On a day when both the temperature and the wind had fallen to allow golfers no excuse for poor play, many of the club's 26 members and 5 guests certainly made the most of the benign conditions. What is more, the rather moist and grassy conditions of the fairways and roughs made for very little run on the ball, so that those who scored well were obviously hitting long enough to get to the greens in good shape and then sink their putts very efficiently. Simple game really.
To emphasise just how well the top scorers did, two of our members who came in with a good par return of 36 points (John Brook and James Burnet) did not even get into the main prizes!
Tony Dewavrin, back playing with us at the moment as a guest, claimed the guest prize with a very creditable 35 points. And 2 members - John Coubrough and Santi Hung (liberated from his culinary duties for the morning) - qualified for the usual ball that is given for birdie 2s on the par 3s. Well done to all of these.
The monthly 'hidden holes prize' sponsored by the vice-captain was awarded to the player who, not among the top 5 overall winners, achieved the best total score on the par 3s. Except that this time two players came in with the same total of 11 points, and so 2 bottles were needed! Well done to both James and Les. (Jan had 11 too, but was among the prize-winners.)
Jan reminded everyone of the forthcoming Captain's Dinner Dance to be held in the Bonalba Hotel on Saturday 29th October. At 32.50 euros a person, it's a snip. Get your tickets soon.
The full list of today's prize-winners now appears below. Many congratulations to all:
Nearest to the Pins:
Hole 4 Chris van Bemmelen
Hole 8 John Coubrough
Hole 11 Eddie Fagg
Hole 14 Jeff Murten
Overall Winners:
4th place, 37 points off a handicap of 12 (better back 9), John Garnett
3rd place, 38 points off a handicap of 9, Greta Biersteker
2nd place, 40 points off a handicap of 12, Michael Davison
1st place, 40 points off a handicap of 16 (better back 9), our former president Jeff Murten
