STABLEFORD

IT was a lover and his lass,
   With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,
That o'er the green corn-field did pass,
   In the spring time, the only pretty ring time,
When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding;
Sweet lovers love the spring.

 

Yes, it’s spring time, and for that piece of doggerel we have to thank William Shakespeare, who really should have known better.

 

Fortunately, Saturday was another of those days that Perth is famous for - a perfect 24 degrees, sunshine and the merest breeze.

Which probably goes a long way to explaining the excellent Stableford scores. Also perhaps a relief after a couple of punishing stroke weeks.

Colin throws in the towel

It was good to see Kerry back, after something of a peregrination around the globe

And Bernie, taking time off from behind the bar at the Spencers Brook pub.

Interesting problem registering first thing - the printer wasn't working. We had to use the tiny cards, and manually enter our scores at the end of the day. 

Carol wonders how she's going to fill in the tiny card

Congrats to Gardy, with his new job, and to Popey, who in the absence of the President, the Captain, the Vice-Captain, the acting Vice-Captain and the Treasurer did an excellent job of masterminding the ‘afters’.

Let's see what you do with that one, Gardy.

As reported last week, if you’re not present at the end of the game, you won’t be eligible to win the novelties. No problem this week, with all the winners being there to collect their vouchers.

Nearest the pin on the 2^nd: Popey, outpointed by Gardy

Nearest the pin on the 18^th: Keith in the first group, who put one about one metre from the flag and was never bested. And yes, he got the birdie.   

Nearest in three on the 13^th: Keith again on the marker, but this time beaten by Roland, then Lynley, and finally by Coops.

Nearest on the 6^th: Shelley, bested by Mark W

and LD on the 8^th (for all genders and orientations), Derek, Keith, Lynley, Frances, Steph and finally Bernie!

Roland not in best position

The Golden Hole was unclaimed this week.

A fair sprinkling of birdies:

Popey on the 3^rd

Roland on the 16^th

Keith on the 18^th

Lynne on the 18^th

Gardy on both the 7^th and the 8^th!

And an Eagle for Mark Wilson on the 15^th, with a monster drive down to the tree on the left, a 7-iron to the green and one putt. Well done, sir!

Easiest hole on the course!

And so, to the results - no trophy today, just a gentle round of Stableford.

A great round there from Greg, outpointing Keith and Popey, all of whom had an excellent game.

And special thanks to everyone who sent photos, especially Gardy who always has a keen eye for a picture opportunity.

Next week it’s the Country Cup at Meadowsprings on the Sunday, with a 9am tee-off. There will be no game on the Saturday.

Apparently there’s a possibility of a freeway closure between Warwick Road and Karrinyup Road on the Sunday. If that forms part of your route, you are advised to check well before time.

In the meantime, if you haven’t seen it before, Kitty Flanagan’s Beginner's Guide to Golf is worth a view: