Costa Blanca Golf Society

Sponsored by Friends of the CBGS: Manolo Garay, Bill Williams, Bonalba Golf Club, Edi Rent-a-Car, Bodega Seleccion (El Campello) Venue: Villaitana Golf, 23 January 2019

Today we had our last Away Day, which was a qualifier for the Bill Williams Away Day Trophy for 2018.

After many years of Sponsorship, this Competition has now come to an end, as in future, due to a substantial increase in green fees, we will have a reduced number of Away Days and this does not make if feasible to have a separate competition.

Our heartfelt thanks go to Bill for his generous sponsorship of the Trophy over many years and for his commitment to continue his sponsorship in some other way.

We had a good turn-out of 31 members and 4 guests, all playing Individual Stableford.

The weather forecast had been for very strong winds, but fortunately, the wind stayed at speeds which did not spoil our game. The course was in excellent condition and especially the fairways.

No wonder that buggies were only allowed on the paths. Some of us found the greens a little difficult as they had recently been sanded.

The slope rating of Villaitana matched more or less our exact handicaps, so we found that our playing handicaps were considerably reduced, compared to our playing handicaps for Bonalba.

Nevertheless, there were some respectable results posted.

This course is friendly to the Ladies which is reflected by the winners’ list. 6 out of the first 7 places were held by our lady members, including the overall winner Thea, with Richard being “the odd man out”.

Congratulations to all and especially to Thea coming first. Thea and Jan are going back to Holland soon. We wish them all the best and hope to see them again in the not too distant future.

Summarizing the results:

Nearest the Pin: Hole 3: Jan Boultee, Hole 7: Eric Pages, Hole 12: Jim Hurley, Hole 14: Jean-Paul Leroux

There were 3 twos today from Jim on hole 12 and from Jean-Paul and Greta, both on hole 8.

The results of the main competition were: 5th place with 32 points off 14 hcp – Gay Brooks

4th place with 33 points off 4 hcp – Greta Biersteker

3rd place with 33 points off 14 hcp – Jan Boultbee, beating Greta on the last 3 holes

2nd place with 35 points off 9 hcp – Richard Davis

1st place with 37 points off 14 hcp – Thea van Spellen

New members are very welcome, subject to availability.

For membership details contact Doris Shearman-Earp, Secretary: 965 959 678