2018: Away Day La Galiana (30.5.)

Bill Williams Away Day No. 2

Both our home course and Alicante Golf - our original target for today´s Away Day - were undergoing greens maintenance, La Galiana was chosen as an alternative solution. Although it was a little further to travel, once we arrived on their sunlit balcony on a beautiful May morning, we knew we were in a special place. After coffees and preparations, with the spectacular backdrop of this golf course around us, 20 members and 3 guests set off to begin their rounds.

A fairly broad range of results were achieved on this challenging course, with its fast, sloping greens and frequent difficult stances at address. The occasional storms which had been forecast duly arrived early on in proceedings, but they were mercifully short-lived. Nevertheless, those finishing in the top places produced very good scores and went away clutching their well-deserved wines, proud of the points achieved in pursuit of the Bill Williams trophy. Their names and results are outlined below, congratulations to them all.

Your correspondent would like to take the opportunity to add 2 announcements:
(1) In view of the state of the afore-mentioned greens at Bonalba, Greta has decided to alter the next 2 Wednesday tournaments, i.e. next Wednesday June 6th will not be Medal Day (as is usual on the first Wednesday of the month), but will be on the following Wednesday (13th). Instead, Greta will organise a team game this coming week - Chapman Greensomes - details to follow on her weekend blog.
(2) Lady members may like to consult their progress in this year´s newly-established Ladies Championship competition. No surprises to see who are already near the top, but it might help to spur some on to even greater effort in the next few months? You can see the table in Master Scorecard - click on Best-of Series under the main table.

Results

Best Guest Prize:  Asbjorn, with 33 pts. from his 27 hcp.

Nearest the pins on par 3s
Hole 3:  Santi Hung
Hole 14: Eric Pages
Holes 5 and 16 proved too difficult for anyone!

Birdie 2s
Hole 3: Richard Davis.     Hole 14: Eric Pages

Individual Results
5th: 35 pts. off hcp 19: Tony Dewavrin
4th: 35 pts. off hcp 23: Pascale Leroux
3rd: 37 pts. off hcp 20: James Burnet
2nd: 37 pts. off hcp 10: Greta Biersteker
1st: 39 pts. off hcp 13: Eric Pages