By Ron Hottes
Wednesday 14 December, Stableford:
When it comes to streaks of good form, in sporting events, there are levels of that type of form! A player might be in “rare form”, perhaps even “red-hot form”. But the winner on this day was John Hall, and he is clearly in WHITE-HOT FORM! John’s score posted was an exceptional 42 points, and this gave him his third win in a row, definitely a rare exploit! Laurie Doyle took home the runner-up voucher with 38 points, a total that would win on many other days! With these scores recorded, balls were lucky to extend as far down as 33. The NTPss were shared among K.B. (3rd), Clinton Toohey (9th), Mr Scotland Leckenby (12th) and John Haynes (15th).
TWILIGHT:
On a fine, but very cold afternoon/evening, top-class scores were always going to be rare! One classy score was posted by Danny Fox, one of the very consistent A-Graders! Danny’s solid 20 points still only snuck in on a tight countback! Paul Osbourne, another consistent A-Grader, was the unlucky runner-up, “dudded” over the last three holes! Both boys deserved the vouchers that are coming their way! Balls extended to 16, also on a countback, with Ash Hall being the lucky-last recipient! NTP winners were as follows: Andrew Yuill,( our regular Bairnsdale guest – on the 3rd), Chris Connell, (second shot approach – on the 6th) and to Shane Campbell ( 9th – well done, Bomber!)
Saturday 18 December, 4-person Ambrose and Christmas lunch/Presentation:
This novelty event can produce some stunning scores and so it came to be! ( It’s all about how you use your collective handicap!) The winning team, with a superb Nett 55.7, consisted of Jaqui, John and Ashleigh Hall, plus Grant Rankin. This was a most appropriate win as The Professionals ( Ash Hall is the Principal Director), sponsored the event, this being their 20th consecutive year of support! The runner-up team included Peter Whitehead, Paul Osbourne, Ken White and David Hatt, and they posted a Nett 55.5, to be just “pipped on the post!” There was no ball rundown, but there were five NTP winners. They were: Tom Barr (3rd), Kenno (5th), Peter Fox (9th AND 12th—good shooting Pete!) and Lee Creedy (for an excellent tee shot on the tricky 15th!)
