January Newsletters 2017

Marina Hills – 31st January 2017

Hi to all around the Globe,

Today we had 30 players turn out to Marina Hills Golf course and being the 5th Tuesday in the month we choose to play a 2 man ambrose.

Players were required to have 9 tee shots each, so the secret was to manage your tee shots carefully between the two players. The fairways had plenty of run the course is looking nice and clean with much of the rough cut down and burnt off. The greens are becoming a little bumpy at the moment.

We had some mix up with the scoring of the cards today some how players thought that you need to record stableford points which is not the case ambrose is scored only as a stroke score. The rules of the game are to select the shot you wish to play and all players hit from that position until the ball is holed and you record the number of shots you have and the tee shot of the player.

I had great pleasure today having the honour to play our round of golf with my daughter Jess who is visiting at the moment, although she played with a strange set of clubs she hit some great shots.

Jess and I had a 2 under 70 with a nett 61.5 to beat Ron Carter and Steve Arnold who had a 75 gross neet 66.5.

Winners

Anthony & Jess Cullen 61.5

Ron Carter & Steve Arnold 66.5

Nearest the Pin

3/12 Anthony Cullen

6/15 Jess Cullen

7/16 Keith Sparks

8/17 Anthony Cullen

9/18 Dave Paliwoda

Other Good Scores

Paul Brummit & Allan Ouellette 67

Gary Wilborn & Dave Walter 67.5

Gianni Bicego & Syed Hussain 68

Terry Chapman & Dave Paliwoda 68.5

Naga Hans Hauser & John Husar

Pool comp – Wayne Hall defeated John Cummins

Next week: Monthly Medal stroke/count putts Presentation Bar: Honey Kos

Marina Hills – 24th January 2017

Hi to all around the Globe,

Today we had 19 players under overcast skies and the overnight rain has settled the dust around the course. The course is looking great at the moment a lot of the rough areas has been cleaned and burnt so it is a little easier on some holes to find yous stray ball.

The Greens were ok but really needed cutting they were a little bumpy in places.

In A Grade playing to your handicap was enought to win with two players scoring 36 pts Anthony Cullen beat Gianni on a count back after playing the back nine in par.

In B Grade Keith Sparks had a great game with 42 pts well ahead of the field the runner up was Les Greentree on 38 pts.

Winners

A Grade

Anthony Cullen 36 pts OCB

Gianni Bicego 36 pts

B Grade

Keith Sparks 42 Pts

Les Greentree 38 pts

Nearest the Pin

3/12 Paul Brummitt

6/15 Gary Wilborn

7/16 Ron Carter

8/17 Les Greentree

9/18 Ron Carter

Other Good Scores

Terry beat Glenn in the pool comp.

NAGA – Johnny Husar 27 pts

Next Week : 2 man ambrose 9 tee shots each Presentation Bar: Eruptions

Please advise me if you are coming to The Cliffs on 22nd February

Marina Hills – 17th January 2017

Hi to all around the Globe,

Today we had 22 players take part in an irish stableford, so what is an Irish Stableford well its pretty easy you play with a partner and at the end of eah hole your multiple your stableford scores so if Player 1 gets 4 a 2 and Player 2 gets 4 a 2 then the score for that hole is 2 x 2 = 4 the secret to this game is not to have zero points on a hole.

We have played this game several times before but we did have to check a few cards due to mathematical errors, so of our player believed that 3 times 0 is 3 sorry guys not correct.

The course has plenty of run at the moment and the greens today were ok they were a little bumpy in places.

We had two outstanding scores today the winners with 92pts and the runners up scored 90 pts the next best was 77pts.

Winners

Wayne Hall & Sam Kielley 92pts

Ken Bosward & Terry Chapman 90pts

Best Individual Stableford Points – Wayne Hall 41pts

Nearest the Pin

3/12 Sam Kielley

6/15 Dave Paliwoda

7/16 Terry Chapman

8/17 Anthony Cullen

9/18 Keith Sparks

Other Good Scores

Steve Arnold & Dave Paliwoda 77pts

NAGA – Johnny Husar & Paul Brummitt 41pts

Next Week : Stableford Presentation Bar: Old Mates

Marina Hills – 10th January 2017

Hi to all around the Globe,

Today under overcast skies we had 21 players take part in our Stableford Event. The course has now offically got plenty of run and the grass it beginning to change colour. There were some great scores today, I noticed that Ron Carter had his name on almost every nearest the pin, he did manage to win two of them.

We had a couple of players from Pattaya ( Brendan Dunne and Alan Hanlon) joined us for a game today so welcome to you both and it was also nice to see Steve Turner back out at Marina.

In A Grade (0-18) Dave Paliwoda scored 40 pts just ahead of Paul Brummitt with 39 pts.

In the B Grade (19&Above) Mike Powell 46 pts had the best score with Alan Ouellette with 41 pts.

Please another reminder to everyone to sign their cards both the markers and the players are required to sign the card, if you dont sign it you risk disqualification.

Winners

A Grade – Dave Paliwoda 40 pts

Runner Up – Paul Brummitt 39 pts

B Grade Nett – Mike Powell 46 pts

Runner Up – Alan Ouellette 41 pts

Nearest the Pin

3/12 Ron Carter

6/15 Les Greentree

7/16 Ron Carter

8/17 Les Greentree

9/18 Steve Turner

Other Good Scores

Keith Sparks – 40, Les Greentree – 40, Hans Hauser – 39, Ron Carter – 39,

Steve Turner – 39.

NAGA – Syed Hussain 26 pts

Pool Mike Evart defeated Terry kerim

Next Week : 2 man Irish Stableford Presentation Bar: Gentlemens (Subject to Change)

Marina Hills – 3rd January 2017

Hi to all around the Globe,

Welcome everyone to the 2017 Golf Season with the Balibago Social Golf Club, today was our first game for 2017 and we had 30 players turn up to play in our first Monthly Medal of the Year.

The course was in good condition the greens were ok and the fairways had a little run on them. So this year we are playing under some rules that have changed. No more Mango Tree forgiveness anymore and no more caddy I’ll make sure your ball is on the fairway, Sir!!!

Some great scores today with our 2016 Club Champion Warwick Sharpe continuing his good form into 2017 with a very good 76 Gross 67 Nett, well done mate.

In the B Grade 19 & above Ron Carter had a 93 Gross 69 Nett, the new clubs must be working a treat for you Ronnie.

We ask that you please check your score cards before submitting them, one of our players this week had a 5 shot discrepancy its up to the marker and the player to check the cards before you sign it.