21 Dec 2016

2016: Indiv. Stableford (21.12.)

Venue: Bonalba Golf & Spa, 21 December 2016

Torrential rain during the last few days had caused for the course to be closed. So we were happy to find that the course was open again for our Wednesday Society competition. However, it was still too wet for buggies to be allowed on the course and one or two members had to drop out which gave us an attendance of 26 members and 2 guests.
 
The format today was Individual Stableford.  In addition to the normal prizes, we were also competing for the Vice-Captain’s Monthly Prize.  This time he stipulated the best score of the six middle holes 7 to 12.  The scores for this turned out to be very close and the the winner could only be established after countback of two more holes.  Well done Ray!
 
Looking at the main competition, Roger came in with an excellent score of two under par.  Well played, Roger.  Did we hear you say that you were suffering aches and pains? Well, we are all aware of the saying “Beware the injured golfer”.  Nino seems to be in the prizes nearly every week.  Unusually, this time he had no nearest the pin but he did come second playing to his single-figure handicap.  The results of the third, fourth and fifth place were equal and had to be decided on count back of the back 9. Congratulations to all the winners!
Roger’s win awarded him 10 points in the Consistency Chart and placed him in 10th position and in contention for a prize. This means that he is now 1 point ahead of Stephen in 11th place.  At the top of the Chart, Nino is well placed for the outright win.   However, the last qualifying competition for this year is on 18 January, so there is still time to catch up!

 Summarising the results:
The guest prize was won by Keith, a good friend of John and Jan.

Nearest the pin:
Hole 4      James Burnet
Hole 8      Richard Davis
Hole 11    Eddie Fagg (back to back win)
Hole 14    David Payne

There were no twos today.

The main competition results were as follows:
5th place with 33 points off 17 hcp – James Burnet
4th place with 33 points off 17 hcp – Jan van Spellen
3rd place with 33 points off 30 hcp – Gordon Burton
2nd place with 36 points off 7 hcp – Nino Andres Aloras
1st place with 38 points off 16 hcp – Roger Hunger