Twenty-one intrepid souls ventured out onto the course today to test their skills against the wiles of the greenkeepers at Royal Ivanhoe. Actually, I probably shouldn’t call it that without approval from Buck Pal but what the heck – let them sue me. There should have been no excuses, the course is mostly dry, the greens are in good condition and the rough is as short as it has been for a long time so the scores were there for the making.
One person who did make a score was el Presidento Pepsi who had struggled himself all the way out to a handicap of two only to par the course for 38 points and promptly dropped himself back to one. In the process, Pepsi picked up four of the fourteen birdies plodded today. With the Vin O’Meara coming up in two weeks, if he keeps up this form he could be on scratch. Oliver, Targe, Jan and SOS also harmed their handicap a little with 37 points apiece. Rodger, Bill and Mo are obviously happy with their lot having carded handicap equalling 36points.
Mo also collected a ball for the NTP on the 15th and SOS timed it nicely to pick up the jackpotted ProPin.
There is still some life left in the Club Championship with Gordon and Noodles slugging it out for the top spot. Based on Noodles result today, perhaps there should be some time on the driving range this week if he wants to give Gordon a run for his money. Third place is also in the grasp of several people (Mehm, Oliver, SOS and Chris) and I think the plan is to squad the top half dozen into groups to really put the pressure on.
Bill had a few exciting moments during his round. His second from a not too shabby drive on the 13th went a bit astray and the course echoed to a metallic clang as the ball hit the pump station control box to the left of the green and finished not too far from being OOB. A delicate chip to half a metre and a virtual tap in sealed the par. Jan, on the other hand, jugged the first and some of his playing partners were licking their lips at the prospect of more to come but Jan put his head down and almost stole the main points. Chrispy is probably wishing he had come to play last week-end after getting an unwelcome letter from the authorities – something to do with falling off a chair. Mehm was a vision of sartorial splendour today in his (mostly) white shorts and spotless white golf shoes. Pepsi also assures us that the money that changed hands today was to pay the fees for the Incorporation of the Club and not some sort of a kick-back for keeping others out of the points.
There has been a significant spill of positions on the committee and the following nominations were put forward. Some of the nominations were made in absentia and are subject to confirmation. The nominations will be ratified and voted upon at the AGM on 15th December.
President – Gordon Hill, VP – Mehmet Akdag, Secretary – David Howard, Club Captain – Targe Mifsud/Andrew Petricola, Social/Events Secretary – Ben Akdag, Handicapper/Webmaster – Harry Boughen, Treasurer – Brendon Mitchell, Assistant Treasurer – Stephen O’Sullivan, Tee Marshall – Chris Priems.
The Calcutta for the Vin O’Meara will be run next week. More details will be forthcoming but the gist is that you can nominate for the open auction or for the self buy for $25 event. There might even be an opt out option as well. In any case, Rodger would like to know whether you intend to play in the event so a response to the notification e-mail would be appreciated.
Results for Saturday, 17 November 2012
1st Andrew Petricola(38) 2nd Oliver Gross(37) 2nd Targe Mifsud(37) 2nd Jan Siemon(37) 2nd Stephen O’Sullivan(37) 3rd Rodger Clarke(36) 3rd Bill Eastoe(36) 3rd Mo Sabih(36) 4th Trevor Jackson(35) 5th Harry Boughen(34) 5th Malcolm Fleming(34) 5th Gordon Hill(34)