hollebon

F-Troopers Peter Martin and Don Nicholls dumping a load of rubbish picked up from the course.

Lavender gardens at the 16th Tee tidied up

5th Tee tidied up

I said a prayer for all the golfers to the golf goddess at the 6th

We had eleven volunteers at F-Troop this morning which helped us get some good projects done.

On hand were Duncan a Dyer, Trevor Harrison, Kevin O'Brien, Rob Benson, Warren Gray, Peter Martin, Don Nicholls, John Hollebon, Di Beechey, Anne Burgess and Jan Martin

The Tree Gang of Duncan, Trevor and Kevin removed dead trees from the 17th dogleg garden and cut up a supply of firewood.

Warren and Rob did rubbish pick up around the course.

Peter and Don tidied up some of the tees and did rubbish pick up.

John trimmed the yellow hedge at the 2nd, trimmed the shrubs and tidied the gardens there.

Di worked on the BBQ area and the Wedding Garden.

Anne worked in Camellia Way.

I cleaned up at the Bush Toilets, tidied the 6th Tranquility Garden, tidied up the Ladies 3rd Tee and the 5th Tee, trimmed the lavender plants at the 16th, checked the water feature at the 1st, watered the mandavillas in the Wedding Garden Gazebo.

Morning Tea was very welcome after a hard mornings work. Chef Alice excelled herself with toasted sandwiches and Chelsea buns.  Thank you Chef Alice!

After morning tea Kevin O'Brien continued to clean up at the back of the clubhouse and helped Peter Martin to affix parking signs in the back car park.

YES! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Golf - Sunday 31st May 2015 - Mixed Foursomes Championship 2015

Di and Steve Thomlinson - Club Mixed Foursomes Champions 2015

with Captain Mark Stimpson

Col and Lauren Matterson - Runners up 27 Holes Scratch

with Captain Mark Stimpson

Steve Gillham and Glennis English - 27 Holes Nett Winners

With Captain Mark Stimpson

Kim Cardiff and Walter Loschi - 27 Holes Nett Runners Up

with Captain Mark Stimpson

Vicki and George Foster - 18 Holes Scratch Winners

with Captain Mark Stimpson

Lynn Puiatti and Ron Puiatti - 18 Holes Scratch Winners

Richard Casey and Leonie Casey - 18 Holes Nett Winners

Di Beechey and Sam Knox - 18 Holes Nett winners

Chris Dekker and (Sam Bagala)

Joint 9 Holes Scratch Winners

with Captain Mark Stimpson

Richard Casey - Winner Nearest the pin 12th Hole

My playing partners today -

Ray Buttsworth, Carolyn Buttsworth, Walter Loschi, Kim Cardiff and Peter Martin

at the 1st Tee

Kim put her first drive in the water at the 3rd, Wally hit the second shot under a tree at the 3rd fairway

Kim hitting her shot from under the tree at the 3rd fairway

Wally surveying the damage from Sue's shot from under the tree on the 3rd fairway

(This was one of their unfortunate holes)

Some of our lovely orchids at the 18th

CHAMPIONSHIP SCOREBOARD - MIXED FOURSOMES 2015

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We had a very fortunate day today for the 2015 Mixed Foursomes Championship. Overnight we had about 1 ml of rain which was followed by light showers that eventually lightened to a non event.  The course was very heavy having no sunshine or wind to dry it up however we all managed to get around and finish in daylight.

We had great company today playing with Ray and Carolyn Buttsworth and Walter Loschi and Kim Cardiff.  We did have some highlights - the best of which was a birdie from Wally and Kim on the 15th. Kim hit a good drive from the tee, Wally followed up with a fantastic shot to the green and Kim sank the putt. 

The Golf Event of the day was the Mixed Foursomes Championsip 2015.

We did have some withdrawals due to the bad weather but overall we did have a reasonable field.

RESULTS:

2015 CLUB CHAMPIONS:

27 HOLE SCRATCH WINNERS: Steve Thomlinson and Di Thomlinson - 132 Gross

27 HOLE RUNNERS UP: Col Matterson and Lauren Matterson - 138 Gross

27 HOLES NETT:

WINNERS: Steve Gillham and Glennis English - 104 3/4 nett

RUNNERS UP: WalterLoshi and Kim Cardiff - 110 nett

18 HOLES SCRATCH:

WINNERS: George and Vicki Foster - 91 gross

RUNNERS UP: Ron Puiatti and Lynn Puiatti- 94 Ross

18 HOLES NETT:

WINNERS: Richard Casey and Leonie Casey - 74 1/2 Nett

RUNNERS UP: Sam Knox and Di Beechey - 75 Nett

9 HOLES SCRATCH:

JOINT WINNERS: Neville Walker and Jan Walker; Sam Bagala and Chris Dekker - 45 gross

9 HOLES NETT:

WINNERS: Paul Scholberg and Georgina Lamb - 31 nett

NEAREST THE PINS:

LADIES 5TH HOLE : Not won

MEN'S 12TH HOLE: Richard Casey

BALLS WENT TO: 116 NETT

  HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me: Walter Loschi and Kim Cardiff had a lovely birdie on the 15th, Wally smashed some great drives one of which was on the 18th which Kim then hit out of bounds; Paul and Lauren Smith had a good day hitting out of the bunker at the 10th and sinking the putt and scoring 4 pars; Neville and Jan Walker had pars at the 14th, 15th and 16th; Paul Scholberg and Georgina Lamb had a nice par; Pauline Norman had a gobbler at the 7th, Pauline and Michael had good teamwork on the 6th and 4th and had a nice par at the 8th: Fay and Wally Bailey played 26 holes before parring the 8th; Narelle Medcald was a good leader; Garry and Kay Baillie and John and Julie Hazzard played 27 Holes for a par; Rhonda and Wally Robertson parred the 2nd; Chris Dekker and Sam Bagala had good company playing with Rhonda and Wally Robertson; Col and Lauren Matterson had a birdie at the 15th; Steve and Di Thomlinson had a birdie on the 1st; Leonie Casey chipped in on the 3rd for a birdie; Steve Gillham and Glennis English had a lot of pars; Ron and Lynn Puuatti were still speaking; 

Do not forget to come to the Information Meeting on Thursday Night at 6pm to have all your questions answered regarding our golf club and the direction the club is going.

Golf - Saturday 30th May 2015

Andy Henebury

Our appreciation goes to Andy for donating his personal

time to clean all of our motorised rental carts.

Another one of our unsung heroes who is happy to give his

time for the benefit of all the members.

Thank you Andy!

You have gotta love this shirt! 

The teapot in the ladies garden at the 13th Tee now complete with plant.

(I wonder how long it will take for the cockatoos to discover the plant!

The cockatoos have just finished "trimming" the comquat trees in the wedding garden)

New Camellia's in the wedding garden thanks to our members who donate to F-Troop.

Wedding garden tidied up.

Practice net garden tidied up 

The wedding garden looking much better for a clean up after the big storm

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

We had 171 starters with 10 visitors from Mangrove Mountain, Manilla, Peninsula Country, PGA, Trundle, Windsor and Wyong.

RESULTS:

TEAM EVENT RESULTS:

WINNERS: Stephen Turner, Ted Jones, Blair Glass and Lane Russell - 95 points

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Robert Dwyer - 43 points

RUNNER UP: Ted Jones - 39 points on a countback

3RD: Shane Carty - 39 points on a countback

NEAREST THE PIN 12TH HOLE:

A GRADE: Trent Gilmore

B GRADE: Stuart Town

C GRADE: David Baldwin 

NEAREST THE PIN 8TH HOLE - OVER THE FIELD:

WINNER: Brad Winterswijk

BALLS WENT TO: 35 points (neat)

DSR: 70

It is great news! The club is back on the Internet - hooray! We can now book on for golf via our computers/iPad/phones, check scores, handicap etc.  we do not realise how much we depend on the Internet and how much we are inconvenienced when we cannot contact the club or they cannot contact us.

A reminder about this Thursday night when the club are conducting an information evening. Don't rely on gossip - come along and hear for yourself what the current situation is and you will also have an opportunity to ask questions. I hope to see you all there.

Golf - Friday 29th May 2015

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

We had 50 starters with 3 visitors from Everglades, Shelly Beach and Toukley.

RESULTS: 

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Peter Yabsley - 44 points

RUNNER UP: Michael Cheetham -42 points

3RD: Jack Brent - 41 points on a countback

LADIES RESULTS:

WINNER: Jan Walker - 37 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

MEN'S 12TH: Rob Benson

LADIES 8TH: Jan Walker

BALLS WENT TO: 37 points (neat) 

DSR MEN: 69

DSR LADIES: 73

Golf - Thursday 28th May 2015

The Golf Event of the day was a Single Stableford - Over the Field

We had 34 starters

RESULTS:

OVER THE FIELD: 

WINNER: Lauren Smith - 37 points

RUNNER UP: Sheena Asken - 36 points

3RD: Lorraine Bignall - 35 points on a countback

4TH: Lesley Gregory - 35 points on a countback

5TH: Anne Burke - 35 points on a countback

NEAREST THE PIN 14TH HOLE:

0 TO 32: Sheena Asken

33 TO 45 SECOND SHOT: Lauren Smith

BALLS WENT TO: 33 points on a countback

BALL COMPETITION:

Lauren Smith - 37 points

Sheena Asken - 36 points

Lauren Bignall - 35 points

Lesley Gregory - 35 points

Anne Burke - 35 points

D. Carty - 35 points

Rhonda Robertson - 34 points

Jan Walker - 34 points

Bev Adams - 33 points on a countback

Kathy Small - 33 points on a countback

DSR: To be advised

It is disappointing to find out that the Trivia Night had to be postponed however Members have now got more time to get their tables organised by the 31st July 2015 so you can show your support for the club. Be sure to book your table so that the office is aware of the anticipated interested patrons so the Trivia Night does not get cancelled through lack of interest.

Golf - Wednesday 27th May 2015

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

We had 180 starters with 5 visitors from Everglades, Kooindah Waters, Toukley and Terrigal.

RESULTS: 

TEAM EVENT RESULTS:

WINNERS: John Geerke, Tony Ahearn, John Shine and Tim Verduci - 86 points

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Greg Harpur - 41 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: Matt Hanshaw - 41 points

3RD: Brad Winterswisk - 39 points on a countback

WINNER SINGLE SCRATCH: Matt Hanshaw - 35 points

NEAREST THE PIN 12TH HOLE:

A GRADE: To be advised

B GRADE: To be advised

C GRADE: To be advised

NEAREST THE PIN 8TH HOLE - OVER THE FIELD:

WINNER: Mitch Ballard

BALLS WENT TO: 34 points (neat)

DSR: 70

Golf - Tuesday 26th May 2015

Presentation Gosford Ladies Open Day

Presentation Gosford Ladies Open Day

Presentation - Gosford Ladies Open Day

Presentation - Gosford Ladies Open Day

Wendy Stapleton, Marianne Lanham, Fay Bailey (Lee Clements)

winners of the Team Nett

Patricia Sparge, Kerrie McInerey, Jennifer Chapman and Anne Glenie

Runners Up Team Nett

Kath Payn, Rosalie Dyer, Kath Payn and Lynn Puiatti

3rd Place Team Nett

Sheena Asken, Sue Scobie, Anne Burke (Dot Camp)

Winners Team Scratch

Norma Wilks (Terrigal)

Nearest the pin 8th Hole - Visitors

 

Judy Eaton (Terrigal)

Nearest the Pin 14th Hole - Visitors

Jan Fitzgerald with President Kathy Small

Nearest the Pin 14th Hole - Member

Ronda Jordon, Maria McGann and Rae Brown

My playing partners today at the 5th Tee

Jan Martin, Rae Brown, Ronda Jordon and Maria McGann

Celebrating with Champagne after a lovely day on the golf course

A rather strange fungus on the golf course today

Parking attendants in the car park today were welcomed by all the lady golfers so we could all enjoy our own parking area

Peter Martin pointing out a dangerous hole in the driveway

Who would argue with a parking attendant

Carrying an axe?????

Have you booked your table for Friday Night's Trivia Night.

Now is the time to show your support to the club!

Here is something good to do and may solve all of your putting problems.

We had a lovely day for golf today.  The course was very soft and still wet in places but the blue sky and sunshine was welcome.

My playing partners today were Rae Brown, Ronda Jordon and Marea McGann.  The company was great and pity about the golf.  We were not even good players out of luck but did have moments of brilliance and some very close to the hole chips.  We had a couple of four pointers and some good three pointers however got our timing wrong for a 1x2x3 match. 

The Golf Event of the day was a Ladies Open Day -Team Stableford 1x2x3.

We had 104 starters with visitors from Terrigal, Shelly Beach, Mangrove Mountain and Wyong.

Congratulations to the Ladies Committee for running a very successful day which raised $1000 towards Ronald McDonald House at Gosford Hospital - a very worthy cause.

RESULTS: 

TEAM WINNERS NETT: Lee Clements, Marianne Lanham, Faye Bailey, Wendy Stapleton - 82 points

RUNNERS UP NETT: Petronella Spargo, Kerrie McInerney, Jennifer Chapman, Anne Glenie- 79 points

THIRD NETT: Rosalie dyer, Lauren Matterson, Kath Payn, Lynn Puiatti - 77 points on a countback

SCRATCH WINNERS: Sheena Asken, Anne Burke, Susan Scobie, Dot Camp - 36 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

8TH HOLE:

VISITORS: Norma Wilks (Terrigal)

MEMBER: Dawn Tromp

14TH HOLE: 

VISITORS : Judy Eaton (Terrigal)

MEMBER: Jan Fitzgerald

BALLS WENT TO 69

BALL COMPETITION:

Bignall, lamb, Dekker, Krahe - 77

Fitzgerald, Adams, Tromp - 77

Denise Green, Steph Rapmund, Wendy Munro (Mangrove) 76

Binns, Bates, Clark, Brink - 73

Coyle, Johnston, Frewin, Bentlin - 71

Barr, Phillips, Craig, Davidson - 71

Davidson, Fesley, smith, Statford - 70

Robertson, Maclachlan, Bailey, Thomlinson - 70

Eaton,Harrigan, Leary, Lee - 69

NO HANDICAPPING TODAY!