Venue: Bonalba Golf & Spa,
11 July 2018
On this hot and humid summer’s day, our Captain decided to be kind to
the men and shorten the course for them in that they would join the ladies on
the red tees to play Individual Stableford on adjusted handicaps for the men. This was a different challenge for the male
players with regard to their club selection and in the quality of their short
game. It was also a trial to find out
whether it would reduce the overall playing time as it is important to avoid
slow play, especially at certain times of the year when the course is
particularly busy. The overall reaction
from the men was positive and a similar format may be adopted on some occasions
in the future. The Ladies struggled
today to compete for Nearest the Pin for obvious reasons.
It was a non-qualifying competition for handicap allowance but it
qualified for the Consistency Charts. Congratulations to the winner, Nino, who
had a gross score of 74 strokes.
The number of cards processed today was 31 which included 1 guest.
It was good to see Jeff Murten playing with us today and we wish him
well for his treatment. It was also nice
to say hello to John Webber and we hope he will be back playing golf in the not
too distant future.
Summarizing the results:
Nearest the pin:
Hole 4 Jean-Paul Leroux
Hole 8 Jean-Paul Leroux
Hole 11 Nino Andres Aloras
Hole 14 Michael Davison, narrowly
beating John King
There
were 4 twos today: from Eric Pages on hole 8, from Tim Wright on hole 11 and
from Michael Davison and Jean-Louis Moucheboeuf on hole 14.
The
main competition results were:
5th
place with 32 points off 27 hcp – Doris Shearman-Earp beating Jan, Eddy Fagg,
Marie-Jo and Gordon with a better back 9
4th
place with 34 points off 27 hcp – Pierre Lesot
3rd place with 35 points off 7 hcp – Michael
Davison
2nd place with 36 points off 17 hcp –
Jean-Paul Leroux
1st
place with 37 off 3 hcp – Nino Andres Aloras
