A near record 8 groups assembled to contest the Australia Day Cup on the Old Course. The stableford competition was played in ideal conditions with clear skies, virtually no wind and temperatures in the low 30's.
Most of the 30 players, which
included guests Gemma Clarke and Andrew Crevald, were attired in Aussie themed
trappings including colourful shirts, hats and flags!
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| Shelley Yeo resplendent in green & gold! |
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| Group 2 - not so resplendent? Mark H, Barry, Derek & Mark W |
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| Birgit, Dave & Nuria in SOS 50th Anniversary shirts! Very smart too! |
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| Paul Cooper and Mark Macnish exchanging currency notes! A wager, or sharing the cost of the cart? |
Fairways & Greens
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| Dave really up to his eyes in the bush! |
Perry Lakes Sausage Sizzle
Carol polishing the Australia Day Cup with assistance from Barry!
Brett, Keith, Dave, Goochy & Earle take turns to brown the chopped onion and rotate the snags!
The President's Address
SOS Golf Group President, Brett Fordham, welcomed all present to the post game meeting and BBQ.
There are no birthdays to be celebrated by members this week and, in fact, none for the whole of February!!
Most unusually, the best score today was posted by our guest Gemma Clarke! Whilst congratulations are in order, only financial members are eligible to contest the Australia Day Cup!
If anyone has yet to pay their Annual subscription fees you should do so without delay as you will become un-financial by the end of January!
A reminder the AGM is to be held on 18 March, so anyone wishing to submit business, or nominate for any committee position should approach Brett, or other committee member, as soon as possible.
The PAR 3 competition will be held next Thursday, 2 February at the Claremont Lakes golf course. Derek will provide more details in the next day or two.
President Brett Fordham addresses members.
Please note that Shelley will put herself up for Treasurer for the current year but would like to have an understudy during the remainder of the 2023 year who can take over the position at the 2024 AGM.
A replacement for the role of Communications Officer at the 2023 AGM is being sought as Peter's hearing problems make it difficult for him to carry out the functions effectively!
Best Dressed Aussie award
The prize for best dressed was won by Shelley Yeo seen here unwrapping her Aussie themed prize!
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| A few Magpies looking for scraps, but no plundering Kookaburras came close to disrupt proceedings! |
The Results
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| SOS Captain, Gerry Tessier, reads out the competition results. |
Michael Curtis claimed the Australia Day Cup with a stableford score of 38 points, just one point ahead of Andrea Williams!
Keith Barrow came 3rd on a countback from Andrea and Brett - all scoring 36 points!
Brett Fordham scored 4 of the 11 birdies, enough to get him into 4th place!
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Player |
Handicap |
Score |
Eagles |
Birdies |
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1 |
Michael Curtis |
28 |
38 |
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2 |
Andrea Williams |
18 |
36 |
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3 |
Keith Barrow |
11 |
36 |
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17 |
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4 |
Brett Fordham |
8 |
36 |
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6,
14, 16, 17 |
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5 |
Colin Kerr |
15 |
35 |
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6 |
Birgit Reinartz |
35 |
35 |
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7 |
Earle Scarff |
14 |
35 |
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8 |
Glenn Kelly |
11 |
35 |
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10 |
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9 |
Paul Cooper |
13 |
34 |
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10 |
Stephanie Jeffares |
16 |
34 |
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11 |
Peter Baird |
20 |
34 |
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12 |
Mark Hill |
12 |
34 |
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4 |
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13 |
Barry Treak |
19 |
32 |
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14 |
Lynne Malone |
12 |
32 |
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14 |
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15 |
Gary Burgess |
6 |
32 |
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1,
9 |
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16 |
Mark Wilson |
10 |
32 |
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17 |
Tony Gooch |
6 |
31 |
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18 |
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18 |
Nuria Smith |
43 |
31 |
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19 |
Lynley Hunter |
9 |
30 |
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20 |
Don Beasley |
15 |
29 |
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21 |
Frances Longhurst |
21 |
29 |
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22 |
Mark Macnish |
10 |
29 |
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23 |
Shelley Yeo |
11 |
29 |
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24 |
Carol Barrow |
32 |
28 |
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25 |
Greg Bennett |
20 |
28 |
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26 |
Gerry Tessier |
17 |
27 |
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27 |
David Williamson |
25 |
25 |
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28 |
Derek Longhurst |
24 |
20 |
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| THE PODIUM Michael Curtis receives the Australia Day Cup from SOS Captain Gerry Tessier with Andrea (2nd) and Keith Barrow (3rd) |
Golden Hole
The jackpot on the 16th had been accumulating for several weeks to $107 when Tony Gooch executed one of those shots that drops and stops very close to the hole! Tony missed the birdie but claimed the $107 anyway.
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| Tony also won the raffle! |
Novelties
Congratulations to all the winners!
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Novelties |
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Hole |
Contenders |
Winner |
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NTP |
2 |
Gary, 4D |
Gemma |
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NTP in 3 |
5 |
Andrea |
Mark W |
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LD - Men |
8 |
Mark
W |
Colin |
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NTP in 2 |
10 |
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Keith |
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LD - Ladies |
13 |
Andrea |
Lynne M |
Keith receives a ball for NTP in 2 on the 10th hole!
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| Lynne takes out the Ladies longest drive on the 13th hole! |
Eagles & Birdies
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Eagles & Birdies |
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Hole |
Placing |
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Keith Barrow |
17 |
3rd |
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Brett Fordham |
6, 14, 16, 17 |
4th |
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Glenn Kelly |
10 |
8th |
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Mark Hill |
4 |
12th |
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Lynne Malone |
14 |
14th |
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Gary Burgess |
1, 9 |
15th |
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Tony Gooch |
18 |
17th |
Ash Tray Collection
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| Derek presides over the donation of fines. |
Derek provided an Oscar winning performance in announcing the list of fines, ensuring even the most trivial offences were acknowledged by members.
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| Andrea makes a point to Michael? |
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| Errr!! Carol . . please explain! |
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| Earle calls for a donation? |
Raffle
Tony Gooch won the 1st prize and received a $20 gift voucher from our major sponsor, Lot Six Zero eatery & expresso bar!
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| Stephanie concentrates on rolling the barrel of balls and announcing the numbers in her uniquely Kiwi accent! |
Greg receives a ball when his number came in!
Shelley ready to hand out the raffle prizes
as Stephanie retrieves another ball from the barrel.
Did Barry win a raffle prize this week?
Next Week
A regular stableford competition will be played on the Tuart Course next week commencing around 7.32am.
