SOS Winter Cup - Round 1

SOS WINTER CUP - ROUND 1

Spare a thought for those playing in real winter conditions !

A recent record of 21 players signed up for the first round of the Winter Cup and enjoyed sublime conditions.  Despite a cool 11 degrees at the start and recent showers initially providing soft conditions and slowish greens, the blue skies, white clouds and a wisp of a breeze provided no excuses for erratic play!

Pre game strategy consumed each players inner thoughts . . . . . . . . . 

Brett wins the prize for best dressed closely followed by Earle!

 Quilted jackets were popular today!

Why do balls invariably find the most frustrating place to stop?

 WINTER CUP RESULTS - Round 1

Earle's excellent round of 69 allows him to take a 3 stroke lead into the second and final round next week.

Competition for the Cup is wide open, given the week to week fluctuations in scores by many of SOS's finest! 

	PLAYER	SCORE	BIRDIES
	Earle	69	9
	John	72
	Brett	72	5, 12
	Peter	73
	Keith	73
	Francis	73
	Richard	74
	Bernie	74
	Derek	75
	Greg	76
	Genie	76
	Max	76	5
	Glen	77
	Don	77
	Gary	78
	David	79
	Gim	79
	Paul	79
	Stephanie	80	7
	Vickie	81
	Ross	-

 Welcome back Ross !

Earle receiving a $45 Wembley voucher from vice captain John

NOVELTIES 

	NOVELTY	HOLE	CONTENDERS	WINNER
	NTP	2	Gim	Stephanie
	NTP in 3	5	Brett	Max
	NTP in 2	13	Paul, Max, Bernie, John	Earle (Birdie)
	LD	15	Peter	John

RAFFLE

Earle's winning streak included taking out 1st prize in the raffle!!

The $10 note was replaced by a lottery 'scratchy' 

CHRISTMAS IN 'JULY' 

. . . actually next Saturday evening, 3 August

Do not forget that Kerry and Paul are hosting the SOS Christmas in July evening next Saturday. Kerry will be sending out final details in the next few days.

In the meantime, don’t forget everyone is to bring a Christmas gift to the value of $10 (including partners) so that all can enjoy a bit of gift swapping after the dinner!

COUNTRY CUP - EARLY NOTICE

Sunday, 29 September at Meadow Springs

Please note there will be no golf on Saturday 28 September as the Country Cup is being held the following day. The cost is $75 each which provides for green fees, buggy hire and a meal. Further detailed information will be supplied in coming weeks.

Match-play Quarter Finals

SOS Match-play Quarter Finals

A gusting cold wind and several short showers failed to dampen the spirits of the players as the Match-play quarter finalists set forth ! What were they thinking?

Rob and Paul made a spectacle of themselves as they prepared for the 'tee off'!

There were short odds for Paul but, Rob prevailed 7 / 6 !

Gary and John battled it out to the last but, John was 1 up on the 18th !

Dave and Glen also kept the game alive to the end with Glen persevering 1 Up !!

Greg, known for his relentless consistency, was unable to hold off an 'in form' Earle losing 3 /2.

This leaves the following pairings for the semi final to be held on 17 August 2019 :

	MATCH-PLAY SEMI FINALISTS
	Rob	vs	Glen
	Earle	vs	John

As the Match-players departed Richard (aka 'Dick') Yeo contemplated the meaning of this signage !

and the cool weather fashion stakes turns on a colorful display !

Max about to nail the first of 2 birdies. His 3rd shot pitch from about 100 meters landing conveniently close to the hole on the par 5 Hole 1.

The gusting wind played occasional havoc particularly to those who chose to leave their umbrella up while taking a stroke!

Stephanie was a casualty at the 9th. When preparing to chip onto the green her buggy was flattened and the umbrella worked loose and cartwheeled across the green! Stephanie abandoned the shot and instead sprinted 40 meters in pursuit! 

Max on his way to another par having hammered his drive on the 11th hole to the 200m marker

and his second shot just a few meters short of the green.

Gim reports that a duck egg was found on the Hole 15 fairway, apparently recently laid by a Mallard hen duck!!  A pair of confused ducks was seen in the vicinity!

Max and Bernie both came within a meter of winning 

 the Golden Hole! Nice work! 

The match-play contestants relax  . . . . . 

The results of the 4BBB competition was close but Max and Steph produced a 3 point win with the following four groups each one point apart!

	FOUR BALL BETTER BALL
	Max  &  Steph	44
	Keith  &  Gim	41
	Richard Yeo &  Shelley	40
	Vickie  &  Brett	39
	Bernie  &  Peter	38

Congratulations Max and Stephanie !!

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The individual stapleford competition was also won by Max with a score of 38.

	PLAYER	SCORE	BIRDIES
	Max	38	1st ,  16th
	Keith	35
	Stephanie	33
	Jeanie	33	2nd
	Bernie	32
	Brett	32
	Shelley	31
	Peter	29
	Gim	28
	Richard	27
	Vickie	26

WINTER CUP 

Next week is the first round of the Winter Cup, a stroke competition on the Old Course. The second and final round of the Winter Cup is held on the following week, 3 August on the Tuart Course.

GOLF TRIVIA

The word golf was first mentioned in writing in 1457 on a Scottish statute on forbidden games as gouf, possibly derived from the Scots word goulf (variously spelled) meaning "to strike or cuff". This word may, in turn, be derived from the Dutch word kolf, meaning "bat" or "club", and the Dutch sport of the same name.