The Eagle Has Landed

Eddie "The Eaglle"
Eddie “The Eagle”

 

There was great excitement at the Men”s Saturday competition when it was realised that Eddie “The Eagle” Van Keulen had returned to golf after a break of 20 months. When play was completed for the  day it was apparent that Eddie had lost none of his flare.

The par competition was won by David “Jack” Webster on 2 up while David “”Robbie” Robinson was runner up all square. The Mars bar went to Richard “Pickles” Matz with an appalling score of -12. Pickles was understandably very embarrassed and left before presentations so Eddie “The Eagle” ate his Mars Bar for him.

Pos Family Name Given Name Daily Handicap Score
1 Webster David 11 2
2 Robinson David 7 0
3 Cleland Richard 22 -1
3 Thomson Philip 13 -1
5 Dunstan Benjamin 20 -3
6 Phillips Andrew 16 -5
7 Secomb Richard 24 -6
7 Webster Chase 26 -6
7 Weiss Peter 20 -6
10 Maxted Trevor 20 -7
11 Nenke John 19 -9
12 Van Keulen Edward 31 -11
13 Matz Richard 16 -12

 

Tommo Marches On

 

Philip “Tommo” Thomson

Colourful local identity, Philip “Tommo” Thomson, undaunted   by his dramatic handicap reduction following his outstanding result on Tuesday demolished Saturday’s field in a stroke competition. Tommo scored a net 69, 3 strokes ahead of runners up Peter Weiss and David “Jack” Webster. The handicapper, realising he had not done enough on Tusesday, took another stroke off Tommo.

There was some competition for the Mars Bar with Kobi Wenzell taking the confectionery by the narrowest of margins.

Pos Family Name Given Name Daily Handicap Net Strokes
1 Thomson Philip 14 69
2 Weiss Peter 20 72
2 Webster David 11 72
4 Matz Richard 17 73
4 Maxted Trevor 20 73
6 Phillips Andrew 16 74
6 Quinn Sam 21 74
8 Hallion Pat 8 76
9 Cleland Richard 22 79
9 Hallion James 10 79
11 Waters Chris 9 80
12 Millward Mark 7 83
13 Wenzel Russell 12 85
14 Secomb Richard 24 86
15 Wenzel Kobi 10 87

Burra Ladies Golf – Winter commences

Sonya Shines in start of Winter season!

Sonya Irwin has starred in each outing she has played this season. At Barossa Valley Open day on Friday, 5th of May, Sonya blitzed the field with a magnificent 41 points winning the C grade & bringing in the best score of the day.

11th April, 2023 – Stroke Comp

  • Winner – Sonya Irwin – Nett 74
  • Runner Up – Di Day – Nett 76
  • Extra Comp – Putts won by Andrea Rowe with 29
  • NTP – Hole 8 – Di Day
  • Birdie Ball (4 pointer) – Sonya Irwin

18th April, 2023 – Par Comp

  • Winner – Margie Stockman – 4+
  • Runner Up – Sonya Irwin – 2+
  • Extra Comp – Most holes squared – Sharyn Roberts – 10
  • NTP – Hole 8 – Jeanette Barlow
  • Birdie Ball – Di Day & Lyn Mosey (both Index 6)

2nd May, 2023 – Stroke Comp

  • Winner – Peggy Gebhardt – Nett 76
  • Runner Up – Sharyn Roberts – Nett 77
  • Extra Comp – Putts won by Margie Stockman with 30 on c/b from Sharyn Roberts
  • NTP – Hole 8 – Di Day
  • Chip Ins – Margie Stockman & Sonya Irwin

9th May, 2023 – Stableford Comp

  • Winner – Sharyn Roberts – 38 points
  • Runner Up – Jodi Lehmann – 34 points
  • Extra Comp – Irish Stableford won by Sharyn Roberts with 76 pts
  • NTP – Hole 8 – Di Day

 

Ladies Dominate Anzac Cup

 

The ladies excelled the gentlemen with Jodi Lehmann winning by a comfortable margin and Sharyn “Chookie” Roberts edging out colourful local identity Philip “Titanic” Thomson on a count back for second.

Conditions were perfect for today’s event and only poor golf can explain some of the scores. At the bottom end of the field Dick Cleland only avoided the Mars Bar on a count back with David “Robbie” Robinson receiving the confectionery.

Results

Surname First Name Score
Lehmann Jodi 39
Roberts Sharyn 36
Thomson Philip 36
Millward Mark 35
Webster David 34
Matz Richard 34
McAuley Matt 33
Dunstan Benjamin 33
Day Dianne 33
Wenzel Russell 32
Phillips Andrew 32
Hallion James 32
Cousins Josh 32
Waters Chris 31
Wenzel Kobi 29
Fletcher Derek 28
Hallion Pat 26
Cleland Richard 25
Robinson David 25

Gus The Good Guy Takes The Mars Bar

While there were some exceptional scores on Saturday, Russell “Gus The Good Guy” Wenzel was a notable exception scoring just 26 stableford points taking the Mars Bar by a safe margin of 2. Closest to Gus were “Big Trev” Maxted and Michael Shepley.

At the other end of the field Dick Cleland seems to have got his short game under control (this won’t last!) scoring a strong 41 points just 1 point clear of James Hallion. Both will play off lower handicaps next week. Last Saturday’s winner Richard “Pickles” Matz and Matt McAuley both scored creditable 37s.

Gus The Good Guy in Happier times

Dick Cleland
Net Score Results
Pos Family Name Given Name Daily Handicap Score
1 Cleland Richard 20 41
2 Hallion James 15 40
3 Matz Richard 15 37
3 McAuley Matt 19 37
5 Weiss Peter 19 35
6 Dunstan Benjamin 21 34
6 Phillips Andrew 15 34
6 Thomson Philip 14 34
9 Millward Mark 9 32
10 Waters Chris 11 31
11 Hallion Pat 7 30
11 Secomb Richard 24 30
13 Robinson David 5 29
14 Maxted Trevor 17 28
14 Shepley Michael 26 28
16 Wenzel Russell 10 26

Winter Midweek Starts in Perfect April Weather

Colourful sporting identity, Philip “Tommo” Thomson won the opening round of the Winter midweek golf on a count back from David “Robbie Robinson. Both scored 37 points. Andy Phillips got an excellent start scoring 20 points on the front 9 , but suffered a bad fade on the back 9 to finish with just 33. Andy will need to work on his fitness to prevent a repeat. Saturday’s winner, Richard “Pickles” Matz was unable to maintain his good form.

The club’s 2 worst putters fought for the Mars Bar with Dick Cleland finally sinking a tricky put on the final hole to leave Pat “The Rat” Hallion with the confectionery.

Tommo
Net Score Results
Pos Family Name Given Name Daily Handicap Score
1 Thomson Philip 14 37
1 Robinson David 5 37
3 Phillips Andrew 15 33
3 Wenzel Russell 9 33
5 Matz Richard 14 32
6 Webster David 10 27
7 Cleland Richard 20 24
8 Hallion Pat 7 22

Pickles in Red Hot Form

Riichard “Pickles” Matz blasted 39 stableford points to show a clean pair of heels to Saturday’s Field. Runner up was Philip “Tommo” Thomson with 37, 1 stroke ahead of Peter Weiss. Dick Secombe took the Mars Bar by a comfortable margin.

Pickles
Net Score Results
Pos Home Club Family Name Given Name Daily Handicap Score
1   Matz Richard 15 39
2   Thomson Philip 14 37
3   Weiss Peter 20 36
4   Millward Mark 9 34
5   Phillips Andrew 15 32
5   Waters Chris 11 32
7   Hallion Pat 7 31
7   Maxted Trevor 17 31
9   Robinson David 5 29
9   Webster David 9 29
11 Blyth Golf Club Helbig Simon 19 28
11 Barmera Golf Club Kelly Neville 12 28
13   Wenzel Russell 9 27
14   Secomb Richard 24 22

Mouldy Millward in Superb Form

Mark "Mouldy" Millward
Mark “Mouldy” Millward

Mark “Mouldy” Millward showed that he is rapidly approaching his full potential, scoring 40 stableford points despite some inexplicably simple mistakes. Runner up was Chris “Critta” Waters with a fine score of 38 which almost certainly would have included mistakes. The rest of the field deserve no mention and you can see how they performed in the full results.

The notoriously inconsistent Pat “The Rat” Hallion collected the Mars Bar.

Net Score Results        
Pos Family Name Given Name Daily Handicap Score
 
1 Millward Mark 10 40
2 Waters Chris 13 38
3 Thomson Philip 15 34
3 Wenzel Russell 10 34
5 Weiss Peter 19 33
6 Robinson David 5 32
6 Secomb Richard 24 32
8 Matz Richard 14 31
8 Phillips Andrew 14 31
10 Maxted Trevor 18 30
11 Opperman Matt 9 29
12 Cleland Richard 20 28
13 Hallion Pat 7 24

Saturday Results

Robbie

Ten Players competed on Saturday. David “Robbie” Robinson was winner with a good score of 39 points. Runner up was “Big Trev” Maxted with 37 points.

Ben Dunstan took the Mars Bar with 23. The only other player in the 20’s was Philip “Tommo” Thomson with 25.

Full Results
Pos Home Club Family Name Given Name Daily Handicap Score
1   Robinson David 7 39
2   Maxted Trevor 19 37
3   Millward Mark 10 35
4   Matz Richard 15 33
5   Cleland Richard 19 31
5   Phillips Andrew 14 31
5   Wenzel Russell 10 31
8 Mount Compass Golf Club Prance Mike 14 30
9   Thomson Philip 15 25
10   Dunstan Benjamin 22 23