5 May 2018

2018: Monthly Medal (2.5.)


Venue: Bonalba Golf & Spa, 2 May 2018

Today we played our May Medal competition for which 32 members had entered and, in  addition, we welcomed 2 guests from France who played Individual Stableford.   Simone beat Joel for the guest prize.
The weather forecast was right with its prediction of sunshine.  However, the cool winds were still with us keeping the temperatures down and many felt the need to keep that extra layer of clothing on, especially so on the back 9, where the middle holes on top of the hill are not very sheltered.
Today’s top 6 scores were all quite close with 3 points difference between the first and sixth place.  James, today’s winner, was the only one who played better than par, closely followed by Jan who played to par.  Richard, who had the lowest gross score of 83, played one above par. So did Keith, soon to be 90 years old.  How do you do it, Keith? A fantastic example to all of us of how golf can be played well into a high age. Jean-Paul on two over par narrowly beat Bob Crow to 5th place, who also shot a 74.
Well played and congratulations to everyone.

Summarizing the results:
Nearest the pin:
Hole 4      Gordon Burton
Hole 8      Pascale Leroux
Hole 11    Nino Andres Aloras
Hole 14    Nino Andres Aloras

There were 3 twos today, on hole 4 from Richard Davis and on holes 11 and 14, Nino converted his nearest to pin shots into birdies.  They all received the customary golf ball.

The main competition results were:
5th place with a net 74 off 26 hcp – Jean-Paul Leroux
4th place with a net 73 off 29 hcp – Keith Preston
3rd place with  a net 73 off 10 hcp – Richard Davis, beating Keith on the back 9
2nd place with a net 72 points off 22 hcp – Jan Boultbee
1st place with a net 71 off 20 hcp – James Burnet