Another month. Another Medal. Another Recipient.
March put on a lovely day for our stroke round medal, and what a difference a month can make. Only one member was able to shoot par or better for the February medal, with 11 managing the task this month. 67 net was enough for top points not so long ago, with 68 not even good enough for 5th in March(5 cards of 68 submitted)!
Fantastic breakthrough win this season for David Howard, whose injury troubles must have given thought of retirement. David showed the field the way to scoring low. Yes, you need a few birdies, but more importantly limit the damage. His round of 78(net 62) consisted of two birdies, and nothing worse than a double! Consistency gives results. Surely the senior members are hoping the next few years take their toll on this up and coming competitor.
With 11 players submitting cards of par or better, you would expect a few stories of talent, and achievement. Stefan Belevski continues up the club champ leaderboard with another great round of 73 for net 64, including 5 birdies. This gopher will be hard to beat if he can put all 18 holes together. After earning his first points for the season last round of February Ben Akdag has become hungry for more, by placing third with a very respectable 65 net. Well done Ben, and thanks for the head start. But, the real story of what could have been belongs to Oliver Gross. With a competitive 41 front nine, his 35 back including an eagle(to a foot on 17), a birdie, and a snowman(8). This places Oliver right up on the list of a very exciting first year seniors competition.
To demonstrate the culture encouraged at Ivanhoe Golf Club this photo right has been posted, because a great drive should be rewarded. Unfortunately for this players ball, the next stroke was deemed OOB right on the 8th by his group. Perhaps he should have joined the group two back, who kindly found, picked up, then returned the aforementioned lost ball.
Results for March 5th Monthly Medal
1stD.Howard(62) 2ndS.Belevski(64) 3rdB.Akdag(65) 4thO.Gross 5thM.Mann(67), M.Fleming(67)