Golf - Tuesday 6th April 2010

We had a great day today at golf having a friendly 2 Ball Team Event thrown in with the Single Stableford was good. We did not have any rain & the cloud cover kept the day comfortable.

My Playing partners today were Annette Cross, Jan Walker and Val Iseppi & we had plenty of highlights with 3 and 4 pointers throughout the day & some low lights with the putting. We brought in one trophy winner with Annette getting a nice 38 points to be runner up.

The Event of the day was a Single Stableford + 2 Ball Team.

We had 90 starters with one visitor - Dorothy Rogerson from Vancouver in Canada (Sister of Allison Guthrie).

RESULTS:

2 BALL TEAM RESULTS:

WINNERS: Soo Chun and Silvia lee - 48 points

SINGLES RESULTS:

DIVISION 1 - 0 TO 20

WINNER: Di Thomlinson - 39 points

RUNNER UP: Doon Jansen - 34 points

DIVISION 2 - 21 TO 30

WINNER: Lyn Cruickshanks - 38 points

RUNNER UP: Soo Chun - 36 points

3RD: Pam Bourne - 34 points

DIVISION 3 - 31 TO 45

WINNER : Silvia lee - 39 points

RUNNER UP: Annette Cross - 38 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

8TH HOLE: Margaret Mackie

14TH HOLE: Silvia Lee

BALLS WENT TO: 31 points on a countback

AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me: Annette Cross had 4 pointers at the 15th & 16th, came in runner up with a nice 38 points and won a prize in the 100 club; Rosemary Cohen walked 18 holes; Margaret Nichols had a gobbler at the 18th for 5/4; Lyn Wilson parred the 5th; Doris Morris did some nice putting and had a 4 pointer on the 14th; Wendy Stapleton had birdies on the 8th and the 16th; Anne Forrester had a birdie on the 11th; Lynn Puiatti had a great gobbler shot at the 6th; Lyn Cruickshanks had a birdie on the 8th with a great pin high drive; Lea Southon had a gobbler on the 9th; my highlight was a birdie gobbler at the 5th and 4/3 on the 7th; Bev Adams reported that Maggie Minjoy was hitting out of such long grass at the 11th they could hardly see her from the waist down & on the 7th Maggie hit a shank shot that flew past Bev's nose - missing by a whisker (not that Bev would exaggerate - but I never let the truth get in the way of a good story).

NEW HANDICAPPING SYSTEM

The new handicapping system will be in place on the 9th April 2010. Your new handicap will be automatically calculated for you by Golf Link and Maggie will have a print out done for you to refer to for next week's golf (ie Tuesday's stroke event). It will not matter if you change divisions with the new handicapping in place as all adjustments will be done after the finish of the match. You will still play in the same time slots as you have been allocated to this week.

For the rest of this week (including this Thursday) there will be no handicapping to enable a smooth transition to the new handicapping system. Thursday's par match will now be played as a team event rather than a singles as there will be no handicapping in place that day.

You will be able to log into Golf Link this Saturday to view your new handicap. If you do not have a computer accessible to you Maggie will have a printout done for next week for you to review.

Raffles & Member Draw this Friday night 9th April 2010

As most Members would be aware - the $3,000 Member draw was won last Thursday night by John Doolan.

This Friday night the Member Draw will recommence at $600 and will jackpot by $50 per week until it has been won by a Member present in the Clubhouse on the night of the draw or the draw reaches $3,000 -whichever comes first.

The meat raffles are very popular & attract a good crowd of Members and visitors to the Clubhouse. It is a good social night so come along & give yourself a good chance at being the lucky Member to win the draw. The Bistro is open for meals so you can make it a family night.

Golf - Easter Monday 5th April 2010

We almost made it through Easter without getting rained on. We had some light showers on the last 5 holes today which was not too bad & the rest of the day was very pleasant.

Our playing partners were Mark & Anne Stimpson. Anne is recovering from an injury & only played 8 holes to test her ability to play a full round. We had a really nice round & had some good highlights with the boys playing well. Attached are some photos taken by Anne at the 15th with me in my "good look" rain gear.

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

We had 54 starters with 7 visitors from Everglades, Mangrove Mountain, Terrigal, Trundle and Wyong.

RESULTS:

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Gavin Singh - 40 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: David Foster (Everglades) - 40 points on a countback

3RD: Phillip Anderson - 40 points

4TH: Bradley Anderson - 39 points

WOMEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Suzanne Waugh - 38 points

RUNNER UP: Glennis English - 36 points on a countback

3RD: Lynn Puiatti - 36 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

MEN'S 12TH: David Foster

LADIES 8TH: Glennis English

BALLS WENT TO:

MEN: 35 points neat

LADIES: 36 points neat

CCR MEN: 69 (38 points)

AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me: Wally Robertson hit great drives off the 1st, 10th and 18th and had 4/4 on the 9th; Ron Puiatti had birdies on the 8th, 13th and 18th; Lynn Puiatti 6/3 on the 10th, a nice par on the 12th and had no wipes; Anne Stimpson had 4/3 on the 5th; Peter Martin had a birdie on the 15th; Mark Stimpson had birdies on the 1st and the 4th.

My thanks to Anne Stimpson for her photos from today's golf.

Golf - Easter Sunday 4th April 2010

We had a great day for golf today and being Easter Sunday (when it is traditionally raining) it was a real bonus to have blue sky and sunshine.

Our playing partners were Bert & Annie Brink and we had a great day battling the boys for the keno ticket. The girls started off well but by the half way mark it was all square. Then the girls surged ahead to lead by one at the 15th hole when the boys came good with a birdie from Bert at the 16th and a win at the 17th & all us girls could manage at the 18th was a square. We did have some good highlights with our team only being one point off the pace & me winning the Women's Singles Event.

We did have an "incident" at the 14th when a group of our players witnessed some young men at the edge of the creek near the bunkers. Rosalie Dyer hit her drive off the 14th (with great intuition) straight in their direction at the creek, which flushed out these uninvited young men into the open where they rushed onto the green and stole the flag. Before anyone could stop them, the young men made their escape in canoes to the other side of the creek. I understand that several of our members attempted to retrieve the flag using reasonable verbal persuasion which was unsurprisingly ignored by the thieves. This is just an example of typical vandalism that the club has to incorporate into it's overheads.

The Event of the day was a Singles for Men and Ladies Plus Medley Team Event.

We had 110 starters with 10 visitors from Antill Park, Avondale, Oatlands, Tuggerah Lakes & Wyong.

RESULTS:

TEAM RESULTS:

WINNERS: Kay Frewin, Arthur Collien, Steven Cross & Annette Cross - 90 points on a countback

RUNNERS UP: Mitchell Ballard, Brendan Martin, Sam Bagala and Roger Stafford - 90 points

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Neville Walker - 43 points

RUNNER UP: Jim Forrester - 42 points

3RD: Steven Laing - 40 points on a countback

WOMEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Jan Martin - 39 points (Hooray!)

RUNNER UP: Wendy Stapleton - 37 points

3RD: Helen Potter - 36 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

MEN'S 12TH: Garry Wilkinson

LADIES 8TH: Margaret Davidson

BALLS WENT TO:

MEN: 35 points neat

LADIES: 32 points neat

CCR MEN: 70 (37 points)

AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me: Bert Brink had a birdie on the 16th; Kerry Cubis had a birdie on the 10th; Des Wilson had a birdie on the 16th; Wendy Stapleton had a nice 37 points; Yvonne Wilson had some nice pars and the girls beat the boys for the keno ticket, Arthur Collien had a birdie at the 3rd; Doon Jansen had a great chip in at the 17th from the edge outside of the bunker for 4/3; Steven Laing had a birdie on the 7th; Michael Norman sank a 20 foot putt for a 4/4 at the 3rd; Rhonda Robertson had a birdie on the 16th; George Foster & Wally Robertson beat their girls for the keno ticket; Rosie Dyer had three 3 pointers in a row at the 15th, 16th and 17th; Wally Bailey had 5/4 at the 10th which could have easily been a 4/5 as the ball stopped at the edge of the hole; Wally Bailey and Ray Presdee beat their girls for the keno ticket; Neville Walker had a birdie 3/4 at he 16th; my highlight was 4/4 at the 7th after a shaky (but positive) putt wobbled its way from the edge of the green into the hole.

Golf - Easter Saturday 3rd April 2010

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

We had 191 starters with 10 visitors from Camden Haven, Inverell, Kempsey, O/S. Terrey Hills, Terrigal, The Lakes, Toukley and Trundle.

RESULTS:

2 BALL TEAM RESULTS:

WINNERS: Brendon Martin & Mitchell Ballard - 50 points

RUNNERS UP: Mark Sorridini & Michael Bowditch - 49 points

THIRD: Ross Sharman & John Reardon (Toukley) - 48 points on a countback

FOURTH: Robin Benson & David Medcalf - 48 points


MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Michael Bowditch - 44 points

RUNNER UP: Mitchell Ballard - 42 points on a countback

3RD: Andy Harris - 42 points on a countback

4TH: Luke McGlynn - 42 points

5TH: Barry Singh - 40 points on a countback

SCRATCH WINNER: Michael Bowditch - 42 points

NEAREST THE PINS 12TH:

A GRADE: Geoff Patterson

B GRADE: David Medcalf

C GRADE: Peter Allen

BALLS WENT TO: 35 points neat

CCR: 69 (38 points)

Golf - Friday 2nd April 2010 - Good Friday

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

We had 99 starters with 10 visitors from O/S, Everglades, Mangrove, Muree, Oatlands, Shell Harbour, Toukley and Wyong.


RESULTS:

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Peter Allen - 43 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: Roger Williams - 43 points

3RD: Craig Ward - 41 points on a countback

4TH: Geoff Douglas - 41 points

5TH: Ron Puiatti - 40 points on a countback


WOMEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Helen Potter - 37 points

RUNNER UP: Helen Broadbent - 35 points


NEAREST THE PINS:

MEN'S 12TH: David Flanigan

LADIES 8TH: To be advised


BALLS WENT TO:

MEN: 36 points neat

LADIES: 32 points neat


CCR MEN: 69 (38 points)

AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)

Golf - Thursday 1st April 2010

Wishing all of our Members a very Happy & safe Easter long weekend which should include some Happy Golfing weather permitting. This year I opted for Easter cup cakes instead of the traditional chocolates (photo attached)

We had some good weather today to welcome in the Easter Break which meant that golf was ON AGAIN at Gosford even though the girls had to play through the greenkeeper's catching up with their Tuesday maintenance program that was delayed from Tuesday due to the inclement weather. It is all for a good cause to get our greens to top standard which is what we strive for.

Other Happy Events tonight, one of which was the Members Badge Draw which was for $3,000 conditions being that the Member had to be present in the Clubhouse at the time of the draw. If that did not happen then tonight there was going to be a draw for $500 until such time as a Club Member was present. Needless to say, we had a good crowd of Members present tonight with great anticipation of being the lucky one. We did in fact have a lucky Member for the $3,000 draw and that was JOHN DOOLAN. CONGRATULATIONS JOHN! This night is well worth supporting, for the meat raffles and Bistro meal and to pick up the Members Draw. Generally these raffle nights are on every Friday night - next week will recommence the draw which will again increase each week by $50 until such time as the lucky Member is present or the $3,000 limit is reached. It is a good social night and is well supported by the Members.

Another special occasion being celebrated at the club tonight was Richard Casey's retirement from Gosford City Council which was well supported by his colleagues and friends. Richard & his lovely wife Leonie are F-Troop Members and they look after the gardens at the front street of the clubhouse. We are looking forward to seeing more of them in their retirement years. HAPPY RETIREMENT RICHARD! ( I have some jobs lined up for you if you get bored!)

Also celebrating her birthday tonight at Gosford Golf Club was Marie Kearney - HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARIE! Marie & Ray are regular Members that attend out Friday night raffles.

The Golf Event of the day was a Ladies Single Stableford Over the Field and we had 21 starters which was good considering the conditions of yesterday & the course maintenance being carried out today.

RESULTS:

WINNER: Val Anderson - 35 points

RUNNER UP: Soo Chun - 34 points on a countback

3RD: Sharon Anderson - 34 points

BALL COMPETITION:

Silvia Lee - 31 points on a countback

Bev Adams - 31 points

Merran Adams - 30 points

Lynn Puiatti - 30 points

BALLS WENT TO : 30 points

AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)

There have been updated Honour Boards for the Ladies B & C Grade Championships placed on the walls of the stairwell (photo attached). In past years these Honour Boards have been in the Associates Room downstairs.

SUPER SENIORS PENNANTS RESULTS:

Gosford defeated Toukley (at Gosford) - 5 to 2 1/2

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR "YOUNG MEN" OF THE SUPER SENIORS