Going to church on the golf course
Jacqui Porrill won the Mid Am Championships and was also the Silver Division champion.
Country Club News – submitted by Wayne Bentley
The Ryder Cup is being played at the Bethpage Black Course in New York this weekend – below is the schedule and times.
Friday (Day 1) – Foursomes (Alternate Shots) and Four-balls (Better-ball) from 13:00 to 23:00 (SS Grandstand & SS Golf);
Saturday (Day 2) – Foursomes (Alternate Shots) and Four-balls (Better-ball) from 13:00 to 00:00 (SS Golf);
Sunday (Day 3) – 12 Singles matches from 18:00 to 03:00 (SS Grandstand & SS Golf).
We are in for some amazing golf – the crowds are rowdy and the course is supposedly the most difficult in the world. To give you an idea, this is the sign as you enter the grounds: THE BLACK COURSE IS AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT COURSE WHICH WE RECOMMEND FOR HIGHLY SKILLED GOLFERS.
At home, the Catholic Church Golf Day was held on Saturday. There were five two-clubs: Lorenzo Sirchia, Rijk Neethling, Rory Sanders (x2) and Wayne Grant. Nearest the pins: 3rd – Vernon Sanders, 8th – Lorenzo Sirchia, 11th – Wayne Grant, and 12th – Gerhard de Lange.
Winners on the day were Gerald Boardman and Wayne Grant; 2nd – Willie Erasmus and Marinus Pretorius; and 3rd – Corne Davel and Rijk Neethling.
Our thanks go to Brenda and her team for organising a great golf day.
Jacqui Porrill recently played in the KZNLGA Mid Am and Senior Champs at Selbourne Golf Estate. She won the Mid Am Championships and was also the Silver Division champion. Well done, Jacqui!
We have completed the spring treatment on the greens and are busy with the tee boxes and fairways. As I sit here writing, my prayers for rain have been answered.
This coming weekend is a Club-Sponsored Tournament. October golf: Saturday 4th – Build-It Scramble; Sunday 5th – MMG Toyota League; Saturday 11th – Lasher/Roller-a-Gutter Golf Day, Saturday 18th – Neal’s Tyres Monthly Mug; Saturday 25th – Hamilton School Golf Day; and Wednesday 29th – FNB Skaapdag.
Friday’s card game lucky ticket holder was Ciara Hanlon, who (in true Hanlon luck) drew the 4 of Spades. So get to the club today (Friday) to see how your hand at cards goes.
Quote for the week from Eleanor Roosevelt: Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
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