Sunday Competition - Wirrina

21/01/2018:    Wirrina  

Mr Pring reports:

21 starters on a hot ,muggy day.  The forecast from different sources said 24 or 26, but it felt about 32 and moist.   Out of the direct sun was pretty good and the late sea-breeze made a difference.  The course was in less than perfect conditions – I don’t think tee blocks should be crunching dead grass  underneath, and a couple of greens were half dead.  Also, quite a lot of very fine couch (Maybe Santa Anna, Helen can confirm this, as with most things) but a lot of tendrils were moving onto a lot of putting greens.  The greens were very slow.........

My electric cart died by the 9^th, went to swap it out, and 3 of the 4 carts available were dead as a doornail, and the one I took was half charged only.  They charged $42 per cart – more than most courses.   Most punters I spoke to did not want to return.

 Winner on the day was the Meister with a beautifully crafted 41 points – I put it down to the coaching from the 3 ladies, plus a Jenny Wellman hanger-on!   Guys, if you want a good round, play around with the ladies!! (Editor's Note:  perhaps should read "play a round.." although maybe not ...)

Second with 36 points was shared between Jill Thomas and Paul Crathern

Steve White – 34
Bob Batty and Joan Connell – 32
S Gordge, G Cleland, Kev Sampson and K Crathern all on 31 points.

Long Drive – Men’s – Meister

Long Drive – Ladies – Kerri Oreo

NTPs:    Cleland, D Oreo, Meister, and Kerri Oreo.

Next round , we will treat the Group 4 Comp at Victor as a normal monthly round, due to the low number of nominated teams down there.  So  Victor 4^th February shotgun start 9am.