Xmas Competition

Sunday 28/12/14:  Links Lady Bay

Superb weather for the traditional post-Xmas round at Links Lady Bay.   Bronte organised a warm, sunny day (just <30 C) with a light breeze.   Some outstanding scores on what is always a tough course.   

Fifteen starters, including four ladies.   Clearly, conditions for the first group were much tougher than for subsequent players - the total stableford points for the first group (Milde,Crathern P, Townsend, Whicker) equalled the total points for Gordge+Beggs.

An outstanding performance by Stephen Gordge - 45 points 
Also well done to:
Peter Pring:           41 points
Brian Beggs:         39 
Noel Wellman:       35
Phil Methofer:        33
Kevin Crathern:     32

Other prizes to:
'Lucky Partner' team score:   Gordge/Oreo (72 points) from an unlucky Beggs/Crathern K (71)
NTP (Mens)                Ross 
NTP (Ladies)             Jill
Long Drive:                Dave O

Birdies:
Pring:     Par 3 fifteenth - within a whisker of a hole in one

Wednesday Competition

23/12/14:  North Adelaide

Tuesday game to avoid Xmas eve.   Same conditions as last week, with 24 C and a light breeze.    Course in very good condition with moderately quick greens (for the South Course).

Nine starters, with reasonable scores generally.

Front nine:    Pring, Methofer and Whicker (18), from Crathern P (17) and Gordge (16)
Back nine:    Whicker (19) from Milde (17), Crathern P and Mensforth (16)
Overall:         Whicker (37) from Crathern P & Methofer (33), Pring (32), Mensforth (31) & Gordge (30)

No birdies.

Four point holes:
Batty:              par 3 sixteenth
Pring:             par 4 seventeenth
Crathern:       par 4 fourteenth
Methofer:       par 5 seventh

Next Sunday - 28th December - Lady Bay 10.00 am tee
Next Wednesday - 31st December 2014 - 10.30am tee

Wednesday Competition

17/12/14:   North Adelaide

8 starters on a perfect day for golf - 24C & sunny with a light breeze.  Only two scores above 30 points suggested conditions were more difficult than they appeared (rather than a LOFT issue).

Mr Gordge returned from his golf-winnings funded holiday to NZ and immediately started collecting for his next trip.

Front nine:    Stephen (19 points) from Greg (17), Peter & Phil (16)
Back nine:    Stephen (20) from Greg (17)
Overall:         Stephen (39) from Greg (34)

Birdies:   Greg on par 5 fifteenth

Next Week:   10.30 am tee off on Tuesday (Wed is Xmas eve)

Wednesday Competition

10/12/14:  Patawalonga

Occasional rain and humid which kept you cool to cold.  A reasonable breeze which meant at least one extra club into the wind.

Four players – Pring, Judge, Methofer and Damo.

Front nine:    Damien (13 points), the rest 12 points each.

Back nine:    Don Boyle – an outstanding 27 points (one over par) which included two consecutive birdies (on 15 and 16) and 4 pars - from Methofer 19 points. 

Overall:         Boyle (39) from Methofer (31)

Teams:    Boyle/Methofer "comprehensively arse-whipped" Pring/Mensforth.  

Next week:   South course, Nth Adelaide @ 10.30 am

Echunga Results

07/12/14:  Echunga

Early start, as usual, with occasional light drizzle for the first nine holes.  Fairways were lush and damp, greens slow, and the blue tees increased the degree of difficulty.

Fourteen starters, with the Cratherns (2), Wellman and Burrett in EET Singles match play.

Match Play:  ~ Fourth Round
-    Crathern P snuck in over Crathern K
-    Burrett C snuck in over Wellman N

Stableford Comp:   Extremely well done to:
-   Steve White - 41 points, without a scrub, 22 points on the back nine
-   Phil Methofer - 37 points (23 points on the back nine)

Minor prizes to:
-    Craig Burrett (33)
-    Greg Whicker  (33) - birdie on par 4 sixteenth
-    Damien Mensforth (31)
-    Bronte Milde (30)
NTP:             Paul Crathern
Long Drive:  Ross Townsend

Next Events:    (Notify Pring or Milde if you want to play)

28th   December (Sunday after Xmas):            Links Lady Bay   
18th   January                                                      Wirrina  
1st February (Group 4 Stableford Comp)        Victor Harbor
1st March (Group 4 Ambrose)                           Victor Harbor

Wednesday Competition

Tuesday 02/12/14:  North Adelaide

Played on Tuesday to avoid the forecast rain for Wednesday (which didn't arrive).

A lovely day for golf - 29C and sunny, with a faint cooling breeze for much of the round.    Nine quality starters, reflected by the reasonable scores all round.

Front nine:        Greg (19), from Bronte & Kevin (18), Brian & Don (17)
Back nine:        Don (18), from Bob (17), Greg (16)
Overall:             Don & Greg (35), from Phil & Bob (31) and Bronte (30)

Birdies:
Don on the par 5 seventh - almost an eagle 
Greg on the par 4 eleventh

A special mention to Bob Batty with 31 points including 17 on the back nine.  His best round so far, showing lots of promise.

Note:

Echunga next Sunday (7.30 am tee) will include two "dream match-ups" in the Singles Competition.
(i)        Crathern K versus Crathern P 
(ii)       Burrett C versus  Wellman N

A once-in-a-generation opportunity to see match play of this quality  !!!!!!

Wednesday Competition

26/11/14:  Stirling (Mt Lofty)

Another perfect day for golf (25 C and sunny) with eight starters taking advantage of the discount vouchers for Stirling GC.

Bronte informs me that the course, although relatively short (par 67), provided a true test of golfing technique that separated the real golfers from the pretenders.  He then mentioned his 43 points, with the next best (Kev C) on 31.   A shot-by-shot commentary is available via Bronte's mobile.

Front nine:     Bronte (21) from Don (17)
Back nine:     Bronte (22) from Kevin (20), Phil (19), Peter & Brian (18)
Overall:          Bronte (43) - that's a 79 off the stick, by my count (including one scrubbed hole)

BIrdies:       Bronte on the par 4 eleventh.

Next week:  North Adelaide (South) at 10.30 am

Wednesday Competition

19/11/14:  North Adelaide

Hot (33C) with a light cooling breeze at times.   Eight starters, with reasonable scores generally.  Pring dominated again with a very consistent performance.

Front nine:   Pring & Gordge (19), from Milde (18)
Back nine:   Crathern (18) from Pring (17), Whicker (16)
Overall:        Pring (36) from Gordge (33), Milde (32), Crathern & Whicker (31)

Highlights:

-     As expected, Milde/Gordge (both EET reigning champions) snuck in over Beggs/Crathern
-     As expected, Batty/Whicker trounced Pring/Boyle
-     Whicker - birdied par 5 second  

Ashbourne Results and Wednesday Competition

05/11/14:  North Adelaide

Seven starters on a very nice day for golf.   Pretty ordinary scores all around, with only 'Cyclops' Boyle reaching 30 points.

Front nine:   Don
Back nine:   Bronte and Don
Overall:        Don (30)

12/11/14:   North Adelaide

Hot !   Almost too hot.   35C, sunny and calm.    The front nines were all very respectable, but most of the seven starters struggled on the back nine.  Only the Meister, the RMC (reigning Mildura champion) and Kevvy beat 30 points.

Front nine:     Stephen G (20 points) from Peter P & Brian B (18)
Back nine:     Peter (17)
Overall:          Pring (35) from Gordge (32) and Crathern (31)

Highlights:
Bob Batty - 3 for 4 points on the long par 3 fifth.

09/11/14:   Ashbourne

Just the perfect weather for our picnic round at Ashbourne, and a good roll-up.   Well done to all involved in the day and to Noel for arranging many of the prizes.

Congratulations to:

First:          Paul Tatts group (net 51.5)
Second:    Dave Hammond group (53.25)
Third:         Rob Lubke group (54.125)
Fourth:       Dave Bartlett group (56.5)

Captain's Report and Letter of Thanks from Kevin C

2014 AGM - 01/11/14

The Secretary will formally document the AGM in due course - and good luck with that Bronte !

I have simply included Kevin's Letter of Thanks to club members following his handover of the Club Captain role to Peter Pring, along with his Captain's Report presented at the AGM.

Letter of Thanks - KC

I did not feel that the AGM last Saturday night was an appropriate time to make any observations on my term as Captain of EET or to acknowledge my friends who have been with me all of that time.  The nature of our meetings is not conducive to considered reflection nor would I have expected people to pay too much attention to my wafflings.  We’ve always been a respectful club with a good heart & soul but never been too formal.  Just how we like it!

Firstly let me say that I understand people have different views on our club, different reasons for their attachment & differing levels of commitment.   Nonetheless, I am writing this from my personal viewpoint & I will admit to having a deeper attachment than most.

As a foundation member I was there when we had some fairly influential golfing identities in charge of proceedings, the late Billy Sharpe perhaps the most well known to the SAGA hierarchy.  We started, therefore, with a bit of “street cred”.  Over the years we have maintained our reputation as a good, well run & knowledgeable Gr4 club & much of the credit for that goes to Bronte Milde & Ross Townsend, long term, & Greg Whicker more recently. 

My job was always more internal, hopefully maintaining a modicum of order on event days & perhaps saving my most sleepless night for the Saturday prior to Ashbourne.  I doubt that many of our guests notice the controlled chaos of that day &, if they don’t, then your committee has done its job.  I would mention here that we always have a procession of helpers with the BBQ & cleaning up so as a true club we have always worked well together.

I wasn’t contemplating a move out of the captaincy before last weekend but when Pete was nominated & agreed to stand I was comfortable with stepping down.  Pete has been VC for a few years now & has really been doing a lot of the things I used to do & probably doing it all a lot better.  Our club has never had a ballot & it’s not a thing I would have liked to see in such a convivial club as ours.  That is not to say that I am not sad at the prospect of letting go of “my club”.  I don’t mean that in any selfish way it’s just that, after being there at the start, watching it survive when we thought it may have withered by now & playing a part in keeping it together for so long, I now find myself a little lost in the background.  It will be hard not to grab the cards & read out the winners (with suitable praise or put downs) or shout down the boisterous on far too many occasions.  It is all part of the stuff I love about EET.

As a non-worker, my circle of friends & activities has diminished & friends of the kind I have made through EET become more important.  To that end I would like to say to all of you it has been a privilege to be your Captain & an incredibly rewarding time. 

It is also here that I would like to especially thank Bonzo & Ross, in particular.  Bonzo & I have been at the centre of many weird & wacky events, both through work & play, all aimed at making life a little more fun for our friends & workmates.  EET has been our longest running effort.  Most certainly he has been the more sensible & structured of the 2 of us in this endeavour & I thank him sincerely for his friendship & guidance (even “the stare”).  Ross joined Bonzo & I on our first overseas golf trip in 1993 without really knowing either of us from a bar of soap.  He was instantly a best friend & again, has done a great job in keeping EET financially responsible & a good little club in the eyes of our members &, importantly, the SAGA.   

That’s it.  All done.  All off my chest.   Cheers.         KC

Club Captain's Report:  2013/2014

This past season saw a number of new members start & a few others increase their attendance either on Sundays or at our retirees Wednesday games.  George Cleland, Stephen Gordge , Brian Beggs, Ross Higgins, Steve White, Bob Batty & the awkwardly tall Crathern come to mind.

Bronte Milde is in the process of surrendering his perpetual Singles crown.  Something about trees & Dunsinane Castle I think he said. The draw is well advanced & should have a new champ by February, I suspect.

Our trip to the South East was a success & we probably found the course at Kingston to be a much better layout than anticipated.  Need to thank the Forgans for organizing some of the accommodation & entertainment.  It also marked the first time I’ve lost my pants to a young male in a carpark (or anywhere else for that matter).  Both Fr. Fleming & Malcolm Fraser have sent their congratulations.

Ashbourne was another successful day & this year looks similarly well blessed with numbers. It gets a bit harder each year given that our fee for the day has gone up only slightly whilst costs are always on the up. Still, 60 players is about our break even point & we get there most years.

Dave Bartlett’s club T-shirts have proven popular although we’ve now run out of Mediums & Large.  Probably a reflection on the wise health choices & general conditioning of the club, as a whole.  Bronte is hoping they shrink in the wash but I haven’t evidenced that as yet.

Points for consideration this next year. 

• Given that we have more retired or semi retired individuals do we look at going to any of the country events we’ve been invited to in the past or have attended in years gone by eg Loxton Gr 4 ?
• Is there a club interest in doing Tassie as our golf trip?
• Do our members want us to look even further afield eg Vietnam. ?

Mildura Results

The 2014 Mildura Long weekend drew 14 starters, comprising the cream of the EET.   Many thanks to Bronte et al for arranging the accommodation (Coomealla), courses and Saturday night BBQ.

Friday 31/10/14:  Coomealla.
A tough course off the blue tees in the very warm conditions (about 35C), and the scores reflected the degree of difficulty (after a 5 hour drive).

Well done to:
Bronte M and   Peter P  (31 pts)
George C                        (30)

Long Drive:  Stephen G
NTP:             George C
Birdies:   Bronte M on par 4 fifteenth; David O  on par 4 sixth; Greg W on the par 3 eighteenth

Saturday 01/11/14:   Riverside
A slightly easier rated course, but a two club breeze increased the difficulty (plus a light sprinkle of rain on the first hole).  Turned into a very nice, but breezy morning.

Well done to:
Stephen G                      (35 pts)
Damien M & David O    (34)
Greg W                            (33)

EET SIngles Comp:   Noel Wellman snuck in over Tatts in the third round.   
Please God, don't let him win the bloody thing !!!   

Long drive:   George C
NTP:             Don't think anyone hit the green.    Nearest the tee - Greg W. 
Birdies:        Greg W on the par 4  thirteenth;   Ross T on the par 3 seventh

Sunday 02/11/14:  Mildura
The course had undergone significant re-modelling and upgrade since our previous visit.   Turned into a pretty reasonable morning, mostly sunny with a moderate breeze.

Well done to:
Ross T                        (38 pts) - unbelievable after his previous two rounds !!!
George C                   (32)
Greg W                       (31)

Long drive:      George C
NTP:                 George C
Birdies:             Kevin C on par 4 tenth.    

Major Awards:
Vin Memorial Trophy:  based on overall scores
Stephen Gordge.    It's always heartwarming when the newest member wins the main prize. 
Oreo and Whicker were the equal 'first losers'.

Wellman Trophy:  based largely on attire 
Kevin Crathern (by a country mile)

Wednesday Competition

29/10/14:  North Adelaide

Another perfect day - warm and sunny, with a faint breeze.
Only six starters, with Don still out of action, and Phil Methofer back at work (temporarily).

Front nine:    Bronte (17 points) from Damien (15)
Back nine:    Peter (21) from Brian (18) & Greg (17)
Overall:         Pring (35) from Milde (32)

Highlights:
Pring birdied the toughest hole on the course (par 4,17th).  Drove around the corner and hit his second to just over a metre .   Don't see a birdie on the seventeenth too often.
Brian Beggs' drives on the fourteenth, and several others, cast doubts on his real handicap. Clearly one of the favourites for the Mildura weekend competition.

Wednesday Competition

22/10/14:  North Adelaide

A surprisingly warm day (32C), sunny with a faint breeze.
Nine starters, with a guest appearance by Eric Kelly.   Don still out of action, but improving steadily (maybe next week).   Scores were pretty ordinary, perhaps due to the hot conditions (or LOFT).

Front nine:   Stephen (17) from Bob & Phil (16), Peter & Bronte (15)
Back nine:   Damien & Greg (17), from Bronte, Eric & Bob 15)
Overall:        Damien (31) from Stephen & Bronte (30)

Highlights:
Stephen:   Tee shot on par 3 twelfth to 8 inches (measured accurately) - 2 for 4

Wednesday Competition

15/10/14:   North Adelaide

Another perfect Spring day - 17 C, sunny, with a faint breeze.

Eight starters, with Don caddying while he recovers from his eye op.    Sleeping Beauty (Damien) missed a couple of early holes.  Fairly ordinary scores despite the excellent conditions.

Front nine:   Pring (18) from Methofer & Whicker (17)
Back nine:   Whicker (17) from Mensforth (15)
Overall:        Whicker (34) from Methofer (31) and Pring (30)

Birdies:   
Phil:         2 for 5 on the par 3 sixteenth (surely some law prevents this !!!)
Greg:       4 on the par 5 seventh

Wednesday Competition

08/10/14:  North Adelaide

Yet another perfect Wednesday for golf - 21C & sunny with a gentle breeze.

Eight starters, with Don sidelined again after a recurrence of his eye problem.  Bob Batty, Stephen Gordge and Brian Beggs added a touch of class.
Despite the excellent conditions, the scores were pretty ordinary, except for the Meister.

Front nine:      Peter (19)
Back nine:      Greg (17) from Phil & Bronte (16)
Overall:           Peter (34)

Birdies:   A Milde pitch (~50 m) holed out yet again - this time on the par 4 eighteenth. 

Methofer/Milde ended the Mensforth/Whicker winning partnership once and for all, despite a sluggish start.    

Wednesday Competition

01/10/14:  North Adelaide

Absolutely perfect Spring day, with course in pretty good condition.

Seven starters, with new starters Brian Beggs and Stephen Gordge, and Phil Methofer back from his Northern Australia holiday.    These three clearly raised the standard, with all seven players exceeding 30 points. That hasn't happened for a while !!

Front nine:   Damien (18), from Stephen, Don & Greg (17)
Back nine:   Brian (21) from Stephen (20), Peter (19) & Don (18)
Overall:        Stephen (37) from Don (35), Damien (34) 

On a very minor note, Don & Phil scraped in over Damien & Greg.    Hardly worth mentioning.

Highlights:
Phil:    Some outstanding holes, and sensational drives - after a long holiday.
Don:    On the crucial par 3 sixteenth, shanked his tee shot into a pine tree, bounced back to the middle of the fairway, then hit a wedge stone dead for a win.  Didn't apologise.
Greg:  Birdied par 3 fifth.   

Wednesday Competition

17/09/14:  North Adelaide

Wonderful weather for golf.  Still only the four starters, with a guest appearance by Ken Freestone.

Damien & Kenny simply murdered Bronte & Greg, mainly due to an absolute blinder by the old fox.  Damien had one of those days golfers dream about - very consistent tee to green and couldn't miss a putt.   Even the GolfLink computer asked for his score to be double-checked  !!

Damien:  41 points (20/21/41).  
Daylight second and third


23/09/14:  North Adelaide

A Tuesday round in perfect weather (28C and sunny) to avoid possible rain on Wednesday.

Four starters, with Pring back in action, and firing on all cylinders.  Don & Peter proved too good for Damien & Greg, despite being 3 down after 4 holes. Pring's handicap irregularity is to be the subject of a judicial review. 

Peter:   36 points (18/18/36)

Birdies:   Don on par 3 twelfth.   Drove to within a foot of the flag.

Sunday Competition: Murray Bridge

14/09/14:  Murray Bridge

At the second attempt, we struck a perfect day at Murray Bridge - 22C and sunny with a very faint breeze.  Fairways were in very good condition, but the greens had been cored recently (true, but very slow).

Only nine starters, but reasonable scores considering that many of EET's stars were absent.
Well done to:

Damien                    36 points (and a lesson to us all in handicap management)
Kenny and Paul       35
Greg                         33
George                    32

Long Drive:           Bob (the gorilla)  Batty  the only one to hit the fairway
NTP:                      George - possibly the only one to hit the green

Birdies:
George - par 5 eighth
Paul  - par 3 sixth

Wednesday Competition

27/08/14:  North Adelaide

Perfect day for golf.   Warm, calm and sunny. Five starters, with Don still slightly incapacitated.

Front nine:    Don & Greg (17), from Bronte & Damien (16)
Back nine:    Don (18) from Peter (17)
Overall:         Don (35) from Greg (30)

Damien's par 3 on the 180m fifth wasn't too shabby.
Don's 35 points was pretty impressive for an invalid.

03/09/14:  North Adelaide

Another perfect day for golf.  Course is recovering well from winter damage.
Only four starters, with Pring cruising yet again.

Don & Bronte foolishly challenged Damien & Greg, with the predictable outcome.  Pretty much all over after 4 holes (just like the Port/Richmond final) with Damien on fire early.

Front nine:   Damien (18)
Back nine:   Greg (16)

Birdies:    Bronte on the par 3 sixteenth.   With the flag set in the middle of the back tier, Bronte put his tee shot to within three metres and calmly sank the bending putt.


10/09/14:  North Adelaide

Yet another perfect day for golf.  18C and overcast, with a slight breeze.
Only 3 starters with Don AWOL, Pring O/S and Kev still recovering.
Really ordinary scores - clearly missing the talent of the absentees.

Front nine:   Damien (16)
Back nine:  Greg  (18)

Birdies:    Greg on the par 4 third and the par 4 fourteenth.    Chip ins, so they don't really count - should have been saved for a decent round.

Wednesday Competition & Nuriootpa Results

Sunday 17th August: Nuriootpa

Wonderful day for golf, and a good turn-out (about 16 starters).

Well done to:
George Cleland:          37 points (off 11 h/cp)
Noel Wellman:             32
Bronte Milde:               31
Peter Pring, Ross Townsend and Noel Wellman    30

NTP:                George Cleland (on the green by a whisker)
Long drive:      Bronte Milde  (as expected)


Wednesday 20/08/14:  North Adelaide

Five starters on the perfect day for golf - 16C, sunny and calm.   Don playing without being 100% back to full vision.    Pretty ordinary scores.

Front nine:      Pring  (16)
Back nine:      Milde and Pring (16)
Overall:           Pring  (32)

No birdies

Wednesday Competition

13/08/14:  North Adelaide

A very good day for golf, with sunny and dry conditions, albeit with a cool breeze worth 1-2 clubs.  The greens were surprisingly quick, with the 10th out of action (coring etc).

Groundhog Day:   
Don crook & Kevin still injured, so just the same four starters as the last two games.   Once more, Pring/Milde challenged Mensforth/Whicker.   As expected, Damien & Greg triumphed yet again.  

The individual scores were very ordinary, but the match was once again very close.   The only aspect worth mentioning was Damien's front nine (17 points).  

Wednesday Competition

06/08/14:  North Adelaide

Couldn't get a more perfect day for golf - 16C, calm and sunny.

Still just the four starters, with Kevin's hand requiring several more weeks of recovery, and Don still a week or two away (although recovering well from the eye op and assisting as caddy/coach).  

Same teams as last week and, as expected, a similar result (Mensforth/Whicker 3 down after nine, but 2 up after 18).   We probably should have changed the pairings, but Damien & Greg are reluctant to pass up such easy money. 

Front nine:   Bronte (17) from Greg (15)
Back nine:   Damien (17) - stood up when needed

Highlights:
Bronte:    Birdie on par 4 third hole (a very long par 4 - holed a 70 metre wedge)
Greg:       Birdie on par 4 fourth hole
Damien:  Par 4 for 4 points on eighteenth (always clinical when under pressure)

Wednesday Competition & EET Singles Update

30/07/14:  North Adelaide

A perfect winter's day (sunny and 17C) although the course continues to play very long. 

Only four starters, with:
-   Kevin injured (bicycle malfunction) after hitting peak form last week.
-   Don recovering from his eye operation - but came out to caddy and coach (for a modest fee)
-   Phil on holidays, headed towards Darwin and sunshine/warmth.

As expected, the team of Mensforth & Whicker proved too strong for Milde & Pring (who were 3 up after the front nine, and square on the 18th tee).   Ordinary individual scores, but a great  contest between the two teams.

Front nine:    Bronte (15)
Back nine:    Greg (19) from Peter (17)

Highlights:  
No birdies, but Pring's drives were worth seeing on 10 of the 14 driver holes.

EET SIngles Competition:  First Round

Paul Tatterelli snuck in over Bronte Milde at Mt Compass last Sunday.

Bronte is arranging to delete "EET SIngles Champion" from his email signature & voicemail. 

Wednesday Competition

23/07/14:  North Adelaide

Drizzle set in after a few holes.  Cleared up towards the end, but only the hardy souls out of the six starters flourished.

Front nine:   Kevin (18 points) from Damien (17), Peter (16) and Phil (15)
Back nine:   Kevin and Peter (15), daylight next
Overall:        Kevin (33) from Peter (31)

Highlights:
None.  Kevin's 4 for 4 on the eighth and Phil's 3 for 4 on the sixth don't count.

South Lakes Results and Wednesday Competition

Wednesday Competition:

09/07/14:   North Adelaide
Cancelled due to lousy forecast

16/07/14:  North Adelaide
Lousy forecast, but turned out to be fine & sunny, with a one-two club breeze.
Five starters, including a guest appearance by Craig Burrett.   Don & Peter unavailable.
No run on fairways, and blue tees as far back as possible - pretty tough !!

Front nine:    Greg (17) from Craig & Phil (15), Damien & Kev (14)
Back nine:    Greg (18) from Craig (17)
Overall:         Greg (35) from Craig (32)

Birdies:   Greg on par 5 second.


13/07/14:   South Lakes
Sixteen starters on a beautiful sunny, and fairly calm, day at Goolwa.   The fairways were in remarkably firm condition for mid-winter.

Well done to:
Ken Freestone:                                                 34 points
Don Boyle, Ross Higgins, George Cleland   33 
Bronte Milde                                                      32
Nick Meiers, Phil Methofer                               30

NTP:                Don Boyle
Long Drive:     Paul Crathern (a millimetre ahead of Bartlett and Whicker, who both landed in wet spots on the fairway)

EET Singles Competition
First Round:
Geoff McCaw snuck in over Phil Methofer

Second Round:
Kev Crathern snuck in over Greg Whicker

Wednesday Competition

25/06/14:  North Adelaide

Cancelled due to a lousy forecast and heavy rain on previous days.

02/07/14:  Patawalonga

A perfect winter's day - sunny and calm, 16C and a relatively dry course.
Seven starters, eventually (a formal GAW apology for the mixup with emails - it had nothing to do with Phil winning the money last time !).

I am informed that the conditions suited real golfers - those with the full range of skills etc etc etc.

Front nine:  Don (21) from Peter (19
Back nine:  Peter and Damien (20) from Don & Kevin (17)
Overall:       Peter (39) from Don (38), then daylight.

Highlights:
Pring:       No scrubs, seven pars.
A par 3 for 4 points doesn't count, Damien.

Wednesday Competition

18/06/14:  North Adelaide

Seven starters on the perfect winter's day - 17C, calm and sunny.   The Course was damp and the tees were as far back as you can go.

Phil Methofer showed us all how to play golf !!.   Gorilla drives and consistent iron play - fortunately he's going away on holiday soon.

Front nine:      Phil (17) from Bronte & Peter (16)
Back nine:      Phil and Don (17) from Greg (16), Damien & Kev (15)
Overall:           Phil (34) from Don (32) and Greg (30)

Birdies:   Greg - par 5 seventh and par 3 twelfth.  

Lake Albert

Saturday: 14/06/14  Lake Albert, Meningie

A good day for golf - overcast, with a mild breeze and course in good condition.    Eleven starters enjoyed the golf , the intellectual stimulation of an overnight stay in the Meningie Caravan Park, and Bronte's cooked breakfast on the foreshore of Lake Albert.

The golf scores were generally reasonable, with the winnings shared between Milde, Pring and White (all on 33 points).  Captn Kev was not disgraced by his 31 points, but was by his outfit (a clear winner of Wellman award).

Kevin also snuck in for a win over Nick Meiers in the EET Singles Competition

Nearest the pin:   Ross
Long drive:           Greg
Birdies:                 Greg (par 4 first)

Wednesday Competition

11/06/14:  North Adelaide

Good day for winter golf - 17C, overcast and calm.

Six starters, lousy scores and the old fox took the money again. 

Front nine:      Damien (18) - thirteen points after first five holes, then protected his handicap
Back nine:      Peter (15)
Overall:           Damien (31)

Nothing to brag about, but Damien's par 5 on the second hole is worth a mention - tough hole.

Wednesday Competition

28/05/14:  North Adelaide

7 starters, with special appearances by Craig Burrett and Dave Oreo. 

One five minute downpour on about the 4^th or 5^th hole, with the rest of the round clear as a bell - cool but a little muggy!    Once again, pretty ordinary scores all round.

Front nine:    Craig, Dave and Don shared with 15 points

Back nine:     Kev and Craig shared with 14 points

Overall:          Craig with 29 points– no-one made any real money like Damien can!

Special mention to Craig for a birdie on the par three 12^th.  Nothing else worth mentioning except for Oreo  –  14 points after the first five holes, 15 points after the first 9 holes  - apparently the Meister dragged him back down to his level pretty quickly!

04/06/14:  North Adelaide

Only 5 starters, including two (Bronte and Don) who played through the pain barrier.   About 18C, overcast and virtually calm.   Course played very long (tees far back and fairways without run).   A couple of decent scores, certainly an improvement on recent weeks.

Front nine:   Don, Bronte and Peter all on 16 points

Back nine:   Peter (19) from Greg (18) and Don (17)

Overall:        Peter (35) from Don (33)

Next Week:       Remember the early tee time - 10.30 am

Wednesday Competition & EET Singles Comp

21/05/14:  North Adelaide

Yet another perfect day - 25C, sunny and calm.  What an autumn we are having !!

Six starters, including Phil Methofer and Eric Kelly (Bronte is now classed as a regular).  With such golfing talent on display, who could imagine that the scores would be so bad ?? 

Front nine:   Greg (17) 
Back nine:   Kevin (15)
Overall:        Greg (29) from Kevin (28) 

Highlights:   Greg - birdie on par 5 seventh.

EET SIngles Competition:

Greg Whicker snuck in over Peter Pring, despite a gutsy fightback by the Meister.


First round winners to date:   Noel Wellman, Craig Burrett, Damien Mensforth

Note:  The Captain has requested that the remaining first round matches be completed by the end of June (eg. at Murray Bridge or North Adelaide).   Otherwise, defaults may apply.
Those matches are:

Murray Virgin vs Ross Higgins
Paul Tatarelli vs Bronte Milde
Nick Meiers vs Kevin Crathern
Steve White vs Paul Crathern
Dave Hammond vs Eddie Zielke
Geoff McCaw vs Phil Methofor
Ken Freestone vs Don Wulff
George Cleland vs David Oreo

Wednesday Competition

14/05/14:  North Adelaide

Yet another perfect autumn day - sunny, calm and 23C.      Eight starters and some reasonable efforts.

Front nine:  Bronte Milde (23 points) - only 8 putts over the nine holes (how impressive is that !!)
Back nine:  Don Boyle (19) from Greg Whicker (18) and Phil Methofer (17)
Overall:       Bronte, Don and Greg all on 34 points, from Phil on 32.

Highlights:
Bronte's front nine comprised 7 pars, 1 bogey and 1 scrub.  There was no discussion of the back nine.

Next week:   
-  11.30 am on the South Course @ North Adelaide.
-   includes Pring vs Whicker in the EET Singles Competition

Wednesday Competition & EET Singles Comp

07/05/14:  North Adelaide

Another wonderful autumn day - crisp and overcast with a very slight breeze.  The course continues to recover from school holiday damage.

An impressive eight starters with Pring back and special appearances by Craig Burrett, Phil Methofer and Bronte Milde.    So much talent, and such ordinary scores !!!!

Front nine:   Whicker (22 points - even par) from Burrett & Mensforth (18)
Back nine:   Crathern (17 points) from Boyle & Burrett (16)
Overall:        Burrett & Whicker (34) from Mensforth (31)

Birdies:
Milde:        Hole #12 (par 3) 
Whicker:   Holes  # 6 (par 3) and #7 (par 5) 

EET Singles Competition - First round

Craig Burrett snuck in over Don Boyle (2 & 1) -  established an early lead, then held on in a tight contest.

Next week:   Wednesday - 11.30 am tee 

Singles Competition

Draw and status as at 05/05/14.       Completed matches in bold:

Don Boyle vs Craig Burrett (scheduled for 07/05/14 at North Adelaide)
Murray Virgin vs Ross Higgins

Noel Wellman def Ross Townsend
Paul Tatarelli vs Bronte Milde

Nick Meiers vs Kevin Crathern
Peter Pring vs Greg Whicker

Steve White vs Paul Crathern
Dave Hammond vs Eddie Zielke

Geoff McCaw vs Phil Methofor
Ken Freestone vs Don Wulff

George Cleland vs David Oreo
Damien Mensforth def Dave Bartlett

Feel free to arrange your match ASAP - otherwise, Bronte remains champion forever.

Sunday Competition - Mt Barker

04/05/14:  Mount Barker

Eleven starters on a lovely autumn day.  Generally sunny and calm, although a touch crisp.
Course in pretty good condition, with the greens generally quick and occasionally unreadable.
The Treasurer pulled a fetlock and retired after 9.

A cheap day for the EET as scores were very ordinary.    Prizes to:

Dave Hammond:     35
Bronte Milde:           32
Ross Higgins:          30
NTP:                          Damien Mensforth
Long Drive:               Greg Whicker

Singles Competition:  First round
Damien Mensforth snuck in over Dave Bartlett.

Wednesday Competition

30/01/14:  North Adelaide

Yet another perfect autumn day for golf.  The course is recovering from the recent school holiday damage and the greens are significantly quicker than normal.

Only 3 starters, with Damien crook and Peter AWOL.    Unfortunately, my dog ate the scorecard yet again and I have absolutely no memory of the first few holes.   I can recall that:

Kevin won everything - front, back and overall.
Kevin's 20 point back nine was OK (pipping Greg's 19 points).  Not much else was !!

Next week:   
-    Normal tee time of 11.30 am.
-    Mr Burrett may give us regulars a lesson

Wednesday Competition

23/04/14:  North Adelaide

Another perfect Autumn day - 20C and sunny, with virtually no breeze.

5 starters, including the reigning EET/Victor champion, but pretty ordinary golf for much of the day.  The old fox continued his recent form resurgence and took all the money without affecting his handicap.

Damien 16 points out, 19 points back, for 35 overall.
Kevin and Bronte were not disgraced.  Others were.

A hypothetical question:     

Could someone be reasonably accused of blatant handicap management if, on the 18th tee, they:
(i)   had all the money won for the day
(ii)  already had 19 points on the back nine
(iii) would have reduced their handicap by scoring 6 or less on the final hole
(iv) duffed their drive and scrubbed the hole before reaching the 18th fairway.

Next Week: - Wed 30th April
Note the early tee time of 10.30 am

Good Friday Competition

19/04/14:   The Vines, Reynella

Eight starters for the traditional religious celebration at the Vines on a lovely Autumn day.   Fine and cool, with just a hint of breeze.  And pretty respectable scores, as you would expect from the talent on show.

36 points:   Dave Oreo and Peter Pring
35:              Greg Whicker
34:              Ross Townsend
33:              Bronte Milde
31:              Ken Freestone
30:              Paul Crathern
Ladies Comp:        Kerri Oreo

Highlight:   Ross eagled the par 5 fifth hole - a pretty fair effort.

Wednesday Competition

16/04/14:  North Adelaide

Another perfect Autumn day - low 20s & calm with course in very good condition.

Only 4 starters, allowing Boyle/Whicker to seek redemption after recent bad losses to Mensforth/Crathern.  They did, but only just - one up overall after winning the front nine 3 up .

Front nine:   Greg (23), Kevin (17), Don (16)
Back nine:    Don & Greg (17), Damien (16)
Overall:         Greg (40), Don (33), Kevin (31)

Highlights:
Greg:       Birdied holes 4, 5 and 6 (par 4 followed by two par 3s).    Even par after 9.
Damien:  Won the last two holes, under pressure.

Sunday Competition

13/04/14:  Fleurieu (Mt Compass)

Sixteen starters on not a bad day - a slight breeze and fairly cool, but the possible showers held off. 

Stableford Comp:   Prizes to:

43 points:      Bronte Milde - outstanding effort by the EET & Victor Champion
37:                  Rod Higgins, Ross Corsby
33:                  Noel Wellman, Phil Methofor    
32:                  Greg Whicker, Kevin Crathern, Ross Townsend, Dave Oreo
31:                  Damien Mensforth
30:                  Dave Hammond

EET Singles Championship - Match Play

First Round:    Noel Wellman defeated Ross Townsend (3 & 2).   The extra stroke that Ross had to give Noel on 13 holes had absolutely no effect on the outcome of the match.

Highlights:
Bronte Milde:     Birdie on par 4 fourth.  Four pars in 5 holes, mid-round.
Dave Oreo:        Birdie on par 3 ninth hole
Craig Burrett:     Birdie on par 4 third hole  (a 'gimme' birdie on a very difficult hole)
Eric Kelly:           Birdie on par 3 fourteenth ( 2 for 5, if you don't mind)
Noel Wellman:   Twenty points on the front nine in a match play round