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August 2004

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WELCOME to Le MON–DELLA DAY Mk XVIII

 

It’s the day Tony provides a multitude of trophies – on this occasion there will be prizes for Lizards 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd & 4^th, and Visitors 1^st and 2^nd; Best Scratch; Best Back and Front Nines; Long Drives and Nearest∙the∙Pins on all holes.

 

THE SCRATCH winner will be eligible for 1^st and 2^nd prizes.  1^st and 2^nd prize winners will be ineligible for Best Front and Back Nines.

 

NEAREST∙THE∙PINS will be all one grade.

 

LONG DRIVES will be on for 18- and 19+ players.

 

THE RAFFLE will include any prize(s) won by Tony – so hold your ticket till the starters pistol punctures the roof tiles in the shed.

 

 

EPPS–MERIDETH DAY, with 17 members and 3 visitors, produced the following results:

1^st LIZARDS                                     Hartmut Schwarz - 36 points off 29 handicap

2^nd LIZARDS                                    Andrew Warner LM - 35 points off 21 handicap

1^st VISITORS                                   Bob Paine - 33 points off 6 handicap

2^nd VISITORS                                   Bruce Staples - 27 points off 37 handicap

BEST SCRATCH                            N.G.E.

BEST FRONT NINE                       Jim Small - 20 points off 13 handicap

BEST BACK NINE                         Brian Ellis - 21 points off 41 handicap

NEAREST the PINS      19+          1^st       Andrew Warner LM           9^th     Hartmut Schwarz

                                           18-           1^st       Bob Paine                          9^th     -

LONGEST DRIVES       19+          8^th     Glenn Castle

                                           18-           8^th     Michael Harrison

BRADMAN        Lizards                 Philip Brandon - 24 points off 30 handicap

                            Visitors                 Bruce Staples - 27 points off 37 handicap

RAFFLES                                         Bruce Staples and Neil Winterton

 

 

HART racked up his first victory at Avalon for 38 months.  Congratulations, the White Heather trophy was destined to celebrate such a feat.

 

ANDREW WARNER LM, fresh from hospital, lost no time bouncing back to the pay window.

 

BOB PAINE, on a day devoid of high scores, secured the 2 man visitor’s match with a sedate 33 pointer.

BRUCE STAPLES, a brand new visitor, inherited 2^nd place and the Bradman downer.

 

PHILIP BRANDON, having burst upon the scene with a hat-trick of first prizes, has remained in the headlines by attending his first AGM as a new chum and returning home as Lizards Vice-President – then, when becoming aware of the scarcity of Lizards caterers, volunteered his caterbilities for Epps-Meredith day.  THE FOOD, obviously destined for Buckingham Palace, had been side tracked to Avalon and was first seen sizzling on a new vogue gas-propelled hot plate.  There were racks of kebabs, each sporting a quarter pound of tender buffalo steak, cut in 30mm cubes, plus rows of manicured lamb cutlets, with silver foil around their handles.  Within eating distance of this display was a pyramid of king prawns that queen prawns would have died for.  Hats off to Philip – thanks for a grand lunch.

 

LAST MONTH there was a mention in the FOL of our unusually good fortune in having a professional golfer coming to Avalon to participate in our social approach to the game.  However, since then, there has been a bit of a change.  NO – he hasn’t moved of to a more picturesque layout, with lakes and stone bridges – he has JOINED the flamin’ Lizards!

 

BOB PAINE’S application, on butcher’s paper, for membership was processed after the raffle last month.  He was welcomed into the Lizards ranks and issued with the usual hardware.  We wish him a long and fruitful association with the club.

 

SPECIAL THANKS to Chris Mooney who has published FOL for the past four months – much easier to read in black and ink than the thumbnail dipped in tar models.

 

PRESIDENT Garry Bird LM did a good job on the fines list in the absence of our genial Chief Dobber when he found himself in hospital.

 

MANFRED WAGNER, Captain Handicapper, should be happy the July results – not a hare out of place.

 

 

TODAY’S PLAY

Extra Prizes

Lizards: 3^rd & 4^th (as well as the usual 1st & 2nd in both Lizards and Visitors).

Handicap Adjustments

Philip Brandon                      1

Dennis Castle                       1

Glenn Castle                          1

Wal Hill                                   1

Colin Lacey                           1

Bob Paine                             1

Bruce Staples                       1

Neil Winterton                        1

Nearest the Pins

   Every par 3                                     i.e. 1^st, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 9^th, 10^th, 12^th, 13^th, 14^th & 18^th  - no divisions

Longest Drives

   Handicap of 19 or more                8^th

   Handicap of 18 or less                  8^th

 

 

NEXT MONTH is WARNER DAY.

A good day to bring a visitor or two – and observe their reaction when confronted with the dreaded custard ball.

 

Good Golfing … Bill Epps, Editor

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