By DENNIS FULLER
WITH the Big Yella doing its thing to warm the cockles of the hearts at Emerald Golf Club last Saturday, a gentle round of stableford was dished up at the main course.
It was Ken Sumsion (27) who set to work with a will and dined out regally to come in with a whopping 46 points. This put him above all the other B Graders and over-all as well. He was heard to exercise his bragging rights with tempered modesty.
A Grade saw Broc Reynolds (13) yet again salute the judges with his 41 points.
The unlucky player on the day was Peter Glasscock (18) who played with Sumsion and amassed 44 points of his own but won nothing.
A number of players beat their handicaps, including David Aitken (30) with 41, John Carvill (18) 39, Ben Balfour (18) 39 while Graham White (15) and Conrad Whitlock (19) both had 36.
Leigh Morison won the Stockdale and Leggo nearest the pin on the 4th, Glasscock the 7th, Mark Starick the 12th, White the 13th and Ross Martin pocketed the pro pin lollies on the 18th.
Peter Clowes and Ross Martin played off for the match play championship. After a titanic struggle, it was Clowes who triumphed 2/1.
The ladies event saw Margaret Starick prove just too powerful for the rest for a win easing down.
Wednesday’s Opulently Foppish Golf was a stroke event and it was Graeme Fergus who stole the show when he oozed in with a net 61. Ben Balfour and Bobby Kennedy came in next with 67 while Geoff Whittaker was next with 68.
Next Saturday is a two-man ambrose event.
