The SOS Cup competition moves to a conclusion.
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| I'm not going to win if I have too many of these |
A hard-fought stroke tussle between some of the clubs foremost golfers.
Who would prevail? Who indeed.
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| If I was left-handed, and trying to reach the tee-box instead of the hole, I'd be OK. |
The day dawned bright and cheerful.
Today, SOS were the early birds - a 7:30 tee-off beckoned.
Kerry was so early, that she managed to score the #1 parking spot.
It was even rumoured that she had parked there on Friday night to reserve the spot, then walked home.
There were other records broken. Paul Cooper for most ever excessive swearing (he was hatching a 7 on the par 3, so some sympathy from his playing partners).
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| %^**&!!!#%%! &*(*&)^%!! |
and Lynley, for what must be close to an all time record score for a stroke game.
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We congratulated Pug Dog on becoming a grandfather for the first time yesterday. The little bloke is to be called Winston, apparently in anticipation of his doing great things later in life.
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Pug Dog also managed three putts in the bunker, attempting to just clear the lip and allowing the ball to trickle to the hole. As Gerry puts it - the first time he’d seen someone four-putt with only one on the green.
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| Unplayable? Never! |
We celebrated a hole-in-one from Don on the 18th - congratulations, Don.
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There were birdies galore:
Popey and Andrea on the 5th
Roland, Lynley, Coops and Paul B on the 18th
Pug Dog on the 15th
Roland on the 8th
and Lynley on the 17th.
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The raffle draw gave rise to an interesting dilemma. Number 46 having been called, we conferred for some minutes while we searched for the holder. There was no doubt that number 46 had been sold, but no-one was prepared to admit to owing the precious plastic disc. It wasn’t until Pug Dog suggested that the prize should be forfeited that Coops discovered he did indeed have the number after all. Everything was amicably resolved and Coops will enjoy his success.
And the Golden Hole marker has been misappropriated. We appreciate that this is a collector’s item, but if it has found its way into your golf bag or some other place of concealment, would you please let Popey know.
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The novelties were keenly fought over, as always.
Longest Drive for the ladies on #5: Andrea, pipped by Lynley
Nearest the Pin in 2 on the 10th: Popey, Keith, Lynley, but Keith got closer still.
Nearest on the 12th: Lynley again!
Longest Drive for the men on the 15th: Keith had a monster, but Pug Dog got one even further.
And nearest on the 18th: Keith, Lynley, Roland and Karl all had their names on the marker, but no-one was going to beat Don with an ace!
So, the results for Saturday
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| Not even close, Gerry! |
Which leaves us to add the scores for the two days, and produce the final leaderboard:
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Puggy |
139 |
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Gerry |
140 |
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Colin |
140 |
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Keith |
142 |
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Don |
144 |
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Andrea |
145 |
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Roland |
145 |
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Earle |
146 |
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Karl |
146 |
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Coops |
148 |
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Gardy |
149 |
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Lynne |
149 |
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Popey |
151 |
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Boris |
152 |
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Frances |
153 |
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Mark W |
154 |
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Shelley |
161 |
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Derek |
163 |
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Kerry |
164 |
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Greg |
166 |
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Very close, but no doubt about the winner. Congratulations, Puggy - two superb rounds of golf.
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| All played well |
And now, the Gala Dinner on November 30th approacheth. Would you let Peter know asap if you are hoping to attend, and with the number of guests, should you be bringing any. Your payment should be to the general SOS account, not the booking account. (But Shelley will fix it if you send it to the wrong one),
Next week, we will be competing for the Masters’ Trophy. To qualify, members need to have won a two-week competition or participated in the Match Play final, at some point during their career with SOS.
For those who do not qualify, there will be a Stableford competition.
For the next couple of weeks, the Blog will be in the secure hands of Karl and Peter. Your photos and assorted ephemera will be appreciated as always.
