Wednesday, November 15, 2017

October 2017 Road Trip Results

Well done to Bronte and all responsible for arranging the 2017 road trip to Kingston SE.  

The best and most consistent golf for the weekend was clearly played by George Cleland, now the deserved holder of back-to-back Vinnies.   A special mention for his eagle 3 on the par 5 second at Lake Albert.  Ross had the chance to challenge on the final day, but was brought undone by a Kingston curry which required a very anxious drive back to Adelaide.   

Off-field highlights:
-     EET gatherings on the first two nights cleared the caravan park of other visitors, with MVP awards to Ken James and Steve White
-    The AGM on Saturday night set a new standard...    Helen becomes our new Vice Captain as what's-his-name wanted to spend more time with his family
-    Once again, there was good and not-so-good news for our horse racing syndicate.

Day 1:  Kingston SE

The course was in excellent condition with terrific greens, but a strong breeze for at least half the round.   Well done to:
George Cleland   (37)
Kevin Sampson, Kev Crathern and Noel Wellman (33)
Ross Townsend and Greg Whicker (32)
David Grybowski (31)
Jill Thomas and Jenny Wellman (28 points).

Birdies:
Whicker:       par 4 twelfth and par 4 thirteenth
Cleland:        par 4 thirteenth
Townsend:    par 5 seventh

Day 2:   Lucindale:

A warm day with the course in good condition, although not up to the standard of Kingston.  Well done to:
George Cleland  (35)
Ross Townsend (35)
Paul Crathern  (33)
Helen Cooper  (32)
Jenny Wellman (31)
Kevin Sampson  (31)

Birdies:
Cleland:    par 5 sixth

Day 3:    Lake Albert:

A hot day with putting a lottery.   Well done to:
Jill Thomas   (36)
George Cleland (35)
Ken James, Paul Crathern, Kevin Sampson, Noel Wellman (32)
Graeme Kewen  (31)

A special mention to Kerri Oreo, whose score of 27 doubled her career points-to-date.

Eagles: 
Cleland on par 5 second





Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Ashbourne Results

12/11/17:  Ashbourne Ambrose / Picnic

Another successful day with about 55 starters at Ashbourne for the annual Ambrose competition.    The decision to commence a little earlier and play the 18 holes prior to the BBQ lunch turned out well - the ideal conditions early in the round turned fairly warm and humid by lunch time.

Well done to all who arranged the event and assisted on the day, with outstanding work by the Vice-Captain.

Ambrose Competition:

(1)       51.625        OBTC -  Batty/Milde/Zielke/White   (mainly Batty, according to Bob)
(2)       54.625        Beggs/Gordge/Sampson    (obviously mainly Sampson)
(3)       55               The Ferals - Pring/Oreo/Wellman/Whicker (Oreo missed a putt on 18th)
(4)       55               The Halfbacks  (lost on a countback conducted by the Ferals)
(5)       55.25          The Clarks on a countback from The Tatts

Long Drives:

Mike Westerick, David Oreo (by 100 metres), Jill Thomas

NTPs:

Jenny Wellman, Brian Beggs, Kevin Sampson