By DENNIS FULLER
LAST Saturday at Emerald Golf Club, members had to cull some clubs so that they only had three left in their bags for the annual torture known as The Three Club Event.
Furrowed brows and expletives aplenty echoed across the valleys as decisions were made and changed.
In the end, after more echoing expletives, Mike Litchfield (11) stood atop the winner’s stump with 38 stableford points to be a clear, yet modest winner.
Next with 36 points was Dave Mackey (17) on 36 with a gaggle of golfers including Kameron Geeves (14), Peter Clowes (17) and Ian Cranston (17) all on 35 points.
In the ladies event, it emerged that a clear winner was Andreana Cutting from Kendra Sumsion and Rosalie Martin filling in equal second place.
In the push to win the Stockdale and Lego nearest the pins, Litchfield pocketed the prize on the 4th and Ross Martin on the 7th pin.
Wednesday’s Obligatory Flatulent Golf (OFG) was a team event in threes or fours, where their nett scores were averaged to discover the winners. After the slide rules were produced and logarithms used, it emerged that the winning team was Ray Pund, Leigh Piggott, John Piggott and Kevin Miller with a score of 65. Next in line were Peter Clowes, Ben Balfour and Ken Sumsion on 68 followed in third place by Moss and Dennis Fuller, Mike Litchfield and Ken Hill on 69.5.
Last Thursday, the first day of the seniors pennant occurred with the chaps heading down to Frankston with high hopes. Their hopes were dashed except for Leigh Morison who won 2 up. Bob Kennedy and Con Whitlock both went down 7/6, John Piggott lost 6/5 and Ken Sumsion lost 4/3.
Next Saturday is a 4BBB event for the Alex Wee trophy and also the qualifying round for the Emerald Cup. The top eight teams will head for the playoff.
