Yesterday we celebrated our monthly prize giving and championship day. Summer is here, yipee. The course is in superb condition with receptive fast greens, presenting us mortals with a real test of nerves.
Well done Miguel and the green keeping staff. With Camillus away at a family function, he left us in the good hands of Terry, Philip and Alan, well done yet again. Alan had a little mishap, one might say, regarding playing his ball from a penalty area. Ariel I believe removes all stubborn stains. Thank you to Jean and Cristina for their assistance in organising the results on the day. We also had freshly prepared Jamon de Serano and Tomate rolls waiting for us after 9 holes, they were delicious, well done to Arancha in the bar and the kitchen staff.
I was talking with Miguel and he is happy that we are removing some of the invading grasses on the greens, it helps with the maintenance. If you happen to be in a bunker, could you rake around the general area also to help leave the bunkers in pristine condition. Dave Stockton our vice captain stood in for George Thomas our captain to present the prizes on the day. It was to become a very tense day for Dave, later on.
November Medal winners were, Cat I. 1st Jim Imrie 72 and Michael Stott 73. Cat II. Dave Cossan 70 and Chris Daw 71. Cat III. Willie Mackie 68 and Yvette McGeehan 69. Crystal winners, Cat I, Pavla Serakova 39, Gary Conroy 36 and Terry Fitzgerald 36. Cat II, Ct. II Pat McLaughlin 40, Mike Sephton 39 and Dave Gibson 39. Golf prizes, Cat 1 Gary Conroy 35 and David Sharp 33. Cat II, Donald Love 35 and Bev Ellender 32. Cat I. Nick Brooks 39, Mike Stoot 38 and Pavla Serakoava 34. Cat II. Mary Molloy 42, Holly Thomson 42 and Aki Stott 41.
Results of the day, the NTP’s. Alan Campbell, Alan Ewing, Denis McCormack, Clive Jenkins and Neil Brooks. Cat. III. Terry Lewis 39, Robert Hughes 39 and Theo Boelhouwer 37. Cat II Alex Duchart 37, Shaun Locke 37 and Wrnfried Stuhlpfarrer 36. Cat I Kenny McGeehan 37, Pavla Serakova 36 and Jim Imrie 35. The gross was won by Robert Smith 34. Second overall with 39 Denis McCormack, and the winner with 40 fantastic points on the day Richie Rogers points.
We also had the final round of the Club Championship tournament, with the leading eight players all participating. Nerves got to one or two and they did not perform to their usual high standards. It all boiled down to a two horse race between Dave Stockton and Gordon Montgomery.
We had an eventful hour watching the changing leaderboard via the Golf Directo app. For most of the day Gordon had been holding his place in the top 15, which would have been enough for him to claim the title.
Faith had it differently and with the last fourballs coming ever closer to the clubhouse, Dave had the broadest smile as results favoured him. We had a new Club Champion, Dave Stockton.
