Stableford

So we brushed the cobwebs off the umbrellas and removed the mothballs from the wet weather gear, and what did we get?

We got sunshine, that's what we got.

Steph turns up with fifty shades of green

A nice relaxed game of Stableford, after all the excitement of recent weeks.

Stan works out how far to carry the girls' tee

And a good turnout, although the Wildcats game saw a rush for the exit at the end of the day.

After yesterdays "damaging winds" we had plenty of excuses for wayward shots, with all those twigs and branches scattered around.

We wished Kerry bon voyage

School hols...spiffing!

And welcome back to Glen.

Showed those Yanks a thing or two

The Golden Hole went off today

Won the Country Cup - looks like I get to keep the Country too...

Which means Don is having a purple patch at the moment.

Don's purple patch

Shame there wasn't a bit more in the kitty - it's looking a very respectable $311 on the Old Course at the moment.

If you win it, that's hot chips all round..

The other novelties were shared around a bit more than usual

	NOVELTY	HOLE	CONTENDERS	WINNER
	LD	2		Brett
	NTP in 3	5	Brett	Earle
	NTP in 2	10		Paul
	NTP	18	Brett, Tony	Max
	Golden Hole	3		Don

And an outstanding round from Brett to complete the day

	PLAYER	SCORE	BIRDIES
	Jack	23
	Richard Y	27
	Greg	28
	Barry	29
	Max	29
	Don	30
	Stan	30
	Glen	31	12, 15 (Eagle)
	Tony	32
	Kerry	32
	Frances	32
	Gary	32
	Earle	33
	Ross	33
	Derek	34
	Shelley	36
	Stephanie	37	8
	Paul	40	7, 17
	Brett	43	10, 17

Together with an Eagle from Glen, which just goes to show that taking a few weeks off doesn't really take the shine off your game.

Now, with a few stroke rounds coming up, remember the rule that came into effect earlier this year

- the most you can score on any one hole is a ten. So, if you pick up without completing a hole, you are not disqualified, and the hole is not wiped. You just score a ten on your card and move on to the next hole.



Not that you want to record a ten. Or even an eight:

Obviously, this rule is irrelevant when playing Stableford.

Men in Black

And I had a nice photo of Barry, and accidentally deleted it, so have this instead:

Now, next week, the first round of the SOS Cup, to be played on the Tuart.

By the time we get to the second round on the following week, the cored and sanded Old Course should be back in normal condition.

What do you think of the Hugo Boss glasses, then?

A good time to remind ourselves of how to mend those pitch marks on the nice new greens.

And a couple of things to bear in mind as you move around the course:

Any change works ... for three holes

And no matter how badly you're playing .... it's always possible to play worse.

See you next week.