Today we played an Individual Stableford competition. We had hoped that the strong winds from the previous night would die down but unfortunately this did not happen, so we had an “extra handicap” to deal with. As usual, the holes on the back nine proved to be especially difficult. However, this did not deter some of our members, who came in with some very good scores. Angel, our Competition Secretary, had kindly offered
to sponsor two additional prizes for the longest drives and produced himself a magnificent drive. Being first out, he expected that his drive would be beaten by somebody after him but nobody managed it, so he won his own prize. But to the delight of Chris, Angel decided to donate his prize to the fourth place in the main competition.
There were 23 members playing today, but on this occasion, we did not have the pleasure of welcoming any guests.
Longest drive men: Angel Centenera
Longest drive women: Greta Biersteker
Nearest the pins:
Hole 4 John Garnett
Hole 8 Gordon Burton
Hole 11 Graham Sutton, our Captain
Hole 14 Greta Biersteker
Nobody managed a two today, possibly due to the difficult windy conditions.
As for the main competition results:
4th place with 34 points off 23 hcp, Chris van Bemmelen
3rd place with 34 points off 15 hcp, Michael Davison, beating Chris on the back nine
2nd place with 36 points off 20 hcp, John Webber
1st place with 37 points off 5 hcp, Dennis Pyman.
