The big day was finally here, and given the festivities that were scheduled for the afternoon numbers were a little down on normal. Even though the Tigs won as underdogs in the footy, no such upset at the mighty Ivanhoe as Michael continued his blistering form to come out trumps.
Not only did he win with a very impressive score of +5 but he carded a very even score of 1 under both front and back nine par’s with a 66 off the stick! Enjoy playing off 1 next week Michael. He now has a commanding lead in the club championship with a lead of 36 points over noods and 6 wins for the year.
Another young bloke who is in good touch is Matt Nicholls who again put in a very solid round and ended up on +4 for the day. Another slashing to the handicap may halt his progress but on current form the sky is the limit. Not to be outdone was Dennis W who also tied for second place (no grand final heroics for the doggies this year bud).
Course conditions must have suited the old fossils in the group as Targe, Bill and Blighty rounded out the points positions after playing just over and under their respective handicaps.
The nearest the ball competition was on the 12th hole and Matt struck a lucky one to come home with the prize. There must have been something in the air around the 15th as the pro pin was up for grabs and the pressure was too much for some as 3 out of the 4 players in the last group (Dennis, Targe, Andrew and Ryan) put their balls out of bounds with their tee shot. The end result for the money was not surprising at all as Michael put one close to take home the cash. When was the last time he did not win one of the par 3 prizes some might ask?
The 18th was again a jackpot with a top tier and tricky pin position. With only 11 members played, we carded 13 birdies in total. 5 of them were from Michael however how obviously was hitting them close from everywhere.
Results for Saturday, 30 September 2017
1st Michael Gourlay(+5) 2nd Matt Nicholls(+4) 2nd Dennis Ward(+4) 3rd Targe Mifsud(+2) 4th Bill Eastoe(-1) 5th Andrew Blight(-2)
Seniors Results: 1st Dennis Ward (+4) 2nd Targe Mifsud (+2) 3rd Bill Eastoe (-1)
Nearest the Pin Results: ProPin No 1 15th Michael Gourlay ProPin No 2 18th Jackpot BallPin 12th Matt Nicholls