Golf - Wednesday 5th November 2014

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

We had 167 starters with 6 visitors from Forster, Tuncurry, Kooindah Waters, Morisset and South West Rocks.

RESULTS:

2Ball Aggregate Results:

WINNERS: John Clarke and Russell Andrews - 82 points on a countback

RUNNERS UP: Michael Brown and Leonard Sargent - 82 points 

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Michael Brown - 44 points

RUNNER UP : John Anstice - 42 points on a countback

3RD: Paul Envis - 42 points on a countback

SINGLES SCRATCH WINNER: Glenn Bainbridge - 28 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: To be advised

BALLS WENT TO: 36 points (neat)

DSR: 69

A late afternoon electrical storm brought the golf to a sudden halt when lightning threatened. Some of the late players completed their games without getting wet.

Golf - Tuesday 4th November 2014 - Melbourne Cup Day

Gosford Ladies watching the Melbourne Cup in the Sunset Room

Melbourne Cup run and won

Members and guests in the Members Lounge

Ladies in the Sunset Room

Sunset room decorated with roses.

Rhonda Robertson, Lyn Bates, Kay Baillie and Lyn Bates

Winners of the Team Las Vegas Ambrose

Marianne Lanham, Sue Scobie, Lesley Gregory and Faye Levenspiel

Runners Up in the Team Las Vegas Ambrose

Lorraine Bignall, Alice Diamond, Georgina Lamb and Jan Martin

At the 10th tee 

4th place in the Team Las Vegas Ambrose

Narelle Medcalf, Bernadette Kirkness, DI Beechey and Anne Burgess

At the 10th Tee

3rd place in the Team Las Vegas Ambrose

We had a very successful day at Gosford Golf Club celebrating the Melbourne Cup.

Having the TAB up and running in the clubhouse encouraged a lot of our male Members and guests to support the club by having lunch and staying on to watch the races.  The club is well set up to cater for this day so hopefully more of our Members will take advantage next year.

The Golf Event of the day was a Ladies Team Las Vegas Ambrose - 8.30 am shotgun start.

We had 61 starters with visitors - Norma Cubis, A. Kendall, C.Tandy.

My playing partners were Alice Diamond, Lorraine Bignall and Georgina Lamb and we had a good day with some great highlights which we all contributed. My day was made even better by backing the Melbourne Cup winner and winning the lucky draw prize. Our team also came in 4th place so we won a bonus ball.

RESULTS:

TEAM WINNERS:

Rhonda Robertson, Kay Baillie, Lyn Bates and Leanne Bates - 59 1/8th

TEAM RUNNERS UP:

Marianne Lanham, Lesley Gregory, Faye Levenspiel and Sue Scobie - 62 3/8ths

BALLS WENT TO: 65 3/4

BALL COMPETITION:

DI Beechey, Anne Burgess, Narelle Medcalf and Bernadette Kirkman - 62 3/4

Georgina Lamb, Lorraine Bignall, Jan Martin and Alice Diamond - 62 7/8

Jan Walker, Carolyn Buttsworth, Lea Southon and Robyn Incoll - 64 5/8

Gail Kellett, Sheila Williams, Fran James and Michelle Kennett - 64 3/4

Judy Verlander, Lynn Puiatti, Lauren Matterson and Rosalie Dyer - 65 3/4

Melbourne Cup Sweep Draw - Monday 3rd November 2014

Sweep Draw no 1

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Sweep Draw no 2

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Good Luck tomorrow and have a fabulous Melbourne Cup Day.

The Ladies are having an "after golf" luncheon at the Clubhouse which has been beautifully organised by the Ladies Committee.

I understand that the "male members" are supporting the club this year now that we have an in-house TAB for easy placement of bets.  Lunch is available for anyone wishing to watch the race at the club. 

Come along and support your club!

Once again Mark Stimpson has excelled himself organising his Annual Melbourne Cup Sweep Draw which is held every year on the Eve of the Melbourne Cup and is very popular with our Members and has been supported very well this year with all of us having a great social night. Thanks for your efforts Mark!

F-Troop Monday 3rd November 2014

F-Troop Morning Tea - Warren Gray, Mark Stimpson, Duncan Dyer,

Geoff Bridge, Di Beechey, Carolyn Buttsworth, Anne Burgess,

Peter Martin, Don Nicholls, Trevor Harrison (Jan Martin)

A new green space created at the bush toilets.

Shade plants donated by Ross and Christine Drakeford

Trailer Load of plants delivered by Ross Drakeford

Roses for Melbourne Cup Day

Flowers prepared for Melbourne Cup Day by the

Volunteer Ladies Social Committee.

We had a very busy day at F-Troop this morning with the weekend winds causing havoc with tree branches - leaving a trail of branches (large and small) with eight loads of rubbish collected from the course.

We had 10 volunteers to share the load.  Trevor Harrison, Don Nicholls, Duncan Dyer, Geoff Bridge, Warren Gray, Peter Martin, DI Beechey, Anne Burgess, Carolyn Buttsworth and Jan Martin put in a good mornings work.

The boys were kept very busy with a lot of the broken timber needing to be chain sawed before it could be removed. It was all hands on deck for all of the boys and other projects were put on hold.

DI Beechey, Carolyn Buttsworth and Anne Burgess put in some hard yards at the 18th garden and then the girls all worked on planting out a trailer load of shade plants that were donated to the club by Ross and Christine Drakeford. Anne and Carolyn planted a rock orchid at the 10th tee, watered some of the gardens at the Wedding Garden and 1st and 10th.  DI and I cleaned up and watered the garden at the Bush Toilets and then picked up a trailer load of rubbish from the 17th and 18th fairway.

Morning Tea of Fruit Pastries was much appreciated.  Thank you Chef Brad!

The course was busy today with Vets Players on the course. We were able to achieve a good clean up project.

Our thanks to Ross and Chris Drakeford for their generous donation of a trailer load of shade plants.

Golf - Sunday 2nd November 2014 - Mixed Foursomes Championships

Helen Potter and Andrew Potter

2014 Club Mixed Foursomes Champions

Peter Davidson and Robin Brann

27 Hole Nett Winners

Col Matterson and Lauren Matterson

27 Hole Nett Runners Up

With Captain Mark Stimpson

Lyn Bates and John Homer - 18 Holes Scratch Winners

With Captain Mark Stimpson

Peter Davidson and Robin Brann 

18 Holes Scratch Winners

Ian Witt and Pam Witt

18 Holes Nett Winners

Lyn Bates and John Homer

18 Holes Nett Runners Up

With Captain Mark Stimpson

Sam Knox and DI Beechey 

9 Holes Scratch Winners

And 9 Holes Nett Winners

2014 Scoreboards

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With Adam Crocker, Gail Kellett, Jan Walker and Neville Walker

at the 1st Tee.

The Golf Event of the day was the 2014 Mixed Foursomes Championships (better known as the Fearsomes Championships)

Our playing partners today were Neville Walker, Jan Walker, Adam Crocker and Gail Kellett and they were great company on the Village Green.  The weather was good and the course was playing well allowing us to play the ball as it lies. We did have a good day even if the highlights were hard to find at times which is not unusual in foursomes events,

RESULTS:

2014 CLUB CHAMPIONS: Andrew Potter and Helen Potter - 124 gross

RUNNERS UP: Dan Bosely and Michelle Toth - 125 Gross

27 HOLES NETT:

WINNERS: Peter Davidson and Robin Brann - 106 nett

RUNNERS UP: Col Matterson and Lauren Matterson - 107 1/4 nett

18 HOLES SCRATCH:

WINNERS: John Homer and Lyn Bates - 85 gross

RUNNERS UP: Peter Davidson and Robin Brann - 86 gross

18 HOLES NETT:

WINNERS: Ian Witt and Pam Witt - 70 nett

RUNNERS UP: John Homer and Lyn Bates - 73 nett

9 HOLES SCRATCH:

WINNERS: Sam Knox and DI Beechey - 42 Gross

9 HOLES NETT:

WINNERS: Sam Knox and Di Beechey - 32 nett

NEAREST THE PINS:

MEN'S 12TH: John Homer

LADIES 8TH: Dawn Tromp

BALLS WENT TO: 76 (neat)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me: Peter Davidson and Robin Brann played together for the first time in the Mixed Foursomes with great results; Helen Potter and Andrew Potter played together with fantastic results - obviously the motherly advice worked; Keith Potter played with his de facto player Chris Shaw and enjoyed the day; Steven Cross gave his wife Annette an opportunity to hit off the Men's 8th Tee; Kevin O'Brien and Lorraine Bignall had a birdie on the 14th; Negel Asken allowed Marianne Lanham to be a chip wizard today also giving Marianne the opportunity to hit off the second Men's Tee from down in the ditch after Nigel's drive rebounded backwards from a tree; Col and Laren Matterson birdied the 10th; John Homer and Lyn Bates had birdies at the 10th, 14th and 15th; Lauren Matterson got out of every bunker that Col put her in; Fay Bailey had fun in the sun; 

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR WINNERS!

Golf Results - Men's 2014 Championships Scoreboard

Scoreboard for the 2014 Men's Championship.

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Golf - Saturday 1st November 2014

Lane Russell - he ponders his shot and 

Club selection on the 3rd hole on Friday

31st October 2014 at Gosford Golf Club

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

We had 146 starters with 6 visitors from Kooindah Waters, Pacific Dunes, South West Rocks, Terrigal.

RESULTS:

2 BALL TEAM RESULTS:

WINNERS: Phil Hunt and Col Matterson - 47 points on a countback

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Len Schafer - 42 points

RUNNER UP : PHIL Hunt - 41 points on a countback

3RD: Daniel O'Reagan - 41 points on a countback

SINGLES SCRATCH WINNER: PHIL Watson - 34 points

NEAREST THE PIN 12TH HOLE: 

A GRADE: Trevor Blackburn

B GRADE: John Haines

C GRADE: John Denver

NEAREST THE PIN 8TH HOLE - OVER THE FIELD:

WINNER: David Ralph

BALLS WENT TO: 36 points (neat)

DSR: 69

My thanks to Nigel Asken for the above photos from Friday's golf.