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Things were really rolling on 12th July 2025.

A smile from Porks
I didn’t expect this!

It was a Beast of a day! Well, not really. It actually turned out quite pleasant in the end. However, we should keep our eye on the clocks rather than rely on how dark it looks from inside the Clubhouse. Our first group was rather late off the mark, and, although nothing was said (as far as is known at this stage), we really should be out there to play at the earliest reasonable opportunity. The rain continues to soften the course, but the grass has yet to get a grow-on. The greens were sanded during the week, and there were a couple of comments about playing ‘down the Peninsula’. But, it didn’t prevent some spectacular putts going down. One worthy of mention was from Pepsi on the 10th after duffing a chip just onto the edge of the green for three. With about twelve metres to go, he lined it up, gave it a good crack, and watched it nestle nicely into the hole for his par. On the other hand, CJ blamed the contrast between the greens at Ivanhoe and the Frog, for his ‘failures’ with the flat stick.

Asked during the round how he was going, the reply from Porks was, not so good. Which was probably fair enough, as he had used all of his handicap on the front nine. But, all he had to do was negotiate the back just one over the card to present with a winning score of 35 points. Craig jumped out of the blocks on the front, and carded four pars on his way to 19 at the turn. The back nine was not quite so kind, and he had to settle for second place, just one point behind. He wasn’t alone on the podium, and he was joined by Gordo, who got to the same total in the reverse order, making 19 points on the back. He might have had a share of top spot if he had not picked up on the 12th, only to realise that he still had a stroke in hand for a point. Raj, on the other hand, played a very even hand with seventeen on both halves. Pepsi was a bit of a surprise addition in this spot, with an ‘over-write’ on the front not being transferred to the bottom line and being used in the total. Tut, tut, Pepsi and his marker – you know who you are!

A little limp.
You’re supposed to duck!

This left CJ on his own in third place, which he managed, despite his ‘problems’ with the greens. He also did a forehead slap when the found out, after the round, that there were preferred lies in play. Early reports had it that Stan had scored a ‘birdie’, but it turned out to be a ‘duck’. Strictly, it’s a goose, but who’s counting. Anyway, the injured party was able to limp off, and didn’t require despatching with a seven iron, like an infamous ibis some years back. Dan was able to drag himself away from playing ‘It’s a Knockout’ to join us for a round, and, if it hadn’t been for a fair sprinkling of gashes and singletons, he could have finished much further up the order than fourth with his 32 points. Bob was really on a roll today. It started on the 13th, where he managed to drive his buggy into the gutter by the path up the hill and it rolled. Then, on the 14th tee, he walked into the chain between the posts, and went for a roll of his own. Then, on the 15th, trying to play a shot off a 60 degree slope, he overbalanced and narrowly avoided a more serious injury than the cuts and bruises that he sustained. Perhaps an unplayable might have been in order. Despite all this, he snared a share of fourth place as well. Marc and Whitey rounded out the points getters, only four points behind the winner. While we are on a roll, Whitey did admit to giving his putter a ‘roll’ today to get himself out of some tight spots. Nothing from the tee, apparently.

There are often jests made about the lead group not putting the nearest-the-pin markers on the correct hole if they do not get onto the correct green themselves. CJ was in charge today, and he had made both Beast and Dan repeat after me – put the markers out on the 4th and the 12th. Both CJ and Dan got onto the 12th, and, allegedly within five metres with Dan, allegedly, closer, and they both didn’t twig that the marker should go out. So, the ProPin eventually went out on the 15th, and Gordo was more than happy to give himself the dosh, for his shot to 1.85m. The first BallPin, correctly, went out on the 4th, and will be Jackpotted to next week after the far back tee placement proved a bridge too far for everybody. On the 18th, Pepsi was the only one to get his name on the chit with a shot just under 13m away from the pin.

We could only manage six birdies today from a field of 15 players. One of these was down to Harry on the 16th, lying about 30m out for two, the pitch was right on line, the ball settled into a roll, and continued until it disappeared ever so gently from sight into the hole. Never looked like missing, said Bob. The four points helped him to make close to half his total points over the last four or five holes of the round. So, definitely a highlight. SteveG did not join us today, so maybe he was saving himself to celebrate a birthday that is coming up, which gets him a visit from the Birthday Birdie. JQ started out with a pretty reasonable front nine, and, for one hole, that looked like continuing on the back. It is unclear what happened, but perhaps his ‘luck’ on the 16th can give an idea. The tee shot finished towards the 14th green. The second was absolutely ‘creamed’ and was going like a rocket. Except, that it found a small tree in its path, around which the ball rattled about four times before being ejected back over his head, to finish further from the green than he started. Some days are diamonds, some days are tish!

Results for Saturday, 12 Jul 2025
1st Ryan Porker (35) 2nd Craig Cameron (34) 2nd Gordon Hill (34) 2nd Rajesh Mahto (34) 2nd Andrew Petricola (34) 3rd Chris Priems (33) 4th Stan Blackshaw (32) 4th Dan Marie (32) 4th Bob McDonald (32) 5th Marc Phillips (31) 5th Rodney White (31)

Seniors Results: 1st Craig Cameron (34) 1st Gordon Hill (34) 2nd Chris Priems (33) 3rd Stan Blackshaw (32) 3rd Bob McDonald (32)

Nearest the Pin Results: ProPin – 15th Gordon Hill BallPin No 1 – 4th Jackpot BallPin No 2 – 18th Andrew Petricola