By DENNIS FULLER
THE course at Emerald Golf Club was in fine condition for good scoring and that is exactly what Leigh Morison (17) did.
It was a stableford event and by the time he had finished his round, he had amassed 42 points to be king of the kids and prince of the B Graders as well.
A right royal performance indeed.
Travis Gerbes (10) led in the A Graders with 41 points after a great round of golf.
Of the rest, Graham White (16) was the best with 38 followed by Phillip Crossley (20) on 36.
Peter Glasscock was nearest the pin on the 4th, Dean Shannon the 7th, John Fisher the 12th, Ian Cranston the 13th and, once again, Peter Clowes picked up the pro pin cash on the 18th.
The ladies event saw another right royal struggle with the starlet of the day being Brianna McCoy again from Phillipa Morley, a visitor from Traralgon golf club for the day.
On Wednesday, when the Old and Fractious Golfers turned up for a round of stableford, it was Ken Hill (17) who played a beautiful round of golf for a whopping 48 points.
At the age of 75, he managed the magic trick of playing to his age with 75 off the stick.
He promises to do better next week but I suspect he might have peaked.
Next came John Piggott (20) with 43, followed by Ian Scott (25), Ken Sumsion (24) and Seppy Krummenacher (21) who scored 39.
Two semi-finals of the 4BBB match play were held with two pairings winning the right to bash each other up in the grand final.
Dave Aitken and Mark Starick defeated Dean Shannon and Ken Sumsion 1-up while Broc Reynolds and Peter Clowes downed Peter Glasscock and John Carvill also 1-up.
Next Saturday is the annual event where holes are joined together to make a 14-hole course with many twists and trees in the way.
It gives players a legitimate reason to be aiming through the trees and to extend the colour in their language when unsuccessful.
