20 February 2016 - Woolooware Golf Course - Stableford - 6:19am

32 players teed off on a dry day with a course that was a little bit wet underfoot.but with great fareway grass and good greens. The rain held off until we finished our round of golf.

The Guzzlers Cup was won by Tim Tillbrook.

1st:         Tim Tillbrook (39)
2nd:         Graham, Clarke (38)

3rd:          Steve Buchanan (37) on a count back from Scott Whyte, Chris Lee, Steve Carr & Tim Pooley.

Pink Ball: John Dunn (24)

Ball Prizes were as follows:
NTP: 4th Hole:    Ben Everson
NTP: 9th Hole:    Graham Clarke
NTP: 10th Hole:  Danny Yu
D&P: 6th Hole:    Chris Lee
D&P: 15th Hole:  Ben Everson
Eagles Nest: 16th Hole: Nobody

The member's wine draw was John Dunn

3 new members joined the golf Club: Johan Sandahl, Matt Saunders and Phil Beardsley.

Members congratulated Mick Connor and Phil Beardsley who both celebrated their birthdays yesterday.

Horse Lotto was won by Glen Holland for which he will receive $100.

13 February 2016 - Rosnay (Auburn) Golf Course - 2 Ball Ambrose - 6:30am

Many thanks to those members who attended the AGM last Tuesday night.

Our new Captain, Rob Guidi, selected 2 Ball Ambrose event to celebrate his ascendancy to Captain from the role of Vice-Captain whhich he performed with distinction for several years.

27 players teed off on a beautiful sunny day that was perfect for golf.

As it was a team event there was no outright Guzzlers Cup winner but Joe Taylor considers that he would have won it and should be able to hit Benny and Ryan for a beer at the Miranda Hotel after golf. 

The winning team was Joe Taylor and Fred El-Daher (58)
The runners up were Rodney Dixon, Mark Santer and Graham Clarke (58.8)

The ball prizes were as follows:
NTP: 6th Hole:    Fred El-Daher
NTP: 9th Hole:  Joe Taylor
NTP: 13th Hole:  Rob Guidi
D&P: 3rd Hole:   Ben Everson
D&P: 14th Hole:  Tim Tillbrook

Eagles Nest:16th Hole: Rodney Dixon ($29)

The members wine draw was won by .Dan Mikkelsen

6 February 2016 - The Ridge Golf Course - Stableford - 6:15am

 31 players teed off on a morning that turned a little windy but very wet. Those players in the later groups got soaked despite having umbrellas and some wet weather gear. 

Guzzler Cup was won by Frank Fuller

The sequence of prizes is as follows:
1st STAB:   Frank Fuller (41)
2nd STAB:  Grant Thompson (40) on a count back from Graham Clarke
3rd STAB:   Graham Clarke

Pink Ball:    Peter Bull (23)

The ball prizes were as follows:
NTP: 8th Hole:    Steve Carr
NTP: 11th Hole:  Scott Whyte
NTP: 15th Hole:  Graham Clarke
D&P: 1st Hole:   Chris Lee
D&P: 12th Hole:  Ian Tillbrook
Eagles Nest: 5th Hole: Nobody. Jackpots $15.50 to next week

The members wine draw was won by .Grant Lethbridge

REMINDER: The Annual General Meeting of Miranda Golf Club will be held at 7pm on Tuesday 9th February at the Kareela Golf & Social Club. Be there to ensure that you can help you committee to run the golf club in a way that meets your needs and is strong and will survive in today's difficult financial times for golf clubs. Ensure that your voice is heard by being there!

30 January 2016 - Kogarah Golf Course - Individual Stableford - 5:45

32 players teed off early on a warm day that was very wet underfoot after torrential rain on Friday afternoon and night and where thunderstorms werer forecast for after lunch. Because Kogarah Golf Club could only accommodate 28 of our players for 18 holes we had four players that only played 16 holes (3rd-18th holes). To ensure that all players had an opportunity to compete for the major prizes your Captain decided to make it a 16 hole competition.

Guzzler Cup was won by Danny Yu

The sequence of prizes is as follows:
1st STAB:  Danny Yu (38)
2nd STAB: Grant Thompson (37)
3rd STAB:  Fred Eldaher (36)

Pink Ball:    Steve Carr (25)

The ball prizes were as follows:
NTP: 3rd Hole:  Ben Everson
NTP: 5th Hole:  Ben Everson
NTP: 9th Hole:   Fred Eldaher
NTP: 15th Hole:   Steve Carr
D&P: 11th Hole: Fred Eldaher
D&P: 18th Hole:  Mark Santer
Eagles Nest: not included in the day's event so it jackpots $16 to next week


The member's wine draw was won by Fred Eldaher

REMINDER: The Annual General Meeting of Miranda Golf Club will be held at 7pm on Tuesday 9th February at the Kareela Golf & Social Club. Be there to ensure that you can help you committee to run the golf club in a way that meets your needs and is strong and will survive in today's difficult financial times for golf clubs. Ensure that your voice is heard by being there!

23 January 2016 - Woolooware Golf Course - Stableford - 5:50am

37 players teed off on a dry day with a course that was very wet underfoot.

The Guzzlers Cup was won by Gary Barnes.

1st:         Gary Barnes (38)
2nd:         Rob Guidi (37)

3rd:          Frank Fuller (36) on a count back from Graham Clarke and Grant Thompson.

Pink Ball: Daniel Mikkelsen (28)

Ball Prizes were as follows:
NTP: 4th Hole:    Rob Gillespie
NTP: 9th Hole:    Graham Jones
NTP: 10th Hole:  Scott Whyte
D&P: 6th Hole:    Grant Lethbridge
D&P: 15th Hole:  Ryan Carr
Eagles Nest: 16th Hole: Chris Lee ($18.50)

The member's wine draw was Brook Dibben

Horse Lotto was won by Scott Whyte ($100).

Members congratulated Brook Dibben on his birthday today.

Members welcomed a new Member, Chris Clack, and a visitor, Dave Elkins.

REMINDER: AGM is on at 7pm Tuesday 9th February at Kareela Golf Club

Anchor Point system has started and will operate with an anchor point of 4 strokes form next week.

16 January 2016 - Calderwood Valley Golf Course - Stableford - 6:30am

26 players teed off on a morning that threatened to be very wet but one which turned into a warm and relatively dry day for golf.

For the Miranda Golf Club the Guzzlers Cup was won by Ryan Carr

1st Place:   Ryan Carr (43)
2nd Place:  Steve Buchanan (41)
3rd Place:  Graham Jones (41) on a count back from two other players.
Pink Ball:   John Adelerhof (28)

The Ball Prizes were as follows:
NTP: 4th Hole:    Joe Taylor
NTP: 13th Hole:  Rob Guidi
NTP: 17th Hole:  Ian Tillbrook
D&P: 3rd Hole:   Matt Whibley
D&P: 15th Hole: Chris Lee

Eagles Nest: 8th Hole: Ian Tillbrook ($13)

The member's wine draw was won by Graham Jones

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