Round 7: Andy Mac Memorial.
Sunday, 9th March, 2025.
Cape Schanck. Stableford singles. Tee-Off 8:00am
The club returned to the picturesque Cape Schanck for the 7th edition of the Andy Mac Memorial Day.
A full field of 24 with some past players welcomed back into the fold for the club’s biggest day of the season.
The weather was fine, although a bit windy. The course was still laid out from the Saturday club competition with the tees back and the flags tucked back in tricky placements.
A few words from Barra to go with the customary toast to Andy prior to tee-off set the day up nicely.
One of the past members Paul, was quick to remind everyone of his past flamboyance and status around the club, when he produced an outrageous personalised golf pack. Solid silver tees, pitch repairer and ball markers, it was clear Paul had come to play.
The scoring was tough and it took a while for some to get into their stride. None more so than Winker who after 8 holes was sitting on a pitiful 4 points. But the great man managed to dig deep doubling his tally on the 9th to 8 points and then continue to drag himself over the line to NAGA safety.
One member who couldn’t reach the high echelons of NAGA safety was the birthday boy Sutho. With 11 points after the first 5 holes he seemed to be in the groove, however he would fail to score for the rest of the front nine and the writing was on the wall. A final tally of 22 points was enough to be re-acquainted the Mr. Numpty
Sutho taking it well
One man who did get out the blocks quick was Baby Koala, turning on 21 with two outs, to bring it home with a further 19 with another out, to card an impressive 40 points for the day. Reports from his colleagues were a day of fine golf and managing to ride his luck at times, we all need that.
well done BK
The win would see a bounty of prizes to come BK’s way. A round for 4 at Rossdale inc carts, short game practice net (not needed), Cape Schanck shirt, 100yo Chivas Regal whisky, drink bottle, backpack, thongs (footwear not undies), golf balls and the Andy Mac keepsake trophy.
With inspiration sought from a self-inflicted new hairstyle the night before, coming second in the field was Girdy, our lowest handicapper (7) who shot 37 points. For his efforts he received a bottle of Makers Mark, $100 Drummond voucher and a box of balls, well done Girdy.
Third on the day was Joe, one of those players off to a slow start, 11 points after 8 holes, only to add a further 25 to finish with 36, also well done to Joe. Prizes for third spot were a Helly Hansen shirt and a $50 Drummond voucher.
Nearest the pins also carried some great rewards from the MGC coffers.
Tommy bottle of gin and sleeve prov1s
Baby Koala Travis Matthews shirt and sleeve prov1s
Paul Travis Matthews shirt and sleeve prov1s
Paul (Andy Mac hole) 1 litre grey goose sleeve prov1s and A. Mac ntp trophy
Joe 1 litre Smirnoff and sleeve prov1s
The prizes kept flowing for Paul collecting a Helly Hansen shirt and a Barra bottle opener for the secret six..
Handicap alterations saw Baby Koala cut from 21 to 19. Sutho go from 33 to 34, Biggsy 16 to 17, Deeks 19 to 20 and Winker30 to 31.
Thanks and appreciation to the event management team of Billy Armour and Billy Mac with the increased numbers, well done lads.
A huge thanks to all who donated to the prize pool, your generosity was overwhelming in helping the steering committee put together a successful day in honour of our dear friend Andy Mac.
More than anything, thanks to all that participated in the day, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. - Barra
Group 1: Baby Koala (21), Taffy (19), Tommy (28), Bob (16)