By Ron Hottes
The V.V.Vs:
Although only a smallish field played, the competition was keen. It was really pleasing to see one of the newbies collecting the top prize. Sally-Anne Clarke posted, easily her best 9-hole result, by accruing 18 very pleasing points. It was a really popular result, so well done, Sally-Anne. That old stager, Patricia Eldridge grabbed the runner-up place with a solid 16 points (Bragging rights indeed, Father Michael, not for you). No NTPs today.
Wednesday 5 February, Stroke and M. McGrann Bag-day:
With cooler weather ensuing, and a large amount of run available on most fairways, impressive scores were always on the cards. And, oh boy, wasn’t Deborah Hamment impressive indeed, with a Nett 64 being recorded. With not enough in the field for two Grades, Deb will automatically qualify for the M. McGrann bag playoff in December. The runner-up, again surprisingly, was Your Loyal Scribe. Third prize went to Junior Garside (Nett 67), who appears to be back to his best form. Well done, Ian. The balls reached down to only 69. NTP winners were: Ian Cranston (3rd), Dale Sund (5th), Ron Wilson (9th), Angus Hall (12th) and to Junior Garside (15th).
Twilight:
On a pleasantly hot, but calm afternoon/evening, another large field tackled the course, which is fairly forgiving in its current condition. It was most forgiving to young tyro Angus Hall who amassed a most impressive 21 points. But young Angus had to sweat, after surviving a four-way countback. Cam Westwood grabbed the runner-up prize with his 21 points, plus Clinton Toohey and Vicki Hottes also posted a 21-point result. The rundown reached 18 points only. NTP winners were as follows: only one winner because Jason Kennedy snared both the 12th and 17th (second shot) prizes. The 15th NTP beat the whole field as usual. Good work ‘Kenno’.
Saturday 8 February, Two-Person Aggregate Stableford:
After holding the 2025 AGM, the Match Committee conducted a Two-Person Ambrose for 26 pairs. This comp is most challenging because the winning pair usually turns out to be the pair where both players have an excellent round on the same day. And the pair who fitted that description perfectly were none other than father/son combo, Lee and Brendon Creedy. They came in with a combined points score of 78, a very impressive total. Ash Hall and Andrew McMath took home the runner-up vouchers with a combined 76 points. Just behind them were Geoff Sharp and Josh Hin on 75 points. The NTP winners on the day were Peter Bell (3rd), President Nursey (for a near hole-in-one on the 5th), Kenno (9th) and Simon Van Dam (15th). Interestingly, someone claimed an NTP on the 12th, but didn’t write down their name on the card.
