Match Play Round 1

Another overcast day and a cool wind requiring warm clothes for the second week running! Surely winter is not yet here?

The mid week forecast was for heavy rain throughout the day but, most fortunately, by the time the match play competition commenced on the Tuart Course, the arrival of the heavy rain front had been pushed back to mid afternoon.  And so it was, with the rain arriving shortly after the post game meeting had ended! 

Gary demonstrates his new 'wheels'!

Glen, Gerry & Brett  ready to play!

Greg & Colin discuss tactics

Group 5 - Shelly, Greg, Colin & Carol about to do battle!

Glenn nailed his first drive as Tony Gooch tees up.

Mark & Barry about to contest their skills

Mark & Barry again!

Brett attempts to unsettle Peter on the 1st tee.
Fortunately, Peter did not hear what he said!

Stephanie, Derek, Carol & Keith all looking confident

On the Course

No on-course photo's were received by the blogger, presumably because players were concentrating too much; making every shot count! 

However, Peter managed to capture the moment the Club Captain lost control of his equipment . . . . . . 

While Gerry was organising his tee shot on the 16th hole, his buggy did a runner leaving a trail of items including a driver sock & driver. The buggy, which had been picking up speed, was finally halted after colliding with the signage!!

Gerry's buggy mishap!!

President's Speech

Birthdays

Club President, Brett Fordham, extended the club's best wishes to Malcolm Yeo who will be celebrating a special birthday on Sunday, May 23rd!  Also to Greg Bennett for the 25th May and Darren Hedley for the 28th May.

Match Play Results 1st Round

Club Captain, Gerry Tessier, read out the results of the first round of match play competitions.

Two games were determined on the final hole and many others were close. 

Congratulations to the winners . . . . and commiserations to the 'non-winners'.

Only 'winners' managed to score birdies today!

	Winner (H/C)	Birdies	Result	Non-winner (H/C)	Birdies
1	Earle Scarff  15	-	2/1	Frances Longhurst 19	-
2	Birgit Reinartz 35	-	6/4	Tony James 19	-
3	Barry Treak 21	3rd	5/4	Mark Hill 12	-
4	Tony Gooch 6	15th	5/4	Glenn Kelly 12	-
5	Gary Burgess 8	7th	4/3	Stephanie Jeffares 14	-
6	Shelley Yeo 14	-	1 up	Colin Kerr 14	-
7	Carol Barrow 30	-	5/4	Greg Bennett 21	-
8	Glen Pope 8	16th	3/2	Derek Longhurst 20	-
9	Ian Holmes 16	-	1 up	Keith Barrow 9	-
10	Brett Fordham 8	7th	4/3	Peter Baird 18	-
11	Gerry Tessier 17	-	2/1	Darren Hedley 18	-

The post match meeting looking south-west.

Golden Hole

The Golden Hole was moved today from the 3rd hole to the 6th which probably confused a number of unsuspecting players. The blogger is uncertain if this was by design or because the leading group forgot to deploy the marker on the 3rd green. In any event, no-one came close enough on the 7th green although gripes were heard from players who came within the required distance of the flag on the 3rd hole, only to find the marker to be absent!!!  The 'pot' continues to accumulate.

Ash Tray Fund

The award of the lollies went to Tony James who was the first player to bite the dust when competing against Birgit! The fines list was read out and produced a pile of loose change donated for all manner of wayward shots, objectionable behavior and equipment abuse! 

Novelties

Plenty of contenders, but congratulations to the winners, including Gary's birdie on the 7th hole!

Novelties
	Hole	Contenders	Winner
NTP in 3	7	Birgit, Earle, Goochy	Gary (in the hole)
LD	8	Boris, Stephanie	Goochy
NTP in 2	12	Birgit, Boris, Pug Dog, Gary, Colin	Derek
NTP	18	Francis, Mark	Stephanie

Raffle

Earle won first prize in the raffle draw and claimed the $10 note and a high value scratchie!

Stephanie spun the barrel with Birgit acting as overseer.

Eagles & Birdies

No eagles today!

Interesting to note that all the birdies were scored by those that won their match play competition!

Eagles & Birdies
Player	Hole	Placing
Barry	3rd	Won
Brett	7th	Won
Gary	7th	Won
Goochy	15th	Won
Glen	16th	Won

The Raffle in progress!

Another raffle ball is drawn. Who is the winner this time?

Next Week

The 3rd round of the Club Championship will be played on 29 May 2021.  The stroke competition will be played on the Tuart Course.

Before commencing the round it is suggested players familiarise themselves with the location of the novelty holes and the Golden Hole.  

Trivia

One day a man decided to retire.

He booked himself on a Caribbean cruise and proceeded to have the time of his life, that is, until the ship sank. 

He soon found himself on an island with no other people, no supplies, nothing, only bananas and coconuts.

After about four months, he is lying on the beach one day when the most gorgeous woman he has ever seen rows up to the shore.

In disbelief, he asks, "Where did you come from? How did you get here?"

She replies, "I rowed over from the other side of the island where I landed when my cruise ship sank."

"Amazing," he notes. "You were really lucky to have a row boat wash up with you."

"Oh, this thing?" explains the woman. " I made the boat out of some raw material I found on the island. The oars were whittled from gum tree branches. I wove the bottom from palm tree branches, and the sides and stern came from an Eucalyptus tree."

"But, where did you get the tools?"

"Oh, that was no problem," replied the woman. " On the south side of the island, a very unusual stratum of alluvial rock is exposed. I found that if I fired it to a certain temperature in my kiln, it melted into ductile iron and I used that to make tools and used the tools to make the hardware."

The guy is stunned.

"Let's row over to my place," she says "and I'll give you a tour." So, after a short time of rowing, she soon docks the boat at a small wharf. As the man looks to shore, he nearly falls off the boat.

Before him is a long stone walk leading to a cabin and tree house.

While the woman ties up the rowboat with an expertly woven hemp rope, the man can only stare ahead, dumb struck.

As they walk into the house, she says casually, "It's not much, but I call it home. Please sit down."

"Would you like a drink?"

"No! No thank you," the man blurts out, still dazed. "I can't take another drop of coconut juice."

"Oh, it's not coconut juice," winks the woman. "I have a still. How would you like a Tropical Spritz?"

Trying to hide his continued amazement, the man accepts, and they sit down on her couch to talk. After they exchange their individual survival stories, the woman announces,

"I'm going to slip into something more comfortable. Would you like to take a shower and shave? There's a razor in the bathroom cabinet upstairs.

No longer questioning anything, the man goes upstairs into the bathroom. There, in the cabinet is a razor made from a piece of tortoise bone. Two shells honed to a hollow ground edge are fastened on to its end inside a swivel mechanism.

"This woman is amazing," he muses. "What's next?"

When he returns, she greets him wearing nothing but some small flowers on tiny vines, each strategically positioned, she smelled faintly of gardenias. She then beckons for him to sit down next to her.

"Tell me," she begins suggestively, slithering closer to him, "We've both been out here for many months. You must have been lonely. When was the last time you played around? She stares into his eyes.

He can't believe what he's hearing. "You mean.." he swallows excitedly as tears start to form in his eyes,

"You've built a Golf Course too?"

End  💫💤