The battle for the 2026 Benkerr Cup, fought over 3 and 10 October, proved to be a cliffhanger with the combined result a difference of just 0.62 points.
The weather forecast promised many showers! However, while rain fell both before and after the competition, blue skies and little wind prevailed during play! Spring at its best!
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| Lynley & Lynne's cart bedecked with all things Aussie Aussie Aussie ! |
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| Shelley, sandwitched between 'ROW's' Peter and Gerry |
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| Greg Ben'kerr'nett and Faye Millar proudly representing the Aussie contingent! |
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| Andrea, Roland & Barry recite Coops' pep talk message before commencement of battle! |
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| Gooch being sledged before the game by Birgit, Roland & Barry - on instructions by ROW's Captain, Coops! |
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| A smart cart! Guess the owner |
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| There is no doubt which team Gerry and Birgit represent! |
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| There is a lot of experience in this ROW group! |
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| Greg with Shelley, showing off her Aussie golf shirt! |
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| Paul B, Dave M & Karl ready to roll. |
Coops quietly recites his pep talk before striking the ball
SOS President's News
Anniversary celebrations to Earle who has marked his 74th birthday on Sunday, 11 October!
Next Week members will contest the Memorial Cup which will be played on the Tuart Course, commencing at 7.40am! It will be a stableford competition.
The SOS 2026 Gala Dinner is being held on Saturday, 28 November. The venue is being kindly provided by the Popes' at the Innaloo Lot Six Zero Eatery. If you (& partner / guest) wish to attend, please contact Paul Gardner or Shelley which will allow SOS to get an idea of numbers. Further details will be provided later.And the winner is . . . . . . R O W . . . . . . by 0.62 strokes, the narrowest of margins!
The Australian team, after winning Round 1 by a margin of 1.62 strokes, were outclassed by a resurgent ROW team which scored a margin of 2.24 strokes in Round 2. |
| ROW's Captain Coops, supported by Roland & Gerry, grasps the Benkerr Cup and celebrate the close win, while Greg and the Aussie team ponder a missed opportunity! |
While the winning margin of 0.62 strokes was narrow, the ROW teams was assisted by 3 factors:
(i) a mesmeric digital pep talk sent by ROW Captain Paul 'Coops' Cooper to his team on the eve of the final round,
(ii) the results of Round 2 included top scores to 3 ROW contestants who took out 1st, 2nd & 3rd places; with the top 11 places taken by 9 ROW'ers, and
(iii) the absence of Colin Kerr (the kerr in the Benkerr Cup) who is recovering from a dodgy knee injury. Colin's scores are usually high and may have made a difference had he been able to play! Get well soon Colin.
Individual Scores for 10 October
Eagles & Birdies
Despite the excellent conditions, there were no Eagles and only 4 birdies recorded:
Gim on hole 3
Barry on hole 7
Karl on hole 17, and
Faye on hole 18
Novelties
The Golden Hole was valued at a measley $40 and unclaimed.
Hole 6 - nearest to pin in 1 - Lynne Malone
Hole 9 - Ladies longest drive - Birgit, outdriven by Faye, bettered by Maureen
Hole 11 - nearest to pin in 3 - Paul B, bettered by Karl, beaten by Greg
Hole 15 - Men's longest drive - Paul B
Hole 18 - nearest to pin in 1 - Karl , but Goochy closer and Maureen closest!
The Ash Tray Collection
The Australian team provided the fines caller and collectors and all players were back to an equal footing as a total of $25.60 was raised for falling foul of the SOS fines listing.
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| Glen collects Ash Tray donations from Gim for one of her several transgressions! The Ash Tray Collection Glen won the 1st prize in the raffle draw receiving a $10 Wembley Gift Card. A total of 69 numbered tokens were in the barrel. |
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| 1st prize in the raffle draw is won by Glen! |
. . . . . . . and a few thoughts to sharpen up your game . . . . . .
Many thanks to several contributors, particularly Gerry for the 'Benkerr' picture at the top of the blog and all cartoons! Blog fodder also gratefully received from Karl, Andrea, Faye & Shelley.
And apologies for the late blog release caused by a combination of watching some of the Bathurst 1000 race on Sunday (during the last 3 laps the top 4 cars were only separated by 1.7 seconds after completing 154 of the 157 laps - with the leader running out of fuel on the last lap😝), technical issues transferring pics from my iPhone to my Gmail account; also making many attempts to drag Karl's video into the blog with uncertain results).😖
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