FOL February 2007

FLAT OUT LIKE

February 2007

Welcome to Foundation/Life Members Day with today’s trophies provided by Bill Epps, Bill Sheehan, Neville (Nifty) Meredith, Garry Bird & Andy Warner.

Bill Epps has not been enjoying the best of health recently but we all hope he can make it here to join the day’s festivities. Nifty, our Port Macquarie host, has also been having a few health problems. He needed a skin graft following the removal of a melanoma but reports that all is well & he will be thinking of us all on the day.

CAPTAIN HANDICAPPER'S DAY, with 21 Lizards and 5 visitors, produced the following results:

1^st LIZARDS Michael Morgan - 39 points off 19 handicap

2^nd LIZARDS Andrew Warner LM - 37 points off 23 handicap

1^st VISITORS Bruce Staples - 34 points off 41 handicap

2^nd VISITORS Gerry Manderson - 27 points off 19 handicap

BEST SCRATCH Jim Small - 22 points (not awarded)

BEST FRONT NINE Garry Bird LM - 20 points on count-back off 22 handicap

BEST BACK NINE Jim Small - 21 points off 15 handicap

NEAREST the PINS 19+ 1^stN.G.E.

18- 1^stChris Mooney

NEAREST the PINS 19+ 2^ndMichael Morgan

SECOND SHOT 18- 2^ndChris Mooney

LONGEST DRIVES 19+ 8^th Gerry Manderson

18- 8^th John O’Meara

BRADMAN Lizards David Gilchrist - 23 points off 17 handicap

Visitors Chris Knight - 11 points off 30 handicap

After a short break from the pay out window, our esteemed treasurer Michael Morgan decided that it was his turn for a collect. Realising, in view of the difficult conditions a lower than normal winning score would prevail, he rattled up 39 points for first prize and in doing so, gave the Crapper little room to adjust his handicap. This is the type of devious & cunning thinking the Lizards expect from their bean counter.

After an extended break from the pay out window, our highly esteemed Dobber bumbled his way around Avalon somehow scraping together 37 points to collect second prize in the member’s event. No doubt the Crapper will view this fluke in the proper light.

Bruce Staples must have a great opinion of our half time catering. After scoring 10 points on the first nine, he went berserk after his fill of morning repast & shot the day’s high of 24 points on the back nine. His combined score of 34 points gave him a seven shot winning margin in the visitor’s trophy.

Gerry Manderson, after his long drive to Avalon Golf Course, managed to finish second in the visitor’s event scoring 27 points. Our history books show that on his last six visits to Lizards, Gerry has had a quinella finish on five occasions.

Hart got two shots back after winning December’s Bradman & carried on as though he was a short price favorite to collect a little “Castle Money” on the day. Stretch, however had different plans & managed to beat Hart by three points. Hart still broke even on the day when Gary Castle had a shocker. He was heard to say rather loudly “if you play against two Castles, you are sure to beat at least one of them”.

In the hot & humid conditions played in, it was really gratifying to see the way Jim Small & the Dobber supported the other players on the day. From Jim’s air conditioned golf cart, every time they encountered another lizard on the course they gave him a wave & a few words of encouragement to help them on their way. It was true Lizards sportsmanship on display.

If you thought it was a hot day, spare a thought for Chris Mooney’s visitors John Kelsey & Chris Knight who, two days earlier were in sub-zero temperatures in the USA. No wonder a nine hole competition was enough for them.

Today is the qualifying round for the Lindenberg trophy. At last count, our most prolific winner of the event was a toss up between the Dobber & the Editor (both highly esteemed). It is conducted as a match play, knock out event planned to finish with the final in June this year.

If you believe you will be unable to play on all Lizards days until June, please notify the Crapper.

TODAY’S PLAY

Handicap Adjustments