New Year Cup

Hot and humid, and some rather unfortunate scorecards. But not for Bernie, who's playing some great golf at the moment - congratulations, 73 nett and today's winner. The trophy will arrive next week - the elves are polishing it ready for her mantelpiece. (either that, or Richard, last year's winner, wasn't playing today).


(Not quite sure why the Club President is holding what appears to be legal tender)


Second, with 74, was Ross, just edging out Ivar, also on 74.

2nd NTP - Judith
6th NTP - Paul
10th NTP - Peter
16th NTP - Derek

A note for your diaries, we're anticipating a sausage sizzle on the 21st.

Christmas Cup and Cheer

Much fun had by all, and many thanks to Earle and Vickie for the loan of Wilton Place. To celebrate, Earle had the round of his life, with 8 pars and a bogey on the first nine, and carried off the cup with an unassailable 41. Colin Kerr followed on with a very creditable 38, just ahead of Mike on 37.




NTP 2nd, Colin Kerr
NTP 6th, Don
NTP 13, David Ross
LD 17, Don.

Bernie's third card came in at 92, so the handicapper will soon pronounce.




Great fun at the Christmas Cheer. Forget the social pages in the West, this was the place to be:



Tony's trousers caused a constitutional crisis, with the fine going to a vote, the result overturned by the Governor-General, aka Paul.



These three renegades hadn't read the invitation, which specifically stated that this was a teetotal event.



Denis the proud recipient of the lollies - a spectacular change of fortune, after actually WINNING the Christmas Cup last year.



Gim clearly not too impressed with the Chateau Wilton Place.

Anniversary Cup

Won by Rocket, with an impressive 68, just edging out Gim with what was presumably an equally impressive 68, way ahead of Derek on a derisory 71.



Paul's mum and dad came by to check out his story about being the club president. We all went along with it for the day.



And the story was told of Mike subborning a passing cyclist to pick up his ball from the road after a particulary vicious slice on the 11th. Unfortunately, it wasn't his ball!

Stableford Competition

Third - 35 pts - Richard Yeo
Second - 37 pts - Derek Longhurst
First - 38 pts - Lyn Malone

Welcomed Allen and Stephanie as members of SOS.

Par Plus

Someone rather unkindly suggested that this was a game that favoured those with high handicaps. (Note to self, don't look so pleased and self-satisfied when accepting prize, not a good look)
Thanks to Frances Anne for sponsoring the prize - next time don't bother wrapping it up.

Runner up, Vickie with +3, and third was Ric with +2

NTP - 2 - Paul
NTP - 6 - David Ross
NTP - 16- Glenn
LD - 11 - Shelley

Congratulations to Bernie, with 95 off the stick.

Annual Dinner

You were either there, in which case there's no point in telling you what it was like, or you weren't, in which case you missed it. Suffice to say, a very enjoyable evening, with star features like Paul's speech in Latin, the very best steak, an extremely hard quiz and prizes and presents for everyone.

Don carries the Day!

Don Beasley the winner with a net 69
Dave Ross in second with 73
and Ghim third with 74

For most of the rest of us, a day of doom and gloom. But there you go, that's golf!!

Ambrose Pairs

Ambrose Pairs, a tussle that pits the handicapper against the handicapped! But it's a team effort that wins the day - congratulations to Allen and Paul, and our thanks to this week's sponsor, Richard Yeo.




NTP 6th Christine
NTP13th ??!!?
NTP16th Kerry
LD 10th Tony Lee

and for the Ambrose Pairs:

3rd, with 62.5, Mike and Ric
2nd, with 61.25, Tony and Ross
1st, with 60, Allen and Paul

Next week - Captain's Choice, it's stroke, with an additional putting competition.

SOS Cup, Round 2

Not the greatest golfing weather, hot and muggy with intermittent drizzle and the first flies of summer, but in spite of it all, Kerry triumphed with a second round score of 65, and so carried off the trophy. (Rocket's just helping her hold it)

The minor placings went to Paul, with a second round 66, beating Lynn on countback, also on 66.



Nearest the pin 2 - Colin
Nearest the pin 6 - Peter
Nearest the pin 13 - Richard
Longest Drive 17 - Ric

Followed by the traditional sausage sizzle at Perry Lakes, neatly timed to beat the rain.

STOP PRESS: ROCKET WINS THE RAFFLE

SOS Cup, 15thOctober

Played on the Tuart, which is beginning to look quite dry - the weather is hotting up.

Nearest the Pin on the 9th - Don
NTP 12th - Judith
NTP in 2, on the 16th - Judith
and Longest Drive, with handicap 21 and over - Rod

And now, the game itself:

3rd, with 71, was Rod
2nd, with 69, our esteemed captain, Kerry
But 1st, with 68 - Tony Lee!

President pre-eminent

Another round of the club championship - stroke play on the Old Course.

A warm somewhat muggy day with the occasional threat of rain never materialising. but somehow the strangely oppresive atmosphere seemed to bring out the best in us, with a large number of players hitting par, meaning that (oh get on with it!)

2nd, nearest the pin - Frances
8th, ladies longest drive - Ghim
16th, nearest the pin - Paul
17th, longest drive - DJ

and so, onto the real stuff:

3rd, with 69 Frances
2nd, also with 69 Ross

and in 1st place, with a season-best 67....PAUL!!

Stableford Competition

Saturday October 1st

1st Mike Waters, with 43 pts
2nd Paul Gardner, with 40
3rd Kerry Gardner, with 39

Country Cup 2011

What an event! A night to remember at "Ashley", courtesy of Toni and David, with copious curry and stars twinkling above. A day of perfect golf, or rather a perfect day for golf, with barely a breeze and neither umbrella nor sunshade required.

The greens proved our undoing, with "slippery" being a much used descriptor. Good scores were few and far between, and the "modified Stableford" had us resorting to slide-rules and log tables before returning the overall winner.

There were, however, prizes for almost everyone, as there should be - longest drives, nearest the pins, closest in 2's, and additional rewards for the 25+ brigade - again, as there should be.

But the overall winner, the doyen of Dawesville, with an overall score, highly modified, of 39 - Shelley Yeo!!





Again, most enthusiastic thanks and appreciation to our hosts, not only of the pre-match feast, but also the post-match commiserations, Toni and David. A great weekend thoroughly enjoyed.

Old Course, Stableford

Rain threatened, and high humidity.

Welcome to Jane, who hit 99 for her first card.

NTP 2nd - Shelley
NTP 6th - Judith
NTP 16th - Kerry
Longest Drive 10 - Gary

And in the competition:

3rd Gary with 38 pts
2nd Paul with 38
1st Kerry with 40