Wednesday Competition

30/11/16:   North Adelaide

It's happened again !!! - twice this month each of the seven starters has scored 30 points or more.  Hard to believe after some of the 'dark days' during winter, although this was a perfect day for golf (22C), with the course in excellent condition, firm greens and a fair bit of run on the fairways.

Front nine:   Batty (21) from Pring, Mensforth & Methofer (20), Whicker (17)
Back nine:   Boyle (21) from Whicker (18), Milde (16)
Overall:       Whicker (35) from Batty & Mensforth (34), Boyle, Methofer & Pring (33), Milde (30)

Birdies:
Whicker on par 3 sixth

Four Point Holes:
Batty on par 4 fourth

Eclectic Holes:
Batty -  4 on fourth
Boyle - 4 on eleventh, 5 on seventeenth

Next Week:      Thursday, 10.00 am at Vines, Reynella

Wednesday Competition

23/11/16:  North Adelaide

Only five starters on a perfect day for golf - about 22C and sunny, with generally a light breeze and the course in excellent condition.   Pretty average scores all round.

Front nine:     Methofer (18) from Milde (17)
Back nine:     Boyle (16) from Whicker (15)
Overall:         Methofer (32) from Milde (30)

Four point holes:
Boyle:     4 on thirteenth (Eclectic hole)

Next week:   TBA by email

Wednesday Competition

16/11/16:   North Adelaide

Seven starters on a pretty warm (~30C), sunny and generally calm day, with the course in very good condition.  Reasonable scores.

Highlights included:
-  Batty taking the money yet again with 36 points
-  Methofer and Sampson both with very short putts and birdies on the par 3 sixteenth.   Sampson's 2 for 4 points lost the hole to Methofer's 2 for 5.
-  Methofer's second shot on the par 3 twelfth from about 9 metres right of the right hand bunker (near the tee block for the thirteenth).   His putt went into and through the bunker, up & over the steep lip to drop lightly near the pin for a 'routine' par.  

Front nine:      Sampson, Whicker & Milde (17), from Boyle & Batty (16)
Back nine:      Batty (20) from Whicker & Methofer (17), Milde (16)
Overall:           Batty (36) from Whicker (34), Milde (33).

Birdies & Eclectic holes:
Methofer & Sampson - par 3 sixteenth

Next Wednesday:    10.30 am  North Adelaide

Ashbourne Results

13/11/16:   Ashbourne

Many thanks to the 50+ hardy souls who turned out despite the very ordinary weather forecast.  In the event, it wasn't too bad - cool and windy, but only a couple of spots of drizzle that quickly blew over.  

Yesterday's email has already mentioned the special organising efforts of Messrs Milde, Pring, Wellman and Bartlett.  The new format seemed to be an improvement, but feedback is welcome if you disagree.

Well done to:
Rob Lucke's Team #1 - winners yet again on 53.5
Tatarelli's Team   -  runners up on 54.375
The 'Ferals' -  a podium finish on 55.125, despite being dogged by bad luck throughout

The 'Marcia's' who birdied the par 3 third hole twice (3rd and 12th holes) with two of the finest tee shots you will see for a long time.

The 'Minge's Whingers' for the best team name and for defeating the Marcia's by one stroke.

Wednesday Competition

09/11/16:  North Adelaide

For what seems like the first time in living memory, none of the seven starters scored less than 30 points.  There were quite a few eclectic holes due to the perfect day for golf -  22C, a light cooling breeze and the course mown and in good condition.

Peter Pring "Trumped" the opposition with 40 points, thereby reducing his handicap and the Ferals' chances of winning Ashbourne on Sunday.

Front nine:      Pring (20) from Methofer (19), Whicker (18), Milde (17), Mensforth (16)
Back nine:      Milde (21) from Batty & Pring (20), Mensforth (19), Whicker (18), Boyle (17)
Overall:          Pring (40), Milde (38), Whicker (36), Mensforth & Methofer (35), Batty (33) & Boyle (30)

Birdies:
Whicker:      par 3 twelfth

Four Point Holes:
Batty:          par 3 fifth
Mensforth:  par 3 twelfth
Methofer:    par 4 third, par 4 eleventh
Pring:          par 4 seventeenth

Eclectic Holes:
Methofer:      4 on 3rd hole
Pring:            4 on 9th hole
Milde:            4 on 13th hole
Whicker:       2 on 12th hole

Next Week:      Wednesday 10.26 am, North Adelaide

Wednesday Competition

02/11/16:     North Adelaide

Seven starters, including a guest appearance by Eddie Zielke.

Phil Methofer destroyed the competition with an outstanding 43 points, followed by daylight second and third.

Front nine:      Methofer (20) from Milde (19), Mensforth (16)
Back nine:      Methofer (23) from Boyle (16), Batty (15)
Overall:          Methofer (43) from Mensforth (31), Milde (30)

No birdies or four point holes.

Eclectic Holes:
Batty:           5 on third hole
Zielke:          A heap of holes.

Next week:    Wednesday 10.26 am,  North Adelaide

Riverland Trip - Waikeri/Berri/Loxton

October 2016 Riverland Trip:

About nineteen starters for the annual October get-away, including special appearances by Ken James, Kevin Sampson and Graeme Kewen, plus our four ladies.  

Very well done to:
-    Bronte for the excellent accommodation (Big River, Berri) and the fine weather on Friday (Waikeri) and Saturday (Berri)
-    George Cleland, who again won the Vinne due to an excellent round on the Sunday

The only downsides were;
-  the Loxton greens had just been cored & sanded and it blew a gale during much of the round on Sunday
-    our mandatory 'Quaddy'.  We lost on the first race, despite having the top 6 rated horses.

Waikeri:
Bronte Milde, Noel Wellman & Greg Whicker (31)

Berri:
Jenny Wellman (35) from George Cleland & Greg Whicker (33), Peter Pring (30)

Loxton:
Bob Batty & George Cleland (38) from Peter Pring (36), David Oreo (34), Kevin Sampson & Ross Townsend (32), Bronte Milde (31) and Graeme Kewen (30)