The Day

Never let it be said that we are a shy, retiring bunch at Tee Set.  Our Immediate Past President of Almost Everything had almost lost it with what was a very slow round but somehow managed to find enough energy for a post-match jig, sporting the new wig donated by Cucu.

Riverside is a great course and the greens were particularly fast today, with very nasty pin placements.  Fairways were much dryer this week giving a lot more run on drives.  The highlight of the day was Craig Edwards’s eagle 2 on the par 4 8th, which he managed by hacking it out from down in the gully under the trees, blind to the hole.  He sprinted forward after the shot to see it dribble in.  While his playing partners congratulated him, the caddies were not at all interested in providing any form of reward.

We all got through the round and enjoyed the great open air restaurant area at Riverside. A warm welcome back to former Bandung Bash Champion Steve Wood after 113 weeks, the last time in fact he picked up a golf club.  Not bad after that time he shoots 87. Welcome back to our pocket rockets Barbora and Daniel and Supermum Jana after a long break in Europe playing tournaments.  Welcome to 6 newcomers including Riverside GM Peng, Reinhard snuck into the list after having his first game last week, sorry we missed one of you in the photos.

The Play

Craig’s eagle helped him enjoy a 69 to win Low Net B Grade  but Jana’s comeback round of 67 was the round of the day and allowed her to scoop Low Net C grade.  Peng’s 75 gross was very impressive, but he had to get back to work before photos, and  Murcho is never far from the prize ring and took Low Net A with 71.

In the skills prizes, well Most Improved may not be a skills prize today (whats the verdict Tom?), yep Tom won Most Improved. Lots of questions on how we calculate it on a shotgun start but nobody beats a 20 shot difference.  First birdie went to Roger on the 3rd hole, Ric appeared again this time in black to take First Sandy on the second, Craig of course had first eagle so won another prize (yep thats an exception to the one prize rule), Malty took the first par over 30, and Barbora and Tom shared Low Putts with very good counts of 28 on fast greens.

And now for the booby prizes….in a first your Committee reached a unanimous decision this week to limit fines to one, and Ricardo was the first beneficiary having 16 strokes to win Most Strokes on a Hole, joined here by Reinhard as Monster Putter with 43, much to the relief of Riverside local Simon who was not far behind.

Ricardo was back for the skirts photo, along with newcomer Gus, skirting up with pride here, Tom in wig, Malty and the King of Skirts VP Mel bringing up the rear.  As the Kiwis would say, Choice bro…..

Next Up: 33rd Birthday Scramble, Matoa

Keep reading below or click here for all the details and registration form.  Lots of giveaways, 80’s fashion and music, novelty holes, food, great fun and crazy golf as we mix you all up for our birthday celebration of never missing a weekend.  It’s a perfect way to meet other Tee Setters or introduce beginners to the game.  Don’t feel like you have to register a complete team, we’ll sort that out. As last year proved, some surprising combinations shone through. See ya Sunday.