2 Ball Aggregate

The weather forecast was ominous!  Thunderstorms and 10-15 mm of rain in the morning and afternoon, so many came prepared to be deluged!

However, apart from one or two short patches of drizzle, playing conditions were excellent and the 9.50am start was a welcome change.

The competition was played on the Old Course with 11 teams of two playing an aggregate stableford format!  Also welcomed as a guest was Shelley's grandson, James who displayed some impressive strokes so early in his golfing career!

Assembled for the start - a few clouds in the background!

Shirley, Vickie, Frances & Birgit looking smartly attired!

Vice Captain Tony Gooch prepares the novelty markers.

Fairways & Greens

No reports were received by the blog master on good, bad or indifferent play by members.  What a pity!! Everyone likes to share in our glory and misadventures.

However, Glenn Kelly thought the greens were a bit soft!

More than a few unmissable putts today!?

I can report that during the round with Paul Boquest your scribe was frequently in awe of his powerful drives & fairway irons and accurate putts! The picture below tells the story!

Paul's tee shot on the 18th zoomed over the trees and stayed where it landed!
With only 120 metres to go, his 2nd shot fell to within 2 metres of the flag which then yielded one of his two birdies for the day!

For those whose driving distances are fading as the years elapse, consider the following:

President's Address

Brett welcomed all present particularly Shelley's grandson, James; and a welcome back to Glen Pope who has survived CoVid, apparently with few symptoms!

No members birthdays to celebrate this week!

It was noted the Matchplay auction night will be coming around soon - 23rd July, and anyone wishing to sponsor a player would be most welcome! Further details will be released shortly.

The 3rd qualifying round of the match play competition will be next week and will decide the quarter finalist!.

New SOS shirts are nearly ready and those that ordered will be notified by email.

Brett addresses post game meeting

The Results

The Two Ball Aggregate competition resulted in Paul Boquest and Peter Baird taking out first place with a combined score of 66 points! Only 2 points behind were the team of Anthea Williams and Barry Treak.

	Teams	Birdies	Score	Team Score
1	Paul Boquest	6, 17	35	66
	Peter Baird	-	31
2	Barry Treak		28	64
	Anthea Williams		36
3	Glenn Kelly		38	63
	Mitchell Smith		25
4	Lynley Hunter		28	62
	Lynne Malone		34
5	Mark Wilson	10	30	61
	Mark Hill	-	31
6	Gary Burgess	8	33	60
	Colin Kerr	14	27
7	Vickie Scarff	-	21	59
	Brett Fordham	11, 17	38
8	Gerry Tessier		28	55
	Frances Longhurst		27
9	Birgit Reinartz		25	54
	Tony Gooch		29
10	Earle Scarff		27	52
	Greg Bennett		25
11	Shelley Yeo		27	46
	Mark Smith		19

Team Peter and Paul win with Team Anthea & Barry in 2nd place.
Club Captain Gerry Tessier hands out winners gift cards!

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For those interested in the single stableford results we can see President, Brett Fordham, and Glenn Kelly both scored 38 points! Brett takes 1st place on a countback with Andrea Williams coming in at 3rd place.

Golden Hole

The Golden Hole jackpot was safe yet again as no-one managed to get close to the pin on the 16th!

Eagles & Birdies

Congratulations to all that can score a birdie, particularly to Paul & Brett for scoring 2 each!  

Eagles & Birdies
	Hole	Placing
Paul Boquest	6, 17	1
Mark Wilson	10	5
Gary Burgess	8	6
Colin Kerr	14	6
Brett Fordham	11, 17	7

Novelties

Some accurate and powerful golf shots reaped rewards for the contenders and winners of the novelty holes!

Congratulations to Paul for winning two categories, with his longest drive just eclipsing Brett's shot by 2 metres or so!

Vice Captain Tony Gooch announces novelty results

Novelties
	Hole	Contenders	Winner
NTP in 2	7	-	Mark Hill
NTP in 2	10	Mark Hill, Mark Wilson	Paul Boquest
LD - Ladies	11	Vickie, Frances, Andrea	Lynne Malone
NTP in 3	12	Gary	4D
LD - Men's	17	Gary, Mark W, 4D	Paul Boquest

Mixed reactions from members!

Ash Tray Collection

Shelley Yeo claimed the fines list and called for donations to the Ash Tray Fund.

Lots of lively chatter as players owned up to their indiscretions and failures!

Shelley calls the fines!

Raffle

Not sure who actually won the raffle, but see if you can work it out from the short video!

Special Events are coming

Next Week

The 3rd round of the Match Play competition will be held on the Tuart Course.

The scores from this round, together with scores from rounds 1 and 2 will determine the players who will move on to the Match Play quarterfinals to be held on 30 July.

 SOS Face Book

SOS now has a Facebook page "SOS Golf (Private Site)", which currently has 22 members.  The site is, generally, only for SOS members.

If you would like to join, just make an application to the site. The Club Captain & account manager, Gerry Tessier, will arrange for approval.

The site is for sharing pictures and videos, and members can review the golfing rules as well as the SOS Constitution and By Laws.

Very soon a market place will be included for members to buy/sell golfing equipment etc.

Committee Meeting

A  full committee meeting was held immediately after the post game session, comprising:

President	Brett Fordham
Captain	Gerry Tessier
Vice-Captain	Tony Gooch
Treasurer	Shelley Yeo
Booking Officer	Glen Pope
Social Organiser	Frances Longhurst
Communications Officer	Peter Baird

SOS Committee Meeting in full swing!

In summary, the committee reviewed:

Finances - in sound position with cash flows following closely to budget.

SOS Golf shirts:

   

 Standard shirts - 14 are on order and should be delivered in next week or so.

  

 50th anniversary shirts - design, artwork & digitisation being completed thanks to sponsor Glen Pope and Lot Six Zero.  Production costs anticipated to be met by money raised at the Big Auction, but final decision on members contribution to be considered again when related parameters are known.

International Night  mid-year function - to be held 23 July at Lot Six Zero, Subiaco & will include the 'Big Auction'.  Arrangements for decorations, food, drinks etc were planned. Food dishes to be provided by selected attendees to be identified by Frances! All members and partners encouraged to attend.

Country Cup - two locations shortlisted for 25 September. Awaiting pricings before decision is made. SOS will subsidise members food by $10 to $15.

Captain's Corner

Some useful rules to know when on and around the green!

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