Thursday, March 31, 2016

Wednesday Competition

30/03/16:   North Adelaide

Nine starters on a perfect Autumn day (20C, calm) featuring:
-   another guest appearance by Ken Freestone
-   the return of Don Boyle
-   a return to form by Peter Pring (same odds as Essendon winning the flag).

Front nine:    Pring (16) from Crathern & Whicker (15)
Back nine:     Pring (18) from Methofer & Whicker (17)
Overall:         Pring (34) from Whicker (32), Methofer & Crathern (30)

Birdies:
Pring & Methofer both birdied the par 3 twelfth.  Phil's signature hole.

Next week:     North Adelaide, 10.30 am

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Good Friday and Wednesday Results

Wednesday 23/03/16:  North Adelaide

Seven starters on a perfect Autumn day for golf, featuring a guest appearance (donation) from Ken Freestone and some god-awful golf (except for Phil).   My border collie is still trying to digest most of the cards.

Front nine:     Phil Methofer (21)
Back nine:     Bronte Milde (17)
Overall:         Methofer (34) from Milde (31)

Phil's birdie 2 for 5 points on the fifth was the only highlight of the day (and no apology)


Good Friday  25/03/16:   Oakbank

Fourteen starters for most people's first look at the Oakbank course.   Perfect weather, with the fairways in reasonable condition and a beautiful texture on the greens. 
Some pretty ordinary scores, except for the brilliance of Oreo (38 points) and the consistency of Crathern K (35 points).

Highlights:
(i)    David Oreo:   second shot on the par 5 fifteenth was majestic.  Wimped the eagle putt, but an easy birdie.
(ii)   Helen Cooper:  birdie four for 5 points on the par 5 sixth.

Many thanks to the Prings for the BBQ etc. afterwards.

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Wednesday Competition

16/03/16:  North Adelaide

A perfect day - 30C and sunny with a faint breeze.   Course in excellent condition, being prepared for Lord Mayor's competition.

Five starters, although Bob felt unwell throughout and succumbed at the seventeenth.  Phil back from his Tassie holiday.

Front nine:       Phil (19) from Greg (16)
Back nine:       Greg (22) from Bronte (17)
Overall:            Greg (38) from Bronte (32), Phil (31)

Birdies:                       Greg on par 4 fourteenth
Four point holes:         Phil on par 4 ninth,   Bob on par 3 sixth

Next Week:    North Adelaide, 10.30 am

Monday, March 14, 2016

Sunday Competition - Patawalonga

13/03/16:  Westward Ho - Patawalonga

Ten starters on a lovely day for golf - a faint breeze on most holes helped mitigate the high humidity.  The course was in excellent condition, with lush fairways and rough due to recent rains.

Prizewinners included:

Stephen Gordge         41 points
Greg Whicker             39
Jill Thomas                 38
Bronte Milde               37
Ross Townsend          35
Peter Pring                  32
Noel Wellman              30

Long Drive:      Ross Townsend, Jenny Wellman
NTPs:               Paul Crathern, Jenny Wellman, Peter Pring et al

Birdies:
Greg:                   Par 5 seventeenth
Ross:                   Par 5 thirteenth

Four Point holes:
Jill                       10th, 12th, 17th
Stephen:             12th
Helen:                  5th
Paul:                    11th
Jenny:                  12th

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Victor Harbor Ambrose and Wednesday Competition

Sunday 06/03/16:  Victor Harbor Ambrose

EET was represented by two teams for the annual Victor Ambrose, held on a warm day with the course in excellent condition.

Neither team finished on the podium, but the Tatts/Ross/Don Wulff team peformed well (5 under, with four straight birdies).     The Pring/Boyle/Oreo/Whicker team started well, but slowly degenerated into comic relief (2 under).

Wednesday 09/03/16:  North Adelaide

Only four starters on a very warm, very humid day on which Bob Batty shot the lights out.
His daily handicap will reduce for the first time ever !!!!  - just one shot on the twelfth now, Bob.

Front nine:    Batty (17) from Whicker (16), Pring (15)
Back nine:    Batty (23) from Whicker (16)
Overall:        Batty (40) from Whicker (32)

Four Point Holes:     Batty on the par 4 thirteenth and par 4 fourteenth.

Next week:     North Adelaide 10.30 am

Friday, March 4, 2016

Wednesday Competition

03/03/16:  North Adelaide

Just three starters on a hot, humid day.   Pring and Boyle prepared well for next Sunday's Ambrose at Victor - Whicker didn't (setting a record for the number of consecutive shanks on the par 4 third).

Pring (18/18/36) from Boyle (34).     

Birdies:
Boyle:        Par 4 first
Whicker:    Par 4 eleventh

Next week:  Forecast is too hot - will send out email early next week to confirm.