Club Championship Round 6

The temperature was cold and the skies overcast as 23 intrepid SOS members assembled to do battle with the Old Course in the 6th round of the Club Championship.

But first, a late bit of news from last week's game which included a 'hitting up' incident on the 1st hole. Word has it that Glenn Kelly was putting when struck by a ball hit by Mark Wilson who was in a blind spot 150 away and had assumed the group in front had cleared the green!

Glenn bares his thigh to show the point of contact!

Unfortunately, Mark hit the ball 'fat' and it flew lower and faster than anticipated! No awards to Mark's playing group who foresaw the potential conflict and failed warn him or to call out 'Fore'!! 

Frances, Shelly, Malcolm & Bernie rugged up for the round!

Barry protests against Greg's short shorts!

Peter & Derek strike a pose !

Barry, Birgit & Greg under starter's orders.

Who likes golf practice and cats?

Birgit, Stephanie, Shelley & Gim

Derek, Maureen & Mark W

Gary & Greg

Great to see Richard Osborne back on the fairways after an extended break.
Richard with Earle at the 1st tee.

The Weather

Once again the rain gods were on our side with only a couple of minor sprinkles of precipitation. It certainly did not qualify as rain! While there were bouts of strong wind, the conditions were generally benign which, no doubt, facilitated those striving for eagles and birdies!

Kookaburras can be distracting!

Gerry loaded with the trappings of office arrives at the 5th tee!

Presidents Address

President Brett Fordham addresses members as Club Captain Gerry Tessier
gets ready to announce the results!

Brett reminded members that the semi final of the Match Play competition would be held next week.

Also, that details of the 2021 Country Cup had been finalised with the Pinjarra Golf Course selected for this year's competition. The event will be held on Sunday, 26 September with a 9.30 am start.

Anyone that wishes to play should enter their name on the Booking Sheet without delay. 

There were no birthdays celebrated by members this week!

Competition results

Most Improved Handicap - July 2021

Congratulations to Glen Pope for reducing his handicap by a whole point during July!

The three best candidates were:

		Previous	New	Decrease	%
1st	Glen Pope	10.2	9.2	1.0	9.8%
2nd	Glenn Kelly	15.3	14.9	0.4	2.6%
3rd	Maureen Sundari	11.8	11.6	0.2	1.7%

Gerry reads out the game results, from last to first.
As Maureen and Gary had already left, Barry
 was awarded the lollies and the fines list!

Congratulations to Lynley for a remarkably low net score of 66, including a birdie on the 9th hole. Bernie was only one stroke behind on 67 for 2nd place and Stephanie on 69 claimed 3rd place.

Why is it that only women scored less than 70 today?

Looks as though Tony is losing his form with only three birdies. It was 4 last week!

	Player	Daily H/C	Score	Birdies/Eagles
1	Lynley Hunter	14	66	9
2	Bernie Caffrey	18	67
3	Stephanie Jeffares	16	69
4	Gerry Tessier	19	70
5	Greg Bennett	23	70
6	Tony Gooch	7	71	9, 11, 16
7	Derek Longhurst	24	72
8	Peter Baird	22	72
9	Glenn Kelly	14	74	11
10	Colin Kerr	16	74
11	Birgit Reinartz	38	75
12	Richard Osborne	21	75
13	Lynne Malone	16	75	8
14	Glen pope	8	75	2
15	Gim Ong	24	75
16	Earle Scarff	17	76
17	Mark Wilson	15	76
18	Frances Longhurst	22	78
19	Brett Fordham	9	78
20	Shelley Yeo	16	79
21	Barry Treak	22	82
22	Gary Burgess	11	84
23	Maureen Sundari	13	86

The Winners Podium

The awards podium!

Lynne finally receives her 'WA Week' trophy won on 5 June!

Gerry officiates as Club Captain

Lynley came 1st 

Stephanie came 3rd

Glen won most improved handicap

Glenn bagged an Eagle on the 11th

and

Bernie came 2nd today !

The Ash Tray Collection

Barry had the honor of reading out the list of fines so that Members could fill the Ash Tray with much needed coin for the SOS Group's philanthropic and other needs!

Treasurer Shelly assisted in the collection

There was even someone honest enough to admit to a '5 putt'.

Treasurer Shelley provides sage counsel ! 

Golden Hole

One of  Tony Gooch's three birdies was on the 16th hole where he also nailed the Golden Hole!

Unfortunately, since Maureen walked away with a small fortune a month ago, the 'pot' has been claimed twice resulting in a very modest prize!  

Tony Gooch claims the Golden Hole 'Pot' !

The Novelties

Congratulations to the winners for shooting straight and long, or long enough!

Novelties
	Hole	Contenders	Winner
NTP	2	Mark W	Glen P
LD	3	Lynley, Shelley	4D
NTP in 2	10	Lynley, Glen P	4D
NTP in 3	14	Richard O, 4D, Glenn K	Gooch

Eagles & Birdies

Eagles & Birdies
Player	Hole	Placing
Glenn Kelly	11	9th
Tony Gooch	9, 11, 16	6th
Lynley Hunter	9	1st
Lynne Malone	8	13th
Glen Pope	2	14th

Congratulations to Glenn Kelly for scoring an Eagle on the par 5, 11th hole. Glenn's second stroke landed about 3 metres past the pin, making a single putt almost a 'tap-in'!

Glenn received a $25 reward for his Eagle

Raffle

Barry Treak won the 1st prize in the raffle !

Barry holds the bag of lollies in his right hand (for placing 3rd last) while
 his left holds the $10 + Scratchie for winning the Raffle

Long after most members had left,
 Barry, Tony G, Glen, Brett, Glenn & Gerry
continue to party ! (pic. by Birgit) 

Next Week

The Match Play semi final will be played on the Tuart Course on 14 August between:

-  Tony Gooch vs Earle Scarff and,

-  Frances Longhurst vs Brett Fordham

Other players will possibly be playing stableford - see Thursday's playing list.

For those still following the wagers made at the recent auction, Derek, Vickie, Sandy and Glen P are still in the running to score a dividend!  Yellow shading indicates bidders have lost their money!

Seed	Player	4D’s Estimate	Winning bid	Lucky (?) punters
1	Tony Gooch	60	360	Glen P
2	Brett Fordham	100	200	Sandy 4D
3	Gary Burgess	30	80	Boris
4	Earle Scarff	40	74	Vickie
5	Mark Hill	35	60	Glenn K
6	Frances Longhurst	50	70	Derek
7	Barry Treak	25	60	Boris
8	Maureen Sundari	70	75	Maureen
		$410	979
	SOS contribution		21
	Total		$1,000

Trivia

A Members contribution of  'one liners':

I asked my husband if I was the only one he had ever slept with.  He said yes, all the others were nines and tens. Give it a minute....

I’m on two diets. I wasn’t getting enough food on one. 

A cold seat in a public restroom is unpleasant.  A warm seat in a public restroom is worse.

Apparently RSVP’ing to a wedding invitation “Maybe next time,” isn’t the correct response.

Don’t irritate old people. The older we get, the less “Life in prison” is a deterrent. 

Have you ever listened to someone for a minute and thought “Their cornbread isn't done in the middle.” 

Aliens probably fly by earth and lock their doors. 

“You will hit every cone on the highway before I let you merge in front of me because you saw that sign 2 miles ago like I did."

I really don’t mind getting older, but my body is taking it badly. 

It turns out that being an adult now is mostly just googling how to do stuff. 

I miss the 90’s when bread was still good for you and no one knew what kale was. 

Do you ever get up in the morning, look in the mirror and think “That can’t be accurate.”

I want to be 14 again and ruin my life differently. I have new ideas. 

As I watch this new generation try to rewrite our history, one thing I’m sure of....it will be misspelled and have no punctuation. 

I told my wife I wanted to be cremated. She made me an appointment for Tuesday. (This is from the guy in the first one!!!)

Confuse your doctor by putting on rubber gloves at the same time he does. 

My wife asked me to take her to one of those restaurants where they make food right in front of you.  I took her to Subway.

I picked up a hitchhiker. He asked if I wasn’t afraid, he might be a serial killer?  I told him the odds of two serial killers being in the same car were extremely unlikely.   

I went line dancing last night. OK, it was a roadside sobriety test, same thing.

God Bless and Save America

 

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