SOS Golf: Stableford 20.01.2024

An early (for some) 7:24 start on the Old Course for another magnificent day of golf!

Blue skies, temperature forecasted in the low- / mid-thirties, but no breeze during the game.

BEFORE THE GAME

Let's welcome Roland today's guest player and
maybe future SOS member

The usual chitchat before the game, Keith & Michael

I'm on the driver seat today, go Vicky go!

Is Andrea chatting to herself or to Peter?

Warrior Earle picking up a bucket of sand though
he doesn't intend to make any damage to the course

DURING THE GAME

Boris on the first tee

No one took any group photos, so we head straight into the fun.

Vickie proudly putting her name down
for the longest drive women

That's one of the flag Coops hit,
he did it a couple of times
on various greens, as did Don.
Gladly Gardy only took 1 photo,
who wants to see photos of flags?

Fordy not searching his ball, but Michaels,

who is backtracking to hit a second ball.
Doing a bit of additional fitness training.

oh how Glen loves those trees

and the wood in general

let's assume this ball was unplayable

Are there kangaroos at Wembley?

A little swing study in how not to do it, this left arm (!), but at least the head is down (Birgit)

That's much better (Michael)

Sorry Brett, your swing was too fast for my camera, only 2 photos.

Boris had a solid first round,
but a "shitty" back 9

his stuff was pooped on by a bird....
Boris you should play Powerball next Thursday.
150 million are waiting for a new owner

a shitty lie

Michael "dry practising" his shot
out of the desaster zone

Group 1 (Birgit, Brett, Michael) at the green of hole # 18 ....
it's over .... let's have a well deserved drink!

AFTER THE GAME

Who has ever seen Birgit
having iced tap water after the game?
Here's the proof!! 👼

The usual crowd, with Derek & Frances
enjoying having some adult conversation
with reasonable people after finishing their
grandparents' duties.

That looks too serious though, Derek & Keith

Let's get to some serious stuff THE RESULTS

Brett, Andrea and Paul B on the podium

Brett finished his first walking round since November with a great result of 39 Stableford points, followed by Andrea, just a tiny point behind, with Paul B placing third.

Congratulations to the winners. 👏👏👏

NOVELTIES

NTP #2 4D followed by Andrea outperformed by STEPH

LD women #8 Birgit, Kerry, Vickie, Andrea but MAUREEN got it

LD men #9 only 2 put their drive onto the fairway: Earl overdriven by MARK H

NTP in 2 #10 the one and only BORIS

Nearest bunker #14 Keith beaten by MARK H

The GOLDEN HOLE is still collecting funds.

BIRDIES

Brett holes 13 & 8

Paul B holes 9 & 17

Maureen holes 4 & 17

Carol selling the raffle token

Vickie and Michael working on the fine funds

Brett is concentrating to remember his crimes

here Carols goes

and Michael is the happy winner
of the first raffle price,
a gift card for the Lot Six Zero bistro

A couple of blond moments:

- Vickie and Maureen failed to register for the SOS competition, they registered to the "normal Old Course comp, so their scores are not coming up on the result table.

- Gary B failed to register his scores after the game, he might have had a very bad round

QUOTE of the day

Birgit: "Today I have a chance to put my name onto the "Longest Drive Women" card

Vickie" Are you playing in the first group?"

LOST AND FOUND