The Sands Torquay – June 28, 2018

Wednesday June 13 Today was Stableford off the White tees today for the Men. A great turnout for the Wednesday comp saw the competition split into two grades. In Grade A it was Ian Davis (13) coming out on top with a countback win Mike Trickey (4), with both gentlemen posting a great score of 38 points. Grade B saw big Mike McAllum (16) continuing his great form, posting an unreal score of 39 points throughout his round. Ted Matson (30) was hot on his heels, but just couldn’t quite reel him in, posting a runner up score of 37 points. Nearest to pins went to Charlie Celi (5th) and Ivan Kevric (17th). The ball pool ran down the line to 34 points.

Thursday June 14 Stableford off the Gold tees today for the Ladies! The winner on the day was Andrea Harvey (40) who scored an amazing 41 points. Unbelievable effort from Andrea! Majorie Bayard (21) was runner up on the day after posting an excellent score of 37 points. Congratulations to the pin seeker of the day Wendy Muller, who managed to get nearest to the pin on both the 7th hole and 17th hole. Well done Wendy! The ball pool ran down the line to 35 points.

Saturday June 16 Everyone’s favourite golf competition was played today. Par! Blue or White tees today for the Men. Great turn out today, with 111 participants coming out to play, with the course in great nick. Today’s Grade A winner was Alex Makkreel (10) +1, who won on a countback over Ivan Kevric (10) +1. Grade B saw a visitor to the course in Luke Ibbs (17) (Curlewis Golf Club) smash out the highest score of the day, finishing his round on +6. John Girling (16) was next best with a score of +1. Finally, in Grade C, Bill Trethowan (29) was well clear of the other competitors, coming in the clubhouse with a score of +2. The runner up on the day was Rod Hyett (26) who scored -3. Nearest to pins for the day went to Peter Cottam (5th), Charlie Celi (7th), David Parker (13th) and Jason Cranny (17th). The ball pool ran down the line to -2. Par of the Red tees for the Ladies today. It was Judy Hodgkins (38) who came out on top after her round of -1. Runner up for the day was Karen Lombardi (24) who finished up on -3.

Sunday June 17 Great day for golf today at The Sands.
Weather was overcast and a bit chilly, but little to no wind made for ideal conditions, which was backed up by some of the massive scores posted. Winner in the medley was Michael McAllum (17) who scored a huge 36 points! Runner up on the day was Lindsay Mann (24) whose score of 35 points would just about be a winners score on any other day. The ball pool for the day ran down to 35 points. Special mention to Lindsay Mann who scored and EAGLE on the 12th hole. Well done!

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Coming events

• Thursday June 28 – Par
• Saturday June 30th – Stableford
• Sunday July 1 – Stableford Medley