We had a very busy Saturday last weekend with the men playing a full field monthly medal with Division A off the black tees through to Division C off white. This does mean for a slower day, so thank you all for your patience with the longer rounds with the ground still being a bit heavy. The ladies had an FMS Stableford round, and the results show how close it was with a count back for the first three places.

         1. Lesley Hedges 35pts

         2. Jung Hee Kim 35pts

         3. Julie Monk 35pts

The confirmed men’s Monthly Medal results were:

Division A (+6.0 – 9.9) Nett

         1. Kerry Branson 68

         2. David Tipples 69

         3. Jeremy Gurnsey 70

Best Gross: Matt McLean 73

Division B (10.0 – 14.9) Nett

         1. Neil Fraser 67

         2. Young Myung Mo 69

         3. Adam Facer 69

Best Gross: Greg Hedges 83

Division C (15.0 – 36) Nett

         1. Peter Larkin 63

         2. Errol Hume 68

         3. Sam Horsnell 69

Best Gross: Jos Steetskamp 87

This week’s notes to be aware of are:

      · Please make a note to Save your scorecards after scanning and checking. If you do not do so, your card will not appear in the days’ competition and these cards need to then be manually tracked down by Pro Shop staff. This will delay results by some time when there are 12 or 15 to find amongst over 120 cards for the day.

      · When we have a local rule of a club length placing, or any placing for that matter, the ball may be marked, picked up, cleaned then placed back in accordance with the days rule. The ball must then be placed back in a “similar” ground condition to that of which it was lying, not better. For example, if you are in the 2^nd cut of rough, you must place it back into the 2^nd cut of rough, not the first cut or fairway. Check with other players of your group if you need to confirm the fairway cut line should it be hard to see. Any questions, please ask the Pro Shop for clarification prior to your round.

      · In any competition that is Gross or Nett, you must putt out. Failure to do this will mean disqualification if reported. Please enforce this in your groups. Only Stableford or Par rounds may be picked up, unless you are in the Shootout where you will need to continue to putt until no stableford points are a result.

This coming Saturday is Stableford for the ladies and Club Champs Qualifying round 1 of 3 for the men. This will be off Black, Blue and White tees again, so please be patient out there. For the 3 weeks of qualifying for the men’s club champs, booking a Saturday slot will be a bit difficult as these matches take booking priority. You should have received email or app notifications for tee times for club champs if you are attempting to qualify. If you haven’t, please contact the Pro Shop as early as possible to ensure you can get in your 2 rounds.

Enjoy your golf, and fingers crossed the wetter weather holds off.

The new subscription levels were announced at the AGM and are attached.

Many thanks.

Monday 2 Aug - Stableford White Tees

Saturday’s conditions again with a very ‘stiff’ northerly. 32 golfers turned up for competition. Well done all.

Division 1:

Peter Larkin 35 CB

Tomas Hruby 35

Division 2:

Mathew Prendergast 36

John Hooper 33 CB

Division 3:

Alastair Christie 32

Thursday 5 Aug - Stableford White Tees

14 ‘sturdy’ golfers endured through another challenging day - 18 turned up with 4 deciding not to play. Some very good results despite the weather.

Results:

Alistair Christie 39 (Yellow Tee)

Don Cho 38

Brian Blazey 36 (Yellow Tee)

John McRae 35

Jin Kim 34 CB

Peter Larkin 34 CB

Jos Steetskamp 34

Alan Ray 33

Friday 30 July 4BBB Tournament:

Thankfully the “weather gods” excelled themselves to ensure we had another wonderful tournament. We appreciate all the support we receive from Neville, Craig, Colin and his team. Many thanks guys, it truly is a pleasure to work alongside you all as we strive to showcase our club.

4BBB Gross Joan Martini Trophy:

Winners: Rachel Eder and Di Kay 72

Runners-up: Debbie Scott and Lynne Brand 80

Third: Maria Lee and June Park 83

4BBB Nett SBS Cup:

Winners: Stephanie Withell and Karen Munro 64

Runners-up: Ranee Morgan and Carolyn Rickard 65

Third: Annette Tansey and Lynda Hague 65

Stableford:

Winners: Ranee Morgan and Carolyn Rickard 43

Runners-up: Annette Tansey and Lynda Hague 43

Third: Young Lee and Kyung Wook 42

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