FLAT OUT LIKE

July 2002

WELCOME to NEIL WINTERTON, 57th PRESIDENT of the LIZARDS GOLF CLUB.  NEIL enjoyed a lively stint as V.P. and is looking forward to his term in the chair.

TODAY is EPPS - MEREDITH DAY MkXXI, the first event on the 2002-3 fixture card and the club's 673rd rostered monthly competition.  Neville joined in May 1981 and took on the shared donorship the following year.  He was a behind the scene asst. caterer and provider for the whole of his active membership and took on the unexpected vacancy as secretary in Oct 88 - "until the next election".  Elected unopposed, he remained the club's most innovative secretary in 43 years - till he returned to Port Macquarie in May 93.  Our annual pilgrimage to Port, to rub shoulders with this Lizard - and compete in the "Nifty Plate" - is a highlight of our calendar.  He sends his trophy, annual subs, kind regards and regrets being unable to attend the AGM.

VICE-PRESIDENT'S DAY, with 18 members and 3 visitors, produced the following results:

LIZARDS 1st John O'Meara 40 points off 18 handicap
LIZARDS 2nd Wal Hill 39 points off 45 handicap

VISITORS 1st Greg Foster 38 points off 18 handicap
VISITORS 2nd Michael Moran 23 points off 24 handicap

BEST SCRATCH SCORE none

BEST FRONT NINE Garry Castle 22 points off 26 handicap
BEST BACK NINE Chris Mooney 21 points off 13 handicap

NEAREST THE PINS
19+ Handicap:  1st Greg Foster                    3rd Garry Castle
18- Handicap:   1st -                                     3rd Michael Harrison

LONGEST DRIVES 19+ 7th Hart Schwarz
                                  18- 7th John O'Meara

BRADMAN Lizards Dennis Castle 29 points off 18 handicap 
                    Visitors Ian Owen 23 points off 28 handicap

FATHER and SON TROPHY  Dennis and Garry Castle  66 points
Runners-up                                Dennis and Glenn Castle  60 points

JOHN O'MEARA teed off knowing he could could become the Club Champion if he won the day, Michael Harrison failed to make second place, and Manfred stayed at home.  John played his best round for 12 months and won, giving him a grand total of 100 championship points.  Michael Harrison finished 13th and dropped out of the frame.  Manfred, Club Captain and Handicapper, always plays and was 9th past the post, earning him 6 championship points and a total of 100.  Congratulations to both players for their Siamese finish - both names will appear on the imposing silver cup.

WAL HILL won in Nov 01 with 40 points and was 2nd past the post last month - which earned him 1.5l of Lamberti Bordolino from the far north of Italy - but he was still Bradman title holder for the year 2001-2.

Congratulations to Dennis and Grant Castle for their first Castle combination win in the Annual Father and Son Trophy.  Dennis and Glenn were runners-up in the 2000 competition, when there were 9 teams competing, and again in 2001 with 3 teams competing.

THE LINDENBERG GRAND FINAL was run and won.  Finalists Michael Harrison and Neil Winterton were all square at the 2nd, 4th, 8th, 10th and Neil was 1 up at the 14th.  It was obvious the impending winner would have to win some consecutive holes.  Both players pressed the GO button - Michael scoring birdie, par, birdie while Neil, with his thumb still on the trigger, fired birdie, birdie, eagle - and won 3 and 1.  Congratulations to this brace of players who have been grinding away at this unrelenting competition for 5 months.


THE AGM was conducted at the DY RSL on 2nd July, with 16 members in attendance.  The meal was served in the new dining room - in the area where we had our last BBQ.  The meeting was conducted in the sparsely used TV room, complete with bar.  The annual trophies were presented, the new committee elected and to round off the evening, and a well conducted year, the outgoing President awarded the paddle to Michael Harrison and placed the Lizard into the capable hands of our new President.


COMMITTEE for 2002-3:

PRESIDENT                                                 Neil Winterton
VICE-PRESIDENT                                      Garry Bird LM
SECRETARY                                               Garry Bird LM
TREASURER                                               Gordon Donald LM
CAPTAIN/HANDICAPPER                        Manfred Wagner
ASSISTANT HANDICAPPER                    Colin Lacey
CATERER                                                    Hart Schwarz
ASSISTANT CATERER                              Wal Hill
BAGGAGE MAN/PLANT ENGINEER       Bill Sheehan LM
ASSISTANT BAGGAGE MAN                   Glenn Castle
EDITOR                                                        Bill Epps LM
CHIEF DOBBER                                          Andrew Warner LM
VICTUALLER                                              Chris Mooney


TODAY'S PLAY:

NEAREST THE PINS
19+ Handicap:  1st & 9th
18- Handicap:   1st & 9th

LONGEST DRIVES
19+ 8th
18-  8th

Handicap Adjustments:

Wall Hill -2
Greg Foster, John O'Meara, Chris Mooney -1
Garry Bird, Dennis Castle, Tony Della,  Michael Moran, Ian Owen, Manfred Wagner, Neil Winterton all + 1

NEXT MONTH is LeMON/DELLA DAY MkXVI.  Tony is the club's most prolific prize giver and will be providing 23 for the day's play - that's possibly more prizes than players.  It will be a good day to bring a visitor or two.

Good Golfing……….Bill Epps,  Editor
 
 

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