By Casey O'Connor
Overcast and showery conditions last Saturday may have contributed to a smaller than usual field playing the Warwick Golf club Men’s single stableford event.
The conditions did little to deter Jessie Ollerton nor to stop him from posting a great score
Ollerton’s 41 points was good enough to give him a to score by just a one shot win over Michael Watt in the event sponsored by BNW Accountants. Sean Haynes posted an excellent 39 points while Jay Roberts’ 38 points was his best for some time and good from a six handicap. Bert Bownds and Aaron Osborne each had 37 while Clayton Frank also had a good round of 36 points to close out the ball run down. Matty Penn took he five balls on off at the Prop Pin on the 13th while Geoff Hinze who continues to play some great shots collected three balls. Chris Hynes picked up two balls while Keith Clark and Justin Sneath won a ball each.
Neil Moore was NTP on the fifth; Charlie Morrison at the seventh. Michael Watt was on song at the ninth. Jay Roberts won the 11th pin and Peter Darton was celebrating after he scored his first pin shot win on the 16th.
This Saturday is a red marker day Stableford, but the biggest day of golf next weekend is the Sunday’s Opening Day event. This event which has been played for generations as a mixed event, celebrates the traditional start to the golfing year. Sunday’s event sponsored by Same Eaves from the Pro Shop will be no different. Teams can be mixed, men or women in the medley event. The club is very grateful to Sam for supporting one of the Warwick Golf Club’s time honoured events. The Opening Day is shotgun start at 12.30pm. the course is in magnificent condition and there is sure to be a big field so be sure to so get your pairs organized.
Organisers are uncertain if Sam will be teeing off himself. Apparently fresh from a great result in the Australian PGA recently Sam took time out from golf to make his cricket debut on Saturday at the Australia Day Cricket Carnival. (These things rarely end well).
Apparently, Sam went for a quick single on a slippery wicket, but his batting partner wasn’t as keen sending Sam back. A quick turnaround saw Sam on the ground with a twisted knee. I am reliably informed that by Sunday that knee was almost as big as his head. Ouch. Hopefully he heals well and quickly.
