St Leonards Golf

 

Under a cloudless sky, nine of our members teed up for round 8 at Massey Park. The air was brisk, but the sun soon powered up and made the conditions ideal for golf. The water in Exile Bay was calm and misty, providing an eerie backdrop to the first few holes.

The course was in reasonable condition, although the grass on several of the fairways was a bit patchy. A couple of the tee boxes showed signs of excessive use. A bunker or two appeared to have gravel mixed with the sand!

The condition of the course did not seem to worry our golfers with some impressive scores being recorded. The singles event was won by Ross McDuie, who scored 40 points in a highly consistent round that featured numerous successful par-saving putts from distances of 2 to 3 metres. Coming in second was the ever-consistent Steve Greene with 38 points. David Robertson was back on the podium with 36 points.

Ross carried yours truly to a win in the pairs with 46 points – Ross bagged a nice 4-pointer on the 4th hole which helped a lot! Ranjit and Steve were close behind with 44 points – Ranjit scoring 18 on both nines and Steve with 20 and 18.

In match play, Ranjit put up solid resistance before going down to Steve 4 & 2. The second match play was a seesawing event with Les Pitman prevailing, 2 up. There are still two first round matches to be played in the Darlington Cup – Mr Handicapper v Buzz Holden and Rey Salvador v Ross.

The Bradman was won comfortably by your scribe with 27 points including 4 wipes!

Our next round is on Friday 1 May starting at 9.00am. The invitation should issue shortly. Please respond as soon as possible so that we can confirm numbers with the pro.

 

 

 

 

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