A warm day with little breeze for the Hidden Valley Bowl. The majority of the field took advantage of the cheap carts that were on offer and the field moved quickly between holes. Kath, Wendy and Beryl enjoyed the day but found the water and sand challenging.
Saturday February 18th – Stableford
Flatstick Roofing Summer Cup, Part 2 of Round 3
The forecast was for cool to cold conditions with possible showers, the day turned out quite different. The sun shone through and the wind blew up from the south. Again the harder fairways saw many players well passed their usual landing zone with much shorter approach shots. The greens were in good nick, bar the three savaged by the birds, and those who attacked the cup were well rewarded. As with most of this month a number of players had excellent front or back nines but few could put together a consistent 18 oles. As the round drew to a finish the day’s winner sealed the result with two chip-ins for four points each. On a cool then warm and windy afternoon the results were;
Winner; Anthony Freeman (21) – 38 pts from Peter Scanlon (29) – 37 pts, John Moody (13) – 37 pts, Mal Mottram (11) – 36 pts & Chris vanDervliet (25) – 36 pts
NTPs; 1st – Chris vanDervliet, 15th – Bob McLennan & 16th – Mal Mottram
Wednesday February 15th – Stableford
Flatstick Roofing Summer Cup, Part 1 of Round 3
Despite the total fire ban the field teed off in quite pleasant conditions, a gentle breeze from the NE and a temperature in the low 20s. As the round drew to a close the wind picked up and the temperature rose; the clubrooms were a welcome respite from the conditions. On a sunny, warm to hot morning the results were;
Women’s winner; Beryl Cole (23) – 32 pts
Men’s winner; Hugh Williams (24) – 32 pts
Nine-hole winner; Jenny Hartley (20) – 19 pts
Saturday February 11th – Stroke
Flatstick Roofing Summer Cup, Part 2 of Round 2
It was another very hot afternoon as the players took to the course and, after three days of intense heat, the fairways had hardened considerably. Part 2 of the 2nd round of the Summer Cup had drawn an excellent, mixed, field and everyone was looking to build on their efforts from last week. The wind began from the south but by the latter part of the day it had swung around to the SW making the final few holes a little trickier than usual. The digging and chewing of the Little Corellas made achieving even a bogey on the 15th and 16th a very good score. During the day a number of players put themselves into a good position but only thee men and two women were able to continue on and card a good score. On a hot, dry day the results were;
Men’s Winner; Mick Nicholls Snr – 91/23/68 from Dave Richardson – 93/22/71 & John Laing – 102/30/72
Women’s Winner; Darlene baker – 94/26/68 from Kath Jekabsons – 98/28/70
NTPs; 1st Mick Nicholls Snr, 15th – Ron Rea & 16th – Mick Nicholls Snr
Wednesday February 8th – Stroke
Flatstick Roofing Summer Cup, Part 1 of Round 2
The field teed off on a very warm morning. The 25mm of rain on Sunday night seemed a distant memory and the green of the fairways was rapidly withdrawing to the lower areas around the sprinklers. The 30 Kph wind from the NE brought a little relief from the heat but it also sucked additional moisture out of the course. Going was a little tougher than last week, especially it seemed, for the men but the women carded some good scores. On a hot, blustery day the results were;
Women’s winner; Darlene Baker – 100/26/74 C/B from Kath Jekabsons – 102/28/74
Men’s winner; Len Carless 109/24/85
9 hole Winner; Jenny Hartley; 52/20/32
Saturday February 4th – Par
Flatstick Roofing Summer Cup, Part 2 of Round 1
After a hot, dry January and almost constant attention from the Little Corellas the course was beginning to show signs of strain; three greens in particular had been very seriously attacked. Nevertheless the field took to the course determined to make a good start in the 2017 Flatstick Roofing Summer Cup. This four round/eight event competition (so two goes at each round) allows players to play in all events but only their best three round scores are counted. The day’s temperature 34C made sure that every buggy seat was filled and as the afternoon progressed more than a few players headed back to the rooms to stock up on a drink or two. Despite the conditions a number of golfers headed up the 18th with a good score on their card. On a hot, dry day the results were;
Winner; Mick Nicholls Snr (24) – +3, from Dave Richardson (22) +2, John Laing (30) +1, Anthony Freeman (21) +1 & Chris vanDerVliet (25) +1
NTPs; 15th – Mick Nicholls Snr & 16th – Shannon Wright
Wednesday February 1st – Par
Flatstick Roofing Summer Cup, Part 1 of Round 1
It was a perfect morning for golf, temperature just right for a relaxed stroll through the park and just the gentlest of zephyrs from the south/south west. Being the 1st half of Round One of the RGC/Flatstick Roofing Summer Cup there was a strong, mixed field. The recent heat had continued to dry the course so many players found their drives much closer to the green allowing for far shorter approach shots. News of the event had spread far and wide and a number of additional golfers had decided to take on the course, and did it with class. On a great day to be out in the open air the results were;
Women’s Winner; Kath Jekabsons (29) +5 from Darlene Baker (27) +1 and Jenny Hartley (41) +1
Men’s Winner; Les Carless (25) +6 (visitor from Wales) from John Laing (31) +3
Saturday January 28th – Monthly Medal – Stroke & Putts
Despite the temperature reaching into the 30s it was an excellent day for the January Monthly Medal. The wind, firstly from the NW before swinging around to the SW was a fairly steady 15 – 20 Kph; it did not really affect balls in the air but did help to cool the players. The last few days of higher temperatures had dried the rough and some sections of the fairways giving players excellent value for well struck drives. The greens, those not dined up by our Little Corellas, continue to putt very true an their condition is a credit to the hard work of Les Gaunt and other members. The round saw the return of past club champion Darren Freestone. He obviously liked the place! On a hot, dry day the results were;
Winner and January Medalist; Darren Freestone – 81/12/69 from Kevin Dunn – 94/24/70, Mick Nicholls (Snr) – 95/24/71, John Laing – 102/31/71, John Freestone – 94/23/71, Anthony Freeman – 94/22/72, Mick Nicholls (Jnr) – 94/22/72 & Chris vanDerVliet – 97/25/72
NTPs; 1st – John Laing & 15th – Mick Nicholls (Jnr)
Least Putts; Kevin Dunn – 25
Wednesday January 25th – Monthly Medal – Stroke & Putts
It was a perfect morning for golf, just over 20C and a steady southerly breeze of about 25Kph. The course was again in great nick but the annual Little Corella vandals had again been at work. This time three greens had received their attention. Usually they spend their days digging up and eating the onion grass bulbs, the greens are just for their relaxation after a hard day in the rough! As the field went around a number of Green Fees golfers also took the opportunity for a hit. On a beautiful morning the results were;
Winner and January Medalist; Jenny Hartley – 114/41/73 from Leila Beasley – 114/37/77
Least Putts; Leila Beasley – 27 C/B from Kath Jekabsons.
Saturday January 21st – Stableford
Another amazing week, 36C on Tuesday, cool, overcast weather for the following two days then almost 20mm of steady rain on Friday. The course was again in good condition and the wily old heads prepared to take full advantage. There was a 25 – 30 Kph wind from the SSW which later swung around to the S, this played havoc with the final few oles where the OOB on the 18th cost a number of players shots. The course had soaked up the rain very well but there were a few wet patches here and there where balls plugged or picked up mud, no relief was given except fo plugged balls. The round finished with two of the club’s veterans fighting it out over the final few holes, even then it was almost too close to split them. On another almost spring day the results were;
Winner; Les Gaunt (4) – 35 pts C/B from John Freestone (23)
NTPs; 15th – Les Gaunt & 16th – Bob Dwyer