19 Dec 2014

2014: Indiv. Stableford (17.12.)

Venue: Bonalba Golf & Spa, 17 December 2014

Today was the final qualifying competition of the year as the last two Wednesdays of the year will be Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve and a lot of our members are away for the festive season. We had 26 members and two guests playing Individual Stableford.  Despite the glorious weather, the overall results were lower than average. Nobody reached 36 points and therefore the course played 3 strokes above par. However, congratulations go to Keith, one of our octogenarians and one of  the founder members of the Society, for a very good win. This being the Christmas season, the Captain obviously felt generous and agreed to award four extra prizes to accommodate both, the lower and higher handicap players.  Results are shown below.
There was also the semi-final of the singles k/o competition being played in which Richard Davis beat Dennis Pyman.  The final will now be between Richard and Michael Davison.

We welcomed back our guests Jan and Brian. Jan won the guest prize narrowly beating Brian.

Longest drive up to 20 hcp, Richard Davis
Longest drive 21 plus hcp: Graham Sutton

Second short nearest the pin hole 10 up to 20 hcp, Greta Biersteaker
Third short nearest the pin hole 10 for 21 plus hcp, Ray Prudhoe

 
Nearest the pins:
Hole 4            Stephen Grey
Hole 8            James Burnet
Hole 11          Clive Dresner
Hole 14          Greta Biersteker

There were two twos today, from Stephen Grey and Edi Rogers. They receive the customary golf ball.

As for the main competition results:
5th place with 31 points off 20 hcp, Jan Boultbee
4th place with 31 points off 6 hcp, Dennis Pyman, beating Jan on the back 9
3rd place with 33 points off 20 hcp, Stephen Grey
2nd place with 33 points off 8 hcp, Richard Davis, beating Stephen on the back 9
1st place with 35 points off 26 hcp, Keith Preston