{"id":4094,"date":"2018-08-04T18:08:41","date_gmt":"2018-08-04T08:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ivanhoegc.org\/?p=4094"},"modified":"2018-08-04T18:08:41","modified_gmt":"2018-08-04T08:08:41","slug":"the-beast-was-about-for-the-august-monthly-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ivanhoegc.org\/?p=4094","title":{"rendered":"The Beast was about for the August Monthly Medal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There’s nothing like the prospect of winning a Medal to bring out the animal in a person.\u00a0 And there were twenty-two animals competing for the August Medal today.\u00a0 The rain in the previous day had only a minor effect on the course except for the 14th tee that was rather squishy underfoot and had one member muttering about ‘casual water’.\u00a0 Maybe there was a particularly heavy shower went through that neck of the woods.\u00a0 Our newest member Peter was inspired to bring his friend, Daniel O’Rourke, along today to introduce him to the joys of Ivanhoe and the good company that our little Club offers.\u00a0 So, a big welcome to Daniel and we hope to see more of you in the near future.<\/p>\n

Bill started off his round at a fairly leisurely pace and by the end of the first nine he had used up precisely half (or thereabouts) of his handicap strokes.\u00a0 Not sure who issued the challenge but an impromptu ‘match’ was agreed with Porks for the back nine with a beer on the result.\u00a0 The thought of a beer obviously inspired the Beast and he proceeded to demolish the back nine coming home one under par for the nine and busting his handicap by six with a nett score of 62.\u00a0 When his tee shot from the 17th disappeared over the trees, Bill took the precaution of playing a provisional but, as it turned out, the ball was safely on the green and he two putted for the birdie.\u00a0 On the 18th, his drive hit the pin and dropped to the green 1.21m from the hole for another easy birdie and a jackpot pool for the ProPin.\u00a0 The two birdies were a significant contribution to the tally of seven for the day.<\/p>\n

Joe also contributed to the tally of birdies today on the 11th hole.\u00a0 Now, you might very well ask what is so special about that.\u00a0 Well, as you know, Joe is capable of hitting a monster drive.\u00a0 Which he did.\u00a0 He then made a monster duff sending the ball not very far at all.\u00a0 He then followed up with a chip into the hole for his birdie and helped himself along the way to a nett 66 which held the Clubhouse lead for some considerable time.<\/p>\n

Gordon reckons he is ‘back’.\u00a0 And just to prove it, today his card had only one blemish.\u00a0 He had a three on the 15th.\u00a0 Every other score was either a four or a five.\u00a0 Jason was another who used up half his handicap on the front nine.\u00a0 He didn’t quite emulate Bill on the back and he did get a bit cranky about some errant shots that cost dearly on the score-line.\u00a0 But he did manage to come in just under his handicap to join Gordon on 67.<\/p>\n

Noodles was a bit disappointed with his first four holes and his last four holes so he obviously played well on the other ten.\u00a0 Simon can’t get over the fact that Noodles has never played the 14th from the 14th fairway (or not very often anyway).\u00a0 Si also can’t get over the fact that Trev gets more than 20 more strokes that he does and beat him out of a point in the Seniors.\u00a0 But, hey, that’s what handicaps are for.\u00a0 Plus, you have to consider that Trev’s score included an airie on the tee at the 15th.\u00a0 At least Trev won’t get any more handicap back, this week at least, with a square card of 68 nett.\u00a0 Pepsi was obviously a little wrung out by his performance over the previous two weeks and could only manage a 75 off the stick for a balance of 71 for the last Championship point on offer.<\/p>\n

The BallPin on the 12th created a bit of interest and a couple of people hurt when the green slope (and possibly the wind) helped to bring their ball almost back off the green.\u00a0 In the end it was Chrispy who collected the pill which might very well have been the highlight of his day.\u00a0 The ProPin on the 15th managed to avoid being challenged and so there will be a jackpot pool available for next week.<\/p>\n

The Golf Gods were obviously having a ball on the second today with the tee back on the tank bank for the ‘black’ course.\u00a0 In some ways, it might be a shorter list to name those that didn’t have one.\u00a0 But, here goes.\u00a0 In the front group, there were no less than three with RodG, Ben and Trev succeeding in not getting past the red markers.\u00a0 Pepsi was the fourth member of the group and as he had to nick off early, the three miscreants declared all quits and no super funds were damaged as a result.\u00a0 Chris is one who normally takes on the trees on the left with his ‘power fade’ and whether that brought him unstuck is a bit unclear but the scorecard told the tale and the ‘fat lady’ sang.\u00a0 The words Brendon and draughtie are not often seen in close proximity but they were today, also on the second.<\/p>\n

There was one other reported and that was down to Peter on the 12th.\u00a0 And it raised a ‘technical’ question.\u00a0 The first shot finished inside the hazard and was deemed to be ‘playable’\u00a0 The second shot, didn’t quite come off and the ball popped out still short of the red markers.\u00a0 The question was – does that count as a ‘double draughtie’.\u00a0 Not something that is covered in the Rules of Golf, unfortunately, but perhaps a draughtie can only originate from a tee shot would be a reasonable interpretation.<\/p>\n

Michael put himself among the trees on the left of the 10th and had a view of the green that afforded a glimpse of the flag and not much more.\u00a0 He pulled out his trusty one iron (and everybody knows not even God, or is that Gord, can hit a one iron) and proceeded to thread it between the trees.\u00a0 The gap was so narrow, he reckons the ball took bark off both trees on the way through.\u00a0 And the ball finished on the green and not too far away from the pin. And, wouldn’t you know it, nobody in the group saw the shot.<\/p>\n

Keith was back with us today after a bit of a break and he started early with the excuses claiming not to have swung a club for months.\u00a0 He then proceeded to direct them long and straight down the middle (for the most part).<\/p>\n

Simon has been carrying on all week about the new putter that he had ordered with the reactive face and the ‘special’ grip.\u00a0 The new artillery arrived and he ‘blooded’ it today and was heard to say that – first five holes, one putt.\u00a0 What he didn’t explain was that it was one putt per hole.\u00a0 Which is still pretty impressive though he did miss out on getting any points in the Seniors.\u00a0 Or has that already been said?<\/p>\n

Targe seems to be getting along well on his road to recovery and he has been well pleased with the regular visits from Club members.\u00a0 He will be going ‘home’ later in the week so if you want to catch up while he is still ‘captive’ the next few days will have to be it.\u00a0 Also, give a thought to Allan, who suffered a bit of a mishap in a bunker during the week (pretty sure he wasn’t driving Thunderbird at the time) and has hurt his back and will be on crutches for a while and we won’t be seeing him and Thunderbird around the course for a little while.\u00a0 And, while on the injury list, Mal had a mishap a little while back and suffered a severely lacerated hand requiring significant stitching as well as damage to his shoulder, ribs and leg.\u00a0 So, a big get well and see you back soon to all on the injury list.<\/p>\n

Oops, the Birthday Birdie almost forgot that Harry will get one step closer to playing his age this week though he is beginning to think that he will have to live a very long time to do so.<\/p>\n

Results for Saturday, 04 August 2018<\/b>
\n1st<\/b> Bill Eastoe(62) 2nd<\/b> Joe Wagenecht(66) 3rd<\/b> Gordon Hill(67) 3rd<\/b> Jason Hopkins(67) 4th<\/b> Stephen Butterfield(68) 4th<\/b> Trevor Jackson(68) 5th<\/b> Andrew Petricola(71)<\/p>\n

Seniors Results: 1st<\/b> Bill Eastoe (62) 2nd<\/b> Gordon Hill (67) 3rd<\/b> Trevor Jackson (68)<\/p>\n

Nearest the Pin Results: ProPin No 1 15th<\/b> Jackpot ProPin No 2 18th<\/b> Bill Eastoe BallPin 12th<\/b> Chris Priems<\/p>\n

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