Saturday saw the trial of the one time shotgun start and on what was an outstanding winter's day we had a field in excess of 140. The number was slightly larger than we expected and accordingly the time taken for the round was longer than anticipated however everyone got to play 18 holes which in the winter is all good.
The Men's Committee will review the trial at our August meeting so if you have any views please feel free to speak either with me or any other committee member. We know that the down side is that 11.00 does not ideally suit all members particularly where kids sport is involved but at that time we avoid the frost in the morning and darkness in the late afternoon.
I am not sure whether it was the timing or the day but the scoring was absolutely sensational in the Match of the Day which was Stableford in three grades. The Senior Grade was won by a newer, younger member Richard Reed who scored 42 points with a 68 off the stick to be in front of Phil Loughnan on 39 in second from Kim Sanders on countback. The good scoring continued in the Intermediates where 41 points to John Dickson put him in front of Brian Adams on 40 but behind the eventual winner Brian Tyro on 42.Proving that the Juniors can also score well Clifford Chan put together 40 points to be ahead of Dean Sweetman on 38 on countback from Dermot Martin.
The two's pool was $220 and there were 8 winners each receiving $27.50, the Jackpot of $75 was not struck and carries forward. Mitchell Vincent was closest to the pin on 3 for $40 while Takahiro Koyama did the same on 11. Nic Fry was closest to the pin on 2 for 2 and collected the Linden Leaves sponsored prize while Ian Walker was nearest the pin on 18 for two winning the Benjarong Thai Cuisine voucher. I seem to remember nett eagles of $150 was won but I can't remember where or who but 10 seems to ring a bell as does JD but don't quote me!
Top Dog matches continue to be played and moving through to the semi finals are Niven Boyle and Ian Currie who were successful over Brian Adams & Lindsay Buxton last week while the two Davids, Robinson & Blair, ended the run of Paul Needs and Ross Campbell. I understand the match finished at 15 when the four adjourned to the bar, rather than play the last 3 holes, to enable Paul to make recompense for prior indiscretions on the course. The final match between the Bond Maguire team against Andrew Sloane and Dean Corry is scheduled for this weekend - result to be reported in due course.
The Page Trophy continues as well with Kate Shier and myself bowing out to Ian & Laura MacDonald 1 down losing 18. The Smiths, Murray & Lorraine, triumphed over the Kennedy's in a match where no holes were halved. The well performed combination of Joe & Sue Mullins had a good win over Tony Park and Jae Hae Lee while Glenn Bongartz`and Alison McMillan hung on to beat Chris Brocket and Maree Phillips again on 18.
Brian Ronan scored a win over Liam Cumberpatch to move through to play Alan Scott in the final of the GodbyTrophy proving age and experience can match youth and enthusiasm. I suspect with the scoring at the weekend the qualifying score for the Shootout will have increased while the Ringers totals will have dropped. Check out what's happening on running scores in the Men's Locker Room.
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