EASTER CUP

 

EASTER CUP

So, here we are at last.

Taking no prisoners today

It’s Easter, but the sun is still shining.

Planning to tee off down the middle today

Sun cream weather well into autumn.

No longer Captain, going to enjoy myself just playing golf

That’s the beauty of Perth.

Revv'd up and ready to go

A reasonable field today, 24 golfers on the card.

Driving lessons? I don't need driving lessons.
 I've driven a cart before lots of times. 
 

Nuria still in recovery. Colin caring for family in England. Kerry in America. Lynne and Shelley still cruising.

But Frances and Derek back from Sydney.

And James still nursing his foot, but giving the golf a go.

And his first time managing the novelties.

Vickie tree-hugging for the second hole in succession

Did anyone have cause to use the new lost ball rule?

All our friends in one picture

Birthdays for Kerry, Colin and Paul Boquest this week. Happy birthday you'all.

 

 

Next week, the fixtures would suggest American Foursomes, but the consensus is that since we played this recently, we’ll play something else. Probably a fun game as we shortly begin a series of ‘serious’ games, for which no quarter will be asked or given.

The time is 7:24 again. Pyjamas are considered suitable garb for the first nine holes.

Don't you love this game?

Not so much "great shot" all the time.  Let's have a bit more honesty in the game:

There were birdies a-plenty today:

Keith on 6 and 18

Goochie 4 and 15

Mark Wilson on 7, 8, 15 and 16

Hilly on 2

Derek on 6, and

Lynley on 15.

That downhill par 5 15th always a birdie favourite.

And apparently this was the safest place for the wildlife when Greg was on the 18th tee today.

After his shot went in the water, his disappointment was overwhelming. As he strode purposefully to the edge of the pond, apparently preparing to end it all, his playing partners called out to him "Don't do it Greg, don't do it." 

So he didn't.

Meanwhile, some of us had difficulty judging distance on the green. 

Are these greens sanded, or has the grass grown back?

Peter Baird walked up to the 18^th tee, reminding us that the last two times he had played the hole, he had put his ball in the water.

That’s right - he did it again. And with his second effort.

Sometimes it just feels like this is the shot

 

 

And the novelties:

Girl’s longest drive on the 5^th - Carol, then Vickie, then Frances.

Men’s longest drive on the 8^th - Earle, beaten by Hilly

NTP in 3 on the 11^th, Goochie, beaten by Keith

NTP in 2 on the 10^th, Gary

and NTP on the 18^th, Goochie, beaten by Keith again.

Gardy had the edge on the longest drive, unfortunately it just crept off the fairway.

These don't count!

The results today

An exceptional result for Steph, playing off 14.

Beat 80 off the stick for the first time today

And congratulations to Frances and Keith, both enjoying a podium finish.

Disappointment for Roland. Having qualified for the lollies, Andrea admitted she had left them in the fridge at home. 

Negotiating that tricky interregnum between administrations. We'll all have it sorted soon.

An interesting outcome on the raffle, where Vickie, not content with picking Earle’s number for the first prize, went on to pick his other number for the second prize.

Just a coincidence, really.

The government invigilators were not happy.

Still waiting for that first hole in one? This may help explain the problem;

 

 

 

Stableford on Old Course 23.03.2024

 

                                        BEFORE THE GAME

welcome back TJ

and the ususal partners in crime

Dave, good to see you 

yes, gentlemen, you too 

Earle, one of our most diligent sun screen user,
with (still) vice-captain Andrea

Some even doing a bit of putting practise

                                    DURING THE GAME

Easter egg hunt?

Oh, no, Mark W had a bad-ish day,
here his ball at hole # 18

Thanks Coopey for sending in the evidence that some of us actually played golf.

                                    AFTER THE GAME

Everybody is enjoying the after game drinks and snacks at Lake Perry

Roland, Dave & Boris

TJ

many of us

Vickie

Bernie & Pugdog

                                            THE RESULTS

Andrea won with 37 pts, closely followed by Glen Pope (37 pts) and Vickie with 36 pts.

That's how victory looks like

The podium with Captain Gerry

                                                    THE NOVELTIES

LD men hole #8                Coops, followed by Gordon, beaten by Goochy

LD women hole # 9           Vicki overdriven by Andrea

NTP in 2 hole # 10               Goochy followed by Roland

NT bunker # hole 14            Coops beaten by Gerry

NTP in 3 # hole 18                Coops beaten by Goochy 

Gary won the Golden Hole jackpot on hole # 16
$ 150

The other golden hole winners were less lucky. 

Puggy beat Andrew on the 2nd GH (#2) for exact $ 15. Life can be unfair.

Soon to be ex-captain with his co-captains
Goochy, Andrea & Earle

RAFFLE TIME

Who wants wine or bubbles?

Treasurer Peter in action

Gerry's last task as acting captain

                                                                    THE AGM

Tony read the last AGM minutes which were approved by the assembly.

Below is the 2024 /2025 Committee approved and elected by the assembly

Tony Gooch                        re-elected  President 

Andrea Williams                 new Captain 

James Axzon,                     new Vice Captain

Shelley Yeo.                        re elected  Booking Officer 

Peter Baird -                       re-elected Treasurer

Derek                                  re-elected communication officer (supported by Peter & Birgit)

Glenn Kelly.                        new social event organiser 

Karl Kusak                          new  assistant social event organiser 

New position in committee:  General Affairs Coordinator Proposed by Goochy, seconded by Andrea  ;in summary  processing of paperwork for new members, recruitment, purchasing for the Club, (shirt, promotion material etc ), sponsorship and general support to the President and committee when requested (replacement etc..) 

Nomination Gerry Tessier     approved by the assembly

Some modification on Fixtures proposed by Greg Bennet, approved by assembly, the president will modify & resend to all members.

Local rules proposed by Gerry Tessier to Committee and assembly and approved.

2- FOOTPRINT IN BUNKER - ABNORMAL COURSE CONDITIONS - LOCAL RULES 

It was suggested to the committee and assembly to consider as abnormal course condition when the ball sits in a footprint in the bunker and then to get free relief. 

Relief of ball maximum of 2 cm, not closer to the hole, must be dropped as regular procedure and the ball cannot be cleaned during the process.

Irish Stableford on Old

It's that time of year when most of us have to brush up our knowlege of things "IRISH" and search the moth blown areas of our wardrobes for things GREEN!

And so it was as members arrived for the SOS Annual St Patrick's Day game of Irish Stableford.

Glenn Pug Dog Kelly makes a colourful arrival!

Keith, Andrea & Gardi in various shades of greenery!

Carol & Mark H looking for their team members?

Take #1 of the group photo

    

The weather was pretty good compared with recent months! However, the humidity was unusually high with temperatures in the low 30's, with plenty of cloud cover and the occasional light breeze.

There was a short list of instructions on how to play the game, the first being that each group had to select a name.

Group 1  - The Scarlet Pimpinels (Don, Mark W, Gary)

Group 2  - We Are The Craic*  (Barry, Gardi, Mark S)

Group 3   - Kelley's Heroes  (Gerry, Glenn K, Carol)

Group 4   - Gimmey's    (Greg, Keith, Paul C, Gim)

Group 5   - Póg mo thóin Craic **    (Bernie, Steph, Peter, Karl)

Group 6  -  Galway Hookers   (Mark H, Goochy, Andrea, Brett)

* Craic (/kræk/ KRAK) or crack is a term for news, gossip, fun, entertainment, and enjoyable conversation, particularly prominent in Ireland. It is often used with the definite article – the craic – as in the expression "What's the craic?" (meaning "How are you?" or "What's happening?").

** translated as "kiss my arse"

A humorous Hiberno-English catch-phrase, conveying disrespect or incredulity, also sometimes used to trick foreigners into using a vulgarity!

The 2nd and 3rd instructions involved obtaining a Golf Link card for your handicap and a group card for the team results.  Not all individuals or groups managed to get this right, causing some angst during the course of play and issues convincing the Captain of their results.

The Captain reported that Pug Dog realised after 16 holes of golf the match was set up for the Tuart Course, when we played the Old Course!  Sounds like something got lost in the translation!?

For Group 5, the absence of a group score card meant they also forgot to choose a team name until arriving at the 19th hole! By all accounts, playing in an atmosphere of nameless anonimity Bernie, Steph, Peter & Karl lost some of their team spirit and their scoring suffered accordingly! 

"We Are The Craic"
Mark S, Gardi & Barry comprise the 2nd group off the 1st tee!

Take #2 as additional members seize the opportunity!

President, Tony Gooch, announced that Lynley Hunter will be celebrating her birthday next Thursday, 21 March. Also, Keith Barrow celebrated his birthday yesterday, 15 March! Andrea's birthday on 6 March was also acclaimed as she has been absent for several weeks. 

Tony also reminded everyone that the SOS 2024 Annual General Meeting will be held next weekend at the Perry Lakes BBQ area.  So, go directly to the AGM venue after completing next week's round.  Food and drink will be provided.

Irish Stableford Results

Team Captain, Gerry Tessier, announced that only 10 points separated first from last with:

1st  Galway Hookers (Mark H, Goochy, Andrea, Brett) winning the competition with 89 points.

2nd  The Scarlet Pimpernels (Don, Mark W, Gary) just 3 points back on 86.

3rd Team Póg mo thóin Craic 3rd with 84 points.

4th place - Kelley's Heroes on 83 points

5th place - We Are The Craic on 81 points, and

6th place - Gimmey's on 79 points

The Galway Hookers each received a bottle of Baileys Irish Cream, while Bernie sponsored a another bottle of the same as a lucky dip prize . . won by Peter!

The Winners Podium including Team Galway Hookers - Andrea, Brett, Goochy & Mark H
with Bernie (true product of Ireland) and Peter (lucky dip winner).

Individual stableford results are shown below with Paul Cooper taking the honours, closely followed by Don Beasley and Brett Fordham.

Greg narrowly won the bag of lollies, from Gardi and Peter, and did a outstanding job in reading out the list of fines most generously donated by members - a total of $39.75 was raised for the Ash Tray Fund!

The Golden Hole did not go off this round and has increased to $143.  As 'the pot' will pass the $150 mark next week, a 2nd GH will commence on a separate par 3 hole. Details to be advised . . .   

Only 2 birdies were scored, which is well down on normal competition days! Don scored on hole 10 while Paul C scored on hole 14.

Novelties

NTP on #2  -  Gim, bettered by Steph.

NTP in 3 on #8 - Gerry outdistanced by Coops.

LD women on #10 - only one . . stiff knees (with cat bite) Andrea!

LD men on #11 - Mark W wins alone (got in early in first group!)

NTP in 2 on #15 - Gary erased by Bernie!

Costume Contest

The prize for the most original costume of the day was tightly contested, but was awarded to Pug Dog Kelly for his West Coast Fever T-Shirt (green), floral swim shorts and blarny hat - see top of blog for picture!

Others were highly commended, but fell short of the mark!

The Raffle

A total of 48 discs were purchased giving punters a 1 in 8 chance of winning a prize. Not sure who won, but Carol did an excellent job of churning the barrel!

Next Week

We have the Perry Lakes Cup played on the Old Course commencing at 8.44 am.

After completing play, members should go directly to the Perry Lakes BBQ area where the SOS 2024 Annual General meeting will be held.  Food and drinks will be supplied.

 

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