SOS Golf: BennKerr Cup Final Round

Spring weather greeted 22 SOS players eager to contest the final round of the BennKerr Cup. The competition was American Foursomes Stableford on the Old Course and Team Rest of the World had some catching up to do after being beaten by Team Australia 23 to 32 last week!

Some players were more resourceful than others in dressing up in their national garb.

Bernie and Gerry showing off their colours!

Greg Bennett & Colin Kerr
competing with Team Australia

Peter, Frances, Tony & Gary about to tee off.

Mark W receives advice from Earle on dowsing techniques!

Peter slept in and consumes a toasted egg
& bacon sandwich for breakfast!

Ready to roll.

Gerry deploys a hockey stick to clear the rough!

Below is a photo from the 11th tee when Team Australia realize they had not been recording their score and that the only scores noted were that of Team ROW (also a Team of 1). Memory banks had to be dusted off in recalling all scores up to the 10th.

Shelley Y and Richard recording their scores
from holes 1 to 10 !

Mark Wilson about to extricate his ball from the rough!

Earle, Mark & Ian waiting for the green to clear!

Perry Lakes Sausage Sizzle

After the golfing, members gathered at the Perry Lakes BBQ area to eat, drink and celebrate the results of the competition for the inaugural award of the BennKerr Cup.

Vickie setting up the sizzle table!

Brett, Mark & Earle cooking the snags & onions at the BBQ

Earle, Gerry and Brett were early arrivals

Enjoying a drink & chat as players continue to roll up to the venue.

The BBQ in progress.
Richard, Mark, Brett, Ian & Greg.

Vickie & Shelley S

Club Captain, Gerry Tessier with
Colin Kerr and Greg Bennett and the BennKerr Cup

President's Address

President Brett Fordham welcomed all present to an historic day, as yet another trophy is added to the SOS list of competitions. The BennKerr Cup is to honour the two most senior club members, Greg Bennett and Colin Kerr, who were both foundation members of the SOS Golf Group in 1972. The competition is between two groups, Team Australia represented by those born here and, Team Rest of the World, for those that were not!

Brett also announced that both Frances and Barry will celebrate their birthdays on Sunday, 24 October!

President Brett Fordham addresses the group.

The Results

Club Captain announces the competition results.

BennKerr Cup - Round 2

Congratulations to Team Australia's pairing of Brett Fordham and Vickie Scarff for a very impressive net score of 65. Seen below celebrating early in the round !

	Player	Combined Handicap	Net Score
1	Brett Fordham Vickie Scarff	21	65
2	Bernie Caffrey Gerry Tessier	18	68
3	Lynne Malone Lynley Hunter	15	69
4	Shelley Yeo Richard Osborne	19	69
5	Gary Burgess Peter Baird	16.5	70.5
6	Birgit Reinartz Mark Wilson	26.5	70.5
7	Tony Gooch Frances Longhurst	13.5	71.5
8	Colin Kerr Greg Bennett	19	72
9	Stephanie Jeffares Glen Pope	11.5	73
10	Barry Treak Shelley Skinner	24.5	81

The BennKerr Cup

And the winners, by a clear 24 point margin, are Team Australia !!

TEAM AUSTRALIA

Captain of Rest of the world, Gerry Tessier, explains their defeat was
probably due to anomalies in the scoring system!

Team Australia are presented with the BennKerr Cup and individual gift cards by Captain Gerry Tessier.

Golden Hole

No-one claimed the Golden Hole so it jackpots to a larger sum! Most members take extra time in club selection and lining up the flight path on the par 3. Is this why they rarely get close to the pin?

Novelties

It takes a good golf stroke, or be in one of the early teams, to get on the Novelties list! Congratulations to the following for their efforts!

Novelties
	Hole	Contenders	Winner
NTP	2	Richard O, Shelley Y	Bernie
NTP	6	-	Gerry
LD - Ladies	14	Lynne, Shelley Y, Vickie	Stephanie
LD - Mens	14	Richard O	Gary