Lake Albert and Murray Bridge Results

Saturday 27/06/15:   Lake Albert, Medindie

Ten starters on a lovely day - mild and generally sunny, with virtually no breeze (well done Bronte).  The course was in excellent condition with the relatively new Santa Anna greens outstanding.    We joined in Lake Albert's par competition, with Ross Townsend winning multiple prizes for NTP/long drive, best looking etc.   Surprisingly, his 'one up' score didn't win a prize.

EET stableford winner was Ross with an impressive 36 points, followed by Steve White & Greg Whicker on 32 points.

Birdies:
Ross:       par 5 third
Kevin:      par 3 fourteenth

Four point holes:
Bob:        par 3 sixth
Worth mentioning Greg's 3-skip 'dambuster' drive across the water on the eleventh.  


Sunday 28/06/15:   Murray Bridge

Another perfect day for golf - pretty much identical to Lake Albert.  Fourteen starters with very ordinary scores apart from a couple.

EET Singles Comp - first round:
Steve White snuck in over Greg Whicker.   Greg was four-up after nine, but suffered a very minor (almost imperceptible really) stumble on the back nine to lose on the seventeenth. The four-point back nine set a new low.

Normal Comp:
Ross continued his good form with 32 points, thereby winning the "Vinny" trophy for the weekend.  Steve White scored a respectable 32 points under match play conditions, with Paul Crathern on 30 points.   The rest are currently locked in a room full of mirrors.

NTP and Long Drive:               Greg (obviously on the front nine)

Birdies:
Ross:     par 3 seventeenth
Brian:     par 3 fourth
Phil:        par 4 fourteenth

Four point holes:
Bob:       par 3 fourth
Paul:      par 4 thirteenth
Worth mentioning the "random hole' approach adopted by Kevin's group - went straight from the eighth green to the thirteenth tee and played most of that hole before the light dawned.

Wednesday Competition and EET Singles Comp update

24/06/15:  North Adelaide

The forecast "few showers" didn't arrive, so the ten starters enjoyed a cool (~15C), mainly overcast day with virtually no breeze.    A welcome back from holidays to Brian Beggs, following "seagull" Gordge's return last week. 

Singles Competition (second round match)
Kevin Crathern played to handicap to narrowly defeat Don Boyle.   35 stableford points under match play conditions is hard to beat. 

Wednesday result:
Front nine:     Methofer (19) from Batty, Crathern & Pring (16)
Back nine:     Whicker (20) from Crathern (19), Methofer (18) &  Pring (16)
Overall:          Methofer (37) from Crathern (35), Whicker (34), Pring (32), Milde (31) & Batty (30)

Birdies:
Milde:         Par 3 twelfth
Crathern:   Par 3 temporary (15A)
Gordge:     Par 3 sixteenth
Whicker:    Par 5 seventh and par 3 twelfth

Four point holes: 
Batty:        Par 3 twelfth

Highlight:
Last Sunday, Damien carried out the annual clean of his car.   Surprise, surprise, he then forgot to put his golf clubs back in the car.   He had to hire a set and endure sledging whenever he played a good shot.   Could have saved money by not hiring all those shiny things (irons).

Wednesday Competition

19/06/15:  The Vines

Six starters on a Friday to make use of the better weather and voucher (courtesy Bronte).  Cool (~14C) and calm, in tee shirts when the sun came out.

Front nine:      Greg (18) from Damien, Bronte & Don (16)
Back nine:      Don (20) from Greg (19), Bronte (17)
Overall:           Greg (37) from a desperately unlucky Don (36), Bronte (33).

Birdies:   Nil
Four point holes:
Phil:        Par 4 second
Don:       Par 4 eighteenth - 'always looked a four'

Next week:   North Adelaide - Wed about 10.30 am

Wednesday Competition

10/06/15:   North Adelaide

Another fine, calm and cool (~14C) day resulted in reasonable scores from most of the eight starters, and quite a few improvements on the eclectic scoreboard.

Stephen Gordge returned from his O/S holiday and promptly won the front nine (after 10 weeks without golf).   Nothing changes !!

Front nine:   Gordge (18) from Pring & Whicker (17)
Back nine:   Pring (18) from Crathern & Whicker (17)
Overall:        Pring (35) from Whicker (34), Gordge & Milde (31)

Birdies:    Nil

Four Point Holes:
Batty:         Par 3 sixteenth
Gordge:    Par 4 eighth
Pring:        Par 4 seventeenth

Team scores:
The Pring/Crathern combination snuck in (1 up) over Gordge/Mensforth
As expected, the undefeated Batty/Whicker team demolished Milde/Methofer

Wednesday Competition

03/06/15:  North Adelaide

The first Wednesday in winter turned out sunny and mild, with virtually no breeze.   The course is playing long, with little run on the fairways.

Seven starters, with a couple of O/S travellers due home very soon.  Scores were generally solid, rather than good.

Front nine:      Greg (18) from Bronte & Don (16)
Back nine:      Damien & Peter (16)
Overall:           Greg (32) from a very unlucky Don & Damien (31), and Peter (30)

No birdies or four point holes.

As expected, the team of Methofer/Whicker demolished Milde/Boyle.