Calderwood Golf Course Round 19

Our Annual Challenge against Rockdale RSL was postponed today, but we hope that they will accept the alternative of playing for the Eric Harper Shield at our next game at Bardwell Valley on 27^th Nov .

Today we gathered at CHP RSL at 6.30am (with our golf clubs) and took the trip to the south coast in the Club Bus with a little green caboose for the golf bags and Charlie as our driver. The interment little bus produced a great atmosphere accompanied with laughter as “the wheels on the bus went around and around” and ”the people on the bus got off and on, off and on” especially on the trip home

The first part of the journey we had to share the road with hundreds of bike riders in lycra but Cadel Evans wasn’t sighted in the Annual Ride from Sydney to Wollongong.  After a detour, through the streets of Albion Rail and checking with the various GPS units and the bread crumbs that Hansel and Gretel had been dropping behind the bus, we arrived at the picturesque Calderwood G.C., under the escarpment of the Southern Highlands.

17 golfers hit off in bright sunshine with plenty of sunscreen on and plenty of water, and the odd JD and Coke in our golf bags. The weather and heat of the day saw our resident south coaster Bob Connell play a few holes before retiring to the shade and the weather only eased later in the day when it rained while we were having our BBQ lunch of sausages and steak rolls and cooked by Eric and Keith washed down with an Ale or Sav Blanc

The local Bush Fire Brigade had to be put on standby as the scoring by the top five of John Kottaridis  Eric Osman, Ron Williamson, Peter Deady and Malcolm Tyler was so red hot that the ground was being scorched. John Kottaridis played his best round ever by being 4 under after the first five holes  and finishing with 3 under the card, to win the scratch score but in S/B points, only finished 2^nd on a countback to Eric. John’s card included two eagles being at the 2^nd & 5^th. Malcolm Tyler finished the back nine with 29 S/B pts after missing his putt on the 18^th but only finished 5^th with 42 S/B pts

Glenn Watson used his JC Ball to cross the lake on the 4^th hole where his miss hit skimmed across the water with 5 hops as it skimmed then lifted out of the water onto the dry land or grass on the other side of the lake . The lost and found started with the finding of my house keys on the bus, then Melody Thomas losing her new sunnies on the 4^th only to discover they were in the glove box compartment section of her golf cart on the 5th

Today’s Golf Game was won by Eric Osman on 45 Stableford points , 2^nd John Kottaridis also on 45 S/B pts in a countback, with 3^rd Ron Williamson 43 s/b points, 4^th Peter Deady  also 43 s/b in a count back from 5th Mal Tyler on 42 pts with a group between 41 to 36 points

Reminder :CHP RSL Annual Christmas Cabaret   : 19^th November,2011     $25.00 (subsidised $10)

 Good Golfing next round at Bardwell Valley G.C. 27^th November, 2011, 7.00am,

Par 62, 4131metres   Pro shop ph 9597 1079   2A Hillcrest Avenue, Bardwell Valley

 The "nearest the pins" winners       Weather –Sunny & Excellent  Course Rating   41 S/B pts

4^th Hole

A Grade : John Kottaridis

B Grade : Peter Deady

6^th Hole

A Grade : Keith Johnson

B Grade : Bob Connell

13^th Hole

A Grade : Joe Belinha

B Grade : Eric Osman

17^th Hole

A Grade : John Kottaridis

B Grade : Greg Barter

C Grade : Mal Tyler

Longest Drive

A Grade : John Kottaridis

B Grade : Steve Peck

C Grade : Malcolm Tyler

Drive & 2^nd Shot

A Grade : Keith Johnson

B Grade : Ron Williamson

C Grade : Glenn Watson

Ball comp: Michael Deady, Gary Morrison, Pat Towns, Melody Thomas, Joanne Kinkead,

Bradman    :  Kylie Tyler (22)         

The Bearded One,  Ron 

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