CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 2

 

Club Championship, Round 2.

Not a care in the world

Another perfect day for golf - a steady 21° and not a cloud in the sky.

Birgit always brings her own sunshine

We were meant to play golf.

Don gets support from a convenient tree

Before that shot of Don's, he played one backwards from inside the hole in the tree! Tough game eh?

Stroke play.

Colin's visiting the Outer Limits

Always a nervous start.

All fun and games

Paul B manages a nine on the first hole

Paul shows Derek how to wear a hat

Before going on to crush the next half dozen.

Chips all round

Including a monster on the fourth to claim the longest drive

Oh dear. And the round was going so well...

Good to see James back with us again

We welcomed Wendy as a guest

And Tom playing off his first SOS handicap

This is a tricky one

Roland felt the pressure of playing in the first group, but finished with an amazing somersault off the net on the 18^th to save what would have made the car park, but instead made the green.

He did propose that we made this the ‘Biblical Round’, ie the first shall be last and the last shall be first.

The committee disagreed.

Peter missed an absolute tap in on the 6^th, by incomprehensively using the back of his curved putter instead of the flat.

Andrea's Afro - could catch on

So, to the novelties:

Nearest in 3 on the 9^th, Derek, but outpointed by Paul B.

The ladies longest drive on the 15^th, just Lynne.

Men’s longest drive on the 4^th, Paul B again.

Greg's gardening

Nearest on the 6^th - Paul B yet again.

Gets the hat trick

Now, we trust you have July 11^th marked in your diaries - it is the much anticipated

FOOD AND FUN NIGHT

at Lot 60. 

There will be sit down hot meals, raffles, prizes and the auction of the Match Play finalists.

It’ll be fully catered for, under the management of your Social Committee.

Booking is now open, $30 for members, $37.50 for guests.

Send your payment to the SOS account - not the booking account - to secure your place.

That’s SOS GOLF GROUP INC

036-032

816543

We’re hoping members will contribute to the raffle and hamper prizes - please let Gerry or Paul G help you with your donation.

Back to the golf

Birdies from Paul B on the 3^rd,

Keith on the 4^th,

and an EAGLE on the 10^th from Lynne - congratulations.

Some solid scores this week, 

and a great round from Andrea.

Thanks to all our photographers this week - some great shots,

Next week, first round of the Match Play.

There are a few special rules.

One to remember is that you should let the player furthest from the pin play first, or you can be asked to play your shot again. (Annoying, if it was a good one).

Haven’t had to play in the rain much recently, but if the greens are flooded, here’s how to play your shot:

 

AMBROSE PAIRS

Ambrose Pairs was the format for todays play. The round was originally to be played on 11 April but was postponed and has taken the place of the American Foursomes scheduled for 9 May.

Conditions on the day were perfect with a top temperature forecast of 24 degrees and blue skies.

20 played registered to play and there was the usual pre match banter

Would this group of pairings prove to be the winners?

What about these two would they prove victorious?

SPOTS OF BOOVER

Not a lot because the Ambrose format is very forgiving and the chances of both player ending up in a Spot of Boover is remote. However there were a couple.

Shelly lost control of her sand bucket to the amusement of her playing partner, Gardy.

Barry must have got into a lot of boover when Ladies Day was played because he took home the Mug's Cup that was finally handed over on Saturday, not that Barry was in any hurry to get it.

THE RESULTS

    36 points -     Roland & Peter

    37 points -     Glen & Frances

        37 points -     Lynne & Maureen

37 points -     Tom & Barry

   37 points -     Gerry & Coops

    38 points -     Shelly & Gardy

   39 points -     Paul & Andrea

 40 points -     Steph & Dave

40 points -     Keith & Earle

45 points and clear winners - Derek & Brett

BIRTHDAYS

No one got any older!!!

NOVELTIES

Nearest the pin on Hole # 2 - Earle followed by Maureen followed by Frances.

                Longest drive for Men on Hole # 4 - Paul B followed by Barry followed by Tom followed by Derek followed by Brett (a huge hit).

Nearest the pin on Hole # 6 - Maureen.

Ladies longest drive on Hole # 15 - Andrea.

Golden Hole # 16 - Club (Gerry was close but not close enough).

THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE

Won by Maureen.

NEW MEMBER

Welcome to the clubs newest member Tom Munson

Tom has all the right credentials, he's our age and enjoys a pint.

A round isn't complete without a bowl of chips.

NEXT WEEK

It's Round 2 of the Club Championships with a tee off commencing at 9.32 on The Old.

MATCH PLAY AUCTION NIGHT

Yes it approaching that time of year again so please give some thought to what you can donate to help raise funds for the Club.

Reserve the date 11 July on your calendar for the event at a place to be advised.

Some things in golf never change and the great Ben Hogan summed that up beautifully.

My thanks to the following contributors - Derek, Peter, Gardy and Popey for the novelties.

FELLOWSHIP DAY ON TUART

A friendly but nevertheless competitive golf match between the Western Australian Blind and Vision Impaired Golf Association (WABGA) and the SOS golf group.

12 SOS players, 5 WABGA players, and their caddies joined forces for another day of friendly golfing.

As in previous years, we were amazed and humbled by the efforts and achievements of our fellow golf friends, but it's time to share some photos of our event.

                                                            BEFORE THE GAME

Friendly discussions, smily faces, all nicely rugged up ('t was chilly). Apologies if I got some of the WABGA team members' names wrong. I tried my best. 😉

We all know those faces
Derek, Popey, Andrea, Shelley & Frances

Peter H., Frances, Shelley & Derek

Peter D & caddy Des

our usual happy chaps Popey, Boris & Keith

Peter H & caddy Peter H.
There are too many Peters playing golf these days!

Steve & caddy Neville

                                     ON THE FIRST TEE & DURING THE GAME

Group 2: Shelley, Peter H & caddy Peter H on tee 1
awaiting......?

Oh yess, Earle forgot his tee time
over chatting with his mates
Will he be paying for it?
We shall see!

3rd group Steve, Neville, Coops, Gerry & Bazza.
All looking forward to exceptional scores.

                                    

                  "During the game" featuring exclusively group #3 

Peter deep in.....

.....bush to bush....

Ron only needs a bit of direction
in the tee box and on the fairway...
his ball hit the fairway consistently.
At least someone who didn't
visit the bush.

Ron's putting was pretty amazing, too.
Keith served throughout the game as 
"flag substitution" both with body & voice

Cataract surgery can help to find balls 
at the strangest locations
hole #14 right-hand side 😆

Peter is trying to get his energy levels up
with a banana
before the next tee shot

not that I recall how that went

1: After a drink on #19
2: Though some scores we never forget.
3: That's a must.
4: Oh, we can select?
5: True words!

Caddy's words of wisdom

                        AFTER THE GAME

                                 AKA SAUSAGE SIZZLE @ PERRY LAKE

Shelley & Frances are warming up with
the first "bubbles" tasting of the day.
In the background, Coops is nursing a 
bottle of Rogers

Popey is preparing his "hot dog"

before facing Gerry and handing over
the 5$ he lost. 

A certain street comes to mind... 👼

                                                        RESULTS ANYONE?

The SOS group won the cup with 29.5 Stableford points. (vs 22 of the WABGA team). So the cup remains in the hands of the SOS club. Let's retake the challenge next year.

Though it was not mentioned officially, the generous amount of $ 750 will be donated to the WABGA group.

A big "Thank You" to Austin Engineering, one of our SOS sponsors.

                                                    NOVELTIES & BIRDIES

Longest Drive Ladies:        Frances & Shelley got their name on, but ANDREA won it!

Longest Drive Men:            Earle & Keith were the first lucky ones, but POPEY won it!

NP in 3 on #14:                   Birgit, Peter & Keith got on the list, but POPEY won that one too!

NP in 2 on #7:                     No one, none, no winner

Golden Holes:                     still accumulating funds

                                        You had to play in the last group....

                                                                BIRDIES

Coops:                                #18

Andrea:                               # 8

Rob N.                                #12 & 15

                                                            GENERAL RESULTS:

Winner: Gerry Tessier, with runner-up (his humble wife) Birgit Reinartz. 

Both with 35 pts...a countback on the last 6 holes made the decision.

That was one of the rare occasions where a SOS couple was placed 1st and 2nd.....guess who is still talking about it at home? 😆😆😆

The podium 🏆🏆🏆

Earle is calling out the fines 
to which he contributed generously.
He left home penniless.

Peter Drury & crew acknowledging the day.

The last group photo of our day together

                                                                

                                                              LAST BUT NOT LEAST:

This is last month's "best picture" sent in by Peter Baird

"The judges thought it encapsulated the existential tension 

between the excitement of winning 

and the drudgery of the administration 

that is necessary to enable that triumph to take place."