Match Play Final

 

Match Play Final, 

And vanilla Stableford for the rest of us. 

Earle and Brett determined to have fun.

Another beautiful day. 

Some of us had a disappointing start. 

We heard about an unplayable on the first. Out of bounds on the first. A new ball lost on the second (that's really disappointing)

We welcomed Ian back from an extensive tour of the interior of WA, including an excursion to Marble Bar to watch the horse racing, only to discover it had been cancelled!

And we gather Dave Williamson is back in Perth, after roughing it around the countryside. We're expecting him back once his hand is fully recovered. (No, that's not a joke). 

A reminder from Shelley to register with her for the country cup if you haven't already. Pay your $55 (members) or $65 (guests) to the SOS account, not the one you pay to Glen each week. If you don't have the SOS account details,  email to Shelley (I can't put it here, because otherwise some Nigerian prince will send us the several million dollars which his father has buried in a hole in the ground if we just pay the legal fees). 

A reminder of how to deal with an unplayable ball. You have three (that's right, three) options, in each case taking one penalty stroke. 

You can play the ball again from where the previous stroke was made. (surprising how rarely we consider that option). But only the previous stroke. If you've had a go at it and not moved it very far, you can't now go back two shots. 

You can drop the ball in a relief area based on a line going back from the hole through the spot of the original ball. (That's right - as far as you like going back in line from the hole, not the tee.)

You can take lateral relief, in a relief area defined within two club-lengths of the spot of the original ball position. No nearer the pin. (So, within two club lengths of where you've found the ball. Of course, you could still be in pretty shitty country there, so the earlier two options may well be preferable. You can't just drop it out on the fairway.)

Now for our Ryder Cup variant. The idea is to play Aussies versus Rest of the World (can we find enough Aussies at SOS?). The comp will take play on 16th and 23rd October. It will be called the BenKerr Trophy. 

Found this in Gerry's bag

How did we go on the novelties? A winner of the Golden Hole. Not a great pot, Richard, but the glory is all yours. 

	NOVELTY	HOLE	CONTENDERS	WINNER
	NTP in 2	7	Brett	Lynley
	NTP	6	Earle, Gary, Frances	Shelley Y
	LD	13		Brett
	NTP in 3	14	Glen P, Gary	Shelley Y
	Golden Hole	18	Glen P	Richard O

Bloody golfers

And the Stableford Comp? No doubt about the winner - four points clear. 

	PLAYER	SCORE	BIRDIES
	Frances	39
	Glen P	35	16, 18
	Lynne	34
	Shelley S	33
	Tony	33	4, 10
	Richard O	31	18
	Shelley Y	31
	Greg	30	18
	Chloe	30
	Stephanie	30
	Mark W	30
	Derek	29
	Gim	28
	Gary	27
	Glenn K	26
	Ian	25
	Barry	25
	Gerry	25
	Lynley	24
	Vickie	24
	Colin	24

As for the rest of us, some average scores there, and no real excuses as far as we could see. 

Winners all

Greg picks up the monthly award for the best handicap improvement. He's moved from 23.8 to 22.2, an improvement of 1.6

Gim's won the raffle. 

And of course, what happened with the Match Play final?

A good win by Brett, 9 and 7 in a friendly final with Earle, a previous year's winner. 

Well played, both of you. And for Brett, this is the first time that he has won this prestigious trophy. (And my apologies for not putting your final interviews up on the blog - I stuffed up the recording). 

 

During her physical examination, a doctor asked a retired woman about her physical activity level.
The woman said she spent 3 days a week, every week outdoors.
"Well, yesterday afternoon was typical;
 
I took a five hour walk about 7 miles through some pretty rough terrain.
I waded along the edge of a lake.
I pushed my way through 2 miles of brambles.
I got sand in my shoes and my eyes.
I barely avoided stepping on a snake.
I climbed several rocky hills.
I went to the bathroom behind some big trees.
The mental stress of it all left me shattered. At the end of it all I drank a scotch and three glasses of wine."
 
Amazed by the story, the doctor said, "You must be one hell of an outdoor woman!"
 

"No," the woman replied, "I'm just a really shitty golfer!!"

Next week, the calendar suggests that we will be playing Par Plus, but we won't. Since it's been a while since we've had any team games, we'll be playing 2-ball Ambrose.