๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐…๐๐ก๐จ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฑ..๐+๐โฆ๐๐๐. ๐๐ฉ๐ซ..๐๐โฆ๐/๐๐จ๐ซ๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ง ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ซ
๐จ๐๐
๐ถ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ถ! ๐ป๐๐ โ๐พ๐๐โ ๐๐๐
โ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐โ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
Three buses and some cars ferried 31 golfers for the short journey to Phoenix Gold golf course on a pleasantly warm Wednesday morning.
Needless to say, the courses we played, Mountain and Ocean, were in terrific condition and, as always, near perfect greens.
With a course this good, the scoring was mostly at the high end of the scale, where the top seven players had 37 points or better.
At the very top, it was a two- way tussle as both players had a score of 41 points.
Jamie Booterbaugh won another Green Jacket with that high score, beating Billy Buchanan on countback. He is a good golfer in form
This was Billyโs best score for quite a while, although he showed some good form early in the month with a second place behind the runaway winner that day.
โHot and coldโ Stuart Kidd had a good day by taking third spot with a big 39 points.
Dave Arataki would be happy by, at last, posting a high score of 38 points to be in fourth place.
Dave won that place on countback from Richie McGhie playing from a #2 handicap.
Once again, consistent John Heffernan was on the podium in sixth place with 37 points, winning that spot in a countback from Nigel Henson.
๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฃ๐จ: Simon Niven (M4), Colm Lawlor (M8), Brendan Kane (O5), Chris Barker (O7)
๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ก๐จ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ
๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ โ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ด๐ต (๐ญ๐ญ) โ ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ฐ/๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ
2nd Place โ Billy Buchanan (18) โ 41 pts
3rd Place โ Stuart Kidd (16) โ 39 pts
4th Place – Dave Arataki (24) – 38 pts c/back
5th Place – Richie McGhie (2) โ 38 pts
6th Place – John Heffernan (9) โ 37 pts c/back
๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ก๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ( non winners) โ Nigel Henson โ 19 pts
๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ก๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ( non winners) – Ian Craigen โ 21 pts c/back on the last 6
Oh Dear! We havenโt been able to find them for months and thought that it was the end of the โwigโ and โsilly hatโ. BUT they are Back!
And just in time for Irishman, Colm Lawlor, to claim the green โsilly hatโ.
He took part in a tipping competition where he was given a ticket. He tried to pass it off at the green fees counter, arguing that it was discount voucher. NO, it wasnโt.
Then, in his disappointment, walked away, leaving his wallet on the counter. Billy picked it up and chased after him. Welcome to the โsilly hatโ club Colm.
The first โwigโ since Covid was placed on the โfiremanโ, Greg Smith. After a Green Jacket earlier in the month, he wore the โwigโ for the lowest score of the day.
He wasnโt really the lowest, but was the lowest scorer present at the presentations.
Players were pleasantly surprised when Phoenix offered a discount price at the check-in, just for having a Thai phone number.
Gratefully accepted.
๐ท๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐: Winner, ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ก
๐ท๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐: Crazy hat wearers, Greg Smith (L), and Colm Lawlor (R).
