PAR PLUS

Yes, it was a bit nippy to start with

Not making that mistake of playing with the white balls again...

We rugged up

I'm gonna make sure I chip into the sunny bits

And one or two of us even managed to hit the middle of the fairway on the first

But the sun soon came out and we peeled off those puffy jackets

Par Plus was an interesting challenge.

 

Not the shots, but the scoring.

However, the computer has learnt how to score it, so no dramas.

Nailed it!

The novelties proved a challenge


And the Golden Hole jackpots again.

	NOVELTY	HOLE	CONTENDERS	WINNER
	LD	2	Kerry, Rob, Paul,Don	Brett
	NTP in 3	8		Keith
	NTP in 2	12	Max, Keith	Derek
	NTP	18		Keith

Be worth a midweek practice on that par 3, could pick up a couple of hundred dollars next weekend

Found this in the trees. Anyone want to claim it?

We welcomed Tony to the group

They're a bit of a funny bunch, but they seem friendly enough..

Tony shot a very creditable score - I think he's played before..

	PLAYER	SCORE
	Brett	-7
	John	-6
	Peter	-6
	Dave	-4
	Kerry	-4
	Keith	-3
	Shelley	-3
	Max	-3
	Stephanie	-2
	Derek	-2
	Rob	-2
	Ross	-2
	Richard Y	-1
	Frances	+1
	Don	+2
	Paul	+2

Two weeks running - whatever he's on, I want some

And said goodbye to Keith and Carol for a while

We'll be reading the blog every week..

 - look forward to seeing you both back again in the summer.

Just popped up this morning

Peter obviously has a breeding pair of flamingos nearby - he's discovered a baby one in his backyard.

Does it peck?

Might want to have a word with Jeanie about that. Assuming she's managed to get her birds back.

We'll be home soon..

The Country Cup is coming up on Sunday September 29th at Meadowsprings. Remember, we won't be playing on Saturday 28th, the day before. Let me or Gary know if you'd like to come and haven't filled in the form yet.

Meadowsprings - kinda nice

$75 for members, $90 for guests. That includes the game, cart, lunch and practice balls.

I think Ian's taken the trophy on holiday with him, but there's room to put a new name on it when he brings it back

And here's something that may not have occurred to you before:

Nest week, it's semi-finals of the Match Play competition, while the rest of us play 4BBB. 

Meanwhile, thanks to Keith for this cautionary tale.

WINTER CUP, ROUND 2

A big day for SOS - not just the final round of the Winter Cup





But also Christmas in July in August.

I've won the raffle

We beat the weather forecast again - a delightful day of golf before a deluge on the way home.

How good are we?


Well, not that good actually.

Apart from Paul, who had a round to remember.

Police say this man is still at large, and should not be approached

75 off the stick, 13 pars and a nett 62! Deftly managed to avoid a single birdie.

Ian's view from Darwin Yacht Club - have a great time, mate

And Keith, who scuffed his first drive, barely avoiding a slut, before birdying with a pitch shot from 120 metres that hit the flag and dropped in the hole.

It's a funny game.

I won a golf ball, too

The Golden Hole accumulates yet another week's worth of contributions

	NOVELTY	HOLE	CONTENDERS	WINNER
	NTP in 2	6	Paul, Shelley	Earle
	NTP	18	Shelley	John
	LD	13	Malcolm, Earle, John	Don
	NTP in 3	9		Paul

17 players for the second round,

	PLAYER	SCORE	BIRDIES
	Paul	62
	Shelley	68
	John	68	3, 17
	Don	73	5
	Keith	73	1
	Dave	74
	Stephanie	75
	Richard Y	75
	Earle	75
	Frances	75
	Peter	77
	Gary	78
	Ross	78
	Greg	78
	Jeanie	79
	Derek	82
	Gim	90

So prizes to Paul, John and Shelley

Didn't they do well

And the aggregate totals for the two rounds.

	PLAYER	TOTAL
	John	140
	Paul	141
	Earle	144
	Keith	146
	Frances	148
	Richard Y	149
	Peter	150
	Don	150
	Dave	153
	Greg	154
	Stephanie	155
	Jeanie	155
	Gary	156
	Derek	157

And Paul's amazing round not enough to topple John, who managed two very solid rounds, with Earle in third place.

How good were they!

Whoops, done a Steffi! I forgot my clubs

Then it was off to Christmas.

Looking forward to a good time with my new friends

An absolute triumph, and one of SOS's greatest ever events.

BTW, has anyone seen these flamingoes? Apparently escaped after the Kris Kringle last night - last seen at Scarborough Beach

 Fantastic effort from Kerry, and her band of willing helpers, who produced a magnificent spread.

Now that's what I call a turkey

And then, of course, there was the Kris Kringle event - always a blast.

Looking great. The ham's very attractive, too

Much fun was had by all - again, a huge thank you to Kerry - we're very lucky to have you.

I'm tucking in..

Some of George Calombaris' underpaid (unpaid) workers

We work for tips

Next week, Par Plus on the Tuart - see you there.

Escaped flamingoes spotted making new friends here  - please call Jeanie if you know where they are now

By now, the party was really beginning to swing. Mainly from left to right and up and down a bit.

If you can remember it, you probably weren't really there.

I went back for seconds

I'm having some ham with my cherries

Gosh, this was the part of the evening I really don't remember

Another sighting of the flamingo. 

An absolute blast of an evening - huge thanks to everyone who contributed. These are the sort of things that make belonging to a club like SOS worthwhile. Well done.