SOS Golf: Spring Cup Round 1, 7 September 2013

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Spring Cup Round 1, 7 September 2013

The Spring Cup has been won by Kerry, get on with it

ok, ok, for those reeeeeally keen to read the weekly bulletin, please go ahead. At least it's Kerry and not Glen or Gary, for a change.

Tuart Course, Wembley Golf Complex, 7 September 2013.
Spring Cup (because it's spring now)
Prize sponsor: Paul Cooper

Nice weather today, just perfect for a refreshing day in the fairways of Wembley. My game started pretty well, with 2 pars in the first 2 holes. But at the number 5 there were already signs that something was not going right. At first, a few of us queuing at the starter had the privilege to see Ian training for the olympic 100m, hurrying back to the starter to play a new ball. Soon after our sandwich super-hero, the guy whizzing with the electric cart in opposite direction of play, with a fine selection of your least favorite snacks, took a harsh bump and got the money box smashing on the ground, scattering coins all over the starter. Although I had my offer to help turned down, I still managed to find a 10c coin afterwards. And that's where my luck ended.
At hole #7 scored had a triple bogey; at #11 horror strikes: don't know quite what happened, but I mis-hit my driver and had my ball resting unplayable. Even worse, on #13 scored a record-breaking 10, losing a ball and visiting all hidden corners of the hole. (Later in the day I learnt that someone else actually scored 11 on that same hole in the same day...)
To cut a long story short, what seemed to be a very promising day turned in fact into a nightmare.
So the lesson learnt today is: no matter how well you play on a particular day, at any time be afraid, very afraid. But at the same time: relax.

Enough about me. Scores.

Spring Cup - Round 1
Stroke play

Disqualifications:
Colin. But also someone else I guess, there is quite a few names in the start spreadsheet missing in today's score???

Lollies of the day go to:
Tony, with a staggering 90 nett! You clearly must have been training for this, what a great job! :)))

Then:
Bernie, fearing the worst but getting away with a second-last spot: 87 (and 11 strokes on #13 :))) )
Phil 85
Kevin 83
Gim 83
Lynne 82
Paul C 81 birdie on #6
Don 80
Rich 79
Ian 79 birdie on #3
Mr 4-Iron Ross 78
Shelley 78 with not 1 but 2 birdies: #9 and #14
Lorenzo 77
Peter 77
Glen 77
Stephanie, despite her good looking trousers 77
Greg 77 birdie on #17
Earle 75

3rd place:
Gary 73

2nd place:
Paul G 73 (after count-back, however it works)

and the winner is:
Kerry with an incredible, almost unfair 64

Super, Kerry!!!
But now what's the point of playing round 2??????

Novelties:
NTP #3: Ian
NTP in 2 #8: Paul G
NTP 15: Earle
Longest Drive #17: Tony

AOB:
- Shelley's Birthday!
- The Country Cup is coming soon... $45 w/o cart, $65 with cart. Includes Cheese Burgers and dirty jokes from the bar-man, so that Gary can have a rest.

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