2017: Indiv. Stableford (23.8.)

Today's top 5 - an international selection

7 groups took off in the hot weather this morning, one three-ball and the rest four-balls. Upon their return over half of these 27 players, including one guest (Thea) with a creditable 32 points, had scored 30 or more Stableford points.  So, a good summer turnout and a decent set of scores. 

Playing alongside our eventual winner, I had the joy of watching an excellent round of 39 points unfold by the lady standing centre-stage in the picture above, Marie-Josée Lesot. Her driving was consistently straight and her putting was nothing less than magnificent. She's holding two bottles because she was also nearest the pin on Hole 8. Which subject brings me neatly to the return of our vice-captain, Greta, who carried off, unsurprisingly, two of the other nearest-the-pin bottles! Six players scored 34 points and had to be separated on their back nine scoring, with David (5th) and Jan (4th) getting into the top 5 at the expense of Helmut (6th) and Michael (7th). All the other main results are outlined below.

Jan & John's Hidden Holes prize was awarded for the best score over the first six holes. Two players - Jim Reid and Michael Davison - both achieved a fine score of 14 points on these holes. It was a great pity that Jim, who would have won a sleeve of balls because he scored better on the two par 5s in that group, was not present at the prize-giving. Our club rule is that in this case the prize was given to Michael who was there, (resting his poorly leg.)

The captain reminded us that next week is the latest instalment of this year's Bill Williams' Away Day Trophy. We will be playing the Levante course at Villaitana with the first tee-off at 10.30 a.m. At the moment we have 30 players wishing to play and 9 tee-off times (with shared buggies) have been reserved. So if you wish to play and have not yet signed up in our clubhouse, you need to do so, or ring or email the captain before the end of Friday afternoon (25th Aug.) After that, if there are no more entries, we will have to cancel the last tee-off time. 

There was another reminder that singles and doubles matches need to be arranged over the next two months. Please get in touch with your opponent(s) and advise Greta of when you are playing your match(es).

Today's results

Nearest the pins:

Hole 4:   Greta Biersteker

Hole 8:   Marie-Josée Lesot

Hole 11: Greta Biersteker

Hole 14: Angel Centenara

Birdie 2:

Hole 4: Luc Verhægen

Individual Prizes:

Guest :             Thea van Spellen

Hidden Holes : Michael Davison

5th: David Payne,            34 pts, hcp 26

4th: Jan Boultbee,            34 pts, (better back 9), hcp 21

3rd: Jean Paul Leroux,     35 pts, hcp 25

2nd: Luc Verhægen,         36 pts, hcp 27

1st: Marie-Josée Lesot,  39 pts, hcp 25