Saturday January 5th – 4Ball Multiplier Stableford

After the searing heat of Friday players were more than pleased to tee off for a much cooler round.  A few were bothered when rain fell for the first four holes, bringing out the umbrellas and making grips very slippery, but that soon cleared up.  Despite the rain, and irrigation, the heat of Friday had dried the fairways considerably and players who drove well got additional distance off the tee.   Our long billed corella problem was evident on a few greens but the remainder putted very true and with good speed.  The winds, which moved from S to SW then, late in the day, settled in the east, effected the flight of high approach shots and made some holes play very long.  The 4Ball Multiplier format rewards those who “take the course on”  and courageous golf paid off for one pair, others, with the same attitude, did not fare quite so well.  On a wet and windy afternoon the results were;

Winners; Shannon Wright (12)./Mick Nicholls Jnr (17) – 79 pts from Mick Squire (8)/Jim Patton (19) – 64 pts

Individual Results; Shannon Wright – 38 pts, from Mick Squire – 37 pts & Mick Nicholls Jnr – 37 pts

NTPs; 15th – Scott Williams, 16th – Mick Nicholls Jnr