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| The President with the winning team (no Rudy) |
Venue : Bonalba Golf &Spa, Wednesday, 4 February 2015.
Today we had the Drive-in of our newly elected Captain, Angel Centenera.
We all had at bet as to where his drive was going to land. The lucky winner was
Jean-Jacques Lavergne who guessed correctly and won the jackpot. We then
proceeded to play the competition. To mark the occasion, our new Captain had
decided to give out more than the usual amount of prizes. There were prizes for the team event which
was the three best scores on each hole. There were also prizes for the best
individual Stableford scores for men and women and second shots onto two par 4
holes as well as the usual nearest to
pins. Greta was the star winner with 3 wins, the Individual prize, nearest to pin and a birdie and her team
coming first. Graham, our outgoing
Captain also played well, winning the men’s Individual. Obviously, all the hard work that goes with a
Captaincy is now behind him and he can give his full attention to just playing golf again.
There was an excellent turn-out of 41 members and guests and we all
thoroughly enjoyed the game, especially as we were spurned on by an excellent
half-way house. Many thanks to Hazel,
Rose, Heather, Christiane and Sandra for looking after our
well-being by giving up their time and providing us with delicious home-cooked food and drinks. It was very much appreciated, especially also
the hot drinks on this cold and windy day. The Captain gave a special thanks to the ladies as they had provided everything out of their own pocket and would not let him contribute to anything at all.
Before the prize giving, the Captain reminded everyone, if at all
possible, to put their names down on the
sheets pinned up on the Club Notice Board if they want to play the following week or weeks. Also,
if there are any cancellations to be made, to notify him as soon as possible.
After the prize giving, the members and guests sat down to a very
enjoyable lunch at the Bonalba Golf Club restaurant.. All in all a wonderful day. Thank you Angel and your helpers for
organising it and we wish you all the best for your year of Captaincy!
Second shot nearest the pin hole 3 (21+ hc): John
Rigby
Second shot nearest the pin hole 9 (upto 20 hc) :
nobody managed to reach it, probably due to the strong winds.
Nearest the pins :
Hole 4 Guy LetortHole 8 Greta Biersteker
Hole 11 Michael Davison
Hole 14 Ken Roles
Greta also had a birdie on hole 8 and received the customary golf balls.
As for the competition results:
Individual Stableford men: 37 points off 23 hcp, Graham Sutton
Team results:
3rd place with102 points, Clive Dresner, James Burnet,
Sandra Woodfine, Gordon Burton2nd place with 109 points, Franco Fanti, Guy Letort, Neville Woodfine, Alan (guest)
1st place with a magnificent 114 points, Greta Biersteker, Jean-Paul Leroux, Luc Verhaegen, Rudy Krimmel
