The Week That Was ..........

Against all predictions Saturday dawned dry and clear if somewhat chilly. In an effort to move play along not only did we have a Starter and a Course Marshall but also a Spotter down one. I think it fair to say that the morning field moved reasonably well but we suffered from "creep" in the afternoon which resulted in slower rounds than envisaged. Please note there will continue to be initiatives, efforts and pressure to increase the speed of play.

Following cancellation of Match of the Day from the previous Saturday we rescheduled a Stableford Shootout round instead of the advertised Canadian Foursome. Generally speaking the golf and scoring was of a high standard - Tony Park won the Senior grade with 41 points from Ray Vivian 40 & Wayne Tucker 37. Brian Nixey was successful in the Intermediates with 37 points on countback from Brian Adams. In the Juniors Peter Law returned to form with a stunning 41 points amongst other highlights to be in front of Peter Guthery 36 from Stu Kemp 35 on c/b from Dermot Martin.

Two's were worth $13.25 and there were 17 winners. Peter Law struck the 2x2's jackpot worth $275 and collected another $35 for closest to the pin on 3, Mark Lawson secured the $35 on 11. Nearest the pin for 2 on 2 sponsored by Linden Leaves was Geoff Saunders and Vaughan McMillan snared the Benjarong Thai Cuisine prize on 18. In a week where jackpots fell the nett eagles draw saw 9th come out with 3 winners, Peter Guthery, Phil Loughnan & Dennis Maguire sharing the $235.

The final day for the rescheduled Top Dog round saw a number of teams out competing on the course. David Blair playing with the in form David Robinson scored a good win over Tony McKeogh & Grahame Buist while Jeff Sanders & John Parlane saw off the McBryde father and son combination. Also moving forward in the draw are the Maguire/Bond team, Andrew Fergus & Rob Campbell, and the Kotzikas brothers. Inspite of trying to enter match of the day(he had 37 points) in a Godby match Alan Scott was successful over Bryan Andrews.

The Top Dog is now at an interesting stage and there look to be a number of interesting clashes in the next match ups. With the Godby and Denniston still underway there a number of matchplay events current so keep abreast of the results by checking the Men's locker room notice board.