Cam offering his trophy to Stu at Victor Harbor on 14/4/24 (honest !)

25 Members enjoyed perfect weather for our round down on the Fleurieu.

A very picturesque golf course with the iconic first tee being one of the best in Australia – but it also has tree-lined fairways ready to spoil your score !

In a very close finish Stu took the win on count-back from Jai, both on 35 Points, followed by Peter Green on count-back from Rob Pearce, both on 34 Points.

The food in the Clubhouse was great and we thought the course was in pretty good condition.

We also welcomed James Prater back into the club after a long absence.

James, Frank, Wolf & Stu on the 1st Tee

Annette, Benn, Theo and Carolyn on the 1st Tee

RESULTS:

1st = Stu Thomson with 35 points;

2nd (on count-back) = Jai Brown with 35 points;

3rd (on count-back) = Peter Green on 34 points.

The next 6 place-getters also received a ball each.

NTPs:

3rd 0-21HC: Al Macdonald 4.0m, 22+HC: Nobody

7th 0-21HC: Wolf Engel 3.5m, 22+ HC: Nobody

10th 0-21HC: Nobody, 22+HC: Garry Odgers 6.0m

14th 0-21HC: Graeme Wheare 1.6m, 22+ HC: Leon Mulder 10.0m

Matchplay Games:

• Rob Pearce defeated Al Macdonald 4/3
• Mark Duerden defeated John Mortimer 2-up
• Andrew Reid defeated John Mortimer 3/2

Our next round is on Sunday May 19th at West Lakes.

John Mortimer & Stu Thomson ⛳️

After the early rains subsided before we teed off, it turned into a beautiful day on this interesting course, made particularly interesting today by the complete mismatch between the MiScore course arrangement and the club’s course scorecard ! They had rearranged a number of the holes but this wasn’t reflected on our MiScore app, so we found a 150m long Par 4 quite easy but this was offset by a 290m Par 3 – which even Tiger Woods would have found challenging !

Needless to say, some fairly average scores were posted by many players, but this didn’t stop Theo van Mil from posting a score of 36 to take today’s first prize !

The only matchplay game contested was between John Elliott and Stu Thomson, who both tried their hardest to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, only to fail miserably by drawing the match !

1st = Theo van Mil with 36 points

2nd = Andrew Reid with 35 points

3rd = Uwe Ebert with 33 points.

And the ball rundown went all the way down to 27 points !

NTPs:

4th 0-20HC: Darren Griffiths 4.1m, 21+HC: Nobody

11th 0-20HC: Nobody, 22+ HC: Gary Odgers 10.0m

13th 0-20HC: Stu Thomson 4.7m, 21+HC: Nobody

16th 0-20HC: John Elliott 4.2m, 21+ HC: Leon Mulder 4.0m 

Our next round is on Sunday 14th April at Victor Harbor GC.

Stu Thomson ⛳️

24 players joined us on this challenging links-style course for our second round of the year. With nobody playing to or above their handicaps, the winning position was contested by 4 players on 35 points. So the usual count-back rules were applied to determine that Tony van Wyk was the final winner, based on his finishing form on the day !

Several boxes of golf balls were lost in the thick rough by our players.

The course was in very good shape, with the greens testing most players’ putting skills, and the food & service in the restaurant afterwards was excellent, as always.

Thanks to those who stayed for the AGM (which was completed in under 6 minutes so not a big ask – and that included an interruption from a large spider crawling across one of the lunch tables !) and prize-giving.

1st = Tony van Wyk with 35 points;

2nd (on count-back) = Jai Brown with 35 points;

3rd (on count-back) = Leon Mulder with 35 points.

The next 6 place-getters also received a ball each – down to 29 points !

NTPs:

5th 0-21HC: Stu Thomson 9.0m, 22+HC: Theo van Mil 9.5m

9th 0-21HC: Rob Pearce 2.5m, 22+ HC: Leon Mulder 6.0m

12th 0-21HC: Rob Mulder 2.5m, 22+HC: Annie Gower 3.0m

14th 0-21HC: Darren Griffiths 0.8m, 22+ HC: Annette Pearce 6.0m 

Our next round is on Sunday March 17th at Tanunda Pines.

Stu Thomson ⛳️

29 Starters for the 1st round at this challenging layout on the south coast ,the weather was great and the course was in pretty good shape. It’s very easy to hit an errant shot into the plentiful lakes or bunkers on this track !

Results:

In a tight contest, Carro (as we call her) shot the lights out with 40 points !

A close 2nd to Darren Griffiths with a great score of 39 off a low handicap. 

First game with SAOGA and welcome to Uwe Ebert who came in 3rd on count back, also with 39 points.

We also welcome his wife Sylvia to SAOGA.

The next 6 place-getters also received a ball each – down to 36 points.

And Darren was awarded an extra sleeve of balls for his magnificent “slam-dunk” (nothing but hole) chip-in for an Eagle on the Par 5 8th hole.

NTPs:

2nd 0-22HC: Darren Griffiths 6.0m, 23+HC: Kathy Cunynghame 7.0m

5th 0-22HC: Stu Thomson 9.0m, 23+HC: Sandy Turnbull 6.0m

7th 0-22HC: Wolf Engel 3.5m, 23+HC: Tony van Wyk 8.0m

13th 0-22HC: Tony Carter 6.0m, 23+HC: Carolyn Kernahan 2.5m

17th 0-22HC: Kevin Turnbull 3.5m, 23+HC: Nobody

Our next stop is the mighty Mt Compass on Sunday February 11th (including AGM) – we’d appreciate it if as many of you as possible can join us at this event.

John Mortimer & Stu Thomson⛳️