With a bit of cloud cover overhead only 13 members were in play, it was mentioned by Chrispy that you would have to be very unlucky not to score points. As it turns out just over half the field in fact did score at least 1 point. After a few holes the scoring wasn’t so great and it was predicted that something around 34 points would go close to winning. Gordon had other ideas however and put in a consistent effort to win with 38 points for the day.
Chrispy was in fact heading for the predicted 34 points, however he came home strong after momentarily faltering and played to his handicap to find himself in second place. The beast did not have the best start with only 14 points on the front 9, however rallied in the back 9 and came home with a wet sail to place in 3rd. SOS and Targe managed to score 34 points and shared 4th place and last but not least Dennis W and Blighty rounded out the points getters with 5th place and 32 points. Blighty was also a bit inconsistent, only scoring 8 points on the front nine, but it must have been his cuppa tea half way around which sparked a revival and 24 points on the back 9 ensured the day was not lost.
Now the eagles nest had not been poached for quite some time and the nest was included 11 balls up f
or the taking. The Beast stepped up on the 17th and put his drive within 2 feet of the hole. With a lot on the line, Bill was getting more and more nervous as he was waiting for the others in his group to putt out. Gordon chipped his ball from the round and his ball landed adjacent to a 10c piece on the green. He thought it was Bills marker it turns out it did not belong to anyone in the group. The mystery remains where it came from. Blighty was ‘intentionally’ taking more time than usual to putt out in an attempt to build the suspense, however it was all in vain as Bill slotted the putt to score an eagle and with it 11 balls from the nest. Now Bill must have enjoyed his round so much, he shared the balls he won with his playing group. What a guy! There were only 7 birdies scored all day, one of them by Joe how claimed to have almost scored a hole in 1, but it did not drop, but it was enough for the ball hole prize.
The money was on the 12th and after just missing out the last few weeks, Simon was closest and managed to take home all of $13! His efforts were not enough for the seniors placings with Gordon, Bill and Targe placing in the top 3.
SOS was on the 14th tee and hit a spectacular shot out of bounds on the left. While looking for his ball he came across an abandoned/lost ball. After close inspection the ball seemed a bit out of the ordinary, with the name ‘Jason Hopkins’ marked in lieu of the standard titelist, callaway etc. There was some discussion about its where abouts, did it come from a mysterious manufacturer, or had Jason decided that he would make his own balls. As it turns out, Jason’s partner had given him the balls as a gift to avoid any confusion on the course.
Reminder to all that matchplay starts in no less than 2 weeks. Please make sure you register your intentions to play so the draw can be prepared. Also deposits for this years trip away can be paid now to register your intentions. It is sure to be a good weekend. Happy birthday to Noodles this week who is celebrating another milestone (it is not 25 which is what he surely tells all the girls).
Results for Saturday, 18 February 2017
1st Gordon Hill(38) 2nd Chris Priems(36) 3rd Bill Eastoe(35) 4th Targe Mifsud(34) 4th Stephen O’Sullivan(34) 5th Andrew Blight(32) 5th Dennis Ward(32)
Seniors Results: 1st Gordon Hill (38) 2nd Bill Eastoe (35) 3rd Targe Mifsud (34)
Nearest the Pin Results: ProPin 12th Simon Powell BallPin 15th Joe Wagenecht
Eagle’s nest Results: Eagle 17th Bill Eastoe