It’s been a great week this week.

2 Holes in one, Ferg Hazlett on Wednesday on Number 15 followed by Richard Porter on the same hole on Saturday. Congratulations to both players.

Travis Cook has represented us in the Aorangi Freyberg Masters team in Motueka having some good wins. Aorangi finished 9th out of 15 teams from across NZ.  Well done Travis. 

With the end of year rapidly approaching could all players with Trophies at home please return them.

Pennant teams for next year. Anyone wishing to play pennants next year please contact myself or Steve Compton. We will have a list at club. As entries go in early we need to know who wants to play. It has been disappointing this year with players committing to teams & then lacking players to fill the teams. 

Singles knockout & fourball matchs are up to date with just finals to be played. These need to be completed before closing day on 9th December.

The pro Shop will be running a competition this Friday. Contact Pro Shop for details.

Thanks

Dave McEwing

LADIES SECTION

A quick reminder that it is Closing Day this Saturday for the 9 and 18 holers

9 holers to tee off after the field goes through (about 2/2:30pm, or you are welcome to play 18 with the rest of the field

Lynda

Another reminder that the AGm is on Tuesday 6th December, and that there will be roles to be filled on the Committee

 

If you are keen to affect how the Club is run, dor you want to help out, then please speak to an existing Committee Member for more information

 

Our Pro, Peter is running a Stableford Tournament this coming Friday at our course

 

$10 entry, open to Menm, Ladies and 9 hole members teeing off between 9:30am and 12:30am

 

Please contact Peter Hayes on 027 436 2919 for details

Firstly, massive congratuilations to the two Aces this week, both on the 15th hole, and both negating the need for any disputes about who was nearest the pin (luckily they were on separate days)

 

I've talked about the odds before, and suffice to say it is highly unlikely getting one hole in one,, the odds are astronomical for two in the same week

 

 

I have to admit to suffering a bit from a lack of inspiration this week: I could go on about our VP's wonderful tee shot on the 4th, the one that ended up 6 feet from the hole and was then instantly put in the shade by Doop putting his shot 2 feet closer.  Neither an Ace though.

 

I could mention that I have finally found out why Don wears that thing on his arm, as I have now joined him - a diagnosis of Tennis Elbow from the Physio, who informed me that I must have changed something in my swing to cause it - I happened to mention that I had been turning the club over recently and drawing the ball.  Very kindly she assumed that I was doing it on purpose, the various balls that have gone out of bounds on the 11th testify to the fact that that is not the case.  The measured response to this was "Stop being crap then"

 

If only it was that easy

 

On a domestic note, I could mention that our washing machine had a fit on the weekend and began sending plumes of white smoke out, meaning that our Suinday afternoon was spent running around town looking for a replacement.  We found one, but while I can understand that it would be hard to get excited or enthusiastic about selling a domestic appliance, some semblence of a pulse while dealing with members of the public is surely not too much to ask? 

Of the two places we enquired at, neither of the so-called "Sales Assistants" were inclined to 'assist' with anything, let alone a sale.  Normally you can put this down to a lack of pride or care from the younger generation, the "I want it Yesterday Generation" as I have started to call them; but both of the ones we saw were of a more, mature vintage, and I have to wonder why they had bothered showing up at all.

 

The lights were on (dimly), but no-one was home.

 

Anyway, the replacement is in and the Everest competing mountain my kids seem to generate on a daily basis will be dealt with once we have found some oxygen to combat the altitude sickness.

 

Stay safe, play well and I'll hopefully see you out there soon

 

Steve