Week Ending 13th August 2010
Friday 13th August 2010
Greenwood G.C. Medal
Friday the 13th turned out to be a lucky day, with the Greenwood course in great condition and the weather ideal. Playing on good greens for the first time this week, proved tricky for some, and the fairways provided very little roll, so the course was the winner on the day, with no golfer bettering his handicap. Tony Robbins completed a successful week (2 first places and a second) before departing on holiday, hopefully giving someone else a chance to win. Colin Greig claimed second place (losing to Tony again) and William Macey took third place winning a four-way countback. Very unusually, only 2 near pins were claimed.
Results:
1st Tony Robbins (hcp 14) nett 73
2nd Colin Grieg (hcp 13) nett 74
3rd William Macey (hcp 16) nett 78
Near pin winners – John Graham, Hugh O’Donnell
The Golfer of the Month competition has reached an interesting halfway stage, woth the two current leaders (Tony Robbins and John Graham) taking a break for holidays or work, and leaving the field open for some new faces on the leaderboard.
Wednesday 11th August 2010
Wangjuntr G.C. Stableford
Taking advantage of the low season promotion we decided to make a longer than usual trip to Wangjuntr Valley course for the first time as a society. A decision was made to play from the blue tees ( the main instigator being Gerry), and this proved disastrous for some of the higher handicap golfers who could not negotiate the 200 plus yard carry over water on the 9th hole. Some of the holes are very long (a 479 yard par 4, and a 623 yard par 5 for example) and the course is really only suitable for lower handicap golfers. At the best of times this is one of the most difficult and longest courses in the area, and today the course was shabby and undergoing maintenance to several greens. Hence the scores were low with Peter Habgood taking the honours, defeating Tony Robbins on a countback with 31 points. Third place was taken by Bruce Gladden with 29 points. A feature of this course is that it includes 5 par 3’s (and 5 par 5’s) but only 3 near pins were claimed on the day, by Dave Galvin, Peter Habgood and Reg Smart. Generally the overall concensus was that the condition of the course was disappointing, and that it is not really suitable for a society competition, and certainly not from the blue tees.
Results:
1st Peter Habgood (hcp 17) 31 points
2nd Tony Robbins (hcp 14) 31 points
3rd Bruce Gladden (hcp 15) 29 points
Near Pin Winners – Dave Galvin, Peter Habgood and Reg Smart
Monday 9th August 2010
Rayong G.G. Stableford
Rayong C.C. has become a regular venue in recent months, but this time we found the course in rather poor condition, with very dry fairways, inconsistent sanded greens, and shabby tees. Although most golfers enjoy the layout, they struggled on the greens and the scores were generally lower than we have come to expect here. Tony Robbins enjoyed a return to form to win the competition with 37 points, beating Colin Greig on a countback. The shot of the day however, came from Geoff Williams who narrowly missed a hole-in-one to finish 3 inches from the pin on the 12th hole, snatching the near pin prize from Geoff Parker, who was counting his chickens, after finishing 3 foot from the pin.
Results:
1st Peter Habgood (hcp 17) 31 points
2nd Tony Robbins (hcp 14) 31 points
3rd Bruce Gladden (hcp 15) 29 points
Near Pin Winners – Dave Galvin, Peter Habgood and Reg Smart
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