SOS Golf: February 2023

A beautiful day for a round of golf! Low 30's temperature, a bit of cloud cover and little wind; perfect for a round of low scores!

Twenty five players, including guests Gemma Clarke and Andrew Crevald, teed off on the Old Course for a game of (Captain's choice) PAR BISQUE !

Tony James and Frances Longhurst resplendent in SOS colours !

Frances, Earle, Ian, Carol & Keith at the 1st tee

Stephanie receives last minute instructions from
Gerry on the Par Bisque scoring system!

Fairways & Greens

Almost nothing to report from the fairways or the greens however, Derek had spare time to snap a picture of a wily crow in need of a drink!

The crow had learnt to operate the water fountain on the 6th hole!

But share a thought for golfers in other parts of the world who have to contend with different types of hazards!!

Do not get close to a goose and its eggs!

This goose is upset?

Success! Golfer is taken down!!

President's Address

SOS President Brett Fordham opened the post match session by welcoming Tony James back to the players list after an absence of some 6 months!

Brett noted there were no birthdays to be celebrated by members this week!

Brett addresses the meeting

Also, a reminder of the breakfast to be held at the Subiaco Lot Six Zero bistro & eatery tomorrow morning.

Members will receive the notice of meeting for the 2023 Annual General Meeting of SOS Golf Group Inc. in the next few days. The meeting will be held at the Perry Lakes BBQ area after the game on Saturday, 18 March.

Competition Results

SOS Captain Gerry Tessier announces the results
of the Par Bisque competition!

	Player	Handicap	Score	Eagles	Birdies
1	Gordon Gryzb	11	+4		10
2	Peter Baird	20	+2
3	Ian Holmes	17	+2
4	Mark Wilson	9	+1		17
5	Tony James	21	+1
6	Glenn Kelly	10	+1		9, 15
7	Glen Pope	9	+1		1, 11
8	Stephanie Jeffares	16	+1
9	Frances Longhurst	11	+1
10	Earle Scarff	14
11	Carol Barrow	33
12	Gerry Tessier	18
13	Shelley Yeo	11			2
14	Paul Cooper	13
15	Colin Kerr	15
16	Tony Gooch	7			11
17	Derek Longhurst	24	-1
18	Barry Treak	19	-1
19	Keith Barrow	11	-1
20	Greg Bennett	20	-1
21	Gary Burgess	7	-2
22	Brett Fordham	7	-2
23	Paul Boquest	8	-3		15
Guest	Andrew Crevald	?	96 nett
Guest	Gemma Clarke	?	?

THE PODIUM

Gordon (1st), Ian (3rd), Gerry & Peter (2nd)

The Golden Hole

Many tried to get near the stick, but all were either too short, or too long or to left or right!!

So the pot gets bigger!

Eagles & Birdies

A total of 9 birdies, with Glenn and Glen both scoring doubles!

Eagles & Birdies
	Hole	Placing
Gordon Gryzb	10	1
Mark Wilson	17	4
Glenn Kelly	9, 15	6
Glen Pope	1, 11	7
Shelley Yeo	2	13
Tony Gooch	11	16
Paul Boquest	15	23

Novelties

Congratulations to the winners who all won a $5 gift voucher from the Pro Shop!

Novelties
	Hole	Contenders	Winner
NTP	2	Mark W, Peter, Shelley	Colin
NTP in 3	3	Paul B	Goochy
LD - Ladies	11	-	Frances
NTP in 2	13	Paul B, Shelley	Goochy
LD - Men	17	Gary	4D

Ash Tray Collection

Although not quite last, Brett took the honour of calling out the fines, ably assisted by collector Barry!

It seemed most players had something to donate for a wide range of wayward shots, poor sportsmanship & misdeeds!

Multitasking Brett calls the fines and collects!

Barry collecting donations from Tony & Glenn!

Raffle

Carol churns the raffle barrel and first prize goes to guest Andrew Crevald who collects a $20 gift card from SOS's major sponsor Lot Six Zero bistro & eatery!

Waiting for your number to come up?

Carol calls another number!

Next Week

The competition will be Ambrose 2 Ball Best Ball (Teams of 2) and played on the Tuart Course - greens will have been recently cored!

Groups of 2 players work as a team. Each player hits off the tee, the best shot is selected and the other player picks up their ball and places it, within one hand span, alongside the best ball. Each player then hits a second shot from the same spot and continues the process until you hole out.

A minimum of 5 tee shots to be selected from by each player.

The Vice Captain's tournament choice for next week was to have been Chicago / Chicago, but has been postponed until later this year !

Captains Corner

Always remember that the ball is not holed until it is in the hole!! Take your time to sink a short putt as you would for any other shot!

SOS Breakfast at Lot Six Zero - Subiaco

A total of 18 members, partners and guests turned up for the breakfast at Lot Six Zero and by all accounts was most enjoyable as some hoed into poached eggs on toast and chatted about golf, handicaps and other relevant topics!