Every December just before Christmas, the club puts on a stableford ham run-out. So it was again this year, and the hams ran out thick and fast with a very good size field all looking to get a ham just preceding their final meat shop before the Fat Man arrives.
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The sticks had to do the talking to get in the frame however, with the last ham going to two under the handicap of that competitor. Brian Wales and Ian Bruce led the way to claim the lead hams, both in fine form of late, and both scoring very tidy 40 point stableford rounds or four better than their handicap on the day. As eight hams were on offer, no winner was declared, but these two boys led the way.
Hams also were awarded to Dan McGrath (39), Ron Kerr (39), Kevin Hoppe (39), John Brownhill (38), Ron Page (38) and Mark Parker (38). We thank the club for their serious support of the golfers, stepping into the breach when our normal ham day sponsors were unable to be contacted. Our Bendigo Bank Hole in One Prize did not go off again this week, however the nearest the pin keeps getting closer. Tam Kennedy took the award this week with a fine shot into 2.2m, on the border of three putt country?!
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LIKEWISE to the Saturday golfers, the midweekers have their own set of traditions just before Ho Ho time. It is a Par 3, four ball Nett Aggregate with the lower aggregate claiming the bikkies, and this was played last Friday. This year the crowned End of Year Burglars were Bill Kildea and Jim Wright, who combined to produce a nett aggregate of 110 shots to win the event and narrowly defeat Marj Manwaring and Peter Steinke who were a mere missed putt (one shot) back. It does not get any closer than that. Third prizewent to Marg and Grahame Taylor who put an impressive 114 scorecard together.
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ON Wednesday, preceding the Christmas four ball, just enough players turned up to call the single 12-hole event a competition. Winner on the day, and damaging his handicap for the Friday event, was Greg Heycox who put together a round of 27 stableford points on the 12-hole, par 24 layout. In beating his handicap by three, these were deducted and Greg is now settled in at a handicap of 26.
Marj Manwaring was in the box seat for second at 1 out and 1 back on 26 stableford points. Ian Bruce collected third still playing below his handicap and returning 25 points.
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THE Spencer Bulbeck perpetual trophy was developed after our mate left for the golf course in the sky a few years back, and is competed for over five nominal rounds, with four out of the five stableford scores going toward an aggregate for competitors in the midweek comp during the year.
- 1st: Garth Webb, 96
- 2nd: Bob Martin, 94
- 3rd: David James, 93
COMING UP: This Saturday the Summer Stableford Series continues from lunch. Midweek continues this week but from Monday, December 24 to Friday, December 28 there will be a much-earned rest.
