Golf - Sunday 12th January 2014

We had a great day for golf today.  The temperature got to 29 degrees but we had a nice cooling breeze which kept the heat at a bearable level.  Our playing partners were John & Julie Hazzard and we had a fun day on the village green.  We did have opportunities for highlights with birdies just slipping by.  The boys highlight was beating the girls for the Keno Ticket, but they did not get a 4 pointer and we did!!!!

The Golf Event of the day was a Single Stableford + 2 Ball Team Mixed Men and Ladies.

We had 81 starters with 6 visitors from Botany, Elanora, Killara, Shelly beach & Royal Sydney.

RESULTS:

2 BALL TEAM RESULTS:

MEN:  Denis Powell & Bert Jordon - 48 points on a countback

MIXED:  Wal Robertson & Rhonda Robertson - 49 points

LADIES:  Vicki Foster & Kay Baillie - 45 points

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER:  Fred Middleton - 41 points on a countback

RUNNER UP:  Wal Robertson - 41 points

3RD:  Craig Ward - 39 points

WOMEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER:  Vicki Foster - 39 points

RUNNER UP:  Sarah Smith (Royal Sydney) - 37 points

3RD:  Rhonda Robertson - 36 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

MEN'S 12TH:  Gary Strotz

LADIES 8TH:  Ronda Jordon

BALLS WENT TO:

MEN:  35 points (neat)

LADIES:  32 points (neat)

AMCR MEN:  69 (38 points)

AWCR LADIES:  73 (36 points)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me:  John Hazzard had some good 3 pointers; Peter Martin had two good attempts at birdies; Wally Robertson had 41 points with two birdies and three 4 pointers; Carolyn Buttsworth had 5/4 on the 6th and only lost one ball; Rhonda Robertson had a birdie on the 11th; Vicki Foster had a gobbler birdie on the 12th and 41 points; Vicki Foster and Kay Baillie beat the boys for the Keno Ticket; Kay Baillie was a good support player; George Foster had a Birdie on the 1st, paid up for the Keno Ticket and paid Peter Martin $1; Dick Bosley had 5/3 at the 17th and 6/3 on the 18th; ? (Cannot remember who I was talking to and did not write down the name) had a gobbler 4/3 at the 16th and two 4 pointers at the 13th and 12th - a much improved player; Robyn Johnston had 4/4 at the 11th; Wally Johnston was a good supporter; Ray Stapleton had three 4 pointers in a row at the 1st, 2nd and 3rd and had 24 points on the front 9; Clyde Cruickshanks had a birdie on the 18th; Fay Bailey had a birdie at the 16th;  Elly Van Den Berg had a 4 pointer at the 12th; Sandra Coyle made it around the 18 holes - Sandra could not find her ball to hit off at the 13th Tee after playing out the 12th - the ball was later found still neatly filed at the end of her putter ball extractor from the 12th hole; Terry Coyle had a birdie at the 4th; Anne Forrester parred the 1st; Brent Frewin had a birdie 3/4 on the 13th (on the green for 2); Annette Cross had two 4 pointers; David Small commented on the number of burglars out on the course preventing him from winning; my highlights were (in spite of not getting a hole-in-one as predicted) was a gobbler 4/4 at the 3rd and a long putt in on the 16th for a 3 pointer.

Golf - Saturday 11th January 2014 - Monthly Medal

The Golf Event of the day was a Men's Single Stroke - Monthly Medal.

We had 206 Starters with 16 visitors from Bermagui, Bonnie Doon, Gold Creek, Grange SA, O/S, Pymble, Roseville, Shelly Beach, Terrigal, Toukley, Virginia Qld, West Wyalong & Wyong.

RESULTS:

A GRADE:

WINNER:  Enn Karm - 69 nett on a countback

RUNNER UP:  Stephen Phillips - 69 nett on a countback

3RD:  Mark Buckley - 69 nett on a countback

SCRATCH WINNER:  Duncan Brown - 72

B GRADE:

WINNER:  Greg Harrison - 68 nett

RUNNER UP:  Paul R Smith - 69 nett on a countback

3RD:  Stephen Hogan - 69 nett

SCRATCH WINNER:  Greg Harrison - 82

C GRADE:

WINNER: Wayne Sneade - 66 nett on a countback

RUNNER UP:  Ian Rutherford - 66 nett

3RD:  Stephen Gillham - 69 nett

SCRATCH WINNER:  Wayne Sneade - 85

NEAREST THE PIN 12TH HOLE:

A GRADE:  Sam Hatfield

B GRADE:  P.R. Smith

C GRADE:  Not won

NEAREST THE PIN 8TH HOLE - OVER THE FIELD:

WINNER:  Duncan Brown

BALLS WENT TO:  74 Nett (Neat)

AMCR:  70 (70 Nett)

Golf - Friday 10th January 2014

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

We had 87 starters with 13 visitors from Everglades, Gold Creek, Hurstville, Magenta Shores, Shelly Beach, Sussex Inlet, Trundle, Woolooware & Wyong.

RESULTS:

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER:  Frank Colley - 45 points

RUNNER UP:  Michael Jorgenson - 43 points

3RD:  Josh Ryan - 41 points

4TH:  Stephen Thompson - To be advised

WOMEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER:  Sharon Anderson - 36 points

RUNNER UP:  Pauline Norman - 35 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

MEN'S 12TH:  W. Brown

LADIES 8TH:  Sharon Anderson

BALLS WENT TO:

MEN: 37 points (neat)

LADIES:  31 points (neat)

AMCR MEN:  69 (38 points)

AWCR LADIES:  73 (36 points)

Golf - Wednesday 8th January 2014

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

We had 190 starters with 9 visitors from Emmaville, Gold Creek, Gordon, Morisset, Ryde-Parramatta, Strathfield, The Springs & West Wyalong.

RESULTS:

2 BALL TEAM RESULTS:

WINNERS:  Neville Walker & Ray Stapleton - 49 points on a countback

RUNNERS UP:  Bruce Gibbs & Steve Gibbs - 49 points

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER:  Stephen Bech - 43 points on a countback

RUNNER UP:  Rodney Grunsell - 43 points

3RD:  Robert Harrington - 42 points on a countback

4TH:  Neville Walker - 42 points

SINGLE SCRATCH WINNER:  Duncan Brown - 32 points on a countback

NEAREST THE PIN 12TH HOLE:

A GRADE:  Kevin Tweedie

B GRADE:  Paul R Smith

C GRADE:  John Haines

NEAREST THE PIN 8TH HOLE - OVER THE FIELD:

WINNER:  Ian Allotta

BALLS WENT TO:  35 points (neat)

AMCR:  69 (38 points)

F-Troop - Monday 6th January 2014

We had a good sunny day for F-Troop with not too many social players on the course to restrict our use.

We had eleven volunteers and managed to cover a lot of good projects.  We had Trevor Harrison, Don Nicholls, Peter Martin, Rob Benson, Warren Gray, Geoff Bridge, Nigel Asken, Zorro Sorridimi, Di Beechey, Anne Burgess and Jan Martin.

Trevor, Don, Geoff & Zorro did a great job of cleaning our the gutters at the back of the Clubhouse removing four loads of rubbish from the area.

Warren & Rob were on rubbish pick up and did a good job of picking up loose timber off the course and garden rubbish.

Peter set up the watering system at the Ladies 13th Garden  and was general support for the team.

Di & Anne cleaned up the car park and back of the clubhouse, watered the gardens there, cleaned up the BBQ garden, collected some furniture for the Ladies Associates Room from Bunnings with assistance from Don Nicholls, cleaned up in the Ladies Locker Room, watered the plants at Camellia Way & planted in a new native at the 10th tee garden.

My time was spread over cleaning up at the Bush Toilets and watering the plants there, watering at the Ladies 13th Garden & tidying up there, watering the potted plants at the wedding gardens and around, checked the water feature at the 1st, watered the garden at the 10th, hedged part of the hedges at the putting green and weeded there.

Morning Tea of Giant Muffins was welcomed by our hard working troopers - Thanks Chef John!

Next week we will hopefully get some more workers back from holidays etc.  Jobs like cleaning out the dams of rubbish weed is heavy work - but it does make a huge difference to our water supply - some strong younger volunteers with some spare time to help out would be greatly appreciated.

YES! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
 

Golf - Sunday 5th January 2014

We had a great day for golf - some very brief early showers and then the rest was good.

Our playing partners were Duncan & Rosalie Dyer and we had a good day on the village green.  Peter scored a birdie which was the highlight of our day and the boys thought they had beaten us convincingly for the Keno Ticket but it was only by one lucky hole.

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

We had 89 starters with 6 visitors from Ballina, Capital, Southern and Wyalong.

RESULTS:

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER:  Justin Moore - 42 points on a countback

RUNNER UP:  Graham Aldcroft - 42 points

3RD:  Craig Ward - 41 points

4TH:  Paul Morgan - 39 points

WOMEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER:  Terry Kay - 37 points

RUNNER UP:  Robyn Johnston - 36 points on a countback

3RD:  Fay Bailey - 36 points on a countback

NEAREST THE PINS:

MEN'S 12TH:  I. Skinner

LADIES 8TH:  Kay Baillie

BALLS WENT TO:  

MEN:  36 points (neat)

LADIES:  32 points (neat)

AMCR MEN:  69 (38 points)

AWCR LADIES:  73 (36 points)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me:  Peter Martin had a birdie at the 2nd; Rosalie Dyer scored a lovely 3 pointer at the 15th; Duncan Dyer's highlight was beating the girls for the Keno Ticket, Rhonda Robertson's highlight was playing to her handicap on her birthday (today)' George Foster & Wally Robertson beat the girls for the Keno ticket which won $120 (Hooray for the girls!), Wal Robertson had 4/4 at the 6th; Tania Burt enjoyed her coffee after golf, Joyce Bosley's highlight was keeping Tania Burt under control on the course, Anne Forrester and Lyn Cruickshanks both parred the 1st for 3 pointers with the boys having the benefit of riding in the carts, both Clyde and Brent had birdies on the 18th; Arthur Haviland hit a duck (of the feathered kind) on the 5th and still scored 5/1, Wendy Stapleton parred the 5th with the help of her Ping 5 wood, Fay Bailey had 5 pars including the 1st and the 10th and had 3 pars in a row and narrowly missing the 4th, Ian Hartley had two 4 pointers, Kevin O'Brien almost lost his clubs in the water on the 7th - forgetting to put on his brake - fortunately only lost 10 tees and 4 golf balls, Wally Johnston had a 3 pointer at the 18th, Robyn Johnston played to her handicap having her first game in 6 months, Robin Incoll lost her keys which had fallen unnoticed to the bottom of her golf clubs - so the entire golf bag had to be cleared to find the keys, Walter Loschi had birdies at the 2nd and the 5th, Craig Ward won the skins in his match - scoring 41 points and loving it, Kathy Small narrowly missed a par on the 18th, Grahame Muller played to his handicap. Georgina Lamb was an improved player, John Slight finished with a different ball than he started with, Dick Bosley had 5/4 on the 2nd and had 22 points the first 9, my highlight was scoring 3 pointers at the 8th and the 16th and finishing with the same ball I started with.

We welcomed a new Member  today - Terry Connor who had previously played at Gosford with the Sailing Club Social Club.

Golf - Saturday 4th January 2014

The Golf Event of the day was a Men's Single Stableford - 3 Grades

We had 187 starters with 15 visitors from Bega, Coolangatta-Tweed, Everglades, Gold Coast, Gold Creek, O/S, PGA, Proserpine Qld, Ryde Parramatta, St Michaels, Terrigal, West Wyalong & Windsor.

RESULTS:

A GRADE:

WINNER:  Eddie Rogers - 44 points

RUNNER UP:  Mark Stimpson - 43 points

3RD:  Col Matterson - 42 points

4TH: Phil Watson - 40 points on a countback

B GRADE:

WINNER:  Duane Winslade - 44 points on a countback

RUNNER UP:  Mick Grant - 44 points

3RD:  David Scott - 41 points

4TH:  Bruce Gibbs - 40 points on a countback

C GRADE:

WINNER:  Paul Scholberg - 42 points on a countback

RUNNER UP:  Wes Kirk - 42 points

3RD:  Scott Pilaski - 40 points on a countback

4TH:  Rex Sullings - 40 points

NEAREST THE PIN 12TH HOLE:

A GRADE:  P. Rooke (Gold Coast)

B GRADE:  L. Puckeridge

C GRADE:  Dave Wilson

NEAREST THE PIN 8TH HOLE - OVER THE FIELD:

WINNER:  Chris Myers

BALLS WENT TO:  37 points (neat)

AMCR:  70 (37 points)