2017: Indiv. Stableford (13.9.)

Today's bottle-happy winners

A lovely day out on the golf course which got steadily hotter. 34 players in all (32 members and 2 guests) were competing to see who could get the best Stableford scores. Our resident All Black - Roger, back from his summer travels, certainly announced his presence most emphatically today as you will see from the results below. Congratulations to him on some excellent all-round golf. He seemed to be peppering the flags at will.

The guest prize was a family affair, husband and wife (or should I say mari et femme) fought it out to the bitter end. In the end Michel pipped his wife by one point, 35 to her 34. I hope they shared the bottle, however.

5th place was earned with a creditable 33 points, David Payne beating Marie-Josée and Stan on the back nine. The leading four scorers were some way ahead of him and all of them will face a new handicap the next time I draw up the team list. Well done to all of you.

The Captain reminded everyone of forthcoming events - the unusual move to next Monday (18th) for our weekly competition (a team game); a curry evening out next Wednesday; and the Captain's Night dinner and dance on Saturday October 21st at the clubhouse. Sign-up lists for the social occasions are already on the notice-board; please fill them in as soon as you can.

Today's results:

Nearest the pins:
Hole 4     Roger Hunger
Hole 8     Stan Tarabula
Hole 11   Luc Verhægen
Hole 14   Roger Hunger

Birdie 2s:
Hole 4      Roger Hunger, Pascale Leroux
Hole8       Richard Davis

Individual Prizes:
5th place   David Payne 33 pts. off 26 hcp. (best back 9)
4th place   Brian Hines   37 pts. off 20 hcp.
3rd place   Greta Biersteker 37 pts. off 9 hcp (better back 9)
2nd place  Richard Davis  38 pts. off 10 hcp
1st place    Roger Hunger   39 pts. off 13 hcp.