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November 2001
WELCOME to MORGAN MOONEY DAY MK III. The M& M’s, Michael and Chris, are well organised on their donor day - while one presents the prizes the other dispenses the downer from his on-stage victuallers booth. We thank them for their array of prizes.
CASTLE HILL PLATE DAY, with 23 members and 9visitors, produced the following results:
LIZARDS 1st Tony Della 43 Points off 14 Handicap
LIZARDS 2nd Hart Schwarz 43 Points off 31 Handicap
VISITORS 1st Werner Schlee 55 Points off 36 Handicap
VISITORS 2nd Matt French 47 Points off 36 Handicap
BEST FRONT NINE David Gilchrist 23 Points off 20 Handicap
BEST BACK NINE Greg Foster 23 Points off 27 Handicap
BEST SCRATCH SCORE Michael Harrison 34 Points
NEAREST THE PINS 1st Brian Hams
10th Michael Harrison
3rd Ian Owen
12th Frank van Heynigan
4th Glen Castle
13th Tony Della
5th Neil Shackle
14th Andrew Warner
9th Michael Harrison
18th Greg Foster
LONGEST DRIVE 19+ 7th Col Lacey
18- 7th Chris Mooney
PUTTING COMPETITION Michael Harrison
BRADMAN Lizards Wal Hill 27 Points off 43 Handicap
Visitors Jake Small 26 Points off 47 Handicap
RAFFLE 1st Scotch Bill Sheehan
2nd Lizards Shirt and Glass Bill Sheehan
TONY DELLA chalked up his first win in 15 months. He usually does well on his donors day, but, on this occasion, hit his peak a little earlier.
PRESIDENT John O’Meara thought he was on a good thing having carded a rare 43 pointer, but found himself embroiled in a 3 way countback - which placed him third on the day, excluding him from the prize winners list! “Hard Cheese” Boss, and congratulations to Hart on his second trip to the pay window in 5 months.
MICHAEL HARRISON, with a neat round of 2 over the card, took out the best scratch.
FIRST TIME VISITOR Werner Schlee was given a handicap of 19 shots in excess of his norm, due to a computer glitch. Werner picked up 28 points on the front nine and 27 on the back for a total of 55 points - the equivalent of 17 birdies and 1 eagle! We regret any embarrassment we may have caused Werner and hope he pays another visit whereby we can amend our error.
BILL SHEEHAN LM, Plant Engineer; Baggage Man, Cook, general factotum and mentor, returned to Avalon and the sound of Lizard voices for the first time since succumbing to illness in January. Bright eyed and nippy on his feet he went straight to the BBQ and cooked the halfway snacks and lunches. During the meeting he won the raffled scotch and in a second draw for a mystery parcel (containing one new Lizards Shirt plus a Lizards Glass) and won that too! The draw for the scotch was a fair dinkum win - the mystery parcel was a set-up for Bill’s benefit. The organisers were amazed that he took out the double. Bill will be on deck today and hopes to make his attendance an ongoing thing.
JIM SMALL, if all goes well, will be introducing his golf cart to Avalon
- an historic occasion. Finding a way around the course whereby no damage
is caused to the cart or the course could be a good mental exercise for Bourke
and Wills.
THE PORT MACQUARIE NIFTY PLATE has been run and won. A team of 18 Lizards headed north on Friday 2nd. Andy Warner and party had grid position and set off at first light. An on sight reporter gives an account of the long awaited golfing weekend hereunder.
“The complete contingent of 18 travellers sampled the local conditions
with a quick nine at the Camden Haven Golf Course at Kew on the Friday afternoon,
November 1st. Nifty was collected from Lake Cathie to walk the mob around
the dry and blustery course, where some good scores and thirsts were complied.
The Lizards and Visitors Gus Braizer and Gary Castle repaired to the Port
Macquarie Hotel in central port to sort out their lodgings, before heading
to the bar and then on to various establishments for dinner. Only one major
incident occurred during the evening, those not in “the know” will soon be.
18 combatants and one refugee form the Tampa descended upon a very dry Emerald Downs the following day for the Nifty Plate. Scores and results attached. Upon completion of the round, the clubhouse provided the facilities for a BBQ, which was greatly appreciated by the windblown competitors. A group photo was taken by one of the locals for publication in the local rag.
The Sunday was the inaugural competition for the Sheehan Mug, a new trophy donated by Michael Harrison which was contested by almost the full contingent and the first winner being Neil Shackle. The by now not so nifty Nifty was returned to Lake Cathie and gradually the Lizards returned to Sydney”
Results of Lizards:
Nifty Plate - Port Macquarie Trip
3rd November 2001
ATTENDANCE 16 Lizards 2 Visitors
1st LIZARDS
Glenn Castle 41 points off 31 handicap
2nd LIZARDS
John O’Meara 41 points off 17 handicap
2nd LIZARDS
Jim Small 38 points off 15 handicap
1st VISITORS
Gus Brazier 45 points off 24 handicap
BRADMAN
Lizards
Hartmut Schwarz 19 points off 28 handicap
Visitors
Gary Castle 23 points off 30 handicap
BEST FRONT NINE Michael Harrison 20 points off 6 handicap
BEST BACK NINE Andrew Warner 18 points off 15 handicap
NEAREST THE PINS
Handicap of 19 or more 2nd Colin Lacey
4th Dennis Castle
Handicap of 18 or less 2nd Neil Winterton
9th Jim Small
LONGEST DRIVE
Handicap of 19 or more 8th Frank Van Heyninqan
Handicap of 18 or less 8th Neil Shackle
Results of Lizards:
Sheehan Mug - Port Macquarie Trip
4th November 2001
ATTENDANCE 14 Lizards 1
Visitors
1st LIZARDS
Neil Shackle 41 points off 12 handicap
2nd LIZARDS
Michael Harrison 38 points off 6 handicap
3rd LIZARDS
Andrew Warner 36 points off 17 handicap
1st VISITORS
Gary Castle 37 points off 32 handicap
BEST SCRATCH Michael Harrison 32 points
BRADMAN
Lizards
Dennis Castle 21 points off 19 handicap
Visitors
Gary Castle 37 points off 32 handicap
BEST FRONT NINE Andrew Warner 22 points off 17 handicap
BEST BACK NINE Jim Small 17 points off 15 handicap
NEAREST THE PINS
Handicap of 19 or more 2nd Dennis Castle
4th Nobody - lost the marker
Handicap of 18 or less 2nd Neil Shackle
9th Nobody
LONGEST DRIVE
Handicap of 19 or more 8th Glenn Castle
Handicap of 18 or less 8th Michael Harrison
Morgan Mooney Day -- 18th November 2001
Handicap Adjustments
Werner Schlee -15
Mall French -8
Greg Foster, Hartmut Schwarz -3
Andrew Warner LM, Tony Della, John O’Meara -2
David Gilchrist, Jim Small, Frank Van Heyningan, Dennis Castle -1
Wal Hill, Ian Owen, Manfred Wagner, Neil Shackle, Garry Bird LM, Jake Small,
Michael Morgan +1
TODAY'S PLAY:
SPECIAL EVENT: Pairs Stableford Multiplier
NEAREST the PINS
Handicap of 19 or more 1st & 9th
Handicap of 18 or less 1st & 9th
LONGEST DRIVES
Handicap of 19 or more 7th
Handicap of 18 or less 7th
NEXT MONTH is CHRISTMAS CARROL DAY - bring a gift and receive a gift.
Good Golfing……….Bill Epps, Editor
