Golf - Thursday 13th January 2011

Gosford lady golfers were a large part of the group of 20 ladies who participated in a tour and cruise of the Pittwater in Sydney. This tour is inspired by the book written by Susan Duncan "Salvation Creek". It was a lovely day in perfect weather and is a great day for those interested in the history of the area or just a nice day out.

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

We had 24 starters.

RESULTS - OVER THE FIELD:

WINNER: Louise Bush - 39 points

RUNNER UP: Chris Dekker - 38 points

3RD: Dawn Tromp - 36 points

BALL COMPETITION:

Rosie Judd

Felicity Mead

Annette Dunk

Judy Ruitenberg

BALLS WENT TO: 34 points on a countback

AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)

Golf - Wednesday 12th January 2011

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

We had 214 starters with 14 visitors from Carnarvon, Everglades, Howlong, Maitland, Oatlands, PGA, Riverside Oaks, Shelley Beach, Trundle & Wyong.

We had no rain today and some good cloud cover which would have made an otherwise very humid day very uncomfortable if we had blue skies and sunshine. The scores are still coming in well with 41 points winning a ball today so the course is playing really well.

RESULTS:

2 BALL TEAM RESULTS:

WINNERS: Ronald Schultz and Michael Burdon - 48 points on a countback

RUNNERS UP: Derek Thompson & Wayne Snead - 48 points on a countback


MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Solomon Towson - 45 points

RUNNER UP: Peter A Smith - 42 points on a countback

3RD: Michael Burdon - 42 points on a countback

4TH: Mark Stimpson - 42 points


NEAREST THE PINS 12TH HOLE:

A GRADE: Joshua Parr

B GRADE: Mark Abood (Carnarvan)

C GRADE: Warren Dunkel

BALLS WENT TO: 35 points (neat)

AMCR: 70 (37 points)

Golf - Tuesday 11th January 2011

There were 31 diehards facing the inclement weather today while it was showering on and off during the day. Hopefully they did not get too wet and enjoyed their day. There were some nice scores in so it could not have been too bad.

The golf event of the day was a Ladies Single Par - Over the Field.

We had one visitor - Noela Hilbert from Terrigal.


RESULTS - OVER THE FIELD:

WINNER: Denise Bentlin - Plus 5

RUNNER UP: Leanne Binns - Plus 3

3RD: Michelle McGrath - Plus 2


BALL COMPETITION:

Denise Bentlin
Leanne Binns
Michelle McGrath
Fran James
A. Baker
Annette Dunk
Rae Brown
Faye Levenspeil

BALLS WENT TO: Minus 1 in a countback

AWCR: 73 (Square)

F-Troop - Monday 10th January 2011

We had a nice overcast day for our F-Troop work - if a little humid. We managed to get most of our allocated tasks done before the afternoon showers set in.

We had 16 starters this morning which was fantastic and we were very happy to welcome Mark Sorridimi (Zorro) to our F-Troop workforce. It is great to see an interest coming from our younger members. Your help is much appreciated Zorro!

Our workers today were Duncan Dyer, Geoff Bridge, Martin Gallagher, Kerry Cubis, Mark Sorridimi, Bruce White, Richard Casey, George Foster, Peter Martin, Warren Gray, Des Wilson, Di Beechey, Georgina Lamb, Jan Walker & Anne Burgess.

Today we had working on the tree trimming on the 1st fairway - Duncan Dyer, Geoff Bridge, Martin Gallagher, Kerry Cubis, Mark Sorridimi and Bruce White. They completed the right hand side of the fairway which looks much better with the low lying branches off.

The seven spare circular function tables required painting - Peter Martin, George Foster and Richard Casey got them taken care of in short time. The tables look very good and will earn them a gold star from Wendy & Krystal.

Richard Casey did some repair work with the green painted furniture between the second coat of paint on the tables. Peter Martin & George Foster took care of some plumbing problems in the garden at the 18th between the second coat of paint on the tables.

Warren Gray & Des Wilson took care of rubbish pickup around the course & also did a great job at the ladies 3rd tee garden steps leaving it all in an immaculate state.

Anne Burgess worked at the BBQ garden and also at the gardens behind the 10th green.

Jan Walker put in some hard yards at the entrance path to the tees and the front of the pro shop area.

Di Beechey and Georgina Lamb did a good clean up of the pathway to the Pro Shop including cleaning down the outside furniture.

Di Beechey helped me with the clean up of the 3rd Ladies tee, the 5th tee & surrounds, weeding of the small garden at the 2nd green, weeding the shaded garden at the Ladies 2nd tee and the garden at the men's 2nd tee. Georgina joined us at the 2nd tee & helped with the clean up in that area. These areas now look very tidy & we did as much as we could before the showers set in.

Morning tea this morning was some beautiful Ham & Cheese croissants warm from the oven. Thanks Chef John! We certainly made short work of them. Yum!

It is great to have so many helpers turn up every week. We can make short work of the chores if we have many hands to help.

YES! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Golf - Sunday 9th January 2011

At first light this morning and into the early part of the morning I could not see how golf could happen today. We had rain overnight & into the morning looking very settled in. By 10.00 the blue sky was showing and it had got quite hot. By 11.00am there was no question that golf would be on and there were a lot of happy people over at the Golf Club especially so when we all had our rounds of golf in hot, but eased by a nice breeze and no sign of rain until well after the last round of golf was completed.

Our playing partners today were George and Vicki Foster and we had a great day out on the village green - especially when we beat the boys for the Keno ticket on the second last hole with a brilliant approach shot from Vicki who went on to score 4/4 to win the day for the girls.

The Event of the day was a Team Stableford 1 X 2 X 3 + Single Stableford for Men and Ladies.

We had 111 starters with 5 visitors from Nambucca Heads, Stoneleigh UK, Terrigal and Toukley.

RESULTS:

TEAM WINNERS: Ron Dekker, Christine Dekker, Mark Douglas & Lyn Douglas - 92 points

RUNNERS UP: Duncan Dyer, Rosalie Dyer, Bruce Binns and Leanne Binns - 91 points

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Brendan Martin - 42 points

RUNNER UP: Leonard Sargant - 41 points

3RD: Spencer Walklate - 40 points on a countback

WOMEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Judy Verlander - 40 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: Leanne Binns - 40 points

3RD: Doon Jansen - 38 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

MEN'S 12TH: To be advised

LADIES 8TH: To be advised

BALLS WENT TO:

MEN: 36 points

LADIES: 35 points

AMCR MEN: 70 (37 points)

AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me: Wally Robertson had 4 pointers on the 15/16/17 and 18th holes; Kath Small played a nice steady game; Wendy Stapleton had a birdie on the 10th; Ray Stapleton was a good player out of luck; Doug Incoll had 40 points; Robin Incoll parred the 1st; Des Wilson parred the 18th after being in the dam; Yvonne Wilson & Robyn Johnston beat the boys for the keno ticket; Neville Walker had 4/4 on the 11th; Tania Burt had 3/4 on the 8th; Spencer Walklate had 4/4 on the 10th and 4/4 on the 18th; Rosalie Dyer had 4/4 on the 13th; Leanne Binns had 5/4 on the 2nd and scored 40 points; Rosalie & Leanne beat the boys soundly for the Keno ticket; Clyde Cruickshanks had a birdie on the 10th (after scoring an "EAGLE" on the 10th yesterday); Kevin O'Brien was a good player out of luck; Lyn Cruickshanks had a gobbler for a par on the 16th; Judy Verlander had a birdie on the 2nd; Rhonda Robertson sank a good putt on the 7th to square with the boys; George Foster parred the 14th/ 13th and 16th holes; Vicki Foster sank a long putt on the 4th for a par and had the shot of the day on the 17th with her 8 iron shot to the green - scoring 4/4 to annihilate the boys from the keno ticket; my highlights were a gobbler on the 7th for a par, a par on the 8th and 5/3 on the 9th and at long last scoring more than 30 points.

For the attention of Gosford Lady Members- ANNE GEER -Saturday 8th January 2011

I understand that ANNE GEER passed away suddenly this week. Anne was a long time member of Gosford Golf Club. May she rest in peace.

Golf - Saturday 8th January 2011

The Golf Event of the day was a Men's Single Stroke - Monthly Medal.

We had 207 starters with 14 visitors from Antill Park, Everglades, Massey Park, Moore Park, Oberon, Roseville, Shelley Beach, Terrigal & The Australian.

RESULTS:

A GRADE:

WINNER: Trevor Blackburn - 68 nett (medal)

RUNNER UP: Brent Frewin - 69 nett on a countback

3RD: Mark Stimpson - 69 nett on a countback

SCRATCH WINNER: Duncan Brown - 73

B GRADE:

WINNER: Russell Cook (Terrigal) - 68 nett on a countback

RUNNER UP: Malcolm Munday - 68 nett (medal)

3RD: Chris Ashworth - 69 nett on a countback

C GRADE:

WINNER: Eric Hill - 65 nett (medal)

RUNNER UP: Keith Potter - 66 nett

3RD: Howard Ainsley - 67 nett

NEAREST THE PINS 12TH:

A GRADE: To be advised

B GRADE: To be advised

C GRADE: To be advised

BALLS WENT TO: 74 nett

AMCR: 70 (70 nett)