Welcome to the Eighth Edition of the Morgan-Mooney Day

 

 

Michael & Chris both joined the Lizards in 1992 and between them have held just about every position possible on our committee. Currently our Treasurer & President respectively, they are also the day’s caterers.

 

Well done gentlemen.

 

 

 

CASTLE-HILL PLATE DAY, with 19 Lizards and 3 visitors, produced the following results:

 

1^st LIZARDS                                     Garry Bird LM - 42 points off 25 handicap

2^nd LIZARDS                                    David Gilchrist - 41 points on count-back off 18 handicap

10^th LIZARDS (special prize)         Jim Small - 35 points off 14 handicap

1^st VISITORS                                   David Tallis - 41 points off 40 handicap

2^nd VISITORS                                   Matt Gerethy - 31 points off 36 handicap

BEST SCRATCH                            Michael Harrison - 27 points

BEST FRONT NINE                       Neil Winterton - 21 points on count-back off 15 handicap

BEST BACK NINE                         Ian Massey - 21 points off 18 handicap

NEAREST the PINS                       1^st       Michael Harrison               3^rd     Dennis Castle

                                                            4^th     Jim Small                            5^th     David Gilchrist

                                                            9^th     Chris Mooney                     10^th   Neil Winterton

                                                            12^th   David Tallis                        13^th   N.G.E.

                                                            14^th   Gary Castle                        18^th   Jim Small

LONGEST DRIVES       19+          6^th     Garry Bird

                                           18-           6^th     Neil Winterton

BRADMAN        Lizards                 Chris Mooney - 23 points off 11 handicap

                            Visitors                 Chris Lacey - 19 points off 36 handicap

PUTTING COMPETITION             Michael Morgan - 29 putts

 

 

Garry Bird & David Gilchrist with 42 & 41 points respectively took the Lizards “Quinella”. When our match committee discovered that they had played together in a two ball, their score cards & pencils were impounded for a thorough forensic examination.  Unfortunately, being a Sunday, all necessary testing equipment was unavailable & the only DNA profile obtained was limited to traces of sheep & sparrow.  In the circumstances the result was left to stand.

 

 

David Tallis blitzed the visitor’s trophy with a fine 41 points. His handicap of 40, however, brought into question his relationship with the handicapper.

 

 

Chris Lacey showed what a great golfing coach his father is by qualifying for the “funny hat” award with 19 points.

 

 

Chris Mooney, in a show of support for his predecessor Col Lacey, did the Presidential thing & donned the other “funny hat” joining Lacey junior for the singalong & chugalug.

 

 

Bill Sheehan once again showed that cooking is not his only area of expertise by winning a nearest the pin on the 13th hole with a shot that had to be seen to be believed.

 

 

Ian Massey was awarded an appropriately monogrammed cap during the course of the meeting. “Anchor” has promised that in future he will finish in the group he started with rather than the following group.

 

Jim Small, our esteemed Victualler, in a brazen display of dereliction of duty, forgot to bring the glasses for the downers. Unperturbed, he borrowed a set of “Yuppie” glasses from Vicki causing great distress to the non-Yuppie lizards who had to use them.

 

 

Hart Schwarz was requested by the day’s caterers to obtain two half legs of ham for November’s lunch.  He queried this request by suggesting that he should get a whole leg of ham because it would be bigger.  No wonder his mob don’t win many wars.

 

I wouldn’t be surprised if the crapper takes to his red pen in the lead up to the Morgan-Mooney day.  Last month more than half the Lizards shot their handicaps or better with five of them scoring in the forties.

 

 

Since our last meeting the Lizards made their annual trip to Port Macquarie.  Results of the golf played were as follows:

 

Results of Lizards:

Far Kew Shield - Port Macquarie Trip

3^rd November 2006

Washed out

 

Results of Lizards:

Nifty Plate - Port Macquarie Trip

4^th November 2006

ATTENDANCE        9 members and no visitors

Played on a water-logged course and in drizzling rain

1^st LIZARDS                                     Michael Harrison - 35 points off 9 handicap

2^nd VISITORS                                   Andrew Warner LM - 32 points off 22 handicap

NEAREST the PINS                       15^th    Jim Small

BRADMAN        Lizards                 Col Lacey - 11 points off 21 handicap

 

Results of Lizards:

Sheehan Mug - Port Macquarie Trip

5^th November 2006

Washed out

 

 

Obviously we were not well treated by the weather.  The general consensus was that it was due to the absence of the President.

TODAY’S PLAY

Handicap Adjustments

Garry Bird LM                      -3

David Tallis                          -3

David Gilchrist                     -2

Ian Massey                           -2

Michael Morgan                   -2

Matthew Castle                    -1

Brian Ellis                             -1

Hartmut Schwarz                 -1

Neil Winterton                      -1

Dennis Castle                       1

Glenn Castle                          1

Matt Gerethy                          1

Chris Mooney                        1

Jim Small                               1

Ivan Tiltins                              1

Chris Lacey                           2