Yearly Archives: 2009

Very testing conditions out on the track on Saturday however that didn’t stop Gordon Hill from tearing the course apart with a Nett 63 to claim the February Medal. Hilly’s fine round also included an eagle on the 14th so he collected the eagles nest – 3 balls.

Continuing his run of good form was Joe who along with SOS came second with Nett 67’s, Bob and Damo both had Nett 68’s and took out 3rd place.

Kazim took out the pro pin finishing 105cm from the stick on the 18th.

The matchplay draw was conducted after Saturdays round and will be posted on the website this week. The 1st round of matchplay needs to be completed by the 02/05/2009; competitors should be arranging your 1st round match to be completed prior to this date. This year’s matchplay see’s 32 starters for the 1st time, 1st round matches to watch will be:

Priems vs Grist
Lee vs Hill
Akdag M vs Siemon
Akdag K vs Sharp.

Results for today
G. Hill 63, S. O’Sullivan, J. Demir 67, B. McDonald, D. Lee 68, C. Priems, A. Davies 69, B. Akdag 70.

Another hot day today however that didn’t stop good numbers on the day. 24 players got out on course however 24 didn’t finish, perhaps some blokes need to take a big swig of harden up!
Collecting his first win with the club was Joe Demir with 39 points. Joe has been threatening the leaders in recent weeks and finally broke through. Well done Joe. (Future penalties may apply for cart usage!!!)
In second place with 38 point was Jan Siemon and Malcolm Adey was third with 37 points, good effort in the heat.
Mehmet took out the pro pin on the 7th landing 373cm from the stick.
There were several rounds of beers bought today for not making in past the red markers and none more memorable than Hilly’s effort on the 17th. Gordo drove his pill 2 inches forward and incredibly 4 inches deep.
This week is February Medal day so please remember to wear your club shirt. We will look into purchasing some more shirts so if you don’t have one let us know what size you are and we will order them this month.
Saturday is also Matchplay qualifying, to secure a spot in this year’s matchplay make sure your there. There are 32 spots available however there are a hand full that have advised of work commitments so that will bring the number of spots to around 28.

Results for today were
1st J. Demir 39pts, 2nd Jan Siemon 38pts, 3rd Malcolm Adey 37pts, 4th Mehmet Akdag & Damien Lee 35pts, Targe Mifsud, Ben Akdag & Stephen O’Sullivan 33pts

Well today the President laid down the gauntlet and leads the championship with an excellent +4 off a 6 handicap! Ken, Oliver and Tony were all snapping at his heels. At this rate I can see I’ll have to get out and actually practice rather than yawn and swing :-).

I hope everybody had a great Australia Day Holiday. I was away in Bendigo and visited Axedale where we played a few years ago and it was always green even in the dryer weather..well now its dry and barren and a very sorry sight indeed.

Bring your suncream, hats, water and maybe use Dave Fords old trick of a damp towel around your neck on Saturday. Carry your mobile too so we can rescue you!!

Results for today were
1st-S.Clarke(+4),2nd K.Grist,O.Gross,Tony.Mifsud(+3),3rd-E.Bassi(+2),4th-M.Adey,Targe.Mifsud,C.Priems(+1),5th-B.Akdag,J.Demir,J.Siemon(0)

G’day i’ts been some time since I’ve had a chance to play with your minds,so I thought I would start with a retrospective of the year just gone. I know it’s taken some time to write this but I’m a slow learner. third grade were the best five years of my life.       So now to it.

THE YEAR THAT WAS

According to the Chinese Calendar it was the year of the CHRIS.He took all before him requiring an armed guard to take his silver wear home. Although one person did try his best to prevent him winning. That person was Emilio who employed his superior soccer skills to head Chris’s ball away in an attempt to spoil his game. All to no avail.

WHO CAN FORGET…….

Rodger’s knee? After one lot of surgery it just didn’t get better. Look for further updates in following Newsletters.

TIA’S

Both Trevor and David Ford suffered Transient Ischaemic Attacks last year. We trust both are doing well in their recovery.

Fred Howe spent three days in Hospital undergoing tests.We hope all is well.For those who don’t know him Fred was a founding member of the club and a loved Father figure.

It was also the year we farewelled Fred Kitson. Although his was a short tenure he brought with him a spirit of joy and goodwill, so much so that the club honoured him with his own event, the spring cup. It was only fitting that Derek took out the initial event.

It was also the year the Turkish Mafia invaded the club with considerable success. Speaking of the Mafia one member of that group has gone on to becone a rising star. Take a bow Kazim Akdag.

From one rising star to another.David Rees is another newcomer who has gone from strength to strength becoming the Clubs lowest handicapper. Could be that he’ll achieve his aim of scratch.

SO…….LETS SEE WHAT A NEW YEAR BRINGS!

I leave you with a quote from Alice Cooper in his book ‘Alice Cooper Golf Monster’. He writes, “I quit drinking in the early 1980s,and thats when golf became my new addiction.I’d play 36 holes a day then I’d go hit 600 balls. I went from a 36 handicap to a 9. I know a lot of guys who’ve traded alcohol for golf .”

Until next time ,

Hit them straight and not very often.

W.GAF