Spring Cup, Round 1

Gim's scored a new sponsor for her blue shirt

Wet and Dry - one of those days when just as you stuffed the wet weather gear back into the buggy it would start to rain again. 

With these glasses I could be the next James Bond

Congratulations to Paul for his birthday on the 3rd. Trust he and Kerry are having a wonderful time back in the old dart.  

Rain, snow or hail, I'll be ready

Got the wet suit in the car, just in case

Shirt news - Shelley has some middle sizes left, but will get a wider selection if there's a demand. 

Plenty to smile about

Next week - sausage sizzle at Perry Lakes, weather permitting. 

Now the sun's come out - don't we look colourful!

Country Cup - Shelley would like numbers next week, and will accept three different categories, namely

No one messes with my girl!

Coach shows how it's done

• Yes, I'm coming, wouldn't miss it for the world. 
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• No, I'm not coming. Definitely not. 
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• Hmm - really depends on who makes the grand final and whether I can get tickets.

The good news is that food will be subsidised. 

Yeo's ready for the storm

So, how did we go today? Scores weren't bad at all, given the conditions. Somehow driving rain sharpens the concentration. 

What's in the bag, Vickie?

When Irish eyes are smiling

NTP	2nd	Peter
NTP in 2	6th	Gim
NTP in 2	10th	Brett
NTP in 2	13th	Peter
Golden Hole	$91	Frances!!!

Who?	How many?	Birdies?
Roland	82
Lynne	78
Gary	78	12th (Special Prize)
Bernie	77
Ross	76	6th
Derek	75
Charmaine	74
Earle	74
Vickie	72
Frances	72
Shelley	72	7th
Ian	72
Peter	72
Brett	71
Gim	71	6th
Phil	67	1st, 14th, 17th

Congratulations to Phil, a great round, and very special thanks to Charmaine for her kind sponsorship of today's prize.

American Foursomes

Did someone say Irish Foursomes?

Got out of the car - blues skies from horizon to horizon. Then this.

Didn't see that on the radar

You go and play golf - I'll have a little flutter on the horses.

So, a very small and sorry crew went from shirt to jumper to rain jacket to umbrella to jumper to shirt and back again several times on a day that really couldn't make up its mind.

This could be our day

And talking of sorry - that was probably the most useful word of the day. Oops, sorry. Sorry again. Oh dear, whoops, sorry.

He still hasn't hit one on the fairway for me..

Apologies to all those players who ended the game with very sore shoulders.

First fairway he's hit all day - shame it's the wrong one.

And an especial apology to Greg, whose playing partner, who will remain anonymous, unleashed a particularly errant drive on the seventeenth. This necessitated a shameful and embarrassing return to the sixteenth fairway for Greg, from where he was forced to take his shot surrounded by another playing group, who were clearly muttering about what a lousy player he was to have ended up there from the tee.

Man with big book.

Where was everybody today? Twelve players in total? We could have shared a cart.

But is it your shot or mine?

A heads up re the Country Cup. The plan at the moment is for a game on Oct 4th at Rockingham. However, given that this is the day after the grand final, which may be between the Dockers and the Eagles, and is also a public holiday weekend, there would seem to be a case for rescheduling in the future. The committee will meet soon and explore options for following years.

Quietly confident

Next week is the first round of the Spring Cup.

Christmas in September? Tell him he's dreaming..

Grass trees have a haircut

Don't get between a man and his lollies

A note from the Captain. Last week he accepted a fine on the basis of having fallen foul of the rule that stipulates a ball may be replaced if struck by another ball on the green, but not on the fairway. Having consulted the book, however, it appears that this was incorrect. A ball may be replaced if struck on the fairway.

Glad I don't have to play that ball next.

Sausage sizzle is scheduled for two weeks time - that's September 5th.

Malcolm invests big in the raffle...

...and reaps the reward!

So - onto the novelties:

NTP	3rd	Phil
NTP	9th	Frances
NTP	15th	Frances
LD	17th	Travis

Sore shoulders?

And today's game:

Richard	Peter	79.25
Derek	Greg	77.875
Brett	Bernie	74.25
Earle	Travis	69.375
Shelley	Malcolm	69.0
Frances	Phil	67.25

That's where it's going - right down there..

Many thanks to Shelley for a quick scramble to acquire two prizes.

A team effort.

Par Plus

ODE TO SPRING

Spring has sprung

The grass has riz

I wonder where the birdies is?

The little bird is on the wing.

But that's absurd!

Because the wing is on the bird!

Lake? What Lake? That little thing? 

A beautiful morning, an early start and a small field - a great day for golf. First time we've had the sun screen out for a while. 

I told Glen I wanted to play with a couple of chicks, and instead I got these two old chooks!

And in case you were wondering whether you should have joined all those other members who've jetted off to take advantage of the European summer, here's the weather forecast for London this morning:

So, a balmy 25 degrees at Wembley,  Par Plus, and you haven't had to put up with 25 hours in Cattle Class. Feeling just a little bit smug? I mean, what could be better than that?

Modelling the new shirts. Available in sizes for the svelte or sturdy gentleman.

Well, some decent scores to start with. Seems the pressure of no pressure got to some of us. Gary retired hurt after an average round, which meant lollies for me. (Thanks a lot, Gary. Next time you're getting the lollies sent FedEx to your place if you try that trick again.)

Hi Bernie - great party at Paul and Kerry's last night, at least until all those bikies turned up. 

Pleased to see the new shirts getting an airing. We're beginning to look like a proper club. 

Blue, blue, my world is blue...

We've bullied Brett into having another sausage sizzle ASAP, especially if the weather is as glorious as it was today. 

Yo ho ho and a bottle of, er, whatever.

Richard Yeo's score card recorded not only the rather unprepossessing result of -5, but the additional remarks that his round included 2 tantrums and 3 club throws. Returned with the comment "Could Do Better" - that'll teach him to go round with a schoolteacher!

Peace at last..

What's that they say? No short putt ever went in?

So - novelties fairly evenly spread around today:

Longest Drive	17th	Frances
Golden Hole	12th	No-one
NTP in 2	3rd	Colin
NTP	9th	Ian
NTP	15th	Steph

Stylish? I can do stylish...

and the final scores, 

Player	Score	Birdies
Gary	-6	5,8
Derek	-6
Richard	-5
Gordon	-4
Greg	-4
Frances	-3
Peter	-3
Bernie	-3
Steph	-3	15
Earle	-2	2
Travis	-2
Phil	-2	13
Dave	-2
Colin	-1
Brett	0	11,16
Ian	+5	9,18

Ian rather overdid it, one feels. He could have thrown four holes away and still won. 

Off to build a new canal, or something...

We wish him well in Panama (Hope you've had those Yellow Fever shots, Ian). 

Club Championship, Round 4

Yes, we know it was wet, but it wasn't that bad.

Why wouldn't you play golf?

I don't know what they're complaining about

It's not like being out for only 60 runs or anything like that.

Anyone see my ball?

Prototype for the "Flying Buggy"

And somewhat surprisingly, the scores weren't all that bad.

See - there were gaps in the rain

Something to do with acquiring the technique for putting on flooded greens. You just belt the ball. It's not going to go very far.

The ghost of umbrellas past

How do you practice for putting  in treacle?

Some commiserations for Glen, whose putt on the first floated over the top of the hole. I told him not to buy those cheap Chinese balls.

Where we come from that's a warm summer's day

NTP	2nd	Stephanie
LD	3rd	Frances
NTP in 2	6th	Ron
NTP in 2	13th	Glen

So what if we didn't win?

Shelley thanked all involved with the Christmas in July in August function. It was a great evening, well done everyone who took part.

There was a bit of a NO theme to the afters at the Boulevard - NO raffle, NO lollies, NO prize.

(Not strictly true, we did eventually find some lollies. BTW, why wouldn't that kid on the next table stop crying? )

Lollies worth winning!

Next week, Par Plus.

Beginning to warm up again

The Golden Hole wasn't claimed this week, so it jackpots to $73 next time.

Our stroke play finalists!

And what about the results? A very solid round from Glen who went round in 79 off the stick. Peter and Glen reckon they're getting value from those lessons.

Malcolm	90
Travis	84
Graeme	82
Vickie	82
Shelley	81
Kerry	78
Derek	78
Gary	78
Earle	78
Frances	77
Phil	76
Ron	76
Greg	75
Colin	75
Gordon	73
Richard Y	73
Lynne	73
Stephanie	72
Peter	71
Glen	70

Yipee - a blank cheque from SOS