4BBB Pairs

The weather could not have been more amenable for an enjoyable low scoring round with potential for large numbers of birdies and perhaps even an eagle or two!

So where did it all go wrong?

Anyway, it was all good at the start:

Birgit, Ian & Gerry keen to play!

Derek & Carol with Gary photo bombing in the rear!

Lynne, Lynley & Richard smartly attired in SOS kit.

Mark Smith & Earle on the first tee.

 The Fairways

Colin considers his chances with a shot under the low hanging branches!

Steph had to decide how to best clear the ball to the fairway without damaging her club!

After a few false starts, Steph's ball heads for the fairway without injury to self or equipment!

Barry had similar problems, but with a smaller tree!

Barry's escape . . . . 

Regrettably, another out of control remote controlled buggy event occurred during play!! Nothing to match Glen Pope's unobserved "250 m + & into the dam" master disaster reported last year but, nevertheless, it featured many of the same elements!  

While Gerry was searching for his ball on the right flank of the of the 4th hole fairway, near the green,  his buggy took off across the fairway and headed for the bunker! Peter saw it about to happen but only managed to get out a garbled cry which enabled Gerry to watch the carnage take place, but not enough time to hit the "Stop" button! 

Moments after Gerry's remote controlled buggy pitches into
 the greenside bunker on the 4th hole!

Gerry thanked Shelley Yeo and Mark Hill for assisting in picking up the scores of golfing items that had emptied out of the unzipped pockets!

Ian looking for his ball!

Strewth!! It's inside the tree stump!#*?

Perhaps this will get it out?

Carol attempts a one-handed blind wedge shot in order
 to stay clear of any lurking dugites!

Colin, Maureen & Greg check out the green while
 Stephanie, Keith, Glenn & Barry contemplate 'hitting up'!

Gadzooks!!! I aimed to the left, or was it the right, but the ball
 hit the blue tree in the middle!

Post Match

The very moderate weather provided an ideal
outdoors setting for the post match session!

Gerry has to make many countback calculations before establishing the teams results.

President's Address

SOS Golf Group President, Brett Fordham, welcomed all to the post match meeting!

Congratulations and best wishes were extended to Carol Barrow who celebrates her birthday on Monday, 13 December.

Brett addresses members  - with Carol Barrow in the foreground.

Honorary member, Colin Kerr, has a word with the President.

The Results

4BBB Competition

The Club Captain, Gerry Tessier, congratulates Colin Kerr & Shelley Skinner as winners of the 4BBB competition with an aggregate score of 45 stableford points.

Also on 45 points, but 2nd on a countback, was Gerry Tessier & Mark Hill.

In 3rd place, on a 3 way countback on 43 points, was Earle Scarff & Mark Smith.

Club Captain, Gerry Tessier, makes a point when announcing
 the results of the 4BBB pairs competition. 

It was a close competition with all but the group in 13th place (last) being involved in countbacks!!

The results for each team were: 

	Team Players	Team  score
1	Colin Kerr Shelley Skinner	45
2	Gerry Tessier Mark Hill	45
3	Earle Scarff Mark Smith	43
= 4	Derek Longhurst Carol Barrow	43
= 4	Ian Holmes Birgit Reinartz	43
= 6	Lynne Malone Mitchell Smith	42
= 6	Richard Osborne Lynley Hunter	42
8	Glen pope Brett Fordham	42
9	Stephanie Jeffares Keith Barrow	41
10	Maureen Sundari Greg Bennett	41
11	Shelley Yeo Peter Baird	40
12	Gary Burgess Frances Longhurst	40
13	Glenn Kelly Barry Treak	36

Individual Stableford Competition

Congratulations to Colin Kerr for winning the individual competition with a score of 37 points.

Ian Holmes came 2nd on a countback, also on 37 points, with Shelley Skinner in 3rd place on a countback from Richard Osborne.  .

Not a particularly high scoring game, and only one birdie!  Oh dear !!! Perhaps the membership is feeling a bit burn out as the year comes to  a close?

	Player	Handicap	Score	Birdies
1	Colin Kerr	16	37
2	Ian Holmes	19	37
3	Shelley Skinner	27	36
4	Richard Osborne	22	36
5	Gerry Tessier	21	35	2
6	Stephanie Jeffares	17	35
7	Frances Longhurst	20	35
8	Lynne Malone	16	34
9	Mark Smith	33	34
10	Keith Barrow	11	33
11	Lynley Hunter	12	33
12	Carol Barrow	34	33
13	Glen pope	7	33
14	Mitchell Smith	32	33
15	Greg Bennett	21	33
16	Shelley Yeo	15	33
17	Birgit Reinartz	38	32
18	Brett Fordham	10	32
19	Earle Scarff	17	30
20	Peter Baird	22	30
21	Mark Hill	13	30
22	Maureen Sundari	13	29
23	Derek Longhurst	23	29
24	Barry Treak	24	28
25	Glenn Kelly	14	27
26	Gary Burgess	8	27

The Podium

Colin Kerr Individual & Group winner, Maureen Sundari with the SOS 2021 Ladies Champions Trophy, Club Captain Gerry Tessier 2nd in Group competition, Shirly Skinner Group winner & 3rd individually & Mark Hill 2nd in Group competition. 

Golden Hole

The 16th hole was in play with the flagstick just a metre or so from the front of the green! Too easy, some said!! But it defied the efforts of all players, so the prize continues to jackpot from a low base.

Birdies & Eagles

One lone birdie!!?  Congratulations to Gerry for nailing it on the 2nd green!

Eagles & Birdies
Player	Hole	Placing
Gerry Tessier	2	5th

Novelties

Some nice golf shots sorted out the winners from the contenders on the novelty holes!

Gerry's win on hole two set him up for the only birdie of the day! 

Novelties
	Hole	Contenders	Winner
NTP	2	Gary, Lynley	Gerry
LD	3	Gary, Lynley	Shelley Yeo
NTP in 3	12	Barry, Glenn, Steph, Keith	Brett
NTP in 2	15	Mitchell	Shelley Skinner

Ash Tray Collection

Glenn Kelly and Gary Burgess tied for last place and had to share the lollies!

Glenn called out the list of fineable events after Gary sought a countback!.

Plenty of club/equipment abuse, tree hits and bunker bungles to keep the coins rolling into the SOS Ash Tray Fund!

Gary appeals !

Raffle

Mark Smith had the right number and picks up 1st prize of a $10 note and potentially high value scratchie!

Next Week

The Christmas Cup Trophy is the prize for next week, 18 December. This is a stableford competition on the Old Course.

Barry & Jenny Treak have kindly invited members and their partners to a Christmas Cheer event at their house after the game.

Address is 2 Jackadder Way, Woodlands.

Bring a secret Santa gift no more than $20 value and a chair!

Trivia

Golf can be all consuming . . . to some!

ooOoo