Jonathan was lucky enough (or unlucky if you ask some) to play with Peps who by his own admission has not been playing that great of late. He managed to turn back the clock and following some banter with CJ during the week, handed in a card with just 2 over par to win easily for the day with 41 points. This included a double bogey on the 17th! Many were calling for a review of his handicap before next weeks punters club trip after his performance, Peps stated that the HC’s were all sorted but we will let the master of ceremonies dictate terms for that.
Bill was also back to some fine form and after miss-counting his points and slotted into second place with 38 points. Brendon also beat his handicap with a consistent and solid round for 3rd place and ended up with 37 points. This included a pitch from about 30m on the 16th which skidded along the green at high speed and crashed into the pin and the cup for a birdie, one of 11 scored for the day.
After the round Steve’s playing companions were saying that he has a couple of new nicknames, Mr Grumbles AKA new Trevor! Nonetheless after not being too impressed with many shots his round was good enough for 4th place and 36 points. Rounding out the place getters was Blighty who had jotted down the wrong handicap and gained an extra point for his troubles. The assistant handicapper decided to take the lenient approach and not disqualify Andrew for his mistake.
Unlucky to SOS, CJ and Matty who missed out based on the adjustments, guess that’s karma for Matty after reading out and making fun of last place getters for the day during the results announcements :D.
Speaking of announcements on the day, Matty was full of praise for Peps who hit a magnificent shot on the 7th which hit the flag and ended up only a couple of metres away from the hole. SOS was about to hand over the ball for nearest the Pin, but it was then advised that 3rd Andrew (Noble) easily beat Peps to get closer and win the ball and also made the birdie. It was almost a carbon copy on the 18th for the second ball hole as Peps had his name on the marker but it required a measure to verify that Andrew N only just missed out on beating Peps again.
The pro pin was on the 12th hole and there was some confusion as the marker was placed by an earlier group on the green, but there was no name on the card and the marker was more than 5m away. from the pin. CJ was last man standing and apparently his tee shot wast close enough by the narrowest of margins to win the cash (4.9m hmmm).
Jake was a man on a mission, a mission to take out new members James and Andrew that is. On the 14th calls for fore were heard from the tee and Jake’s tee shot landed on the green only a metre or so from Andrew. Next up on the 15th hole Jake’s tee shot flew wide and only just sailed over James’s head. There was a moment where fore calls were heard coming from all around the course within a 30 second spell.
Shout out to Josh who celebrates a birthday during the week. He commented that he will probably give golf a miss next week due to repercussions from his celebrations. As there will be a few away next week for the punters trip, the competition is still on at Ivanhoe for those who can make it.
Results for Saturday, 28 Jan 2023
1st Andrew Petricola (41) 2nd Bill Eastoe (38) 3rd Brendon Mitchell (37) 4th Steven Gervasoni (36) 5th Andrew Blight (35)
Seniors Results: 1st Bill Eastoe (38) 2nd Steven Gervasoni (36) 3rd Andrew Blight (35)
Nearest the Pin Results: ProPin – 12th Chris Priems BallPin No 1 – 7th Andrew Noble BallPin No 2 – 18th Andrew Petricola