President's Report & Results Mareeba 31 Oct

Today we played a single stableford event at Mareeba. We scheduled the game on a Monday because of the pseudo holiday that seems to be observed for Melbourne Cup. Only 53 men and 7women played so one wonders if we should not just ignore a horse race that is 3000 kilometers away in future, I welcome members feedback on this!

The sponsor today was DRUMMOND GOLF of Cairns and we thank them again for the support given to our club.

Many of you may have heard that Ian Schofield had his car windscreen broken by a rock from a mower on the railway line last week. That went well for Ian when Queensland Rail came good with the cost of a new windscreen, however, today he was a little less fortunate when a ball he played disappeared into a kangaroos pouch. It seems that the approaching ball alarmed the joey and as he made a dive for the safety of mums pouch the ball went in too. The ball was not recoverable and the lousy roo did not even offer to reimburse poor Ian for the ball!

After a little research I found that rule 19-1a applies and the roo is an outside agency and a ball must be dropped directly under the spot where the ball disappeared into the pouch with no penalty to Ian ( but I am not so sure about the mother and joey).

RESULTS.

MENS WINNER; Peter Wyatt 43 points.

RUNNER UP; Brian Norris 40 points

MENS NTP; 4^th Russ Gill, 8^th Darryl deClifford, 11^th Bob Billingham, 13^th David Lawler.

MENS BALL WINNERS;

38 points, John Everall.

37 points, Geoff Edwards, Wal Anthony.

36 points, Bill Leonard.

35 points, David Jackson, John Gregan, Harvey Blanch, Frank Thelan, Berry Butt, John Lucas.

34 points, Keith Schirmer, Kevin Collins.

33 points, Ian Schofield, Barry Hartley, Bob Billingham.

32 points, Roger Smith, George Cooley, Bruce Jenner, Peter McMenamin, Mike Van Cuylenberg,

Peter Johnson, Jim Logan.

WOMENS WINNER; Andrina Wilson 33 points c/b.

RUNNER UP; Lily Schirmer 33 points.

WOMENS NTP; 4^th & 8^th Andrina Wilson. 11^Th & 13^th Chris Everall.

WOMENS BALL WINNERS.

29 points, Kay Bergiel.

28 points, Jothi Naidoo.

27 points, Chris Everall.

Savannah Cup Leaders as at 26 Oct

LADIES	POINTS	MEN	POINTS
Betty Lou PITT	5,103.00	Robin TONKS	2,348.12
Lily SCHIRMER	4,729.50	John EVERALL	2,227.64
Andrina WILSON	3,715.42	Lou SIEDLE	2,174.29
Christine EVERALL	2,997.50	James LOGAN	1,909.60
Lois TAIT	2,807.50	Greg GIBB	1,866.67
Robyn HARPER	2,619.77	David JACKSON	1,842.00
Judy ELLIS	2,616.10	Russell GILL	1,812.34
Jothi NAIDOO	2,375.00	Roger SMITH	1,602.50
Elizabeth EDMONDS	2,273.60	Keith SCHIRMER	1,572.10
May WILKINSON	2,061.08	John GREGAN	1,525.52

Hi All,

The final round of the Savannah Cup will be held next Monday at Gordonvale. As can be seen by the progressive results published above, Betty Lou Pitt (5103 points) and Lily Shirmer (4729.5 points) have opened a wide gap on the rest of the field. With 400 points offering for 1^st place in the final round, there is a mathematical chance Lily can overhaul Betty Lou. Lily would have to win outright and Betty Lou get less than 83.5 points for this to happen. Good luck, ladies.

The Men's Division is a much closer race with Robin Tonks (2348.12), John Everall (2227.64) and Lou Siedle (2174.29) battling for the trophy. If Lou were to have a solo win and receive the maximum 400 points he would have a mathematical chance of claiming the trophy providing Robin and John don't score any major points. Whilst not counting Lou out, realistically Robin and John appear to have the front running. Should be a good battle. Good luck to all.

I will be away next week playing golf down the Murray River but I will make every endeavour to process the results and get them to Lou for publication on the Blog as soon as possible after the last round.

Greg

Next Game Mareeba 31 Oct & Trophy Winners

All,

Our next game is on MONDAY being the day before Melbourne Cup.

The game is a single stableford at Mareeba, sponsored by Golf World.

I'm told the course has not changed from the last time we played, so enjoy the extra distance in the dry conditions.

See you there.

Louis

FNQVGA TROPHY WINNERS 2016

CHAMPIONSHIP

A-Grade Champion - George Studham

A-Grade Nett Winner - Keith Hillier

B-Grade Champion - David Jackson

B-Grade Nett Winner - Wal Anthony

C-Grade Champion - David Ingram

C-Grade Nett Winner - Claud Clark

Women’s Champion - Lil Benfield

Women’s Nett Winner - Margaret Finch

CHAMPIONSHIP RUNNERS-UP

A-Grade Gross - Robin Tonks

A-Grade Nett - George Studham

B-Grade Gross - Wal Anthony

B-Grade Nett - David Jackson

C-Grade Gross - Wayne Hoger

C-Grade Nett - David Ingram

Women’s Gross - Margaret Finch

Women’s Nett - Lil Benfield

Don Thomson Trophy (Ages 70 – 74) - George Studham

David Lawler Trophy (Ages 75+) - Albert Smith

Adrian Fay Shield - Claud Clark

Stanton / Bailey Trophy - Claud Clark

Ted Thomasson Shield - Russ Gill

Men’s Consistency - Lou Siedle

Women’s Consistency - Lily Schirmer

Patron's Trophy - Evert Van Kleef

(NB Savannah Cup runs to end October)

President's Report & Results Cairns 25 Oct

Our game today was a single stableford and counted for points in the Savannah Cup as that is the only one of our cumulative events not concluded.

There were 82 men and 18 women who enjoyed the Cairns course in excellent condition with great fairways and fast but true greens.

Our sponsor today was DEBORAH DUFFY ESTATE AGENT and I hope that any of our members who know Deb will make a point of thanking her for her support of our club. The vouchers that the winners received are redeemable at the Cairns golf Club pro shop.

Members please take note that next Tuesday is Melbourne Cup day so our game is on MONDAY at Mareeba, also if anyone has a Brothers voucher that they have not used, please note that they expire on 25^th Nov so hop on in and have a few drinks or a meal with your partner.

RESULTS

MENS DIV1 WINNER; Ian Tindall 36 points. c/b

RUNNER UP; Merv Hains 36 points.

MENS DIV2 WINNER; Alan Dwyer 38 points.

RUNNER UP; Tom Stager 37 points.

MENS NTP; 5^th Garry Castle, 8^th Ian McDonald (HOLE IN ONE). 11^th Robin Tonks. 17^th Dave Lawler

MENS BALL WINNERS.

36 points, Graham Ross, Warren Wright.

35 points, Keith Sanderson, Ian McDonald, Wayne Petrohilos, Roger Glover, Victor Lee, Garry Castle.

34 points, Marcus Morse, Peter Jostsons,Bill Ford, Russ Gill, David Bennett, Bob Turner, John Gregan, Brian Norris.

33 points, Robin Tonks, Barry Butt, Peter Edmonds, Harvey Blanch, David Ingram.

32 points, Otto Hirsch, Wayne Hoger, Neil Sharkey, Trevor Barry, Bob Billingham, Geoff Pratt,

Ian Schofield, Peter Wyatt, George Studham, Kevin Reddicliffe.

WOMENS WINNER; Chris Everall 39 points.

RUNNER UP; Robyn Harper 37 points.

WOMENS NTP. 5^th Jenny Albertson, 8^th June Willmot, 11^th & 17^th Robyn Harper.

WOMENS BALL WINNERS;

35 points, May Wilkinson.

33 points, Kay Bergiel.

32 points, June Willmot, Liz Edmonds, Cathie Coverdale.

31 points, Jothi Naidoo, Lil Benfield.

28 points, Andrina Wilson, Edna Atkinson.

Next Game Cairns 25 Oct

All,

Our game next week is a single stableford at Cairns.  The blue tees will be a bit further forward than usual & remember that the club has offered us members rates for cart hire ie $30.

The game is sponsored by Deb Duffy Real Estate.

I'm told the course is in good condition, so see you there.

Louis

PS The week after this will be on a MONDAY, the Tuesday being Melbourne Cup day.

President's Report & Results Atherton 18 Oct

(Apologies for these late results, but the Pres' internet access is out at present.)

Our event today was played at Atherton Golf Club on a beautiful sunny day. The course is in excellent condition with the fairways starting to dry a little.  The greens however, were lightning fast with any down hill putt a test of nerves (your correspondent 5 putted on one green with the fifth being around 8 feet in length).

There were 61 men and 6 women who entered the two person multiplication stableford event and most seemed happy with the variation as cards are still able to be assessed for handicapping.

The sponsor for the day was BROTHERS LEAGUES CLUB and the winners will be able to enjoy a few drinks or a discount on meals at either Brothers or Fuller Sports.

Thanks also go to Owen and Deborah for rising early to get the buggies ready and prepare the food for us.

RESULTS

WINNERS. Kay and Zbig Bergiel tied with Greg Gibb and Roger Smith 71 points

RUNNERS UP. Russ Gill & Chris Everall tied with Mike VanCuylenberg & Trevor Lawrence 68 pts.

MENS NTP. 3rd Evert Van Kleef, 13th Greg Gibb, 11th John Gregan, 18th George Cooley.

WOMENS NTP. 3rd, 11th ,13th, Chris Everall. 18th Lil Benfield.

BALL WINNERS.

66 points, George Cooley & David Jackson.

65 points, Bob Billingham & Brian Rowan.

62 points, Evert VanKleef & Lou Siedle, Bill Leonard & Bill Foster.

61 points, Keith Sanderson & Mick Grumley, Robin Tonks & Andrina Wilson,

David Ingram & Bruce Jenner, Rod Cade & Trevor Barry, Marcus Morse & Harry Musgrave.

60 points, Peter Doherty & Garry Tudehope, Garry Castle & John Gregan.

Savannah Cup Leaders as at 14 Oct

LADIES	POINTS	MEN	POINTS
Betty Lou PITT	5,038.00	Robin TONKS	2,300.12
Lily SCHIRMER	4,729.50	John EVERALL	2,223.14
Andrina WILSON	3,642.92	Lou SIEDLE	2,144.29
Lois TAIT	2,807.50	James LOGAN	1,909.60
Christine EVERALL	2,597.50	Greg GIBB	1,854.17
Judy ELLIS	2,561.10	David JACKSON	1,842.00
Robyn HARPER	2,319.77	Russell GILL	1,757.59
Jothi NAIDOO	2,292.50	Keith SCHIRMER	1,572.10
Elizabeth EDMONDS	2,168.60	John GREGAN	1,470.77
Lillian BENFIELD	1,973.77	Peter DOHERTY	1,444.50

PS Mareeba have an 18 hole ambrose event this Sat 22 Oct - registration 8am, shotgun start 9am.  Contact the club for details on 40921528.