2025: Four Ball Better Ball Stableford (27.8.)

Venue:  Bonalba Golf & Spa

 

This Wednesday we played a team game.  The format was Four Ball Better Ball Pairs, best Stableford score.  We had 10 teams taking part.

 

There were prizes for the best three teams.  The scores were quite close, except for the winning pair, Karen and Derek, who were in a league of their own, with 9 points ahead of the second and third places.

Many congratulations to them and, indeed, to all the winners. 

 

The summary of today’s competition is as follows

Nearest the pin:

Hole 4             Luc Verhaegen

Hole 8             Karen Crickshank

Hole 11          Luc Sienaert

Hole 14          Luc Sienaert

 

There was one two today, from Karen who putted in on hole 8.

 

Four Ball Better Ball:

3^rd place with 39 points – Stan Tarabula and Luc Verhaegen

2^nd place with 39 points – Michael Davison and Santi Hung, on lower handicap

Winners with 48 points – Derek and Karen Cruickshank

 

 

2025: Indiv. Stableford (20.8.)

Venue:  Bonalba Golf & Spa

 

Today we played conventional Individual Stableford.  Again, it was a relaxed competition as it was a non-qualifier for handicap.

 

We had 19 players braving the hot weather, although the extreme weather conditions at the weekend with temperatures of around 37 degrees C had returned to about 32 degrees.  Congratulations to all the winners.

 

The summary of today’s competition was as follows:

Nearest the pin:

Hole 4             Helmut Treiber

Hole 11          nobody

Hole 14          Jean-Paul Leroux

 

There were 2 twos today.  Both, Helmut and Jean-Paul putted in on their respective holes.

 

Individual Stableford:

Division 1:

3^rd place with 33 points off 17 hcp – Derek Cruickshank

2^nd place with 36 points off 20 hcp – Marcel Barink

Winner with 36 points off 16 hcp – Michael Davison, on lower handicap

 

Division 2:

3^rd place with 32 points off 25 hcp – Luc Sienaert, beating Heidi Dewavrin on lower handicap

2^nd place with 33 points off 33 hcp – Doris Shearman-Earp

Winner with 34 points off 26 hcp – JeanPaul Leroux

 

2025: Team Game "Waltz" (13.8.)

Venue:  Bonalba Golf & Spa

 

Today 18 of us were “waltzing” down the golf course, 123, 123 ……

 

The format was Individual Stableford, where you counted the teams’ 1 best score on the 1^st hole, 2 best scores on the 2^nd hole, 3 best scores on the 3^rd hole, starting again with 1 score on the 4^th, etc. 

 

There were some excellent individual scores which came from Marko van den Berg with 41 points and Derek Cruickshank with 37 points in Division 1, and from Karine Sienaert with 38 points and Stan Tarabula and Karen Crickshank, both with 36 points in Division 2.

 

Congratulations to everyone.

 

The summary of today’s competition is as follows

Nearest the pin:                    

Hole 4                        Luc Sienaert

Hole 11                      Karen Cruickshank              

Hole 14                      Karen Cruickshak

 

Team Competition:

Runner up with 83 points – Derek Cruickshank, Helmut Treiber, Luc Sienaert, Moe Farouky

1^st place with 87 points – Eddie Fagg, Karen Cruickshank, Graham Sutton, Karine Sienaert

 

2025: Indiv. Stableford (6.8.)

Venue:  Bonalba Golf & Spa

 

Today we played conventional Individual Stableford.  It was a relaxed competition as it was a non-qualifier, like all the games during August.

 

We had 17 players and there were some excellent scores.  Congratulations to all the winners.

 

After prize giving, Stan treated us to some “bubbly” to celebrate his birthday.

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, STAN

The summary of today’s competition was as follows:

Nearest the pin:

Hole 4            Derek Cruickshank

Hole 11          Pascale Leroux

Hole 14          Derek Cruickank

 

There were 3 twos today.  Derek putted in on holes 4 and 14 and Tony scored a two on hole 8.

 

Individual Stableford:

Division 1:

3^rd place with 34 points off 13 hcp – Marko van den Berg

2^nd place with 40 points off 20 hcp – Marcel Barink

Winner with 43 points off 17 hcp – Derek Cruickshank

 

Division 2:

3^rd place with 33 points off 26 hcp – Tony Dewavrin

2^nd place with 40 points off 30 hcp – Karen Cruickshank

Winner with 40 points off 28 hcp – Pascale Leroux, on lower handicap