By Ron Hottes
Wednesday 10 January, Stableford:
Ok, loyal readers, we had a lovely golfing day, weatherwise, to compensate for the ‘big wet’ a few days before (100+ mm and still the course was in A+ condition, true credit to Paul and Andrew). So, as expected, the scores were well above average. Tom Barr was definitely above average on this day, as he took home the top voucher with a superb 38 points. Although, it was a photo finish, via a countback, because Mick Eldridge returned to his best form, also with 38 points but having to be content with the runner-up prize ( And, based on Trish’s score, he certainly has bragging rights in the household, at least for a week). Balls reached 34 so of course, your Loyal Scribe managed 33. NTPs went home with Peter Whitehead (3rd), regular visitor Chris ‘Fuzzy’ Fall (5th), Timothy McKail (9th), P.K. (12th) and Trevor Porter (15th).
Twilight:
As the weather continued to improve, so did Rodney Kempton’s score proving he has his older brother covered. Rod’s 23 points were outstanding, given it is only a 9-hole comp. The next best was one of the Patrick patriarchs, Glen, who returned a creditable 21 points to claim second prize. With these scores being posted, the ball rundown only crept down to 19. The three NTP winners on the day were James Campion ( for a great approach on the 10th), Robert John Hendy (12th) and Shane ‘Bomber’ Campbell (15th).
Saturday 13 January, Stableford:
Perfect weather conditions were reflected by the size of this day’s field of 50+, a great ‘fillip’ for the Club. And, also filling up was Sam Dennis, who returned the most Stableford points for the day, a respectable 38. Good work, Sammy. The A-Grade runner-up to Sam was David Wappett, just losing a really tight countback, so also scored 38. Balls in this Grade reached down to 36 only. The B-Grade winner was Kyle Ferguson, with 37 well-compiled points. The multi-talented Ryan Wilson had to be content this week with the runner-up voucher for his return of 36 points. Oddly enough, in this Grade balls extended to 34. The five NTP winners for this event were as follows: the ageless Ossie McClay (3rd), Clint Toohey (5th), Josh Hin (9th), Peter Fox (12th) and Matt Wappett (a future golf visitor, on the challenging 15th).
