SOS Golf: DIGGERS TROPHY

The Diggers Trophy was the prize for winning today's competition. It was a 'Par' format on the Tuart Course and the spring weather promised cloudless skies and a moderate 26°c.

However, Mother Nature found a few tricks to make the game more memorable!

As the game progressed the wind picked up to a very strong south westerly which, while driving off the 15th tee was very welcome, made a misery for many as they proceded toward the final holes!

Dave W, David M, Keith & Roland
basking in the early morning sun!

Karl, Paul G & Barry ready to challenge the Tuart Course
for the third week in a row.

Paul, Paul & Paul

Paul Cooper & James Axson

No competition for guessing who is wearing the latest in foot fashion. Very nice three colour number with solar powered side mounted lace tension devices!

Whoes shoes?

The tee positions for Hole 1 were very welcome for the 'green' players as black, green and white markers were all within a few metres of each other, making the dogs leg achievable for many players!

Group 2 all teeing off at the front of what is normally
the white marker teeing area.

Lack of preparation can lose the game!

No photos were received by the blogger covering the first half of the course so it is assumed everyone had a pleasant uneventful game up to that point. However, the peace was broken by the following confronting sign at the 11th tee!

While it is currently high season for snake activity most players had presumably given the danger little thought in recent weeks. However, the sign appeared to add further impetus to players to direct their balls toward the centre of the fairways!

To assist SOS members with identifying a dugite at short range the following picture is offered, although if you catch sight of one this close, it may be too late!

At least Perth's wildlife is unlikely to eat you!

Record Slow Play event

A record was apparently broken as three groups were found stacked on the 9th and 10th tees. No explanation, but perhaps the snake sighting had something to do with it? The Course Marshall was seen darting about in his cart untangling the various groups involved.

A friendly duck on the course!
Dinner for the snake?

The Clubhouse

There were a number of SOS members who missed the game due to injury recovery and the flu, including our President, Gerry Tessier. Gerry was hoping to play today but requires additional time to recover from knee surgery!

SOS Golf's Club Captain, Andrea Williams, called the meeting to order noting today's competition was for the Diggers Trophy which honours Remberance Day.

SOS donates an amout each year to the Kings Park Honour Avenue Group to assist in the upkeep of the plaques honouring those Austrlians who died in all wars and armed conflict. The Ash Tray donations collected each Saturday during November are used to fund the donation. Unusually, there are 5 Saturdays in November 2025, so please give generously in the next two weeks!

Next Week's Game

The President's Trophy will be the prize for next week's winner. The competition (format TBA) will tee off at 8.04am on the Tuart Course. Karl Wolzak won in 2024.