By DENNIS FULLER
THE SUN was not the only thing shining at Emerald Golf Club last Saturday.
So too was Dean Shannon(16) who strode in with a nett score of 67 to win comfortably over-all, as well as A Grade – giving him his second VGL medal this year.
Sepp Krummenacher (22) headed the B Grade board with 68 followed by Dave Jennings (20) on 69.
Krummenacher also headed the putting list with 29 putts.
There was a welcome return to the club for Travis Gerbes (9) when he came in with 71 as did Leigh Morison (17).
The Stockdale and Leggo nearest the pin on the fourth was won by Gerbes, Steve Town did the trick on the seventh, Morison on the 12th, Kevin Miller the 13th and Mike Litchfield continued his habit of late picking up the pro pin cash on the 18th.
It was a big week for Litchfield as on Wednesday on the 453-metre par fifth hole he scored an eagle. A driver, a fairway wood and a 10-foot putt – a rarity on this hole.
The ladies comp ended in a tame draw with Brianna McCoy and Petunia Jones hitting the tape together and the judges were not game to split them.
On Wednesday when the OFG hoard arrived they found it was a stableford competition so they could relax to be Overly Fatuous Golfers.
Brian McCoy (32) played a blinder and won the Henley Hill Winery bottle of quite delicious cabernet sauvignon when he came in with 46 stableford points.
Ian Scott (27) had 40, Mick Petrie (23) 39 as did Litchfield.
The OFG pennant team went down to Waverly to take on their locals and got the mother of all thrashings with none of the Emerald blokes drawing blood at all.
This week they greet Dorset at home on their own dung hill where their fortunes should turn around.
The handicap pennant team took on Yarrambat at home and just managed to score a win. The winners were Mike Litchfield, Ken Sumsion, Broc Reynolds, Peter Stevens and Andrew Cutting while David Aitken, Peter Clowes and Ross Martin all lowered their colours.
Next week they head to Eastern Sward to try to win an away game.
Next Saturday the members settle into a round of two-man ambrose with a certain amount of bragging and swagger taking place after play last week with expectancies of some a little bloated.
