Today’s event was the Annual
Presidents Competition, and following the atrocious weather conditions of
recent days understandably areas of the
course were rather wet despite the excellent efforts of ground staff who worked
tirelessly to ensure all mud was removed from the course. Following inspection
by our President Jeff Murten, who must have then had a word with the man
upstairs requesting a rain free day, he declared that the day’s event would be
played but modified, and take the form of a Stableford competition with
Trophies awarded for the first three places, all par three holes, and a special
prize for the closest to the line on the 18th hole. Everyone was on time and the
first of 32 players set of just before 9am. Even though buggies were only
allowed on paths everyone returned in good time. Before presenting trophies to
the lucky winners the President thanked all those who assisted him in ensuring
the day’s event went well, then read out a comical golf poem of several verses
which set the scene for the following presentation.
Heidi won the Guest prize sponsored
by our Competition secretary Angel.
Nearest the Pin on Hole 4 Pascale
Leroux: Hole 8 Tony Dewavrin: Hole 11 Santi Hung: Hole 14 Clive Dresner:
Best drive on hole 18 Our Captain
Graham Sutton.
Peter
Van Der Mee came home in 3rd
place, just behind Santi Hung in 2nd, but the overall winner of the President’s 2014 Trophy
was Michael Davison, all winners
received beautiful trophies presented by the President Jeff Murten with the
overall winner Michael having the additional honour of his name being added to
the President’s Trophy which is retained in the Trophy cabinet at Bonalba Golf.
