2026: St. Patrick's Day Competition (18.3.)

Venue:  Bonalba Golf & Spa

 

This Wednesday we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day, a yearly competition sponsored very generously by our Irish friends, Jim and Kate Hurley. 

 

As always, it was a fun day enjoyed by 31 members and 5 guests.  The format was a qualifying Individual Stableford.  There were lots of prizes.  The main competition counted for members only, but the other prizes were open to everyone.

 

A special mention goes to Jean-Jaques Lavergne who achieved nearest the pin on hole 14, one of the longer par 3’s, which was no mean feast, considering his proud age of 89, beating all the “youngster” in the competition.

 

The weather was kind to us. We enjoyed nice temperatures and sitting in the sun by the food trucks after golf and before heading to the Bonalba Hotel for the presentation lunch.

 

At the prize giving, Jim and Kate made a special mention and presented a bottle of champagne to one of our Society’s long-standing members and previous Captain, Graham Sutton, who recently celebrated his 80^thbirthday.

Again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Graham. You don’t look a day over ……. (the number is up to everyone  )

 

See photos in the blog Gallery.

 

The results of the day were as follows:

 

Nearest the pin:

Hole 4   (Ladies)                   Karine Sienaert

Hole 8   (all)                          Francois Salardaine

Hole 11 (all)                          Helmut Treiber

Hole 14 (all)                          Jean-Jaques Lavergne

 

There were 2 twos, from Marko van den Berg and Edi Rogers, both on hole 4.

 

Nearest the pin in 3 on hole 3 Div. 2 – Ignace Boesmans

Nearest the pin in 3 on hole 15 Div. 1 – Derek Cruickshank

 

Longest drive men hole 18 – Robert Florin (guest)

Longest drive ladies hole 9 – Karen Cruickshank

 

Best back 9 – Richard Davis

Best Guest – Robert Heyens with 36 points

 

The main competition:

Men Div.1:

2^nd place with 37 points off 22 hcp – Ignace Boesmans

1^st place with 40 points off 20 hcp  – Marcel Barink

Men Div.2:

2^nd place with 36 points off 25 hcp – Santi Hung

1^st place with 41 points off 26 hcp  – Tony Dewavrin

 

Ladies: 

3^rd place with 34 points off 34 hcp  – Heidi Dewavrin

2^nd place with 36 points off 30 hcp – Agnes Lemee

1^st place with 36 points off 28 hcp  – Karen Cruickshank, on lower handicap

 

St. Patrick's Day Competiton 2026

2026: Monthly Medal (3.3.)

Venues:  Bonalba Golf & Spa, 4.03.2026

 

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

 

We had a good turn-out of 32 members and one guest. Luckily, the weather was better than had been predicted and the rain stayed away, so we were able to hold the prize giving outside, in the food truck zone. The food and drink trucks are serving us while the club house is being refurbished.

 

Congratulations to all winners, who all recorded scores of par and better.

 

The summary of today’s competition was as follows:

Nearest the pins:

Hole 4   (Div.2)                    Agnes Lemee

Hole 8   (ladies)                   nobody

Hole 11 (Div.1)                    Francois Viard

Hole 14 (men)                     Richard Davis

 

Today there were no twos recorded.  

 

Medal Competition

Division 1:

3^rd place with a net 72 off 23 hcp – Bob Crow

2^nd place with a net 72 off 16 hcp – Richard Davis, on lower handicap

Winner with a net 70 off 12 hcp – Marko van den Berg

2026: Indiv. Stableford (25.2.)

Venue:  Bonalba Golf & Spa

 

Today’s competition was an Individual Stableford.  We had a good turn-out of 30 members and 2 guests.  

 

It was a lovely day for golf and there were some good results.  Five players scored better than par.  Patricia Salardaine with 37 points missed out on the prizes to Marcel because of higher handicap.

 

Congratulations to all the winners.

 

The summary of today’s competition was as follows:

Nearest the pin:

Hole 4            Derek Cruickshank

Hole 8            nobody

Hole 11          Marcel Barink

Hole 14          Patrick Lemee

 

There was 1 two today, from Derek who putted in on hole 4.

 

Individual Stableford:

Division 1:

3^rd place with 37 points off 20 hcp – Marcel Barink

2^nd place with 38 points off 21 hcp – Edi Rogers 

Winner with 38 off 15 hcp – Derek Cruickshank, beating Edi on lower handicap

 

Division 2:

3^rd place with 33 points off 30 hcp – Luc Verhaegen

2^nd place with 33 points off 27 hcp – Tony Dewavrin, on lower handicap

Winner with 39 points off 33 hcp – Doris Shearman-Earp