SOS Matchplay Final 31 August 2019

Yet again, the forecast for Saturday was for a deluge, potentially jeopardising the match play final and washing away the Ambrose Pairs competition! And, yet again (4th week in a row?), the meteorological gods smiled on the SOS contingent as the heavy showers had cleared well before tee-off.

Blue skies and generally light winds provided ideal conditions apart from the fact that all the greens on the Tuart Course had been cored and liberally sanded. Many putts fell well short of the pin when the damp sand was not factored into the stroke!

Inspecting the cored green

MATCH PLAY FINAL

John Messenger and Earle Scarf  set off as the first group and promptly disappeared from view around the dogs leg on hole 1. At stake was the SOS Match Play Trophy with second place receiving the mounted silver dish!  Both tee shots veered off the fairway!
























   













AMBROSE PAIRS

Eight Ambrose pairs set off after the match play finalists :

Steph & Kerry
Greg & Richard

Jeannie & Tony
Paul & Ross

Brett & Vickie
Gary & Max

Shelley & Peter
Bernie & Malcolm

 MATCH PLAY RESULTS

Earle Scarff is the 2019 SOS Match Play Champion having attained a score of 5 up with 4 to go!

Earle receiving the Match Play trophy from Kerry

And John Messenger receives the runners up trophy from Kerry

John Messenger - 2019 Match Play Runner Up

AMBROSE RESULTS

Tony and Jeannie won the Ambrose competition with a spectacular net 56.5 shots which included 5 birdies!!

Vickie and Brett made a commendable 15 pars.

	PLAYER	SCORE	BIRDIES
	Richard & Greg	84 -11.5 = 72.5
	Kerry & Steph	84 - 9.25 = 74.5
	Bernie & Mal	83 -13   = 70	18
	Shelley & Peter	73 - 8   = 65	1, 15
	Max & Gary	70 -5.25 = 64.75	3, 5, 15. 16
	Paul & Ross	73 - 9.5 = 63.5
	Vickie & Brett	71 - 9.5 = 61.5	15  (incl. 15 pars)
	Tony & Jeannie	68 -11.5 = 56.5	3, 5, 6, 10, 15

Jeannie & Tony
Net score of 56.5 included 5 birdies!

Richard and Greg each got a bag of lollies for their efforts!

GOLDEN HOLE

The Golden Hole (Hole 3) had accumulated over a number of weeks to $84 and was won by SOS's newest member Tony Gooch! 

NOVELTIES

	NOVELTY	HOLE	CONTENDERS	WINNER
	Longest drive	2	Jeannie, Brett	Max
	NTP in 3	8	Earle	John
	NTP in 2	12	John, Richard, Jeannie	Vickie
	NTP	18	Earle	Stephanie

MEMBERSHIP

After a number of years as a member and office bearer with SOS, John Messenger advised the meeting he would be leaving the club due to changes in his circumstances. 

John Messenger's farewell speech.

Just how slow were those cored greens?!

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 6

Another beautiful day at Wembley

Moments after chipping in for par on the index one

It's a shame the scores didn't reflect the weather - stroke play is very unforgiving.

The point at which Kerry's round began to unravel

We acknowledged Shelley's achievement with a hole in one at Barwon Heads.

Entries for caption competition still open. (Google translate of Dutch doesn't count!)

Tony put in his third card, with a fine gross score of 85. We have welcomed him to the club.

Bunnings, take note...

A rather strange run of birdies on the 15th this week.

	PLAYER	SCORE	BIRDIES
	Ross	91
	Jeanie	86
	Stephanie	82
	Earle	81
	Shelley	80	4, 15
	Dave	80
	Gary	79
	Kerry	79
	Derek	79
	Don	78
	Richard Y	78
	Paul	78
	Vickie	78
	Frances	77
	Peter	77
	John	75	15
	Brett	74	15
	Greg	73
	Max	72	15
	Glen	71	4, 15
	Bernie	70

Certainly a run of pretty average scores there. But congratulations to Bernie for triumphing where others failed.

At this late stage of the season, Bernie is still in the lead at the Sawyers Valley pub footy tipping competition.



And not too many names appearing on the novelties. Something to do with a couple of good players in the first group, maybe.

	NOVELTY	HOLE	CONTENDERS	WINNER
	NTP in 3	3	Gary	Kerry
	NTP	6	Brett	Gary
	LD	11		Tony
	NTP in 2	15		Brett

Don't forget this:

Richard Yeo won the raffle.

Next week, it's the final of the match play, while the rest of us play Ambrose Pairs on the Tuart.

Going home to feed my flamingos

And here's why you'll never be as good as Tiger Woods.