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Friday 20th August  2010

Green Valley G.C.  Stableford

Several of the star regulars were playing in the monthly PSC competition, both William Macey and Colin Greig acquitting themselves well, but the overall honours being claimed by Mashi. The remaining diehards made their way to Green Valley in very unpromising conditions, but the rain held off for the first 10 holes. A persistent drizzle then followed for the remainder of the round, making conditions very tricky. Fortunately there was no spectacular lightning similar to Wednesday, and all the golfers were determined not to lose two rounds in a week. Peter Habgood got off to a storming start (4 consecutive pars on the first 4 holes) then wobbled a little when the rain came, but eventually managed to pull it together again to take first place, P.J. and Roger Privett also managed the conditions well to take second and third places respectively.

Results:

1^st  Peter Habgood                               (hcp 17) 37 points

2^nd P.J. Redmond                                 (hcp 19) 33 points

3^rd  Roger Privett                                  (hcp 16) 32 points

Near pin winners –  Eddie Martin, P.J., and Roger Privett

Peter’s win takes him into the lead in the Golfer of the Month competition but it promises to be a close finish when the in-form Tony Robbins returns from holiday next week.

Wednesday 18th August 2010

Bangphra G.C. Medal

We arrived at Bangpra to find that 3 other golf societies were booked on the same day(fortunately not at the same time!), which proves how popular this course has become since the recent renovations, There is still some maintenance work ongoing on a couple of fairways, but the course is generally in very good condition. We teed off on time, but the round promised to be slow, on a crowded course, more resembling high season. The greens proved to be as fast and tricky as ever, particularly after some of the very slow greens we have played recently, and 3 putts were being made with regularity. All proceeded well until the 10^th hole when ominous dark clouds appeared and the rumble of thunder could be heard approaching. In the end all 3 groups congregated at the water stop on the 12^th tee as the thunder and lightning crashed all around us. The caddies were huddled in a tight knit group, and were truly terrified, not much chance of persuading them to leave the shelter. We waited for an hour in torrential rain and watched as the course became more and more flooded, before cancelling the competition. Many golfers were still reluctant to head back to the clubhouse, as the lightning was still very close, but eventually all made it back safely. No rainchecks at Bangphra, and the course management at least must have had a very good day, given the number of golfers on the course.

Monday 16th August 2010

Treasure Hill G.G. Stableford

A smaller than usual field made the trip to Treasure Hill, perhaps the daunting reputation of the course deterring some of the weaker hearted players, The course is undergoing extensive work and promises to be a potentially excellent in a few months time. In the event the fairways and greens were generally good, although the 17^th hole now has a temporary green, and there is extensive drainage work on the par three 6^th hole. It was millionaire’s golf today as the course was empty and the weather good, a brief storm coming in as the last players were walking up the 18^th fairway, som nam nar for being slow! The shot of the day was produced by Mashi on the infamous par three 2^nd hole, his 200 yard tee shot finishing 18 inches from the pin for a tap-in birdy and 4 points, thank you very much. Only a couple of blemishes on Mashi’s card, as he cruised home to take first place. Second place was taken by Peter Habgood who beat Geoff Parker on a countback, after 3 consecutive pars on the final three holes.

Results:

1^st  Mashi Kaneta                                 (hcp 10) 31 points

2^nd Peter Habgood                               (hcp 17) 29 points

3^rd Geoff Parker                                    (hcp 16) 29 points

Near Pin Winners –  Peter Habgood and Mashi (2)

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