Tue

10am Ladies 9 Hole
Ladies 18 Hole

Wed

18 Holes Stableford – All welcome

Thurs

10am Ladies 9 Hole

Fri

PLEASE NOTE - THE KERR CUP IS BEING PLAYED TODAY

Mens’ and Womens’ 9 Hole TBC.
Stableford/Par/Medal, teeing off on 1^st or 10^th Holes

Sat

10am Ladies 9 Hole
18 Holes Competition – All Welcome

 

 

48 N Brown

53 L King
59 J Brown
60 V Parker, G Cowan

61 S Smith

64 H King
66 T Dovestone
74 S Thompson

 

62 S Reeves

63 S Harris

66 A Scott

67 G Gregor

69 A Pavletich

 

 

81 L Brown
88 B O'Connell (Gleniti)

91 M Hogan

104 R Carruthers, R Bleeker

108 C Rodden

109 W Smith

110 C Speirs

112 M Burnside

 

 

 

41 M Flynn

40 R Crossan
39 P Duffield, D Sparks
37 K Kerse, H King, M Corfield, M Hogan, P Collins
36 R Porter, N Jones, F Ng

 

 

4th Hole: Sid Keen, Brian Leonard

12th Hole: Mark Goodhew, Harvey King, Dave Switalla
15th Hole: Pat Collins

 

 

 

14 G Corfield

8 J Marett

7 T Moir

6 D Sparks, N Jones, D Perham, J Weir, G Phillips (Ben Ohau), M Sewell

5 B McCully, J Norton, R Walton

 

 

3rd Hole: Damien Rodgers

6th Hole: Tony Moir

12th Hole: Andy Lincoln, Murray Keen, Jeffrey Marett, Michael Oosthuizen

15th Hole: John Weir

And we're back.

 

Apparently the brief hiatus was not too detrimental as I failed to disgrace myself too badly in the Pennants game where the Redpath team (short a player) managed to win their match against Waimate

 

For the first time in a number of years, the match was played at Highfield, and it was the first time I had played the new layout and my over-riding sense of the course was that if you do ever decide to play in a big competition there, remember to take a hard hat - the layout seems to positively promote the necessity of shouting "fore"  on practically every hole - something I am sure the locals are fed up with.

 

It was good to see a few club shirts out there, and while I may personally dislike the colour and cut of the actual shirts, I have always been a believer that regardless of personal preferences, the whole point of a team shirt is that you all wear one and present yourself as being part of that team, regardless of how ridiculous (or not) you may look.  I know that some of the team outfits I have worn are utterly ridiculous, but nothing beats participating with a group of your mates all looking equally daft (especially if you win).

 

There have been many studies about the cut and colour of shirts over the years, I seem to remember rugby going through a phase where the shirts were designed to make it harder for the wearer to be tackled, although I also remember that didn't go too well.  Of course, colours and markings have been used throughout both our history to identify which team/side we are on (albeit one would have hoped that we had moved on from the need to spot an enemy because we are trying to do them in anymore, sadly not though), and this speaks to our tribal nature, to being part of a group that thinks along similar lines and agrees with our values and principles.  We see it with political parties and the colours they wear; brands togging up their staff in order for them to feel like colleagues/team mates (whichever is the de-riguer word of the moment - I remember one particular set of dungarees in a virulent shade of lime-green from a Saturday job in my youth); and so it goes on

 

The point is that most of us play golf to be with our mates, meet new friends and have a bit of a giggle - lord knows we don't play it for the quality of our golf - the opportunity to show up in the same kit and stick it to the local rivals is just an additional benefit

 

Stay safe, stay sane, and play well

 

Steve