Golf - Friday 8th July 2022

 

The lads in Scotland - rest day today 

Leaving North Berwick for Carnoustie

A good crowd for dinner at Gosford Golf Club tonight 

To enjoy some good menu choices, members draw and raffles.

Our table won the table challenge for the most raffle wins 4/3

We enjoyed a beautiful day of sunshine and some cool winds which would have been helpful in drying the course out a bit.

There were no carts allowed on the course today and no carts will be allowed on tomorrow.

Sunday’s forecast is 90 % chance of 5-10 mls and 16 degrees. Hopefully this does not eventuate and our course continues to improve.

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

RESULTS:

We had 12 starters.

OVER THE FIELD: 

WINNER: Bob Whitehill - 35 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

5TH HOLE: Scott Boden - 760 cms

BALLS WENT TO: 33 points

MENS SR: 65/69

WOMENS SR: 73

Golf - Thursday 7th July 2022

 

Hooray! Some sunshine at last

400 mls of rain has taken its toll on the course - closing the course for todays play. Tomorrow is more encouraging after a reasonable day of sunshine we are looking forward to more golf being available to us. Check the course conditions for tomorrows play. 

We are very resilient and will come back from this setback.  The course drainage has been improved and hopefully this will pay off.  The green keepers have a challenge on their hands and we should support them as much as we can by filling divots and careful directions of carts over the fairways and rough. 

The lads in Scotland having a great time 

Eddie Rogers - Winner today 

 

North Barwick, Scotland

Golf - Wednesday 6th July 2022

 

This was the place to be today - Scotland the brave

Our Gosford lads ready for their first game of golf in Scotland

(Wish we were there)

Meanwhile in beautiful Gosford …… the rain continues to tumble down.

The course was closed today as the course was unplayable. 

Tomorrow the weather forecast is more promising but you should check the course conditions in the morning as it is still raining as I write this post.

I understand that we are not on our own. Kooindah Waters is closed indefinitely due to the amount of water on the course.  Also I understand that Magenta Shores have no carts allowed on and Toukley have water problems.  No doubt there are a lot of courses on the Eastern coastline that are suffering the same water problems.

My thanks to Gary Sammons for today’s photo from Scotland.

Golf - Tuesday 5th July 2022

 Following consistent rain overnight and a dire daily forecast the course was closed today which was not surprising.

No carts are being allowed on for tomorrow but more rain is forecast so best to check the condition of the course in the morning.

Golf - Monday 4th July 2022

 We did see some blue sky and sunshine briefly today but the forecast into tomorrow does not look good with more heavy rain forecast.

There was no competition golf today. Bunkers were GUR and the course was very wet.

Golf - Sunday 3rd July 2022

 Constant rain overnight and all day has closed the course today.

Golf - Saturday 2nd July 2022

 The promised rain arrived on cue cutting down the field today to a few die hards.

The Golf Event of the day was a Single Stableford.

We had 46 starters with 1 visitor from Forster-Tuncurry.

RESULTS:

OVER THE FIELD:

WINNER: Ryan Morgan - 42 points

RUNNER UP: Matthew Buckley - 38 points

3RD: Brian Arnott - 35 points

GROSS STABLEFORD WINNER: Matthew Buckley - 39 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

5TH HOLE: Phillip Baker - 990 cms

12TH HOLE: Matthew Buckley 321 cms

BALLS WENT TO: 32 points

MENS SR: 69

WOMENS SR: 75