Golf - Wednesday 22nd July 2009

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

We had 207 starters with 13 visitors from Everglades, Green Hill, Nowra, PGA, Trundle, Tuggerah Lakes and Wagga Wagga.

RESULTS:

2 BALL TEAM RESULTS:

WINNERS: Neil Mathie & Gus MacDonald - 50 points

RUNNERS UP: Dimitris Pesudovs & Leo Hawley - 49 points on a countback

THIRD: Kerry Cubis & Darcy Ellis - 49 points

FOURTH: Neville Duak (Everglades) & Stephen White - 48 points


MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Gus MacDonald - 43 points

RUNNER UP: Michael Murphy - 42 points

3RD: Kerry Cubis - 41 points

4TH: John Shine - 40 points on a countback

5TH: Geoff Watson - 40 points

SCRATCH WINNER: Kerry Cubis - 34 points on a countback

NEAREST THE PINS 8TH:

A GRADE: Wayne Campbell

B GRADE: Mick Porteous

C GRADE: Doug Incoll

BALLS WENT TO: 35 points neat.

CCR: 71 (36 points)

Golf - Tuesday 21st July 2009

Another perfect day for golf. Things are looking up! That is three days in a row.

My playing partners today were Julie Hazzard & Helen Stuart & we had some fun out there chasing our elusive "plus" holes. Julie had a lovely ++ on the 4th.

The Event of the day was a Ladies Single Par and we had 61 starters.

RESULTS:

DIVISION 1:

WINNER: Trish Goulding - Plus 2

RUNNER UP: Rhonda Robertson - Minus 1

DIVISION 2:

WINNER: Leonie Casey - Plus 2

RUNNER UP: Leanne Binns - Square

3RD: Pam Witt - Minus 1 on a countback

4TH: Chris Dekker - Minus 1 on a countback

DIVISION 3:

WINNER: Leanne Moore - Plus 4 on a countback

RUNNER UP: Val Anderson - Plus 4

NEAREST THE PINS:

DIVISION 1:

8TH HOLE: Robin Incoll; 14TH HOLE: Rhonda Robertson

DIVISION 2:

8TH HOLE: Julie Hazzard; 14TH HOLE: Leonie Casey

DIVISION 3:

8TH HOLE: Dawn Tromp; 14TH HOLE: Not won

CCR: 73

PAR: 73

BALLS WENT TO: Minus 2 on a countback

Golf - Monday 20th July 2009 CCWGA Seniors Day

Monday was a special day of Golf for the Ladies at Gosford Golf Club - hosting the Central Coast Womens Golf Association Seniors Day where we had 103 starters.

We were very fortunate to have perfect weather - blue sky & sunshine. A little wet underfoot from the recent rainfall. All the ladies seemed to be enjoying the day with all the Central Coast Golf clubs being represented.

My playing partners for the day were Carmel Henry from Toukley (winner of Division 2), Gabrielle Gatanzorith from Terrigal and Bev Moore from Everglades. We had a very enjoyable day on the village green - the girls were great company & we had some good highlights during the day.

RESULTS:

WINNER OVER THE FIELD: Margaret Day (Terrigal) - 36 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: Gail Gear (Morisset) - 36 points

DIVISION 1 - 0 TO 24

WINNER: Judy Dind (Toukley) - 35 points

RUNNER UP: Rhonda Primmer (Toukley) - 33 points on a countback

DIVISION 2 - 25 TO 32

WINNER: Carmel Henry (Toukley) - 35 points

RUNNER UP: Beth Bjorkbom (Toukley) - 34 points

DIVISION 3 - 33 TO 45

WINNER: Doreen Vines (Godford) - 34 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: Cheryl Ledger (Terrigal) - 34 points

AGE DIVISION - 50+

WINNER: Jenny Kidd (Wyong) - 33 points on a countback

AGE DIVISION - 60+

WINNER: Jacqui Crawford (Everglades) - 33 points on a countback

AGE DIVISION - 70+

WINNER: Ruth Brettel (Everglades) - 31 points on a countback

NEAREST THE PINS:

8TH HOLE:

DIVISION1: Bev Masters (Morisset)

DIVISION 2: Sue Day (Wyong)

DIVISION 3: Not won

14TH HOLE:

DIVISION 1: Phylis Dalton (Wyong)

DIVISION 2: Margaret Day (Terrigal)

DIVISION 3: Cheryl Ledger (Terrigal)

BALLS WENT TO: 31 points

More photos from Theme Day

Never before seen photos with compliments of Leonie Casey.

Theme day luncheon photos taken last Thursday - we had to dress as a song title. Some good efforts here!

Thanks for your contribution Leonie.

Golf - Sunday 19th July 2009

It was a magic Day for golf today - not too hot - not too cold - just as the Captain ordered!

The course is gradually drying out from the recent heavy downfalls. All going well we should see a big improvement if there is no further heavy rainfall.

Our playing partners today were Mark & Anne Stimpson - always great company & we had a good day out on the village green. The boys played well with Mark scoring two birdies through the day. Peter scored well in the first nine with Mark doing his bit in the 2nd nine to trouce us for the keno ticket.

The event of the day was a 2 Ball Team + Single Stableford mixed Men and Ladies.

We had 100 starters with 3 visitors from Duntry League and Toukley.

RESULTS:

2 BALL MEN'S TEAM:

WINNER: Wal Robertson and Ray Stapleton - 49 points

2 BALL MIXED TEAM:

WINNER: Nigel Asken & Sheena Asken - 45 points on a countback

2 BALL WOMEN'S TEAM:

WINNER: Lyn Cruickshanks and Jan Walker - 42 points on a countback

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: John Slight - 41 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: Ray Stapleton - 41 points

3RD: Fred Middleton - 40 points

WOMEN'S SINGLES RESULTS;

WINNER: Lyn Cruickshanks - 37 points

RUNNER UP: Terry Kay - 35 points on a countback

3RD: Kay Frewin - 35 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

MEN'S 12TH: Gary Sammons

LADIES 8TH: Lyn Douglas

BALLS WENT TO : MEN: 35 points on a countback; LADIES: 31 points on a countback

CCR MEN: 69 (38 points)

AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me: Clyde Cruickshanks had a birdie on the 16th; Neville Walker had 20 points on the back nine and had three 3 pointers in a row; Vicki Foster had 20 points on the front nine; Lyn Cruickshanks had a 4 pointer on the 1st and parred the 15th and the 5th; Des Wilson parred the 12th; Mark Stimpson Birdied the 7th and the 12th;

Anne Stimpson had a four pointer on the 8th; Peter Davidson had 39 points which included 3 one pointers, 2 wipes and 3 birdies; Robbie Brann had birdies on the 14th and 15th ( welcome back Rob); and Robin Brann had no wipes ( Welcome back Robin ); Michael Fell chipped in on the 6th for a par; Paul Brown had a birdie on the first hole; Kerry Cubis had a birdie on the 18th; Norma Cubis had a nice par on the 15th; Gary Sammons had birdies on the 10th and the 12th; Ronnie Puiatti had a birdie on the 11th (Lynn Puiatti had to renew her lipgloss after the men's team had got three birdies in a row); Nigel & Sheena Asken and Lyn & Mark Douglas all got 4 pointer birdies each through their match - on the 3rd hole Mark hit a 175 metre third shot into the hole to score his birdie; Arthur Collien scored 37 points - getting 23 points on the first nine and a birdie on the 11th; Pam Witt had a birdie on the 8th; Jim Forrester got a birdie on the 16th; Elizabeth McNamara had three 3 pointers; Tania Burt hit a shot over the water at the 13th - the ball crossed the water, crossed the bridge on the left and finished up in the water on the other side; Rhonda Robertson had 2/4 on the 5th; Wal Robertson had 3/4 on the 3rd; Ray Stapleton played two great nines to score his 41 points; Ray Presdee did not have to pay Peter Martin his $1 as he equalled the score; Garry Wilkinson had 3 pars in a row and had seven 3 pointers; my only highlight was parring the 15th.

It was good to see the school farm had their Lama stock back in the paddock after all the drama of losing the old stock to our poisonous oleander trees (since removed and replaced with harmless tibouchina trees - well away from the fence line). Their only danger now is flying, out of control, golf balls. (photos attached)

Another noticible thing was the birdlife - mainly ducks, geese and water hens that frequent our course are blatently demanding food from passing by golfers - obviously getting accustomed to handouts each day. That is fine in a minority situation - however 100 golfers plus social players x 1 piece of unhealthy food multiplies into a deadly concoction for birdlife on a daily basis. If you feel compelled to feed the ducks etc them please make sure you bring something that is within their dietry requirements. Too much bread and meat pies does not qualify. We want to keep our birdlife healthy, happy and well fed with the right food.

TEAM SERIES

Next Sunday is the first of the Team Series events being held over the next three months.

There are still positions left for a male and a female team member if anyone is looking for a spot. Please contact our Club Captain - Mark Stimpson if you would like to participate in a team.

Golf - Saturday 18th July 2009

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

We had 193 starters with 2 visitors from Dubbo & Ryde Parramatta.

RESULTS:

A GRADE:

1ST: Geoff Patterson - 43 points

2ND: Steven Binns - 42 points

3RD: Dan Snelson - 41 points

4TH: Bob Thomas - 40 points on a countback

5TH: Dan Bosley - 40 points

SCRATCH WINNER: Dan Snelson - 38 points

B GRADE:

1ST: Steve Hogan - 42 points

2ND: Geoff Johnson - 40 points on a countback

3RD: David Medcalf - 40 points

4TH: Ron Puiatti - 39 points

5TH: Spencer Peek - 38 points on a countback

SCRATCH WINNER: David Medcalf - 27 points

C GRADE:

1ST: John McIvor - 39 points on a countback

2ND: Paul Fairley - 39 points

3RD: Bob Hawley - 38 points on a countback

4TH: Barrie Hepworth - 38 points

5TH: Chris Myers - 37 points on a countback

SCRATCH WINNER: Paul Fairley - 20 points

NEAREST THE PINS 12TH:

A GRADE: Gary Samons

B GRADE: Steve Hogan

C GRADE: Dave Wilson

CCR: 70 (37 points)

BALLS WENT TO: 34 points on a countback

Today was an unofficial F-Troop day for me as I am playing golf next Monday & needed to put in a catchup day which I did today in the new garden - planting some new tibouchina "Jazzies" at the table & chairs garden at the putting green, planted some donated succulents in the new garden, weeded, fertilized, watered & mulched some of the gardens. Peter put in some good hours painting the back wall of the office which was in need of refreshing. The club was full of action today with the members delegated to the outside balcony & the links room as the club was fully booked in all three other function rooms - catering for 318 people - photos attached of the room set up.

Golf - Friday 17th July 2009

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

RESULTS:

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Tony Starbuck - 42 points

LADIES SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Suzanne Waugh - 34 points

CCR MEN: 69 (38 points) ; AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)

FRIDAY EVENING: Was the club's normal Member's Draw and raffle night which was to have been followed by a wine & cheese night. Unfortunately the wine tasting had to be cancelled due to a poor response from the members however the regulars were there for the raffles.

We were kept amused by Louise Stimpson showing us her "good look" glasses (photo attached.