Golf Report for Saturday 31 August 2024
The Tale of Two Golfers. Readers may be familiar with Dickens’ novel, The Tale of Two Cities (London and Paris at the time of the French Revolution). Well, last Saturday saw the tale of two golfers. One Golfer, Hamish Adam, we will call the ‘London Golfer’ played with skill and dexterity – even getting an eagle on his way to a great score of ‘square with the card’ – 72. Regrettably the other golfer (yours truly) we will call the ‘Paris Golfer’ who tried hard but ultimately faced the Golf Guillotine of a very ordinary score.
The Game was a four ball best ball, where players teamed up in groups of two and recorded their best scores. It was a beautiful day for golf and a full field of potential ‘London Golfers’. The key reason why the day was so special was that it was sponsored by the Jam Factory. The Jam Factory is a fabulous feature of the Granite Belt with the best cafe, eatery, coffee you will find anywhere. The Jam Factory are famous for their Jam! All readers are encouraged to buy some. The award-winning Jam Factory preserves make a great gift for every occasion.
In the broader tale of Two Golfers, the ‘London Golfers’ were Wesley Smith and Ivan Juriss. Well done with a total Stableford score of 45. The ‘Paris Golfers’ for second and third were also on a count back score of 45 and went to Lynette Ludlow and Michael O’Brien. Then it went to Lisa Stuart and Keith Barnett. All these on a tight score of 45. Next was Mark and Lochie Hendry, Mandy Benussi and Linda Kelly all on 44.
The rest of the card, pin and approach shots, went to Matti Burgess, Len Leith, Keith Jones, Nathan Reardon and Matt Waterworth. While the women’s went to Linda Kelly, Lisa Stuart, Lorraine Evans and Mei Bell.
A new feature of the presentations at the end of the day’s golf is the ‘Member’s Draw’. Each member has a number, and a random number is drawn each week. The catch is you have to be there to win it otherwise it jackpots to the next week. This week we had our first winner, Max Smith. Finally, it's great to hear of Aaron Simmers continuing to make his recovery and even play a few holes of golf. Keep going Aaron!
The Members Draw went off for the first time Saturday at the Jackpot total of $110.
Congratulations to the Winner. Next week starts at $50.00. To win you must be in the club at the time.
On the 11th of September we have our next Trivia Night.
Come along and support the club as well as test your knowledge.
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