Gosford Golfing Ladies at Kooindah Waters Open Day

Well it is not called Kooindah Waters for nothing  - there is water everywhere and where there is not there is a bunker or three. 

It is a challenging course but a lot of fun to play if you keep your sense of humour.  Big hitters would love the challenge of finding the green without getting into difficulty.

My playing partners were Carolyn Buttsworth, Yvonne Cumming and Kathy Small and we had a very enjoyable day. Our best highlight was a great gobbler shot by Kathy to score a point for us.  

The day was very well organised - we were met in the car park by gentlemen who took our golf clubs and placed them in our cart for us while we registered and picked up our cards. We were then greeted with morning tea including cakes and biscuits and then convoyed out to our starting point for a shotgun start.

After golf we arrived in the clubhouse to find our pre-ordered lunch waiting for us.

Overall it was a huge success with clubs from Sydney, Newcastle as well as all the local clubs.

The prizes were well worth winning along with the raffle prizes.

Congratulations to Kooindah for a well run day!

Golf - Thursday 5th March 2015

The Golf Event of the day was a Ladies Single Stableford + 2 Ball Aggregate.

We had 20 starters.

RESULTS:

2 BALL TEAM RESULTS:

WINNERS: Carolyn Buttsworth and Rosie Judd - 60 points

SINGLES RESULTS - OVER THE FIELD:

WINNER: Pam Roberts - 35 points

NEAREST THE PIN 14TH HOLE:

0 TO 32: Judy Verlander

33 TO 45 SECOND SHOT: Pam Roberts

BALLS WENT TO : 31 points

BALL COMPETITION:

Pam Roberts - 35 points

Rosie Judd - 34 points

Lesley Gregory - 34 points

Kerry Williams - 32 points

Judy Verlander - 31 points

DSR: To be advised.

Golf - Wednesday 4th March 2015

The Golf Event of the day was a Men's Single Stableford + Team Best Two Scores.

We had 172 starters with 7 visitors from Kooindah Waters, MORISSET, PGA, Shelly Beach and Toukley.

RESULTS:

TEAM EVENT RESULTS:

WINNERS: John Haines, Paul Marlow, Jeff Rogers and Michael Tunny - 97 points

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Tim Verduci - 44 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: Michael Tunny - 44 points

3RD: Michael Upton - 43 points

NEAREST THE PIN 12TH HOLE:

A GRADE: Clyde Cruickshanks

B GRADE: Michael Crehan

C GRADE: Not won

NEAREST THE PIN 8TH HOLE - OVER THE FIELD:

WINNER: Warren Guest

BALLS WENT TO: 35 points (neat)

DSR: 70

Golf - Tuesday 3rd March 2015

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

We had 60 starters.

RESULTS:

2 BALL TEAM RESULTS:

WINNERS: Robyn Krahe and Di Beechey - 44 points

LADIES SINGLES RESULTS:

DIVISION 1 - 0 TO 22:

WINNER: Anne Forrester - 35 points

RUNNER UP: Robin Incoll - 34 points

DIVISION 2 - 23 TO 32:

WINNER: Chris Cayley - 35 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: Di Beechey - 35 points

DIVISION 3 - 33 TO 45:

WINNER: Louise Bush - 31 points

RUNNER UP: Judy Hughes - 30 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

8TH HOLE:

DIV 1: Rosalie Dyer

DIV 2: Jan Fitzgerald

DIV 3: Not won

14TH HOLE:

DIV 1: Rosalie Dyer

DIV 2: Sandy Laybutt

DIV 3: Not won

BALLS WENT TO: 31 points on a countback

DSR: 74

F-Troop - Monday 2nd March 2015

F-Troop Morning Tea - Warren Gray, Trevor Harrison, Garry Trigg, Peter Martin, Duncan Dyer,

Don Nicholls, Geoff Bridge, Di Beechey, Jan Martin (Rob Benson)

Huge tree branch down in the car park which needed to be removed early to enable the car park 

to re-open

A lot of timber to be cut up and carried away

Branch spread extensively over the car park

F-Troop to the rescue early this morning

F-Troopers getting the work done this morning

What Tree? - job done!

Branches down - and this is just the Bush Toilet area at the 14th

Our resident water dragon keeping an eye on my work at the 13th dam

Gradually working my way through the weeds at the 13th.

BBQ gardens trimmed up by F-Trooper Di Beechey

A start made on the re-marking of the back car park

We knew that we had a big job on hand this morning so the F-Troopers were all on hand early to get the large branch cut up and removed.

We had 10 volunteers - Duncan Dyer, Trevor Harrison, Geoff Bridge, Garry Trigg, Rob Benson, Don Nicolls, Peter Martin, warren Gray, Di Beechey and Jan Martin.

The boys dealt with the branch and rotten tree in the car park and then packed the ute with a load of firewood and delivered it to an address in Narara.

Warren Gray and Rob Benson helped with the tree and then did some rubbish pick up around the course.

Peter Martin and Don Nicholls helped with the tree and then made a start on the re-marking of the parking area at the back of the clubhouse.

Di Beechey planted some new plants in the wheelbarrow in the grass garden at the 18th, trimmed the BBQ garden and tidied up under the clubhouse.

I worked out at the Bush toilet area cleaning up and picked up large branches and sticks, picked up loose timber near the roundabout garden at the 14th, did some more weeding at the 13th dam.

Morning Tea was again impressive - fresh scones, jam, cream and a selection of fresh fruit - Yum!

Thank you Chef Alice!

After morning tea the hoses and fittings at the front garden, wedding garden and the 1st and 10th gardens were fitted replacing the old hoses, the 1st and 10th garden area was tidied and pots watered, pots watered in the Gazebo.

Two new rakes have been purchased out of firewood sales to make our work easier.

YES! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

PENNANTS RESULTS- Sunday 1st March 2015

GOSFORD Vs MORISSET :

A GRADE- GOSFORD BEAT MORRISET at Gosford - 5/2

B GRADE- GOSFORD BEAT MORISSET at Morisset  3/0

C GRADE - GOSFORD DRAW WITH MORISSET at Moriset - 1 1/2 each

WELL DONE PENNANTS PLAYERS!

Golf - Sunday 1st March 2015

Who can believe it is March already when the February weather is still here! 36 degrees that felt like 46 degrees followed by an electrical storm, wild wind and rain that brought down a huge branch in the back parking area narrowly missing a car that was parked nearby.  See photos.......

Tree branches broken off in the wind today.

Huge branch snapped off in the wind

Branches scattered across the car park

 A lot of work for F-Troop tomorrow! Some extra volunteers to help remove the rubbish from

 the car park would be appreciated - how many of you could put in a couple of hours to help

out tomorrow? We need the car park cleared quickly in the early hours of the morning.

 

Large branch down in the back parking area -narrowly missing a car!

Meanwhile before the storm hit we managed to get our golf competition played in steamy heat.

Alice Diamond (Col Kelly) Rhonda Robertson and Wally Roberrson - Winners of the Team Stableford

with Captain Mark Stimpson

Alice Diamond - Winner of the Women's Singles Event

With Captain Mark Stimpson

The Golf Event of the day was a Team Stableford 1x2x3 + Single Stableford for Men and Ladies.

We had 56 starters with 2 visitors from Terrigal.

RESULTS:

TEAM WINNERS: Wally Robertson, Rhonda Robertson, Col Kelly and Alice Diamond - 85 points

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Graham Aldcroft - 42 points

WOMEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Alice Diamond - 38 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

MEN'S 12TH: Adam Crocker

LADIES 8TH: Alice Diamond

BALLS WENT TO: 

MEN: 37 points (neat)

LADIES: 31 points on a countback

DSR MEN: 70

DSR LADIES: 74

I was not at golf to collect highlights today but I did notice from the results that Alice Diamond was only 12cms from the 8th hole - nearly a hole in one! Well played Alice! Good score to win the Ladies - not to mention the Team Results. Well done to everyone else who finished 18 holes in the extreme humidity.

My thanks to Lorraine Bignall for the Presentation photos.