Match Play, Round Three

That's a great big brrrrr from all three of us

Round three of the match play, on what started out as a pretty nippy sort of day, but then the sun came out and it ended quite gloriously - weatherwise that is. 

And here, just to remind you, is one from the archives - a hazy, lazy summer day back in February. 

You wait till you're freezing your butts off in June, and think back to how you moaned about the heat today. 

This match play round played in good spirit, with some very competitive performances. Well done, everyone.

Yeah, there'll be some real good spirit in our game, just watch

No-one went home in a huff, which is always good. 

And after three rounds, the eight players who performed best go on to the quarter finals. 

From here it's a knockout competition. The pairings for the quarter finals are given after the scores below. 

No-one's beating Vickie today except me

A couple of notes from the captain:

Coaching. It's a no-no during the game. Given in the best spirit, we know, but save it for after the eighteenth. Encouragement, yes. Coaching, no. 

Wish someone would encourage me 

And slow play. If you're using the GPS, why not take the reading while waiting for your turn to play - the flag's not going to move. Get your glove organised before you get to the tee. Play that provisional if you think there's half a chance the ball might be lost. And leave your buggy where you'll walk to the next hole. 

Slow play? Not when I'm scorching them down the fairway

Coming up, the Pro-Am at Wembley. Monday August 20th. It's a fun day, talk to Gary - he has all the details. 

Stephanie is collecting names for those coming to the Bastille Day celebrations at Kerry and Paul's on July 14th. Free to members, $15 for guests. Food is French specialties, and so are the wines. Let Stephanie know if you haven't already. 

Get into your wardrobe and search out those berets and whatevers. Red white and blue is good, and Shelley suggests a cockade as a minimum. 

What's a cockade, I hear you ask? Picture below:

I imagine Red Dot will have a healthy supply

Most of the novelties were keenly fought over, but it looks only one person got on in 2 on the ninth, judging by how close to the edge Brett was. 

	NOVELTY	HOLE	CONTENDERS	WINNER
	NTP	2	Malcolm	Bernie
	NTP in 2	6	Shelley, Max, Greg, Derek	Glen
	NTP in 2	9		Brett
	LD	15	Shelley, Stephanie	Ian
	GOLDEN HOLE	16	No winner

So, how did you go today?

	GOLFER		OPPONENT
	Jan	6&4	John
	Derek	5&4	Ian
	Dave	5&4	Frances
	Earle	4&3	Gary
	Greg	3&2	Bernie
	Rob	3&1	Vickie
	Peter	2&1	Glen
	Kerry	2up	Stephanie
	Brett	2&1	Max
	Shelley	1up	Malcolm
	Richard	All square	Paul

Bastille Day? I'm going as Edith Piaf, and this is Marcel Marceau

Next week - American Foursomes. The rules follow:

 Both players play tee shots at each hole, then play a second with their partners ball. One ball is then selected and then play proceeds as in foursomes with the owner of the ball selected then playing the third shot. Handicap allowance is 50% of combined handicaps. 

And remember, this is your last chance to bid for Eric's buggy - the auction closes at 6pm tomorrow. 

Match Play quarter finals are on July 21. These are the pairings:

Jan Rowling (1st) v Derek Longhurst (8th)

Richard Yeo (4th) v Stephanie Jeffares (5th)

Paul Gardner (3rd) v Peter Baird (6th)

Brett Fordham (2nd) v Greg Bennett (7th).

1st Reserve:  Rob Gray

2nd Reserve:  Kerry Gardner

Par

Need a bit of a lift? Sing this while you're having your shower - don't worry, no-one can hear you. 

Blue skies
Smiling at me
Nothing but blue skies
Do I see

Bluebirds
Singing a song
Nothing but bluebirds
All day long

Never saw the sun shining so bright
Never saw things going so right
Noticing the days hurrying by
When you're in love, my how they fly

Blue days
All of them gone
Nothing but blue skies
From now on

See - don't you feel better now? What a glorious day it was - never mind about the golf. 

Nothing but blue skies for us

But Par is a tough game for us high handicappers. Where we might have scraped a Stableford point, that's a flat minus in this game. Never mind - back to match play next week. 

	PLAYER	SCORE	BIRDIES
	Greg	-9
	Roland	-9
	Kerry	-8
	John	-7	6
	Paul	-7
	Brett	-7	6
	Stephanie	-6
	Ian	-6
	Lynne	-6
	Shelley	-6	10
	Jan	-5	5
	Gary	-4	7
	Richard Y	-4
	Earle	-4
	Graeme	-4
	Frances	-4
	Gim	-3	9
	Dave	-3
	Peter	-2
	Rob	-2
	Derek	-2
	Vickie	-2
	Max	-1
	Charmaine	0
	Jack	0

And, in the absence of too many pictures from today's match, here's a couple from the archives back in 2012 - our St Patrick's Day celebration at Perry Lakes. 

The bids are rolling in for Eric's super foldaway buggy. If you're interested, send me your bid to 

derekcva@gmail.com 

Highest bid received by 6pm on July 1 will win it. 

All the specs are here: 

https://www.golfbox.com.au/buggies/clicgear-rovic-rv1s-buggy-charcoal-black/

Eric's buggy comes with the seat accessory, which is worth another $55 or so. 

Gambling away the housekeeping again

Our guest, Jodie Stanger, came in with a -6, a score which still managed to beat half a dozen SOS players. Well done, Jodie.

And an excellent fines collection from Greg - we'd forgotten how good he is at it, it's been such a long time. 

	NOVELTY	HOLE	CONTENDERS	WINNER
	NTP in 2	3	Paul, Rob	Dave
	NTP	9		Shelley
	NTP in 2	15	Derek, Richard, Graeme	Earle
	LD	16	Vickie, Kerry	Max
	Golden Hole	12		Peter

Lynne excelled herself on the fifth, where she apparently managed to drive her ball out of sight between Rob's legs. The story is he was masquerading as a tree. 

And if you missed our celebrity bookings officer on the tv this week, here he is:

https://twitter.com/7NewsPerth/status/1009938968941551616

And here's a golf truism someone shared the other day - any change works....for three holes.

If you're one of those people who has difficulty focussing during your backswing, this guy has some useful hints:

And Peter managed to pick up a fine or two for leaving his clubs scattered around the course. I guess when you pick up the Golden Hole it probably goes to your head for a bit. 

A great round from Jack, who showed us all how to play Par. Congratulations!

Next week, final qualifying round of the Match Play on the Old Course, followed by American Foursomes on July 7th. Don't panic, we'll remind you of the rules before then. 

So - who are you playing next week? Here are the match-ups. 

	Derek	v	Ian
	Stephanie	v	Kerry
	Frances	v	Dave
	Rob	v	Vickie
	Peter	v	Glen
	Greg	v	Bernie
	Earle	v	Gary
	Brett	v	Graeme
	John	v	Jan
	Richard	v	Paul
	Max	v	Shelley

And remember, it's surprisingly easy to hole a 50-foot putt when you lie 10!