Next Game Mareeba 7 May

All,

Our game next Tuesday is a single stableford at Mareeba & no doubt the catering will be geared up for us as usual.

I'm advised there is still a temporary green on the 7th but all others are in play with the 11th offering a bit of a challenge!

The sponsor for the day is TGT Hardware.

See you there.

Louis Siedle

Savannah Cup Leaders at 1 May

All,

Below are the leaders in the Savannah Cup after our game at HMB yesterday.

The full list will be available at registration as usual.

By the way, it's good to see the blog viewings picking up - last month we had 2155 page views.

Louis Siedle

NAME	POINTS
LADIES
Jane JOHANNSEN	1032.50
Lois TAIT	980.00
Rosemary BARKER	946.00
Ann PERRETT	912.50
June WILLMOT	800.00
Betty Lou PITT	693.00
Judy ELLIS	657.50
Marianne SCHAEFFER	655.00
Chris EVERALL	605.00
Shirley FLANAGAN	545.00
Di DIVERSI	544.00
Annette TESCH	543.17
MEN
Peter ANDERSON	1084.00
Russ GILL	630.00
Barry FOXOVER	626.50
Greg GIBB	581.50
Alan DWYER	533.00
Lloyd SAWTELL	526.00
Rod PAINTER	500.00
Stewie FLANAGAN	500.00

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.