Golf - Sunday 13th September 2020

 

Louise and Don Bush - our playing partners today

Louise was Runner Up in the Ladies Singles

At the 15th Hole 

New Water Fountain 

And Louise and Don were both on the green for 2

Lavenders in flower at the 16th

We had a lovely spring day for golf today. Our playing partners were Don and Louise Bush who were great company. We had some good highlights the best of which was Don and Louise both getting on the 15th for 2 putting distance from the hole. 

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

We had 98 starters with 4 visitors from Links Shell Cove, Shelly Beach and Richmond.

RESULTS:

MENS SINGLES RESULTS:

A GRADE: 

WINNER: Terry Coyle - 39 points

RUNNER UP: Alex Searle - 38 points on a countback

3RD: Kevin O’Brien - 38 points on a countback

B GRADE: 

WINNER: George Moses- 38 points

RUNNER UP: Matthew Friend - 37 points

3RD: Nick Haramis - 34 points on a countback

GROSS STABLEFORD WINNER: Nathan James - 35

LADIES SINGLES RESULTS:

OVER THE FIELD:

WINNER: Lauren Smith - 38 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: Louise Bush - 38 points

3RD: Tania Walklate - 37 points

NO NEAREST THE PINS.

BALLS WENT TO: 

MEN: 34 points on a countback

LADIES: 33 points on a countback

MENS SR: 69

LADIES SR: 73

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me: Tania Walklate had 5/4 on the 6th and parred the 14th; Lyn Cruickshanks had a 3 pointer on the 12th; Peter Martin putted well for his 37 points; Don Bush had 5x3 pointers and 2 putts that hung over the edge of the hole; Lyn Bates had a birdie; Mark Stimpson had 2 birdies; Louise Bush had a 4 pointer on the 5th and a 4 pointer on the 15th; Vicki Foster had a birdie 4 pointer on the 11th; Annette Cross parred the 1st; Kevin O’Brien had 10 pars; my highlight ha$ being an improved player on the back 9 - doubling my score from the 1st 9 + I finished with the same ball I started with.

Golf - Saturday 12th September 2020

 The Golf Event of the day was a Single Stableford.

We had 222 starters with 8 visitors from Terrigal, Hawks Nest, Baradine, The Spring, Carnovon, South West Rocks and Everglades.

RESULTS:

A GRADE:

WINNER: Daniel Russell - 39 points

RUNNER UP: Paul Scollon - 38 points on a countback

3RD: Paul Morgan - 38 points

4TH: Phillip Tree - 37 points

5TH: Lee Papps - 36 points on a countback

GROSS STABLEFORD WINNER: Lee Papps - 31 on a countback

B GRADE:

WINNER: Cameron Morgan - 41 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: Stephen Holmes - 41 points

3RD: John Haines - 39 points on a countback

4TH: Evan Brasting - 39 points on a countback

5TH: Joel Wills - 39 points

C GRADE: 

WINNER: Chris Pitt - 40 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: Steve Maschek - 40 points

3RD: Graham Murray - 39 points on a countback

4TH: Peter Clare - 39 points

5TH: Warren Marchant - 38 points on a countback

NO NEAREST THE PINS.

BALLS WENT TO: 34 points on a countback

MENS SR: 65/71

WOMENS SR: 76

Golf - Friday 11th September 2020

 The Golf Event of the day was a Medley Single Stableford.

We had 149 starters with 7 visitors from Terrigal, Everglades, NTPGC, Richmond and Kooindah.

RESULTS:

A GRADE:

WINNER: Bob Thomas - 36 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: Eddie Rogers - 36 points on a countback

3RD: Neil Carr - 36 points on a countback

GROSS STABLEFORD WINNER : Phillip Tree - 29 on a countback

B GRADE:

WINNER: Craig Ward - 39 points

RUNNER UP: Evan Brasting - 38 points

3RD: Stephen Brasting - 37 points on a countback

C GRADE: 

WINNER: Peter Whelan - 42 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: Alan Kennedy - 42 points

3RD: Lex De Bock - 38 points

NO NEAREST THE PINS.

BALLS WENT TO: 34 points on a countback

MENS SR: 65/69

WOMENS SR: 73

Golf - Thursday 10th September 2020

 The Golf Event of the day was a Ladies Single Par + a Mens Single Par.

RESULTS:

LADIES SINGLE PAR RESULTS:

We had 47 starters.

A GRADE:

WINNER: Sharon Anderson - Plus 4 on a countback

RUNNER UP: Lauren Smith - Plus 4

B GRADE:

WINNER: Pia Mylan - Plus 3

RUNNER UP: Kay Walker - Plus 2

NO NEAREST THE PINS.

BALLS WENT TO: Minus 1 on a countback

WOMENS SR: 73

MENS SINGLE PAR RESULTS:

We had 11 starters.

OVER THE FIELD:

WINNER: Shun Hill - Plus 4

NO NEARES5 THE PINS.

BALLS WENT TO: Plus 1

MENS SR: 70

Golf - Wednesday 9th September 2020

 The Golf Event of the day was a Single Stroke.

We had 128 starters with 3 visitors from Kooindah Waters, Toukley and Everglades.

RESULTS:

A GRADE:

WINNER: Michael Crookes - 68 nett

RUNNER UP: Peter Miller - 70 nett

3RD: Bruce Binns - 71 points on a countback

GROSS SCRATCH WINNER: Michael Crookes - 77 

B GRADE:

WINNER: Ronald Brown - 65 nett

RUNNER UP: Chris Myers - 69 nett

3RD: Blair Glass - 70 nett on a countback

GROSS SCRATCH WINNER: Ronald Brown - 83 on a countback

C GRADE:

WINNER: Chris Tarrant - 64 nett

RUNNER UP: Tyler Lowe - 66 nett

3RD: Clyde Wyborn - 67 nett

GROSS SCRATCH WINNER: Chris Tarrant - 89 on a countback

NO NEAREST THE PINS.

BALLS WENT TO: 72 nett on a countback

MENS SR: 65/71

WOMENS SR: 76

Golf - Tuesday 8th September 2020

 The Golf Event of the day was a Ladies Single Stroke and Monthly Medal + Mens Single Stableford.

RESULTS:

LADIES SINGLE STROKE RESULTS:

We had 68 starters.

A GRADE:

WINNER: Marianne Lanham - 70 nett

RUNNER UP: Sheena Asken - 72 nett on a countback

GROSS SCRATCH WINNER: Di Thomlinson - 84

B GRADE:

WINNER: Debbie Cox - 72 nett

RUNNER UP: Rosalie Dyer - 73 nett

GROSS SCRATCH WINNER: Rosalie Dyer - 96

C GRADE:

WINNER: Kerry Rose - 72 nett

RUNNER UP: Rhonda Austen - 73 nett

GROSS SCRATCH WINNER: Rhonda Austen - 108

NO NEAREST THE PINS

BALLS WENT TO: 77 nett on a countback

WOMENS SR: 73

MENS SINGLES RESULTS:

We had 10 starters.

OVER THE FIELD:

WINNER: Peter Miller - 34 points on a countback

NO NEAREST THE PINS.

BALLS WENT TO: 33 points on a countback

MENS SR: 69

F-Troop - Monday 7th September 2020

F-Troop Morning Tea - socially distanced.

Trevor Harrison, Steve Hogg, Don Nicholls, Duncan Dyer, Di Beechey, Steve Robinson, Peter Martin, Ron Gowing, Kevin O’Brien, Rob Benson (Jan Martin)

Triggies Tree after the “trim”

Triggies Tree at the 10th before the trim

Lemon Magnolia at the 18th looking magnificent

Orchids at the 10th tee

Spring has arrived at Gosford Golf Club with some beautiful spring flowering plants and shrubs adding some good colour.

Garden at the 2nd green weeded and trimmed

Azaleas at the putting green and tree orchids at the 1st  and 10th Tees.

We had a beautiful spring day and not a huge field of golfers on the course which allowed us to complete some good projects.

On hand we had Trevor Harrison, Duncan Dyer, Steve Hogg, Kevin O’Brien, Rob Benson, Steve Robinson, Don Nicholls, Peter Martin, Ron Gowing, Di Beechey and Jan Martin.

Projects worked on today were trimming of trees and shrubs on the 1st and 10th tees, loose timber and rubbish pick up around the course, tidy up around the clubhouse, clean up of paths at the 1st and 10th, wedding garden and practice nets, maintenance of the honour boards in the clubhouse, painting of the traffic lines at the front entrance, removal of aloe Vera flower shoots at the 2nd green and 3rd ladies tee, start of mulching at the 2nd green garden, cleaning of the bush toilets, watering pots and tidy up of the tranquility garden at the 6th tee, a start made on weeding of the wedding garden succulent garden, tidy up of gardens at the front of the clubhouse, trimming of hibiscus trees, completion of timber edges at the grass gardens at the 15th ( timber edges donated by Duncan Dyer).

Morning tea in the sunshine was appreciated after a hard mornings work.

YES! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!