Stableford event today and we had 3 winners shooting 43pts. Joe Demir, Mal Whelan and Jan Siemon saluted; all three will face a big drop in handicap. Jan shot an even with the card 35 on the front nine which produced 27 of his 43 pts, Joe continued his run of form and Mal took advantage of the dry conditions unleashing some monster drives. Well done lads.
Second place went to Tony Mifsud with 40 pts. Tony played very solid golf; his upcoming matchplay game with John Quinlan will be one to watch. Both players exchanged ‘Pleasantries’ during Saturdays round so there will be plenty more exchanged this week.
We had two 3rd place getters this week. Oliver Gross and Damien Lee both shot 38pts. Good to see these guys get back to form. Damo used his new irons on the weekend and this maybe the spark that gets him back to a single figure handicap.
We had 3 Matchplay games played today:
Oliver Gross vs Rod Grant – Oliver won 2/1
Ben Akdag vs Targe Mifsud – Ben won 1up
Jan Siemon vs Mehmet Akdag – Jan won 8/7
It would be fair to say that Mehmet got his pants pulled down today (Sorry Dags but it has to be said), not easy when your opponent pars the front nine though.
No one got close on the 15th today therefore we have a jackpot this week.
Please note that club fees are due by 28th February. Members are not eligible for club championship points and trophies if you are not financial after this date. Fees are payable to Chris Priems or Gordon Hill.
Our tee time has moved to 7.45am. Tee Marshall this week is Andrew Petricola.
As a club we need to be mindful of our surroundings after the round. On Saturday there was some colourful language being used and at volume. We need to recognise that there are woman and young kids around and that language like that reflects badly on us as a club. Our post round wrap up is a great part of this club and doesn’t need to be sanitised, please just be mindful of others nearby.
Finally, thanks to everyone who contributed to the bush fire collection. The club raised $400 to go to The Salvo’s. Well done lads.
Results:
1st-J.Siemon,J.Demir,M.Whelan(43),2nd-T.Mifsud(40),3rd-D.Lee,O.Gross(38),4th-M.Fleming,B.McDonald(37),5th-A.Blight,R.Grant,C.Sharp(36).