By Ron Hottes
Monday’s V.V.V’s:
Another pleasant day for golf met the Venuses, seven of whom played. They were tackling the front nine, so the results were sure to be impressive. The most impressive was Annalies Duivenvoorden, who posted a 20-point result. Good shooting Annalies. The runner-up was the distinguished Merilyn McDonald, who’s now a member of the Golf Club Committee. M.M’s 18 points were good enough to take home that voucher. No NTP winners were recorded.
Wednesday 21 February, Ralph Logan Memorial event:
Double par was played in memory of an iconic passed member, Ralph Logan. His widow, De, sponsors this event, which the Committee and all the members playing greatly appreciate. On this day, one member who especially appreciated the gesture was Kevin Conway, who just had one of those days, his +9 easily accounted for the 37 others who played. The runner-up on this day was none other than Allan Hubbard. Old Man River’s wife, Val had told me she never doubted that he still had good scores in him. A +3 was evidence of that good score. Neil ‘Mr. Scotland’ Leckenby’s +2 and Dale Horrobin’s +1 were the only other scores to beat Par. Well done to all. NTPs were taken home by Captain Gilmore (3rd), Junior Garside (5th), ‘Old Man River’ Hubbard (9th), Ron Wilson (12th) and Ken White (15th).
Twilight:
On a fiercely hot and windy afternoon, a surprisingly large field tackled both the elements and the back nine. Clinton Toohey conquered both challenges with a very impressive 21 points. As if that wasn’t enough for the very talented Clint, he picked up an NTP on the 12th, with an ace (This is the Club’s 5th hole-in-one since Christmas). Shane ‘Bomber’ Campbell posted a 20-point result to earn the runner-up prize. Balls reached down to 17. The other 2 NTPs went home with ‘Bomber’ Campbell (10th, second shot) and Troy Veenker (15th).
A quick update on the Twilight standings will be included in next week’s column, as there are only 4 rounds left before the Shootout on April 4.
Saturday 24 February, Stableford:
Darryl Ward topped the results on this day. His impressive 39 points were good enough for him to take home the A-Grade prize. Good to see, Dazza. The runner-up in A-Grade was Gary Vollmer, who recorded a 36-point round, reflecting his more consistent scores in recent weeks. In B-Grade, the voucher went home with Tim Jones, as he won it with a 35-point round. Well done, Tim. Trish Eldridge posted a 34-point result, proving the Ladies are still coming. Great to see, Patricia. Balls only extended, in both Grades, to 35. The NTP winners here were as follows: Steuart Hawke (3rd), Lee Creedy (5th, just beating your Loyal Scribe), Paul Osbourne (9th), David Hatt (12th) and finally Ken Barratt (15th).
