2026: Stableford Waltz (15.4.)

Some of the happy winners

Venue:  Bonalba Golf & Spa

 

Today 20 of us, in teams of four, 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 came in with results well over par. There was only 1 point between the winning team and the runners up.

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 champagne, presented by Pascale Leroux in honour of her birthday. It was good to see her play golf again after her recent operation.

 

The summary of today’s competition is as follows

Nearest the pin:                    

Hole 4                        Marcel Baring

Hole 8                        Richard Davis

Hole 11                      Marko van den Berg

Hole 14                      Luc Sienaert

 

Team Competition:

Runner up with 90 points – Michael Davison, Tony Dewavrin, Karen Cruickshank, Luc Verhaegen

1^st place with 91 points – Marko van den Berg, Richard Davis, Jean-Paul Leroux, Pascale Leroux

2026: Individual Stableford (8.4.)

Venue:  Bonalba Golf & Spa

 

Today’s competition was an Individual Stableford.  We had a turn-out of 21 members.  

 

It was a lovely day for golf and there were some good results.  The winners in both Divisions played one better than par and the runners up scored one under par.

John Webber, one of our more senior players, received a special applause for his nearest the pin.  It was surprising that nobody managed to get on the green of hole 11, especially when it was open to all players.

 

Congratulations to all the winners.

 

The summary of today’s competition was as follows:

Nearest the pin:

Hole 4            John Webber

Hole 8            Edi Rogers

Hole 11          nobody

Hole 14          Karen Cruickshank

 

There was 1 two today, from Karen, who putted in on hole 14.

 

Individual Stableford:

Division 1:

3^rd place with 35 points off 19 hcp – Helmut Treiber

2^nd place with 35 points off 17 hcp – Michael Davison, beating Helmut on lower handicap

Winner with 37 off 17 hcp – Richard Davis

 

Division 2:

3^rd place with 35 points off 29 hcp – Karen Cruickshank

2^nd place with 35 points off 25 hcp – Luc Sienaert, beating Karen on lower handicap

Winner with 37 points off 34 hcp – Trish Kelleher

 

2026: Monthly Medal (1.4.)

Venues:  Bonalba Golf & Spa

 

This Wednesday we played the April Monthly Medal.  The format, as always, was maximum double par per hole and qualified for handicap purposes.

 

We had 20 members competing and welcomed two new members, Robert Florin and Alle van der Haag.  There were some very good results of under par, especially in Division 1.  Also, 4 nearest the pins, one of them achieved on the par 4 hole 17 by Marko.  His second shot went all the way into the hole.

 

Alle van der Haag and Robert Florin

Congratulations to all winners.

 

The summary of today’s competition was as follows:

Nearest the pins:

Hole 4   (Div.2)                    Karen Cruickshank

Hole 8    (ladies)                    nobody

Hole 11 (Div.1)                     Mark Knibbs

Hole 14 (men)                       Michael Davison

 

The 4 twos today were Derek Cruickshank (not Karen) and Michael Davision on hole 4, Mark Knibbs on hole 11 and Marko on hole 17.  

 

Medal Competition

Division 1:

3^rd place with a net 71 off 20 hcp – Helmut Treiber

2^nd place with a net 69 off 18 hcp – Michael Davison

Winner with a net 69 off 12 hcp – Marko van den Berg, on lower handicap

 

Division 2:

3^rd place with a net 74 off 27 hcp – Stan Tarabula

2^nd place with a net 73 off 25 hcp – Santi Hung

Winner with a net 71 off 29 hcp – Karen Cruickshank

 

 

2026: Four Clubs and Putter (25.3.26)

Venue:  Bonalba Golf & Spa

 

For today’s competition, our Captain had decided to do something different.  The format was Individual Stableford, but the choice of clubs was restricted to 4, plus the putter.

We had 23 members and one guest competing.  The men were playing off the blue tees, with adjusted handicap.

 

There were some very good results in both Divisions, which suggests that maybe a few of our members need not bother with a full set of clubs in future!

 

Congratulations to all the winners for their good course management and impressive results.

 

The summary of today’s competition is as follows:

Nearest the pin:

Hole 4            Santi Hung

Hole 8            Patricia Salardaine

Hole 11          Eddy Fagg

Hole 14          Marko van den Berg

 

Main competition:

First Division:

3^rd place with 32 points off 14 handicap – Michael Davison

2^nd place with 38 points off 26 hcp – Patricia Salardaine

Winner with 38 points off 16 hcp – Helmut Treiber, on lower handicap

 

Second Division:

3^rd place with 38 points off 30 handicap – Karen Cruickshank

2^nd place with 39 points off 30 hcp – Peter Grondel

Winner with 40 points off 35 hcp – Heidi Dewavrin