By Ron Hottes
The VVV’s:
Once again, the inclement weather and the condition of the course deterred many of the girls from playing. There was no comp as only two hardy souls went out and played. It should be noted that Georgie and Deborah scored 16 and 15 points respectably, and are likely to get a couple of new balls for their troubles.
Wednesday 24 July, Par:
With only a small field of ‘walkers’ out, but a late Match Committee notice allowing carts on the course, results were always going to be modest. But +3 for a winning Par result is not to be sneezed at. Max Carvill posted that special result, so good shooting Max, a fine effort. Glenn Forbes +2 was good enough to earn him the runner-up voucher, so congratulations to you also, Glenn. Those two scores were well ahead of the pack, which is why the ball rundown reached a lowly -2. There were only three NTP winners on this day, because, not surprisingly the 12th and the 15th par 3’s both proved to be too challenging for the whole field. Those 3 NTPs went home with Ron Wilson (3rd), Ken White (who I believe hit a great tee-shot on the tough 5th then missed the birdie putt) and finally Steuart Hawke (9th).
Saturday 27 July, Stableford:
With regular winter showers around, once again the bulk of the small field struggled to post a better-than-moderate result. But one member who was not moderate in the result he posted was David Hatt, with a solid 37-point result. Continued good shooting, Hatty. Paul Osbourne snared the runner-up voucher, by posting a 35-point result. Well done, Ossie. But, the balls only reached down to 34, as there was a spate of 35’s and 34’s. NTP prizes went home with David Scott (3rd), Dale Horrobin (5th), Peter Fox (9th), Robert Ferguson (12th) and Hatty for a superb teeshot on the 15th.
