The Sands Torquay – July 19, 2018

Wednesday July 11 – White Tee Stableford for today’s competition, with the cool weather providing some unbelievable results. Sixty-one men hit the course, leading to a two-grade competition. In A Grade, Paul Kostoski [13] blitzed the field, registering an enormous score of 45 points! Fantastic effort Paul. Runner up was Craig Hunter [13] who finished his round on a great score of 41 points. It was a tight affair in B Grade with Peter Baumgart [14] ending up on 41 points, enough to pip Daryl Bayard [26] who closed out his round one 40 points. Nearest to pins on the day went to Luke Muller who managed a Hole in One on the 5th, making it the 3rd Hole in One for Luke in the past 12 months! Extraordinary.

Thursday July 12 – Stableford off the Red Tees today, with the option of Gold Tees as well. In chilly conditions, it was a tightly contested competition, with Marg Hales [11] finishing up on top with 34 points, closing followed by Lynne Hyett [24] on 33 points.

Saturday July 14 – Stableford off the Blue Tees. More than 105 entrants led to a three grade competition for the Men in beautiful conditions, with little wind and the sun was shining. In A Grade, it was Glenn Muhlenberg [7] coming out the winner on 38 points. Luke Muller [3] kept his good form rolling by coming the runner up, just missing out on 37 points. In B Grade, Tim Hester [16] posted the best score of the day, with a winning total of 39 points. Travis Agg [12] was runner up on 36 points. In C Grade, it was Neil Trevena [27] who took out the win with a score of 36 points, followed by Ray Chappell [29] on 34 points. Shout out to Jason Cranny who managed to Eagle the 2nd hole, great effort! The nearest to pins on the day went to Chris Robertson on the 5th hole (1.74m), Frank Kevric on the 7th hole (1.60m), Michael Yates on the 13th hole (1.71m) and Andrew Stephens on the 17th hole (2.79m). The ball pool for the day ran down the line 33 points.

Stableford off the Red Tees for the Ladies in today’s competition. It was Kerry Bond [11] who just squeezed by Marg Hales [10], posting scores of 36 points and 35 points respectively.

Sunday July 15 – Par off the White Tees for Men and Gold for the Ladies in today’s Medley. The weather couldn’t have been better following a chilly morning, and the course looked in mint condition. Todays winner was Brad Gormley, [24], who ended up with a great score of +4. Runner up on the day was Lindsay Mann [22], whose score of +3, just wasn’t enough to get the chocolates. The ball pool for the day ran down the line to -1.

Pro Shop News

• Ladies fashion day! Thursday August 9, 2pm, members lounge, nibbles provided, all welcome.
• Buy any polo top/shorts, or pants in store, and get the second item half price.

Coming Events

• Thursday – Par (Red, Gold Option)
• Saturday – Men’s Stroke (White), Ladies Stableford (Gold)
• Sunday – Stableford (Medley)