Country Cup @ Pinjarra GC

                                    

                                                                            

16 SOS’lers and three of Kristian’s plus 2 of Gardy's mates made the trip to the countryside to battle it out for the Country Cup — or perhaps they simply fancied a stroll around a beautiful golf course! ⛳️

What a gorgeous place! 💖💖💖

BEFORE THE GAME

Boris trying to get to grips
with the unfamiliar scorecard.

Derek calculating his strokes as well

Kristian and his buddies

Gardy & Earle

What may look like a photo from the Covid era,
is actually a warm “hello and welcome back”
to President Gerry!

Look who is back on the putting green
for the first time
since his leg surgery a few weeks ago.

DURING THE GAME

Bridge, barrier, Tee-off on the other side?
Not rocket science!
Park your cart and walk over to the other side.

Peter's weird choice of a club...

Fortunately, he changed his mind
and used his 9-iron to chip the ball
out onto the fairway

Indeed, it’s a challenging course!

"PLOP" 😏😆😖

What we need are floating balls.

Earle in trouble

Peter...

...on a successful...

... fishing expedition...

Peter, pls don't take it that far though...

... you might end up with more balls
than you bargained for.

Grizzly is happy to be back!

AFTER THE GAME

Oupsie! Luckily the proshop had
a well-equipped fridge with beers,
mixers & softdrinks.

The results

Kristian won his first SOS cup with a perfect score of 36 points, closely followed by Maureen and Lynley both with 34 points.

The unlucky fourth,  Shelley, lost her place on the podium on countback.

The podium

Only 3 birdies ✌

Kristian on #2

Paul B on #3

Gim, with a great shot out of the bunker on the 18th. 

What were the chances that two of the three  players with a birdie were the winner and the lollie bearer?

and the novelties:

5 novelties, 5 different winners. 💪👏

NP #2                        the one and only Gary B

NP #4                        Gary again, followed by Lynne, beaten by Tom

Closest in 3 #8          Gary, beaten by Lynne

NP # 11                      the one and only Paul B

NP #15                       the one and only Kristian 

Paul B. shouting out the fines,
collecting the impressive sum of $ 54.25

WHAT ELSE IS ON?

• In a short speech, Gerry thanked Gardy, Shelley & Rolie for their excellent organisation of the Country Cup.

• reminded the members that next week the first part of our Benkerr Cup will take place. This is our very own SOS Ryder Cup, where Australia plays against the rest of the world (ROW). Please wear a shirt and/or cap that represents your country.

• Gerry advised that our annual "Gala Dinner" will take place on 29th November. The evening celebrates all winners of the past season. Please reserve the date, more details to follow. 


• Starting from October, we will initiate recruiting more players, all SOS members are encouraged to bring friends & family for a couple of game trials. We do have 6 free spaces.

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MATCH PLAY FINALS

Match Play finals! and Stableford for the ‘also rans’. 

Bear in mind, they weren’t just playing for the trophy today - their backers were calculating their potential winnings on the front runners.

Those fanciful bids on the Gala Auction night back in July now turn into serious stakes on numbers one, two and three.

Interestingly, our two finalists were purchased relatively cheaply, with Shelley acquired for only $120 by Birgit, and Colin an absolute bargain by a consortium of Steph and Bernie.

Whose shoes? Looking much better after a spell in the washing machine

By now, the bids paid out on those who’ve already been eliminated have been consolidated into today’s very significant sums.

The whole family parked on the 18th tee

But all that later. What about the golf?

Coops contemplates what was probably the worst shot of his entire career

 

Not the greatest day from a weather point of view. Gusty winds, which made it a bit tricky off the tee and on the greens, and the odd shower of spring rain, followed by spells of bright sunshine. The sweaters were yo-yoing on and off most of the day, and the umbrellas blowing in and out, as they do.

As a result, there were some pretty poor Stableford scores, although one player managed to overcome all the limitations of the weather and post an excellent 38 points.

Kristian admiring his tee shot from #5 that reached the white tees of #6

There were the usual, and some less usual novelties:

The Golden Hole remains unclaimed for another week.

Nearest on the 18^th had only one name - the ever-present Coops.

Nearest in 3 on the 7^th went to Roland, without any challenges.

Don't worry - I can par it from there (he didn't!)

The longest putt on the 12^th was securely in Linley’s grip, until Brownie in the last group sunk a monster from the edge of the green.

In lieu of a photo competition this week - here's a caption challenge. Funniest, wittiest or downright outrageous. Entries to Derek by Friday. 

Now, back to the novelties.

Nearest to the 100m mark on the 16^th saw Roland in contention, but Lynne ended up almost on the marker itself.

And nearest the stick on the 1^st, a novelty that really seems to be within anyone and everyone’s reach, goes this week to Greg (who’s now won it twice in the last three weeks!)

The fourth iteration of the March Play decider, from a distance

After the game, Brownie was severely excoriated for having hit up on Birgit multiple times. He claims that it was purely accidental - she just kept getting in the way.

Fines were also levied, in absentia, to Steph and Birnie for failing to turn up to support their nag in the Match Play final. Colin said he felt singularly unloved as a result.

Another distant peek at the eighteenth

The final was tightly fought, going to 22 holes with four attempts on the 18^th to finally determine the winner - congratulations to Shelley, and commiserations to Colin - who fought bravely to the end.

Competitive to the end

In the match to determine third place, Keith prevailed, I up, against Gary - another tightly fought contest.

The raffle was won by Birgit, who not only picked up an extra minor prize, but also cashed in on Shelley’s win - a big day out is envisaged for Birgit and Gerry pretty soon (I assume the winnings will be shared?)

That's my girl!

The Stableford competition featured a slightly interesting result, with the table bookended by the Longhursts - two exceptional scores, one excellent, one less so.

 

 

Next week, there won’t be a Saturday game - on Sunday we’ll be playing for the Country Cup at Pinjarra. Be there by 10:30, and wear your club shirts.  

Spring Cup - Round 2

The band of rain forecast by DOM passed well to the east providing perfect conditions for the battle for the SOS Spring Cup 2026!  Blue skies, a patch or two of cloud and virtually no wind - a high handicappers heaven!

With Barry Treak taking a 6 shot advantage from round 1, the result seemed all but decided! However, those who backed Sparky for the Cup were bitterley let down as the golf demons played their tricks - providing a classic example of starting off as a rooster and ending as a feather duster!!

  

What led to the 1st round score of 65 collapsing to a 2nd round score of 82?

'Please explain!' 

Shelley & James
Shelley came early to pay the Pro Shop, but was unable to play.

Gary, Dave & Keith ready to start

Was it a portent of things to come? Barry lost a brand new ball off the 1st tee!!

Further down the fairways, Derek had a spot of bother!

Derek's ball trajectory was arrested by one of those wretched native grass trees!

Earle's tee shot on the 4th cruelley found the base of a tree!

Earle carefully measures his penalty shot.

Better to play safe and get some distance!

Yehh!! Well!
A big chunk from Gardy!
Not much indication on where the ball hit the club face??!!

How to lose 3 balls into the water on the 14th!

We all know how the fiendish water hazard on the Tuart's 14th hole can be. No doubt we have all hit a ball or two that managed to shoot through to the end of the green, or lurch out of the sand hazard, speed past the hole and plop into the water!

Gary took it to a new level when his 2nd shot fell just short of the green and required a lob wedge to take his ball over the water toward the hole. Most unfortunatley, on three sucessive attempts, the ball landed on the green but continued on until it plopped into the water!!`

Difficult approach to the 14th green - not Gary!

POST GAME MEETING

Club Captain Roland Petrie opened the meeting, noting with delight
 that he was also celebrating his 29th wedding anniversary!

In the absence of Gerry Tessier, our esteemed President (who is rapidly recovering from golf enhancing surgery),  Club Captain Roland Petrie advised of the following upcoming events:

Next Week:  The Final of the Match Play Competition will be played on the Tuart Course between Shelley Yeo and Colin Kerr.  Also, a playoff for 3rd place will be contested by Keith Barrow and Gary Burgess. Play will commence at 8.30am!  Other players will enjoy a game of stableford.

No birthdays were reported.

Country Cup.

There are still a few places available to join the 2026 Pinjarra Country Cup being held on Sunday 27 September 2026.

Players will be assembling at around 11.00am for a scattered start around 11.30am.

Cost is $45 to members for a shared cart and 18 holes.  Food and drinks are not included but can be ordered now or, over the counter on the day.  Please contact Paul or Shelley if you have not already booked or paid. Deposits should be made to the SOS Bookings A/C.

SOS 2026 Spring Cup

The Winner of the Spring Cup was Earle Scarff with a combined score of 142, one point better than Keith Barrow on 143.  Birgit came a close 3rd with an excellent score of 145.

Earle Scarff holds the SOS Spring Cup

The scores for the 2nd round are shown below:

 

Eagle & Birdies

No eagles reported, but 4 birdies scored by:

Roland on the 12 th

Gary on the 15th

Faye on the 17th - a 5 metre putt!

Earle on the 16th

Novelties

The Golden Hole on the 3rd was won by Gary who takes the pot of $55.

Nearest the stick on hole 1 - Derek

NTP in 3 on hole 7 - Paul bettered by Roland

Longest putt on the 12th - Roland

Nearest to 100m marker on 15 - Gary

Nearest to the pin on 18 - Gary bettered by Dave Millar

Raffle

The raffle raised $59 and the 1st draw was won by James Axson who won a $10 Wembley gift card.

The Ash Tray Collection

Barry Treak won the lollies with a score of 85 capping off his descent from 'hero to zero'!

The collection raised $36.40 to be added to the SOS philanthropic war chest as Barry called the fines, ably assisted by collectors Dave W and Gardy.

"The Boys"

Many thanks to Derek, Faye & Gardy for the photos.

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