West Coast Golf Club Inc

Competition   Ray Dale Pairs Championship Day 2, stableford best ball
Conditions      Sun & a shower           Players      17 members           Course Tuart Course   

Ray Dale Pairs Championship
The Pairs Championship was held over two days, Friday 16 and Monday 19 September, both days’ play being on the Tuart Course. Friday’s weather was sunny and warm but Monday’s started with a heavy shower and followed up with sunshine and strong winds, we being lucky to avoid further rain. Over the two days’ play, the clear winner by six strokes was the pair of Grant Saunders and Tom Guthrie – many congratulations on a best ball score of 89 for the two days.  Runners up were Mike Kimbar and Steve Parkinson with 83, followed by Garth Irvine and Ron Bensky with 78.

The photo shows captain Tom McClain (centre) congratulating Tom Guthrie (left) and Grant Saunders (right).

• Avoid slow play: Players with a ball a similar distance down the fairway to a lost ball to play their shot before joining the search for the lost ball.

Pairs Trophy Results                                        Points           
G Saunders/T Guthrie                                                  89                  
M Kimbar/S Parkinson                                                83
G Irvine/R Bensky                                                         78
T McClain/B Morrison (on c/b)                                  75                                                                  
J Campbell/A McLean                                                  75                                                      
D Lynn/B Boyd                                                              72
J Allen/D Hayes, J Stone/S Huckle                  (less than 72)

Individual Results                               Gross               Net        Points
1^st             Grant Saunders                                  85                 70            36
2^nd            Andy McLean                                     93                 71             35
3^rd c/b       Barry Boyd                                         99                 73            33
Also on 33 points – David Hayes, Ron Bensky & Tom Guthrie
Best Gross
Grant Saunders                                                   85
Best Nine
Grant Saunders                                                   20
Nearest to Pin:
3^rd            Ron Bensky
6^th             Grant Saunders
13^th           David Hayes
18^th           Mike Kimbar                                     

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Booking sheet
Next fixture: Friday 23 September, Tuart Course, stableford, tee-off 9.00 am, cards in 8.40 am
No competition on Monday 26 Sept (public holiday) – Tues 27 Sept 9.48am start on the Tuart Course, stableford.  Please record your intention to play a week in advance via the Booking Sheet.

Course            Tuart Course   Competition   Ray Dale Pairs Championship Day 1,
                                                                                     stableford best ball
Conditions      Sunny               Players            22 members

• Avoid slow play: Try to maintain a good pace when walking down the fairway.

Day 1 Results  (no count-back applied)                                      Points
M Kimbar/S Parkinson, G Saunders/T Guthrie, Alan Smith/G Guy    43
T McClain/B Morrison                                                                                    41
G Irvine/R Bensky                                                                                            40
J Campbell/A McLean                                                                                     37
J Stone/S Huckle, D Lynn/B Boyd, J Allen/D Hayes                               34

Individual Results                                   Gross            Net        Points
1^st             Grant Saunders                                  84                 69             37
2^nd            Rolfe Heldt                                         83                 71              35
3^rd c/b       Alan Smith                                        88                 73             33
4^th             Mike Spencer                                     88                 73             33

Best Gross
Rolfe Heldt                                                         83
Best Nine
Grant Saunders                                                  22
Nearest to Pin:
3^rd            Mike Kimbar
6^th             Graham Guy
13^th           Steve Parkinson
16^th           Rolfe Heldt                                        

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Booking sheet
Next fixture: Monday 19 September, Tuart Course, Ray Dale Pairs Championship Final Day, tee-off in reverse order of score for today 9.08 am, cards in 8.48 am
Please note changes to fixtures from Old to Tuart Course in Sept, now updated on website but recommend printing new fixtures sheet circulated at the week-end because we are back to a variety of start times in Sept/Oct compared to a recent run of 9am starts on both courses.  Please record your intention to play a week in advance via the Booking Sheet.

Course            Old Course      Competition   Ambrose
Conditions     Cloudy             Players             22 members

• Avoid slow play: Players should complete their shot within 30 seconds of their ball becoming available to play in normal circumstances – minimise time by thinking about club selection and distance to hole as you approach your ball and leave buggy adjacent to it and not behind it. Thirty seconds is generally ample time for lining up the shot, judging or measuring the distance, and having a single practice swing, and irrespective of whether it is a putt, a tee shot, or a shot from the fairway or rough. 

Results                                                                                                Gross   Net     
1^st        Tom McClain/Jeff Salant/Tom Guthrie                                    68        58.2
2^nd       Mike Kimbar/John Campbell/Adam Zieba/David Hayes     68        58.5
3^rd       Garth Irvine/ David Lynn/John Allen/Gerry Gillett               68        58.8
4^th       Alf Pezzali/Grant Saunders/Steve Huckle/Chris Wynne        71        60.6
5^th       Rolfe Heldt/Mike Spencer/Bruce Morrison                               71        61.2
Last     John Stone/Graham Guy/Ric Haddleton/Barry Boyd            75        65.2

Nearest to Pin:
2^nd        Grant Saunders
6^th        Rolfe Heldt
13^th      David Hayes
16^th      John Allen       

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Booking sheet
Next fixture: Monday 5 September, Tuart Course, Par, tee-off 9.00 am, cards in 8.40 am
Please note changes to fixtures from Old to Tuart Course in Sept, now updated on website .
Please also note the Ray Dale Pairs Championship will be held on Friday 16 and Monday 19 September with both days’ play now to be on the Tuart Course – please record your entry to the competition via the Booking Sheet.

Course             Old Course       Competition   Stableford
Conditions      Sunny               Players               22 members

• Avoid slow play: Always watch your partners’ shots to speed up finding balls in the rough.

Results                                         Gross   Net   Points
1^st         Tom Guthrie                            94        68        40
2^nd        David Lynn                              87        70        38
3^rd        John Campbell                        90        73        35
Best Gross
Jeff Salant                                           86
Best Nine
Tom Guthrie                                        23
Nearest to Pin:
2^nd        David Lynn
6^th        Jeff Salant
13^th      Ron Bensky
16^th      Garth Irvine    

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Booking sheet
Next fixture: Friday 2 September, Old Course, Ambrose, tee-off 9.00 am, cards in 8.40 am
Please note changes to fixtures from Old to Tuart Course in Sept, now updated on website but recommend printing new fixtures sheet circulated at the week-end because we are back to a variety of start times in Sept/Oct compared to a recent run of 9am starts on both courses.
Please also note the Ray Dale Pairs Championship will be held on Friday 16 and Monday 19 September with both days’ play now to be on the Tuart Course.

Course            Tuart Course   Competition   Stroke & Putts
Conditions      Sunny               Players            20 members

Changeover of captaincy:  Mike Spencer has stepped down as captain after taking over from John Allen in 2016 – a big thank you from all of us for your hard work over the last 6 years, Mike, and for getting to Wembley early to organise the starting line-up for all that time.  During that time, Mike has featured very regularly on the honour board – a hole in one in 2017 (and very nearly another one today), three times match-play champion, twice eclectic winner and pairs champion last year.  It can be a tough job interpreting the rules of golf and not one that Mike has shied away from – we could wish that there really was a Veteran Golfers Association to negotiate new rules of golf on our behalf – see Funny Joke – New Rules of Golf  Seriously though, many thanks Mike for a job well done.  Tom McClain has agreed to take on the role which he did today for the first time. 

Stroke & Putts – the Fergus McDuff Trophy for the worst putting performance:
Today’s competition for the stroke round was won by Ian Johnsen with a splendid 82 off the stick, net 64 (6 under par which will probably savage his handicap!) – congratulations Ian.  The putting competition was won by Rolfe Heldt with 30 putts and lost by John Campbell and Mike Kimbar who knocked in 38 putts each to share winning the dreaded Fergus McDuff Trophy – they will look after it until 12 December when it will be awarded to the worst putter on the day.  The photo shows Tom McClain (captain on left) presenting the trophy to Mike Kimbar (centre) and John Campbell (right):

Avoid slow play: Play ready golf on the tee – do not wait for player with the honour – consider short hitters playing first to enable them to move promptly off the tee for second shots.

Results                                                           Gross          Net    
1^st                               Ian Johnsen                                    82               64
2^nd C/B        David Hayes                                     96               73                                          
3^rd               Alan Smith                                         89               73
4^th                 Rolfe Heldt                                        85                73
Best Gross
Ian Johnsen                                                           82
Best Nine
Front:          Ian Johnsen                                      30
Back:          David Hayes                                       30                                     
Least Putts:
Rolfe Heldt                                                            30
Most Putts and Fergus McDuff Trophy winners:
John Campbell & Mike Kimbar                             38
Nearest to Pin:
3^rd               Mike Spencer
6^th               Tom McClain
12^th             Andy McLean
18^th             Bruce Morrison                                 

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Booking sheet
Next fixture: Monday 29 August, stableford, Old Course, tee-off 9.00 am, cards in 8.40 am

Course             Tuart Course   Competition   Foursomes
Conditions      Sunny               Players             15 members

• Avoid slow play: Be ready to tee off, if need be before marking your card with the score on the previous hole.

Results                                                           Gross   Net     
1^st c/b  David Lynn & Mike Kimbar                  82        67
2^nd        Ron Bensky & Ian Johnsen                   85        67
3^rd        Bruce Morrison & John Campbell       87        69
Nearest to Pin:
3^rd        John Campbell
6^th        Steve Huckle
12^th      Alan Smith
18^th      Steve Parkinson          

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Booking sheet
Next fixture: Friday 26 August, Stroke & Putts, Tuart Course, tee-off 9.00 am, cards in 8.40 am

Course            Old Course      Competition   Stableford
Conditions      Sunny               Players            22 members

Avoid slow play: Keep up with the group in front.  If your group is not keeping up with the group in front, the first pair to putt out should move to the next tee and hit-off while their partners putt out.
Results                                          Gross   Net   Points
1^st                 Grant Saunders                      87        70       38
2^nd         Jeff Salant                               82        71        37
3^rd C/B Ron Bensky                             92        74        34
4^th         Graham Guy                            92        74        34
5^th               Adam Zieba                                               95        74        34
Best Gross
Jeff Salant                                             82
Best Nine
Front:   Grant Saunders                       21
Back:   Ron Bensky                               21
Nearest to Pin:
2^nd        Alan Smith
6^th        Ron Bensky
13^th      David Hayes
16^th      Graham Guy   

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Booking sheet
Next fixture: Monday 22 August, Wembley foursomes, Tuart Course, tee-off 9.00 am, cards in 8.40 am