The SOS Anniversay Cup was held in perfect conditions, attracting 25 players. The weather was splendid - not too hot, no wind & blue skies. Even the plundering crow population appeared to have taken a holiday!
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| Barry, Gary & Derek on the 1st tee. |
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| Lynne & Shelley |
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| Mark S & Stephanie with Karl (note thongs) dropping by for a chat. |
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| Greg, Steph & Colin at the start. |
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| Coops stoops to examine the poor lie! |
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| Somewhere in the foliage Mark Smith is taking his 4th stroke off the 2nd tee and has still not cleared the white markers. Clearly the grounds staff should have cut the rough shorter? |
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| Evidence that anything is possible in golf - Carol outdrives Coops !! |
Wildlife Report - Lynne spotted a blue tongue lizard crossing the 14th hole fairway and escorted the reptile toward the bush!
President's Address
SOS President Gerry Tessier opened the meeting noting the Annual Dinner held last Saturday had been a great success. The event had come in under budget which was assisted by $465 raised from an auction of the table decorations!
The SOS Christmas Cheer event will be held on 20 December after the competition for the SOS Christmas Cup. Once again, Kerry Edwards has very kindly offered to host the event at her Floreat home. The address will be provided separately closer to the date. Santa Claus will hand out presents from his secret Santa bag which will be filled by gifts from those present to the value of $20 to $30 approx.
Frances, Shelley and Andrea willl be organising the event and will let you know more details later.
Next Week's Game - on 13 December a game of Ambrose 4's will be played on the Old Course with a scheduled start of 7.56 am.
Membership Renewal 2026 - All members need to contact Derek Longhurst by 20 December to advise him whether or not they will be renewing their membership for 2026. Derek's email address is derekcva@gmail.com Confirmation of your intention is required now* however, payment will be requested between 15 and 30 January 2026. [* Golf Australia must be informed of numbers by 31 December].
The committee has decided the membership fee for 2026 will be $180 which is $15 more than for 2025. The 2026 fee is still considered very competative for the services provided by SOS compared with similar clubs. The fee increase will also go some way to accomodate price increases for food, trophy costs etc.
Nominations for 2026 Committee Members - any member is welcome to discuss the opportunity to nominate themselves as a member of the 2026 Committee. Nominations will close at a date to be fixed in February 2026 and appointments are made at the Annual General Meeting, usually held in late March.
The Committee positions are:
President
Captain
Vice Captain
Treasurer
Communications Officer
Bookings Officer
Social Organiser
Social Organiser Assistants
Donation to Kings Park Honour Avenue Group (KPHAG) - as most are aware, the month of November includes the competition for the Diggers Trophy. Additionally, fines collected during the month are used as a basis for making a donation to KPHAG to assist them in their work in maintaing the plaques placed beside trees in Kings Park commemorating fallen soldiers. As the total fines collected last month was very close to $300 the committee has decided to gift this amount to KPHAG prior to year end.
The Competition Results
Both Gary Burgess and Andrea Williams scored 70 net strokes requiring a countback to decide the winner - which is Gary Burgess.
Wayne Bradford was one stroke more on 71 net strokes and takes 3rd position.
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| Andrea not happy! Gary wins the Anniversary Cup on a countback |
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| Gary was also joint winner of the Club Championship which was announced at the Annual Dinner! |
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| The late finishers always score the table in the corner! |
Novelties
Nearest in one - Hole 2 : Lynne Malone
Longest Drive Ladies - Hole 4 : Lynne Malone
Nearest in One - Hole 6 : Mark Wilson
Men's Longest Drive - Hole 11 : Paul Boquest
Nearest in Three - Hole 18 : Brett Fordham
Golden Hole #16 won by Mark Wilson ($59)
Mark Wilson's drive on the 16th landed well within the length of the flagstick which earned him the $59 jackpot.
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| That is how it is done! |
Ash Tray Collection
Mark Smith had a shocker of a round with his driver constantly creating mischief resulting in a score of 92! Carol Barrow was runner up with a score of 87.
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| Carol, as runner up for the highest score, indulged in some on the lollies. |
As Mark was unable to attend the post match session, Brett Fordham read out the fines list, with Gerry and Shelley scooping up the donations. While the course conditions were benign many players fell foul of the rules, donating a total of $51.30. Well done all!
Bar side view
Window side view
Raffle
The raffle was expertly conducted by Barry Treak and collected a total of $79. Unfortunately the winner of the $10 gift voucher for the first draw went unrecorded!
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