The Last Hoorah Golfing Society
Minutes of July Meeting
Date: 7 July 2005
Present: HO, PB, DA, NM
Venue: East Sussex (West)
This
one seemed to come round hard on the heels of the Hever outing, due to holiday
commitments forcing an early meet, but the Society is pleased to record that
the month’s organiser (NM) managed to juggle dates around to accommodate PB and
others.
Once
again the buffoon-of-the-month award was decided before a ball had been
struck; this time it was DA who attended the tour meeting via Crowborough,
despite NM’s clear email of 4th July. Congratulations go to DA for breaking
your duck in this particular competition!
After
dubious early morning conditions including some drizzle, a stop-off at the half
way hut for a bacon sarnie saw a change in the weather and fair conditions for
the closing 9 holes. There was a general consensus that the course was
stunning, in great condition, and worth a repeat visit. The members also used
buggies for the first time in its short but eventful history.
And,
for the first time, all four members were in contention for a fair while, but a
few wayward shots from PB from the 8th onwards, and a little ill-fortune in
finding fairway bunkers every other hole, and some missed putting opportunities
by NM and DA saw a surprise return to the fore by HO, with a re-modelled swing,
and the form he saves for Hoorah events; HO eventually ran away with 22 points
on the front 9; an up and down from 200 yards, a chip-in, and a couple of
closing pars secured the back 9 also; would the other members indulge him if he
wallows in victory for a brief while before the new handicaps kick in to ensure
that only the best form of his life is going to earn any more HOOM points in
the months ahead!
PB
was very much back in the mix, hitting the fairways regularly and maintaining
his up and down stats; on this note, it has been suggested that, at least for
the 2006 tour, DA will keep further stats (Fairways in Reg, Greens in Reg, Up
and Downs, Sand Saves and Putting Stats) so that the members can analyse the
respective strengths and weaknesses of their games in the dark weeks before
Hoorah events. It will be particularly interesting for PB given the large
numbers of bunkers hit on the back 9!
There
were birdie possibilities from all four players throughout the round and a
generally improved standard of golf on this fairly forgiving but nonetheless
memorable course.
DA
laid his par 3’s demons from Hever to rest by taking the prize in this month’s
comp in the tightest competition yet.
It
has been mentioned that PB omitted to putt with the president’s putter on the
18th hole, and the Society will need to consider the appropriate penalty to
impose. Let DA be warned next month!
|
|
HO |
PB |
DA |
NM |
|
Front Nine (stableford) |
22 |
19 |
19 |
17 |
|
Back Nine (stableford) |
20 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
|
Overall (stableford) |
42 |
37 |
37 |
33 |
|
Gross score (18 holes) |
79 |
87 |
87 |
92 |
|
Gross score (4 par 3’s) |
+4 |
+4 |
+3 |
+4 |
|
Birdies |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
The winners for the month were
therefore as follows:
Front Nine: HO 22 points
Back Nine: HO 20 points
Overall: HO 42 points
Par 3’s: DA +3
Birdies: HO (2), DA (1), NM (1)
Player
|
Exact H/C
|
Meddle
Score Today
|
Adj To H/C
|
New Exact H/C
|
New Playing H/C
|
OOM Before Game
|
OOM Points Today
|
OOM
After Game
|
|
HO |
13.0 |
+7 |
-1.8 |
11.2 |
11 |
31 |
10 |
41 |
|
PB |
15.8 |
+15 |
-0.3 |
15.5 |
16 |
17 |
4.5 |
21.5 |
|
DA |
16.1 |
+15 |
-0.3 |
15.8 |
16 |
19 |
4.5 |
23.5 |
|
NM |
16.7 |
+20 |
+0.9 |
17.6 |
18 |
32 |
1 |
33 |
HO
owes NM £1 from the birdie pot
HO
to organise August’s meet likely to be in the first 10 days; PB suggesting
making up the missed February meeting with a meet in the first week of
September leaving DA to organise September’s meet for the last week.
p/w/lh/07
- minutes – july 2005