President's Report & Results Cairns 17 July

Hi everybody,

Today was a beautiful day for golf and the course at Cairns was in excellent condition and this resulted in some very good scores. We had 105 starters today, consisting of 80 men and 25 ladies all playing for our separate Men’s and Ladies’ Consistency Trophies.

We had three new members join us today. They were Graham Roberts and Celia Fox from Cairns and Sandy Caplick from Gordonvale. A sincere welcome is extended to you all and it is hoped you have an enjoyable time with the F.N.Q. Vets. We also had four visitors play today, Peter Stevens from Victoria, Ron and Adie Crispin from New Zealand and Debra Smith from Innisfail.

The day was sponsored by HEALTH AND FITNESS SOLUTIONS. Scott, the principal of the company, was due to attend our presentation and present the trophies but was unavoidably detained. For those of you who are thinking about doing a little bit extra to extend your presence on this planet, Scott runs all types of programs to cater for all ages and for those who have developed all types physical aches and pains.

I will be conducting further inquiries this week re the alleged function that was to be held at the Club after our presentation. I was told by various Committee personnel, including Vice President Robin, that I had to shorten my address so that we could vacate the premises in short order so the other function could proceed. I still have the feeling that this could have been a ploy by the V.P. to curtail my inalienable right to pursue freedom of speech. Members should not worry that they’ve missed out because I’ll double up next week at Millaa Millaa.

Speaking of Millaa Millaa, registration for next week’s game will be from 7.30am to 8.30am. This will allow those travelling from afar a little bit of a sleep-in and allow the volunteers to prepare the course and, if required, clear the frost off the greens. The Millaa Millaa members are looking forward to our trip to their picturesque course and are hoping for a good roll-up.

Take care and have a safe trip to Millaa Milla,

Greg.

“El Presidente”.

LATE NEWS: Cairns Club Manager, Matt Boland, confirmed that there was a function booked following us, so I apologise to any Committee man or woman who may feel aggrieved by my assertions. (I’ll still be doubling up next week.)(Not if VP has any say! Ed.)

TODAY’S RESULTS

MEN

DIVISION I

Winner: Roger Glover, 40 points.

Runner Up: Dave Lawler, 39 points.

DIVISION II

Winner: Bryan Guest, 39 points C/B.

Runner Up: John Gregan, 39 points.

BALL RUNDOWN.

37 Points: Ron Crispin, Lionel Law.

36 Points: Trevor Barry, Allan Dredge, Greg Gibb.

35 Points: Neil Hamilton, Graham Ross, Doug Christison, John Everall, Darryl Caplick, Bill Matthews, Garry Castle, Keith Schirmer, Bruce Jenner.

34 Points: John Tolhurst, Merv Elms, Peter Anderson.

33 Points: Peter Doherty, Evert Van Kleef, Neil Sharkey, Graham Roberts, Albert Smith, Geoff Thomas, Lance Pedrana, Dave Morrison.

32 Points: Lou Siedle, George Studham, Bob Billingham, Neil Arnott, Peter Edmonds, Craig Alman, George Kyriazis, Brian Norris.

N.T.P.’s: 5^th Dave Lawler & Garry Castle (in the hole), 8^th Neil Hamilton, 11^th Geoff Barford, 17^th George Cooley.

LADIES

Winner: Rhoda Pedrana, 35 points.

Runner Up: Liz Edmonds (Birthday Girl), 34 points.

BALL RUNDOWN

32 Points: Debra Smith, Julie Wallace.

31 Points: Maria Ling, Andrina Wilson.

29 Points: Tessa Meyer, Belle Gillan, Jan Wundersitz, Kay Cleland, Judy Guzzwell.

N.T.P.’s: 5^th Debra Smith (in the hole), 8^th Judy Guzzwell & Debra Smith (in the hole) 11^th Andrina Wilson, 17^th Celia Fox.