Although the Stanthorpe Golf course is drying out there are still some significant wet patches on some of the fairways which are traps for the unsuspecting as some playing the Simon Shannon sponsored Stableford event on Saturday discovered.
Richard Reardon played a good front nine scoring 21 and was home in 19 for a round of 40, which was good enough to see him return to the winner’s circle.
It was a welcome change for Reardon who more often than not conducts the presentations after announcing the winners. On Saturday he was on the other side of the presentations.
Two players, Ivan Juriss and Max Smith returned the next best, 37 points. The countback favoured Ivan Juriss who claimed the runner-up while Max Smith settled for the run down. The run down went to scores of 34 points and better.
Numbers in the ladies event were down slightly but the competition was still intense. Lorraine Evans rarely has a bad day and her steady play paid dividends when she scored 32 points to win the event. Evans scored 16 on both the front and back nine. Lyn Ludlow’s score of 29 points earnt her the runner-up spot.
The pin shots were shared among Damien Anderson at three, David Burgess at 12 and Barry Jones’ tee shot at the long 17th hole finished close to the pin, handing him the pin at that hole.
The ladies’ pins went the way of Linda Kelly at 12 and Lyn Ludlow at 17.
The pro-pins were won by Gary Kirby (1/10), Matt Burgess (5/14) and Tom Reeves (9/18).
At long last, the birdies nest was claimed by David Reeves and Mark McCosker who shared the spoils. They were the only players to birdie the short par three hole.
The time sheet for the Black Toyota Three ball Ambrose is now available at the club and anyone intending to play is urged to organise their teams and nominate as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
The time sheet for the Saturday event sponsored by Biz and Jeff Ihle is expected to be available from Saturday.
In the meantime, the Stanthorpe RSL Sub-branch will sponsor the 4BBB Stableford scheduled this Saturday. The time sheet for the event is also on the board at the club. Registrations should be completed 20 minutes before the hit off time for the shot gun start at 12 noon.
