Golf - Wednesday 1st January 2020

Derrick Cheetham - Winner of A Grade

With Captain Graham Chee

With Geraldine and Steve Turner at the 1st Tee

Jan Martin - Runner Up D Grade

Potential Winners -  Greg Skilbeck, Robbie Whyte, Eddie Rogers and Craig Ward

At the 1st Tee

The first day of 2020 was celebrated by a game of golf at the Village Green.  The weather was not too bad with a cooling breeze to make golfing comfortable.

Our playing partners today were Steve and Geraldine Turner who were great company and contributed to our many highlights - the best of which was birdie from Steve at the 16th and 5/3 par from Steve to win the Keno ticket from the girls.

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

We had 160 starters with 6 visitors from The SGA, Everglades, Windsor, Toukley, Kooindah Waters.

RESULTS:

A GRADE:

WINNER: Derrick Cheetham - 41 points

RUNNER UP: Nick Massa - 39 points on a countback

3RD: Richard Brien - 39 points on a countback

GROSS SCRATCH WINNER: Duncan Brown - 73

B GRADE:

WINNER: Jon Bell - 40 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: Michael Reinhard - 40 points

3RD: Michael Brown - 39 points

C GRADE:

WINNER: Bob Harrison - 40 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: Joe Woodhead - 40 points

3RD: Alexander Palasty - 39 points

D GRADE:

WINNER: Matt Ridge - 41 points

RUNNER UP:  Jan Martin - 39 points 😁

3RD: Rex Gardner - 38 points

CONGRATULATIONS TO TREVOR HARRISON FOR A HOLE-IN-ONE ON THE 8TH HOLE!
THIS WAS TREVOR’S FIRST HOLE-IN-ONE

NEAREST THE PINS:

5TH HOLE: Alexander Palasty - 84 cms

8TH HOLE: Trevor Harrison - Hole-in-one

12TH HOLE: Paul Edwards - 260 cms

14TH HOLE: Ken Kirkwood - 140 cms

BALLS WENT TO: 35 points on a countback

DSR MEN: 70

DSR LADIES: 73

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me:  Big cheers to Trevor Harrison for his Hole-in-one on the 8th; Steve Turner had a great birdie at the 16th and  had some good 3 pointers including a 5/3 on the 18th to beat the girls for the Keno ticket; Geraldine Turner played a steady game including some good 3 pointers; Peter Martin scored some nice 3 pointers including the 17th hole to win the hole for the boys; Brett Margin had an interesting game today especially at the 15th hole where he finished up knee high in mud at the 15th dam edge where he rescued a ball that ended up not being his ball; Michael Connors had a great sandy birdie shot at the 15th; Robbie Whyte had 39 points which included 5 birdies; Kenny Kirkwood birdied the14th hole and won nearest the pin; Michael Cheetham Birdied the 10th; Mick Grant birdied the 10th; Michael Reinhard birdied the 3rd; Jon Bell had an Eagle on the 10th; my highlights were enjoying good company, coming in runner up in D Grade with 39 points and finishing with the same ball I started with.