IPGC Golf from the Tara Court Golf Group
Sunday, Oct. 9, Green Valley – Medal
1st Rod Torrie (11) net 68
2nd Shaun Tracy (15) net 72
3rd Gerry Hannan (11) net 75
4th Bob St Aubin (14) net 75
It was time for our monthly medal again here at Green Valley. As usual the course was in very good condition except that the greens have still not recovered completely from the sanding and coring. Most of us found it playing very long as the fairways are very soft and with no run, which was probably why, except for one player, the scores weren’t great.
Rod Torrie was the exception and he won his second medal for this year with an excellent net 68, so obviously the bumpy greens weren’t a problem for him as he won by four shots.
Shaun Tracy was our only other player to play to his handicap and he came second with a net 72. We had a count back for third place with Gerry Hannan coming out on top with a net 75 and Bob St Aubin took the fourth and last place. Bob also got the only ‘2’ of the day so he wasn’t too disappointed for losing the count back.
Tuesday, Oct. 11, Treasure Hill – Stableford
1st Donal McGuigan (18) 37pts
2nd Gerry Hannan (11) 32pts
3rd John Fenwick (19) 31pts
It had been a long time since we last played here at Treasure Hill and again we found the course is excellent condition. It is great value for money and even though there are still delays on road 331 it is still worth the extra time it takes to get there.
A very hot day for golf but at least we escaped the rain. Some of our group were playing here for their first time and as usual everyone found it very difficult, and because today it was wet and playing long it was even more difficult than usual.
We had one exception, Donal McGuigan, who had no problem with it as he scored thirty seven points to win by five clear. Gerry Hannan was playing here for his first time but he still managed to come second with thirty two points. John Fenwick took the third and last place with thirty one and we had no ‘2’s today.
Thursday, Oct. 13, Burapha – Stableford
1st Russell Gilroy (16) 38pts
2nd Jon Batty (6) 36pts
3rd John Fenwick (20) 33pts
Again for our last game of the week we were back here at Burapha. We won’t have many more weeks here now as the Sport Days are nearly over, which is a pity as we all enjoy this course very much.
We were lucky again with the weather and got around dry but because of all the rain over the past few days and nights we all decided to play off the shorter white tees as it was going to be playing long.
Russell Gilroy, who has been playing very consistent over the past few weeks was the winner again today with thirty eight points, a score which will hopefully bring his handicap down even further and give the rest of us a chance! Jon Batty also played his usual consistent golf and came second with thirty six points. John Fenwick took the third and last place for today with thirty three points.
Paddy Naughton has just arrived back for a short visit and on his first game he got the only ‘2’ of the day to make sure he didn’t go home empty handed.
