2018: Captain's Day (7.11.)

Well done, Helmut !

Venue: Bonalba Golf & Spa, 7 November 2018

Today we had one of the highlights of the year.  It was Captain’s Day and the sun was shining.  So was Greta, as she handed us our scorecards containing a long list of special prizes.  We had maximum attendance of 41 members and 7 guests all eager to secure a win.

An added bonus on the day was the half-way house.  Thank you Sandra, Heather, Hilda, Hazel and Marleen for making and serving us with some delicious savories and cakes. It gave us the extra energy to tackle the back 9.

Although the results were not announced until the following Saturday at the Captain’s Dinner, rumour had it that the best score was definitely higher than par.  The winning score turned out to be 40 points. Many congratulations go to Helmut Treiber for this impressive result.  Jean-Paul was following closely with 39 points and he also bagged 2 Nearest the Pin prizes.  In fact, the Leroux family did very well, as his wife, Pascale, was the best lady player of the day and also had the straightest drive.

There was a magnificent turn-out for the Captain’s Dinner the following Saturday at the Hotel Bonalba. Thank you Greta and Peter for arranging a most enjoyable evening with good food and wine, good music and a very good raffle.

See the photos in the Gallery.

Summarising the results as follows:

Guest prize: Caroline Coombe

Nearest the pin par 3’s:

Hole 4                                    Jan Boultbee

Hole 4 (guests)                      Caroline Coombe

Hole 8                                   Jean-Paul Leroux

Hole 11                                 Anne Brook

Hole 11 (in 2 hc 22+)            Graham Sutton

Hole 14                                 Jean-Paul Leroux

Hole 14 (in 2 hc 22+)            Alan Perry

Longest Drives hole 17:

Ladies                                   Marie-Jo Lesot

Men                                       Eric Paesmans

Straightest Drive hole 10      Pascale Leroux

Nearest the Pin:

Hole 3 in 2                            Michael Davison

Hole 13 in 3                          Eric Pages                           

Longest Putt hole 9:             Roger Hunger

Best total points on all par 3’s:  John Brooks with 12 points

Best Ladies:

2^nd place with 35 points off 27 hcp – Marie-Jo Lesot

1^st place with 36 points off 25 hcp – Pascale Leroux (overall 6^th)

The main competition results were as follows:

5^th place with 36 points off 29 hcp – Keith Preston (beat Pascale on the back 9)

4^th place with 36 points off 11 hcp – John Garnett (beat Keith on the back 9)

3^rd place with 37 points off 25 hcp – Pascal Guy

2^nd place with 39 points off 24 hcp – Jean-Paul Leroux

Captain’s Day Champion with 40 points off 16 hcp – HELMUT TREIBER