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February 2003
WELCOME to FOUNDATION/LIFE MEMBERS DAY; the Lindenberg Qualifying Round
and the 678th rostered monthly tournament.
FOUNDER LEON LIST, licensee of the Steyne Hotel, and known colloquially
as The Lizard”, set the ball rolling, after a round of golf with his mates
from the Cellarette Bar”, when he said This is a pretty good - why don’t
we make it a regular thing.” That was 57 and a half years ago - Hats Off to
Leon and the scores of Lizards who have guided the Club, through thick and
thin, in the course of its history.
LIFE MEMBERS Bill Sheehan, Gordon Donald, Bill Epps, Garry Bird and Andy
Warner are today’s donors -additional prizes include Lizards 3rd, all par
3’s and Bradman.
MANFRED’S CAPTAIN HANDICAPPERS DAY, with 21 Lizards and 9 Visitors, produced
the following results:
LIZARDS 1st Glen Castle 46 points off 31 handicap
LIZARDS 2nd John O’Meara 41 points off 16 handicap
VISITORS 1st Allan Poder 52 points off 35 handicap
VISITORS 2nd Anthony Beale 39 points off 11 handicap
BEST FRONT NINE Hart Schwarz 22 points off 31 handicap
BEST BACK NINE David Gilchrist 21 points off 17 handicap
NEAREST the PINS 19+ 1st A. Skinner
18- 1st Michael Harrison
Second Shot 19+
7th Manfred Wagner
18- 2nd Michael Harrison
LONGEST DRIVES 19+ 8th Manfred Wagner
18- 8th John O’Meara
WINNER of STROKE EVENT John Surplice 59 Points off 12 Handicap
BRADMAN Lizards Chris Mooney 28 points off 12 handicap
Visitors Mick Jones 28 points off 36 handicap
AIRIES: Col Lacey, Garry Castle, Andy Warner, Jake, Wal Hill and Hart.
RAFFLE: as a departing gesture, Tony Della increased the prize
list from one to eight, setting a scene of gaiety and chain reaction mayhem
- assisted by Croupier Postie” throwing the winning tickets back into the
hat - causing them to be with drawn with unerring accuracy. When the dust
settled, dozens of ticket holders were nursing objects they had never owned
before, while the slow and infirm were chanting Who won the Raffle!”
GLEN CASTLE, Bradman the previous month, improved his score by 21 shots
to storm home in 5 points clear of the field. It was his third win this Millennium.
Congratulations Stretch
ALLAN PODER appeared to have slipped the handicapper a mickey, when he
returned a score of 29 points on the front nine and an overall total of
52. However, over the past 2 years, his best scores, with the same handicap,
have been 31,26 and 36- when he won the VISITORS TROPHY in SEP.01. If any
of us are uncertain on how to achieve such a feat -just ask Stretch.
WINNER of the Stroke Event was John Surplice, a visitor these past two
months. On his first appearance he won the Visitor’s Trophy with 48 off
17 and scored a hole . in . one on the 18th. Reduced 5 shots for his exuberance,
he bounced back with a 39 pointer, but was good enough to take out the
Captain’s special event - on a countback from Anthony Beale.
DONOR, Manfred had a successful day - nearest the pin with his second
shot on the 7th, a longest drive, finished 4th past the post and enjoyed
the largest field of players for 12 months.
WAL HILL, the Lizard who ejected head first from the cabin of his stationary
truck, when coming face to face with a rubber snake - to the amusement
of his work mates”. After putting up with an extremely painful shoulder
for a few months, he arranged admission to R.N.S. Hospital where he underwent
surgery for a few hours to reconnect tendons and generally put the damaged
area back into working order. He is at home with his arm in a sling and
a guarantee that he can’t play golf for 6 months - we are thinking of you
Walter.
JAMBEROO TRIP - MARCH 2003. Twenty one starters are chomping at the bit
in readiness for the matches at Calderwood Valley G.C. and Saturday 1 March
at 11.00 am and Jamberoo G.C. on Sunday 2 March at 10.00 am. Embarkation
briefing at today’s meeting.
LIFE/FOUNDATION MEMBERS DAY - 17th February 2003
Handicap Adjustments
Alan Poder -8, Glen Castle -5, John 0’ Meara -2, John Surplice -2, Hart
Schwarz and Manfred Wagner -1 and the rest get plus one - Garry Bird LM,
Gary Castle, Tony Della, Michael Jones, Col Lacey and the Esteemed Life Member
- Andrew Warner Esq. F.I.G.J.A.M.
Nearest the Pins: all par 3's
Longest Drives 19+ 8th
18- 8th
Next month is DAVID RAYNER MEMORIAL DAY.
Good Golfing Bill Epps, Editor
