By Ron Hottes
Wednesday 25 January, Stableford:
Sometimes, folks, when a golfer “gets on a roll”, the handicapper brings them back to earth with a loss of strokes on their handicap. This has happened to the very hot Merilyn-Macdonald. She has come down from 43 to 38 in a very quick time! But this has not stopped our intrepid M.M. from continuing on her merry way, as she did on this day posting a superb 43 points, to have the day’s bragging rights! Many of us feel sorry for Neil “Mr. Scotland” Leckenby, as he was the daily runner-up with 42 points, a total that would win any other day! And, to rub salt into the wounds, Merilyn’s poor old hubby posted 38 points, a none-too-shabby result, to come in 3rd. (We feel for you, Alan!) With these scores, the ball rundown only reached 33! NTP winners today were Daryl Ward (3rd), Skipper Gilmore (5th), Your Loyal Scribe (12th) and to Ron Wilson (15th).
Australia Day, 4-Person Ambrose event:
With 28 teams playing, and the conditions perfect for golf, low scores were the order of the day! Although actual scores are not available at this time, I can tell you that the Fox boys, (Peter, Dan, Michael) and not forgetting Sam Dennis, won the day with a Nett 47. Well done, Gents. The runner-up team on the day consisted of Michael Batten, Jezza Derix, Kyle Ferguson and Matthew Lowe. NTP wins went to Geoff Sharp (3rd), Tim McKail (5th), Jack Le Cerf (9th), Ken Barratt (12th) and Ossie McClay (15th). Longest Drive winners were Meredith Nursey (0-9), Jacqui Hall (10+), Tommy Marr (0-9) and to Phil Bennett (10+) The straightest driver on the day was the super-talented Ryan Smith. The Committee would like to thank Captain Gilmore and his Match Committee, plus numerous volunteers, who all helped to make this day so successful in every way for the Club! Did I mention the course condition? Superb! Thank you again, Paul and Andrew! The next of these events will be in April. (More news to follow.)
Saturday 28 January, Par:
On a hot and windy day, which was always going to sort out the toughest campaigners from the “also-rans”, our toughest member on the day was Paul Kennedy, and P.K. is tough! His 39 points were the day’s best, and earned him the A-Grade voucher! The A-Grade runner-up Simon Spenceley, posted a creditable 38 points, and has bragging rights over his son, at least for a week! In B-Grad, well she did it again, dear readers! M.M.(alias Merilyn McDonald), took the honours again, with 38 points. And she had lost 3 off of her handicap, but it appears nothing can stop her, not even the handicapper! Andrew McMath was our B-Grade runner-up, with a 37. Balls reached 34. NTPs went to Peter Fox (3rd), Chris Connell (5th), Noons (9th), Captain Gilmore (12th) and Andrew Lockey (15th).
