Next Game Half Moon Bay 2 Oct

All,

Our game next Tuesday is at Half Moon Bay golf club.

As I'm just past Rudesheim on the Rhine I've no idea of what the course is like, but hope you have a great day!  Weather here is fine but cool, so hope you keep dry there.

Wear blue to support mens cancer research.

Louis Siedle

Results Gordonvale 25 Sep

Results of the Single Stableford

Played on 25th September 2012

At Gordonvale Golf Club

118 Players

Men's Winner Div 1: Tom Clifford 43 points
Men's Runner up Div 1: Ian Schofield 40 points
Men's Winner Div 2: Alan Dwyer 47 points
Men's Runner up Div 2: Larry Perrett 42 points

Ball Rundown
40 points; Jeff Edwards, Zbig Bergiel
39 points; Jim Logan, Clive Perry, Mike Van Cuylenberg, Darryl King
38 points: David Jackson, Keith Schirmer, Dave Parrish
37 points ; Les Doolan, Jim May, Colin Johannsen, Mick Grumley, Ross White ,Graham
Real, Kevin Woodward, Mike Blunt.
36 points: Des Jones, Peter McMenamin, Max Smith, Robin Tonks, Bill Eden, George
Atkinson, Russ Gill ,Roger Smith
35 points; Bernie Donnelly, Yasuo Kumagae, Barry Pike, Keith Hillier, Frank Thelan,
Eric Pihihjerta, Jim Logan, Neil Sharkey
34 points; Kevin Ranger, John Pilbin, Graham Webb, Peter Wundersitz, Claud Clark,
Alan Smith

NTPs men: 5: Gary Long 8: Merv Hains 14: Ian Schofield 17: Col Back

Women's Winner: Lois Tait 37 points
Women's Runner up: Sue Brennan 35 points

Ball Rundown:
33 points: Diane Diversi
32 points: June Willmot
31 points: Helen Rowe, Chris Everall, Kay Bergiel
30 points: May Wilkinsen, Anne Cooke

NTPs women: 3 2nd shot Chris Everall, 12 2nd shot Kay Bergiel.

Next game HMB Golf Club 2nd October. Wear blue to support finding a cure for mens’
cancer

Next Game Gordonvale 25 Sep

All,

Our next game is at Gordonvale golf club & is the final round for the Consistency trophy.

The course is in quite good condition, with plenty of run.  However, heavy leaf litter in places can make finding balls a bit tough, so keep your eyes peeled.  Some greens look like they have been top dressed but are playing quite well.  There is no water in the drains, but some fairly thick rough in them in places instead - you can't have it too easy!

Sponsor for the day is Bendigo Bank.

I'll be away on my European trip till 16 Oct, but will try to keep this blog up to date throughout.  However, we are coming up to a period where a number of committee members will be away at the same time, so if you think you will be able to assist us with the running of comps in any way between now & the end of the season, please contact us.  Any assistance will be greatly appreciated so we can continue the smooth running of our comps.

Enjoy Gordonvale.

Louis Siedle

President's Report & Results Mareeba 18 Sep

President's Report &

Results of the Single Stableford

Played on 18th September 2012

at Mareeba Golf Club

100 Players

President's Report

We had a poor field of 100, including 15 ladies, which was surprising as although the day started off overcast on the coast, it turned into a lovely clear warm day on the Tablelands. The course was in good condition with plenty of run & the greens were slick, which didn't help the ball to stop when required!

Thanks to TGT Hardware for sponsoring the day & to Jenny for looking after the catering well as usual.

Welcome to visitors Gordon Redding & Del Spicer of Mareeba, Kevin Whyte of Whale Back Seniors, Perth, WA, & Mike Wille of Rosebud Country Club, Vic.

This was the final round for the Ted Thomasson trophy & our next game is the final Consistency round. We hope to have the results of all trophies on the blog & emailed out by the end of October, although the Championship results may be out before that.

Our next game is a single stableford at Gordonvale.

See you there.

Louis Siedle

Results

Men's Winner Div 1: Ken Baker 43 points c/b

Men's Runner up Div 1: Colin Johannsen 43 points

Men's Winner Div 2: Gordon Redding 41points c/b

Men's Runner up Div 2: Yasuo Kumagae 41 points

Ball Rundown

41 points; Greg Gibb

40 points; Les Doolan

39 points; George Studham, Kevin Reddicliffe

38 points: Frank Thelan, Merv Elms

37 points; John Famularo, Claud Clark, Brian Penigas, Harry Aly Khan, Peter McMenamin,

Max Smith, Dave Iverach, Kevin Moore, Kevin Ranger.

36 points: Ted Lander, Rod Cade, Bernie Donnelly, Sonny McVicar, Keith Sanderson,

Bruce Gilmore, Cec Turner, Roger Smith.

35 points: Kevin Woodward, Terry Jenkins , Eric Pihihjerta, Jim Smith, John Curtis, Vern

Sandilant ,Mike Van Cuylenburg, Brian Norris.

NTPs men: 1st; John Curtis, 4th; Kevin Whyte, 8th; David Guite,13th; Lou Schelack.

Women's Winner: Shirley Fieldhouse 37 points c/b

Women's Runner up: Helen Rowe 37 points

Ball Rundown:

37 points; Deon Reddicliffe

34 points; Sue Brennan

33 points: Pam Anderson

32 points: May Wilkinson

29 points: June Willmot

28 points: Del Spicer, Edna Miles

NTPs women: 4^th Shirley Fieldhouse; 13^th May Wilkinson.

Next Game Mareeba 18 Sep

All,

Our game next Tuesday is the final round of the Ted Thomasson trophy & is a single stableford at Mareeba.

I'm told the course is good as usual with plenty of run & the greens will be fast after this recent dry spell.

Sponsor for the day is TGT Hardware.

See you there.

Louis Siedle

President's Report & Results Mossman 11 Sep

President's Report &

Results of the Single Stableford

Played on 11th September 2012

at Mossman Golf Club

94 Players

President's Report

The course was in good condition with plenty of run & although there were a few bare patches on the greens, they were not in positions which affected us much & the greens ran true. Congratulations to the greens staff.

The predicted showers held off although the day was a bit muggy, with a brisk breeze getting up later in the morning. We had a field of 94, including 20 ladies.

Thanks to Norm Lockwood for sponsoring the day & the club for looking after us as usual.

We had one membership renewal which brought our total for the year to date to 334.

Our next game is a single stableford at Mareeba, final round of the Ted Thomasson trophy. The sponsor is TGT Hardware.

Look forward to seeing you there.

Louis Siedle

Results

Men's Winner Div 1: Greg Gibb 40 points c/b

Men's Runner up Div 1: Kevin Ranger 40 points

Men's Winner Div 2: Bob Hayles 41 points

Men's Runner up Div 2: Rod Cade 40 points

Ball Rundown

40 points: Thomas Stager

39 points: Barry Hartley, Dave Parrish, Robin Tonks

38 points: George Studham, Brian Panigas

37 points: Mike Blunt, Ken Baker, Ted Lander, David Jackson, Mike van Cuylenburg, Col McDowall

36 points: Colin Johannsen, Jack Boyd, Greg Walker, Jim Logan, John Famularo, Brian Norris, Ed Sant, Les Doolan, Ross Treacy

35 points: Yasuo Kumagae, Masa Ichise, John Everall, Vern Sandilant, George Cooley

34 points: David Pitt, Claud Clark, Maurice Meth

NTPs men: 6^th Colin Johannsen; 8th Jack Boyd; 17th Col McDowall

Women's Winner: Robyn Harper 40 points

Women's Runner up: Annette Tesch 38 points

Ball Rundown:

37 points: Pam Anderson

36 points: Rosemary Barker

35 points: Kath Andrews, Carol Madden

32 points: Deon Reddicliffe, May Wilkinson, Pris Freeman, Betty Lou Pitt

NTPs women: 6^th Chris Everall; 17^th May Wilkinson

Next Game Mossman 11 Sep

All,

Our game next Tuesday is at Mossman, who are expecting us & will no doubt look after us well as usual.

I'm told the course is in good condition, although there are some bare patches on a few greens.

Sponsor for the day is Norm Lockwood.

See you there.

Louis Siedle

Suggested Rule Changes for Seniors - Wish on!

NB These suggested rules were obviously formulated during a lengthy session in the bar after a bad round & are not to be acted upon until confirmed by the R&A!

Rule 1.a.5

A ball sliced or hooked into the rough shall be lifted and placed on the fairway at a point equal to the distance it carried or rolled into the rough with no penalty. The senior should not be penalized for tall grass which ground keepers failed to mow.

Rule 2. d .6 (B)

A ball hitting a tree shall be deemed not to have hit the tree. This is simply bad luck and luck has no place in a scientific game. The senior player must estimate the distance the ball would have travelled if it had not hit the tree and play the ball from there.

Rule 3.B.3(G)

There shall be no such thing as a lost ball. The missing ball is on or near the course and will eventually be found and pocketed by someone else, making it a stolen ball. The player is not to compound the felony by charging himself or herself with a penalty.

Rule 4. c .7( h )

If a putt passes over a hole without dropping, it is deemed to have dropped. The law of gravity supersedes the Rules of Golf.

Rule 5.

Putts that stop close enough to the cup that they could be blown in, may be blown in. This does not apply to balls more than three inches from the hole. No one wants to make a travesty of the game.

Rule 6.a.9( k )

There is no penalty for so-called "out of bounds." If penny-pinching golf course owners bought sufficient land, this would not occur. The senior golfer deserves an apology, not a penalty.

Rule 7..G.15( z )

There is no penalty for a ball in a water hazard, as golf balls should float. Senior golfers should not be penalized for manufacturers' shortcomings.

 Rule 8. k .9( S)

Advertisements claim that golf scores can be improved by purchasing new golf equipment.  Since this is financially impractical for many senior golfers, one-half stroke per hole may be subtracted for using old equipment.

President's Report & Results Half Moon Bay 4 September

President's Report &

Results of the Single Stableford

Played on 4th September 2012

at Half Moon Bay Golf Club

126 Players

President's Report

The course was in good condition with plenty of run & the day pleasantly cool with a brisk breeze getting up later in the morning. Thanks to the greens staff & the club for looking after us as usual. We had a field of 126, including 17 ladies.

Thanks to Scott Payne of Health & Fitness Solutions for sponsoring the day & staying to present the prizes. We hope you enjoyed playing.

Welcome to visitors Russell Wicks of Mareeba, Greg Coffey of Half Moon Bay & Lance Fry of Gailes.

Well done to Harvey Blanch with an eagle on the 10th, Jim Egan with one on the 2nd & Jim Logan capping both with a hole in one on the 11th.

Our next game is a single stableford at Mossman.

Look forward to seeing you there.

Louis Siedle

Results

Men's Winner Div 1: Barry Hartley 41 points

Men's Runner up Div 1: Col McDowall 39 points

Men's Winner Div 2: Jim Egan 41 points

Men's Runner up Div 2: Geoff Edwards 39 points

Ball Rundown

38 points: Bill Mortimer

37 points: Vaughn Edwards, Ross White, Yasuo Kumagae, Brian Miller, Barry Foxover, Frank Thelan

36 points: Robin Tonks, Greg Gibb, Masa Kato, Alan Dwyer, Darryl King, Brian Norris

35 points: Ian Schofield, Dave Ingram, Don Kerr, Jim Smith, Hiroshi Hosaka, Toli Lisiecki

34 points: Grahame Webb, Sam Power, Darrly deClifford, Mick Grumley, Dale Wust, Ron Barnes, Harvey Blanch, John Barber, Ray Miller, Kevin Reddicliffe, Clive Perry, Mike van Cuylenburg

33 points: Eiji Watanabe, Laurie Bell, George Rapley

32 points: Keith Schirmer, Graeme Morrow, Peter McMenamin, Vern Sandilant, Kevin Ranger

NTPs men: 3^rd Greg Gibb; 9th Graham Real; 11th Jim Logan (hole in one); 16^th John Barber

Women's Winner: Annette Tesch 35 points

Women's Runner up: Carol Madden 33 points

Ball Rundown:

33 points: Robyn Harper

32 points: Lita Stevens

29 points: Rosemary Barker, Lily Schirmer

28 points: Deon Reddicliffe

27 points: May Wilkinson

25 points: Shirley Fieldhouse

NTPs women: 4^th Annette Tesch; 16^th Robyn Harper

Next Game Half Moon Bay 4 Sep

All,

Our game next Tuesday is at Half Moon Bay & I'm advised the course is in good condition with plenty of run after our dry spell & I expect the greens will be quite slick too.  The game is a single stableford Consistency event.

The caterers no doubt will be looking after us well as usual.

The day is sponsored by Health & Fitness Solutions.

Look forward to seeing you there.

Louis Siedle