Country Cup

 

SOS Celebrated its annual Country Cup event at Mosquito Springs.

Andrea nails the over-the-water shot while the gallery watch in the background

 

Opened in 1987, Mosquito Springs Golf and Country Club offers ‘golf as nature intended’. The course, designed by Robert Trent Jones Jnr., presents a highly regarded test for players but is also renowned for its playability. (!)

 

During its short history the West Australian Open Championship has been held at Mosquito Springs on seven occasions.

Boris on the first tee...

...and he nails the drive

 

Masquerading as Meadow Springs, and measuring 6189 metres from the blue tees, the golf course promises a unique experience through open bush land, the layout dictated by the natural features of the land. 

Mark in the pro-shop

Towering 200 year old Tuart trees line generous fairways and subtly rolling greens. Few holes run parallel enhancing the sensation of being alone in the wilderness.

The girls getting lost in the wilderness

 

Those of us who didn’t play well struggled to find excuses. The weather was perfect, the course was in good condition, and the handicaps were generous.

 Perhaps the provision of extensive bunkers, and the absence of flat lies on the fairways were what created significant challenges for those of us with a limited repertoire of shots.

Gardy in trouble

It was, as always, a fun day out in the country with friends, and a rumbustious ‘afters’ with a generous donation of fines.

Karl exploring the further reaches of the course

Steph not intimidated by the water features

Two in the bunker, balls in the water and lost balls generated significant fines this week.

And special thanks to Andrea, Shelley and Goochy for all the hard work, that made for a well-organised and seamless experience for all of us.

Birdies were hard to come by, but the following deserve mention:

Paul B on the 18^th

Lynne on the 7^th

Gary on the 5^th, and

Frances, with birdies on both the 4^th and the 14^th.

The novelties were hotly contested:

NTP in 3 on the 13^th, Trevor, Lynne, bested by Mark Wilson

NTP in 2 on the 10^th, Andrea, beaten by Stephy, beaten by Shelley

Oh dear! Looks like someone's buggy followed them into the bunker. 

Osprey waiting for stray balls on the eighth. No eagles here!

Everyone from Group 5 on the green in one

and Shelley birdies it

NTP on the 11^th, Popey, beaten by Trevor, beaten by Vicky, beaten by Gardy

Shot of the day - Paul B on the 12th, par 3
Landed the ball 10 ft from the pin -but missed the putt coming back.

NTP on the 4^th, just one name, Karl

and NTP in 3 on the 17^th, Paul B, then Earle, then Lynne, Bernie and finally Shelley

Gardy's marker. A long way from home. 

 

	PLAYER	SCORE
	Gardy	37
	Gary	34
	Popey	33
	Stephie	33
	Don	32
	Vicky	32
	Andrea	32
	Lynne	31
	Colin	31
	Roland	31
	Shelley	31
	Frances	31
	Gim	30
	Bernie	30
	Coops	30
	Earle	29
	Karl	28
	Paul B	28
	Lynley	27
	Boris	25
	Birgit	24
	Gerry	24
	Mark W	23
	Andrew	22
	Greg	22
	Trevor	21
	Derek	15

The results range from the sublime to the ridiculous, but no doubt about the winner.

The Big Three

 

A clear winner by three strokes, and not much doubt about the wooden spoon either!

A special thanks this week to all those who contributed pictures - a great effort.

Congratulations to Gary, winner of the South Australian All-Abilities
Net Champion last week. 

Nest week, it’s the first round of the BenKer Cup. Let’s see the ROW team displaying their allegience with their dress, where possible, and remember - it’s an averaged calculation for the winning team, so everyone’s score counts.

In the meantime, if you’d like to see how the new barmaid at the Spencer’s Brook pub is managing to pull pints, take a look at this: