Sardinia Bay Golf Club

BRIGHT, SUNSHINY DAY | As welcome as one of our wettest winters in years has been, the arrival of glorious weather for Sundowners last Friday was just cause for celebration.

A field of 44 told you everything you needed to know about players wanting to feel the sun on their back again.

Naturally the golf was befitting of the day.

RESULTS

4-Ball Alliance | 1 Slobby Breetzke, Steve Riley, Nico de Wit, Dave Evezard (61 points); 2 Peter Hearne, Jock Sutherland, Tony Vorster, Alan Orchard (58); 3 Mary Maitland, Jim Maitland, Cathy Evans, Noel van Onselen (57)

Deck shootout winner | Nico De Wit

Lucky draw winner | Jim Maitland

Dewald Prinsloo lesson voucher | Steve Riley

CHOOSING WISELY | That was the “order” of the day for the 25 golfers who turned out for Sards’s OOM (that’s Order of Merit to the uninformed) comp on August 5.

The eclectic format required players to choose their best score on each hole between the front and back 9s to secure those all-important points.

RESULTS

Best eclectic | 1 Dave Evezard (27 points), 2 Lorette Dewing (25), 3 Kim Broedelet, Cathy Evans (24)

Order of Merit | 1 Dean Miller (41), 2 Gerry Bicknell, Reynier Bekker, John Price (39), 5 Wayne Dewing, Stephen Daly, Kim Broedelet, Lorette Dewing, Cathy Evans (37)

Nearest to the pin (4th/13th) | Wayne Broedelet

AUGUST PRESENCE | A pitch and a punch for the first of the month.

While that wasn’t exactly the theme of our Monthly Medal Mug competition, it wasn’t too far off as 18 players got August off to a great start on Saturday.

It may have been a tad windy and chilly but the sun was out, which was all that mattered.

Cheers to all for going clubbing when a late lie-in would have been extremely tempting.

RESULTS

Men’s nett | 1 John Price (67), 2 Clive Wolfsohn (69)

Ladies' nett | 1 Fiona Richard (69) Janine Lee (70)

Best gross | Fiona Richard (78)

NEVER A DULL MOMENT | No one can ever accuse Sardinia Bay Golf Club of being bland, uninteresting or one-dimensional.

Let's take the last two Order of Merit competitions as our main exhibits.

On the 15th, we went with the Individual Multiplier (IM) format, where Individual Stableford points (IPS) are multiplied by either two or three on certain holes.

Now that is what we call an incentive to throw your hat into the draw. Thank you to all 22 players who did so on that occasion.

Last week, on the 22nd, we had another field to match the date - but this time we through a Betterball at them.

So, let the record reflect that our participants are nothing if not adaptable.

Let’s take a look at who did what:

RESULTS

15th

IM | 1 Lorette Dewing (78 points), 2 Maddie Stumpf (77), 3 Slobby Breetzke (75)

IPS | 1 Lorette Dewing (39), 2 Maddie Stumpf (36), 3 Slobby Breetzke, Dewald Prinsloo (35)

Nearest to pin (4th/13th) | Reynier Bekker

22nd

Betterball | 1 Nick Evans & Wayne Broedelet (43 points), 2 Dewald Prinsloo & Wayne Dewing (42), Maddie Stumpf & Gerry Bicknell (41)

IPS | 1 Wayne Broedelet (37), 2 Lorette Dewing (35), 3 Slobby Breetzke (34)

2 Club | Noel van Onselen, Carlos de Oliveira

Nearest to pin (8th/17th) | Dewald Prinsloo

THEIR CUP OF TEE | A hug in a mug at this time of year sounds about right.

But it doesn't quite warm the cockles of the heart quite like Sardinia Bay Golf Club’s Monthly Medal Mug Competition.

An extraordinary number of brave souls gripped it and ripped it last weekend despite the weather not being warm and fuzzy by any stretch of the imagination.

Below are the guys and gals who did it best.

RESULTS

Men | 1 Reynier Bekker (Gross 72, Nett 64 c/o); 2 Gerhard Terblanche (Gross 81, Nett 64); 3 Anton van Molendorf (Gross 80, Nett 66)

Women | 1 Fiona Richard (Gross 75, Nett 66); 2 Gerry Bicknell (Gross 96, Nett 79)

STILL GOT THE SHOTS | Former EP cricketer and local restaurateur Clive Wulfsohn was the star of last week’s Zebra Classic where he shot the lights out with his best-ever round (59 nett).

In all, 11 teams featuring a total of 43 players turned out for this month’s split pairs betterball competition.

RESULTS

Overall | 1 Groovy Chicks (91); 2 Hackers, Slice and Dice (90); 3 Par then Bar (87)

2 Club | Alan Best, Harley Bovens, Noel van Onselen, Brett Giddy, Kim Broedelet, Dave Evezard, Martin Gierz

Nearest to pin (2nd/11th) | Martin Gierz

THIS ONE’S FOR YOU, GREENS | It’s always a sad moment saying goodbye to a member of our Sards family.

Marlene “Greens” Groenewald, our wonderful ladies and ladies league skipper, will start a new chapter overseas and, suffice to say, more than a few tears have been shed since she shared the news.

At the same time, we are so happy for this incredible lady whose beautiful spirit has touched everyone at the club and beyond.

It was only fitting then that our ladies, Strictly Come Golfing group and committee organised a special competition to send Greens on her way in style.

Fitting, too, that we chose a green, Springboks theme with the latter playing – and demolishing – England later on the same day.

We also gave our original format a little twist, branding it Gruesome Greensomes.

In a nutshell, both players hit their tee shots on each hole. The opposing team then decides which ball must be used for the second shot. The ball not chosen is removed and the team proceeds using only the ball that remains in play.

Thank you to everyone who came out to pay tribute to our beloved Marlene.

RESULTS

Overall | 1 Fiona Richard & Teresa Reynolds; 2 Dee Uren & Noel van Onslen; 3 Cathy Evans & Liesel Cronje

Closest to the pin (2nd) | Liesel Cronje

Closest to the pin (4th) | Harley Bovens

SUN ON YOUR CLUBFACE | The weather has been playing along nicely recently so it was no surprise when the guys and gals were out and about en masse for our Sundowners session on Friday.

This is how they performed.

RESULTS

Overall | 1 Wayne and Lorette Dewing; 2 Okkie and Justin Steyn; 3 Reynier Bekker and Brett Giddy

Closest to the pin (1st) | Chantre Viviers

Deck Shootout | Slobbie Breetzke

CE-COOL | A field of 17 hit back at the cold snap on Wednesday by pitching up and pitching well at our monthly Order of Merit (OOM) competition.

Kudos to those who are always willing to brave the elements with a swing and a smile just to get a round in.

A message to all the Gqeberha golfers out there: You don’t have to be a member of Sardinia Bay Golf Club to take part. We welcome everyone with open arms.

RESULTS

Overall | 1 Cathy Evans (36 IPS points; 5 OOM points), 2 Nick Evans/Dewald Prinsloo (35 IPS; 3.5 OOM), 4 Wayne Dewing (34 IPS; 2 OOM)

Nearest to the pin (8/17th) | Wayne Broedelet

2 Club | Wayne Broedelet, Dewald Prinsloo, John Price