2006 News
A Happy
New Year to all our members and their loved ones.
30th December 2006
Only
a handful of players today while others were recovering
from the New Year celebrations.
23rd December 2006
Today was just a social day on a much cooler day after our latest
run of hot days. Surprisingly we had 19 players which was a great turnout.
We played a stableford comp with $5 each in the kitty. Winner A.Davies(38)
got $35, K.Grist(36) got $15 and Stuart Clarke and Tony Mifsud shared $10 3rd
place. Paul Clarke came along as he is here on holidays from Perth so you can
catch up with him next week. Next week is another social game.
16th
December 2006
Very dry conditions on the course now that we are nearing stage 3 water restrictions we can expect dry fairways and lots of run. Damien Lee stopped being the bridesmaid today and won the Champion of Champions trophy with 72 off the
stick and a net 64. Note. Today
it was confirmed that this is a formal competition day and therefore A
and B grade placings, eclectic eligibility and championship points apply.
For those not sure about the handicapping process for 2 week competitions
it goes like this. Both weeks of the competition are played using the handicap
on entry to the first week. Once the placings for the 2 week competition
are known then the first round is handicapped with no placings and the
second round is handicapped with the final placings and double championship
points. there is some confusion with the trophies which Neil and I are
sorting out - The Autumn Cup was incorrect(sorry Craig) and some engraving
is still outstanding from this year and last year.
Special welcome to Ed Kloprogge who
now has his official handicap.
Results for today are
A Grade) D.Lee(64),S.Butterfield(66),Targe Mifsud(67)
B Grade) D.Ford(65),A.Davies,F.Kitson(68),T.Jackson(70)
9th December 2006
In sweltering heat (hottest Dec day since 1953 - 42 deg) it was very
well Done to Andrew Blight who swept all before him to win
the Vin O'Meara in a record breaking 124 strokes (beating the previous record
of 127). Andrews final round 59 was
a sensational score and sealed the trophy convincingly. Damien Lee probably
can't believe his 62 in the second round would get knocked off...bad luck Damo!
Full results and betting results can be see by clicking HERE
Final Results for the Vin O'Meara are
1st – Andrew Blight 124 (65+59!!)
2nd – Damien Lee 130 (68+62!!)
3rd – Ken Grist 137 (69+68)
Eligible Players for Champion of Champions next
week are
Club Champion Chris Priems
David Ford Autumn Cup Winner Allan Davies
Fred Howe Winter Cup - Winner Stuart Clarke
Match Play Winner - Targe Mifsud
Monthly Medal 01- January Bob McDonald
Monthly Medal 02 - February David Ford
Monthly Medal 03 - March Stephen O'Sullivan
Monthly Medal 04 - April Craig Sharp
Monthly Medal 05 - May Darren Curnow
Monthly Medal 06 - June Stephen Butterfield
Monthly Medal 07 - July Chris Priems
Monthly Medal 08 - August Stephen Butterfield
Monthly Medal 09 - September Bob McDonald
Monthly Medal 10 - October Damien Lee
Monthly Medal 11 - November Targe Mifsud
Monthly Medal 12 - December Trevor Jackson
Benalla Winner - Damien Lee
Vin O'Meara Memorial - Winner Andrew Blight
To see the Betting sheet for Calcutta click HERE
New CALENDAR for 2007 now available
The first round of the Vin O'Meara was played in sunny but freezing winds today. The field is well spread and the groups for the second round are shown below. Andrew Blight is 3 clear of the rest of the players with Damien and Gordon both on 68 (Late Press: Andrew also won the Clubhouse Monthly Medal). It should be an interesting finish. Remember this is a double championship point round and todays handicaps will be used next week. Once both rounds are completed the two weeks will be individually handicapped for the Champion of Champions round. Allan Davies scored a hole in one on the 18th green which caused Damien to imitate a well known Toyota ad !!
REMEMBER ITS THE ANNUAL BREAKUP LUNCH,
AGM AND PRESENTATIONS NEXT WEEK
(Round 1 results are in brackets for those players that competed)
Group 0
Allan Davies(74)
Chris Priems(76)
Andrew Tome(70)
Group 1
Stephen O'Sullivan
Fred Kitson
Oliver Gross
Neil Argall(83)
Group 2
Targe Mifsud(79)
Stephen Butterfield(78)
Craig Sharp(78)
Trevor Jackson(77)
Group 3
Rodger Clarke(75)
Derek McDonald(73)
Bob McDonald(71)
David Ford(71)
Group 4
Stuart Clarke(71)
David Howard(70)
Ken Grist(69)
Group 5 - Leaders
Damien Lee(68)
Gordon Hill(68)
Andrew Blight(65)
11th November
ECLECTIC FINAL RESULT UPDATED (See left side
of screen)
PLEASE RETURN ANY PERPETUAL TROPHIES BY 2ND DEC
25th November 200611th November 2006
Well isn't golf a game of opposites
* If you want to hit up(high) hit down
* if you want to go further(faster) swing slower
* if you want to curve to the right(fade), open your stance
to the left
* if you want to curve to the left(draw),
open your stance to the right
* if you want to come first in
the monthly medal come last in Benalla
Targe Mifsud proved this
last 'opposites law' when he won the monthly medal in
a countabck from Gordon Hill..well done Targe..commiserations Gordon.
Today overall was excellent scoring from the whole club which is
a miracle considering the poor scoring in Benalla but -- hey thats
golf!!!
Results for today are
Winner Targe Mifsud(65) on countback from G.Hill
A Grade) Targe Mifsud,G.Hill(65),S.O'Sullivan(66),D.Lee(68)
B Grade) A.Davies,N.Argall(66),R.Clarke(67),B.McDOnald,D.Ford(73)
4th
November 2006
Most of our members had the trip to Benalla
for the Cup weekend competition. The weekend was again very successful and
the course, although dry as we would have expected, proved very challenging
particularly the raised greens and the trees that just seemed to keep getting
in the way. Congratulations to our Benalla winner Damien Lee and
to the runner up Andrew Tome who almost defended his win last
year but missed out by one stableford point. I
have put a whole load of photos from the trip which you can find by clicking HERE. Note
there are 2 pages of photos so choose Next > at the bottom of the first
page of photos, You can also view as a slide show
| Damien Lee (Winner) | 58 |
| Andrew Tome(Runner Up) | 57 |
| Gordon Hill | 56 |
| Allan Davies | 54 |
| Ken Grist | 54 |
| Darren Curnow | 54 |
| Neil Argall | 53 |
| Chris Priems | 53 |
| Andrew Blight | 51 |
| Rodger Clarke | 51 |
| Keith Delzoppo | 50 |
| Bob McDonald | 49 |
| Craig Sharp | 49 |
| Fred Kitson | 43 |
| Targe Mifsud | 41 |
| David Howard (retired hurt) |
28th October 2006
Have you ever noticed how the rain belts seem to move around Ivanhoe rather
than dump on us. Well today we were blessed - not a drop - and the rest
of melbourne was awash...God must love golfers (even though he can't hit
a 1 iron!). A Grade put B Grade to shame today and Oliver Gross won
the day with 37 stableford - greatly relieving Gordon who was worried he
might drop a whole stroke before the Benalla trip :-). B Grade which slightly
underperformed today had our honorable president getting the only stableford
score in the 30's!! Well done Neil Argall - we B Graders
all look up to you!! Next Saturday is the Benalla trip, For those staying
in Melbourne there are 2 groups booked for a 7.30am start.
Results for today are
A Grade) O.Gross(37),G.Hill(36),C.Priems(35)
B Grade) N.Argall(33),A.Davies(29),K.Grist(27)
21st
October 2006
Andrew Tome came along today
to tune up for Benalla and won the A Grade with a square round which although
it doesn't sound convincing believe me today it was as nobody got a plus score
for the day! Andrew Blight and David Howard both
got -1's to take out B Grade. Perhaps the faster greens and Benalla and real tees
will be a boon for us all - at least a treat. For those
of you that don't know Fred Kitson has been pretty sick this
last week with the treatment knocking him around...from all of us Fred keep
your chin up and rest properly so you can get back here and thrash us!!
Results for today are
A Grade) A.Tome(0), O.Gross(-1), C.Sharp(-2)
B Grade) D.Howard,A.Blight(-1),K.Delzoppo(-3),K.Grist,B.McDonald(-4)
Handicapper Note. I
had a problem where I entered Stuart as Rodger on 14th October (Its hard to
spot the difference). The resulting adjustments have not affected any results
or championship points but Rodgers and Stuarts handicaps are now shown correctly
on this sheet.
14th October 2006
Fine conditions today but playing off very poor back tees which are domed and
full of sand (thats my excuse whats yours!)
Results today are
A Grade) C.Priems(35),G.Hill(32),O.Gross(31)
B Grade) N.Argall,R.Clarke(35),T.JAckson(34),K.Delzoppo(31)
7th
October 2006
Sorry folks this is the correct handicap
sheet..I had a problem where I entered Stuart as Rodger last week. The resulting
adjustments have not affected any results or championship points but Rodgers
and Stuarts handicaps are now shown correctly on this sheet.
Damien Lee continued his winning form today winning the Monthly
Medal and A Grade on a day when many of our members (and Golf Access
it seems) struggled with scores even though the conditions were optimal -
apart form the crap tees :-((
We are not far away
from the Benalla trip now so make sure all your preparation for the trip is
done (including letting spouses and partners know ahead of time - they like
that :-).
Results today are:
A) D.Lee(68),C.Priems(70),G.Hill(72)
B) B.McDonald,K.Grist(71),T.Jackson(73),A.Blight(75)
30th September 2006
Spring has definitely arrived with the course in great condition and firmer
fairways and drives that actually run a fair distance after they land (assuming
unlike me they land in the fairway). Today I witnessed the old form coming
back for David Ford, that was when he earned his nickname "Uppen
Down" for the Calcutta. His putts were sailing in from all over the
green and chips were arriving close to the hole 9 times out of 10. Given
this form David easily won the day with 40 stableford points and 1st place
in B Grade. Obviously the Spring weather also agrees with Craig
Sharp who won A grade 4 points clear of second. Well done gents.
Nearest the Pin which jackpotted from last week was one by yours truly Allan
Davies who was pleased to have his Benalla trip shirt subsidised
:-)
Results for today are
A) C.Sharp(38),C.Priems(34),G.Hill(33)
B) D.Ford(40),A.Davies(38),N.Argall(36)
23rd
September 2006
Damien Lee opened up his championship
point lead by convincingly winning A Grade today in excellent course conditions. Andrew
Blight performed well too to win A Grade by 1 shot from Rodger
Clarke.
Benalla trip is now very close so all start practising hard for golfing,
dining and drinking!!
The satellite image below can be found at Google Earth (http://earth.google.com) where
you can zoom in and out, find your house etc.
Results today are:
A) D.Lee(36),L.Mannix(33),C.Priems,S.O'Sullivan
B) A.Blight(37),R.Clarke(36),K.Grist,A.Davies(35)
For a Satellite Image of the golf course click here
26th
August 2006 (Note.
Eclectic up to date)
Tee times are now starting
to draw in with a vengeance. We were caught by surprise when the
groups were asked to tee off at 7.45. Note next weeks tee time is 7.37am.
A bit boggy today after the rain during the week but overall pretty
good. Expecting the course to be looking good over the next few weeks
as we enter the great Spring weather. Well done to our winners and
grinners - Craig Sharp who had the best score of
the day to win A Grade while Fred Kitson and Trevor
Jackson continued their winning ways to win B grade.
Belated congratulations to Damien Lee (22 balls) and Stuart Clarke
(1 ball sadly) for their eagles in the last two weeks.
Note all
matchplay semi's must be completed no later that 2nd September as
the final is on the 9th September.
Results for today
A Grade) C.Sharp(36),S.Butterfield(35),R.Clarke,S.O'Sullivan(34)
B Grade) F.Kitson,T.Jackson(33),A.Davies(30),N.Argall(28)
19th August 2006
Well thats another nice day that I've managed to miss so no news of
any comic events I can tell you. Well done to Damien Lee and Trevor
Jackson today. Isn't Tiger Woods amazing looks like he will overhaul
Jack Nicklaus easily now. Targe is still away so the Eclectic will
be updated again in about 2-3 weeks. Note
all matchplay semi's must be completed no later that 2nd September
as the final is on the 9th September.
Results for today are
A Grade) D.Lee(35),S.Butterfield(32),C.Sharp,S.O'Sullivan(31)
B Grade) T.Jackson(37),A.Blight(33),B.McDonald(31)
12th
August 2006
A beautiful day for golf which
I managed to sleep through today so
I don;t have any meaningful news except the results. Obviously Essendon
dragging themselves off the bottom of the table inspired Rodger the
Lodger to great heights to win B Grade and Damien Lee returns to form
to take out A Grade today. No matchplay matches were played today. Note
all matchplay semi's must be completed no later that 2nd September
as the final is on the 9th September.
Results for today
A Grade) D.Lee(38),C.Priems(36),C.Sharp(33)
B Grade) R.Clarke(37),T.Jackson(35),Targe Mifsud(34)
Club Blog
The Club Blog keeps getting junk mail posted
so I've set it up so you can all still update it (Update
Club Blog on left) but your update will only be published
to the Blog when I release it, that way I can clear out all the junk
before its shown on the blog... Allan
Ken Grist has
sent an update from Canada .. click View Club Blog on
left
Note. A slight correction to last weeks results Stephen Butterfield had 30 not 31 stableford (because I didn't get the handicaps up to date quick enough .. yeh yeh) so he is equal third with Gordon Hill and Oliver Gross. Championship points have been adjusted accordingly.
Results for today are
Monthly Medal Winner S.Butterfield 66
A Grade) S.Butterfield(66),S.Clarke(71),D.Lee(75)
B Grade) A.Blight(68),G.Hill(70),T.Jackson,D.Howard(71)
29th July 2006
Well guess what - last weeks cards turned
up in my buggy seat of all places, so no need to worry that your Eclectic
will get out of whack.
Today's round saw Craig Sharp rise back to form
and eclipse the whole field with 35 points and win A Grade. Rodger
the Lodger and Kenny Grist shared the B Grade spoils with
34 points each. For those of you that
don't know Ken and his wife are off to Canada and Alaska this week
so we won't see Ken for 4 weeks. Bon Voyage Ken and Elizabeth!
Results today are
A Grade) C.Sharp(35),A.Davies(33),G.Hill,O.Gross,S.Butterfield(30)
B Grade) R.Clarke,K.Grist(34),N.Argall,D.Howard(31),N.Thomas(30)
22nd July 2006
Sorry for updating the site so late this week but I've been flat out
at the salt mine. Not only that I cannot find the cards from last week
(although I had a note of all the results so the handicapping and points
are ok) but it does mean Targe needs to know which excellent holes
you had for the Eclectic. So far I have birdies nominated for D. Lee
on 17th, A.Davies on 16th and T.Jackson on the 15th.
Congratulations to Oliver Gross who defeated Stuart Clarke 4&2
and Chris Priems and Neil Argall for
winning their grades today.
Next Matchplay semi finals are Laurie Mannix v Targe Mifsud and Chris
Priems v Oliver Gross.
Results for today are:
A Grade) C.Priems(+4), D.Lee,O.Gross(+1), S.Butterfield(0)
B Grade) N.Argall(+2), A.Davies(+1), Targe Mifsud,Ken Grist(-2)
PS. The Nearest the pin has jackpotted to $92.00
5th July 2006
Well the Winter Cup truly lived up to its name with a cold day and unrelenting
rain....but the scores looked like they were played on a sunny day with no
wind....who says we're not all weather golfers!
Congratulations to Stuart Clarke who built a solid lead
in Round 1 and put in another great round to win the Winter Cup Trophy with
77 stableford points. Stuart was only 7 strokes over par for the 2 rounds
which is a great effort especially given both rounds were in wet and muddy
conditions. A charge by Steve O'Sullivan couldn't quite get there but he
threatened the leader throughout the second round.
Fred Howe, our founder member and the trophy
namesake, was kind enough to turn up to the sausage sizzle after
the game and let us all know that the club was formed on friendship
and that is still the basis of the club today. Fred has had some
trouble with his hip that has prevented him playing but now has
a solution, he is going to play left handed and use the opposite
hip.....moral of the story is never give up....Fred doesn't......good
on you Fred.
Results for the 2006 Winter Cup are
39+38=77 1st Stuart Clarke
34+38=72 2nd Steve O'Sullivan
36+33=69 3rd Damien Lee
29+40=69 3rd Ken Grist
35+31=66 4th Allan Davies
34+30=64 5th Stephen Butterfield
37+27=64 5th Nathan Thomas
32+30=62 6th Neil Argall
30+31=61 7th David Howard
29+30=59 8th Targe Mifsud
32+27=59 8th Gordon Hill
WINTER CUP 2006 FIRST ROUND COMPLETED
STARTING GRID FOR ROUND 2
15 JULY 2006
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MOTLEY CREW |
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SPICE GIRLS |
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1. |
Chris Priems |
- |
4. |
Steve O’Sullivan |
34 |
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Jason Spence |
16 |
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Will (SOS’s guest) |
- |
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Roger Clarke |
24 |
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Allan Davies |
35 |
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SPINAL TAP |
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METALLICA |
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2. |
Ken Grist |
29 |
5. |
Damien Lee |
36 |
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Targe Mifsud |
29 |
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Nathan Thomas |
37 |
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Bob McDonald |
27 |
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Stuart Clarke |
39 |
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Dave Ford |
27 |
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STROLLING BONES |
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3. |
Fred Kitson |
33 |
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Neil Argall |
32 |
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Gordon Hill |
32 |
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Dave Howard |
30 |
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1st July 2006
Well silly me had to work this Saturday so I don't know any of the
news...played at Heidelberg on Sunday and had to abandon the round
after 12 holes because of horizontal rain. I'm not sure at this
point in time whether Chris Priems or Nathan
Thomas won the monthly medal as both net scores were the
same .. anyway good rounds guys. (Will get an update on Saturday)
Results for today are
A Grade) C.Priems(70), S.Clark(74), D.Curnow(75)
B Grade) N.Thomas(70) N.Argall, B.McDonald, T.Jackson(72),Targe Mifsud, F.Kitson(73)
24th June 2006
After the hail and rain yesterday the course was a bit boggy today
but that didn't stop Stuart Clarke(36) and Laurie
Mannix(39) (Welcome to A grade Laurie!) from winning A
and B grade. A few of the matchplay quarter final rounds were played
today with Laurie beating Stephen O'Sullivan (3&2) and Chris
Priems winning his match from Andrew Tome 3&2. Two
quarter final matchs remain which must be played before
the 12th August.
Results for today are:
A Grade) S.Clarke(36), C.Priems(35), S.Butterfield, G.Hill, A.Davies(33)
B Grade) L.Mannix(39), D.Ford(37), Targe Mifsud(34)
10th June 2006
A bit down on numbers today due to the long weekend. Both our grade
winners scarpered today so they probably don't know they won? Darren
Curnow, the relatively new arrival in A Grade, had a
+5 today to take out the A grade win, 6 par strokes clear of
the field. Andrew Blight won B Grade with a
solid +3. Well done gents.
Welcome to Craig Ashworth who put his first card
in today.
Everyone enjoy their long weekend - I know I will!
Results for today are:
A Grade) D.Curnow(+5),Targe Mifsud(-1),R.Clarke(-3)
B Grade) A.Blight(+3),B.McDonald(-4),N.Thomas(-5)
27th May 2006
Is our secretary a bandit? Probably not his shoulders getting back
to health though!
David Howard had a 42 today to win B Grade and Derek
McDonald is continuing his winning streak with a 39 in A
Grade.
The Mifsud clan matchplay was played today with Targe defeating
his injured brother Tony 5&4.
The Matchplay draw for the quarter finals was
drawn out of the hat today and the match to be played on 24th June
will have the following pairs
Stephen O'Sullivan v Laurie Mannix
Oliver Gross v Stuart Clarke
Chris Priems v Andrew Tome
Fred Kitson v Targe Mifsud
Good luck to you all !
Results for today are
A Grade) D.McDonald(39),S.O'Sullivan(38),Targe Mifsud(37)
B Grade) D.Howard(42),K.Grist(33),D.Ford,F.Kitson(29)
| Player Name | Par Total |
| Allan Davies | 1st (+2) |
| Targe Mifsud | 2nd (+1) |
| Darren Curnow | 3rd (-1) |
| Adam Hebblethwaite | 3rd (-1) |
| Chris Priems | 4th (-3) |
| David Ford | 5th (-4) |
