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October 2005

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WELCOME TO CASTLE HILL PLATE DAY Mk VII.

 

 

GLENN and WAL, our dedicated donor duo, are the first on the scene to assist when the club hits a rough patch and needs a fix – we thank them for their capabilities.

 

LIZARD HISTORY was made on Castle Hill Plate Day, when Michael Harrison carded 45 points off 5 handicap – a round of 3 under the card!

 

 

LE MON - DELLA DAY, with 20 Lizards and 2 visitors, produced the following results:

 

1^st LIZARDS                                     Jim Small - 40 points off 16 handicap

2^nd LIZARDS                                    Wal Hill - 38 points on count-back off 38 handicap

3^rd LIZARDS                                     Tony Della - 36 points on count-back off 17 handicap

4^th LIZARDS                                     Mike Dodd - 36 points on count-back off 27 handicap

1^st VISITORS                                   Grant Schwarz - 35 points off 27 handicap

2^nd VISITORS                                   Terry Humes - 24 points off 36 handicap

BEST SCRATCH                            Michael Harrison - 30 points

BEST FRONT NINE                       Gary Castle - 20 points on count-back off 26 handicap

BEST BACK NINE                         Ian Massey - 19 points off 18 handicap

NEAREST the PINS                       1^st      Garry Bird LM                    3^rd     Garry Bird LM

                                                            4^th     N.G.E.                                 5^th     Michael Harrison

                                                            9^th     Gary Castle                        10^th   Neil Winterton

                                                            12^th   Dennis Castle                    13^th   Tony Della

                                                            14^th   Chris Mooney                     18^th   Jim Small

LONGEST DRIVES       19+          8^th     Gary Castle

                                           18-           8^th     Michael Harrison

BRADMAN        Lizards                 Michael Morgan - 24 points off 18 handicap

                            Visitors                 Terry Humes - 24 points off 36 handicap

RAFFLE                                            Supplemented by Tony Della’s 3^rd in Lizards; nearest the pin and Tony’s raffle ticket winning a prize

                                                            1^st      Michael Harrison
2^nd    Gary Castle
3^rd     Terry Humes
4^th     Michael Morgan

 
JIM SMALL, during the meeting, had to vacate the comfort of his upholstered golf cart, for the first time since December ’03, to accept 1^st prize for the day.  Congratulations Jim.

 

 
WAL HILL enjoyed his first trip to the pay window since January ’04.

 

 

DONOR Tony Della won his own 3^rd prize and donated the proceeds to the Lizards raffle.

 

 

Mike Dodd took a firm hold of the neck of his first members trophy.

 

GRANT SCHWARZ won the Warner Day Visitor Trophy the previous month, with 37 points, and repeated the performance with a gentlemanly score in the mid 30’s.

 

GARRY BIRD LM, with a hole-in-one to his credit in February ’03, was keen to crack it for the 1^st Jackpot.  He has had 4 nearest the pins in the past couple of months – two on the day Michael Harrison slam dunked the 14^th and caused the introduction of the 2^nd Hole-in-one Jackpot.

MICHAEL MORGAN suffering a one shot reduction, as a result of his 5 under his handicap victory last month, staggered back to the Shed with a Bradman flavoured 24 points – possibly aimed at softening the handicapper’s heart.

 

 

THE PUTTING PUNDITS produced these imperfect performances:  Hart putted off the 6^th green; The Chief Dobber LM struck a well read putt on the 14^th and finished off with an aerie and two more putts; and Brian Ellis 4 putted from 4 feet on the 18^th.

 

 

MICHAEL HARRISON had a good day – he netted the Best Scratch, nearest the pin and 1^st in the raffle.

 

 

GARY CASTLE had a better day – he scooped the Best front nine, nearest-the-pin and Long drive.

 

 

DELLA DAY was another memorable competition, with Tony providing the 21 prizes – half a dozen bottles and golf balls for the rest.  A player beside me, at the meeting, ended up with a bottle and a lap full of Nike balls.  Hats off to Tony.

 

 

 

TODAY’S PLAY

Handicap Adjustments

Nearest the Pins

   All par 3s – no divisions

 

Longest Drives

   Handicap of 19 or more                6^th

   Handicap of 18 or less                  6^th

 

Note: The course indices have changed as shown on the new score cards!

 

 

 

NEXT MONTH sees the Port Macquarie safari complete with the Kew Shield, followed by the Nifty Plate and Sheehan Mug played on the new 18 holer at Emerald Downs then back to Avalon for Morgan – Mooney Day, and a bit of a rest.