The forecast was for thunder, lightning and rain by the bucket-full and plans had been made to abandon the event if the forecast had materialised on Saturday morning! However, as SOS has frequently encountered, the rain gods smiled down on us allowing the Match Play Quarterfinals to proceed in style.
As heavy rain fell to the south west and to the north east, conditions on the Wembley Old Course, apart from being pretty cold, were quite favorable allowing the 8 quarter finalists to strut their stuff while those that had been previously eliminated battled it out in a stableford competition.
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| Quarter finalist opponents Brett and Boris consider their chances before the round. The money ($200 vs $60) was on Brett. |
The Club Captain does his best to alter the odds!
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| WOMEN POWER ! Stephanie, Birgit & Shelley looking smart on the 1st tee. |
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| Group 4 consisted of Peter, Carol and Mark Wilson. |
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| Birgit, Tony, Steph & Keith warming up ! |
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| Mark W shows Carol his grip technique, I presume ! |
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| Ready for the rain ! Birgit & Steph on the course ! |
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| Birgit's pink ball has magnetic attraction to the base of large trees! |
President's Address
Brett Fordham thanked those who organised the International Night at the Lot Six Zero eatery in Subiaco last Saturday. The event was considered to be a resounding success and plaudits were bestowed on our Social organiser, Carol Barrow, and to Glen and Lindsey Pope for supplying the venue.
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Social Organiser Carol with the raffle board
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Match Play Results
Congratulations to the 4 winners today, Tony, Earle, Frances & Brett, who now advance to the semi finals to be held on 14 August.
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Through
to semi Finals |
Birdies |
Score |
Opponent |
Birdies |
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Frances Longhurst |
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1 - 0 |
Gary Burgess |
9, 16 |
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Brett Fordham |
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4 - 3 |
Barry Treak |
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Tony Gooch |
3, 8, 10, 11 |
7 - 6 |
Maureen Sundari |
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Earle Scarff |
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7 - 6 |
Mark Hill |
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The scores indicate there were at least two close results and the battle between Gary and Frances raged over 3 additional playoff holes, all on the 18th hole. Frances prevailed and Gary was left to ponder the outcome had the battery on his 'ProPutter' cart not lost power on the 2nd playoff hole!
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| The match play semifinalists - Frances, Brett, Earle & Tony |
The Match Play ladder is now as follows:
Stableford Competition
Club Captain, Gerry Tessier, read out the stableford competition results, declaring Colin, and in his absence Birgit, the winner of the bag of lollies and Ash Tray list for coming in last!
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Player |
Daily
H/C |
Score |
Birdies/Eagles |
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1 |
Glen
Pope |
9 |
36 |
- |
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2 |
Derek
Longhurst |
24 |
35 |
- |
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3 |
Stephanie
Jeffares |
16 |
34 |
- |
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4 |
Greg Bennett |
23 |
33 |
- |
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5 |
Shelley Yeo |
15 |
32 |
- |
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6 |
Glen Kelly |
14 |
31 |
- |
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7 |
Gerry Tessier |
19 |
31 |
- |
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8 |
Mark Wilson |
14 |
31 |
- |
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9 |
Keith Barrow |
10 |
28 |
- |
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10 |
Peter Baird |
21 |
27 |
- |
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11 |
Carol Barrow |
34 |
26 |
- |
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12 |
Birgit Reinhartz |
38 |
25 |
- |
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13 |
Colin Kerr |
16 |
24 |
- |
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| Glen, Derek & Steph share the podium with Club Captain, Gerry. |
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| Birgit takes the lollies and the burden off Colin ! |
Novelties
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| Earle reads out the Novelty winners |
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Novelties |
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Hole |
Contenders |
Winner |
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LD |
3 |
Mark Hill |
Mark Wilson |
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NTP in 2 |
13 |
Colin, Frances |
Stephanie |
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NTP in 3 |
14 |
Colin, Gooch, 4D |
Pug Dog |
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NTP |
16 |
- |
Gary |
Eagles & Birdies
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Eagles & Birdies |
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Player |
Hole |
Placing |
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Tony Gooch |
3, 8, 10, 11 |
MP - won |
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Gary Burgess |
9, 16 |
MP - lost |
Golden Hole
Gary got close, but about one metre short!
Raffle
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| Maureen & Carol ready to rotate the barrel of raffle balls. |
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| Birgit and the Scratchie and $10 cash prize! |
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| Mark Wilson (centre) won the longest drive ! |
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| The west end of the table with most glasses drained! Must be near the end of the meeting? |
Next Week
The Unmissable Putt
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