President's Report & Results 30 Apr at Half Moon Bay

President's Report & Results

of the Single Stableford Competition

Played on 30th April 2013

at Half Moon Bay Golf Club

81 Players

President's Report

Despite a damp start to the day with more rain predicted, 64 men & 17 ladies decided to brave the prediction & turned up at a course in good condition, although the scores show it was not a pushover.

The greens had received a light sanding & been rolled, which made them surprisingly fast considering the few rain showers experienced through the day. Well done the green-staff.

Thanks also to the caterers for looking after us well as usual.

A particular thanks to our sponsor for the day, Bendigo Bank.  The Manager, David Kirk, attended the registration & presentation but unfortunately was unable to play as he had damaged his shoulder the week before.  Next time hopefully David.

Welcome to visitors Russell Spencer of Calliope & John Norris of Mossman.

Congratulations to Captain Greg who made a fine comeback after last week to take out Div 1 by ensuring he had put his handicap on the card & signed it (several times) so there was no potential for disqualification!

Louis Siedle

Results

Men's Winner Div 1: Greg Gibb 39 points

Men's Runner up Div 1: Brain Miller 38 points

Men's Winner Div 2: Peter Anderson 42 points

Men's Runner up Div 2: Claud Clark 35 points c/b

Ball Rundown

37 points: Col Johannsen

35 points: Graham Ross, Herb Golightly, Des Jones, Les Doolan, Barry Hartley

34 points: John Curtis, Rod Cade, Ian Tindall, John Norris, Ross White

33 points: Barry Foxover, Peter Handley, Lou Siedle, Eddie Spry

32 points: Eric Pihlhjerta, Allan Dwyer, John Sinclair, Bob Billingham, Brian Norris

31 points: John Pilbin, Norm Lockwood, Ted Lander

NTPs men: 4th & 16^th John Norris; 9^th Merv Elms; 11^th Gary Tudehope

Women's Winner: Judy Ellis 34 points

Women's Runner up: Betty Lou Pitt 31 points

Ball Rundown:

31 points: Chris Everall

30 points: Annette Tesch

29 points: Helen Rowe, Kay Bergiel, Cathy Coverdale

28 points: Shirley Fieldhouse

27 points: Di Diversi

NTPs women: 9th Judy Ellis; 16^th Annette Tesch

Next Game Half Moon Bay 30 Apr

All,

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

It is a single stableford Consistency round sponsored by Bendigo Bank.

I'm told the greens have been lightly sanded, but are running true, so there should be no surprises except those awaiting the errant shot!

See you there.

Louis Siedle

Savannah Cup Leaders as at 25 Apr

Below are the leaders in the Savannah Cup after the Atherton game.

The full list will be available at registration as usual.

Louis Siedle

LADIES	POINTS
Lois TAIT	980.00
Jane JOHANNSEN	952.50
Ann PERRETT	912.50
Rosemary BARKER	878.50
June WILLMOT	732.50
Marianne SCHAEFFER	655.00
Shirley FLANAGAN	545.00
Di DIVERSI	459.00
Betty Lou PITT	448.00
Sue TAYLOR	427.50
Elaine SANDILANT	409.50
Annette TESCH	408.17
Lorraine DOOLAN	365.00
Chris EVERALL	360.00
Joan RANGER	315.50
MEN
Russ GILL	630.00
Peter ANDERSON	584.00
Barry FOXOVER	573.00
Lloyd SAWTELL	526.00
Rod PAINTER	500.00
Stewie FLANAGAN	500.00
Alan DWYER	484.00
Peter MALLIE	410.50
Wal ANTHONY	383.50
Keith HILLIER	355.00
Noel WEBSTER	351.00
John SINCLAIR	318.00
John EVERALL	316.50
Tom STAGER	310.25
Grant SCOTT	300.00

President's Report & Results 23 Apr at Atherton

President's Report & Results

of the Single Stableford Competition

Played on 23^rd April 2013

at Atherton Golf Club

84 Players

President's Report

70 men & 14 ladies arrived in Atherton to find a course in great condition complimented by perfect weather. The greens were firm & had some browning, but ran true & quite fast, whilst the light rough had been brought into the fairways a bit more than I recall previously, which slowed down errant balls & tightened the course a bit . Well done the greens staff.

Thanks also to the Owen & Deb for looking after us - the sandwiches were as good as usual.

Welcome to new members Rodney Ingram of Innisfail & Gregory Coffey of Atherton.

Welcome back to Col McDowall from his wine tasting swan down south & to George Kyriazis showing off his fancy shirt & cap from different clubs he played at in Hawaii.

Congratulations to Merv Hains for his Eagle on the 15^th.

Commiserations to Captain Greg who had to disqualify himself for not putting his handicap on his card, thereby forfeiting runner up in Div 1 – true honesty!

For those looking for a different game, the club has a 3 ball Ambrose on the 5 May with $4000 of prizes on offer. Cost is $75 per team. Contact the club for details on 4091 1283.

Last week I forgot to advise the results of the 100 club draw (the $2 raffle) at Cairns golf club. Winner was Kay Bergiel & runner-up was Helen Rowe - congratulations. 

Louis Siedle

Results

Men's Winner Div 1: Barry Foxover 42 points

Men's Runner up Div 1: Wal Anthony 37 points

Men's Winner Div 2: Grant Scott 41 points

Men's Runner up Div 2: Ross Milevsky 38 points c/b

Ball Rundown

38 points: Larry Perrett

36 points: Thomas Stager, John Everall

35 points: Barry Hartley, Bruce Jenner, Merv Hains, John McMahon, Don McHardie, Bill Foster, Greg Coffey

34 points: Ross Hobbs, Syd Spry, Graham Morrow, John Curtis, Ross White, Jim Logan, Col McDowall, Jeff McGrath, George Atkinson, Allan Dwyer, Tom Clifford, Lou Siedle, Lance Hore

33 points: Peter Mullins, Peter McMenamin

NTPs men: 11th George Kyriazis; 13^th Max Smith; 18^th George Atkinson

Women's Winner: Rosemary Barker 32 points c/b

Women's Runner up: Lois Tait 32 points c/b

Ball Rundown:

32 points: Ann Perrett

31 points: Robyn Harper, Jane Johannsen, Kay Mullins

30 points: Edna Atkinson

29 points: Chris Everall, Di Diversi

28 points: Betty Lou Pitt, Sue Taylor

NTPs women: 11th Chris Everall; 18^th Edna Atkinson

Next Game Atherton 23 Apr

All,

Our game on Tuesday is at Atherton.

I'm told the course is in good condition & we are expected, so you can look forward to some of  Deb's sangers.

The sponsor for the day is Masters Home Improvements.

See you there.

Louis Siedle

PS The committee met after the Cairns game & put in place some procedures for calling off games for any reason.

The condensed version is that 24 hours notice will be given if games are called off, when that is possible.  If not, then the decision to call off a game will be made after 8am on the day by the committee following consultation with the pro & or club manager.  Should 20 or more players wish to play on after the game has been cancelled, (eg if it is raining & looks like clearing up) a comp will be held & vouchers for 1 division & balls will be given out, but the scores will not count to any of our major trophies like Consistency.

This will provide some guidance for future committees & consistency in decision-making.

Savannah Cup Leaders at 16 Apr

SAVANNAH CUP

LADIES	Points
Jane JOHANNSEN	837.5
June WILLMOT	672.5
Marianne SCHAEFFER	655
Lois TAIT	650
Ann PERRETT	582.5
Rosemary BARKER	548.5
Shirley FLANAGAN	545
Elaine SANDILANT	409.5
Annette TESCH	408.17
Di DIVERSI	376.5
Betty Lou PITT	375.5
Sue TAYLOR	355
Joan RANGER	315.5
Lorraine DOOLAN	300
Chris EVERALL	277.5
Helen ROWE	273
Lita STEVENS	240.5
May WILKINSON	213.5

MEN	Points
Russ GILL	630
Peter ANDERSON	584
Lloyd SAWTELL	526
Rod PAINTER	500
Stewie FLANAGAN	500
Alan DWYER	434.5
Peter MALLIE	410.5
Keith HILLIER	355
Noel WEBSTER	351
John SINCLAIR	318
Masa KATO	297.57
Greg GIBB	281.5
Wal ANTHONY	273.5
Hirosh HOSAKA	254.5
Frank THELAN	234
Cec TURNER	233.5
Roger SMITH	228
Neil SHARKEY	227.5
John PILBIN	225
John EVERALL	221.5
Tom STAGER	215.25
Merv ELMS	212.07
Ross WHITE	203.5

President's Report & Results 16 Apr at Cairns

President's Report & Results

of the Single Stableford Competition

Played on 16th April 2013

at Cairns Golf Club

122 Players

President's Report

A beautiful day brought out 94 men & 28 ladies to play our first round of the Ted Thomasson Trophy. The course had dried out well after Saturday & was in good condition with the greens in excellent condition & the gardens looking pretty. Although there was little run & on most holes a bump & run to the green wasn't an option, the scores did not reflect the conditions. Well done to the greenkeepers & gardeners.

Thanks also to the staff for looking after us well as usual.  The clubhouse & car park  improvements were impressive.

Welcome to our visitors, George Brew of Cooktown & Scott Payne of Health & Fitness Solutions, who we thank for sponsoring the day.

Welcome also to new members Michael Tobin of Cairns, Wayne Petrohilos of Paradise Palms, & Matt Lock & Chris Hannam of Babinda. Our membership for the year now stands at 244.

Just a reminder that the Mareeba Open is on 20/21 April. If anyone is interested in playing in that event, contact the club for entry forms on 4092 1528 & to see if there are any spots left.

Our next game is at Atherton on 23 Apr, sponsored by Masters Home Improvements.

Louis Siedle

Results

Men's Winner Div 1: Keith Hillier 39 points

Men's Runner up Div 1: Len Manoff 36 points c/b

Men's Winner Div 2: Stewie Flanagan 41 points

Men's Runner up Div 2: Hiroshi Hosaka 38 points

Ball Rundown

37 points: Graham Hughes

36 points: Tom Clifford

35 points: Rob Blackman, Greg Gibb, Wal Anthony, Darryl King

34 points: Alan Dwyer, Masa Kato, Yasuo Kumagae

33 points: Rick Gooderham, Ross Treacy, Jim Logan, Merv Elms, Ian Schofield, Chris Hannam

32 points: Ian Tindall, Eric Pihlhjerta, Ross White, Peter Jostons, Don Thomson, Roger Smith

31 points: Ron Thompson, Bill Mortimer, Neil Sharkey

30 points: Grahame Webb, Peter Anderson, Col Johannsen, Barry Hartley, Graham Morrow, Peter Handley, Peter McMenamin, Bill Elms, Ron Barnes

29 points: Warren Wright, Rod Cade, Arthur Jackson, John Bawden, Terry Wallin, Bill Eden, Ted Lander

NTPs men: 4th nil; 8th Ross White; 11th Russell Edwards; 17^th Bill Mortimer

Women's Winner: Marianne Schaeffer 38 points

Women's Runner up: Shirley Flanagan 34 points

Ball Rundown:

33 points: Jane Johannsen, Lois Tait

32 points: Sue Taylor

31 points: June Willmot

29 points: May Wilkinson, Cathy Coverdale

27 points: Ruth Yelland, Kay Bergiel

26 points: Jenny Enright, Suda Woodward

25 points: Annette Tesch, Choo Lim, Robyn Harper

NTPs women: 5th Marianne Schaeffer; 17^th Sue Taylor

Next Game Cairns 16 Apr

All,

Our game on Tuesday is at Cairns golf club where the greens today were in good condition, but the fairways are quite soggy in places & there is no run, so you have to pitch the ball on to the greens in most cases.

If the current weather continues, the fairways should have dried out by Tuesday but the synoptic forecast is for showers & storms over Eastern Qld, although it looks as if the worst of it may be further south. Watch this blog for updates, but at this stage the course is quite playable.

If any of you have not been to Cairns recently, the clubhouse is looking great & the caterers have been doing an excellent job in their new kitchen.

This is a single stableford comp. & the first round of the Ted Thomasson trophy, with the day sponsored by Health & Fitness Solutions.

See you there. Louis Siedle

Mossman Game Cancellation & Savannah Cup Leaders

All,

I apologise for not being at Mossman, but I was empannelled on a jury & could not get away.  Although that trial has finished, I'm on jury duty till 19 April.

Our Vice President informed me that the game was cancelled because of rain, with more coming in according to the forecast, but there have been a number of complaints about this since.  These will be discussed at a committee meeting as soon as possible.

One comment that was made was that we should notify on the blog of cancellations 24 hours prior, but this is not always possible & in the past the decision has been made on the day at registration.

Please watch this space.

Below are the current leaders in our Savannah Cup competition.  The full results will be available at registration as usual.

LADIES

Jane JOHANNSEN	692.50
Ann PERRETT	582.50
June WILLMOT	582.50
Lois TAIT	505.00
Rosemary BARKER	500.00
Elaine SANDILANT	409.50
Annette TESCH	350.50
Betty Lou PITT	332.50
Di DIVERSI	322.50
Joan RANGER	315.50
Lorraine DOOLAN	300.00

MEN

Russ GILL	630.00
Peter ANDERSON	545.00
Lloyd SAWTELL	526.00
Rod PAINTER	500.00
Peter MALLIE	410.50
Alan DWYER	369.50
Noel WEBSTER	351.00
John SINCLAIR	318.00

Louis Siedle

Next Game Mossman 9 Apr

All,

Our game on Tuesday is at Mossman, sponsored by Norm Lockwood.  It is a single stableford Consistency event.

I'm advised that the course is in good condition, all greens are in play & they have very considerately held off coring till after our game!

It is always a good day up there & we are always looked after well, so see you there.

Louis Siedle

President's Report & Results 2 Apr at Mareeba

President's Report & Results

of the Single Stableford Competition

Played on 2^nd April 2013

at Mareeba Golf Club

124 Players

President's Report

A beautiful day brought out 96 men & 28 ladies to play in our second Consistency event. The course was in good condition with the two temporary greens playing almost as well as the regular ones. The new greens look nearly ready to play on & should be an interesting challenge next time we are at Mareeba. Well done to the volunteers who have maintained the course so well pending the arrival of the new greenkeeper last week. He will have a job ahead of him preparing for the Mareeba Mitsubishi Classic on the 13/14 April, followed by the Mareeba Open on 20/21 April. If anyone is interested in playing in either of those events, contact the club for entry forms on 4092 1528.

Thanks to the new Manager Warren & his staff for looking after us & keeping everyone fed. It must have been a bit more hectic than normal, as there was a 2 day juniors coaching clinic on as well, which will be followed by an juniors Open event.   (I just wish such clinics had been available when I started 56 years ago.)

Thanks to TGT Hardware for sponsoring the day & also to Bruce Gilmour for taking on Col McDowall's jobs whilst he is swanning around down south, no doubt sampling plenty of the wines!

We are now back to playing weekly & our next game is at Mossman on 9th April sponsored by Norm Lockwood, so see you there.

Louis Siedle

PS I have a Ping Nanotech putter cover which was found on the course today which I will bring to Mossman.

Results

Men's Winner Div 1: John Sinclair 45 points

Men's Runner up Div 1: Greg Gibb 42 points

Men's Winner Div 2: Rod Painter 47 points c/b

Men's Runner up Div 2: Sonny McVicar 42 points

Ball Rundown

42 points: Peter Anderson

41 points: Wal Anthony

40 points: Ken Baker, John Lucas, Harry Ali Khan

39 points: John Pilbin, Masa Kato, Cec Turner

38 points: Ken Gorton, Graham Morrow, Max Crimmins, Ross White, Geoff Edward

37 points: Peter Mullins, Barry Pike, Barry Hartley, Kevin Woodward

36 points: Mike Blunt, Keith Willmett, Less Doolan, Bob Hayles, Ross Treacy, Max Crittenden, Kevin Moore, John Everall, Thomas Stager, Roger Smith

35 points: Bruce Jenner, Merv Elms, Masa Ichise, Bruce Gilmour, John Debel, Peter Stevens, Ted Lander, Laurie Bell, Rod Mauger, Lou Siedle

NTPs men: 4th George Studham; 8th Wal Anthony; 11th John Debel; 13^th Kevin Ranger

Women's Winner: June Willmot 43 points

Women's Runner up: Shirley Flanagan 40 points c/b

Ball Rundown:

40 points: Lois Tait

38 points: Andrina Wilson, Betty Lou Pitt

35 points: Sue Taylor

34 points: Kay Mullins, Chris Everall

33 points: Jane Johannsen, Di Diversi

32 points: Marianne Schaeffer, Lil Benfield

31 points: Zola Dale, May Wilkinson

NTPs women: 4^th Lois Tait; 11th Marianne Schaeffer

Next Game Mareeba 2 Apr

All,

Our game on Tuesday is at Mareeba, is the second of our Consistency trophy rounds & is sponsored by TGT Hardware.

I'm told the course is in good condition with no surprises although some work has been done on some greens, so hopefully the weather will keep fine.

No doubt we will be well looked after as usual, so see you there.

Also, just a reminder that from this month we are back to our weekly games & in case you haven't noticed, the program is available to view by clicking on the link in the left hand column of this blog.

Louis Siedle