What a day we had on Thursday. 42 players (14 teams) competed in a 3 person team stableford event. Playing only 16 holes and a shot-gun start allowed us all to be in the clubhouse before it was too hot.
Everyone made a great effort with this year's Christmas outfits. As you know, you need to actually be able to play in your costume, so the course was quite a sight. Nick judged the "best dressed" for us this year. He saw all the teams at the first tee as they came past the pro-shop. This year's winners were the "Swinging Skirts" - Chris Hill, Carole Byrnes and Berneice Markwell. Here is Nick in his "judging" hat.
[Don't forget you can always see the full list of results under "Current Results" just on the right of this page.]
We had a surprize visit from Santa out on the course. One group must have been very naughty though as they missed out on the chocolates. Here is a picture of Ellen Neale and Santa.
Not all results have been announced before closing day. This year's winner of the President's Cup (Best 2 Nett scores from 3 stroke rounds) was Carole Byrnes. The Captain's Trophy (McLeish Cup) (Best 2 scratch scores from 3 stroke rounds) was presented to Carol Warner.
Following lunch our tables morphed into various countries (USA, England, South Africa, Spain, Japan & Iceland) for a very amusing quiz session run by Annie Geddes, Sandi Short and Clare Stanham. Iceland won the event mainly due to the good work of Andrea Tomlin.
During the quiz event it emerged that Anne Vitou was off to the golf on Saturday to see her idol Sergio Garcia at the Australian Open. Unfortunately he failed to make the cut so this is as close as she could get. Photo courtesy of Chris Hill.
First prize was a pudding, made by Pam Barker prior to departing on her epic voyage, was won by Jill Scott. This completes the full set when combined with the hamper (with a ham) she won last week at Moss Vale. Noela McMurray won the hamper which should come in handy with all the family guests she will be hosting over Christmas.
Single Stableford (Tuesday 3 December)
Susan Harrison (22) won this event with 33 points - and after reducing her handicap by a stroke moves back into Division 1.
Please remember that it is vital you sign your card at the completion of your round. This is a basic rule of golf and failure to do so will result in disqualification - particularly painful if you have had a great score!
Single Stableford (Saturday 30 November)
Carole Byrnes (22) played a great round to win with 35 points. Runner-up was Jill Scott (21) with 33 points.
Canadian Foursomes (Thursday 28 November)
36 players competed in this event. Good to see such large fields enjoying our magnificent course.
Alex Dowling (20) and Andrea Tomlin (28) were the winners with a nett 74. Runners-up were Ellen Neale (22) and Carole Byrnes (22) with 75.5 nett. Jan Ferguson won a very healthy pro-pin worth $55.00.
BGC Women Playing Members Annual Meeting (Thursday 28 October)
The Annual Meeting was held at 2pm following golf and lunch. 41 Women Playing Members attended along with several members of the BGC Board.
During the meeting both the President and Captain presented their annual reports. A copy of these two reports are attached under useful information on the right of your screen.
Our Life-Member Pam Tallents conducted the election of office-bearers and your new committee for 2020 is as follows:
President Barbara Clayton
Vice-President Helen Chadwick
Captain Jane Clifford
Vice-Captain Anne Geddes
Committee Ruth Bailey, Jan Deane & Christine Levy.
Combined Christmas Cheer & Champion of Champions (26 November)
This event was hosted by Moss Vale this year - Bowral's turn next year!
I thought I was back in Melbourne with the range of weather we experienced all within the time of a game of golf - sun, heat, wind, thunder, lightning, rain and hail.
Anne Geddes and Ellen Neale were our wonderful representatives in the Champion of Champions events. Jocelyn McKay (Moss Vale) defeated Annie in the main event. The reinstated Division 2 event was a very close fought affair with Ellen Neale only just defeated by Diana Pine (Moss Vale). Please thank our two champions for their great play in such poor conditions.
The Combined Christmas Cheer was a fun team event over 12 holes with teams made up of a mixture of players from Moss Vale, Bowral and Highlands.
Bowral players in the winning teams included Barbara Clayton, Carol Warner and Barb Mead. Here is a photo Barbara in the winning team.
I thought I would share the following photo with you. It was just meant to show me presenting the Division 2 Champions trophy to Diana Pine. Anne Geddes took the photo on my phone and it produced a very interesting result. Maybe it just reflects life as a golf club captain - you need 3 eyes, 3 hands a peg leg and a very big mouth.
While we had a good turnout at Moss Vale to support our Champions and to play in the Combined Christmas Cheer, 12 players competed in a single stableford event at Bowral.
The stand out score of the winner Susan Harrison (23) of 38 points means that she is now back in Division 1 - again!!
The Mentor Program
BGC had introduced a mentor program to assist new members (and some longer term members) make the move into joining our competition fields. The role of mentor would consist of making contact with the player and arranging a game with them. You will then be able to introduce them to the club, course and competition environment.
If you are interested and would like to become part of the program please contact me and I will arrange this for you.
Jane Clifford
Women's Captain