BJS Insurance Top Gun Update as of 5/9/15

What a difference a month has made to our fabulous Course with the greens becoming fast and the fairways drying out substantially. The extra work Dylan and Tom have put into the Greens lately is certainly paying dividends.

The next six weeks before the cut off day for the Top Gun Shootout will be vital to the makeup of the final nineteen (19).

Last update only 3 players had scored higher than last years minimum qualifying score of 36 points and the leader Tom Sorrell, was sitting on 39 points.

As of  the end of  yeterday, Saturday 5th September, we have 10 players equal to or higher than 36 points and the new leader, Geoff Maher is sitting on a very safe 41 points.  Our top lady entrant, Coral Gray, is on a comfortable 38 points.

There are 9 of the current top 19 who are below last years qualifying minimum having  scored between 33-35 points to date, and together with the 4 players on 36 points (including the reigning Top Gun), all may well be on shaky grounds if the improving scores continue as the weather and playing conditions do likewise.

The most exciting part of this competition is that it’s never too late to enter except after you hit that sweet game.   Remember if you’re a member of LGC (any category) and are coming down for a competition game, don’t forget to sign up for Top Gun before you play,  it’s only $15 and top prize for the Shootout Final is a $350 voucher.

Based on the current scores I would confidently say that at least 13 places in the Shootout Final are still up for grabs… so come on down and score one.

Thursday 16th July 2015 – Stableford- Men’s Results.

48 Players

Winners:

• A Grade (0-19)  –  Dylan Clark (17)  40 Points
• B Grade (20-36) – Rob Martin (20) 34 Points on C/B

NTP:

• 4th – Peter Hobson (3.4 m)
• 7th – Ian Barlow (5.9 m)
• 14th – Dylan Clark (2.2m)
• 16th – John Payne (3.8m)

DTLB:

1. Tom Sorrell  – 39 Points – (Excellent 73 Gross)
2. Peter Hartigan – 37
3. Roy Kleverkamp – 37
4. John Simon – 36
5. Jon Smith – 35
6. Andrew Smith – 35
7. Peter Hobson – 34
8. Fred DeBono – 34
9. Keith Godridge – 33
10. Mick Oliver – 33
11. Peter Horman – 32
12. Dave Vorwerg – 32 (c/b) 

Tuesday 14th July 2015- Stableford – Results

33 Players

Winner:  Ian Barlow (20) 36 Points (C/B)

NTP.

• 4th – Russell Williams
• 7th – Grant McRitchie
• 14th – David Forbes (2.7m)
• 16th – Grant McRitchie (2.45M)

DTLB.

• Peter Walsh 36
• Russell Williams 35
• Mick Thomas 35
• Bruce Hutton 35
• Mick Oliver 35
• Peter Hobson 33
• Rob Martin 33
• Jon Smith 33

TOP GUN (TG) QUALIFYING COMMENCED TODAY, SATURDAY 11 JULY 2015

               Of the 13 players already signed up for this year’s Top Gun Competition, 11 braved todays weather to begin qualifying for the knockout final which will be held on Sunday 25th October 2015.

Each time a registered TG entrant submits a card for an LGC individual event between today and the final qualifying day on Thursday 22 October 2015, his or her card will be converted to a stableford score for the purpose of this competition.  Each players best score will be updated to eventually identify the top 19 stableford scores and hence the 19 Top Gun shootout finalists.

As can be seen from todays winterery results,  there is not much to beat thus far.  I know there were some scores as high as 38 points today by last year’s TG players and 37 points scored by one of the lady’s but alas, neither of them have signed up for TG as yet.  Going on last year’s results, all three could have secured a place in this year’s final, based on the top 19 scores last year ranging from a high of 45 points and as low as 36 points.

I will post the Top Gun Update each weekend identifying the 19 leaders. A full list of all players and their best scores will be dislayed at the Club at the end of each Month.  So don’t leave it until October to join in as you never know when you are going to have that sweet round, and remember, you have to be registered and paid up before playing any qualifying round.

As of Saturday 11 July 2015:

• 1 – Brian McCorkell 33
• 2 – Peter Walsh  33
• 3 – Andy Bassett 32 (reigning Pop Gun)
• 4 – Keith Godridge 31
• 5 – Tom Sorrell 29 
• 6 – Dan Poynton 29
• 7 – Rod Brown 26
• 8 – Allan Schache 26
• 9 – Henry Sedelies 24
• 10 – John Simon 24
• 11 – Kevin Castwood 24 (reigning Top Gun)
• 12 – Neale Gillin (Did not play)
• 13 – Brian Fennessy (Did not play)