WA CUP

WA Cup, Stableford, with a field of  23 set to keenly contest the Competition. 

A bit of a lie-in this morning, with the first group not scheduled until 10.12am.

The bees were up bright and early

Pretty crisp to start with, but the day soon warmed up to a very pleasant 19 or so degrees. 

The greens appeared slow, with many a putt left short.

Gary was exploring his new swing, together with a new set of clubs. Still a bit of work to be done knitting the two. 

Roland confessed that in the Stirling Club he acquired the nickname Ronaldo - apparently due to his tendency to self-flaggelation. 

Shelley boasted of achieving a total of nine double bogies. 

We are warned that the driving range will be closed from July 21 to Sept 5, so get your fill of big inconsequential drives before that. 

Pug Dog has developed a radical new club selection technique - he tips all the clubs out, and the last one to fall is the one he uses. 

Did it work? Check the results below. 

The club welcomed Mick Fisher who preseented his third card and was accepted as a member. 

The annual auction of match play finalists will take place on July 5th at 6:30pm. Put it in your diaries, details re location will follow. 

Looking resplendent in club colours

The novelties:

Longest Drive for ladies was on the first today - no-one was able to beat Frances.

Nearest to the pin on the second, Shelley, close enough for a tap-in birdie.

Nearest in 2 on the ninth, Gary was on, Shelley bettered him, but Mark Wilson did even better.

Men's longest on the twelfth, Gary cut the corner and landed beautifully in the middle of the fairway, where the marker stayed for the next six groups. 

The longest putt on the eighteenth had Andrea on the card, but Boris apparently landed a huge putt, to make par.

And the Golden Hole went off! Keith bagged the jackpot on the 16th, a total of $148! He notes that it should be renamed the "Pot of Gold", as it came in dollar coins, and weighed a fair few kilos. 

But if Carol asks, it was just $12, OK. 

There was a spread of birdies, 

Shelley on 2.

Paul B on 17.

Keith on 16.

Mark W on 1 and 9.

Gary on 16, and

Gerry on 11. 

Dave bags the raffle

In fact, the raffle created significant excitement.

Only a minor prize, but over the moon!

So, the WA Cup results:

A close finish, but congratulations to Keith.

Peter joined us at the end, although he's currently on the injured list. 

Hard at work, adding up the fines

Post-game activities, thanks Boris!

Next week, the third round of the Club Championship - usually a big field, and we'll be celebrating the shortest day of the year. And remember: 

MATCH PLAY, ROUND TWO

 

It was Match Play!

That great leveller

Where David can overcome Goliath

Where the lowly sparrow can outwit the eagle

Where a single-figure handicapper can be felled by a 36-er.

And yes, there was a bit of this today:

But all played in the spirit that nature intended, with warm handshakes and congratulations to the winners.

And now those on four points feeling confident about making the finals, while those with lesser scores needing more work in round three.

What a beautiful day.

Perth at its very winter best - a perfect twenty degrees and clear blue skies

Crisp at the start, but those jumpers were soon off, revealing the new SOS shirts in all their glory.

There were plenty of birdies.

Goochie on the 2^nd and 14^th

Mark Wilson on the 11^th and 18^th

and Mark Hill on the 7^th and 10^th

Pug Dog mnages to wipe out Keith's buggy. 
Unsporting behaviour!

 

And the novelties were keenly contested as always

The ladies’ longest drive on the 14^th went to Carol, who put one on the fairway in the first group, and was never bettered.

The men’s longest on the 10^th, Derek knocked one down the middle, but was easily overtaken by Paul B, then Pug Dog.

Nearest the pin on the 2^nd saw Goochy drop one two feet from the pin for a tap-in birdie, and unsurprisingly, that’s where the marker stayed.

The longest putt on the 5^th saw Frances with a reasonable effort, Pug Dog did better, and James better still.

Nearest the pin in 2 on the 6^th saw Derek on the card, overhauled by Paul B before Lynley got inside.

And the Golden Hole marker on the 16^th sat desolately on the fringe, unclaimed all afternoon.

A couple of players went round scoring Stableford

Paul Boquest managed a reasonable 30, while Lynne and Lynley carded 32 each.

Lynne also celebrated her birthday this week.

And the results of the match play contests

Frances and Goochy, all square

Carol beat Derek 2 and 1

Mark W beat Greg 2 and 1

Roland 1 up against Colin

Earle 5 and 4 versus Wayne

Pug Dog 4 and 3 versus Gerry

Keith 1 up against Faye

Peter and Barry all square

Shelley 1 up against Gary

James 5 and 3 versus Mark Hill.

Next week, we’re looking at playing for the WA Week Cup on the Old Course. Let's see if anyone can wrench the trophy from the grasp of Kerry Edwards.

Fellowship Day with WABGA

The annual Fellowship Day, with SOS competing against members of the West Australian Blind Golfers Association, got underway at 9.16 am despite a morbid weather forecast. However, the umbrellas only went up once for a few short minutes as competitors and caddies enjoyed mostly blue skies with a few clouds.

Neville Walker (Caddy), David Lee (WABGA) with SOS President Gerry Tessier

The Fellowship Day competition is normally played on the Old Course which members of the WABGA would have been familiar with. However, due to re-scheduling this year's event by several weeks, the competition was held on the Tuart Course which, arguably, has narrower fairways and trickier slopes!

Austin Engineering was the sponsor for the Fellowship Cup
The award ceremony and sausage sizzle was held at Perry Lakes 

The course was often wet underfoot from recent rains!

Barry, Gerry, Roland & Shelly ready to start

Gary, Barry & Roland 

Keith & Gary

Roland, Steve & Colin

Steve, Caddy & Colin on the 1st

Shelly with Peter Drury & Kevin Williamson

Keith Barrow with Neville Walker & David Lee

Neville walker surveys the 1st fairway for David Lee

David lines up

David shows the form that has taken him to the World Championships !

So far, so good !

David Lee has reached the top 5 in the Order of Merit for the Blind Golfers Association, and so was invited to play in August at the World Championships at The Greens at Renton, at Simcoe, near Toronto, Canada. David is part of a team of 8 , the only one from WA, and he will also be playing at the Canadian Open.

Peter's tee shot on the 1st only went 40 m and into the trees on the left!
The ball was a new yellow Titleist Pro V1  !!

Steve plays from the rough watched on by Colin, Greg & Caddy.

After the competition, everyone met at the Perry Lakes BBQ area for a sausage sizzle and awards ceremony.

Not a drop of rain fell on the gathering despite the dire forecast and nervous comments!

The early markers got the table set up and
 the snaggers & chopped onion on the hot plate.

Frances, Carol & Vickie
The Social Committee members sorting the buns

David enjoys a champers 

Keith, Neville & David at the Sizzle

Time to eat !

Shelley, Gerry, Colin & Roland

Barry, Derek, Roland & Colin enjoying the ambiance !

Are those rain clouds?

The Results

SOS Captain, Andrea Williams, read out the competition scores and announced that SOS had prevailed over the WABGA by a significant margin.  The average score for all SOS players was 30.7 against WABGA of 20.8.

The individual scores and those who made the 6 birdies are:

SOS President Gerry Tessier holds the Fellowship Cup aloft 

The Novelty competition results were:

Golden Hole - no winner today!  As both 'Pots' were won last week, today's $12 pot rolls over to the next competition on the Tuart Course.

The ladies longest drive on the 5th recorded Shelley, outdistanced by Lynne !

The mens longest drive on the 8th included Glenn 'Juicy' Niceljewski, Gerry, but won by Gary !

The longest putt on the 8th noted Juicy, outdone by Andrea !

Nearest to pin in 2 on hole 10 - Andrea , won by Gerry !

Nearest to the pin on 18 - Andrea, Keith beaten by Lynley !

The Ash Tray Collection

Each week members and guests are invited to donate money to the Ash Tray Fund which the SOS Fines Committee has currently split into 20 categories including:

Touch the Lucky Wood (tree to fairway)

SAS training (bush to bush / rough to rough)

Dead sheep (still 'Ewe')

 . . . and many more !

The Ash Tray collection was a spirited affair with $35.55 donated by the participants to compensate for hitting wildlife, uncouth language, trespassing on adjacent fairways, dead sheep and many other misdeeds!

Vickie about to donate?

Treasurer Peter discusses the budget forecast
with President Gerry Tessier.

SOS Donation to WABGA

SOS President Gerry Tessier presented a 'cheque' for $750 to WABGA's Peter Drury to assist the WABGA in continuing its support of vision impaired golfers.

Gerry acknowledged the donation to WABGA had been funded by SOS's major sponsor, Austin Engineering.

Gerry hands over the 'cheque' to Peter Drury

Next Week's Competition

The 2nd qualifying round of the Matchplay competition will be held on the Old Course, scheduled to start at 9.32 am.

Many thanks to several contributors of photos - Gerry, Derek and Andrea.

Please advise Peter if any names have been attributed to incorrect faces - there were gaps in the information trail!  

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