Would there be 6 players in attendance so that the day’s play qualified for an official round? Questions were asked pre round, although there ended up being 4 groups and 13 players in total to play in some beautiful conditions as the course was freshly cut and looking magnificent.
Craig was relishing in the conditions and was putting together a scintillating round, which could have been a lot better if he had dialed in the range on his putter. He left quite a few short and a few others long, but steadied home to end up on 39 points for 1st place.
Ryan was hot on Craig heals, and had the slightly better start, but faded on the back 9 to put in a solid round and end up in 2nd place on 38 points. Both Craig and Ryan played some beautiful shots on the 19th with the hole on the back tier, with Craig getting close enough for the pro pin @ 3.74m away. Ryan sunk the birdie put, although Craig’s attempt hit Targe’s marker on the way to the hole and jumped enough to leave it short. Craig did end up with 3 birdies for the day out of a total of 7 for the club so he can’t complain too much!
Peter and Daniel have been in the points pretty consistently of late, and today was no exception, with Daniel playing to his handicap for 3rd place and Peter to be one point behind in 4th place. Daniel also managed to strike a nice shot on the 15th to earn himself a shiny new Callaway for his efforts.
Only 5 players were in the points in the end, Noodles scraped home in 5th on 34 points. Pretty decent odds to get a point with a smaller number of players, however it goes to show that you still need to play around your handicap to score points when the course is in good condition.
There were 5 players who scored points in the seniors, Craig 1st, Dennis and Keth tied for second, and Rod and Targe tied for 3rd. Well done guys.
The second pro-pin was on the 12th and with the pin at the front, no one was within the required 5m to claim the prize, so another jackpot for next week.
There were rumors that a few (3) guys had cracked the ton today. Not going to name names, but none other than Harry had to leave early for a Christmas party. Or was it another reason perhaps, he may have been seen throwing multiple clubs in frustration throughout the round. One such occasion was on the 12th where his tee shot shanked off into the water. Not to be outdone, Matt soon followed with the same effect, same result on the same hole.
Targe had an up and down day, but whilst looking for his ball on the 3rd in the OOB area, he came across a ball with the writing “Richmond AFL Premiers 2015”! Unless this was from some alternate reality, someone must have been preempting last years efforts, JQ perhaps?
There will be an event next week so come down if you are around. Hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable festive season. P.S, only one more week until the new rules of golf take effect so brush up on the new regs!
Results for Saturday, 22 December 2018
1st Craig Cameron(39) 2nd Ryan Porker(38) 3rd Daniel O’Rourke(36) 4th Peter Damou(35) 5th Stephen Butterfield(34)
Seniors Results: 1st Craig Cameron (39) 2nd Dennis Ward (32) 2nd Keith Delzoppo (32) 3rd Rod Grant (27) 3rd Targe Mifsud (27)
Nearest the Pin Results: ProPin No 1 12th Jackpot ProPin No 2 18th Craig Cameron BallPin 15th Daniel O