SOS GOLF GROUP - 15 February 2020

SOS Golf 15 February  -  Old Course Stableford

Dawn at the course !

The day dawned with an early sea mist and almost total cloud cover throughout the day, both exceptional meteorological phenomenon compared with the incessant blistering heat SOS members have had to endure over the last many months. There was even the very occasional sprinkle of rain, almost enough to open up the umbrellas!

At 7 am starting to clear !

It was business at usual for the booking officer as members milled around his table deciding whether or not to gamble $1.20 for the Eagles Nest and Jackpot prizes, the latter now $109 and growing!

Most chose to take the gamble !

Five groups comprising 17 members tee'd off on the Old Course commencing at 8.50 am, a full 20 minutes earlier than the scheduled 9.10 am start - another exceptional occurrence.

Despite the cooler conditions the humidity, at in excess of 80%, took its toll on the less fit!

While the men sweated, the women just glowed !!

Only 3 birdies were recorded for the round and Barry Treak did not need one to score a very agreeable 42 stableford points to carry off 1st prize. Not satisfied by picking up a $45 voucher, Barry also took out the Raffle's top draw for another $10!

Barry - modest in victory !

And the results were:

	PLAYER	SCORE	BIRDIES
	Barry Treak	42
	Tony Gooch	41	2nd
	Max Patriarca	36
	Shelley Yeo	36
	Bernie Caffrey	35
	Brett Fordham	34
	Don Beesley	34
	Greg Bennett	34
	Gary Burgess	33
	Glen Pope	32	15th
	Robert Grey	32
	Kerrey Gardiner	31
	Peter Baird	30
	Paul Gardiner	29
	Richard Yeo	28
	Stephanie Jeffares	26
	Ross Campbell	20	17th

Tony won the 2nd prize, one point back on 41, for a handy $15 voucher.

With Max cleaning up 3rd spot for $5 on 36 points, on a count back from Shelley.

Jackpot Report

For another week, every attempt at the Jackpot hole fell short, long, left, right or anywhere apart from close proximity to the hole - resulting in the Old Course 'pot' increasing to $109.  The Tuart course 'pot' is currently $116.

Novelty Holes

Which brings us to the novelty holes where Tony featured heavily; perhaps due in part to his position in the first group, but only cleaned up on hole 2. Nice play also from Glen, Max and Paul!

	NOVELTY	HOLE	CONTENDERS	WINNER
	NTP	2		Tony
	NTP in 2	6	Tony	Glen
	NTP in 2	13	Tony	Max
	Longest drive	15	Tony	Paul

And . .  my apologies for not getting this blog out earlier, due largely to issues relating to accessing my Google 'gmail' account, which I seem to only use for gaining access to the SOS blog site! Now, all sorted, so expect a more punctual report next week!