AMBROSE

 

So, Ambrose 4s - a relaxing alternative to the stressful games of stroke and par which have dominated of late.

Just loving it

The Ambrose format is apparently very popular as it allows all standards of golfers to mix and play together with equal enjoyment irrespective of ability.

The Ambrose system was named by the secretary-manager of the Victor Harbour Golf Club South Australia in honor of Richard and Mary Ambrose from Michigan, USA, who lived in the area in the 1960s where they had pastoral interests. It was also called the shotgun game. The Ambrose’s brought the game from their home club of Spring Valley Country Club in the US where it was called a different name, most like the shotgun game.

 The secretary of the Victor Harbour Club named the Australian version after Richard and Mary and it caught on when it was first played in a National Ambrose Competition at the Liverpool Club in Sydney in March 1974 for a prize of $5000. One of the winners of the first event was the professional Lindsay Sharp who had a chain of golf shops which he later sold to Ray Drummond.

Caption competition, anyone?

 After a few reshuffles, the first group teed off around 0730 under the bluest of blue skies. With five groups in all, play was brisk, with the temperature climbing to around 33 degrees by the time the last group made it in.

 Numerous birthdays were announced: Carol on Friday, Gim on December 2 and Roland yesterday.

Steph recovers her umbrella on the 11th 

 Andrea stood in for the President, who is apparently in a different hemisphere, while James announced the novelties, which went like this:

 The Golden Hole - won by Keith, while Carol has already earmarked how the funds will be distributed.

 NTP on the second, Mark Hill, outpointed by Greg and won by Andrea.

 NTP on the sixth, won by Puggy, no contest.

 NTP in three on the seventh, Mark Hill, Keith, and Puggy again.

 NTP in two on the tenth, Puggy yet again.

 And the Longest Drive on the 17^th, have a guess. Alright, it’s Puggy once more. Almost a clean sweep.

 So, how did the teams go?

 

In fifth place, Barry, Karl, Paul C and Peter, with a total handicap score of 62.875

Karl obscured by a serendipitous UFO

 

Just ahead of them in fourth position, were Andrea, Greg and Paul G, with 62.84

Beaten by decimals

 

In third, with 62.125 came Mark Hill, Mark Wilson, Kerry and Keith with 62.125

We had a lot of fun

 

Ahead of them, on  60.875 were James, Glen, Carol and Glenn

Just edged out of the winners circle

 

But clear winners, the last group of Steph, Frances, Derek and Earle with 60.375

Quietly confident from the word go

 

Earle cleaned up big time, also winning the raffle, while Paul Cooper did his duty and did an excellent job of reading out the fines. (In spite of repeated cries of "Worst fines ever" from the naughty corner.)

All's well that ends well!

 

 One for the diary - Xmas Cheer will be at Kerry's house on the 21st. Please bring a $20 Secret Santa, and let Glenn Kelly know you'll be coming. And perhaps cc James Axson, just in case. In the meantime: