9 January 2016 - The Ridge Golf Course - Stableford - 5:50

30 players teed off on a great day for golf, a warm day with a slight breeze.

Guzzler Cup was won by Mark Santer.

The sequence of prizes is as follows:
1st STAB:   Mark Santer (47)
2nd STAB:  Ian Tillbrook (46)
3rd STAB:   Tim Pooley (44) on a count back from Steve O'Grady

Pink Ball:    Darryn Fuller (26)

The ball prizes were as follows:
NTP: 8th Hole:    George Soravia
NTP: 11th Hole:  Grant Lethbridge
NTP: 15th Hole:  Alan Griffiths
D&P: 3rd Hole:   Mat Whibley
D&P: 12th Hole:  George Soravia
Eagles Nest: 5th Hole: Chris Lee ($15)

The members wine draw was won by Steve O'Grady.

2 January 2016 - Kareela Golf Course - Individual Stableford - 5:45am

29 players teed off on a dry warm day with a slight breeze on a predominantly dry track.

Guzzler Cup was won by Ian Tillbrook

The sequence of prizes is as follows:
1st STAB:  Ian Tillbrook (41)
2nd STAB:  Alan Griffiths (39)
3rd STAB:  Graham Jones (38)

Pink Ball:    Danny Yu (28) on a count back from Darren Fuller and Grant Thompson

The ball prizes were as follows:
NTP: 2nd Hole:  George Soravia
NTP: 8th Hole:   Gary Barnes
NTP: 9th Hole:    Ben Everson
D&P: 7th Hole:   Ryan Carr
D&P: 15th Hole: Graham Clarke
Eagles Nest: 18th Hole: Ben Everson ($25.50)

The member's wine draw was won by Joe Taylor

19 December 2015 - Kogarah Golf Course - Individual Stableford - 5:30

27n players teed off early and managed to beat most of the heat of the day. The temperature rose to 38 degrees as we were leaving the course at 11am.

.Guzzler Cup was won by Danny Yu

The sequence of prizes is as follows:
1st STAB:  Danny Yu (44)
2nd STAB: Scott Whyte (41)
3rd STAB:  Jeff Saunders (40) on a count back from Grant Lethbridge

Pink Ball:    Sam Yu (26)

The ball prizes were as follows:
NTP: 3rd Hole:  Chris Lee
NTP: 9th Hole:  Fred El-Daher
NTP: 9th Hole:   Danny Yu
D&P: 14th Hole: Scott Whyte
D&P: 18th Hole:  Gary Barnes
Eagles Nest: 7th Hole: Tim Pooley ($13.50)


The member's win draw was won by Mick Connor

Garry Daniels won Horse Lotto ($100) for two consecutive wins which to our knowledge has not happened before.

12 December 2015 - Woolooware Golf Course - 2 Ball Ambrose - Stableford - 5:18am

As the day's event was a 2 Ball Ambrose there was no Guzzlers Cup winner

1st:         Joe Taylor & Ian Cooper (58.75)
2nd:         Ben Everson & Steve Carr (59.5)

3rd:          Frank Fuller & Ian Tillbrook (62.25)

Ball Prizes were as follows:
NTP: 4th Hole:    Tim Pooley
NTP: 9th Hole:    Ben Everson
NTP: 10th Hole:  Ian Tillbrook
D&P: 6th Hole:    Alan Griffiths
D&P: 15th Hole:  Rob Guidi
Eagles Nest: 16th Hole: John Adelerhof ($15)

The member's wine draw was not conducted as we forgot to bring wine.

The Punter's Club bet ($40) was performed by Grant Lethbridge:
Race 9 at Randwick: $10 EW #12; $20 Box Trifecta:2,9,11,12;

26 December 2015 - Woolooware Golf Course - Stableford - 7:00am

22 players tee'ed off on a beautiful morning for golf.

The Guzzlers Cup was won by Scott Whyte (46)

The Captain chose a novelty event where members played in groups of four. The team card was scored by selecting the best Stableford score for the first 6 holes. The sum of the best two scores was entered on the card for Holes 7-12. For holes 13 -18 the best three scores were multiplied and the number scored entered for the hole.

The team of Scott Whyte, Steve O'Grady, Steve Messervy and Tim Pooley won the event with 162 points. The runners up consisted of Fred El-Daher, Grant Thompson and Joe Taylor

The Pink Ball was awarded to Fred Jeanes who was welcomed back after a long absence as Fred has to work most Saturday.

Ball Prizes were as follows:
NTP: 4th Hole:    Rob Guidi
NTP: 9th Hole:    Graham Clarke
NTP: 10th Hole:  Fred El-Daher
D&P: 6th Hole:    Tim Pooley
D&P: 15th Hole:  Rob Guidi
Eagles Nest: 16th Hole: Nobody

The member's wine draw was won by Mick Connor

As The Punter's Club did not have a bet last week two bets of $40 each were performed by:
1. Scott Whyte: Caulfield Race 1: $40 Boxed Trifecta: 2,4,6;
2. Rob Gillespie: Randwick Race 6: $40 Trifecta Flexi Bet:2,3,6;2,3,6,10,11;2,3,6,9,10,11

5 December 2015 - The Ridge Golf Course - 3 CLUBS & A PUTTER - Stableford - 5:50

25 players teed off on a warm dry morning with little wind with temperatures forecast for mid to high 20s.

Guzzler Cup was won by Rodney Dixon

The sequence of prizes is as follows:
1st STAB:   Rodney Dixon (41)
2nd STAB:  Gary Barnes (40)
3rd STAB:   Steve Buchanan (39)

Pink Ball:    Peter Bull (19)

The ball prizes were as follows:
NTP: 8th Hole:    Matt Whibley
NTP: 11th Hole:  Rob Guidi
NTP: 15th Hole:  Ben Collins
D&P: 3rd Hole:   Chris Lee
D&P: 12th Hole:  Rodney Dixon
Eagles Nest: 5th Hole:Steve Buchanan ($12.50)

The members wine draw was won by Grant Lethbridge

28 November 2015 - Woolooware Golf Course - Stableford - 5:19am

26 players teed off on an overcast but warm morning with only a sight breeze.

The Guzzlers Cup was won by Frank Fuller 

1st:           Frank Fuller (43) on a count back from Scott Whyte
2nd:          Scott Whyte (43)

3rd:           Grant Lethbridge (40)

Pink Ball:  Garry Daniels (23)

Ball Prizes were as follows:
NTP: 4th Hole:    Chris Lee
NTP: 9th Hole:    Joe Taylor
NTP: 10th Hole:  Ben Everson
D&P: 6th Hole:    Steve Messervy
D&P: 15th Hole:  Ben Everson
Eagles Nest: 16th Hole: Matt Whibley ($13)

The member's wine draw was won by Joe Taylor

Members present welcomed a new member in Steve O'Toole who is a friend of Steve O'Grady, Scott Whyte, Steve Messervy and Jeff Saunders.

21 November 2015 - Kareela Golf Course - Individual Stableford - 5:30am

24 players teed off on a good morning for golf, sunny with a cool breeze - not too windy. The course was dry and in very good condition.

Guzzler Cup was won by Tim Tillbrook,

The sequence of prizes is as follows:
1st STAB:  Tim Tillbrook (41)
2nd STAB:  Graham Clarke (38) on a count back from Graham Jones
3rd STAB:  Graham Jones

Pink Ball:    Grant Thompson (26) o a count back from Garry Daniels & Alan Griffiths

The ball prizes were as follows:
NTP: 2nd Hole:  Tim Tillbrook
NTP: 8th Hole:   Tim Pooley
NTP: 9th Hole:    Ben Everson
D&P: 7th Hole:   Chris Lee
D&P: 15th Hole: Matt Whibley
Eagles Nest: 18th Hole: Tim Tillbrook ($12)

The member's wine draw was won by Steve Buchanan.

Garry Daniels on Horse Lotto ($100).

Graham Clarke won the Kareela Golf & Social Club Aggregate Point Score over the past 12 months with 288 points ahead of Danny Yu (285) and collected a golf bag for his achievement. Congratulations to Graham.

14 November 2015 - Kogarah Golf Course - Individual Stableford - 5:30

24 players.teed off in the early morning light hampered by ominous rain clouds.

Guzzler Cup was won by Ian Tillbrook

The sequence of prizes is as follows:
1st STAB:  Ian Tillbrook (42)
2nd STAB: Rodney Dixon (40)
3rd STAB:  Frank Fuller (37) on a count back from Ben Collins and Danny Yu

Pink Ball:    Cameron Gillespie (27)

The ball prizes were as follows:
NTP: 3rd Hole:   Danny Yu
NTP: 9th Hole:Joe Taylor
NTP: 9th Hole: Ben Collins
D&P: 14th Hole: Garry Daniels
D&P: 18th Hole:  Grant Lethbridge
Eagles Nest: 7th Hole: Mick Connor ($27)

The Punter's Club bet ($40) was performed by Alan Griffiths:
Race 6 Melbourne: $20 WIN #3; $10 Quinella: #3 & #5; $10 Box Trifecta #3, #5, #13

The member's win draw was won by Cameron Gillespie

7 November 2015 - The Ridge Golf Course - GUZZLERS GUZZLER - Stableford - 6:00

30 players teed off on day in which the weather was good but the flies were everywhere and ever present. The greens and fairways were in excellent condition despite the huge amount of rain that the course experienced during the past week. Great job done by course management and the green keeping staff.

Guzzler Cup was won by Frank Fuller who doesn't drink!

The sequence of prizes is as follows:
1st STAB:  Frank Fuller (44) on a count back from Ben Collins
2nd STAB: Ben Collins (44)
3rd STAB:  Tim Tillbrook (42) on a count back from Fred El-Daher and Daniel Mikkelsen

Pink Ball:    Mick Connor (25) on a count back from Garry Daniels

The Guzzler Guzzler was won by Fred -El-Daher on a count back from Daniel Mikkelsen for which he picks up a trophy. The Guzzlers Cup is a play off of all the weekly winners in the preceding 6 months.

The ball prizes were as follows:
NTP: 8th Hole:   Matt Whibley
NTP: 11th Hole: Daniel Mikkelsen
NTP: 15th Hole: -
D&P: 3rd Hole:  Matt Whibley
D&P: 12th Hole: Scott Whyte
Eagles Nest: 5th Hole: - . Jackpots $15 to next week.

Horse Lotto ($100) was won by Jeff Saunders

The members wine draw was won by Rob Guidi

Congratulations to Ben Everson and his wife on the birth of their first child, a daughter who they called Zali Rose.
It is also Ben's 31st birthday today and it was great that his wife let him out to celebrate with his mates. Great girl!

31 October 2015 - The Ridge Golf Course - ANNUAL DAY - Stableford - 6:00

Miranda Golf Club was booked in for 32 players on the major event day for the year.

Guzzler Cup was won by Graham Jones on a count back from Mick Connor

The sequence of prizes was as follows:
1st STAB:  Graham Jones (43)
2nd STAB: Mick Connor (43)
3rd STAB:  Danny Yu (42) on a count back from Andrew Dyble

4th STAB:  Andrew Dyble (42)

5th STAB:  Tim Tillbrook (40)

Least Putts:Garry Daniels (30) on a count back from Steve Messervy & Sam Yu

Longest Drive A-Grade:  Graham Clarke

Longest Drive B-Grade:  Steve Messervy

Longest Drive C-Grade:  Alan Griffith
Pink Ball:    John Adelerhof

The ball prizes (3 Srixon QSTAR) was as follows:
NTP: 5th Hole:   Ian Cooper
NTP: 11th Hole: Garry Daniels
NTP: 15th Hole: Ben Everson
D&P: 3rd Hole:   Steve Buchanan
D&P: 12th Hole: CJ Anslow
Eagles Nest: 8th Hole: Money Hole. Ben Everson ($165)

Horse Lotto was won by Jeff Saunders who receives $100

The 6 monthly Point Score was won by Graham Clarke

It was Chris Lee's birthday yesterday. Members congratulated Chris for reaching 41 years of age.

John Adelerhof will reach twice Chris' age when he turns 82 on Tuesday. Members congratulated John in advance.

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There was a presntation of prizes held at Kareela Golf & Social Club after the games and the celebration lasted until late in the afternoon.

24 October 2015 - Kareela - Stableford - 6:00am

30 players teed off on a fine morning with a slight breeze that was excellent for golf.

The Guzzlers Cup winner was Grant Lethbridge.

1st:                                     Grant Lethbridge (38)
2nd:                                    Ian Tillbrook (36) on a count back from Rob Gillespie & Alan Griffiths
3rd:                                     Rob Gillespie (36)
Pink Ball:                            Andrew Dyble (15)

Ball Prizes:
2nd Hole (NTP):                    Joe Taylor
8th Hole (NTP):                     Graham Clarke
17th Hole (NTP)):                  Glen Holland
7th Hole (D&P):                    George Soravia
14th Hole (D&P):                   Graham Clarke
18th Hole (Eagles Nest):        Nobody

Member's wine draw:
Won by Ian Tillbrook

14 October 2015 - Woolooware Golf Course - Stableford - 5:35am

The Guzzlers Cup was won by .Daniel Mikkelsen 

1st:         Daniel Mikkelsen (43)
2nd:         Brett Coventry (40 on a count back from Fred El-Daher and Terry Vandyk

3rd:          Fred El-Daher (40)

Pink Ball:  Glen Holland (25)

Ball Prizes were as follows:
NTP: 4th Hole:    Ben Everson
NTP: 9th Hole:    Garry Daniels
NTP: 10th Hole:  Gary Barnes
D&P: 6th Hole:   Daniel Mikkelsen
D&P: 15th Hole:  Rodney Dixon
Eagles Nest: 16th Hole: Frank Fuller ($15)

The member's wine draw was won by Garry Daniels

Members were reminded to get their ANNUAL DAY groups organised and written on the booking sheet.

7 October 2015 - Calderwood Valley Golf Course - Stableford - 6:15am

17 players teed off on a very warm dry day for golf. There was a slight breeze that kept the conditions comfortable. The course was in beautiful condition.

For the Miranda Golf Club the Guzzlers Cup was won by Peter Bull

1st Place:  Peter Bull (46)
2nd Place: Fred El-Daher (45)
3rd Place:  Denis Daniels (40)
Pink Ball:   Sam Yu (21)

The Ball Prizes were as follows:
NTP: 4th Hole:  Rob Guidi
NTP: 6th Hole:  Joe Taylor
NTP: 13th Hole: George Soravia
D&P: 2nd Hole:  Chris Lee
D&P: 14th Hole: Joe Taylor (Eagle)

Eagles Nest: 8th Hole: Grant Lethbridge ($8.50)

The member's wine draw was won by Ian Tillbrook

Members congratulated John Dunn on his 62nd birthday today.

Members welcomed Sam Wilson, a cousin of Joe Taylor

3 October 2015 - The Ridge Golf Course - Stableford - 5:50

26 players teed off on a very warm morning that told us that Summer is definitely coming.

The Guzzlers Cup was won by Peter Bull

1st Place:  Peter Bull (44)
2nd Place: Mick Connor (43)
3rd Place:  Steve O'Grady (42) on a count back from Matt Whibley
Pink Ball:   Steve Buchanan (27)

The ball prizes were won as follows:
NTP: 8th Hole: Steve O'Grady
NTP: 11th Hole:Steve Messervy
NTP: 15th Hole: Steve O'Grady
D&P: 3rd Hole:  Graham Clarke
D&P: 12th Hole: Tim Pooley
Eagles Nest: 5th Hole: Tim Tillbrook ($13)

Horse Lotto ($100).
Frank Fuller

Member's Wine Draw:

The winner of the member's wine draw was John Dunn

26 September 2015 - Kareela - 9&9 4Ball Stableford - 5:45am

22 players teed off on a wet morning with light drizzling rain that turned into a warm sunny day by the time that we finished our game.

The Captain for the day was Denis Daniels who chose a 9&9 team event. The team consisting of 4 players added their best 2 Stableford points scores together on the first 9 holes and added the best 3 Stableford points scores on  the next 9 holes. The team with teh highest Aggregate score wins the day's event.

The team event was won by: Darryn Fuller/Joe Taylor/Mark Santer/Daniel Mikkelsen (109 points)

The Guzzlers Cup winner was Chris Lee (39) on a count back from Danny Yu.

Pink Ball: Rob Gillespie (26)

Ball Prizes:
2nd Hole (NTP):Tim Tillbrook
8th Hole (NTP):   Nobody
17th Hole (NTP)):Danny Yu
7th Hole (D&P)   :Daniel Mikkelsen
14th Hole (D&P): Graham Clarke
18th Hole (Eagles Nest): George Soravia ($11)

Member's wine draw:
Won by Chris Lee

Today was Ryan Carr's birthday. Unfortunately he was not able to join us at golf to celebrate but I am sure that Joe and the other boys will catch up with him over the weekend. Congratulations to Ryan.

19 September 2015 - Woolooware Golf Course - 3rd Round Club Championships - Stableford - 5:34am

The Guzzlers Cup was won by Matt Whibley with 41 stableford points.

1st:         Matt Whibley (41)    
2nd:         Peter Bull (40)

3rd:         Jeff Saunders (39)

Pink Ball: Sam Yu (25)

Ball Prizes were as follows:
NTP: 4th Hole:    Peter Bull
NTP: 9th Hole:    Ben Everson
NTP: 10th Hole:  Frank Fuller
D&P: 6th Hole:   Tim Tillbrook
D&P: 15th Hole:  Ben Hagan
Eagles Nest: 16th Hole: Peter Bull ($14.50)

The member's wine draw was won by Alan Griffiths

Those players present congratulated Matt Whibley on reaching his 31st birthday

12 September 2015 - Calderwood Valley Golf Course - 2nd Round Club Championships - Stableford - 7:00am

31 players teed off on a beautiful day for golf. There was a slight breeze that kept the conditions comfortable. The course was in beautiful condition despite the fact that the greens had been cored a few weeks ago.

For the Miranda Golf Club the Guzzlers Cup was won by Brett Coventry on a count back from Garry Daniels

1st Place:  Brett Coventry (47)
2nd Place: Garry Daniels (47)
3rd Place:  Denis Daniels (45)
Pink Ball:   Scott Whyte (26)

The Ball Prizes were as follows:
NTP: 4th Hole:  Mick Connor
NTP: 6th Hole:  Ben Everson
NTP: 13th Hole:Ben Everson
D&P: 2nd Hole: Rodney Dixon
D&P: 14th Hole:Chris Lee (Eagle)
Eagles Nest: 8th Hole: Graham Jones ($15.50)

The member's wine draw was won by Andrew Dyble.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Graham Clarke is winning the competition to determine the Club Champion with 151 strokes ahead of Sam Yu 154 strokes
Joe Taylor is leading A Grade with 81 stableford points ahead of Graham Clarke with 79
Denis Daniels is leading B-Grade with 79 stableford points ahead of Tim Tillbrook with 76
Garry Daniels is leading C-Grade with 82 stableford points ahead of Tim Pooley with 80

5 September 2015 - The Ridge Golf Course - 1st Round Club Championships - Stableford - 6:07

It was a warm start to the day day with a slight breeze to make it really enjoyable conditions for golf.

As is the usual case the bunkers were full of foot holes and needed raking but the fairways and greens were in good condition.

The Guzzlers Cup was won by Joe Taylor.on a count back from Tim Pooley and Rob Guidi

1st Place:  Joe Taylor (41)
2nd Place: Tim Pooley (41)
3rd Place:  Rob Guidi (41)
Pink Ball:   Steve O'Grady (23)

The ball prizes were won as follows:
NTP: 8th Hole: Al Griffiths
NTP: 11th Hole:Danny Yu
NTP: 15th Hole:Sam Yu
D&P: 3rd Hole:  Sam Yu
D&P: 12th Hole: Matt Gillespie
Eagles Nest: 5th Hole: Danny Yu and Joe Taylor shared the $30 prize.

Danny Yu and Joe Taylor shored a Hole-In-One on the 5th Hole to win 6 balls each and gained the honour of buying a beer for every member of the Club that was present at the presentation after golf.

Steve Messervy scored an Eagle on the 1st Hole and received 3 golf balls for his effort.

Matt Gillespie  scored an Eagle on the 12th Hole..

Ben Collins wins $100 from Horse Lotto for the 5th time in 3 years since he joined Horse Lotto.

The winner of the member's wine draw was Denis Daniels.

The leaders in Club Championships are: G. Clarke    77 strokes

                                                            J. Taylor     79 strokes

                                                            S. Yu         79 strokes

The leaders in A-Grade are:                    J. Taylor     41 points

                                                            G. Clarke    39 points

                                                            S. Yu          37 points

The leaders in B-Grade are:                    M. Whibley  37 points           

                                                            T. Tillbrook  35 points

The leaders in C-Grade are:                    T. Pooley    41 points

                                                             R. Dixon    39 points

Members welcomed a new member Marty Brooks.

29 August 2015 - Kareela - Stableford - 6.08am

27 players teed off on a warm sunny morning on a course that was only slightly wet underfoot due the storms that hammered Sydney during the week.

The Guzzlers Cup winner was Fred Eldaher..

1st Place:  Fred Eldaher (39)
2nd Place: Rob Gillespie (38)
3rd Place:  Steve Vormister (37) on a count back from Andrew Dyble, Danny Yu and Steve Buchanan
Pink Ball:  Rob Guidi (24)


Ball Prizes:
2nd Hole (NTP):  Joe Taylor
8th Hole (NTP):   Tim Tillbrook
17th Hole (NTP)): Garry Daniels
7th Hole (D&P)   :Al Griffiths
14th Hole (D&P): Graham Clarke
18th Hole (Eagles Nest): Nobody. Jackpots $13.50 to next week)

Member's wine draw:
Won by Ben Everson

Horse Lotto:

Won by Ben Collins

22 August 2015 - Woolooware Golf Course - 4Ball Aggregate Stableford Team Event - 6:36

32 players teed off on a beautiful day foe golf. It was warm and dry underfoot and the course was in excellent condition especially the greens.

The Guzzlers Cup was won by John Adelerhof with 40 stableford points.

1st:             Sam Yu, Rob Gillespie, Gary Barnes, Peter Bull (95)
2nd:            Rob Guidi, Jess Saunders, John Dunn, Danny yu (92)

Ball Prizes were as follows:
NTP: 4th Hole:    Fred Eldaher
NTP: 9th Hole:    Steve Messervy
NTP: 10th Hole:  Ben Everson
D&P: 6th Hole:   Steve Messervy
D&P: 15th Hole:  Sam Yu
Eagles Nest: 16th Hole: Ben Everson (16)

The member's wine draw was won by John Adelerhof

15th August 2015 - Boomerang Golf Course - Stableford - 8:00 am

19 players teed off at Boomerang while 16 of our members traveled to The Gold Coast for the Buso Tour to play golf, go teh Gold Coast Races and commemorate the memory of one of our deceased members, Mark Buso, who was tragically taken from us at teh very early age of 41 years.

The Guzzler's Cup was won by John Adelerhof.

1st:   John Adelerhof (42)
2nd:  Rob Guidi (40)
3rd:   Fred Eldaher (39)
Pink: Garry Daniels (28)

NTP: 3rd Hole:     S. Buchanan
NTP: 10th Hole:   S. Buchanan
NTL: 14th Hole:    T. Tillbrook
D&P: 13th Hole:   T. Tillbrook
D&P: 17th Hole:   I. Tillbrook
Eagles Nest: 7th Hole: Mark Santer ($9.50)

Winner of the Member's wind draw was .Rob Gillespie.

8 August 2015 - The Ridge Golf Course - Stableford - 6:35

It was a cool start to an otherwise warm and sunny day that was great for golf. As is the usual case the bunkers were full of foot holes and needed raking but the fairways and greens were in good condition.

The Guzzlers Cup was won by Ben Everson.

1st Place:  Ben Everson (39)
2nd Place: Mick Connor (38)
3rd Place:  Grant Lethbridge (37)
Pink Ball:   Gary Barnes (19)

The ball prizes were won as follows:
NTP: 8th Hole: Mick Connor
NTP: 11th Hole:Rob Guidi
NTP: 15th Hole:Denis Daniels
D&P: 3rd Hole:  Ryan Carr
D&P: 12th Hole:John Dunn
Eagles Nest: 5th Hole: Mick Connor ($38)

Rodney Dixon wins $100 from Horse Lotto

The winner of the member's wine draw was Denis Daniels