Traveller’s Rest Golf Group
Monday, June 4,
Silky Oak – Stableford
1st Neil Wilkinson (14) 40pts
2nd Ho Jun-Yoon (25) 39pts
3rd Darren Stanton (14) 38pts
We started the week with twenty three players taking on Silky Oak and even though a lot of the greens are far from perfect and often required a driver to putt the ball to the hole, some very respectable scores were posted.
Neil Wilkinson, a consummate gentleman and one of the TRGG’s most consistent golfers, wasn’t intimidated by the greens and “slam dunked” putts from everywhere to take first place with an unassailable 40 points.
Tuesday, June 5,
Treasure Hill – Stableford
1st Kim Sang-Kyu (22) 35pts
2nd Sakai Yasuo (10) 33pts
3rd Chun Yong-Park (30) 31pts
Treasure Hills is in magnificent condition and is a course that commands respect. Your second shot on the opening hole with its narrow neck into the green and with water left, water right is a precursor of what to expect. Not one player shot their handicap today; however Kim Sang-Kyu applied good course management and came close with 35 points which was enough to claim the coveted first place.
Wednesday, June 6,
Bangpra – Stableford
1st Daryl Ottaway (7) 38pts
2nd Graeme Heaply (26) 36pts
3rd Daryl Harvey (31) 35pts
I don’t know what it is about left handed golfers but they all seem to have a natural easy swing and today’s winner is no exception. Our resident “lefty” Daryl Ottaway has a swing to die for, seemingly effortless but he consistently hits the ball long and accurate. Today he set up the win with twenty points on the front nine and came home with a very steady eighteen points to leave us other monkeys in his wake.
Thursday, June 7,
Phoenix – Stableford
1st Mick McHale (19) 44pts
2nd Daryl Harvey (31) 43pts
3rd Gary Bennett (18) 38pts
Phoenix and it was the Mighty Mick McHale who casually took the Lakes and Ocean courses apart. Strolling around the course puffing away on his 12 inch Cuban cigars and regularly quenching his thirst with a litre hip flask of vodka, Mick was out to prove that you need to be in a relaxed, semi comatose state to be able to master the ancient game of golf and prove it he did. Hitting almost two thirds of the greens in regulation Mick posted his personal best of 44 points to not only win the day but also record the best TRGG score of the week.
Friday, June 8,
Burapha – Stableford
Division 1
1st Freddy Starbeck (13) 41pts
2nd Colin Smith (14) 37pts
3rd Christian Boysen (8) 36pts
Division 2
1st Mick McHale (16) 32pts
2nd Bob Cannon (22) 31pts
3rd Norman Cheetham (16) 31pts
Twenty eight players were competing today and with perfect weather conditions and A & B courses beckoning you couldn’t ask for more. Mighty Mick McHale was on the first tee passing his hip flask around, imparting his knowledge of the great game and obviously enjoying his new found fame. Of the fourteen players in his division the best score was 32 points and unbelievably it was the Mighty Mick who scored them! He was last seen heading up the 7 towards the airport.
In division one it was a completely different story. Freddy Starbeck, a seasoned drinker but not one to take advice from Mick, smashed his way around the course. The Viking proved he is a force to be reckoned with, posting a score of 41 points and now sits fifth on the Order of Merit and with a real chance to take out the top award.
Saturday, June 9,
Pattavia – Stableford
1st Mr. Petur (6) 36pts
2nd Colin Smith (14) 35pts
3rd Pat Feeney (24) 34pts
We finished the week with a pleasant drive through the pineapple fields to Pattavia, Mr. Petur negotiated the lightening greens better than the rest of the field to play to his six-handicap and finish the day with a very solid 36 points.
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