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17th December 2005
Threat of rain but we were blessed with dry conditions for the Champion of Champions today. Adam Hebblethwaite easily won the competition with a net 62 from Damian Lee second place(65) and Chris Priems third place(75). Our new president Neil Argall ran proceedings today for the first time and demonstrated his natural talent for leadership and inspiring others :-)

John Quinlan has sent a letter from London where is settling down quickly and already has a local watering hole called the "The Famous Cock', for those of you that want to contact John his email is quinlan_john@hotmail.com.

Welcome back to Laurie Mannix who has spent the last 5 months touring Australia and like the song says "I've been everywhere man".

Results for today's stroke competition are
A Grade) D.Lee(65)C.Priems,G.Hill(75),K.Grist(80)
B Grade) A.Hebblethwaite(62), L.Mannix(66), B.McDonald(68)

10th December 2005
A beautiful day with the course in good condition and Allan Davies had a net 64 to win the Vin O'Meara trophy on aggregate 136, 2 strokes clear of Chris Priems on 138 and Andrew Tome on 139. The golf was followed by the AGM and new officers voted in for the year and the persidential baton passed to our new president Neil Argall. Good luck Neil and well deserved. Thanks were given to Gordon Hill for completing his 2 years as president and Gordon finished up with a fine speech showing how the club had improved in performance during his reign. The roast spit was enjoyed by all along with a few ales and the start of the new season officially started. Good Luck to all in 2006.

Eligible Players for Champion of Champions
Club Champion Stuart Clarke
David Ford Autumn Cup Winner Craig Sharp
Fred Howe Winter Cup - Winner Chris Priems
Match Play Winner Stuart Clarke
Monthly Medal 01- January David Ford
Monthly Medal 02 - February David Howard
Monthly Medal 03 - March Ken Grist
Monthly Medal 04 - April Damien Lee
Monthly Medal 05 - May Andrew Petricola
Monthly Medal 06 - June Adam Hebblethwaite
Monthly Medal 07 - July Damien Lee
Monthly Medal 08 - August Craig Sharp
Monthly Medal 09 - September Fred Kitson
Monthly Medal 10 - October Brendon Mitchell
Monthly Medal 11 - November Stephen Butterfield
Monthly Medal 12 - December Craig Sharp
Par Winner (Best 3 Rounds) Allan Davies
Stableford Winner (Best 3 Rounds) Andrew Petricola
Stroke Winner (Best 3 Rounds) Fred Kitson, Damien Lee
Vin O'Meara Memorial - Winner Allan Davies

3rd December 2005
The rain managed to stay away for the first round of the Vin O'Meara....a day of mixed fortunes with some of the horses fading away in the front nine and causing their backers apoplexy. 5 groups will tee off for the final round next Saturday. Note.this weeks handicaps hold over to next week. Also this week was the start of the 2006 championship points and Eclectic.

Results for the first round are

(FINAL ECLECTIC NOW UPDATED Click on Eclectic 2005 on left side)

26th November 2005
Craig Sharp put in a great round to win the December Monthly Medal with a net 65 - a real threat now for the Vin O'Meara and he backed himself. Once again Neil Argall conducted the Calcutta with his excellent form guide (which will be posted on this website shortly). there is an excellent total pool for Vin O'Meara competition so good luck to the horses and punters!
Results today are
A Grade) C.Sharp(65),D.Lee(70),Tony Mifsud(73)
B Grade) R.Clarke,T.Jackson(67),A.Blight(70),B.McDonald,N.Argall(73)

We have a Thespian amongst us ! For those of you that didn't know we now have a show business artiste in our midst. David Ford is now playing a leading role (well almost) in La Boheme and will return to golf after the Boheme season followed by a large number of groupies no doubt. La Boheme is about two guys that want to make it with a girl or something like that and then one of them spins off the mortal coil. Autographs will be signed once David returns to reality.

19th November 2005
A cool morning with only slight drizzle and a good turn out. Paul Clarke won A grade with 39 stableford points and Tony Mifsdu won B Grade with 40 points. Well done good scores!. Next week is the Calcutta, No IOU's will be taken bring cash!
Results for today are
A Grade) P.Clarke(39), S.O'Sullivan(37), G.Hill(35)
B Grade) Tony Mifsud(40), A.Davies(38), D.Ford(37)

12th November 2005
Congratulations to Paul Clarke (-1) winner of A Grade and John Quinlan winner of B Grade and sadly departing for pommy shores but leaves OZ with a 16 handicap (not bad!). Bon voyage John from the club and keep watching the site for news.
Results are
A Grade) P.Clarke(-1), D.Lee(-2),C.Sharp(-3)
B Grade) J.Quinlan(0),N.Argall(-1),R.Clarke(-3)

Committee Nominations for 2006
These are the nominations for 2006 that will be voted in at the next AGM after the final round of the Vin O'Meara competition (If I'd missed anybody please let me know)

5th November 2005
A magnificent spring day which had the course presented beautifully and mowed to perfection. Stephen Butterfield is the November Monthly Medal Winner with a net 65...well done Stephen.

Results for today are
A Grade) S.Butterfield(68),C.Priems(68),G.Hill(70)
B Grade) B.McDonald(68),D.Ford(71),R.Clarke(73)

No nearest the pins hit today so Jackpot next week!

29/30th October 2005 Benalla Golf Trip
As usual everybody had a ball especially some of the ladies who helped the local wineries improve their cash flow considerably :-) The golf was played at Benalla Golf Club in hot and humid conditions on the Saturday and Wet drizzly conditions on Sunday. Andrew Tome blitzed the field by 10 stableford points to win with an aggregate 67. The rest of the field was further behind than 'Spot the Trotter" with Craig Shar coming second with 57 points and Allan Davies third with 56 points. Dinner was held on Friday and Saturday nights at the Benalla Golf Club, great meals, great company....next year will probably be at another location so keep practicing.!!

22nd October 2005
Much better turn out this week with 6 groups. Course was recovering from the huge downpour on Friday night so it was probably best described as 'shaggy'. Players are busy preparing themselves for the Benalla trip next weekend ... you can see your handicap for the Benalla Tournament if you choose the 'Latest Handicap Sheet' link above.
Results today are
A Grade) D.McDonald(+1),P.Clarke(-1),A.Tome(-2)
B Grade) K.Grist(+4),B.McDonald,R.Clarke(0),A.Davies(-1)
NTP on the 12th was a 3 week jackpot which Rodger Clarke knocked off with a 7cm distance.
Adjustment to Championship Points
Please note that Chris Priems second placing (2 championship points) on 2nd July was not recorded so these points have now been added.

15th October2005
Well finally a beautiful spring weather and a few less people as
1) the cricket boys have gone to play that silly game and
2) Those players that are frightened of their handicap coming in before Benalla stay at home!

Winners and Grinners today were
A Grade) C.Priems(37), C.Sharp(36), D.Lee(35)
B Grade) D.Ford(36), A.Davies(34), T.Jackson(33)

8th October 2005
Only 8 players today which is lowest number of players for years (lowest I remember was 6)
Results today are
A Grade) D.McDonald(34),C.Priems(32), G.Hill(26)
B Grade) T.Mifsud(38),J.Quinlan(31),R.Clarke,F.Kitson(30)

1st October2005
The man from "over the ditch" won the monthly medal today (Brendon Mitchell of course) in a countback from Craig Sharp, getting justice for the countback he lost to Craig earlier in the year. The course was very difficult today with lots of wind and deeper rough than usual and also a bit soft (that's my excuse anyway :-).
Results for today are
A Grade) B.Mithcell,C.Sharp(68),S.Clarke(71),C.Priems(73)
B Grade) D.Nixon(69),Tony Mifsud(70),K.Delzoppo(72)
Nobody got on either NTP green today (good aren't we :-) .. so this jackpots to next week.

24th September 2005 (Eclectic updated to today)
Grand Final day and thank goodness South Melbourne (oop the Swans) won. We still managed to get 5 groups today which was a good turn out considering the final was on and the Mifsud's were on their annual pilgramage to Berrigan.Todays winners were the perennial Stuart Clarke with 36 points to win A Grade and take an unassailable lead in the championship points. Bobby McDonald won the B grade also with a 36 ... well done Gents.
Results for today are
A Grade) S.Clarke(36),S.Butterfield(35),G.Hill(34)
B Grade) B.McDonald(36),K.Delzoppo,A.Davies(35),J.Quinlan(34)

17th September 2005
A really wet day and I'm afraid I was one of the wimps that gave up after 9 holes. The brave and hardy got the results and points, the winners and grinners were
A Grade) D.Lee(+1), S.O'Sullivan(-3),D.McDonald(-4)
B Grade) D.Ford (+1),Tony Mifsud(-4),F.Kitson(-6)

Apologies to Stuart Clarke who suspected (correctly) that the honorable handicapper had dudded him on Championship points, so to show everybody why Stuarts points have gone up its because I missed giving him any on the 19th March (see full results further down the page) ... so his 47 points are made up as follows, note 18th December was double points win.

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9th September 2005
Congratulations to Stuart Clarke on winning the 2005 matchplay final which was closely fought out with the runner up Brendon Mitchell. Stuart won on the 17th hole after a game of wins and losses but very few halved holes. Stuart recovered from a wayward tee shot off the 17th tee which landed on the 18th tee. He pitched over the bushes near the wire fence and putted in for birdie which sealed the match. Stephen Butterfield popped in an eagle today and Damien Lee's tee shot on the 4th hole hit the pin.....a busy day at the office!! The Stableford competition was one of the highest scoring for some months with B Grade outshooting A Grade on points this week. Well done to Rodger the Dodger and Nathan Thomas for their 42 point wins in B Grade and S.Butterfield for his 40 to win A Grade today.
PLEASE NOTE THAT QUITE A FEW PLAYERS DID NOT COME TODAY AND FAILED TO NOTIFY THE PRO SHOP....PLEASE CALL THEM ON 9499 7001 IF YOUR NAME IS DOWN BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE IT!!
Results for today are
A Grade) S.Butterfield(40),D.Lee(38),G.Hill(35)
B Grade) R.Clarke,N.Thomas(42),T.Morrision(41),A.Davies(40)

3rd September 2005
B Grade outperformaed A Grade today and Fred Kitson had a bllistering round to win the monthly medal with a nett 63. Good effort Fred! Welcome to 18 handicap :-))
Results for today are
A) D.McDonald(69),S.Clarke(72),S.Butterfield(74)
B) F.Kitson(63),Targe Mifsud(64),D.Nixon,J.Quinlan(67)

27th August 2005
The nearest to a hole in one I have ever seen occurred on the 12th today. Trent Morisson's tee shot landed in the hole between the flag and the back lip and then back spun out of the hole! Bad luck Trent but at least yo have 3 witnesses how close you were!

First warm day with a freezing start then 21 deg! John Quinlan was the only player that managed to beat his handicap.

A) C.Priems(34),G.Hill,P.Clarke(32),D.McDonald(31)
B) J.Quinlan(38),T.Mifsud,R.Clarke(35),N.Thomas,A.Davies, T.Jackson,D.Nixon(34)
NTP 12th T.Morrison (almost a hole in one!)

20th August 2005
A) S.Butterfield,S.Clarke,P.Clarke(37),C.Priems(36),B.Mitchell,S.O'Sullivan(34)
B) T.Morrison,N.thomas,N.Argall(35),Targe(34),A.Davies(32)
NTP 12th T.Morrison

13th August 2005 (Eclectic updated today)
Sorry to all the website visitors but have been away from golf for the last 3 weeks so there wasn't much news from me...so glad I'm back and relieved after 4 weeks that my first tee shot didn't embarass me!

The Matchplay semi finals were hard fought today with the following winners and grinners
Stuart Clarke defeated A.Tome 3&2 (Stuart now leads the championship points)
Brendon Mitchell defeated D.Lee 2 up (Another All Black victory!)

Stableford Results were
A) G.Hill(42),B.Mitchell(38),S.Clarke,A.Tome(37)
B) K.Grist(38),K.Delzoppo(37)R.Clarke,Targe Mifsud(36)

Congratulations to El Presidente - Gordon Hill - on reaching a single figure handicap for the first time.

6th August 2005
Monthly Medal Winner Craig Sharp (70) on countback from Brendon Mitchell
A) C.Sharp, B.Mitchell(70), S.O'Sullivan(71),S.Butterfield(72)
B) J.Raktham(71),K.Grist(73),A.Blight(74)

30th July 2005
A) S.Butterfield(37),A.Petricola(35),G.Hill(32)
B) N.Argall(37),K.Grist(33),J.Quinlan(32)

23rd July 2005
Unfortunately your illustrious handicapper wasn't there this week so I can't tell stories
so all I know is the results
A) G.Hill(+2),A.Tome(0),A.Petricola,K.Grist(-1)
B) T.Mifsud(+1),Targe Mifsud,D.Ford,F.Kitson, N.Thomas(-2),R.Clarke(-5)
NTP. Targe Mifsud

See Latest Eclectic (on left side of screen) as at 16th July 2005

16th July 2005
We couldn't have wished for a closer finish with Chris Priems winning his father's Winter Cup Trophy in a countback from Brendon Mitchell, both players having 77 aggregate stableford which is excellent scoring considering its the the middle of winter and the wet conditions both weeks. Well done Chris!

Fred Howe Winter Cup Full Results

Aggregate Stableford Total Strokes
Brendon Mitchell 77 157
Chris Priems 77 149
Adam Hebblethwaite 76 172
Gordon Hill 75 161
Damien Lee 72 156
Rodger Clarke 71 173
Derek McDonald 70 164
David Howard 70 164
Allan Davies 69 173
Tony Mifsud 66 176
Andrew P'cola 63 153
Andrew Tome 61 169
Craig Sharp 58 175
Neil Argall 56 192
David Ford 56 188
Ken Grist 55 182
Targe Mifsud 53 185
Fred Kitson 51 199
Keith Goring 30 109
Nathan Thomas 28 109
Andrew Blight 27 97


9th July
Truly a Winter Cup - 7deg and wet - but good scores were in today with Brendon Mitchell leading the first round with a 41. Note. Use the same handicaps for the second round next week that you played with this week.

Note to Fred Kitson - your stats are now working!

2nd July 2005
Damien Lee was the medal winner after some controversy today which was a case of rules and absent mindeness penalising some players who teed off the blues and not the back markers. For clarification if you tee off the wrong markers then retake your shot from the correct markers then it is a two shot penalty on the hole. If you see a player teeing from the wrong markers then it is courteous (yes us!) to tell the player BEFORE they take their shot.
Results for today are
A Grade) D.Lee(67),B.Morrison(74),C.Sharp,S.Clarke(75)
B Grade) F.Kitson(69),N.Thomas(70),D.Ford(73)

25th June 2005
A ZERO DEGREE start to the day with frost turning into a beautiful sunny day .. isn't Melbourne great! Solid scores all round today. Matchplay winners were Damian Leed who beat Andrew Petricola 3&2, Stuart Clarke who beat Ken Grist 7&6 and Brendon Mitchell who had a walkover as Andrew Blight was a no show.
Stableford results for today were
A) S.Clarke(39)D.Lee,A.Tome(38),C.Priems(36)
B) T.Morrison,F.Kitson(38),A.Hebblethwait(37),R.Clarke(36)
Nearest the pin jackpotted again!!

Matchplay draw for 25th June is
K. Grist v S. Clarke
D.Lee v A. Petricola
A.Tome v S. O'Sullivan
A. Blight v B.Mitchell

DEPOSITS FOR BENALLA ARE DUE NOW!! $50 needs to be given to Rodger Clarke or you will be ostricised!!

18th June 2005
Ben Morrison had the best score today with 41 stableford points. Then there were so many people on 38 points it looked like a conspiracy (well 5 players anyway).
Stephen Butterfield and Craig Sharp tied for the honours in A grade with 38 each.
Results for today are
A Grade) S.Butterfield,C.Sharp(38),S.Clarke(37),D.Lee(33)
B) B.Morrison(41),L.Mannix,J.Quinlan,D.Ford(38), A.Hebblethwaite,A.Blight(37)

11th June 2005
Well only the hardy ones got to play today. A cold wet Queens birthday and only 8 players arrived! Those that did turn up have mostly been rewarded with Championship points and a smug sense of superiority. Stephen Butterfield won the nearest the pin and only got $7 for his trouble. The other jackpot from 2 weeks ago now enters its third week....it will be interesting to see how its all worked out from here on as each week it jackpots the choice of players becomes more complex!
Results for today
A Grade) S.Butterfield(-1),C.Priems(-3) no other A Grade players so no third placing.
B Grade) N.Argall(2),Tony Mifsud ,D.Ford(-1), N.Thomas(-2)
NTP 12th S.Butterfield

ECLECTIC TOP 10 RESULTS (full details click on ECLECTIC 2005 on left side)
Paul Clarke 49.15
Andrew Petricola 51.55
Stuart Clarke 51.65
Stephen O'Sullivan 51.75
Damien Lee 52.7
David Howard 53.1
Rodger Clarke 54.1
Allan Davies 54.6
Targe Mifsud 54.6
Chris Priems 54.6

4th June 2005
Well done to Adam Hebblethwaite who won the June monthly medal with a net 70 nosing in front the rest of the players. Overall scores were well below average across the board leading me to suspect that most players played up on Friday night !!
Results for today are
Winner: Adam Hebblethwaite(70)
A Grade) A.Petricola(71),S.Clarke(72),B.Mitchell,C.Sharp(73)
B Grade) A. Hebblethwaite(70),K.Delzoppo(71),B.Morrison(73)
NTP 12th D.Lee - Last weeks jackpot will carry over next week

28th May 2005
Chris Priems showed a clean pair of heels today with an excellent 45 stableford points 8 clear of the rest of the field. Well done Chris!
Results for today
A Grade) C.Priems(45),S.Clarke(36),G.Hill,D.McDonald(35)
B Grade) T.Morrison(37),A.Davies,L.Mannix(34),N.Argall,N.Thomas,R.Clarke(33)

21st May 2005
Modest scores were the order of the day in pleasant conditions. Winners today were Stuart Clarke with +2 in A Grade and Fred Kitson and Nathan Thomas joint winners of B Grade with +1. Gordon put on drinks and nibbles for his 50th (can you believe that!) today and a good time was had by all....thanks Lisa.
Results for today
A Grade) S.Clarke(+2),S.Butterfield,C.Sharp,A.P'cola(-1),A.Tome,D.Howard(-2)
B Grade) N.Thomas,F.Kitson(+1),R.Clarke(sq),J.Raktham(-1)

14th May 2005
High scoring winners in both grades today Paul Clarke had 65 off the stick and a 44 in A Grade and targe Mifsud had 78 of the stick and a solid 43 8 stableford points clear of 2nd place. Ken Grist won his matchplay again Fred Kitson 3 & 1 .. bad luck Fred .. well done Ken.
Results for today
A Grade) P.Clarke(44),S.Clarke(37),A.Petricola,B.Mitchell(35)
B Grade) Targe Mifsud(43),J.Quinlan(35),N.Argall(34)

GORDON IS 50 ON 21st MAY...Wives and partners are most welcome to come to Drinks and Nibbles after the game (just let Gordon know so he can plan for the number of people)...just send an email to me to confirm attendance by clicking here

7th May 2005
Andrew Petricola blitzed the field and won the Monthly medal and A Grade with a great net 64 (68 off the stick)...you think its a worry what about me I'm playing 'im in the match play next week! Eclectic (on the left of the screen) now up to date.
Results for today are
Medal Winner A. Petricola (64)
A Grade) A.Petricola(64),S.Clarke(69),D.Lee(70)
B Grade) D.Ford(67),T.Jackson(68),J.Quinlan(69)
Eagles Nest. Andrew Tome NTP David Howard

30th April 2005
A pleasant day for the last day of April and good scores from all our players today with 3 players getting 40 stableford.
Results for today are
A Grade) S.Butterfield,D.Howard(40),A.Petricola,P.Clarke(38),D.Lee(36)
B Grade) K.Delzoppo(40),A.Davies,N.Thomas(38),Targe Mifsud(37)
Eagles Nest Paul Clarke 17th hole.
Apologies to Ben Morrison as we gave him a provisional handicap of 21 but when we checked his first 3 cards it should have been 18 (you're better than you think Ben!)

23rd April 2005
Well, Craig hang on with a consistent performance to easily win the David Ford Autumn Cup 4 Par strokes. David Howard and Ken Grist played solid rounds to finsih equal second with +4's and Damian Lee third with a +2. David Ford put in a good two rounds to finish 4th place in his own competition (there's a good goal for some of you!)

16th April 2005
A very nice day for the first round of the Autumn cup with Craigie Sharp 2 clear of the field with a +6 (after going to bed at 2am the night before!).

Approximate groups for the final round next Saturday are
Group1: S.Clarke,R.Clarke,N.Argall,L.Mannix
Group 2: Targe Mifsud,A.Tome,K.Delzoppo,S.Butterfield
Group 3: N.Thomas,D.McDonald,A.Davies,D.Ford
Group 4. S.O'Sullivan,K.Grist,P.Clarke,D.Lee
Group 5. C.Sharp,D.Howard,C.Priems,Tony Mifsud,J.Quinlan LEADERS
(Yes there's 5 in the last group because your web editor is not sure who is not coming on Saturday. Tony Mifsud has the correct group list which takes into account who has dropped out for Saturday)

Handicapper: Handicaps for Saturday are the same as for Round 1. Once final round is completed and awarded to the winners then handicaps will be adjusted for the two rounds for Saturday 16th April.

26th March 2005
Sorry but missed the day so only know the results and none of the gory details.
A Grade) S.O'Sullivan(40),P.Clarke(39),A.Petricola(35)
B Grade) C.Sharp(36),N.Argall,B.McDonald(34),Targe Mifsud(33)

Presidential Message
“Good luck to all players in the David Ford Autumn Cup which happens over the next two (2) weeks. Unfortunately I will be missing this year’s tournament so I wish you all happy putting and good scoring. No truth in the rumour that I’m spitting the dummy because it is two weeks of par golf.”

2nd April 2005
Well our president has done us proud and won the clubhouse Medal of Medallists with a net 59 in Golfpass and net 60 with us. Well done Gordon!!! As Gordon had to play in the clubhouse competition and was not allowed to play with us in the morning he still gets to win B Grade but the Monthly Medal goes to the morning winner Damian Lee who had a net 65 and a convincing score when many of us (especially me) floundered.

Note. It will be proposed at the next committee meeting that as Gordon has won the very first Medal of Medallists he should be eligible for our Champion of Champions competition later in the year.

Results today are
Monthly Medal Winner: Damian Lee
A Grade) D.Lee(65),A.Tome(66),B.Mitchell(68)
B Grade) G.Hill(59),J.Quinlan(67),T.Jackson(71)

26th March 2005
Well all the whinging about the greens is now misplaced as they are really coming good ater the coring last week. Although a few people were away at Easter we still had 5 groups and two new members, Adam Hebblethwaite and Trent Morrison. Congratulations to Stuart Clarke for winning A grade with 40 and Andrew Petricola who had an Eagle on the 9th from the bottom of the hill.

Results today are
A Grade) S.Clarke(40),A.Petricola(39),S.Cole(38)
B Grade) F.Howe,Tony Mifsud(37),A.Davies(36),N.Argall(35)
EAGLES NEST A.Petricola NTP 12th G.Hill

NOTE. 7.20am next week!!!

19th March 2005
Once again we had tough greens which were cored last Tuesday. We were however blessed with a sunny day and I am sure the greens will come up really well over the next 2 weeks. The Matchplay 1st 8 was played today and one match (Rodger Clarke and Andrew Blight) went to the 5th chip and putt decider on the practice green after they drew the Matchplay on the 18th. Andrew chipped in on the 5th which sealed his win.

Stableford Results today are
A Grade) S O'Sullivan,S.Clarke(36)C.Priems,B.Mitchell(33),R.Clarke,D.McDonald(31)
B Grade) K.Grist(38),F.Howe(34),A.Davies,D.Ford(32)

Matchplay Results today are
Andrew Blight defeated Rodger Clarke 5th Playoff after draw on 18th
Brendon Mitchell v Gordon Hill 5&4
Stuart Clarke defeated David Howard 2&1
Stephen O'Sullivan defeated Derek McDonald 4&2

Note. In case there is some confusion Matchplay is played by working out the number of stroke difference in handicaps between the two players and then assigning the extra strokes for the higher handicapper in the order of the Index from hardest hole (1) to easiest hole. If the difference is more than 18 then the extra strokes are added from index 1 downwards. For example if John Smith was on 23 and Joe Bloe was on 2 then the difference of 21 strokes would the following strokes assigned to the 23 handicapper - index holes 1 to 3 assigned 2 strokes and all remaining holes 1 stroke.

WHEN DO I EARN CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS?
Your scores must comply with the following rules to earn points
STABLEFORD: Score must be great than or equal to 31 points
PAR:                  Score must be greater than or equal to -5
STROKE:          Score must be greater than or equal to net 73

12th March 2005
Challenging greens made for some interesting putts to execute and watch. In fact one putt I saw changed "tram lines" 4 times before it veered off one inch from the hole! The greens are being cored on Tuesday so next week will be equally challenging.

The new A/B grade split of 15 yields 9 players in both grades so thats a good start for that setting.

Daylight saving is for another 3 weeks so tee times will be later, we expect to be back to 7.15am once daylight saving stops..

Please note. Matchplay pairs and who plays when has been corrected. See below in 5th March section for the correct pairings

It was decided by the committee that better golf balls will be given out and hence the Eagles Nest will now be a maximum of 12 balls (formerly was 24). Well done to Stuart Clarke who eagled the 3rd hole today!! Great Effort.

Note. Eclectic is now up to date (Click on ECLECTIC 2005 on top left)

Results for today are
A Grade) S.Butterfield(+3),B.Mitchell(-1),D.Lee(-2)
B Grade) R.Clarke(+2),K.Grist(0),A.Davies,F.Kitson(-1)

5th March 2005
The conditions today were very tough for match play qualification with back tees, heavy rain and scarified greens, scores reflected the tougher conditions.Congratualtions to Ken Grist who won the monthly medal on countback from Andrew Tomes. Current balance on accounts is $840.00. It was decided at the committee meeting today to have A grade as 15 or below as the club is improving and A and B grade splits are getting uneven again. This will be effective from next week. Also there will now be 5 balls maximum given away but higher quality balls of around $4-5 each.

Results for today are
A Grade) K.Grist,A.Tome(69),D.Howard,A.P'cola(70)D.Lee, B.Mitchell(72)
B Grade) R.Clarke(74),Fred Kitson(75),A.Blight(76)
NTP 15th A.Davies

Matchplay Qualifiers and their pairings are

19th March
Brendon Mitchell v Gordon Hill
Derek McDonald v Stephen O'Sullivan
Rodger Clarke v Andrew Blight
Stuart Clarke v David Howard

14th May
John Quinlan v Damian Lee
Allan Davies v Andrew Petricola
Fred Kitson v Ken Grist
David Ford v Andrew Tome

26th February 2005
Today the course was very challenging with long rough that caused quite a few anxious moments looking for balls. But this was no trouble to Andre Petricola who shot 67 off the stick (29 on back nine) to comfortably win A Grade with 43 points. Andrew Blight continued his good form with 38 points to win B grade and will be delighted with his new handicap.
Results for today are
A Grade) A.Petricola(43),C.Priems(38),P.Clarke(37)
B Grade) A.Blight(38),R.Clarke(37),F.Kitson(35)
NOTE: COMMITTEE MEETING NEXT WEEK. One key topic will be the A/B grade imbalances of the last few weeks eg. today B grade 7 players, A Grade 15 players.

19th February 2005
A high scoring day with rush of blood to yours truly and Derek with +12 and +8 to win both grades. Handicaps have been adjusted to stem the rush of blood and bring the players concerned back to reality :-) Note. later tee time next Saturday!
Results for today are
A Grade) D.McDonald(+8),S.Butterfield(+5),L.Mannix,Targe Mifsud(+3)
B Grade) A.Davies(+12),F.Kitson(+3),R.Clarke(+2)

Please note you can now get members phone numbers (after answering a couple of questions that only ivanhoe members would know) by clicking Member Directory on the left side of the screen.

12th February 2005
Well the course is back in play which is amazingly quick given that Melbourne had its record one day downpour. David Howard blitzed the field today to take out the monthly medal with a net 62. Good Work David.
Results for today are
A) D.Howard(62),Targe Mifsud,P.Clarke(68),D.McDonald(72)
B) B.McDonald(68),N.Argall(69),K.Delzoppo(70)

NEWSFLASH: 12th Feb - Ivanhoe course is now open!

NEWSFLASH 5th Feb: Ivanhoe course is in trouble. This Saturday Paul has made a booking at 8.30am at Heathcote (about 1 hour from Melbourne) .. its in good condition and considered very highly by Vic regional professionals.. to get a game at Heathcote you MUST ring Paul on 0401 997 630 before lunchtime Friday 4th February.

29th January 2005
One of the wettest days we've had for some time (not including the flooding recently). I for one was mighty glad to finish the round as I found my clubs were starting to slip out of my hands on the release (thats my excuse and I'm sticking to it). David Howard returned from hols and won A grade by 2 with 37 stableford points just to prove holidays do improve your handicap!. Fred Kitson and Andrew Blight took the honors in B grade with very good 38's.
Results for today
A Grade) D.Howard(37),A.P'Cola,S.Cole,C.Sharp(35),T.Mifsud,P.Clarke, C.Priems(34)
B Grade) F.Kitson,A.Blight(38),N.Argall(33),D.Nixon,F.Howe(30)
REMINDER: $10 Annual Fees are due...no pay, no get trophies!!

22nd January 2005
I knew it....as soon as I'm back I've brought the standards down .. only one 40+ score this week...and it was Ken Grist with a great 42!. Course is in fine condition and as green as I saw the courses in NZ which says a lot for the ground staff! The Championship points are off and running with Stuart, Laurie and Ken leading on 8 points. Best behaviour next week as El presidente returns!
Results for today are
A Grade) P.Clarke,Tony Mifsud(36),Targe Mifsud,D.Lee(35),A.Petricola(34)
B Grade) K.Grist(42),D.Nixon(40),K.Delzoppo(34)

Please note you can now get members phone numbers (after answering a couple of questions that only ivanhoe members would know) by clicking Member Directory on the left side of the screen.

15th January 2005
Thanks to Targe for keeping the handicapping going while yours truly was on holidays in NZ. What have you all been eating!! The scores over the two weeks I have been away are outstanding...well now I'm back I should be able to drag you all down to my level :-)

Results for 8th January
MONTHLY MEDAL WINNER. D.Ford Nett 61. Well done David
A Grade) S.Clarke(64),GT.Longland(67),C.Sharp(68)
B Grade) D.Ford(61),R.Clarke,K.Grist(68),N.Argall(74)

Results for 15th January
       3 44's in one week .. well done fellas!
A)A.Petricola,N.Rogers(44),G.Longland,Tony Mifsud,C.Priems(39),Targe Mifsud(34)
B) N.Argall(44),K.Grist(39),R.Clarke(36)

Hope everybody had a great Xmas and New Year and you are all finally easing up on the alka seltzer after all the grog, xmas pud and leftover ham and turkey!

Please note that the monthly medal is next week because of the new year holiday. Next week is a 7.07am start and the following week will go back to 7.00am. Club Captain please note that we have been asked to organise into groups of four as far as possible to help streamline the holiday throughput.

The new calendar is now available (click Calendar 2005 - on left side of screen)

A few of us played Growling Frog golf course near Whittlesea last week .. its very challenging and best to take a cart ($40 with cart) and lots of spare golf balls. I'll never complain about the rough at ivanhoe ever again!!

A few of the committee members including el presidente and your humble webmaster and handicapper will be away for two weeks .. so sorry to the assistant committee members who are it for those two weeks (Thanks Targe and Derek!). Unfortunately the website will not be updated for the next two weeks while I'm away so Targe will bring the handicaps to the course each week.

I have posted a Rules Cheat Sheet which helps you quickly determine a common ruling. Our new Rules Official (David H) needs to give it the ok but I thought I'd put it up for people to have a look at and pass any comments. Click on Rules Cheat Sheet on the left side of the screen.

PS. From handicapper: I cannot locate the cards for the 4th December..if anyone has them we need them for the eclectic. Could they bring the cards along and pass them onto Targe please.