GOLFWEEKLY

ROYAL PORT ALFRED GOLF CLUB Wednesday February 28

Sponsor: NFB Private Wealth Management Competition: Better ball stableford

Number of players: 98 Results:

First: Les Wasdell and Harold Horne 48 pts

Second: Mark Janse van Rensburg and Azizm Obaray 47pts Third: Phillip Swanepoel and Darryl Hooper 46 pts Fourth: Jason Sharrock and Shaun Counihan 44 pts

Best gross: Colin Mavuso and Dave Painting 75

Best nett: Darryl Hooper 67 Nearest the pins:

Sixth: Sponsor: Fishaways / Debonairs: Andries Small Eighth: Sponsor: Efficient Insure: Zane Amos-Brown

11th: Sponsor: Bram’s @ the 19: Athol Trollip

13th: Sponsor: The Firm: Dave Painting

The Firmest drive 18th: Sponsor: The Firm: Zane Amos-Brown Remax Kowie nearest for two on the first: Juan Pretorius

Two clubs:

Sixth:

Eighth: Mark Anderson, Colin

Mavuso, Darryl Hooper and Ockie Pieterse

11th:

13th: Ockie Pieterse

ROYAL PORT ALFRED GOLF CLUB Saturday March 2

Sponsor: Douglas Green Competition: Better ball bonus bogey

Number of players: 64 Results:

First: Tim Leach and Niel Lounder

+10

Second: Rouxle Pretorius and Trish Barwick +8

Third: Wian van Aswegen and Gerhard van Aswegen +8 Fourth: Andre van Zyl and Chante van Zyl +8

Best gross: Wian van Aswegen 73

Best nett: Andre van Zyl 65 Nearest the pins:

Sixth: Sponsor: Mooifontein Quarry: Llewellyn James Eighth: Sponsor: Juan Pretorius Architecture: Nick Fox

11th: Sponsor: Bram’s @ The 19th: Warren Solz

13th: Sponsor: Fishaways/Debonairs: MJ van Jaarsveld

The Firmest drive 18th: Sponsor: The Firm: Jimmy Emslie Bram’s @ the 19th nearest for two on the first: Dave Mullins Two clubs:

Eighth: Tim Leach, Chante van Zyl, Andre van Zyl and Nick Fox 11th: Warren Solz

13th: Andrew MacDonald

RPAGC 1820’S GOLF RESULTS February 26

Eighteen players in windy conditions

Winners: John Arnold, Ram Piers and Andy Altson 41 Moosehead: Dereck van Harmelen, John Dell, Peter van Raaij, Wollie Womarans, Ted Baines, Noel Stotter.

Good scores: Ram Piers, Rick Hill

47

Peter Simpson 46

Two clubs: Patrick O’Kelly

RPAGC LADIES GOLF RESULTS February 27

Sponsor: Brams @ The 19th Competition: Better ball medal Number of players: 39 Results:

First: Pat Halse and Ingrid Griffiths

62 nett

Second: Pru Peacock and Sally Greasley 62 nett

Third: Sue Kennedy and Jane Bladen 63 nett

Two clubs: Pat Halse 11th Longest drive: Hole nine 0-21 playing handicaps: Pogs Smith

22 onwards playing handicaps: Ellen Fischer

Nearest the pins:

Sixth: Shirley Heny (sponsored by Ladies’ Section)

Eighth: Morney Le Roux (sponsored by Kekkel & Kraai) 11th: Pogs Smith (sponsored by Ladies’ Section)

13th: Kim Gardner (sponsored by Carrera Jar)

Chicken winner: Sandy Fryer

PORT ALFRED MIXED RESULTS

Date: March 2

Number of players:

Ladies: 7

Men: 6

Results:

First: Biddy Collings, Neal Shaw and Tom Tagg 86pts. Sponsored by The Boys Second: Dave Kirk, Launa Kirk and Heather van Harmelen 81pts

Longest walk: Gabi Hausman, Glynis Renecle and Dereck Sinclair 67pts

Best nett: Sponsored by Fishaways: Heather van Harmelen

72

Closest to the pin at the eighth: Sponsored by RPAGC: Jane Spriggs

KGB GOLF Tuesday February 27

Rain over the past few days and the forecast of not much wind saw 40 entrants into the early morning draw as 10 four-balls set out in a light easterly wind to play an alliance stableford two-scores-tocount format with bonus points available for a “Portuguese”, three points or better on the same hole in a team, as well as the traditional “sandy”, a par from a bunker. Conditions were sublime, the wind shifting to a light westerly mid-morning, allowing John Abbott, Matt Chadwick, Heinz Czepluch and Keith Rugg to post a joint winning score of 93 points with Peter Andrew, Andy Manson, Jan Immelman and Dave Curran to edge out close competition. Seemingly in a different league the lack of wind did not favour Craig Harebottle, Neil Loundar, Derick van Harmelen and Paul Fryer as they tacked this way and that scrambling to the Hamer & Sukkel on 75 points.

Ricky Barresi and Tony Halse both birdied the par three eighth; only to see Matt Chadwick secure the two-club pool for his covey with his birdie on the par three sixth. Ricky Barresi and Steve Kennedy both shot individual 70 netts; Dave Curran improved with his individual 68 nett as Don Thomson and Tony Halse shared player of the day accolades with 67 netts. Ian Palmer with an individual 76 gross shared special mention with Ricky Barresi as he shot an individual 70 gross.

Friday March 1

Sunny and warm and a fresh easterly wind to encourage focus on each shot greeted the 48 players that were drawn in twelve four-balls to contest an alliance stableford one-score-to-count on the par fives, two-scores-to-count on the par fours and three-scoresto-count on the par threes. A bonus point was available for any “sandys”.

In a stampede for first place, four coveys shared the honours on 88 points. Mike Beaumont, Yvonne Hill, Michael Collins and Bruce Carlyon; Ian Palmer, Len Bohnen, Jimmy van Rensburg and Rick Hill; Tony Halse, Pat Halse, James Lobban and Russell Warren; and finally, DaanSlabbert, Ian Storer, Keith Buttemer and Launa Kirk led to an overflow on the podium. Possibly not enjoying the pressure of three in a team needing to deliver on the par threes in the testing conditions, Andy Barnes, Steve Kennedy, Quentin Hogge and John Dell on 78 points narrowly were sole custodians of the Hamer & Sukkel at prize giving.

Ian Palmer, Brian Shirley and Greg Thomas all birdied the par three eighth as Steve Kennedy with his birdie on par three 13th took the two-club pool to bring some consolation for his covey. Bruce Carlyon with an individual 70 nett; Steve Kennedy with an individual 68 nett; and player of the day, James Lobban, with an individual 67 nett, were all deservedly acknowledged. Ian Palmer with an individual 77 gross rounded off highlights.