By Ron Hottes
Wednesday 8 March:
Let’s start with a genuine appreciation to Phil Garside, who paid competition fees for our Lady members today, in recognition of it being International Women’s Day. Well done, Phil; the girls were very impressed with this gesture.
Now, onto golfing matters. Sometimes a golfer can pull a great round of the hat, and Kevin Conway, who is the first to admit that his form has been patchy lately, did just that as he posted a 45 point score. Now, as expected, this blew every other result out of the water. Also, no surprise that Mr. Conway’s score won the B Grade voucher by more than a handful of points. The runner-up voucher was taken home by Andrew McMath, with a solid return of 38 points. The A Grade winner, Paul ‘Ozzie’ Osbourne, with 36 points, won on a tight countback, from Paul Mason, whose 36 points meant he shot a pleasing 70 off-the-stick. These results meant the ball rundown reached 33 points. NTPs were taken home by Trevor Porter (3rd), Captain Gilmore (5th), Ron Wilson (9th), Deb Hamment (12th) and David Hatt (15th).
Twilight:
As the end of this 2022-2023 season approaches, the results posted each week just get hotter and hotter. This week there were plenty of hot players, (if you consider anything better than 18 points for a 9-hole round can be classified as hot) In the end, this week, the hottest player, with an impressive score posted of 21 points, was none other than Rodney Kempton. (I say “was none other than” because he is now suddenly, right in the mix for a Top 10 spot in the Shootout on March 30th) This hot streak of Rod’s will not please big brother Wayne. The runner-up prize was gladly taken home by Shane Campbell, with 20 solid points. Good work ‘Bomber’. Balls will be paid out to any scores of 17 up. The NTP prizes went home with Junior Spenceley (11th) and to Clinton Toohey (12th).
Saturday 11 March, Stableford:
Another ideal day, weatherwise, for golf saw a healthy field of 40 plus vie for the daily prizes on offer (This was a good size field considering it was a long weekend). The best score posted on the day was recorded by Roger Mataele, with a none-too-shabby 41 points. This earned him the A Grade voucher. The A Grade runner-up was James Stewart, posting a creditable 38 points. Good shooting to both Rog and Jimmy. The B Grade prize was snared by regular visitor Graeme Snell who grabbed that voucher with a solid 39 points. Tim Jones also had 39 points but was pipped for the top prize on a tight countback. The balls overall reached 35 points. NTP winners were Graeme Snell (3rd), Ms Nursey and Bagel (5th), Steuart Hawke (both the 9th and the 15th) and finally to the old warrior, Gerry Hadfield (12th). Pretty impressive for someone rising 96 years young.
