MATCH PLAY, ROUND THREE

Doesn't he look like he should be on a sun-bed in the Bahamas?

 

What a day - the most beautiful blue skies, and warm sunshine.

Yes, this is Perth in winter - why would you be anywhere else?

The last round of the Match Play Round Robin phase.

Who’d make the finals? Four or more points should guarantee a place. Three points would be a maybe.

But there are no losers on a day like this - just made for golf.

For the record, last week there were four players on one of the wettest days of the year. How things can change in a week.

Birdies today:

Pug Dog on the ninth

Goochy on the eleventh

Stephanie on the fourteenth

Andrea on the twelfth

 

There was a mini-Stableford competition in the middle of the field for the waifs and strays. Results as follows:

Frances 27

Lynne 29

Lynley 32

Shelley 34

Take a drop? Me? Never!

 

The novelties, and indeed some novel ones today:

Nearest the pin on the 18^th - Gardy

Closest to the 100 marker on the 7^th - Peter and Frances, both equidistant.

Closest in three on the 15^th, Goochy, bested by Shelley

Longest Putt on the 2^nd - Mark W, a good fifteen footer or so, and downhill too.

Nearest in two on the 10^th, Lynley.

The Golden Hole was unclaimed, and the raffle was won by Shelley - a good return on her investment, which will presumably appear on her tax return at the end of this week.

Talking of which, if you haven’t got all your financial ducks in a row by now, you’re probably too late anyway. Hat’s off to all those who’ve managed to claim their new set of Pings as a deduction.

If only I were left-handed..

Next week, it’s the next round of the Club Championships, and also the SOS Auction night, where not only will be auctioning steaks in the Match Play finalists (sorry, stakes, not steaks) but also a number of exciting and valuable quality items from members and sponsors - there’ll be some great bargains to be had.

So be there, next Saturday July 5^th, with the festivities starting at 6:30pm.

The venue is Peters by the Sea on the Scarborough beach front, there’ll be finger food and a cash bar, or BYO wine with a $10 per person corkage - if you’re bringing your own, give $10 in cash to Andrea on arrival.

Do please email Glen Kelly and let him know if you’re coming - partners, spouses and whatevers are all welcome.

A big thank you to all those who’ve donated, and do keep the donations coming. If you have something to add to our mega gourmet food hamper, Fran will collect before the game on Saturday. Think maybe a nice cheese, something from the deli counter, or an interesting bottle.

Now, in auctioning the players, think carefully where you can find value. The pairings will be as follows:

Goochy v Barry

Gerry v Peter

Stephanie v Keith

Puggy v Roland

The results yesterday:

	Stephanie	6/4	Derek
	Greg	7/6	Gary
	Pug Dog	3/2	Colin
	Gerry	6/5	Mark Smith
	Dave	1up	Faye
	Peter	4/2	Mick
	Andrea	1up	Earle
	Goochy	1up	Mark W
	Roland	6/4	Gardy
	Glen P	1up	Barry

Which means these are the qualifiers:

 

	Goochy	5
	Gerry	4
	Stephanie	4
	Puggy	4
	Roland	4
	Keith	4
	Peter	3
	Barry	3
	Greg	Reserve 1
	Earle	Reserve 2
	Mark W	Reserve 3

The Match Play competition will hold a play-off for third place between the two losing semi-finalists, and the auction proceeds will then be split 60%, 25%, 15% between the backers of first, second and third place.

There’s at least $1000 in the kitty - more if the auction goes over this figure, and it usually does, so some good odds available on the night. Goochy starts as favourite, but favourites don't always bring home the bacon in this contest.

The birthdays, we missed Gary’s last week due to the wet weather, and David Millar also enjoyed a celebration this week. Next month we look forward to a big flush of birthdays.

 

In the meantime, enjoy this:

SOS abandoned Club Championship Round 3

 

All but 4 of the 22 booked players turned up at the Wembley Tuart Course ready for the 3rd round of the club championship but, with bolts of lightning visible in the dark clouds approaching from the south west, Club President Gerry Tessier declared that safety comes first and cancelled play !

While Gerry's decision was applauded by many, a small number of die hards decided to brave the Bureau of Meteorology's dire warnings of drenching rain, gusting winds and potential hail and lightning !

Mark Wilson decided to play!
Note large beach towel over shoulder.

Derek sought the warmth of the Pro Shop
 where he met a manaquin in summer attire!

"Die Hards" on their way to the 1st tee !

Coops, Earle and others preparing to tee off!

Mark Wilson reported the course was in great condition and supplied the following picture as evidence!

Seems the 18th green was fit only for wading ducks

SOS Vice Captain Karl Wolzak reported on conditions at the Hill View course where his Pennants competition was not cancelled.  Karl endured the most appalling weather and play. " Bunkers were like swimming pools, fairways and greens were saturated, the rain was unrelenting and torrential. Virtually no other players on the course. Apart from that it was pretty good!!!!"

Sooooo . . . . no results to report, no novelties contested, no raffle held!

Next Week

The 3rd qualifying round of the Match Play competition will be held on the Tuart Course, scheduled to commence at 9.40am.

Other Matters

Please refer to email posts from Shelley Yeo which explain the reshuffling of the fixtures and credits available from the cancelled play.

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WA CUP

WA Cup, Stableford, with a field of  23 set to keenly contest the Competition. 

A bit of a lie-in this morning, with the first group not scheduled until 10.12am.

The bees were up bright and early

Pretty crisp to start with, but the day soon warmed up to a very pleasant 19 or so degrees. 

The greens appeared slow, with many a putt left short.

Gary was exploring his new swing, together with a new set of clubs. Still a bit of work to be done knitting the two. 

Roland confessed that in the Stirling Club he acquired the nickname Ronaldo - apparently due to his tendency to self-flaggelation. 

Shelley boasted of achieving a total of nine double bogies. 

We are warned that the driving range will be closed from July 21 to Sept 5, so get your fill of big inconsequential drives before that. 

Pug Dog has developed a radical new club selection technique - he tips all the clubs out, and the last one to fall is the one he uses. 

Did it work? Check the results below. 

The club welcomed Mick Fisher who preseented his third card and was accepted as a member. 

The annual auction of match play finalists will take place on July 5th at 6:30pm. Put it in your diaries, details re location will follow. 

Looking resplendent in club colours

The novelties:

Longest Drive for ladies was on the first today - no-one was able to beat Frances.

Nearest to the pin on the second, Shelley, close enough for a tap-in birdie.

Nearest in 2 on the ninth, Gary was on, Shelley bettered him, but Mark Wilson did even better.

Men's longest on the twelfth, Gary cut the corner and landed beautifully in the middle of the fairway, where the marker stayed for the next six groups. 

The longest putt on the eighteenth had Andrea on the card, but Boris apparently landed a huge putt, to make par.

And the Golden Hole went off! Keith bagged the jackpot on the 16th, a total of $148! He notes that it should be renamed the "Pot of Gold", as it came in dollar coins, and weighed a fair few kilos. 

But if Carol asks, it was just $12, OK. 

There was a spread of birdies, 

Shelley on 2.

Paul B on 17.

Keith on 16.

Mark W on 1 and 9.

Gary on 16, and

Gerry on 11. 

Dave bags the raffle

In fact, the raffle created significant excitement.

Only a minor prize, but over the moon!

So, the WA Cup results:

A close finish, but congratulations to Keith.

Peter joined us at the end, although he's currently on the injured list. 

Hard at work, adding up the fines

Post-game activities, thanks Boris!

Next week, the third round of the Club Championship - usually a big field, and we'll be celebrating the shortest day of the year. And remember: