12 Mar 2015

2015: Indiv. Stableford and CL Golf Leagues Qualifier (11.3.)

Venue:  Bonalba Golf & Spa, 11 March 2015

 
Today we played Individual Stableford which was also the last qualifier for the Campbell Lamont Golf Leagues (formerly the Ford Golf Leagues).  The final result of this can be viewed shortly by clicking “CL Golf Leagues” on the right hand side of our website. 35 members and 3 guests turned out ready to play golf in beautiful spring weather and the course played to par. The greens seemed to be to everyones liking as there was some excellent putting being observed and one of our very senior members even had two birdies, one each on one of the short and long par 3’s.  But what happened on hole 11?  Nobody managed to reach the green.  Congratulation goes to the winner, Peter van der Mee, one of our Dutch members, for an excellent score of 38 points and also to Jeanine, one his guests, for winning the guest prize with a vey good score of 33 points.

After prize giving, it was time to say good-bye to Clive Dresner, our Handicap Secretary, who is moving to Scotland.  There had been a collection among the members and he was presented with a leaving present which included a splendid sketch of himself drawn by our very own Stephen Grey.  Clive, you will be missed by all of us, but especially by Dennis, your good pal and golfing partner in many successful competitions in Spain.  Needless to say, his farewell speech evoked a tear or two.

We wish Clive and his wife Jane the very best in their new life in Scotland and hope that they will come back for a visit in the not too distant future.








Nearest the pins:
Hole 4            Dave Davies
Hole 8            Peter van der Mee  
Hole 11          no one
Hole 14          Dennis Pyman

There were 3 twos today, Dave Davies on holes 4 and 14, and Dennis Pyman also on hole 14.   They receive the customary golf balls.

The main competition results were:
5th place with 34 points off 7 hcp, Clive Dresner
4th place with 35 points off 8 hcp, Richard Davis
3rd place with 35 points off 6 hcp, Dennis Pyman, beating Richard on the back 9
2nd place with 36 points off 13 hcp, Michael Davison
1st place with 38 points off 21 hcp, Peter van der Mee