Dunner Stunner - Week 2
If today wasn't summer then I don't know what counts. It was nigh on perfect, warm conditions, gentle breeze and a course looking really good. If you can't score well at this time of the year then it's not really the fault of the golf course.
First up to clear a mis-understanding from last week. Jamie did hit a ball which landed in a golf cart. When Jamie went to retrieve said ball he realised that ball wasn't his. At that point he wandered off to find his proper ball and played that. But Jamie did hit a ball into a golf cart.
No such misdemeanours this week although Nick Nicolson was spotted retrieving his ball from the newly minted penalty area to the right of the first green and to the right of the sixth fairway. Nick was playing his tee shot on six and it was nowhere near the required distance to get past the green pegs.
The first order of the day was to recognise the 75th birthday of our resident VP Fairway Phil. Thanks for the shout Phil and many happy returns for the big day.
In the sixes there was keen anticipation of a financial return on the back of some good individual scoring. 31 points helped Eddie, Alistair, Jamie and Murray Edgar share $140 with Team big stepper Bruce with partners in crime Sandy, Warren and Phil Ellis.
There was great joy and jubilation, at least from one table as Team Bruce helped themselves to the second and third sixes with 44 and 47 points respectively. Team Mike Henderson featuring Deano, Kallum and Browny were writhing in agony coming up one point shy with both Deano and future LIV golfer Mike both scoring outers on their last hole. Coulda, shoulda didn't ..........
So Nearly A Repeat
It's hard enough winning one Blue Jacket let alone winning one back to back. But Duncan came close. He and Sandy both notched up a very nice 40 points with the differentiator being Sandy's birdie on 18 scoring a 3 for 4. So Sandy won on countback rules. Here we see Duncan handing over the spoils to Sandy.
There was no such drama in the race to Balclutha. With 5 birdies each both Mike and Browny decided to hot foot it out of the clubhouse and head straight down State Highway 1 past the kink in the road and to Balclutha for a big night out. Apparently Browny left both an eagle and a birdie putt hanging in the jaws so it could have been so much better. Enjoy Balclutha boys !!
Number 12 Kallum won the raffle and that was just another Wednesday at the office - though it was a hot one.