SOS Golf: Match Play

The Old Course was the venue for the 2nd Round of the SOS Match Play competition with 22 players registering for the challenge. The earlier forecast for 2-6 mm of rain failed to reach the coastal suburbs resulting in magnificent golfing weather while the Rottnest Island Quokka population received a few showers!

With very little wind, lots of large white clouds and plenty of blue sky, there were no excuses for not playing well however, as is the nature of golf, there were plenty of good, bad and ugly shots as the groups meandered from tee to green.

Recent heavy rains over the last several weeks had caused considerable damage to the tees and the efforts of ground staff to re-seed damaged areas had resulted in many bizarre tee marker placements!

Many tees had the men's and ladies tees virtually on top of each other, while others were exceedingly far apart! On hole 4, the men's tee was in front of the ladies tee!?

Gerry making his drive on the 1st tee !
The tee was so far back very few made it to the dogs leg at the bottom of the hill!

Maureen and Gerry were the first matched pair!

Stephanie & Ian were one of the last matched pairs to start.

Frances, Carol, Derek & Greg soaked up the morning sun!

Tony James & Darren Headley ready to start the round.

The Game

Newsworthy tales of brilliant shots and catastrophic meltdowns failed to surface after the game so the blog is unable to report on the cut and thrust of play. However, there were a number of very close contests and several draws.

Tony G and Birgit still smiling after 18 holes!

Many can relate to the highs and lows of today's game!

President Brett Fordham addresses the post game meeting.

Birthdays

The club membership list indicates no member has a birthday in the current week.

The Match Play Results

Club Captain Gerry Tessier reads out the scores

Congratulations to the Winners and those that managed a draw:

	Winner	Birdies	Result	Non-winner	Birdies
1	Maureen Sundari	13	5-3	Gerry Tessier	-
2	Derek Longhurst		3-2	Tony James	-
3	Tony Gooch	4, 11	4-2	Birgit Reinartz	-
4	Barry Treak		2-1	Shelley Yeo	8
5	Mark Hill	15	Draw	Darren Headley	-
6	Greg Bennett		Draw	Earle Scarff	-
7	Stephanie Jeffares		Draw	Ian Holmes	-
8	Frances Longhurst	10	1-0	Glenn Kelly	-
9	Keith Barrow	16	No play	Glen Pope (injured)
10	Gary Burgess		6-5	Peter Baird	-
11	Brett Fordham	9	4-3	Carol Barrow	-

NB: Glen Pope was unable to play due to injury. Match to be rescheduled.

For future reference, match play pairs should follow these guidelines in respect to handicap calculations:

1. Handicap - if possible, both players should go together to the Wembley Pro Shop registration station and punch in their Golf Australia membership number to see what their current handicap rating is. Insert the handicap number of each player on the playing card so as to avoid any doubt.

2 Where the pairing consists of a male and female, the index to be used will be determined by the player with the higher handicap. For example, Maureen is paired to play against Gerry. Their handicaps are 12 & 19 respectively. As Gerry receives 7 strokes from Maureen, the men's index is used.

Eagles & Birdies

No eagles this week, but congratulations go to the 7 members who scored 8 birdies today!

Eagles & Birdies
Player	Hole	Placing
Tony Gooch	4, 11	Won
Barry Treak	8	Lost
Brett Fordham	9	Won
Frances Longhurst	10	Won
Maureen Sundari	13	Won
Mark Hill	15	Draw
Keith Barrow	16	Won

Brett's tee shot on the 9th fell in the middle of the fairway and not far short of the green making a birdie a formality!

Novelties

The novelty results today are as follows:

Novelties
	Hole	Contenders	Winner
NTP	2	Maureen, Tony G	Ian Holmes
LD	3	Birgit, Frances	Stephanie
NTP in 2	13	-	Maureen - in the hole
NTP in 3	14	Maureen, Gary	4D

Ian selects a ball

Golden Hole

Yet again, no-one came within distance to win the hole 16 jackpot which now totals $320.

Do not be surprised if hole 2 is selected next time the Old Course is played!

Raffle

Fist prize was collected by Derek who wins a $10 note and a scratchie of potential high value!

Derek with his spoils !

Gary collects a ball !

An earnest post game discussion!

Ash Tray Fund

Peter Baird, having suffered a 6-5 defeat at the hands of Gary, won the honor to read out the list of fine-able acts. Peter received no lollies for this task! A few lost balls, many trees to fairways and even a 'missed the unmissable putt' contributed to the haul.