Club Championship Round 6

The weather forecast was for 1-3mm of rain and some wind! For the first half of the game there was persistent rain showers accompanied by ferocious wind gusts providing a wind chill factor close to freezing! Many with 3 layers of clothing wished they had 4 !  However, on the second half the situation moderated a bit with a few infrequent glimpses of the sun.

The forecast did not stop 25 SOS members from assembling for the 6th round of the Club Championship competition played on the Old Course.

Garry, Keith (welcome back), Birgit & Gerry

Birgit, Carol (welcome back) & Gim

Members take shelter from the weather before teeing off!

Welcome back Glen!

Glen uses his remote to drive his buggy through the Pro Shop wall!?

Fairways & Greens

Only one photo of action on the fairways & greens, so what better than to start the blog with a soothing poem supplied by Keith?

                       Golf Poem

In My Hand I Hold A Ball,
White And Dimpled, And  Rather Small.
Oh, How Bland It Does Appear,
This Harmless Looking Little Sphere.

By Its Size I Could Not Guess
The Awesome Strength It Does Possess. 
But Since I Fell Beneath Its Spell,
I've Wandered  Through The Fires Of Hell.

My Life Has Not Been Quite The Same
Since I Chose To Play This Stupid Game.
It Rules My Mind For Hours On End;
A Fortune It Has Made Me Spend.

It Has Made Me Curse And Made Me Cry,
And Hate Myself And Want To  Die.
It Promises Me A Thing Called Par,
If I Hit It Straight  And Hit It Far.

To Master Such A Tiny Ball,
Should Not Be  Very Hard At All.
But My Desires The Ball Refuses,
And Does  Exactly As It Chooses.

It Hooks And Slices, Dribbles And Dies,
And Disappears Before My Eyes.
Often It Will Have A Whim,
To Hit A Tree Or Take A Swim.

With Miles Of Grass On Which To Land,
It Finds A Tiny Patch Of Sand.
Then Has Me Offering Up My Soul,
If Only It Would Find The Hole.

It's Made Me Whimper Like A Pup,
And Swear That I Will Give It  Up.
And Take To Drink To Ease My Sorrow,
But The Ball Knows  ... I'll Be Back Tomorrow.

Stand proud you noble swingers of clubs 

And losers of balls!

Another of Keith's contributions from the UK

A recent study found that the average golfer
Walks about 900 miles a year.

Another study found that golfers drink, on 
Average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year.

This means that, on average, golfers get about 
41 miles to the gallon!

Kind of makes you proud.

Almost makes you Feel like a hybrid !

Gerry's drive on the 15th saved by the rake!!

A bad rake placement!!
Not sure who should be fined, the rake placer or Gerry?

President's Address

Brett Fordham called the meeting to order and announced there were no less than 3 birthdays to celebrate this week!  Congratulations to Gerry on 4th, Michael Curtis on 5th and Vickie on the 9th September.

Welcome back to Carol and Keith Barrow recently returned from the UK.

Also welcomed back from surgery is Colin Kerr who won today's longest drive on the 8th hole!

Also the jet setting Glen Pope has returned to resume his excellent work as bookings officer!

Annual Trophies to be returned - With the annual dinner coming up soon, could all those holding trophies awarded at last years dinner please surrender them so they can be prepared for the 2022 winners! 

Country Cup - This year it is being held at Araluen Golf Resort on Sunday 25 September. Please refer to the email sent out be Tony Gooch last week for booking details:

Match Play Final - Do not miss the match play final which will be contested between Barry (Boris) Treak and Michael Curtis next week, 10 September. The award ceremony will take place at the Perry Lakes picnic area in conjunction with the BBQ and General Meeting.

General Meeting of SOS Members - There will be a General Meeting of SOS Members after the game next week at the Perry Lakes picnic ground. A notice has been sent out to all members which explains the items to be addressed.

Club President Brett Fordham addresses members!

The Results

Club Captain Gerry Tessier congratulated Earle Scarff for taking 1st place with an enviable net 68 points, 2 points clear of Barry Treak in 2nd place and another 2 points ahead of Birgit Reinartz in 3rd place.

 

	Player	Handicap	Score	Birdies
1	Earle Scarff	18	68	2
2	Barry Treak	21	70
3	Birgit Reinartz	36	72
4	Carol Barrow	33	72
5	Lynne Malone	17	74
6	Gary Burgess	9	75
7	Vickie Scarff	34	76
8	Shelley Yeo	14	76	12
9	Greg Bennett	20	76
10	Glen Pope	9	76	9
11	Frances Longhurst	22	76
12	Peter Baird	21	78
13	Gerry Tessier	17	78
14	Paul Boquest	8	79
15	Keith Barrow	10	79
16	Derek Longhurst	23	80
17	Kerry Edwards	35	80
18	Mark Smith	21	81
19	Gim Ong	24	81
20	Lynley Hunter	11	81
21	Tony Gooch	7	81	1, 4
22	Brett Fordham	10	83	16, 17
23	Mitchell Smith	23	85
24	Mark Hill	11	85
25	Michael Curtis	29	85

Can any inference be drawn from the fact the two match play finalists are separated this week by 15 points? Perhaps Barry has peaked too early or Michael has lulled his opponent into a false sense of destiny?!

The Winner Podium  -  Club Captain Gerry with
Earle Scarff 1st, Barry Treak 2nd, & Birgit Reinartz 3rd

 Eagles & Birdies

A long time since someone scored an Eagle however, there were 7 birdies scored by 5 players which is not too bad considering the weather!

Eagles & Birdies
	Hole	Placing
Earle Scarff	2	1st
Shelley Yeo	12	8th
Glen Pope	9	10th
Tony Gooch	1, 4	21st
Brett Fordham	16, 17	22nd

Golden Hole

With the strong wind gusting right to left over the fairway on the 15th it was always going to be a miracle if anyone got close to the pin! No miracles occurred and the jackpot accumulates to around $175.  The Tuart Course jackpot stands at $116.

Novelties

The large black Novelty Markers have been replaced by sleek pointy ones with a golf ball crowning the top! Very snappy design and less likely to cause injury . . can we thank Tony Gooch?

Evidently Vickie, Shelley and Frances all missed the fairway on the 7th hole allowing Lynne M, in the 5th grouping, to snatch the Longest Drive unopposed!

Congratulations to Colin, who is just back from surgery, for taking out the longest drive!

Conspicuous by his absence is Tony Gooch, who was in Group 1. 

Novelties
	Hole	Contenders	Winner
NTP in 2	2	4D, Mitch	Barry
LD - Ladies	7	-	Lynne M
LD - Men	8	Earle	Colin
NTP in 3	14	Earle	Frances

Tony Gooch reads out the Novelties

Carol holding 2 parts of her wine glass which, while full of wine,
 hit the floor as the raffle was taking place!

Raffle

Birgit deftly spun the barrel and the winner was Paul who received a $20 gift card from Lot Six Zero!

Birgit at the wheel!

Paul raises his arm claiming 1st prize in the raffle.

Paul - raffle winner for 3 September!

Ash Tray Collection

Michael Curtis had the honor of coming last, although both Mitchell S & Mark H also scored 85!

Members dutifully donated to the Ash Tray fund with the adverse weather creating an additional level of difficulty and opportunity to run foul of the list of fineable events!  Glen Pope lost control of his equipment before he even got to the 1st tee!

At least the post match session was held inside!

Next Week

September 10th will see the Match Play final take place on the Tuart Course. Best of luck to both Michael Curtis and Barry Treak the SOS Match Play finalists for 2022!

While Michael & Barry will be concentrating on their opponents shots, the rest of the members will play a 2-person blind draw stableford handicap event! At the end of the round the Captain will conduct a blind draw to determine who will be your partner. Then, the stableford points of each partner will be added together to determine the overall winner. A prize will be awarded to the 1st and 2nd best teams.

Danny Hodgson Road to Recovery Golf Day Fundraiser (Trust Fund)

Danny is the victim of a 'unprovoked attack' and many friends and others are raising funds for his long term recovery.  On Monday, 24 October, a golf competition is being organised at Yanchep (8.00am start) with many involved providing donated goods and services.

It will be an Ambrose (better-ball) event at Sun City Country Club, Yanchep. Players of all abilities are invited to take part. Teams can be organised to participate in this event which includes breakfast, 18 holes and cocktails/finger food.  All players receive a glove, cap and towel.

Cost is $130 per person.

Please discuss participation with SOS members or friends now or at the BBQ next week.

For further details please contact Ian Thew at ian.thew@jacobs.com or type in 'Danny Hodgson Gold Fundraiser' into your browser.

Captains Corner

Golf Quiz - how well do you know the rules? What is your score!

FYI - a general penalty is 2 strokes.

https://youtu.be/7vVtE862gYs

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