By Ron Hottes
The Monday Ladies’ Bowl, 4BBB Stableford:
This 4BBB Special Club event was always going to produce some outstanding results. With 15 pairs competing, representing some seven neighbouring clubs, and some very lucrative prizes on offer, the ambience was pleasant but serious. After a welcome, including Vicki’s muffins, tea andcoffee, the field of 30 got down to work. And, clearly the most efficient workers were Merilyn McDonald and Annaliese Duivenvoorden representing the Home Club. Their points tally of 44 was indeed indicative of the great teamwork between Annaliese and Merilyn. Their fine teamwork was adequately rewarded with the top cash prize. There were twoo pairs who posted 38 point results, they being Nellie Stoer and Lorraine Watson, from Eastern G.C. and another local pair in Suzanne Barrat and Michelle Jordon. There were also plenty of NTPs to vie for. They went home as follows: Annaliese (3rd), Raylene Chisholm( from Gardiner’s-Run, for the straightest drive on the 4th), Brenda Henderson (also from Gardiner’s Run, for a gigantic long drive on the 8th), Deborah Hamment (9th), Rosebud’s Jan Heinrich (12th), Nellie Stoer again (15th) and another Gardiner’s Run member Pam Bolton, for a superb second shot on the 17th. The Committee, and Ladies from Warburton, would like to acknowledge the incredible preparation and work that Vicki and Merilyn did to get this exciting event off-the-ground and to Ray, Skye, Alan and Rob for their important input.
Wednesday 20 November, Stableford:
Next week is the much-anticipated Garside Challenge – a two-Person Ambrose that lures plenty of members in to create a large field. So, the junior member of the Garside Brothers, Ian, decided to make a statement a week ahead of that event. In fact, a 40-point statement which won the day very easily, and at the same time, put the wind up the rest of the proposed field. Good tactic, Junior. The runner-up to Ian was Ross Machar, a man not to be intimidated. His 39 points, at least, gives Junior and Senior (Phil) something to think about. Plus, new member, David Mackey, with 38 points, also made his own strong statement as did a number of other members, who will get a ball if they posted 36+ points. Bring it on, Garsides. NTPs on this day were won by David Mackey (3rd), Ross Machar (9th), Neil Leckenby (10th), Dave Wappett (12th) and Craig Staggard (15th). A full report on the iconic Garside Challenge will appear in next week’s edition.
Twilight:
Top scores today were indeed impressive. Gary Vollmer and Josh Waddell both posted an impressive 22 points. Unfortunately for Gary, Josh beat him on a countback but good shooting by both boys. Luke Patrick took home the third-place voucher with a solid 21 points. Balls extended down to 18. NTP winners were as follows: Danny Fox (1st), Josh Hin (5th) and well done to Paul ‘Ossie’ Osbourne, collecting two of them (3rd and 9th).
Saturday 23 November, Stableford:
The previous payout system of vouchers was re-installed this weekend, meaning with a 40+ field, there would be an A and B-Grade section. So, with an extreme hot weather warning in play, most of the 40+ field opted to skip any sleep-in and play early. With this in mind, obviously, the early birds took home the vouchers on offer. The best of those early-birds was Danny Fox, who posted a 38 point result. This was good enough for Danny to win on a countback from cousin Peter Fox. In B-Grade, Deborah Hamment won the day with a 37 point result. Great work, Deborah. The runner-up here was Robert Mills, with 35 points. In both grades, the balls reached 32. The NTPs went home with Rob Scott (3rd), Paul Osbourne (5th), Ric Downing (9th), Shane Ford (12th) and Tim McKail (15th).
