The 2022 stroke play competitions for the SOS Memorial Trophy and the Masters Trophy were held on the Old Course in conditions that appeared to be very conducive for better than average golf play for the 23 SOS members.
The forecast was for very strong winds and 10 to 20 mm of rain however, most of the bad stuff must have blown itself out by the time we teed off around 8am. Instead, while there was heavy cloud cover, the rain held off, apart from some minor drizzle toward the end of the game, and most umbrellas stayed in the bag!
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| Steph & Frances rugged up but dry! |
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| Tony Gooch & Earle Scarff organise the novelty markers |
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| Ian, Barry, Frances, Keith & Gerry ready to play! |
It was perfect golfing weather!
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| That 'Perfect Shot' feeling! |
Post Game Meeting
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| Lots of hot chips as players prepare for the results to be declared! Barry has hands on a trophy? |
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| Carol and Shelley discuss logistics for the upcoming annual dinner. |
Birthdays
The Results
Earle and Gerry both scored 68, three points clear of the pack!
But it was Earle Scarff that won both the SOS Memorial Trophy and the Masters Trophy on a countback!
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| SOS Captain Gerry Tessier and Vice Captain Tony Gooch review the results of competition. |
There were no less than 14 birdies and the Golden Hole 'went off ' twice when Greg Bennett first claimed the prize in group 1, only to be bettered a short while later by Mark Hill in group 5!
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Player |
Handicap |
Score |
Birdies |
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1 |
Earle Scarff |
17 |
68 |
4 |
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2 |
Gerry Tessier |
18 |
68 |
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3 |
Shelley Yeo |
15 |
71 |
9 |
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4 |
Greg
Bennett |
20 |
71 |
16 |
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5 |
Don
Beasley |
15 |
72 |
10 |
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6 |
Barry
Treak |
20 |
72 |
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7 |
Lynne Malone |
16 |
73 |
2 |
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8 |
Peter
Baird |
21 |
73 |
16 |
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9 |
Mark
Wilson |
11 |
74 |
8 |
|
10 |
Gary
Burgess |
6 |
75 |
1, 12 |
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11 |
Tony
Gooch |
7 |
75 |
1, 8, 9 |
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12 |
Keith
Barrow |
11 |
76 |
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13 |
Brett
Fordham |
21 |
77 |
17 |
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14 |
Mark
Smith |
21 |
77 |
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15 |
Mitchell
Smith |
23 |
77 |
10 |
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16 |
Carol
Barrow |
33 |
77 |
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17 |
Colin
Kerr |
15 |
78 |
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18 |
Nuria
Smith |
42 |
78 |
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19 |
Ian
Holmes |
18 |
78 |
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20 |
Paul
Cooper |
12 |
78 |
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21 |
Stephanie
Jeffares |
16 |
79 |
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22 |
Mark
Hill |
11 |
79 |
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23 |
Frances
Longhurst |
22 |
88 |
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| Greg and Peter scored birdies on the 16th hole! |
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| Multi trophy winner Earle Scarff with SOS Captain Gerry Tessier 2nd and Shelley Yeo in 3rd place |
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| Frances receives the bag of lollies! |
Golden Hole
The Golden Hole jackpot had been sitting on $150 for a number of weeks, and this week there were two contenders!
Firstly, Greg Bennett, made a fine tee shot and thought his fortune was secure! However, Mark Hill spoilt his day when he later made a better shot and claimed the prize!
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| Mark displays the 3 notes! |
Eagles & Birdies
No eagles today, but no less than 14 birdies were scored!
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Eagles & Birdies |
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Hole |
Placing |
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Tony Gooch |
1, 8, 9 |
11th |
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Gary Burgess |
1, 10 |
10th |
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Earle Scarff |
4 |
1st |
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Shelley Yeo |
9 |
3rd |
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Greg Bennett |
16 |
4th |
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Don Beasley |
10 |
5th |
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Lynne Malone |
2 |
6th |
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Peter Baird |
16 |
7th |
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Mark Wilson |
8 |
8th |
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Brett Fordham |
17 |
13th |
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Mitchell Smith |
10 |
15th |
Novelties
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Novelties |
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Hole |
Contenders |
Winner |
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NTP |
2 |
Gary, Lynne |
4D |
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NTP in 3 |
8 |
Gary,
Earle, Keith, Boris |
Mark W, Goochy |
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NTP in 2 |
10 |
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Don |
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LD - Men |
15 |
Greg, Barry, Gerry |
4D |
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LD - Ladies |
17 |
- |
Stephanie |
Ash Tray Collection
Frances won the lollies and made a commendable effort reading out the list of fines!
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Raffle
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| Stephanie announcing the drawn numbers! |
Stephanie conducted the raffle draw and managed to produce several highly irregular sequences of high numbered balls!
Earle's good form continued as his number was the 1st drawn!
Next Week
The Diggers Trophy will be contested on 5 November. This is an 18 hole par competition and will be played on the Tuart Course.
Captain's Corner
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