Venue: Bonalba
Golf & Spa, 6 May 2015
Today we had 29 members competing for the May
Medal. Members who have been away for a
while and have returned recently, remarked on the excellent condition of the course
and the greens. So with that and the very pleasant temperatures, maybe we could
have expected someone coming in with under par. Maybe someone with a higher
handicap could have taken advantage of these favourable conditions. However, it was the day of the low
handicappers. Well done to all the
winners! And a special mention to Dennis Pyman, who had an eagle on hole 5!
In previous years, the winner of the medal would not
receive a prize on the day as the Medal presentation was at the end of the
year. Following on from last year, our new sponsor for a prize on the day is
Michael Davison and his wife Heather. Thank
you for that, Michael and Heather. Richard had a big smile on his face when we
received his bottle of Limoncella.
After golf, we had our Medal Lunch at the Bonalba Restaurant. Our Captain had arranged for a tapas style
meal rather than the usual Menu del Día. It was a welcome change and we
thoroughly enjoyed a good variety of dishes.
There were two special prizes for longest drives and
the winners were:
Hcp up to 20 - Richard Davis
Hcp 21+ -
Gordon Burton
Nearest the pins:
Hole 4 Stan TarabulaHole 8 Stan Tarabula
Hole 11 Richard Davis
Hole 14 Jan Boultbee
There were two 2’s today, from Stan Tarabula, who had
the run of the short par 3’s today, and Richard Davis, both on hole 8. They
receive the customary golf ball.
The main competition results were:
5th place with a net 75 off 15 hcp, Helmut
Treiber4th place with a net 74 off 18 hcp, James Burnet
3rd place with a net 74 off 11 hcp, John Garnett
2nd place with a net 73 off 6 hcp, Dennis Pyman
1st place with net 72 off 9 hcp, Richard Davis
