Ranish takes ?unusual? event

The Saturday competition for the men of the club was relatively unusual, bisque, stableford event.
This won by Chris Ranish with a 42 point score and that, too, was unusual as it is quite rare for a low handicapper to win a bisque event of any kind.
Ray Clarke was runner-up with 40 points with Graham Hutchby on his own in third place with 38. Both Matt Casey and David Wills scored 36, Barry Hare came in with 35 and Peter Mallitte and Alistair Smith rounded out the prize list, each with 34.
The Marquis of Normanby Men's Nearest the Pin competition was won by Brian Field and the "All Teed Up" ball for men for nearest the pin in two on hole 16 was won by Alistair Smith.
The only hole in two of the day was achieved by Ian Gordon.
SUNDAY:
A par round was played on Sunday, October 31, in which Greg Mullis prevailed with his score of plus 5.
Three players - Chris Ranish, Matt Casey and Lyn Evans - all returned plus 3 scores.
Strangely, there were no less than seven holes in two achieved - this from a field of only 16 players. There were three women - Emma Wills, Lyn Andrews and Roselee Thurston - and four men - Ray Clarke, Chris Ranish, Bill Dickson and Mike Newport.
VETERANS - TUESDAY:
The veterans group hosted the players from the Linton Camp Golf Club on their, many times postponed this year, annual visit to Carterton.
The Don Louis Trophy was at stake on this occasion, held, prior to the event, by Carterton.
At the end of the day Linton emerged winners of the trophy with their average stableford points score of 33.08 just edging out Carterton who averaged 32.84.
The trophy will again be at stake when Carterton make the return visit to Linton in a fortnight.
Veterans' Captain, Ray White, had the best score of the day with his 43 point total heading off Mike Newport on 41 points.
Marilyn Robinson - a Linton visitor - filled third slot with 40 with Ted Hodgson - another from Linton - in fourth place, on countback. Three other players - Jim Juno, Pat Carew and Wayne Henson (Linton) - also scored 39 points.
Ian Gordon played the most accurate shot to win the nearest the pin competition on hole 15 while Bob Walker was nearest the pin in two on hole 16.
WOMEN - WEDNESDAY:
A Captains Trophy and Gaille Jury Cup stableford round was played by the Wednesday women's group on October 27.
Sue Braiden was well clear of the rest of the field with the day's best score of 46 points, winning the bronze group competition in the process.
Second in that group, on countback, was Beth Gordon with 37 points with Colleen Southey achieving the same total. Pauline Craig was on her own with 36 while both Marion Matheson and Val Willis scored 35. Vicki Bain, with 34 points, rounded out the place getters in the bronze group, on countback.
The silver group was won by Barbara Birchall with 34 points but only on countback from Corrie van Zanten, on the same score. Nadine Jansen filled third slot with 32 points.
Long driving competitions were won by Barbara Birchall, Bernice Parker and Lesley Sadler.
FOOTNOTE:
What would sport do without sponsorship? Certainly prizes in golf competitions would be severely curtailed.
I have to admit to having been remiss in last week's report in failing to credit the Wairarapa Building Society as the main sponsor of the popular "bucket" tournament played at Carterton on the Saturday of Labour weekend and also Mitre 10 as a significant sponsor of the same event.
Their assistance in making the event the success that it undoubtedly was, was very much appreciated both by the Club and by all who participated.