The Thirteenth of August provided perfect playing conditions for members. Albeit a little chilly, not a breath of wind was endured, and the majority of the fairways were firm under-foot. Greens continue to improve, giving confidence to those of us who can, and cause for a new putter for others. Its been nice to see the constant change in the course week to week, the improvements are noticed, and certain the loyal Ivanhoe golfer is appreciating what is being done to our beloved track.
On to the results for this round. As you could tell by the crowd on 18, a popular winner was cheeered back into the clubhouse. Jan Siemon(80), championship placer two years in a row has taken his first win. This blogger said it a while back, that this golfer was on the up. But has he left it all to late…
That exceptional young gopher continues to impress. This week playing of a handicap of 7, Stefan bElevski(73) produced two consistent nines(one over back!) for 38pts taking second place. Stefan’s fine gophering form has taken him five points clear in the championship race. Well done Stefan, fantastic, consistent golf off a low handicap. Good luck for the rest of the season.
Third this week is shared by Chris Priems(80), and Benananan Akdag(85) with 37 stableford points. Benananan’s round was also good enough to take out a hard competitor in Oliver Gross(83) in the penultimate matchplay round. And for Chris… Two weeks of points… ???
Matchplay Semi Final Results:
Ben Akdag def Oliver Gross 2&1
Mo Sabih def Damian Lee 1 up
So now we have our contenders for the Matchplay Title, and the 16 championship points. Good luck to both Mo, and Ben. This year third, and fourth will also play off for points, so Damian, and Oliver… Its time to do it again..
On a more public service kind of announcement. Happy 18th birthday to KAzim AKdag. So for all those members who have been quietly awaiting retribution once he became accountable, please form an orderly line next to the putting green. Ask members to be patient, and Kazim will get round to all of you.
Ball hole this week jackpotted, so twice as many reasons to play this weekend!
Results for Saturday, 13 August 2011
1st Jan Siemon(39)
2nd Stefan Belevski(38) 3rd Ben Akdag(37) 3rd Chris
Priems(37) 4th S Butterfield(36) 5th Targe Mifsud(35)