EASTER CUP

Well, that was weird. An absolutely beautiful day, with barely a breath of wind, and some of the worst scores ever. 

Does anyone have a realistic explanation for what happened there? I'm almost embarrassed to put our scores in the West Australian this week. 

Fancy limping into the bar after scoring a woeful 29 and discovering you've come third. 

Or, even worse, a very mediocre 31 and going home with the silverware. 

Ah well, it's a funny game. 

Shelley is approaching an important birthday, and has been casting her eye over possible presents.

MALCOLM: Tell her she's dreaming

We had our very own Easter bunny.

Today, the ball's going down the hole, not the rabbit

And ultimately, a deserving winner of the Easter Cup (albeit on countback from Bernie). 

It's not about how many, but how many more than everyone else

Next week, we host the WA Blind Golfers Association for our annual fixture, the Fellowship Trophy - which is currently held by SOS after a determined effort last year. 

At the moment, we're expecting nine competitors from WABGA. 

And afterwards, it's off to Perry Lakes for an SOS barbecue. Stephanie assures us she is going to invest in some quality sausages. Watch out for this bloke:

I've been chasing this bunny all afternoon

Today's novelties

	NOVELTY	HOLE	CONTENDERS	WINNER
	LD	2	Lynne	Frances
	NTP in 3	8	John, Peter	Shelley
	NTP in 2	12	Gary, John, Max, Peter	Stephanie
	NTP	18	John	Gary
	GOLDEN HOLE		NO WINNER

And the overall scores

	PLAYER	SCORE
	Glen	31
	Bernie	31
	Brett	29
	John	29
	Lynne	29
	Stephanie	29
	Jeanie	29
	Frances	29
	Derek	29
	Gary	28
	Richard O	26
	Earle	26
	Dave	26
	Greg	26
	Richard Y	25
	Peter	24
	Max	24
	Shelley	23
	Jack	22
	Gim	21

Worried about clocking a fine for assaulting the wildlife? Here's a cautionary tale:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6938667/Rabid-bobcat-attacks-golfer-Connecticut-course.html

 Next week, Stableford, while hosting the WABGA. Get your cards in the normal way from the pro shop.

LADIES DAY

So, the once in a year Ladies Day.

Girls are gonna win today, OK, so just get used to it.

What's the origin? According to Gary, it's because the ladies always grizzled that they couldn't ever win anything, so it became the one day in the year that the prizes and novelties could only be won by the girls.

Obviously since then the ladies have improved, as they seem to win most things these days. But there you are, a bit of history.

And to make it a bit more fun, the guy with the lowest score gets the "Mug's Trophy".

Passing the trophy, from one mug to another

Don't be too down-hearted - there are some famous names on that trophy!

Our captain, before decamping to Bali, left the rules for this week's competition. A Stableford competition, with three holes (which numbers were kept secret until after the game) not counting - hence the popular name "Three Blind Mice".

Strangely (?) enough, the four ladies playing in the competition today managed to fill the bottom four places of the final standings. So perhaps there was something in the historical rationalisation after all.

We welcomed Lisa Wain who played today as a guest. We also welcomed coach back from Vietnam - didn't play today, just turned up to win the raffle!

You will no doubt have noticed specimens of Anisynta sphenosema in flight around the golf course today.

Anisynta sphenosema

This butterfly, known as the Wedge Grass Skipper, is only found in SW Australia (people from the Eastern states fly here to see it!) and unusually, it flies at the end of summer rather than the beginning like most of our local species. Today they were in the bush to the left of the third hole, and on the twelfth fairway, and probably plenty of other spots, too.

So, a conventional Stableford competition for the guys, and a highly modified one for the girls. How did it pan out?

	PLAYER	SCORE	BIRDIES
	John	39
	Peter	37	6,11
	Ian	36	9
	Don	35	13
	Richard Y	35
	Earle	35
	Ross	33
	Greg	32
	Glen	32
	Brett	32	2,9
	Jack	30
	Derek	29
	Max	28
	Shelley	27
	Frances	27
	Stephanie	24
	Gim	24

A great round from John, who managed 39 points without a single birdie.

One and two on the leader board

The holes that didn't count were the first, the fifth and the seventeenth, which meant the ladies final score was calculated like this:

	PLAYER	SCORE	SCORE ON DELETED HOLES	MODIFIED SCORE	STANDING
	Stephanie	24	5	19	4
	Gim	24	4	20	3
	Shelley	27	5	22	2
	Frances	27	3	24	1

And that's how you win the day with 24 points!

We were pleased to present Glen with his award for a hole in one, back when we played the Yellow Peril game.

Let's not forget the novelties:

	NOVELTY	HOLE	CONTENDERS	WINNER
	NTP	6		Max
	NTP in 3	3	John, Earle	Glen
	LD	11	Richard, John, Frances, Ian	Brett
	NTP	15		John

(that last one looks wrong - correct me if you've got better information)

Next week, it's the Easter Cup on the Tuart - a Stableford competition.