SOS Golf: Australia Day Cup

A near record 8 groups assembled to contest the Australia Day Cup on the Old Course. The stableford competition was played in ideal conditions with clear skies, virtually no wind and temperatures in the low 30's.

Most of the 30 players, which included guests Gemma Clarke and Andrew Crevald, were attired in Aussie themed trappings including colourful shirts, hats and flags!

Shelley Yeo resplendent in green & gold!

Group 2 - not so resplendent?
Mark H, Barry, Derek & Mark W

Birgit, Dave & Nuria in SOS 50th Anniversary shirts!
Very smart too!

Paul Cooper and Mark Macnish exchanging currency notes!
A wager, or sharing the cost of the cart?

Fairways & Greens

Only one picture received for this edition of the blog, taken by Keith when Dave managed to find the edge of the rough and a native grass tree to hinder his next shot!

Dave really up to his eyes in the bush!

Best Photo award

The blogger will award a golf ball each week to the two best photos received for publication. Hopefully this valuable prize will encourage members to share the triumphs and miseries of their fellow players!

Perry Lakes Sausage Sizzle

Following the competition players headed for the Perry Lakes picnic ground to feast on a sausage sizzle, indulge in the wide selection of beverages and hear the competition results.

Carol polishing the Australia Day Cup with assistance from Barry!

Brett, Keith, Dave, Goochy & Earle take turns to brown the chopped onion and rotate the snags!

The President's Address

SOS Golf Group President, Brett Fordham, welcomed all present to the post game meeting and BBQ.

There are no birthdays to be celebrated by members this week and, in fact, none for the whole of February!!

Most unusually, the best score today was posted by our guest Gemma Clarke! Whilst congratulations are in order, only financial members are eligible to contest the Australia Day Cup!

If anyone has yet to pay their Annual subscription fees you should do so without delay as you will become un-financial by the end of January!

A reminder the AGM is to be held on 18 March, so anyone wishing to submit business, or nominate for any committee position should approach Brett, or other committee member, as soon as possible.

The PAR 3 competition will be held next Thursday, 2 February at the Claremont Lakes golf course. Derek will provide more details in the next day or two.

President Brett Fordham addresses members.

Please note that Shelley will put herself up for Treasurer for the current year but would like to have an understudy during the remainder of the 2023 year who can take over the position at the 2024 AGM.

A replacement for the role of Communications Officer at the 2023 AGM is being sought as Peter's hearing problems make it difficult for him to carry out the functions effectively!

Best Dressed Aussie award

The prize for best dressed was won by Shelley Yeo seen here unwrapping her Aussie themed prize!

A few Magpies looking for scraps, but no plundering Kookaburras
came close to disrupt proceedings!

The Results

SOS Captain, Gerry Tessier, reads out the competition results.

Michael Curtis claimed the Australia Day Cup with a stableford score of 38 points, just one point ahead of Andrea Williams!

Keith Barrow came 3rd on a countback from Andrea and Brett - all scoring 36 points!

Brett Fordham scored 4 of the 11 birdies, enough to get him into 4th place!

	Player	Handicap	Score	Eagles	Birdies
1	Michael Curtis	28	38
2	Andrea Williams	18	36
3	Keith Barrow	11	36		17
4	Brett Fordham	8	36		6, 14, 16, 17
5	Colin Kerr	15	35
6	Birgit Reinartz	35	35
7	Earle Scarff	14	35
8	Glenn Kelly	11	35		10
9	Paul Cooper	13	34
10	Stephanie Jeffares	16	34
11	Peter Baird	20	34
12	Mark Hill	12	34		4
13	Barry Treak	19	32
14	Lynne Malone	12	32		14
15	Gary Burgess	6	32		1, 9
16	Mark Wilson	10	32
17	Tony Gooch	6	31		18
18	Nuria Smith	43	31
19	Lynley Hunter	9	30
20	Don Beasley	15	29
21	Frances Longhurst	21	29
22	Mark Macnish	10	29
23	Shelley Yeo	11	29
24	Carol Barrow	32	28
25	Greg Bennett	20	28
26	Gerry Tessier	17	27
27	David Williamson	25	25
28	Derek Longhurst	24	20

THE PODIUM
Michael Curtis receives the Australia Day Cup from SOS Captain Gerry Tessier
with Andrea (2nd) and Keith Barrow (3rd)

Golden Hole

The jackpot on the 16th had been accumulating for several weeks to $107 when Tony Gooch executed one of those shots that drops and stops very close to the hole! Tony missed the birdie but claimed the $107 anyway.

Tony also won the raffle!

Novelties

Congratulations to all the winners!

Novelties
	Hole	Contenders	Winner
NTP	2	Gary, 4D	Gemma
NTP in 3	5	Andrea	Mark W
LD - Men	8	Mark W	Colin
NTP in 2	10	-	Keith
LD - Ladies	13	Andrea	Lynne M

Keith receives a ball for NTP in 2 on the 10th hole!

Lynne takes out the Ladies longest drive on the 13th hole!

Eagles & Birdies

Eleven birdies shared by 8 players with Brett taking out 4 of them!! Not bad at all!

And Goochy claiming 2 balls for scoring on the index 2, 18th hole

Eagles & Birdies
	Hole	Placing
Keith Barrow	17	3^rd
Brett Fordham	6, 14, 16, 17	4^th
Glenn Kelly	10	8th
Mark Hill	4	12^th
Lynne Malone	14	14^th
Gary Burgess	1, 9	15^th
Tony Gooch	18	17^th

Ash Tray Collection

Derek presides over the donation of fines.

Derek provided an Oscar winning performance in announcing the list of fines, ensuring even the most trivial offences were acknowledged by members.

Andrea makes a point to Michael?

Keith was heavily fined for reversing his car over Carol's golf bag in the car park!! Her driver was snapped and the mangled pieces were tossed into the nearest garbage bin! Struth!!!