22 August 2020 - Boomerang Golf Course - Yellow Ball Team Event & Individual Stableford - 7:00am

27 players teed off on a morning that was reportedly the coldest day at this time of year for many years. When I left home the thermometer in my car registered 5 degrees but on the course the wind chill factor made it feel like zero. The top temperature for the day was forecast to be 16 degrees.

The morning was clear and dry and the course was a little bit wet underfoot but very few puddles of water on the fairways or pathways.

The greens were however lightning fast on the down slope but a bit slow on the up slope.

The Guzzler's Cup winner was John Adelerhof with 33 points ahead of Graham Clarke (32) and Matt Saunders (31) on a count back from at least one other player.

The winners of the Team event were as follows:

Mick Connor, Dylan Connor, Fred El-Daher & Danny Yu managed to avoid losing the Yellow ball (which was actually pink) and score 33 points with it and won on a count back from the team of Graham Clarke, James Huertas, Matt Saunders and Grant Lethbridge.

Team 1 lost the team ball on the 12th hole

Team 4 lost the team ball on the 4th hole

Team 6 lost the team ball on the 4th hole

Team 7 lost the team ball on the 4th hole

Pink Ball: Tim Tillbrook (15)

Ball Prizes:

  3rd Hole: NTP:                    N/A - due to COVID restrictions pins are not permitted on the course
10th Hole: NTP:                    N/A - due to COVID restrictions pins are not permitted on the course
14th Hole: NTP:                    N/A - due to COVID restrictions pins are not permitted on the course
  1st Hole: D&P:                    N/A - due to COVID restrictions pins are not permitted on the course

17th Hole: D&P:                    N/A - due to COVID restrictions pins are not permitted on the course

  7th Hole: Eagles Nest:        N/A - due to COVID restrictions pins are not permitted on the course

Longest Drive: 15th Hole:
A-Grade:                               N/A - due to COVID restrictions pins are not permitted on the course
B-Grade:                               N/A - due to COVID restrictions pins are not permitted on the course
C-Grade:                               N/A - due to COVID restrictions pins are not permitted on the course

New Members:

Nil

Visitors:

Nil

Ball Draw:
Nil

Wine Draw:
Nil

Horse Lotto $100):
Nil

Acknowledgements:

James Huertas achieved a Hole-In-One on the 10th Hole. Congratulations to James

Notices:

1. Graham Clarke celebrated his 66th birthday today. Best wishes to Graham for a very happy day
2. Due to COVID restrictions we were not permitted to have a BBQ

15 August 2020 - Woolooware Golf Course - Individual Stableford - 6:24am

26 players teed off on a clear dry morning.

The golf course was very wet underfoot after a lot of rain during the week. There were many puddles of water on each fairway. In the centre of the course the rough was under water and players were able to 'pick up' and move their balls to a dry playing area.

The green staff declared 'preferred lie through the green'.

The greens were in very good condition but they were slow due to the heavy moisture

The Guzzlers Cup was won by Chris Slack

1st Place:                           Chris Slack (46)

2nd Place:                          Graham Clarke (38)

3rd Place:                           Mark Santer (37)

Pink Ball:                            Steve Buchanan (19) on a count back from Phil Beardsley

Ball Prizes:
  4th Hole: NTP:                  N/A
  9th Hole: NTP:                  N/A

10th Hole: NTP:                  N/A

  6th Hole: D&P:                  N/A

15th Hole: D&P:                  N/A

16th Hole: Eagles Nest:      N/A

Longest Drive: 18th Hole:
A-Grade:                              N/A

B-Grade:                              N/A

C:Grade:                              N/A

New Members:

Nil

Visitors:
Nil

Wine Draw:
N/A

Ball Raffle:

N/A

Horse Lotto ($100):

N/A

8 August 2020 - Rosnay (Auburn) Golf Course - Individual Stableford - 7:00am

 Only 14 players teed off on a day for which the weather forecast had been less than favorable after a Friday of torrential rain that resulted in pools of water all over the course.

Motorized carts were however allowed out on the course which appeared to handle the early traffic pretty well.

There was no rain or showers during our round but it did start to sprinkle during the post-match presentation. In fact there was a lot of sunshine during our round. Most players removed their rain jackets and jumpers mid-way through the round.

The greens were in very good condition albeit a bit slow due to the added moisture. The rough was not too thick and the fairways had a lush green thick cover that allowed the ball to sit high enable good contact.

Guzzlers Cup was won  by Mark Santer

1st Place:                      Mark Santer (38)
2nd Place:                     Frank Fuller (34)
3rd Place:                      John Dunn (31)
Pink Ball:                       Steve Buchanan (18)

Ball Prizes:
  6th Hole: NTP:             N/A
  9th Hole: NTP:             N/A
13th Hole: NTP:             N/A
  3rd Hole: D&P:             N/A
14th Hole: D&P:             N/A
16th Hole: Eagles Nest: N/A

Longest Drive - 11th Hole:
A-Grade:                         N/A
B-Grade:                         N/A
C-Grade:                         N/A

Visitors:
N/A

New Members:
Nil

Horse Lotto:
Nil

Wine Draw:
Nil

Ball Draw:
Nil

Notifications:

Nil

1 August 2020 - The Ridge Golf Course - Individual Stableford - 7:00am

32 players teed off on a warm clear dry morning that promised to be a good day for golf.

The golf course was in very good condition considering the rain that has inundated Sydney during the week.

The greens were in very good condition with no blemishes to speak off

The fairways were also in good condition

The Guzzlers Cup was won by Brett Coventry

1st Place:                            Brett Coventry (40)

2nd Place:                          Andrew Johnson (38) 

3rd Place:                           John Dunn (36)

Pink Ball:                            Rob Guidi (17)

Ball Prizes:
  4th Hole: NTP:                  N/A
  9th Hole: NTP:                  N/A

10th Hole: NTP:                  N/A

  6th Hole: D&P:                  N/A

15th Hole: D&P:                  N/A

16th Hole: Eagles Nest:      N/A

Longest Drive: 18th Hole:
A-Grade:                              N/A

B-Grade:                              N/A

C:Grade:                              N/A

New Members:

Luke Huertas

Visitors:
Peter Winqvist

Wine Draw:
N/A

Ball Raffle:

N/A

Horse Lotto ($100):

N/A

Notifications

1. John Dunn played a beautiful tee shot on the 11th Hole that resulted in a Hole In One. Congratulations to John on achieving his first Hole In One.

2. Moz Huertas was awarded with a trophy for the Hole In One that he achieved on the 10th Hole at Woolooware 2 weeks ago.

3. The PAIRS MATCHPLAY trophy was presented to Andrew Johnson & Mat Whibley.

21 March 2020 - Rosnay (Auburn) Golf Course - Singles Match Play - Semi-Final - 7:36am

29 players teed off on an morning on which a lwarm dry morning that was free of wind and precipitation.

The greens were slow due to a thick layer of dew on them but sped up a bit as they dried oyt mid-morning.

The fairways were in questionable condition although the rough was a little ticker than usual and tended to slow the blade through the ball.

Guzzlers Cup was won  by Tim Tillbrook

1st Place:                      Tim Tillbrook (39
2nd Place:                     Ray Nader (38)
3rd Place:                      Graham Clarke (34)
Pink Ball:                       Moz Huertas (??)

Ball Prizes:
  6th Hole: NTP:             Rob Gillespie 
  9th Hole: NTP:             Ben Hewitt
13th Hole: NTP:             Adam El-Daher
  3rd Hole: D&P:             Gary Barnes
14th Hole: D&P:             Adam El-Daher
16th Hole: Eagles Nest: Ray Nader ($42)

Longest Drive - 11th Hole:
A-Grade:                         Graham Clarke
B-Grade:                         Phile Bearsdey
C-Grade:                         Ray Nader

Visitors:
Ben Hewitt
Dylan Connor

New Members:
Nil

Horse Lotto:
Nil

Wine Draw:
Nil

Ball Draw:
Nil

Notifications:

In the Singles Matchplay Championship

Fred El-Daher defeated John Dunn 1 UP

Jeff Saunders defeated Peter Bull 2 UP

Unfortunately Jeff Saunders has to forfeit next week's round so Fred El-Daher is the 2020 Singles Matchplay Champion.

Congratulations to Fred.

14 March 2020 - Bexley Golf Course - Singles Matchplay - Round 2 - 7:00am

27 players teed off on a warm morning that promoted humidity and a plague of mosquitoes.

The golf course was in very good condition considering the heat and rain that has inundated Sydney over recent weeks.

The greens were in very good condition with no blemishes to speak off

The fairways were also in good condition

The Guzzlers Cup was won by John Dunn

1st Place:                           Frank Fuller (34) on a count back from Mark Santer

2nd Place:                          Mark Santer (34)

3rd Place:                           Fred El-Daher (32) on a count back from Denis Daniels & Rob Gillespie

Pink Ball:                            Chris Lee (22)

Ball Prizes:
  8th Hole: NTP:                  Darren McDonald
11th Hole: NTP:                  Denis Daniels

14th Hole: NTP:                  Phil Beardsley

  5th Hole: D&P:                  Tim Tillbrook

13th Hole: D&P:                  John Dunn

  3rd Hole: Eagles Nest:      Nobody. Jackpots $14

Longest Drive: 9th Hole:
A-Grade:                              Mick Connor 

B-Grade:                              Denis Daniels

C:Grade:                              John Adelerhof

New Members:

Nil

Visitors:
James Robinson

Wine Draw:
Anthony Soravia

Ball Raffle:

James Robinson

Horse Lotto ($100):

N/A

Singles Matchplay Results:

Peter Bull defeated Matt Saunders             2&1

Jeff Saunders defeated Moz Huertas         2UP

John Dunn defeated Tim Tillbrook              2&1

Fred El-Daher defeated Mark Santer           2&1

Singles Matchplay - Next Week

Fred El-daher   to play     John Dunn   

Jeff Saunders   to play     Peter Bull

29 February 2020 - Woolooware Golf Course - Individual Stableford - 6:32am

31 players teed off on a warm morning that promoted humidity and a plague of mosquitoes.

The golf course was in very good condition considering the heat and rain that has inundated Sydney over recent weeks.

The greens were in very good condition with no blemishes to speak off

The fairways were also in good condition

The Guzzlers Cup was won by John Dunn

1st Place:                           John Dunn (40)

2nd Place:                          James Huertas (37) on a count back from Jeff Saunders

3rd Place:                           Jeff Saunders (37)

Pink Ball:                            Darren McDonald (23)

Ball Prizes:
  4th Hole: NTP:                  Andrew Johnson
  9th Hole: NTP:                  Chris Lee

10th Hole: NTP:                  Jono Muhs

  6th Hole: D&P:                  Frank Fuller

15th Hole: D&P:                  Jono Muhs

16th Hole: Eagles Nest:      Anthony Soravia ($15.50)

Longest Drive: 18th Hole:
A-Grade:                              George Soravia 

B-Grade:                              John Dunn

C:Grade:                              Fred El-Daher

New Members:

Nil

Visitors:
Dillon Connor

Ben Hewitt

Wine Draw:
Dillon Connor

Ball Raffle:

Peter Bull

Horse Lotto ($100):

N/A

7 March 2020 - The Ridge Golf Course - Singles Matchplay - Round 1 - 6:48am

28 players teed off on a cool morning that felt like it was going to rain any minute despite the forecast for rain later in the day. The fairways were dry under foot and the greens were in prefect condition.

The Guzzler's Cup winner for the day was Moz Huertas.

1st Place:                           Moz Huertas (41) on a count back from

2nd Place:                          Ryan Holt (41)

3rd Place:                           Jeff Saunders (41)

Pink Ball:                            Frank Fuller (29) on a count back from Darryn Fuller                                                & John Adelerhof

Ball Prizes:
  5th Hole: NTP:                  Johan Sandahl

11th Hole: NTP:                  Jono Muhs
15th Hole: NTP:                  Fred El-Daher

  2nd Hole: D&P:                 John Dunn

12th Hole: D&P:                  Graham Clarke

  8th Hole: Eagles Nest:      Nobody. Jackpots $14 to next week.

Longest Drive:  7th Hole:
A-Grade:                              Jono Muhs

B-Grade:                              Grant Lethbridge

C:Grade:                              Matt Saunders

Visitors:

Kevin John

New Members

Nil

Wine Draw:
Steve Carr

Ball Raffle:

Mick Connor

Horse Lotto ($100):

N/A

Acknowledgements:

Matt Saunders cooked the BBQ

Notifications:

Fred El-daher defeated Denis Daniels   1UP

Mark Santer defeated John Adelerhof    3&2

John Dunn defeated Jono Muhs            on a count back

Tim Tillbrook defeated Rob Guidi           4 &3

Moz Huertas defeated Mick Connor       2&1

Jeff Saunders defeated Graham Clarke 6 &5

Matt Saunders defeated Frank Fuller     6&5

Peter Bull defeated Danny Yu                1UP

25 February 2020 - Annual General Meeting - Tradies Caringbah - 6:30pm for 7pm Start

23 February 2020 - Kooindah Waters Golf Resort - 2BBB - Individual Stableford - 7:24am

21 players teed off on a humid but overcast morning.

We teed off on the 10th Hole and the bunkers on that nine holes were out of play due to water damage.

Andrew Johnson won the Guzzlers Cup with 38 points.

1st Place:          Andrew Johnson & James Huertas (46 points)
2nd Place:         Mark Santer & Jono Muhs (43 points)

Pink Ball:          Moz Huertas (17)

Ball Prizes:
 2nd Hole: NTP: Rodney Dixon
  6th Hole: NTP: Andrew Johnson
12th Hole: NTP: Jono Muhs

17th Hole: NTP: Frank Fuller

  7th Hole: D&P: Steve Messervy
14th Hole: D&P: Rob Gillespie

Longest Drive: 1st Hole:
A-Grade:            Jono Muhs
B-Grade:            James Huertas
C-Grade:            Jeff Saunders

Visitors:
Nil

New Members:
Nil

Wine Draw:

Grant Thompson

Ball Draw:

Matt Saunders

Notifications:
Nil

22 February 2020 - Magenta Shores Golf Resort - Individual Stableford - 12:33am

35 players teed off on an overcast day that threatened to rain mid-afternoon.

The fairways on the front nine were being repaired requiring tee up on the fairway which helped some players.

Craig Franklin won the Guzzlers Cup.

1st Place:          Craig Franklin (35)
2nd Place:         Fred Pearce (34)
3rd Place:          Jono Muhs (33) on a count back from Peter Bull
Pink Ball:          Matt Saunders (15)

Ball Prizes:
  4th Hole:         Moz Huertas
  7th Hole:         Mark Santer
15th Hole:         Chris Lee
  5th Hole:         Tim Tillbrook
11th Hole:         Tim Tillbrook
12th Hole: Eagles Nest: Nobody


Longest Drive: 18th Hole:
A-Grade:            Jono Muhs
B-Grade:            Moz Huertas
C-Grade:            Peter Bull

Ball Draw
Adrian Adelerhof

Wine Draw
Steve Messervy

Visitors:
Ivan Lloyd
Ross Lloyd
Steve Messervy

New Members:
Nil

Notifications:
Glen Holland lives in the area as does Ross & Ivan Lloyd. It was good to see them all again.

21 February 2020 - Shelly Beach Golf Course - Yellow Ball Team - Individual Stableford - 10:30am

35 players teed off on an overcast day that threatened to rain mid-afternoon.

The fairways on the front nine were being repaired requiring tee up on the fairway which helped some players.

Steve Messervy won the Guzzlers Cup.

1st Place:          Peter Bull, Andrew Johnson, Glen Cheetham, Derek Cheetham (36)
2nd Place:         Rob Guidi, Tim Tillbrook, Anthony Soravia, George Soravia


Ball Prizes:
  9th Hole: NTP:  Jono Muhs
10th Hole: NTP:  Steve Messervy
13th Hole: NTP:  Steve Messervy
  5th Hole: D&P   Mark Santer
  6th Hole: D&P:  Steve O'Grady
17th Hole: D&P:  Tim Tillbrook

Longest Drive: 18th Hole:
A-Grade:            Jono Muhs
B-Grade:            Adrian Adelerhof
C-Grade:            Nil

Wine Draw
Steve O'Grady

Visitors:
Steve Messervy

New Members:
Nil

Notifications:
Nil

15 February 2020 - Woolooware Golf Course - Individual Stableford - 6:19am

31 players teed off on a warm morning after a week of torrential rain which threatened to make the course a bog in which plenty of balls would plug. There was no rain  during our game but it was very humid.

The golf course was in very good condition considering the amount of rain that Sydney has had in the past 7 or 8 days.

The greens were in very good condition with no blemishes to speak off - even cover across the entire green although the green might have been a little long but that would be preferred to having them burnt from the ensuing heat.

The fairways were also in good condition except for the low lying areas where water congregates but we had no problem with that as it was "preferred lie through the green".

The Guzzlers Cup was won by Brad Nash.

1st Place:                           Brad Nash (43)

2nd Place:                          Adam Compton (42)

3rd Place:                           Scott Whyte (36)

Pink Ball:                            Rob Guidi (23)

Ball Prizes:
  4th Hole: NTP:                  Phil Beardsley
  9th Hole: NTP:                  Brett Coventry

10th Hole: NTP:                  Denis Daniels

  6th Hole: D&P:                  Brad Nash

15th Hole: D&P:                  Graham Clarke 

16th Hole: Eagles Nest:      Nobody. Jackpots $15.50

Longest Drive: 14th Hole:
A-Grade:                              Tim Tillbrook

B-Grade:                              Scott Whyte
C:Grade:                              Alan Griffiths

New Members:

Nil

Visitors:
Nil

Wine Draw:
Phil Beardsley

Ball Raffle:

Fred Pearce

Horse Lotto ($100):

N/A

Notifications:

The Annual General Meeting for Miranda Social Golf Club will be held at 7pm on Tuesday 25 February 2020 at the Caringbah Tradies Club.

8 February 2020 - The Ridge Golf Course - Individual Stableford - 6:15am

Motorized carts were not allowed out on the course so about 8 of our members who turned up to play decided against it considering they need a motorized cart to get around the course.

10 die-hards ventured out onto the golf course amid heavy rain that was forecast to get even heavier.

Those who played were:
Moz Huertas
James Huertas
Darren McDonald
Matt Saunders
Kelvin (friend of Matt)
Graham Clarke
Chris Lee
Adam Compton
Brad Nash
Peter Bull

The group finished after 9 holes as we were all drenched and the forecast was for even heavier rains to come.

We then had a BBQ which was cooked by Matt Saunders for which we all thanked him.