Round 2; Sunday 27th September, 2026
Glen Waverley @ 8.00 am
Format; Pairs (9 drives each)
Team 1: Stork (14) Mitch (21) = 8.75
Team 2: Tich (17) Ryan (23) = 10
Team 3: Girdy (6) Tommy (29) = 8.75
Team 4: Red (14) Billy Mac (49) = 15.75
Team 5: Barra (15) Koala (24) = 9.75
Team 6: John (12) Hubba (20) = 8
Event management; Mitch and Koala
Round 1; Sunday 30th August, 2026
Beaconhills @ 8.00 am
Format; stableford
Season opener was at Beaconhills with reduced field of 12 for the first singles event of the year. Although a touch fresh early morning, the weather was fantastic for the last week of winter. The course was understandably a bit soft underfoot, but for most people it wasn’t too slippery.
The president, Hubba decided early to get the season off to a good start by offering to pick up Barra. Once again a major fail as he could barely scratch himself on arrival. Even though Barra generously gave him an out the day before (due to form and past demeanours), this was declined, at the time in good faith, but once his morning alarm sounded the error of his ways come crashing down pretty quickly.
The leading group of the day was a throwback to the tomfoolery and carry-on of all our yesteryears due to the performance of a certain Redder. Another member who’s pre-match prep left much to be desired.
A simple trip to Joe’s gaff to borrow his motorised buggy on Saturday night that took nothing short of 6 hours could only end one way.
A virgin in the field of remote controls, he spent best part of the par 5 first hole trying get the buggy to move, before being told to try using the ‘’on’’ switch. Once he zig-zagged his way through the first three holes the big man was getting some serious points on his card and talk quickly turned to tweed jacket fittings later on.
However, as he started his ascent up the 4th fairway, he slipped and went arse over tit in the mud. Obviously rattled, he proceeded to blade his second shot through the green into the car park, only for a car bumper to halt its flight and stop it from disappearing out of sight.
The early favourite was now all at sea, went to the 5th, drove his ball down the fairway, but unfortunately not his buggy. As he tried to navigate his way under the fairway ropes, his putter got caught and was lifted out the bag by the rope only to smack him in the coupon. As he wrestled with his escaping golf club his buggy was still in full flight, crashing into Barra’s and flipping over spilling all its contents. His scorecard was to show three outs in a row before he could regain any sense of composure to try and finish with a respectable tally for the day.
Steady golf did ensue from there, but the entertainment from Redder was far from over, not by a long shot as his best performance of the day was yet to come.
As he approached the last green, about 50 out in the rough, plays a fantastic lob wedge onto the green, makes his up the slippery slope only to go tits up once again face down in the mud. As he poses for a muddy photo he realises the buggy has waited for him and where it’s going spells carnage. Frantically, in hot pursuit, (slow motion really) and pressing the ‘stop’ button repeatedly but to no avail, because he forgot to turn it on. The buggy steered its way to the top of the greenside bunker before tipping over sideways to a 6 feet drop into the sand, throwing everything in the bag and buggy into the sand before landing back on its wheels and motoring through the bunker until it tipped again chucking all the clubs out. Great finish, as an eventful day on the course as we’ve had in a long time.
All that aside, there was a competition on and the eventual winner was Billy A. who carded a solid 35 points to earn the tweed, unfortunately he couldn’t make it the presentation, thus forfeiting his $500 cash prize for winner of the season opener.
Naga of the day went to Koala with a woeful 22 points.
Nearest the pins went to Red (11th), Girdy (13th), Taffy (15th) and Koala (21st), no takers on the 19th.
Secret 6 went to Hubba with a score of 14 points to take the new monthly prize of a sleeve of prov1s (implemented by Hubba).
Handicap adjustments went to Billy A. going from 15 to 13, Koala 23 to 24 and Clayton 39 to 40.
The day finished with a tinge of sadness as Clayton announced his playing retirement from the club, effective immediately. He’ll be sorely missed out on the course.
Group 1: Barra (15) Red 14) Taffy (18) Girdy (6)
Group 2: Clayton (39) Tich (17) Billy A. (15) Hubba (20)
Group 3: Billy Mac (49) Koala (23) Mitch (21) Ryan (23)
Unavailable this round, Joe (13) John (12) Tommy (29) Winker (31)
Event management; Hubba and Girdy