Saturday 12-Jul-2025 at Hillview:

• The Hillview course combo and start time are yet to be confirmed

• We are likely to require 5 groups (for 19 players) and 3 carts

• Tentatively in the carts are: JoeB/Ged, Lindsay/Tony and Barrie/spare

• Barrie will need someone to share a cart with him

• We are playing Stroke for Joe K's trophies

• Two Pairs matches are planned: Fintan/Tony v Lindsay/Steve and Rod/EK v Bruce/Tampo

• The mug holder for July is Fintan

I will update the playing list once I confirm which course we are playing this week.

Tony will be paying upfront for golf and carts on Thursday morning as usual.

The latest 12-week booking matrix is also attached.

Cheers, Brad

Saturday 05-Jul-2025 at Hillview review:

Hi all,

15 players fronted Hillview for the 0732 start. Quite cool to kick off, but a clear day emerged for the stroke comp and Muzza’s trophies.

But we were lucky to front, with Capt Ged singing the praise’s of OJ who some how or other miraculously (with the help of Covid) found us 4 slots at Hillview. We owe you Pepsi, OJ, lot’s of it.

I’m assured it’s plain sailing for the rest of July at Hillview.

ON COURSE and IN THE HOUSE:

·     Tony (3rd group) decreed to 4th group players at the first tee “could whomever is next, get onto the tee and get moving. He was soon alerted to the fact that it was he, and his group, that were holding the show up. Doh!

·     Aussie held up his playing partners unnecessarily on the 3rd, by playing a tee shot on a par 3, that did not make the ladies tees. You gotta be joking.

·     Tony hit his first windy “in 25 years” on the 7th. A wild swipe that nearly put his back out.

·     Returning serviceman Kusinski impressed at the first tee with his woolen gloves. Quite stylish. But the gloves were soon off as he locked into battle, with mixed results including worst putts A grade, a NTP on 16, and taking $5 from Pete. A net 95 (G80) was a PASS mark return for JK, welcome back.

·     Returning serviceman Wild was back and looking good. But on hole 6 he didn’t check his ball, and hit a wrong ball (not even one of his playing partners balls). And twice, TWICE. Yes you read that right, or go back over it again if you are confused, but total 14 shots on 6. Wilbur is an old school “see ball, hit ball” golfer, but he may have taken that freewheeling approach a bit far here! With 124 net (G103), and 39 putts, it was a FAIL mark return by Wilbur, welcome back.

·     I was handing out the balls, and “who’s duck eggs?” – to much sniggering. Still don’t know.

·     Fintan was a very polite mug-holder, who always asked nicely.

STROKE COMP:

Runner up on the day was Clive (no it wasn’t after a review) it was Flaps with a N76. Good round flaps. Bad luck Clive.

And winning the day very comfortably off a 13 handicap was Steve on N75, with a LD on 18 to boot. Well done Steve.

Magnificent trophies from Muzza, thanks Muzz.

Till next time,

Pete