By Dennis Fuller
PAR was the competition at Emerald Golf Club last Saturday, so those people with 4BBB commitments shied away from this format.
Of those who played three players finished with +3.
After much gnashing of teeth, claim and counter-claim, Ken Hill (12) won the day on a countback from Dave Hunt (13) and David Mackey (34).
Hill was also declared winner in A Grade and Mackey got the nod in B Grade and Hunt wore the wry grin of someone who got close but won no banana.
Of the others, only Jack Keenan bettered his handicap with +1
Mackey was nearest the pin on the fourth, Ross Martin the seventh, Graham White the 12th and Steve Town on the 13th.
Bouncer Holland reckoned that it was his turn to shine when he took out the pro pin on the 18th, was nearest the pin after two shots on the 10th and did the same on the 17th.
The ladies’ comp was a pitched battle between two players being coached by club teaching pro Bob Spencer.
In the end it was Gail Matthews who prevailed by one shot over a disappointed Jean Mercedes.
On Wednesday’s Officially Fiddly Golf (OFG) using OFG handicaps the stroke comp was won by Ben Balfour (18) with nett 67 from Mick Petrie (34) on 71.
This was the third round of the four round OFG championship where Isherwood on 32 points leads from Petrie 29 and Mark Lothian 28.
Several more games in the 4BBB match play took place. Bouncer Holland and Dean Shannon beat Ben Balfour and Dennis Fuller 2/1 and John Fisher and John Carvill thrashed father-and-son pair, Peter and Riley Stevens 8/6.
This was on the back of Fisher’s two-over-par first nine holes while playing off 35.
In veterans’ pennant, the Emerald team went down 6 to 4 to Ringwood on the Ringwood course. Geoff Isherwood won 3/2, Peter Clowes won 2/1, while Ken Hill lost 3/2, Brett Isherwood lost 2/1, and Mick Petrie lost 3/2.
Ron Wilson had to retire ill as he had to walk and desperately needed a golf cart after recent surgery.
The handicap pennant team hosted Oakleigh Golf Club at Emerald.
The emergency John Fisher won to continue his great weekend.
Geoff Isherwood, Dean Shannon, Steve Town and Martin Yeats all won while Peter Clowes, Pete Stevens and Ross Martin lost. Overall Emerald won 8-6.
Next week has an ambrose event scheduled so there will be some heavy dealing for an in-form partner.
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