{"id":2443,"date":"2014-06-07T17:00:07","date_gmt":"2014-06-07T07:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ivanhoegc.wordpress.com\/?p=2443"},"modified":"2014-06-07T17:00:07","modified_gmt":"2014-06-07T07:00:07","slug":"results-for-june-monthly-medal-07-june-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ivanhoegc.org\/?p=2443","title":{"rendered":"Results for June Monthly Medal – 07 June 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Damo<\/a>
Who said I needed that extra stroke?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Must have been the long weekend.\u00a0 It started off looking as if there was a chance for everybody to get points again then all of a sudden there were at least four extra players and another group as the stragglers strolled in after the first (and almost the second) group had teed off.\u00a0 Fortunately, the Tee Marshalls had handed the reins over to somebody else and so they were not the ones teed off.\u00a0 So it was that we ended up with eighteen members and two guests out trying their chances with the vagaries of a pretty damp Ivanhoe Public Golf Course.\u00a0 Damp enough for the management to declare preferred lies but not damp enough to take a little pity and put the tee markers forward a bit although they are required to keep the length of the course within limits.<\/p>\n

Damo started the day bragging that the weeks of being nice and smiling at Harry had paid off and he had got one of his precious strokes back.\u00a0 So, what does he do but go out and take advantage of the conditions to take the back nine apart with one under and do more than enough to beat the Beast in a count-back.\u00a0 So, it is back to 5 for Damo but despite that he is making his way up through the Points table and is neck-and-necking it with Bill in the chase after Ed.\u00a0 They are hoping that the pigeon season lasts for quite a while yet.<\/p>\n

In the process of demolishing the back nine Damo also broke Mehm’s heart in their matchplay round and romped home 5 and 3.\u00a0 Mehm was so broken by Damo’s birdie on the 15th that he ended up reporting that he had nine (yes nine) putts to finish the hole.\u00a0 If that isn’t some sort of a record, it’s hard to say what would be.<\/p>\n

Now, a man who has been AWOL a bit over the last little while but now seems to have his leave passes in order also might be making something of a show of form.\u00a0 He certainly came to play on the back nine and if he had got his MoJo back a little earlier he could easily have taken the main prize.\u00a0 This is of course Mo(styn) not Mo(sabih) who came in with a nett 67 but with nine strokes difference between the front and back nines.<\/p>\n

One stroke further back was a trio of SOS, Noodles and Snags.\u00a0 Almost makes you hungry doesn’t it.\u00a0 Speaking of hungry, Snags and Chrispy were playing for a pie and sauce and you’d have sworn it was for a sheep-station.\u00a0 All sorts of one-upmanship and sledging from both sides but in the end Snags was victorious.\u00a0 He had to rush off after the game so has taken a rain-check on collecting his winnings.\u00a0 Something to look forward to in a couple of weeks time (for everybody).\u00a0 SOS wore a club shirt but it was one of the old black ones – probably reminds him of his new work uniform.<\/p>\n

The other protagonist in the Great Pie Challenge came in next just the one stroke further back with a sixty-nine – Chrispy’s favourite number by all accounts.\u00a0 And last on the podium, but by no means least were Oliver and Harry who netted 70 apiece.<\/p>\n

Birdies were a little thin on the ground for the numbers playing with a total of eight in all.\u00a0 Damo got the Nearest the Pin for a ball on the 12th but didn’t get the bird and Gordon made up for a pretty average (for him) round by picking up the ProPin on the 18th.\u00a0 The improvements in the Eclectic table were also fairly thin on the ground with only three people registering fewer strokes so most movements were down to handicap changes.\u00a0 Still, we are only about half way through the year so plenty of time yet for the handicap to go out or the birdies to accumulate.<\/p>\n

The June Bonus Trophy acquired a couple of new contenders today which makes the leader board appear a little odd but things will sort themselves out as the weeks go by.\u00a0 Check out the status on the web-site under the Competition menu.\u00a0 And if you fancy your chances of putting together three good ones in a row (or feel like making a donation to the Club) you can still register on Saturday by paying the sub before you tee off.\u00a0 After that, the field stands.<\/p>\n

The wet conditions seem to have interfered with the mowing program on the course and some balls were hard to find or maybe they had plugged.\u00a0 With the preferred lie rule in place there should have been no excuse for not checking the identity of the ball that was played but it seems that in at least one case with Ryan and SOS that there was even a double cross-over and it took some considerable time to ponder the rules that applied and the penalties incurred.\u00a0 The gap between groups that opened up made some wonder whether there had been some sort of medical emergency.<\/p>\n

Oliver was out before tee time practicing with his whiffle balls and was apparently shanking them consistently.\u00a0 Took him about six holes to throw off the trauma that the experience engendered.\u00a0 Targe left a few putts just a bit short and it was suggested that he needed more legs.\u00a0 Bob was noticed wearing an elbow brace.\u00a0 Not sure whether it was for tennis elbow or golfers elbow but hopefully it is nothing too serious.\u00a0 After the round, Brendon was away taking care of business when the staff delivered his very tasty looking bacon roll.\u00a0 If he hadn’t arrived back promptly, it could very easily have been auctioned off.\u00a0 Chrispy in particular seemed very keen – maybe it was the thought of Chrispy bacon.<\/p>\n

Andrew Hall joined us again and submitted his second card with a promise that he was going to try to get Dick motivated – that’s his brother Dick.\u00a0 Along for the first time today was Darren Ambridge who showed some serious potential with the card that he put in.\u00a0 Hopefully Darren hasn’t been too put off by the chiacking and will join us again in the future as well.\u00a0 A warm welcome both of you.<\/p>\n

Results for Saturday, 07 June 2014<\/b>
\n1st<\/b> Bill Eastoe(66) 1st<\/b> Damien Lee(66) 2nd<\/b> Mostyn Gregg(67) 3rd<\/b> Stephen Butterfield(68) 3rd<\/b> Craig Sharp(68) 3rd<\/b> Stephen O’Sullivan(68) 4th<\/b> Chris Priems(69) 5th<\/b> Harry Boughen(70) 5th<\/b> Oliver Gross(70)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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