CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP, ROUND 5

 

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP, ROUND 5

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On the Tuart again.

One of those on again, off again days. (Jumpers, that is)

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Some threatening grey skies, a little drizzle, some bursts of sunshine and the odd breeze.

"With the time we've been waiting here, 
we could have pitched a tent and had a nap!"

Early in the day, Shelley and Andrew had teed off for their matchplay quarter final. Result later.

A dearth of birthdays, after the plethora of last week.

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The grass is growing longer under the trees, and the clover is flourishing with all this rain. Meaning that a ball in the trees could disappear quite effectively. (If you find one with a red cross on it on the third, or the sixteenth, it would be nice to have it back. We were quite strict about only three minutes seaching in our group.).

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Lynne’s group suggested that her hitting a STUD and getting the girls’ longest drive for it on the same hole was something of a unique achievement.

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Brett managed to gum up proceedings on the seventeenth by failing to find his first drive, going back to hit a second, losing that, returning to the tee to hit five, then discovering an earlier drive and basically having a major stuff up while everyone else stood around twiddling their thumbs.

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Drue hit into the trees left on the fourteenth, ended up in a huge mess, decided to take an unplayable, two club lengths gave no release, nor did retreating in line with the pin, so elected to return to the tee from where he managed to put the ball into trees right.

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And Peter managed to hole out with a 12 on the fourth, and was delighted to discover that he could card just a ten for it. Yes, it was one of those days.

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Were there birdies? Of course there were: Mark Wilson on the 10^th, Paul Cooper on the 18^th, Brett on both the 5^th and 16^th (just before his disaster on the 17^th) and Goochie on both the 8^th and 9^th.

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The matchplay quarter final result, Andrew beat Shelley 3 and 2, having had, we’re led to believe, a couple of amazing chips and putts towards the end of the round. Congratulations, Andrew.

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So the semi-finals take place next week, Gary v Derek and Keith v Andrew. Remember this bit of pertinent advice:

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For the next few weeks, we’ll be donating our fines money to the Children’s Medical Research Institute for research into kids born with a birth defect or genetic disease, as well as our chip’s budget - the club has undertaken to match the members’ contribution.

Guess who won the raffle.

And the fines this week totalled $62 - that’s a record, and thank you to the membership for their unparalleled generosity.

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So, the men’s longest drive on the fourth, picked up by Mark Wilson

The ladies longest drive won by Lynne on the fifth

Nearest the pin in 2 on the tenth - Mark Wilson again

Nearest the pin in 3 on the eleventh, Paul Cooper, trumped by Brett

And nearest the pin on the eighteenth, Gerry, trumped by Paul Cooper, who sank the putt for a birdie.

The results - a real spread, from the sublime to the not very good, but stroke is a great leveller - one bad hole and the round can really unravel.

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Congratulations to Paul, an excellent result.

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Next week we’re back on the Old Course, matchplay semis and stableford for the rest.

Mr Unplayable

Goochie's second shot on the second - not his finest hour

And now, to rival Barbie and Oppenheimer as Movie of the Week - it's Boris putting from 300m out:

Thanks to Pugsy for his photos - let's have more from you all.