5 February 2022 - Gerringong Golf Course - Individual Stableford - 9:00am

The south coast of NSW had been hit with heavy rain and high winds over the preceding 24-48 hours. 

When we arrived for golf the course appeared dry but the clouds were dark and the wind was howling!

25 players teed off. There were many places where the carts either struggled or did a bit of damage so we tried to drive mostly on the rough and avoided the fairways to minimise the damage to the course.

Most players found the conditions very hard and scoring was much lower than normal.

The fairways were mainly lush and green with the greens were well covered with no blemishes or uneven grass to speak of.

The Guzzlers Cup was won by Mick Connor

1st Place:                           Mick Connor (34)

2nd Place:                          James Huertas (33)

3rd Place:                           Kieran Merrigan (32) on a count back from Tim Tillbrook

Pink Ball:                           John Adelerhof (19)

Ball Prizes:

  2nd Hole: NTP:                  Scott Whyte

14th Hole: NTP:                   Adrian Adelerhof

18th Hole: NTP:                   Denis Daniels

  5th Hole: D&P:                  Nobody

10th Hole: D&P:                  Fred Pearce

  8th Hole: Eagles Nest        Nobody

Longest Drive: 17th Hole:

A-Grade:                              James Huertas

B-Grade:                              Danny Yu

C-Grade:                              Grant Thompson

New Members:

-

Visitors:
Nil

 

Wine Draw:
Nil

 

Ball Raffle:

Nil

 

Horse Lotto ($100):

N/A

 

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Fred El-Daher and Rodney Dixon for cooking the BBQ

  

Notifications

 Nil

29 January 2022 - Woolooware Golf Course - Individual Stableford - 6:03am

 30 players teed off on a clear dry morning. At 6am it was already 23 degrees and players were glad that they were not hitting off later in the day when the humidity threatened to be very high which it was by the time that we finished the game.

The greens and fairways were in excellent condition. The greens were moist with a lush grass cover making them a bit slower than normal for putting. The fairways had good green grass cover which was a benefit from the heat and rain that the course experienced in recent weeks.

There was no pooled areas on any part of the course nor was there any evidence of the stagnant pools that were present when we last played Woolooware 2 weeks ago.

Guzzlers Cup

James Pateman

 

1st Place:                             James Pateman (37)

2nd Place:                            Mick Connor (35) on a count back from Tony Bedingfield

3rd Place:                            Tony Bedingfield (35)

Pink Ball:                            Scott Wootton (19)

Ball Prizes:
  4th Hole: NTP                   Luke Keuenhoff

  9th Hole: NTP:                  Daniel Cundari

10th Hole: NTP:                   Graham Clarke

  6th Hole: D&P:                  Tim Tillbrook

15th Hole: D&P:                  Graham Clarke

16th Hole: Eagles Nest:       Fred El-Daher ($25)

Longest Drive: 18th Hole:
A-Grade:                              Chris Lee

B-Grade:                              Moz Huertas

C-Grade:                              Matt Inkpen

New Members:

Nil

Visitors:
Nil

Wine Draw:
Nil

 

Ball Raffle:

Nil

 

Horse Lotto ($100):

N/A

 

Notifications

Dylan Connor celebrated his 25th birthday today

AGM will be held at Gymea Tradies on Tuesday 15th February at 7pm

22 January 2022 - Calderwood Valley Golf Course - Yellow Ball Team Event & Individual Stableford - Ray Fenton Memorial - 7:00am

27 players teed off on a mild morning that was forecast to get warmer as the day progressed which was the case. A nice breeze made it a pleasant day for golf.

The greens were in goof condition but the recent rain together with the use of motorised carts had caused damage to the fairways in the low lying parts of the course.

The dams were full and the creeks were running freely creating a background of pleasant sounds to the expletives from the golfers who had managed to find the rough. The grass in the rough was 150-200mm deep making it difficult for players to make good contract with the ball when playing a shot.

This was obviously because the grass was still very wet on the edges of the fairways and the green staff had erred on the side of caution when mowing the course.

The Guzzlers Cup 

Won by Ben Copp with 41 points.

The Yellow Ball Teams Event 

Won by the team of Peter Bull, Rodney Dixon, John Vetter and Grant Thompson with 32 stableford points on a count back from the team comprising Matt Saunders, Moz Huertas, Tim Tillbrook and Steve O'Grady.

Pink Ball:                  Scott Wootton (18 points)

Ball Prizes:

  4th Hole: NTP:                Mick Connor

  6th Hole: NTP:                Paul Gordon

13th Hole: NTP:                Mick Connor

 2nd Hole: D&P:                Tim Tillbrook

14th Hole: D&P:                Graham Clarke
 8th Hole: Eagles Nest:      Nobody

 

Longest Drive: 15th Hole:

A-Grade:                          Ben Copp
B-Grade:                          John Dunn

C-Grade:                          Matt Saunders

Acknowledgements:
1. Ben Copp scored an Eagle on the 5th and 7th Holes. Congratulations to Ben on this significant achievement

2. Thanks to Ian Tillbrook and Scott Wootton for cooking the BBQ

 

Golf Ball Raffle:

Nil

 

Wine Draw:

Nil

New Members:
Nil

 

Visitors:

-

 

Horse Lotto ($100):
-

Notifications:

Players welcomed back Fred El-Daher who had contracted COVID 2 weeks ago

Players wished Frank Fuller a speedy and full recovery after he contracted COVID earlier in the week

15 January 2022 - Woolooware Golf Course - Individual Stableford - 5:49am

32 players teed off on a clear morning which thratened to rain but quickly changed to a very warm and humid day.

The greens and fairways were in good condition. The greens were moist making them a bit slower than normal for putting. The fairways were lush with good green grass cover but were dotted with areas where water had pooled form teh heavy rain during the week. Bunkers were out of play. 

Guzzlers Cup

Peter Jaeger

 

1st Place:                             Peter Jaeger (42)

2nd Place:                            James Pateman (41)

3rd Place:                            Paul Gordon (39) on a count back from Steve O'Grady

Pink Ball:                            John Adelerhof (20)

Ball Prizes:
  3rd Hole: NTP                   Rodney Dixon

  9th Hole: NTP:                  Peter Jaeger

10th Hole: NTP:                   Danny Yu

  6th Hole: D&P:                  Peter Jaeger

17th Hole: D&P:                  Mark Walton

16th Hole: Eagles Nest:       Brett Coventry ($16)

Longest Drive: 18th Hole:
A-Grade:                              Tom Copp

B-Grade:                              James Pateman

C-Grade:                              Nobody

New Members:

Nil

Visitors:
Nil

Wine Draw:
Nil

 

Ball Raffle:

Nil

 

Horse Lotto ($100):

N/A

 

Notifications

Nil

8 January 2022 - The Ridge Golf Course - Individual Stableford - 6:10am

32 players teed off on a warm dry morning. The weather bureau had forecast rain and storms later in teh day but we did not see any evidence of that.

The greens and fairways were fairly moist indicating that course had a lot of rain during the latter part of the week. Bunkers were out of play.

The Guzzlers Cup was won by Ben Hagan who had blinder of a game according to those with whom he played.

 

1st Place:                          Ben Hagan (50) 

2nd Place:                         Joe Taylor (40) on a count back from Scott Wootton

3rd Place:                          Scott Wootton (40)

Pink Ball:                           Rob Gillespie (20)

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Paul Baillie and Fred Pearce who cooked the BBQ, Bully for purchasing the snags & rissoles and the bread rolls.

Ball Prizes:
  5th Hole: NTP:                   Scott Whyte
  8th Hole: NTP:                   Ben Hagan 

15th Hole: NTP:                   Ben Hagan 

 2nd Hole: D&P:                   Ben Hagan 

12th Hole: D&P:                   Rob Guidi 

11th Hole: Eagles Nest:       Rob Guidi ($41)

Longest Drive: 18th Hole:
A-Grade:                              Ben Hagan 

B-Grade:                              Peter Jaeger

C:Grade:                              Rodney Dixon

New Members:

Nil

Visitors:
Nil

 

Wine Draw:

Nil

Ball Raffle:

Nil

 

Horse Lotto ($100):

N/A

 

Notifications

1. Players should be at the course at least 20 minutes before the tee-off time scheduled for the first group.

2. Mick Connor will be the Captain next week and Rob Guidi will be travelling with his wife and family/friends.