Author: Kevin Haddrick

Heavy overcast sky’s greeted us today, but we still got 77 starters. There was a lot of good scores recorded, and the best part was, we beat the rain, which started to fall at about 4.30.

Please do not drive your cart or scooter or skate board up the left hand side of the 16th green. You are inside the 15m distance from the green. Go around the green to the right. We don’t want to have a cart track worn up to the left side of the green.

Don’t forget that we have our Foursome Championship being held on Saturday 22nd of October. Read the conditions of play which is in the Score room and also on the Notice Board.

Today was 4bbb Stableford,

Winners

Brian Britton and Peter Wazlawek with 46 pts. $50 each.

Runners Up

Jared Brown and Les Browning 45 pts. $35 each.

Ball rundown went to 42 pts.

NTP’S

Division 1. 2nd Kevin Haddrick. 7th Wayne Muir. 12th Jared Brown. 16th John Olsen.

Division 2. 2nd John Alexander. 7th Tim Pooley. 12th Ken Wood. 16th Peter Wazlawek.

All receive 2 balls each.

PRO PIN

Ken Wood $66.00

Raffle Winners

Perc Dempsey $25. Des Scott $25. John McLoughlin $25. Keith Cooper $25.

Joke of the day

The teacher was telling the kids, at a Banora Point school, about the birds and the bees and explained that when a man and a woman meet and fall in love, nine months later the stork usually brings them a little baby from its nest. Little Gemma, at the back of the class room, puts her hand up and said to the teacher, “Are you sure about the stork, miss? Because I think you’re getting your birds mixed up. My sister just had a baby and she said “It was from a shag on the beach at Coolangatta.”

Hit em long and hit em straight

Kevin Haddrick Captain

We had some great weather for our Jarrod Lyle day. Just a touch of rain very early but it turned out to be a warm Spring day. Thanks to everyone who wore yellow, at the end of the day, at the Presentation, it looked as if we had the island full of Pennant Teams. Thanks to everyone who purchased raffle tickets. Barry will put up on his blog how much money was raised. But I do know that it was our best total since these days started.

Today’s event was our Monthly Medal and the winners were,

A GRADE.

Michael Tink-Hornett (7) 77 / 70 c/b. Michael Kemp (9) 79 / 70 c/b. Alan Hubbard (4) 74 / 70.

B GRADE.

Kim Hall (16) 81 / 65. Nigel Luxton (15) 88 / 73 c/b. Kevin Haddrick (13) 86 / 73 c/b.

C GRADE

John McLoughlin (24) 91 / 67. Greg Morrison (21) 90 / 69. Barry McFadden (32) 104 / 72.

Ball rundown went to 74.

NTP’S

A GRADE

2nd. Garry Dowding. 7th. Michael Kemp. 12th. Garry Dowding. 16th. Keiran Gallagher.

B GRADE

2nd. Kim Hall. 7th. Gerry Martin. 12th Kevin Haddrick. 16th. Kim Hall.

C GRADE

2nd. David Harrod. 7th. Graham Hopkins. 12th. Ken Culpitt. 16th. Stephen Caine.

PRO PIN Michael Kemp $76.00

Banora Point Real Estate Lucky Draw Colin Norton $20.00

Raffle Winners were Mark Jessop $50. Nick Davis $50. Geoff Clarke $50. Brent McLennan $50.

We also had Jarrod Lyle Merchandise, and Ken Culpitt won a Leuk the Duck driver cover. Keiran Gallagher got 3 yellow Pro V1 balls for the closest player on the 16th. And we had 3 lucky draws, Wayne Woodford won a Leuk cap and Danny Minogue and Joe Lehkyj won a pair of Leuk the Duck socks.

Joke of the day.

“Let me inform you, young man,” said the slow elderly golfer, “I was playing this game before you were born.” “That’s all very well, but I’d be obliged if you’d try to finish it before I die.”

Hit em long and hit em straight

Kevin Haddrick Captain

A very windy day gave us a hard time on the course, with only 2 players out of 76 breaking par today. We had 2 Visitors playing today and they came from, Kew G.C Victoria and Ulverstone G.C Tasmania.

Don’t forget that on Saturday it is our Jared Lyle Cancer fund day, so wear something Yellow and purchase some Raffle tickets or donate to the jar on the Bar.

Single Stableford was today’s event, 2 Divisions and the winners were. Division 1. John Krause (14) 36pts. Runnerup Michael Druhala (15) 33pts. Division 2. Bob McElveney (27) 39pts. Runnerup Geoff Clarke (20) 37pts.

Ball rundown went to 32pts.

NTP’S Division 1. 2nd House, 7th Kevin Haddrick, 12th Tony Blair, 16th Owen McCallum.

Division 2. 2nd House, 7th Bob McElveney, 12th Michael Walsh, 16th Geoff Clarke.

PRO PIN Kevin Haddrick $64.00

Bazza’s Birdie Blitz was won by Rod Jackson $20.00

Raffle Winners were John Mason $25, Nick Davis $25, Tony Blair $75.

Joke of the day

An elderly woman joins a Country Club and when she hears the guys talking about their golf round, she says, “I played on my college’s golf team. I was pretty good. Mind if I join you next week?” No one wants to say “Yes”, but they are on the spot. Finally, one man says,”Okay, but we start at 6.30 am.” He figures the early tee time will discourage her. The elderly woman says this my be a problem and asks if she can be up to 15 minutes late. They roll their eyes, but say “Okay. She’s there at 6.30 sharp, and beats all of them with an eye-opening 2 under par round. She’s fun and pleasant and the guys are impressed. They congratulate her and invite her back next week. She smiles, and says, “I’ll be there at 6.30 or 6.45.” The next week she again shows up at 6.30 sharp. Only this time she plays left handed. The three guys are incredulous as she still beats them with an even par round, despite playing with her left hand clubs. They are totally amazed. They can’t figure her out. She a very pleasant and gracious winner. They invite her back again, but each man harbours a burning desire to beat her. The third week , she’s 15 minutes late, which irritates the guys. This week she plays right handed and narrowly beats all three of them. The men grumble that her late arrival is petty gamesmanship on her part. However she’s so charming and complimentary of their strong play, they can’t hold a grudge. The woman is a riddle, no one can figure out. They have a couple of beers in the Clubhouse and finally, one of the men asks her. “How do you decide if you’re going to play right handed or left handed?” The old lady blushes and grins. When my Dad taught me to play golf, I learned I was ambidextrous,” she replies . I like to switch back and forth. When I got married after college, I discovered Hoddy always sleeps in the nude. From then on, I developed a silly habit. Right before I leave in the morning for golf practice, I pull the covers off him. “If his Willie points to the right, I golf right handed, if it points to the left, I golf left handed.” The guys think this is hysterical. Astonished at this bizarre information, one of the guys says, “What if it’s pointing straight up?” She say’s, “Then I’m fifteen minutes late.”

Hit em long and hit em straight

Kevin Haddrick Captain

75 players took to the surprising reasonably dry course. After seeing the course at about 2.30 on Friday and seeing all the water covering the fairways and rough, I was surprised to find the course in the conditions it was.

Next Saturday we are having our Jared Lyle Cancer fund day. Please wear a yellow shirt or hat, and don’t forget to buy our raffle tickets as all money received from the purchase of the tickets will be donated to the fund.

Our Single Championship, we will be hoping to hold them in November. And our Foursome Championship is booked in for Saturday 22nd of October. Conditions of Play will be pinned on the Notice Board and the board in the Score room.

Today’s results Single Stableford 2 Divisions.

Division 1. Winner Trevor Neil (13) 37pts c/b. Runnerup Rick Culpitt (7) 37pts.

Division 2. Winner Barry McFadden (32) 39pts. Runnerup Simon Gates (23) 37pts c/b.

Ball rundown went to 34pts.

NTP’S

Division 1. 2nd Alan Hubbard. 7th Garry Dowding. 12th House. 16th Kevin Bartlett.

Division 2. 2nd Nick Davis. 7th James Storey. 12th Dean Stockwell. 16th Graeme Johnson.

PRO PIN Kevin Bartlett $70.00

Banora Point Real Estate Lucky Draw Mark James $20.00

Raffle Winners were Michael Kemp $100, Walter Fisk $25, Alan Hubbard $25.

Joke of the day

“Hey, George, did you hear the news about John?” The two golfers were talking over a drink in the Clubhouse. “No what happened to him?” “Well he had a great round on Wednesday — under seventy I heard —- anyway he finished early and drove home, and found his wife in bed with another man! No questions asked ….. he just shot ’em both! Isn’t it terrible?” “Could have been worse,” George commented. “How?” “If he’d finished early on Tuesday, he would have shot me!”

Hit em long and hit em straight

Kevin Haddrick Captain

We got through the day without any rain, but still a bit breezy.

When going from the 7th green and 16th tee, don’t take your Golf cart or Scooter between the mounds and the Green up the left hand side of the 16th fairway as you are wearing out a track and we will have big bare patches in no time. As before the 16th green was reopened, go right the way around the green and come up to the green from the right side or go around and come from the back of the green.

The Championship is now going to be played on Saturday September 10, 17,24 and October 8. I did not realise that the October 1 weekend was a long weekend. So this Saturday and October 8 will be also Monthly Medal days.

Saturday September 17 we will have our Jared Lyle day. Please wear a yellow shirt and buy some raffle numbers at $2 a box , as all money taken will be donated to the Jared Lyle Cancer Research. And there will also be a donation jar.

Today’s event was a Aggregate Stableford and we had 81players.

Winners Dan Banks and Bob McElveney with 76pts.

Runnerup John Mason and Pat Hayes with 70pts.

Ball rundown went to 65pts.

NTP’S Division 1. 2nd Shane Vanderlight. 7th Alan Simpson. 12th Stuart Irving. 16th Pat Hayes

Division 2. 2nd David Kammer. 7th Ross Telfer. 12th Mark Jessop. 16th Perc Dempsey.

PRO PIN Perc Dempsey $70.00

Raffle Winners were Ross Telfer $25, Robert Duncan $25, Perc Dempsey $25, Shane Vanderlight $25.

Joke of the day.

The argumentative drunk in the club bar had been looking for a fight all afternoon since losing his match. Finally he threw a punch at the player on the nearest bar stool. He ducked and the drunk, losing balance, fell off his stool and onto the floor. By the time he’d disentangled himself from the bar stools and dusted himself off, his opponent had left. “D’ya see that, barman?” He complained. “Not much of a fighter was he?” “Not much of a driver either, sir. He’s just driven over your clubs,” said the barman gazing out the window.

Hit em long and hit em straight

Kevin Haddrick Captain

Due to the heavy overnight rain and the topdressed fairways and rough, I have decided to call off today’s First round of the Championship .

Kevin Haddrick Captain

What a great day it turned out to be. After overnight rain, and not looking very good in the morning, for the players who decided to tee off, it turned out a perfect day for a hit.

Just a reminder for Members to checkout when your membership is due. As of the 1/9/22 anyone who is unfinancial will not be able to book in to a competition.

This Saturday is the first round of our Championship. With the Weather looking to play a big part, please checkout the Blog on Saturday morning to see if we have to make any changes. If CARTS and not allowed, then the Championship will not be played on that day. As it is, we will be playing 150mm (6 inches) preferred lie through the green. With all the work being done we can’t play anything but.

Today we only had 2 Visitors, they must be all going home as the Weather is starting to warm up. These players came from Charlestown GC Newcastle, and Kew GC Victoria. It nice to have visitors playing on our course.

Today was a Single Stableford 2 Divisions.

Division 1 Winner Kim Thackeray (14) 42pts. Runnerup Wayne Muir (18) 41pts.

Division 2 Winner Ross Telfer (21) 39pts c/b. Runnerup David Kammer (21) 39pts.

Ball rundown went to 36pts.

NTP’S Division 1. 2nd Mark Kenny. 7th Alan Simpson. 12th Dean Culpitt. 16th Peter McCray.

Division 2. 2nd David Kammer. 7th Graeme Veivers. 12th Allan Corke. 16th Graham Hopkins.

PRO PIN Dean Culpitt $53.00

Bazza’s Birdie Blitz was Owen McCallum $20 voucher

Raffle Winners were Ken Mount $50, Perc Dempsey $25.

Joke of the day. (Sorry I missed last week).

The man who takes up Golf to get his mind off work will soon take up work to get his mind off golf.

Hit em long and hit em straight

Kevin Haddrick Captain

Another nice day for golf. Some good scores were recorded today. Everyone must be getting ready for next Saturday, Day 1 of our Championship.

Very nice to see the 16th hole back in play. I heard their is a rush on sand wedges from the Golf stores, with the amount of top dressing being put on the course, everyone has worn theirs out.

We are still having issues with players putting their scores in. When you scan your card, wait to see if the computer agrees with what you have had, (you might have put a cross on the wrong line) if not press edit and correct the mistake, then press save.

We had 5 Visitors playing with us today and they came from Coolie-Tweed (2), Mur-Bah, Howlong GC, Wollongong GC, hope they enjoyed their round.

Single Stableford 2 Divisions

Division 1 Winner, Bryan Penny (17) 39pts, Runnerup Brett Vaughan (9) 38pts.

Division 2 Winner, Dan Banks (19) 42pts, Runnerup Shane Robinson (27) 40pts.

Ball rundown went to 35pts.

NTP’S

Division 1. 2nd Paul Pochodyla. 7th Michael Wood. 12th Mark Kenny. 16th David Mills.

Division 2. 2nd Graham Lutton. 7th Graham Lutton. 12th Simon Gates. 16th Wayne Muir.

PRO PIN Graham Lutton $78.00

Banora Point Real Estate Lucky Draw James Storey $20.00

Raffle Winners Ken Mount $25, Ray Mills $50, Graeme Johnson $75.

Wednesday’s event will be a Single Stableford 2 Divisions.

PRO PIN will be on the 12th.

Hit em long and hit em straight

Kevin Haddrick Captain