The Tropical Golf Group
Friday, Nov. 10, Pleasant Valley – Rainbow Stableford
Today the Tropical Golfers celebrated the group’s third anniversary at BJ’s Holiday Lodge and to make the occasion special we had a rainbow stableford competition. Twenty-four golfers joined the fun.
The venue for the competition was Pleasant Valley and overall the course was in good condition. PV is difficult, especially the back nine with narrow fairways and enough hazards to make one wonder if they should be wearing hard hats. The greens are tough… and luck, um I mean skill, is needed to get on the right level as the pin or you actually hope to 3-putt. The “choose your own” rainbow added an extra dimension, and proper management of the required tees could actually make the course easier.
In A-Flight (0-20), John Davis (c/h 14) showed he didn’t have the after-golf party on his mind as he continued his winning ways with an excellent 39 points. Next Maurice “soon to be single digits” Roberts (11) bested his declining handicap with a fine 37 points, followed by new guest John Conway (20) with 34.
In B-Flight (21+), Kenny Chung (24) had the best score of the day with a stellar 42 points on a tough course. Next Graham Buckingham (24) and Tom Cotton (25) both made handicap at 36 points.
Near pins were won by Dick Warberg (2) Mark Fraught (2), Graham Buckingham (2), Daryl Evans, and Don Carmody. The long putt went to John Pierrel.
