Seven starters fronted at Hamersley for the stableford comp for Tony & OJ’s trophies. The weather was fine throughout.

ON COURSE:

·     Brad laid down the gauntlet on the 1st, by teeing up on the blue tees. A statement of intent, before he was ushered forward.

·     No one in the first group (Brad, Steve, Wilbur) found the fairway on the 1st. Terrible.

·     Steve putting on the 5th for Hitler from 11m – never looked like missing, and on the 9th chipped in from 5m off the green. Magnificent.

·     Y-T had 22 pts after 11 holes - on fire. Y-T finished poorly tho’, with a total haul of 24 pts. A capitulation.

WINNERS:

Tied on 36 pts were Tony and Brad, with Brad getting across the line on countback – he laid down the gauntlet on the 1st, and backed it up, sensational. Brad won a virtual bottle of CC which Tony donated, sort of, because it was in his car boot getting warm, and Tony couldn’t be fussed going and getting it. Crikey how is a bloke supposed to take a photo of the winner with his spoils – unprecedented, and so no photo. But you all know what a happy Brad looks like. And so Brad donated the bottle of CC to the HR flask management professional.

And the second place bottle of Brandy is somewhere else, I don’t know where, nor who will end up with it, possibly in someone’s Xmas pudding – a shemozzle.

FOR BAZ:

Golf ball winners were Brad x 4, Steve x 2, OJ x 2, Rupe x 1, Pete x 1. And I have $28 ball money for you.

MELBOURNE CUP:

·     Steve dominated the Birdcage.

·     Brad picked the Quinella and got $121 for his $6 outlay, nice work!

·     And Gaye went to put on a bet at the Greenwood, and when she tapped the punting machine to life, it spat out a $240 credit slip. Gaysie had no one in front of her, so she bagged the winnings, of course she did. Very good work Gaysie, that is excellent punting.

Till next time,

Pete