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“Activities” MONTHLY REPORT

for what we did in OCTOBER 2017

Presentation of Red Caps Golf trophies will occur on the last playing day of our 2017 golfing year, Wednesday 29th November with lunch provided.

Games

Milestones

Bob Smith 100

John McPhee 1600

Alby Quick 900

Cyril Heron 100

Tony Gawne 400

Alex Mitchell 300

Red Caps Personal Bests

2nd October 2017 John MacKenzie 46 F9

11th October 2017 Kevin Rule 38 F9

11th October 2017 Bruce Stewart 44 F9

13th October 2017 Bruce Fenwick 44 B9

23rd October 2017 Arthur Course 43 F9

30th October 2017 Gordon East 42 F9

30th October 2017 Charlie Brownhill 43 F9

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH

Maiden Birdies

9th October 2017 Bob Smith 9th?

16th October 2017 Stewart Strachan Don’t know

On 23rd October Arthur Course equalled the Stableford Points Record of 25 Points, held by Wayne Banks & John McPhee. Also a Best Gross of 43.

He did that with only 2 pars, and he lost 3.0 off his handicap.

CAPTAIN CHIPS UP

The Box Hill Whitewash

Our visit to Box Hill for the return meet against the Legends didn't go according to plan. In fact, we didn't even come close, failing to win a single match. Why did this happen? We have some analysing to do. In a few cases, we simply didn't play as well as we can, com-ing in well over our handicaps. Some put up admirable efforts - Dennis and Spanner in partic-ular who were both leading but eventually surrendered that lead. There does seem to be a "fatigue factor" that comes into play. As a group we're a fair bit older. The Legends' oldest player used a cart and even he fell away over the last few holes (he had hardly put a foot wrong prior to that). We can't really blame the fact that we were playing on a new course, because four or five of their blokes hadn't played there before either. Maybe the issue of handicaps needs to be looked at, but it's difficult to build in a "fatigue factor" component.

However we shouldn't get too carried away with recriminations and analysis. In the end, we are a social group where the emphasis is on providing an outlet for retired blokes to have some exercise in a friendly and social atmosphere, with all the fun and banter that goes with that. The competition against the Legends is an "add on" activity for those interested in a bit more competition. (But we still like to win!!).

Apart from the results, there's a strong feeling that the concept of this competition is great and is hopefully here to stay. Things didn't go our way this time but here's looking to next year. We get on well with the Legends' players and the day is played in good spirit.

A big thanks to the caddies and others who came later in the day. It all added to the day in a big way.

EDITORS NOTE

Thanks to the blokes who give me stuff for putting in this report

to liven it up a bit.

Keep doing it — ed.

WINNERS

Date: Monday 2nd October 2017

Event: The Committee Stableford Comp

Played 35

Winners Score

First John MacKenzie 22 points

Second Bill Stafford 22 points

Third Neil Harrington 21 points

Fourth Ross Nye 20 points

Fifth Alby Quick 20 points

NTP’s

3 Norm Reeves

5 Bill Tait

8 John Francis

12 Graham Collins

16 Nobody

Best

Gross

Bill Stafford 39

Date: Wednesday 4th October 2017

Event: Social

Played 36

Winners Score

First John Barry 33

Second Kevin Rule 34

Third Bill Tait 35

Best

Gross

Kevin Rule 41

Date: Friday 6th October 2017

Event: Stuart Small Handicap

Played 33

Winners Score

First Denis O’Callaghan 34

Second Daryl Stephens 34

Third Stan Mathieson 34

Best Gross Denis O’Callaghan 40

Date: Wednesday 11th October 2017

Event: MAROONDAH GOLF

Played 33

Winners Score

First Bruce Stewart 29

Second Kevin Rule 31

Third Bill Stafford 32

Best Gross Bill Stafford 40

Date: Monday 9th October 2017

Event: Bill Stafford Welter

Played 24

Winners

Score

First Len Cosmas 23 points

Second Bob Smith 22 points

Third John McPhee 20 points

Best Gross Len Cosmas 37

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Date: Wednesday 18th October 2017

Event: Captain’s Trophy

Played 35

Winners Score

First Ted Naylor 32

Second Graham Collins 32

Third Daryl Stephens 34

Fourth Rod Shaw 34

Fifth John Francis 38

NTP’s

3 Norm Reeves

5 Graham Collins

8 Peter Gawne

16 Denis O’Callaghan

Best Gross Graham Collins 38

Date: Monday 23rd October 2017

Event: Denis Bainbridge

Handicap

Played 18 (Others at Legends

Game)

Score

First Arthur Course 25 points

Second Brian Hobbs 19 points

Third Tom Mellors 17 points

Best Gross Arthur Course 43

Date: Friday 20th October 2017

Event: President’s Cup & Tony Gawne

Plate

Played 31

Winners Score

First Brian Hobbs 33

Second John Wilkins 33

Third Ian Spencer 34

Fourth John MacKenzie 35

Fifth Daryl Stephens 35

NTP’s 3 Ross Nye

5 Len Cosmas

8 Noel Abley

12 Brian Hobbs

16 Stuart Small

Best Gross Ian Spencer 40

Date: Friday 13th October 2017

Event: Alby Quick Pace

Played 32

Winners Score

First Bruce Fenwick 28

Second John Francis 32

Third Bill Tait 33

Best

Gross

Denis O’Callaghan, Wayne Banks,

Norm Reeves & Graham Collins 42

Date: Monday 16th October 2017

Event: John Wilkins (Wilkie)

Played 35

Winners

Score

First John Francis 22 points

Second Stuart Small 20 points

Third Daryl Stephens 20 points

Best Gross Norm Reeves 40

Date: Wednesday 25th October 2017

Event: CALLAWAY DAY

Played 22

Winners Score

First Norm Reeves 33

Second Gavin Harkin 34

Third Neil Harrington 35

Best Gross Norm Reeves probably 40

Date: Friday 27th October 2017

Event: DORSET BACK 9

Played 30

Winners Score

First Gordon East 32

Second Denis O’Callaghan 35

Ian Spencer 35

Graham Collins 35

Ross Nye 35

Arthur DeBurgh 35

Brian Hobbs 35

Best Gross Denis O’Callaghan

Ian Spencer

Graham Collins 41

Date: Monday 30th October 2017

Event: Pairs

Played 36

Winners Score

First Gordon East

& Alex Mitchell

41 points

Second Daryl Stevens

& Wayne Banks

40 points

Third Ian Dunbar

& Bruce Stewart

37 points

Best Gross Len Cosmas 38

Timeless Wisdom from:

Welcome to the Club—by Bob Patey ca. 1960

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