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| Group 1 on the 18th |
This was it - the second round of the Spring Cup.
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Was there an air of tense expectancy - a feeling that today great scores would eventuate? Maybe an unexpected winner would emerge from the ranks of the participants?
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Not really. Just a very pleasant spring morning, with a forecast of a warm 25 degrees and not a cloud in the sky at the rather more respectable time of 8:25 for the tee-off.
A somewhat meagre field, with only 14 players available. Birgit decided to add her name to the list once she discovered she could be in the first group and get her name on the girls’ longest drive novelty. More on that later.
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| Birgit and Frances anticipating not much competition this week for Longest Drive |
But where was everyone else? They can’t all have been called up for the AFL finals. BTW, the Orange Team lost.
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We welcomed back Mark Hill, after a 5-month lay off caused by a dodgy toe.
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| Did pretty well, first week back. |
Good to have you back, Mark.
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| Birgit practising with a bag - all the holes were occupied! |
Shelley turned up at the start, and again at the end, even though she wasn’t playing.
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And Steph turned up at the end, to return the trophy and join in the socialising.
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| Yes, it was one of those |
Another report from the recovery wing - Peter Baird is going well, augmenting his pain killers with wine and whisky.
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| Roland (Group 1) and Mark (Group 2) share the space between 10 and 11 |
No birthdays this week, although Paul Cooper reminds us that is his wife’s birthday, but he accepts that there will be very little interest in that observation. Happy Birthday anyway.
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NTP in 3 on the 13th : Glen Pope, then Gary, but Mark Wilson right on the precipice of a birdie.
Longest Drive on the 16th, Glen again, Mark Wilson, Gary, but Hilly got just a toe in front (but not that toe!)
NT bunker on the 5th, Keith, but Mark Wilson got over the bunker and stayed (just) on the fairway.
NTP in 2 on the 10th: Glen again again, but Earle was closer.
NTP on the 18th: Birgit, and no-one got inside on that far left pin placement.
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And some important news about the novelties - if the winner isn’t present at the presentations afterwards, the voucher will from now on go to the next closest, and next closest, etc. If that ends up with no winner, the voucher goes back into the SOS vaults.
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| Nearly finished! |
This decision by the committee is as much as anything an attempt to cope with the onerous bookkeeping of keeping track of winners over several weeks.
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| Lovely swing, Glen. |
Another innovation is replacing the reward of two or one ball for birdying the hardest holes with two or one vouchers instead.
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A number of excellent entries for the caption competition - this was my favourite:
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Currently the annual Gala dinner is scheduled for November 30th - this will be confirmed once details of venue and food have been finalised.
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There were a number of birdies yesterday,
Mark Wilson on 11 and 15
Gary on 5 and 15
Colin on 15
Earle on 10
and Hilly on 7.
Don’t you love that 15?
So, the scores yesterday:
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Which leaves the Spring Cup leader board like this:
Keith 147
Frances 148
Mark Wilson 150
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Congratulations Keith, and a great effort by the runners-up.
And thanks to everyone who contributed photos, ideas etc.
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| I've waited all day for this |
Next week - probably Stableford, although yet to be determined. On the Tuart at 7:56 am.
The following week, there’ll be no game on the Saturday, but the Country Cup will be played at Meadow Springs on the following day (29 Sept).
Two spaces still left, at last count.
Your menu choices at Meadow Springs
will be as follows:
Chicken burger and chips
Beef burger and chips
Salad roll (for vegetarians) plus order
extra portions of chips so they can have some too.
You’ll put your order in when you
arrive at the ground, so give this question some thought before you arrive.
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