You would have to say that it was another beautiful day out on the course at Ivanhoe. It seemed to be a day of halves – some of us managed to burn up the front nine while others hit their straps on the back.
The man who leapt right out of the blocks with an Eagle on the first was Rodger Clarke, who, after a couple of little falters on the next couple of holes went on the win the day with a very creditable 40 points. Welcome to your new handicap Rodger.
Rodger very nearly had to share the Eagles Nest when Richard Hall blasted out from within the hazard on the seventeenth to put the ball a couple of revolutions from dropping into the hole. From despair of even getting a point to a birdy for four in one easy step.
Five players managed to beat their handicap and another nine were in on the points for the Championship. There were only five not in the points!!!! Rodger, Ken and Gordon collected the points for the Seniors.
Noodles and Targe competed in the first round of the Matchplay and Noodles was victorious with a 4 and 3. Despite his loss in the matchplay, Targe collected the ball hole while Harry managed to hold on to pick up the cash for the Pro-pin.
Results for Saturday, 28 April 2012
1st Rodger Clarke(40) 2nd Ken Grist(38) 2nd Richard Hall(38) 2nd Chris Priems(38) 3rd Gordon Hill(37) 4th Bill Eastoe(33) 4th Laurie Mannix(33) 4th Bob McDonald(33) 4th Mo Sabih(33) 4th Stephen O’Sullivan(33) 5th Malcolm Adey(30) 5th S Butterfield(30) 5th Malcolm Fleming(30) 5th Targe Mifsud(30)
Eagle 1st Hole – Rodger Clarke, Ball Hole 12th Targe Mifsud, Money Hole 15th Harry Boughen, Noodles d Targe 4 & 3