2022: Texas Scramble (28.12.)

                                     Group Texas Scramble 28.12.22

Please find the results of last Wednesday Texas Scramble:

The last society playing day of the year was with a small amount of members playing but having a lot of fun. The weather was nice.

We only had 2 nearest to the Pin and this was for Santi on hole 8 and for EDI on hole 14. The tees where soo far behind that we were lucky to have someone on the green!

Then on the results we had the runner up team:Jan & Tony with a net score of 71.

Winning team for the day was John and Robert with a very good net score of 67. The putting skills of John was above average 👏

Stan offered us all a cava to drink on the next year. Thanks Stan!

Below some foto's of the winners and the players from this game.

Rest me only to wish everyone a healthy and super year end and 2023. May we see each other many time in the next year. 👍 

Robert

2022: Christmas Present Competition (14.12.)

Venue:  Bonalba Golf & Spa, 14.12.22

 

This Wednesday we had our Christmas Present competition where everybody gave a present worth around €10.  The format of the competition was a two-man Texas Scramble playing off 20% of their combined handicap with a minimum of 6 drives each. There were 20 of us.  

 

The winning pair would have first choice of the presents, followed by the runner up and so on.

 

Stan, in true Christmas spirit, sponsored the four nearest the pin with a bottle of cava.

 

The summary of today’s competition is as follows

Nearest the pin:

Hole 4            Santi Hung

Hole 8            Michael Davison

Hole 11          Helmut Treiber

Hole 14          Michael Davison

 

There was also a two by Santi who putted in on hole 4.

 

Christmas Present Competition:

Runner up with a net 66 off 10 hcp – Helmut Treiber and Santi Hung

1^st place with a net 65 off 12 hcp – Ernst Stecher and Jan Boultbee

2022: Team Game (Pairs better ball) (16.11.)

Venue:  Bonalba Golf & Spa

 

This Wednesday our Captain arranged a team competition.  He called it “Pairs Better Ball Bogie”.  On each hole, the better net score of the pair was recorded with +1 if they beat the course, with 0 if the score was equal and -1 if the net score was worse than the course.  The winner would be the pair with the most birdies against bogies.

 

There was a total of 25 members and 1 guest and, although Pascale and her guest came in with a very good score, the guest could not take part in the Society competition.

 

Our congratulations go to the winning and runner-up teams for their excellent results.

 

Ignace and Jan

One of the teams seemed to have had a bit of a problem finding their ball on the 13^th hole, but thanks to “speedy Gonzales” there was not much of a hold-up.

 

Prize giving took place on the club house terrace where everybody enjoyed the unusually good weather.

 

The summary of today’s competition is as follows:

Nearest the pin:

Hole 4            Greta Biersteaker

Hole 8            Eric Paesmans

Hole 11          John Garnett

Hole 14          Michael Davison

 

There were 2 twos today, from Greta on hole 4 and Trish Kelleher on hole 8.

 

Runner-up team with +6 against the course – Edi Rogers and Brian Wakely

Winning team with +7 against the ourse – Greta Biersteaker and Kate Hurley

2022: Fox Hunt Final (26.10.)

The overall winners of the Fox Hunt

Venue:  Bonalba Golf & Spa

 

Today we had 30 players taking part in the third and final round of the Fox Hunting Game.  It was a two ball better ball competition where the pairs measured themselves against the Foxes and were awarded points if they played better than the Foxes.  On this occasion, the formidable pair of Foxes being chased were Greta Biersteker and Eddy Fagg.

 

There were prizes for the 4 overall winners and for the two best pairs of the day, as well as the usual nearest the pins.  The overall winners did not get a bottle of wine as usual, but instead received pictures hand painted by our Captain’s wife Lief Heyens, which was a wonderful idea for a different prize.

 

Many congratulations to all the fox hunting winners, and a special mention of John Garnett who was the outstanding overall winner.

 

The final standing of the Fox Hunt can be viewed on the right hand side of our webside.

 

The summary of today’s competition is as follows:

Nearest the pin:

Hole 4            Ernst Stecher

Hole 8            Andrea Strauss

Hole 11          nobody

Hole 14          John Garnett

 

There were 4 twos today, John Garnett on hole 4, Moe Farouky and Andrea Strauss on hole 8 and Greta Biersteker on hole 14.

 

Today's winners

Today’s winning pairs:

Runner-up – Andrea Strauss and Brian Wakely with 7 better than the foxes

Winners – John Garnett and Kate Hurley with 9 better than the foxes

 

Overall winners:

4^th place with 16.5 points – Peter van der Mee

3^rd place with 17.5 points – Santi Hung

2^nd place with 20 points – Kate Hurley

1^st place with 30 points – John Garnett

2022: Pairs Texas Scramble (28.9.)

Venue:  Bonalba Golf & Spa

 

Today we had 26 members and 2 guests from Ireland and we played a team game.  The format was PairsTexas Scramble.  The pairs played off 25% of their combined full handicap and each player had a take a minimum of 6 drives.

This made a nice change from the usual 4-man Texas Scramble.

 

Trish, applauded by Wendy

There was some extra excitement as one of our members had a hole-in-one.  Trish Kelleher, who was in the last group of players, was greeted with a lot of applause from all of us as she entered the club terrace, to congratulate her for her first ever hole-in-one on hole 8, witnessed by her two friends from Ireland.

We toasted Trish with a glass of cava, sponsored by the Society.

 

The results of the competition were as follows:

Nearest the pin:

Hole 4             Brian Hines

Hole 8             Trish Kelleher (in one)

Hole 11          Graham Sutton

Hole 14          Santi Hung

 

Texas Scramble:

2^nd place with 40 points off 14 hcp – Chris van Bemmelen and Brian Wakely

1^st place with 42 points off 10 hcp  – Richard Davis and Ignace Boesmans

2022: Stableford, Texas Scramble, Medal (17/10/3.8.)

Stableford Winners 17 August

Venue:  Bonalba Golf & Spa

  

 Due to the holiday season, this is a summary of the last three competitions we played at Bonalba.  To anyone who is still away:  Have a great time !

 

Wednesday: 17 August

Format: Indiv. Stableford, qualifying for all Society competitions, but not for handicap.

 

Nearest the pin:

Hole 4            John Garnett

Hole 8            Santi Hung

Hole 11          Brian Wakely

Hole 14          Graham Sutton

 

Santi also recorded a two on hole 8.

 

Stableford Competition:

1^st Division:

3^rd place with 33 points off 10 hcp – Greta Biersteker

2^nd place with 37 points off 12 hcp – Richard Davis

1^st place with 37 points off 17 hcp – Michel Le Borgne, with a better back 9

 

2^nd Division: 

3^rd place with 39 points off 28 hcp – Brian Wakely

2^nd place with 40 points off 24 hcp – Santi Hung

1^st place with 44 points off 27 hcp – Chris van Bemmelen

 

Winners Texas Scramble

Wednesday, 10 August

Format: 3-ball Texas Scramble 

 

Nearest the pin:

Hole 4            Greta Biersteker

Hole 8            Richard Davis

Hole 11          Ernst Stecher

Hole 14          Greta Biersteker

 

The winning team:

Eddie Fagg, Ernst Stecher, Graham Sutton

With a net total of 60.5 off 10.5 combined handicap, well in front of the second team who scored 62.2

 

This week it was the Birthday of Greta and Stan, who treated us with some Cava to celebrate.

 

Winners Monthly Medal Competition

Wednesday, 3 August

Format: Monthly Medal (maximum score), qualifying for all Society competitions.

 

Division 1:

Runner-up with a net 75 off 16 hcp – Helmut Treiber

Runner-up with a net 75 off 28 hcp – Graham Sutton

Winner with a net 73 off 28 hcp – Brian Wakely

Winners at Villaitana on 27.7.22

Finally, may I introduce a prospective new member, it may be a while, but ………

Congratulations to the proud grandparents, Linda and Edi Rogers, to their new addition Kai, who arrived by Caesarian on 17 August.

2022: Texas Scramble (13.7.)

Venue:  Bonalba Golf & Spa

 

 

Today we played Texas Scramble.  The final number of players, after some late cancellations, was 17, which gave us 4 three-ball teams and one four-ball team.  As the course was not too busy, the four-ball team started on the 10^th tee, therefore reducing the overall waiting time for the presentation.

The four-ball team had to make 4 drives each and the three-ball team 5 drives each.

 

The scores between the teams were very close, making it difficult for Richard and Jan to work out manually who the winners were.  Unfortunately, their results did not quite match the results entered later into Master Scoreboard.  The four-ball team of Michel, Ernst, Santi and Pascale were awarded second place, when actually they came third.

 

After the presentation, we were treated to tapas and a drink by Edi Rogers to celebrate his birthday.  Edi was not able to stay, so we made a video and sent it to him to wish him Happy Birthday and hope he will have a speedy recovery from his knee operation and return to golf soon.

 

The summary of today’s competition is as follows:

Nearest the pin:

Hole 4            Marcel Barink

Hole 8            Richard Davis

Hole 11          Robert Heyens

Hole 14          Lief Heyens

 

There were 2 twos today, from Chris van Bemmelen on hole 4 and Brian Hines on hole 11.

 

The correct placing of the Texas Scramble was as follows:

1^st place with 63.7 off hcp 10.3 – Richard Davis, Jan Boultbee, Chris van Bemmelen

2^nd place with 63.8 off hcp 11.2 – Eddy Fagg, Tony Dewavwrin, Doris Shearman-Earp

3^rd place with 64.4 off hcp 8.6 – Michel Le Borgne, Santi Hung, Pascale Leroux, Ernst Stecher

4^th place with 64.5 off hcp 8.5 – Helmut Treiber, John Garnett, Brian Hines

5^th place with 64.8 off hcp 12.2 – Marcel Barink, Robert Heyens, Lief Heyens

 

2022: Fox Hunt (27.4.)

Some of the fox hunters had gone into hiding

Venue: Golf & Spa, Bonalba

 

Today we played our second round of the two-player team game “Fox Hunting”, where the Foxes are always calculated at 0 and the teams try to play better than the Foxes.

In this round the Foxes were Marcel Barink and Jan Boultbee, which were selected at random.

The scoring had been amended from the first game.  Now only the best score of the pair is recorded.

The updated standing of games is on the right of this blog.

 

We had a good turn-out of 27 members and two guests. Although the weather forecast was for a lot of rain, everybody but one turned up on the day.  The Captain told us that he was up all night to pray for dry weather.  His prayers must have been heard, as it kept dry for almost the whole round.

 

Next week we will compete for the May Medal, with a lunch after the game.

Please look out on the blog for details of the lunch.

 

The summary of the competition was as follows:

Nearest the pin:

 

Hole 4              Richard Davis

Hole 8              our new member Sonja

Hole 11            Jan Boultbee

Hole 14            Jan Boultbee

 

There were no twos today.

 

Team results:

2nd – Bob Crow and Graham Sutton with 4 up from the foxes

1st - John Garnett and Michel Le Borgne with 5 up

 

 

Everyone is a winner!

Venue:  Bonalba Golf & Spa, 13.4.22

 

 

This Wednesday we played the first of two Ryder Cup style competitions.   The two teams were the “Pinks” and the “Blues” competing in Doubles Match Play, where the better score of the pair counted to go up, down or all square against the other pair.  Points awarded were 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss.

 

Brian H driving into the rainbow

The weather forecast had been for a lot of rain but we were somewhat lucky that, after quite a sunny morning, the rain only arrived towards the end of our rounds.

22 members and 3 guests took part and the final outcome of the competition was an incredible total draw, both in points and in holes won.  This meant that the two Captains of the day, Greta and Doris, were faced with the conundrum of how to award the prizes,  as there were not enough bottles for all the players.  So it was decided that we had to make a draw for the mini bottles of cava.  Sorry for the players who were left out.

 

To make the day even more enjoyable, Heather and Hazel provided us with some delicious home-made food at half-way house which was greatly appreciated.

 

The summary of today’s competition is as follows:

In view of the increased prizes for the main competition, there were no nearest the pins prizes.

 

We had two very close matches.  The match between Ernst and Doris against Robert and Jean-Claude was decided on the 18 hole.

However, the most exciting match seemed to have been between Ana and Juud, one of our guests against against Richard and Bob.  After having been 5 up at one stage, Richard and Bob managed to pull back and achieve a draw.

 

The results were:

Blue                            Pink                            Points Blue    Points Pink

Edi R                          Greta                                                        2

Tony/Mike (G)            Chris/no show                   2

Ernst/Doris                 Robert/Jean-Claude.        2

Brian/Trish                  Klaudia/Lief                      2

Richard/Bob               Ana/Juud (G)                    1                      1

Peter/Corinna(G)       Andrea/Santi                                              2

Michael/Graham        Marcel/Luc                                                 2   

 

2022: Texas Scramble (26.1.)

Venue:  Bonalba Golf & Spa

 

Today marked the end of the Captaincy for 2021 and our Captain Brian decided to finish his reign with a team game, a Texas Scramble.  We had a good turn-out of 26 members and 4 guests who were playing as part of the teams.

We started from tee 1 and tee 10 to shorten the waiting time for the prize giving as we also had a lunch with the Annual Prize presentation.  See the separate report with details of all the winners.

 

The lunch gave us the opportunity to give a big thanks to Brian Hines, the outgoing Captain and introduce our Captain for 2022, Robert Heyens.

 

The summary of today’s competition is as follows:

Nearest the pin:

Hole 4            Ignace Boesmans

Hole 8            Pascale Leroux

Hole 11          Michael Davison

Hole 14          Pascale Leroux

 

There was one birdie which came from Brian Hines on hole 4.

 

The results of the Texas Scramble:

1^st with a net 65.3 – Richard Davis, Jim Hurley, Kate Hurley, Luc Verhaegen

2^nd with a net 65.7 – Pascale Leroux, Michel Le Borgne, Peter van der Mee, Holla (G)

3^rd with a net 66.3 – Eddy Fagg, Stan Tarabula, Graham Sutton, Brian Hines

4^th with a net 66.9 – Greta Biersteker, Chris van Bemmelen, Heidi Dewavrin, Colina (G)

5^th with a net 67.2 – Tony Dewarin, Ana Espadas, Ernst Stecher

6^th with a net 67.3 – Michael Davison, Santi Hung, Moe Farouky

7^th with a net 67.3 – Robert Heyens, Lief Heyens, Ivo (G), Sonya (G)

8^th with a net 69.1 – Brian Wakely, Wendy Wakely, Ignace Boesmans, Doris Earp