President's Report & Results Gordonvale 14 May

President's Report & Results

of the Single Stableford Competition

Played on 14th May 2013

at Gordonvale Golf Club

119 Players

President's Report

90 men & 29 ladies turned up to a fine day that was even a bit hot for the time of year, with next to no wind, causing high humidity as the course dried out. The course had water in the overgrown drains & thick rough, as warned on the blog, but the greens hadn't been mown since the weekend & were slow & inconsistent with little break & plenty of worm casts. Scores reflected the tough conditions.

Thanks to Mick the new Manager, Kim & staff for looking after us. The sangers must have been good as they sold out!

Thanks also to Masters Home Improvements, our sponsor for the day.

Welcome to visitors Keith Dudgeon of Ashgrove, Russell Spencer of Calliope, Robert Noble of Gordon, NSW & Joe Sawers of Neangor Park, Vic & to new member Lynn Ford of Cairns.

We have had no takers for training on use of our defibrillator so far, apart from committee members. Anyone interested please give me a call on 4045 3832.

Our next game is a single stableford at Mossman.

Louis Siedle

PS  I have a G10 Ping hood cover picked up at the course - see me at registration to collect.

Results

Men's Winner Div 1: Wal Anthony 41 points

Men's Runner up Div 1: Russell Spencer 39 points c/b

Men's Winner Div 2: Darryl King 39 points

Men's Runner up Div 2: Harvey Blanch 37 points

Ball Rundown

39 points: Rob Blackman

38 points: Graham Ross

36 points: Barry Hartley, Hiroshi Hosaka, Eric Pihlhjerta, Rod Ingram

35 points: Matt Lock, Claud Clark, George Atkinson

34 points: Dave Parrish, Trevor Barry, Grant Scott

33 points: Keith Hillier, Alan Dwyer, Brian Panigas, Laurie Bell, Bill Mortimer, Peter Handley, Brian Miller, Noel Webster

32 points: Keith Dudgeon, Des Jones, Les Doolan, Masa Kato, Peter Penny, George Kyriazis

31 points: Jim Smith, Kevin Moore, Don Kerr, Ted Lander, Randall Wynn, Neil Sharkey, David Jackson

NTPs men: 5th Trevor Barry; 8^th Peter McMennamin; 14^th John Everall; 17^th Randall Wynn

Women's Winner: Edna Atkinson 32 points c/b

Women's Runner up: Sue Brennan 32 points

Ball Rundown:

31 points: Jane Johannsen, Marianne Schaeffer, Carol Madden

30 points: Shirley Flanagan, Cathy Coverdale

26 points: Glynis McGrath, Ann Perrett, Lily Schirmer

25 points: Jenny Enright, Jenny Albertson, Kay Bergiel

NTPs women: 3^rd Lily Schirmer; 12^th Shirley Fieldhouse

Next Game Gordonvale 14 May

All,

Our game on Tuesday is a single stableford at Gordonvale.

I was surprised on Saturday to find that they had been able to get the mower on fairways, given the amount of rain we have had.  However, the course is in fair condition, just don't go into the drains & the rough is quite high & tough, so if you venture in, make sure you get a good fix on your line, particularly if you go on the race track which has not been mowed!  Hopefully the bunkers will be in play.  The greens are running quite true, although there seems to be some virus in a couple.

See you there.

Louis Siedle

Savannah Cup Leaders as at 8 May

LADIES	POINTS		MEN	POINTS
Jane JOHANNSEN	1080.00		Peter ANDERSON	1084.00
Lois TAIT	1055.00		Greg GIBB	881.50
Ann PERRETT	987.50		Keith HILLIER	855.00
Rosemary BARKER	946.00		Russ GILL	630.00
Marianne SCHAEFFER	900.00		Barry FOXOVER	626.50
June WILLMOT	854.00		Alan DWYER	568.50
Betty Lou PITT	768.00		Rod PAINTER	558.00
Chris EVERALL	740.00		Lloyd SAWTELL	526.00
Judy ELLIS	715.17		Stewie FLANAGAN	500.00
Jan DIENHOFF	681.00		Wal ANTHONY	470.50
Di DIVERSI	644.00		Peter MALLIE	410.50
Annette TESCH	618.17		Barry HARTLEY	405.50
Shirley FLANAGAN	545.00		Claud CLARK	385.07
May WILKINSON	533.50		Tom STAGER	369.25
Sue TAYLOR	427.50		John SINCLAIR	367.00
Helen ROWE	422.00		Noel WEBSTER	351.00
Elaine SANDILANT	409.50		Brian MILLER	346.50
Kay MULLINS	374.50		John EVERALL	343.50
Lorraine DOOLAN	365.00		Ross WHITE	328.10
Joan RANGER	315.50		Tom CLIFFORD	320.25
Edna ATKINSON	287.00		John PILBIN	319.00
Cathie COVERDALE	250.17		Lou SIEDLE	318.50
Shirley FIELDHOUSE	247.50		Les DOOLAN	311.25
Pris FREEMAN	243.50		Jim LOGAN	306.00
Lita STEVENS	240.50		Neil SHARKEY	305.50
Ruth YELLAND	229.50		Graham MORROW	303.00
Robyn HARPER	223.67		Grant SCOTT	300.00
Kay BERGIEL	220.00		Masa KATO	297.57
Carol MADDEN	212.67		Barry PIKE	287.00
			Herb GOLIGHTLY	286.50
			Merv ELMS	271.57
			Peter ANDERSON	1084.00
			Colin JOHANNSEN	261.00
			Brian NORRIS	257.50
			Hirosh HOSAKA	254.50
			Cec TURNER	253.50
			Graham HUGHES	252.00
			Frank THELAN	243.00
			Roger SMITH	238.00
			Brian ROWAN	232.50
			Ross TRACEY	224.00
			Larry PERRETT	210.50
			Darryl KING	208.00
			Bill EDEN	205.50
			Alan CURTIS	205.10
			Rod CADE	204.10
			Yasuo KUMAGAE	202.50

President's Report & Results Mareeba 7 May

President's Report & Results

of the Single Stableford Competition

Played on 7th May 2013

at Mareeba Golf Club

109 Players

President's Report

Despite a forecast of scattered showers, 84 men & 25 ladies turned up to play a course in great condition in perfect weather. The greens had been scarified recently, which made their speed a bit inconsistent. However, all of the new greens were in play bar the 7^th & all should be in fine condition by our next game there in June, with a bit of rain to bring them on. The new 10^th has made the hole a bit tougher but the new 11^th is a real challenge, particularly with a headwind! The volunteers & greens staff have done a great job, well done.

Thanks to Col McDowall for marking up the board & putting out the NTPs, also to Raylene for looking after us well - the sandwiches were excellent.

Welcome to visitors Peter Tait of Wingham, NSW & Russell Spencer of Calliope & to new members John Norris of Mossman & George Brew of Cooktown. Our membership stands at 255 for the year to date.

Congratulations to Bill Foster for his hole in one on the 13^th. Pity he got so excited he forgot to sign the card & was disqualified! However, he'll still get his trophy.

Folks, Bill was one of several who were disqualified for omitting to sign their cards &/or put their handicap on them. We try to run a game with the object of having fun in a competitive atmosphere, but we still enforce the rules of golf. If we didn't there would be chaos.

Although we may give Captain Greg a stir & joke about it , believe me he takes no pleasure in having to tell someone they are disqualified, particularly if they have a good score, so PLEASE take the time to check your card after the game, making sure that your handicap is on it & it is signed.

The raffle winner was Peter Handley, second Daryl King – congratulations. You can pick up your winnings at registration from June. This will be the last raffle run for a while.

We will be arranging training for use of our defibrillator shortly. Anyone interested please give me a call on 4045 3832, or see me at registration.

Louis Siedle

Results

Men's Winner Div 1: Keith Hillier 45 points

Men's Runner up Div 1: Greg Gibb 43 points

Men's Winner Div 2: Claud Clark 40 points

Men's Runner up Div 2: Graham Morrow 39 points c/b

Ball Rundown

40 points: Jim Logan

39 points: John Mitchell, Herb Golightly

38 points: Laurie Bell, John Norris, Barry Pike

37 points: David Pitt, Les Doolan, Yasuo Kumagae, Tom Clifford, Rod Painter, Barry Hartley, Zbig Bergiel, Bob Billingham, Russell Spencer

36 points: Rob Blackman, Rod Cade, Col Johannsen, Ken Flood, Larry Perrett, Bob Hayles, Wal Anthony

35 points: Max Smith, Kevin Barker, Max Crittenden, Ross Treacy, Col McDowall, Dave McCormack

34 points: Bruce Gilmour, Jim Liston, Alan Dwyer, Norm Lockwood, Brian Panigas

NTPs men: 4th Keith Hillier; 8^th Graham Morrow; 11^th George Kyriazis; 13^th Bill Foster (hole in one)

Women's Winner: Jan Dienhoff 39 points

Women's Runner up: May Wilkinson 38 points c/b

Ball Rundown:

38 points: Marianne Schaeffer

37 points: Chris Everall

36 points: Glenys McGrath, Ruth Yelland, Di Diversi

35 points: Annette Tesch, Betty Lou Pitt, Kay Bergiel, Ann Perrett, Lois Tait

NTPs women: 4th Jan Dienhoff; 11^th Ruth Yelland

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