Tuesday 28th July 2015, Single Stableford

 

Wauchope Men’s Vets Golf Club

Tuesday 28th July 2015, Single Stableford

Visit by Harrington to contest the Harri-Hope Shield

As this was the 1^st leg of the Shield the 2^nd leg to be played at Harrington in November

140 players.

Harrington scored 330 points to Wauchope’s 376 points. Scoring is  the 10 Best scores from each team

A Grade Winners : Rod Millican  (13) 40 points, Jim Thompson (10) 37 points

                                c/b,  Peter Mansfield (15)  37points

B Grade Winners : Michael Kirwan (19) 39 points c/b, Peter Kime (18) 39 points              

                                c/b, Al Muller (24) 39 points

C Grade Winners  : Owen Haynes (H)  (30)  36 points c/b,  Keith Dickinson (30)       

                                  36  points, Bill Marchment  (35) 35 points c/b

A Grade Ball Rundown to 34 points:

36 points: Warren Andrews, David Pettit

35 points: Darryl Morrow, Bruce Amey, Bruce Anderson, Neil Hilder,

                 Dennis Hughes

34 points: Mick Ashley, Bob Dark, Neil Jeffcott, Neil Gavin, Bob Maggs,

                 David Robinson

B Grade Ball Rundown to 34 points:

37 points: Jon Ward

36 points: Derek Foster, Graham Cumming, Doug Currey

35 points: Paul Walsh, Rob Cannon

34 points: Alan Brooke, Warren Brentnall, Greg Stewart, Harry Overton (H),

                 David Flinter

C Grade Ball Rundown to 34 points:

35 points: Ted Edwards, Tony Zanon, Don Brennan, Shane Bentley

34 points: Geoff Collins, Arthur Hoare, Doug Connell, Warren Doyle (H),

                 Fred Ertl, Henry Campiao (H), Allan Harris

Nearest to the pin winners:

4th hole, A Grade,Russell Grunsell (2.0m),  B Grade, Not Won

               C Grade, Owen Haynes (H) (7.14m).

18th hole, A Grade, Bruce Anderson (2.7m), B Grade, Derek Foster (2.27m),

                 C Grade, Geoff Todd (2.52m)

Next week’s event, Tuesday 4^th August 2015  The event is a Single Stableford,.

President’s Day

Wauchope Men's Vets weekly update 26.07

Wauchope Men’s Veteran Golfers

Next Tuesday 28th July is a Single Stableford event, it is a 8:30am Shotgun Start as we host Harrington Men’s Vets for the 1st leg of the Harri-Hope Shield. Again we would like all players to be early to avoid congestion in the Pro Shop, you are able to have a Tea/Coffee, Biscuits while waiting to hit off, or the more serious golfers a little putting practice. Looking at the Booking sheet there are 6 spots available 2x1spot, 1x4 group, so get in if you are looking for a game.

On a sad note Peter Abell’s,  wife, Dawn’s  mother passed away in Victoria on Saturday morning, She was 101 years old, nearly 102. Peter said she had been suffering for a number of years. Our thoughts are with you, Dawn and Peter.

On a brighter note, we had a mixed bag last week. Last Tuesday we contested the 2nd leg of the Neil Grant Memorial Shield with Wingham Men’s Vets. Wauchope started out with a deficit of 56 points to Wingham. We didn’t quite make that number up by points, so Wingham is awarded the Neil Grant Memorial Shield. Congratulations, Wingham Vets!!!!!. We will be after it next year.

The other part of the mixed bag is Wauchope had a good day at Kempsey on Friday for the Bill Medley Shield. Although the day didn’t look all that good and there was a little bit of rain, our players turned up ready to play golf. We have hit the lead of the Bill Medley Shield as you will see with the results below.

		Cres. H.	Kew	Wauch	Kempsey	P. Mac	Fredo	SWR
17.2.15	Cres. H	223	213	223	204	230	253	236
6.3.15	Kew	183	235	228	170	216	219	203
17.4.15	Wauch	147	228	237	235	242	221	217
24.7.15	Kempsey	201	212	235	197	227	217	207
10.8.15	P.Mac
16.9.15	Fredo
16.10.15	SWR
Totals		754	888	923	806	915	910	863

                             

As you can see Wauchope are  8 points in front of Port Macquarie and 13 shots in front of Fredo, it is very close, the next 2 rounds will be very telling, as they are home games for Port and Fredo. Which means we need to have a good number of players to select from. Congratulations Dennis, for selecting the team, uncharacteristic of him, he was demanding high 5s for his team selection, I reminded him, of who selected the selector! Players who had good scores on the day were John Jokantas 40 points, Alan Brooke 40 points, Bruce Amey 36 points Peter Kime 35 points, Kerry Galloway 35 points, the ball rundown went to 32 points with Darryl Morrow, Fred Ertl, Bob Baker, getting a ball. John Jokantas won the Overall event, Alan Brooke winning B Grade and Peter Kime 3rd in B Grade. Congratulations to all!!!!!

Talking of the Bill Medley Shield, next game is at Port Macquarie on Monday 10th August, at present I have 30 names on the sheet, nominations close on Tuesday 28th July, so if you want to play get your name down either on the sheet Tuesday or by emailing me. Please Book your own carts through the Pro Shop 65820784.

The Bus trip to Tuncurry is on Monday 3rd August, It is a 9:00am Shotgun start. There are 26 starters, I will send the names away this afternoon. There are 17 on the bus counting Alan Brooke the driver. The bus is leaving Emerald Downs at 6:30am, Blackbutt Rd 6:45am, Donut 7:00am Kew Pub 7:15am. It looks like a good day of golf. I will send an email to those on the Bus to confirm pick up points.

There are no more trips for a while, but we still have the deferred game at Harrington, I hope to negotiate a date for next Tuesday and of course Fredo on Wednesday  16th September for the Bill Medley Shield

Results of Thursday’s Vets 9 Hole Stableford, there were 40 players

 Winners: Lester Thurgate 23 points, Neil Jeffcott 22 points, Randal Langham 20 points c/b
NTP: Rod Allen 1.26m
Ball rundown to 18 c/b
20 points: Syd Stewart, Neil Hilder, David Cairns, David Robinson
19 points: Paul Stewart, Steve Taylor, Quenton Henry, Doug Curry, Allan Harris, Ray Radcliffe
18 points c/b: Rod Allen, Doug Connell, Charlie Langham

It is with regret I attach a letter from Lester Thurgate, Acting President, regarding the resignation of Bob Weston. As far as I am concerned Bob has always come to the party with requests from me on behalf of the Men’s Vets, thank you, Bob. Bob will be here for another couple of months before he departs for greener pastures.

That’s about it for this week

Good Golfing

Ross

Tuesday 21st July 2015, Single Stableford Wingham Visit

 

Wauchope Men’s Vets Golf Club

Tuesday 21^st July 2015, Single Stableford

Visit by Wingham to contest the Neil Grant Memorial Shield

145 players.

Wingham won the Neil Grant Memorial Shield for 2015.

Wingham had scored 374 points to Wauchope’s 319 points at Wingham on Wednesday 10^th June. Today Wingham scored 352 to Wauchope’s 393 points, the totals being Wingham 726 points, Wauchope 712 points.

Congratulations Wingham on a great effort!!!!

Thank you to the Country Club for sponsoring our Beer raffle, we were able to give away 24 six packs of Beer, Thank you.

A Grade Winners : Allan Lynch  (13) 41 points c/b, Paul Griffin (13) 41points,  

                                John Singleton (13)  40 points

 

B Grade Winners : Ian Hackney (21) 40 points,Stephen Seymour (W)(23) 39 Points,

                                John Strybis (W)(22) 38 points c/b

 

C Grade Winners  : Max Gatenby   (36)  40 points,  Ron Dixon (28)  39 points,

                                  Stephen Gallagher  (25) 38 points c/b nett c/b

A Grade Ball Rundown to 35 points:

38 points: Adrian Yeo (W)

37 points: Kerry Galloway, Richard Pierce, Warren Andrews, Peter Mansfield,  
                 David Pettit
36 points: Bob Dark, Ian Lavender, Ken Gallie, Geoff Hosking, Bob Baker
35 points: Dennis Hughes, John Gardner, Garry Slattery, Neil Hilder,
                 David Cairns

B Grade Ball Rundown to 33 points:

38 points: Ken Lane, Peter Abell

37 points: Rob Cannon
36 points: Michael Kirwan
35 points: David Homewood (W)
34 points: Alwyn Elith (W), Peter Kime, Al Muller
33 points: Ralph Newall, Graeme Mclaughlan, Geoff Kennedy, Bill Studeman,  
                Terry Seach, David Bowen

C Grade Ball Rundown to 33points c/b:

38 points: Glenroy Smith

37 points: Bruce Armstrong (W)
36 points: Don Brennan
35 points: Arthur Hoare, Barry Sligar
34 points: Geoff Todd, Vic Riley, Russell Spooner, Justin Newberry,
                 David Hobday
33 points c/b: Ron Johnston, Rex Burrell (W)
 

Nearest to the pin winners:

4th hole, A Grade,Peter Mansfield (1.9m),  B Grade, Al Muller (3.52m),

               C Grade, Steve Gallagher (6.0m).

18th hole, A Grade, Richard Pierce (0.2m), B Grade, Dennis Morton (5.00m),

                 C Grade, Warwick Hain (0.72m)
  

Next week’s event, Tuesday 28th July 2015  The event is a Single Stableford,.

8:30am Shotgun Start. Harrington Vets are visiting Wauchope for the Harri-Hope Shield

Wauchope Men's Vets weekly update 19.07

Wauchope Men’s Veteran Golfers

 

 

Next Tuesday 21st July is a Single Stableford, 8:30am Shotgun start, Wingham Vets are visiting for the Neil Grant Memorial Shield which will be presented to the winning team. It is based on the top 10 scores from each team, at present Wingham lead with 374 points, Wauchope 319 points. We have to make up 56 points to beat Wingham, that is 5.6 shots per player in the top 10.

Looking at the start sheet for Tuesday 21st there are 2 spots available, so get in early. Tea and coffee will be available before we start so be early and book in so we don’t crowd the Pro Shop too much.

Good luck, Wauchope.

On Friday 24th July the Bill Medley Shield event will be held at Kempsey, at present we have 21 players going up. I have a vacancy in a Hire Cart with Bruce Amey, I would like to fill that vacancy, so if you have nothing to do next Friday email me quickly and you can share that cart. The spot has become available because John Brent is not well at this time and is unable to play.

Tuesday 28th July is again a shotgun start with Harrington Vets visiting us on that occasion. There are about 7 vacancies on the Start sheet for that game now Harrington names have been added. This visit is the 1st leg of the Harri-hope Shield, this game being postponed from February this year, the return visit to Harrington has also been postponed all because of the weather, so hopefully we will get a start this time.

Monday 3rd August is the Bus trip to Tuncurry, we have about 25 starters, there is a 22 seater bus, there are still vacancies on the bus as about 7 people are travelling by car. Tuncurry sent me an email saying they have purchased a Shield to be contested each year with Wauchope. It is call the Curry-Hope Shield, it is yet to be determined if the results from Tuncurry visit on Friday 20th March will contribute to this. The sheet will be available on Tuesday, then the names will have to be submitted.

Port Macquarie Bill Medley is Monday 3rd August, we really need a strong team for this visit, there are only 14 names down at present, It is a 9:00am Shotgun start, Cost is $20 including gourmet hamburger or sandwich. Nominations will close on 28th July. Sheet will be on the front table on Tuesday.

A couple of things we noted last week, there were 12 people dropped out of the field after 7:00am on Tuesday. In stroke events if you fail to score on one hole, unless you are ill or injured, keep playing and scoring and submit that card to Dennis who will give you a score for that hole so it can be handicapped. If you pull out for any reason, sign and leave your card on the Vets table, write on your card the reason you have pulled out, otherwise your handicap history on Golflink has a Black mark against it, if you have 4 black marks your handicap is suspended. When paying your entry fees at the Pro Shop it seems everybody is getting  a $50 note from under the bed that day, if possible present a $20, you would realise it doesn’t take long for all the change to be used. I will have something to say about slow play next week, in the meantime just keep up with the group in front and there will not be a problem, except of course if that group is slow.

Results from Thursday 16th July 9 Hole Vets Stableford

There 37 players.
Winners: Syd Stewart 23 points, David Martin 21 points, Doug Connell 20 points
NTP: Ian Lavender 1.26m
Balls to 17 c/b
19 points: Bob Baker, Norm Marchant, Charlie Langham
18 points: Ray Knapp, Dennis Hughes, Colin Hassal, David Robinson, Lester Thurgate
17 points: Randal Langham, Alan Brooke, Neil Jeffcott

That’s about it for this week!

Good golfing

 

Ross

Tuesday 14th July 2015, Single Stroke

 

Wauchope Men’s Vets Golf Club

Tuesday 14^th July 2015, Single Stroke

Bi-Monthly Medal, Putting Competition

120 players

 

A Grade Winners: John Singleton (14) 67 nett, Warren Andrews (13) 68 net c/b, 

                                Lindsay Baker (12)  68 nett

B Grade Winners : Tony Ward (22) 64 nett, Graeme McLaughlin (21) 65 nett c/b

                                 Ralph Lindeman (24) 65 nett

 C Grade Winners  : Doug Connell  (30)  61 nett,  Don Brennan (29)  66 nett,

                                  Warren Leece  (28) 67 nett c/b

 

Putting Competition sponsored by Al Muller and Bill Wagner was won by Tony Ward with 25 putts

 

A Grade Ball Rundown to 73 c/b:

69 nett: Neil Hilder, Bob Baker,Darryl Morrow
70 nett: Paul Griffin, Kelvin Kelly, Robert Dark
71 nett: Neil Jeffcott, Allan Lynch, Ian Bain
72 nett: Bob Maggs, Richard Pierce
73 nett c/b: Geoff Hosking

B Grade Ball Rundown to 74 c/b:

69 nett: Michael Kirwan
70 nett: Rob Cannon, Ken Griffin,
71 nett: Julius Delicastelli
72 nett: Doug Curry, Jon Ward, Peter Abell, John Schubert, Paul Walsh
73 nett: Phil Raraty
74 nett c/b: Ross Bird

C Grade Ball Rundown to 73 c/b:

67 nett: Graham Ferguson
68 nett: Allan Harris
69 nett: Fred Ertl
70 nett: Charles Langham, Glenroy Smith
71 nett: Norm Smith, Keith Dickinson
72 nett: Shane Bentley
73 nett c/b: Arthur Hoare
 

Nearest to the pin winners:

4th hole, A Grade, Ian Bain (1.9m),  B Grade, Paul Walsh (5.2m),

               C Grade, Barry Sligar (5.8m).

18th hole, A Grade, Norm Marchant (2.1m), B Grade, Ken Lane (4.21m),

                 C Grade, Warren Leece (2.2m)
 

Next week’s event, Tuesday 21st July 2015  The event is a Single Stableford,.

8:30am Shotgun Start. Wingham Vets are visiting Wauchope for the Neil Grant Memorial Shield

Wauchope Men's Vets weekly update 12.07

Wauchope Men’s Veteran Golfers

 

Next Tuesday 14th July is Single Stroke Bi-Monthly Medal, inconjunction with this event is the Putting Competition sponsored by Al Muller and Bill Wagner, thank you, Al and Bill. It is the 6th Round of the Eclectic which is sponsored by Dennis Hughes and John Uncle, thank you Dennis and John. The field has  6  vacancies at present, so if you want a game get in early.

 

Tuesday 21st July is the 8:30am Shotgun Start for the Wingham Visit. This is the 2nd leg of the Neil Grant Memorial Shield, Wingham are leading us at the moment, but we hope we are able to catch them on  the 21st and win the inaugural Shield. The scoring is based on the top 10 scores from each Club, at present the scores are Wingham 374  points, Wauchope 319  points. Wingham have 23 players coming up at this stage.

 

The following Tuesday 28th July will be another 8:30am Shotgun Start, when Harrington Vets visit us to contest the 1st leg of the Harri-Hope Shield. You will see about 25 spots blocked off the timesheet when booking ahead on Tuesday, they are for Harrington players.

 

Also on the horizon is Wauchope Trips away, firstly the Bill Medley Shield at Kempsey on Friday 24th July, I have submitted 21 players for that event. It is a 9:00am shotgun Start. The Bill Medley Results stand at Frederickton lead with 693 points, Wauchope, with 688 points, tie with Port Macquarie with 688 points, Kew with 676 points, South West Rocks with 656 points, Kempsey with 609 points, Crescent Head with 553 points. You can see by those scores it is important we field a strong team, I will leave the selection to Dennis Hughes. (Best of luck Dennis!!)

The other away trip is to Tuncurry Golf Club on Monday 3rd August this is a 9:00am Shotgun Start, we are taking a 22 seater bus down, there are 25 names on the sheet, some are travelling by car, I need to clarify a few peoples travel mode. This is always a good day, bring your straight game with you, although I believe they have cleaned some of the scrub out.

 

Ron Dixon is still at it, he was Runner-up in the C Grade Monthly Medal on Saturday 4th July, also Runner-up on Tuesday 3 Clubs + putter Competition with 38 points and he also turned 94 on Thursday, Happy 94th Birthday, Ron, we wish you all the best. He also had a photo in the Port News on Friday.

I still have a number of 2015-2016 Memberships cards to give to Financial Members, and to Unfinancial members after they part with $5.

 

Thursday 9th July, Vets 9 Hole Stableford Results, there were 40 players

Winners: John Singleton 23 points, Bob Baker 22 points, Roy Stokes 21 points c/b.

NTP Winner: Russell Harris 3.9m

Ball Rundown to 18 points

21 Points: Russell Harris
20 points: Neil Jeffcott, Randal Langham, Doug Connell, Rob Fuller
19 points: Paul Stewart, Steve Bryson, Peter Maher, Charlie Langham, Syd Stewart
18 points: Colin Hassall, Neil Hilder, David Martin

That’s about it for this week.

Good Golfing

Ross