Club Championship Round 1

The Start

Eighteen members, plus one guest, fronted up for the 1st round of the Club Championship held on the Tuart Course. Tee-off was officially at a comfortable 9.00am, but was more like 9.15am, and the weather was cool & cloudy. After a brief shower soon after setting off, the weather cleared providing frequent short sunny periods. Some would say this was ideal golfing conditions.

Standard score cards are still in use however, the Pro Shop will re-introduce the electronic scoring system from early next week

Francis knows a warm-up improves the game!

While others took a more leisurely approach!

Derek & Dave fueled up on caffeine - as did many others

Gary happy to see Kerry has the Novelty markers,
 which have not been used for several months!

 

The Game

Recent heavy rain had slowed the pace considerably, both on the fairways and greens. It would have been interesting to have recorded the number of short chips and putts compared with going too long! At least, that is what occurred in the bloggers group.

Derek's tee shot on the par 5, 4th hole, landed awkwardly!
Using his putter to play a shot between his legs, Derek was able to
 find the middle of the fairway and resume his relentless quest for glory!

There seemed to be a lot of wildlife on the course today, particularly ducks on the greens. There was only one reported case of wildlife abuse today - was it Gim who injured a duck's leg?  Given the standard of play by several members, it was surprising there were no more casualties, particularly from the blogger who send 2 'worm-burning' balls in succession into the lake from the 18th tee, narrowly missing ducks, waterhens and, probably, a few worms!

 

There were a lot of twigs and leaves on the

greens, fairways and bunkers !

The Sausage Sizzle

There was no sizzle to be had as the BBQ's were non-operational !

The day was saved by quick thinking Kerry who raced to the nearby Floreat Forum and purchased cheese and ham to go with the bread rolls, salad and par-fried onion.

Kerry then proceeded to make up a large number of rolls which was rudely interrupted by a dive bombing Kookaburra.

Excellent work Kerry!

However, Paul was not amused  👊 

        The culprit 

                         ↓

 

As more birds encroached on our picnic table, including a large number of magpies, Paul tried his best to discourage them, releasing a barrage of overarm missiles at the feathered fiends which withdrew to a less vulnerable distance! 

The Bird Whisperer flexing his fingers before releasing another 'ball'!

Vickie and Earle must have had a good view of the bird attack !

Kerry hard at work on the rolls

The Results

Congratulations to Derek for a fine display of golf under pressure, scoring a net 71 and taking an early lead in the Club Championship competition.

Derek Longhurst - only won by 2 strokes
Could have been more if not for the tree on the 4th hole! 

Two shots behind was Tony Gooch and one more to Gim for 2nd and 3rd places.

Tony Gooch  -  2nd place

Gim Ong  -  3rd place

Our guest player, James Weaver, carded a commendable gross 94 which will count as his first card as he progresses toward membership.

The results were:

Club Championship – Round 1
	PLAYER	SCORE	BIRDIES
	Derek	71
	Tony Gooch	73
	Gim	74
	Paul	75
	Fran	77
	Glen	77
	Stephanie	78
	Richard Osborne	78
	Brett	78
	Kerry	78
	Tony James	79
	Gary	81
	Don	84	15th
	Dave W	86
	Shelley	86
	Barry	87
	Peter	95

Only 1 birdie ?

The Novelties

	NOVELTY	HOLE	CONTENDERS	WINNER
	NTP	6	-	Tony
	LD	9	-	James Weaver
	NTP in 2	12	-	Kerry
	NTP in 3	17	-	Paul

No contenders today?  Three of the four winners were in the first group, which partly explains the result; but how did James win the longest drive when in the last group? Perhaps I did not hear Gary reading them out!

Stephanie advised how the Novelty Markers had been improved over the long break by the substitution of the tethered pencil with a particular type of biro containing a clip which could be secured to the hole in the top of the marker. Anyone contemplating getting their name on the novelty boards should take the opportunity to examine the operation of the clip so as to avoid holding up play!

Mesmerizing !

The Ash Tray - Fines

Bank notes, gold coins and silver flew thick and fast as members coughed up their loose change to atone for their sins while on the course. Paul and Kerry took some time to reveal the basis of fining each other. Not sure which of the two won, but the Ash Tray surely did!

Kerry's petition to fine her husband appeared to have merit!

Paul  was not outdone in reply !

Raffle

 The raffle was back in play after an extended break with a sheet of paper recording selected numbers, thus dispensing with those pesky virus laden numbered plastic discs. The cage of  numbered wooden balls was ably handled by Steph although the results were odd to say the least!  First, our President, Brett, won the $10 first prize much to the displeasure of Paul who had wagered that he would take the honors!  The last three balls drawn were numbered 3, 2 and 1.  What are the chances of that happening again?

Brett cleans up the raffle and wins the bet!

Birthdays

Congratulations to both Malcolm Yeo for the 23^rd May, and to Greg Bennett who’s birthday fell on 25^th May. Many happy returns to you both!

Electronic Score Cards

Gary has advised the Pro Shop will be re-introducing the Electronic Card system beginning early next week. Therefore, for next week, please pay to Glen the standard $42 booking fee by Wednesday, and, on Saturday pay the $5 card fee to the Pro Shop when obtaining your electronic card containing your Golflink handicap.

Next Week

The 2nd Round of the Club Championship will be held on the Old Course.

And a thought for the day . . . . 

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