2025: Texas Scramble (29.10.)

Venue:  Bonalba Golf & Spa

 

Today we played Texas Scramble.  We had 3 teams of three and 4 teams of 4, who had to take 5 drives and 4 drives respectively. There were also 4 nearest to the pin prizes, open to all.

 

There were some great results, the winning team playing 10 under.  Congratulations to everyone.

 

The summary of today’s competition is as follows.

Nearest the pin:

Hole 4            Pascale Leroux

Hole 8            Jean-Paul Leroux

Hole 11          Jean-Paul Leroux

Hole 14          Moe Farouky

 

Texas Scramble Competition:

Runners-up with a net 65 – Marko van den Berg, Marcel Barink, Karine Sienaert. They beat Pascale Leroux, Kate Hurley, Richard Davis and Santi Hung on better handicap.

Winnners with a net 62 - Derek and Karen Cruickshank, Joe Khan (guest)  

 

2025: Indiv. Stableford (22.10.)

Venue:  Bonalba Golf & Spa

 

Today’s competition was an Individual Stableford.  On this one occasion, our tee-times had to be arranged for afternoon departures due to a Federation Competition in the morning.  We had 22 members and 1 guest, starting from tees 1 and 10.  

 

Richard was the only one who managed to play to par.  Congratulations to him and all the other winners.

 

The summary of today’s competition was as follows:

Nearest the pin:

Hole 4             Karen Crickshank

Hole 8            Jim Hurley

Hole 11          nobody

Hole 14          Eddy Fagg

 

There was 3 twos today, all on hole 4, from Karen, Helmut Treiber and Eddy Fagg.

 

Individual Stableford:

Division 1:

3^rd place with 32 points off 24 hcp – Jim Hurley

2^nd place with 33 points off 12 hcp – Marko van den Berg

Winner with 36 points off 15 hcp – Richard Davis

 

Division 2:

3^rd place with 31 points off 28 hcp – Pascale Leroux

2^nd place with 31 points off 26 hcp – Tony Dewavrin, on lower handicap

Winner with 32 points off 33 hcp – Doris Shearman-Earp

 

2025: Stableford Waltz (15.10.)

Venue:  Bonalba Golf & Spa, 15.10.25

 

Today we were 19 members and 5 guests from Belgium, who joined in the team competition and Nearest the Pins, as we were “waltzing” down the golf course, 123, 123 ……

 

The format was Individual Stableford, where you counted the teams’ 1 best score on the 1^st hole, 2 best scores on the 2^nd hole, 3 best scores on the 3^rd hole, starting again with 1 score on the 4^th, etc. 

 

Par for the Waltz was 72 points and all teams were on par or better.  The winning team came in with an outstanding score which was 10 points ahead of the runner-up team.

Congratulations to everyone.

 

The weather contributed to a very enjoyable day with nice sunshine and no wind.

We finished prize giving with a glass of cava presented by Jean-Paul in honour of his birthday yesterday and shared with Kate Hurley whose birthday was today.

A very Happy Birthday to both of them.

 

The summary of today’s competition is as follows

Nearest the pin:                    

Hole 4                        Wing (guest of Luc Sienaert)

Hole 8                        Marko van den Berg

Hole 14                      Michael Davison

 

Team Competition:

Runner up with 79 points – Marko van den Berg, Michael Davison, Stan Tarabula, Graham Sutton

1^st place with 89 points – Richard Davis, Albert Bouchoucha, Jean-Paul Leroux, Kate Hurley

2025: Monthly Medal (8.10.)

Venues:  Bonalba Golf & Spa

 

This Wednesday, we played our October Monthly.  The format was maximum double par per hole and qualified for handicap purposes.

 

For this competition, we had an attendance of 23 members and 3 guests.  There were some very good results, with 6 players scoring under par. Congratulations to everyone.

 

The summary of today’s competition was as follows:

Hole 4   (Div.2)         Graham Sutton

Hole 8    (Ladies)      Pascale Leroux

Hole 11  (Div.1)        Michael Davision

Hole 14  (Men)         Eddy Fagg

 

Today there were no twos recorded.  

 

Medal Competition

1^st Division:

3^rd place with a net 70 off 17 hcp – Eddy Fagg, beating Marcel Barink on lower handicap

2^nd place with a net 69 off 21 hcp – Albert Bouchoucha

Winner with a net 67 off17 hcp – Michael Davison

 

2^nd Division:

3^rd place with a net 74 off 28 hcp – Karen Cruickshank

2^nd place with a net 71 off 29 hcp – Pascale Leroux

Winner with a net 69 off 26 hcp  – Tony Dewavrin