Golf - Tuesday 16th December 2014

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

We had 23 starters.

RESULTS:

OVER THE FIELD:

WINNER: Sandra Innes - 43 points

RUNNER UP: Fran James - 37 points on a countback

3RD: Marianne Lanham - 37 points

BALLS WENT TO: 35 points on a countback

BALL COMPETITION:

Sandra Innes- 43 points

Fran James - 37 points on a countback

Marianne Lanham - 37 points

Allison Guthrie - 36 points on a countback

Rhonda Robertson - -36 points

Sheila Williams - 35 points on a countback

Sandra Laybutt - 35 points on a countback

Dianne Beechey - 35 points on a countback

DSR: 72

F-Troop - Monday15th December 2014

We had a great day at F-Troop today with eleven volunteers which allowed us to get some good projects done.

On hand we had Duncan Dyer, Trevor Harrison, Geoff Bridge, Garry Trigg, Rob Benson, Peter Martin, Warren Gray, Don Nicholls, Di Beechey, Anne Burgess and Jan Martin.

The Tree gang got some good work done taking down an old tree at the 11th tee, pushed back rubbish from the left hand side of the 18th Fairway and did some undercutting of the trees on the 11th.

Rob Benson & Warren Gray removed three trailer loads of rubbish from the course.

Peter Martin & Don Nicholls picked up three plus trailer loads of rubbish from the course and watered some of the gardens.

Anne Burgess cleaned up at the 10th Tee garden and the BBQ area.

Di Beechey cleaned up the car park and the front of the clubhouse, watered the gardens and cleaned up at the putting green and Wedding Garden Area as well as helping me with the trimming of the yellow hedge at the 10th.

I cleaned up and watered at the Bush Toilet area including planting in of some baby Agavi plants in the greenspace garden, watered the orange trumpet vines at the 14th tee, fertilized all of the orchid plants, finished trimming the yellow hedge at the 10th Tee, watered the red hedge garden, fertilised some of the gardenias and the potted plants in the Wedding Garden area.

Morning Tea of iced buns was very much appreciated after a hard mornings work. Thank you Chef Alice!

After morning tea it was all hands on deck to help replant the ficus trees into the new pots at the Wedding Garden.  This was a test of strength for the F-Troopers as the pots were very heavy and so were the shrubs.  The F-Troopers did a grand job and the pots look fantastic.  Many thanks to our supporting Members and the F-Troopers for making this kind of improvement possible.

YES! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Golf - Sunday 14th December 2014 - Mixed Gala Day

We had a wonderful day for our 12.30pm shotgun start today.  Blue sky and sunshine all the way.

Our playing partners were Jan & Elly Van Den Berg and we had a fun day on the course - good players out of luck you could say.

The Golf Event of the day was a Team Stableford 1 X 2 X 3 Mixed Gala Day (Must have 2 Men and 2 Ladies in each team)

We had 88 starters with 3 visitors from Warringah & Young.

RESULTS:

TEAM WINNERS: Warren Gray & Mary Bromwich, Michael & Pauline Norman - 92 points

RUNNERS UP: Gail Kellett, Stu Williams, Sheila Williams & Michael Upton - 91 points

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Sean Fitzgerald - 40 points on a countback

RUNNER UP:  Kevin O'Brien - 39 points

WOMEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER:  Gail Kellett - 39 points

RUNNER UP: Leanne Binns - 38 points on a countback

NEAREST THE PINS:

MEN'S 12TH:  Brent Frewin

LADIES 8TH:  Fay Bailey

BALLS WENT TO:

MEN: 37 points (neat)

LADIES: 33 points (neat)

DSR MEN: 68

DSR LADIES: 72

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me: Jan Van Den Berg had 5/3 at the 13th; Elly Van Den Berg had 3 pointers at the 5th, 8th and 14th; Dick Bosley had a 4 pointer at the 16th; Tania Walklate had a 4 pointer at the 8th; Leanne Binns had 4/4 at the 4th; Bruce Binns highlight was beating the girls 2up, at half way they were 6 up and the girls put the pressure on; Bert Jordon had 4/4 at the 4th; David Small had a good 4 pointer; visitors from Young to our club today were Hazel Taylor, Paul & Sandra Holmes who enjoyed our course - Hazel scoring a 5/4; George Foster's highlight was beating the girls for the keno ticket, Vicki Foster parred the 6th; Col Matterson had a gobbler birdie on the 4th; Louise Bush had a 4 pointer at the 14th; Wal Bailey was the star of his team today; the team of Mitch Ballard, Marianne Lanham, Sandy Laybutt and Mark Stimpson had a great day scoring 11 birdies - Mark on the 4th, Mark on the 9th (out of the bunker), Sandy on the 11th (with a one foot putt); Mitch and Marianne on the 14th, Mitch, Mark and Marianne on the 15th and Mitch and Mark on the 16th - a team score of 90 points

Golf - Saturday 13th December 2014

We had a great day for golf today at Gosford Golf Club.  The Event was the Greenskeeper's Revenge Day which is marked by the players all wearing bright colours.  We were not disappointed in the response from Members.  I am sorry that I could not be there to capture the exceptional effort that the players made today to conform.  My thanks to the Pro Shop for the above photos.

The Greenkeeper (Thanks David) put all the tees and holes in very challenging places for our players but that did not worry our good players that came in with some good results.

The Golf Event of the day was a 4 Person Ambrose - Greenkeepers Revenge Day.

We had 163 starters with 11 visitors from PGA, Magenta Shores, Everglades, Shelly beach and Wyong.

RESULTS:

AMBROSE RESULTS:

WINNERS:  Wayne Campbell,Col White, Mark Ceeney & Mick Porteous - 55 points

RUNNER UP: Leigh Spinks, Chris Christensen, Daniel Russell & Paul King - 56 1/8th points

3RD:  Fraser Bates, Bruce Binns, Wayne Tomkinson & Keith Potter - 56 1/4 points

SCRATCH WINNERS:  Keith Bourne, Lindsay Morgan, Garry Fitch & Graham Chee - 64 points

NEAREST THE PIN 12TH HOLE:

A GRADE: Phil Hunt

B GRADE: Wayne Campbell

C GRADE: Paul R. Smith

NEAREST THE PIN 8TH HOLE - OVER THE FIELD:

WINNER: Dwayne Winslade

BALLS WENT TO: 59 1/8th

NO HANDICAPPING TODAY!

Golf - Friday 12th December 2014

The Golf Event of the day was a Mèdley Stableford

We had 43 starters with 3 visitors from Everglades, Howlong and PGA

RESULTS:

MÈDLEY SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Jim Ritchie - 42 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: Peter Miller - 42 points

3RD: Don Nicholls - 40 points on a countback

NEAREST THE PINS:

LADIES 8TH: Not won

MEN'S 12TH: Trevor Harrison

BALLS WENT TO: 37 points (neat)

DSR MEN: 68

DSR WOMEN: 72

Golf - Thursday 11th December 2014

Just some of the baby gifts for Michelle and Brad's baby

This lot is from the staff of Gosford Golf Club

(I think we are all just a bit excited about this baby girl

due very soon) 

My heroes - F-Troopers Trevor Harrison, Don Nicholls and Peter Martin.

They travelled all the way to Dural to pick up these garden pots and

got them home without a scratch and with the help of Matt and the bobcat

moved them to the Wedding Garden. (Pouring rain and all)

What champions!

No golf competition today but I did see some social players out and some even practicing on the putting green in the rain. Good to see some die hards out there!

Golf - Wednesday 10th December 2014

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

We had 157 starters with 5 visitors from Foster-Tuncurry, Howlong, Kooindah Waters,Morisset and Shelly Beach.

2 BALL TEAM RESULTS:

WINNERS: John Clark and Russell Andrews - 49 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: Mark Stimpson and Steve Shanahan (Kooindah Waters) - 49 points on a countback

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Garry Baillie - 44 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: Robert Oyston - 44 points

3RD: John Shine - 43 points on a countback

SINGLE SCRATCH WINNER: Mitch Ballard - 40 points

NEAREST THE PIN 12TH HOLE:

A GRADE: John Shine

B GRADE: Garry Strotz 

C GRADE: Not won

NEAREST THE PIN 8TH HOLE - OVER THE FIELD:

WINNER: Kerry Cubis

BALLS WENT TO: 38 points (neat)

DSR: 67