Ladies Day

Yet again, the weather was superb with clear blue skies and the temperature a balmy 28c or so!  The wind, however, was consistently strong with gusts up to 45 kph making it a major factor in club selection and deciding in whether or not to keep the ball low.

Conditions for the annual Ladies Day competition were favorable! The event includes a 'Mugs Cup' award for the male player with the lowest score and a separate competition where female members get to compete among themselves!

The stableford competition was on the Old Course where the Golden Hole pot had escalated to over $200!  

On the first tee of the Old Course
 Frances, Earle, Colin, Greg & Derek

Last minute putting practice
Barry, Gary & Keith

Garry takes his first shot as Derek & Mark watch on

More than a few balls got carried by the wind into the trees on the right of the fairway!

Group 4 comprising Peter, Lynne & Lynley about to tee off!

  

Golf is an uncompromising game made more complex by the application of technology . . .

Birthdays

Congratulations to Colin whose birthday fell last week on the 3rd of April.

Also, to Stephanie who notched up another year on Friday the 9th of April. 

And the winners are:

Derek receives the Mug Cup from Captain Gerry
for a wind effected 26 points!

Lynley wins the Ladies Day competition with a score of 35,
one shot ahead of Frances, with Gim 3rd on 29!

	Player	Daily H/C	Score	Birdies/Eagles
1	Lynley Hunter	13	35	-
2	Frances Longhurst	21	34	-
3	Gim Ong	23	29	-
4	Maureen Sundari	11	28	-
5	Lynne Malone	17	26	-
6	Carol Barrow	32	27	-

Mark Hill takes out 1st place overall with a remarkable 46 stableford
points, a clear 10 points ahead of the field!

However, as a guest, Mark is ineligible for a gift card and has to settle for a bottle of wine!

	Player	Daily H/C	Score	Birdies/Eagles
1	Mark Hill	22	46
2	Keith Barrow	11	36	1, 4, 10
3	Gary Burgess	10	36
4	Barry Treak	23	35
5	Lynley Hunter	13	35
6	Glen Kelly	14	34	16
7	Frances Longhurst	21	34
8	Tony Gooch	6	34
9	Gerry Tessier	19	33
10	Peter Baird	20	32
11	David Williamson	27	31
12	Greg Bennett	22	30
13	Glen Pope	9	30
14	Earle Scarff	17	30
15	Ian Holmes	18	30
16	Gim Ong	23	29
17	Maureen Sundari	11	28
18	Lynne Malone	17	28
19	Carol Barrow	32	27
20	Colin Kerr	15	26
21	Derek Longhurst	22	26

Keith receives 1st place gift card from Captain Gerry Tessier.
Keith's score included 3 birdies on holes 1, 4 & 10.

Gary takes 2nd place on a count-back from Keith.

Barry takes out 3rd place, one shot behind Gary.

Golden Hole

A strong following wind made it a bit tricky in club selection, but one may have anticipated that chance may have taken at least one of the balls close to the pin!  No to be!!

The Old Course jackpot continues to increase and should be around $250 for next week's game!

Ash Tray Collection

Derek makes a passionate explanation for taking out the Mugs Trophy!  

The windy conditions contributed toward a bumper fines collection as Derek called out the list of fine-able conduct.

Raffle

Carol spins the raffle balls watched on closely by Ian and Earle!

Congratulations to Gary for taking 1st prize of a $10 note and potentially valuable 'Scratchie'  

Birdies & Eagles

No eagles today and only two players managed to score birdies in the windy conditions!

Congratulations to Keith for scoring 3 of the 4 birdies!

Eagles & Birdies
Player	Hole	Placing
Keith Barrow	1, 4 & 10	2nd
Glen Kelly	16	6th

Novelties

Congratulations to Maureen for taking out 3 of the 5 novelty prizes!

Maureen wins 3 novelty prizes !

Novelties
	Hole	Contenders	Winner
Ladies LD	17	Carol, Gim, Lynne	Maureen
NTP	2	Lynley	Maureen
NTP in 2	11	Glenn K	Maureen
NTP in 3	14	Frances	Lynley
Mens LD	15	-	Mark Hill

Mark Hill's longest drive on the 15th nearly reached the green, possibly assisted by the tail wind that had been gusting at the time! 

Captain, Gerry Tessier engages in earnest discussion with west end of table!

What were they talking about?

Next Week

The 1st round of the Club Championship will be played on the Old Course next week.

This is a 7 round stroke competition with the final being played on 4 September 2021.

To be eligible, Members must play at least 11 games in the winter season, including at least 5 championship days. Winners in each category win a Perpetual Trophy and a Personal Trophy.

A member can only receive one of the following championship trophies per year, which trophies are listed in order of priority:

Championship Trophies	Eligibility	Winner
Club Championship	Open	5 best gross
Club Handicap Champion	Open	5 best net
A Grade Club Champion	Handicap 17 - 24	5 best gross
B Grade Club Champion	Handicap 25 - up	5 best gross
Ladies Club Champion	Open to ladies	5 best gross

Golfing Magic

It must have taken a lot of practice to do these tricks!

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