Friday the 21st September was a beautiful spring day ideal for travelling to the western town of Orange for a weekend of golf. The 3 ½ hour journey for those fortunate enough to be able to travel in the daylight hours was made more spectacular by the beautiful display of Wattle between Lithgow and Bathurst. It made for a very pleasant drive.

 

The 42 Golfers and friends met up at the Robin Hood hotel for drinks, a meal and for some to enjoy the NRL semi-final. The few late arrivals were at the hotel by 7.30 pm in plenty of time to enjoy a drink and have a meal.

At 6.40 am the 21 Golfers teed off on both tees at the Duntryleague Golf Club. The day was fine, it was absolutely perfect not a cloud in the sky but early on it was a little cool. However it then it developed into a perfect spring day ideal for golfing.

The 21 non playing golfers entertained themselves by doing their own thing such as relaxing, sightseeing, visiting other towns and villages, doing some shopping and having a cuppa or two.

The Saturday evening vigil mass was held at St. Mary’s church East Orange.

Between 6.30 and 7 pm everyone arrived for dinner in a function room at the Duntryleague Golf Club. We were unable to have our dinner at the Oriana Motel as the dining room was being renovated. The three course alternate serve meal was excellent and was enjoyed by everyone.

President BERNIE formally welcomed all attendees and also acknowledged the President of DOOLEYS, JOHN MUNCE and his wife KAYE and the Patron of the DOOLEYS Golf Club, BILL BELKOVSKIS and his wife LESLEY. He also acknowledged our regular visitors and supporters who attend the annual golfing weekend.

As usual JENNY and SUE DELANEY provided the entertainment for the evening by doing the draw for the 24 Lucky Door Prizes. Those fortunate enough or perhaps unfortunate enough to win a prize did not escape the wit or perhaps the embarrassment provided by SUE and JENNY.

In lieu of the Club Captain ANNA RYAN, who was unable to attend the weekend, the presentation to the Saturday golf winners was undertaken by GARRY MITCHELL. EDDIE HABIB (15) was the winner of the day with 34 points. Runner-up on a countback with 31 points was WARREN DYER from PETER O’BRIEN. Next on 30 points was CHARLIE SCULLY and fifth prize was taken out on a countback with 29 points was BERNIE FREEBURN. The next six players  also received a prize as well as golf balls for the 1st and 2ned nines, NTP’s, D & P’s and to those players who did not win a prize.

TERRY announced the new handicaps for Sunday. No one was able to break or equal par so everyone had a smile on their faces. Some more so than others.      

Sunday - it was identical to Saturday. UNBELIEVABLE for Orange. We all teed off with a smile on our faces. All contented with our new handicaps – some more so than others, but we were all looking forward to improving our score on our Saturdays results.

Poor ANNE DELANEY could only manage to play 17 holes and a tee shot on the 18th before exhaustion caught up with her. ANNE had had a BIG WEEK. On Wednesday, daughters JENNY and SUE took ANNE off to Dubbo for a bit of respite relief for two nights. They stayed at and visited the zoo and fed the animals. By Sunday after visiting Dubbo Zoo and playing 35 holes of golf and 1 tee shot ANNE was absolutely BUGGERED and decided not to play the 36th hole.

The non-playing golfers again did their own thing but were back at the Golf club by midday for a light snack and the presentations for the lucky winners.

In lieu of ANNA, DENIS COLLINS presented the trophies to the winners. GREG BARLOW (34) was the winner on the day. GREG had 42 points and defeated five players by a single point. They all finished with 41 points. Runner-up was ADAM PEMBLE on a countback from SUE DELANEY who finished on a countback ahead of GARRY MITCHELL who was ahead of JOHN RACHEL on a countback. The other player who had 41 points and did not finish in the top 5 was TERRY KENNY.   

Another 8 trophies were awarded to players who had not won a trophy over the weekend. Golf Balls were once again awarded for the 1st and 2nd nines, NTP’s, D & P’s and to those who did not win a prize on the day.

GREG BARLOW, GARRY MITCHELL and ADAM PEMBLE were fortunate enough to win a trophy on Saturday and then win another trophy on Sunday.

PETER O’BRIEN and ADAM PEMBLE had the highest total score of 70 points for the weekend. ADAM won the Visitors Trophy and PETER won the Country Shield. ADAM for winning the Visitors Trophy was able to have the first pick from the Trophy table. In the absence of BILL FREEMAN the winner of the shield last year, BILL BELKOVSKIS made the presentation of the Country Shield to PETER.

Once again, it was another successful Weekend of Golf. The weather was absolutely supreme. The Golf Course was magnificent. Friday and Saturday meals were superb and huge. The accommodation excellent, the rooms recently renovated.

22 Golfers and supporters stayed Sunday evening and 21 of them dined at the Royal Hotel that evening in line with the social atmosphere of the DOOLEYS Weekend of Golf. Unfortunately ANNE DELANEY was too exhausted to dine with us.  

Next year we are booked for Nelson Bay staying at the Landmark Resort from the 27th to 29th September. SUE will be taking deposits from today. 

Terry

TROPHIES ORANGE SATURDAY 22nd  SEPTEMBER 2018

1st   TROPHY                                                :  EDDIE HABIB                  (15)                 34 Pts 

2ND TROPHY                                                : WARREN DYER               (14)                 31 Pts 

3RD TROPHY                                                : PETER O’BRIEN              (26)                 30 Pts c/b

4TH TROPHY                                                : CHARLIE SCULLY          (27)                 30 Pts

5TH TROPHY                                                : BERNIE FREEBURN        (14)                 29 Pts c/b

***YOU CAN ONLY WIN ONE TROPHY OUT OF THE HAT OVER BOTH DAYS***

1ST TROPHY                                                 : ADAM PEMBLE                (15)                 29 Pts

2ND TROPHY                                                : GARRY MITCHELL        (21)                 28 Pts

3RD TROPHY                                                : DENIS COLLINS               (18)                 27 Pts

4TH TROPHY                                                : JOHN SLATER                  (29)                 26 Pts

5TH TROPHY                                                : GREG BARLOW               (19)                 25 Pts

6TH TROPHY                                                : JENNY FREEBURN          (33)                 25 Pts

              

1ST NINE (2 Balls)                                        : BRUCE FARQUHAR        (28)                 16 Pts

2ND NINE (2 Balls)                                        : JENNY DELANEY            (34)                 12 Pts c/b

 

BALL COMPETITION       1ST                   : FRED Mc CARTHY

                                                2ND                  : JOHN RACHEL

                                                3RD                  : RICK CLIFFORD

                                                4TH                  : JUDY BARTHOLOMEW

                                                5TH                  : TERRY KENNY

                                                6TH                  : SUE DELANEY

                                                7TH                  : ANNE DELANEY 

                                                8TH                  : JOHN SHANLEY

                                                    

NTP 1ST NINE (1 -20) (2 Balls)        7 TH               : BERNIE FREEBURN       

NTP 1ST NINE (21-35) (2 Balls)         7 TH               : NOT WON

NTP 1ST NINE (36-54) (2 Balls)        7 TH               : JOHN SHANLEY

NTP 2ND NINE (1-20) (2 Balls)        17 TH               : NOT WON 

NTP 2ND NINE (21-35) (2 Balls)      17 TH               : SUE DELANEY

NTP 2ND NINE (36-54) (2 Balls)      17 TH               : NOT WON

D & P 1ST NINE (1-20) (2 Balls)        5 TH               : ADAM PEMBLE

D & P 1ST NINE (21-35) (2 Balls)      5 TH               : BRUCE FARQUHAR

D & P 1ST NINE (36-54) (2Balls)       5 TH               : NOT WON

D & P 2ND NINE (1-20) (2 Balls)     14 TH               : NOT WON

D & P 2ND NINE (21-35) (2 Balls)   14 TH               : PETER O’BRIEN

D & P 2ND NINE (36-54) (2 Balls)   14 TH               : JOHN RACHEL                                                    

 

TROPHIES ORANGE SUNDAY 23rd SEPTEMBER 2018

1ST TROPHY                                                 : GREG BARLOW               (34)                 42 Pts 

2ND TROPHY                                                : ADAM PEMBLE                (24)                 41 Pts c/b

3RD TROPHY                                                : SUE DELANEY                  (59)                 41 Pts c/b      

4TH TROPHY                                                : GARRY MITCHELL        (32)                 41 Pts c/b      

5TH TROPHY                                                : JOHN RACHEL                 (53)                 41 Pts c/b      

 

TROPHIES OUT OF THE HAT

***YOU CAN ONLY WIN ONE TROPHY OUT OF THE HAT OVER BOTH DAYS***

1ST  TROPHY                                                : TERRY KENNY                (57)                 41 Pts 

2ND TROPHY                                                : JUDY BARTHOLOMEW(55)                 39 Pts

3RD TROPHY                                                : FRED Mc CARTHY          (48)                 38 Pts

4TH TROPHY                                                : RICK CLIFFORD              (43)                 38 Pts            

5TH TROPHY                                                : BRUCE FARQUHAR        (43)                 38 Pts 

6TH TROPHY                                                : JENNY DELANEY            (51)                 36 Pts 

7TH TROPHY                                                : JOHN SHANLEY               (72)                 23 Pts 

8TH TROPHY                                                : ANNE DELANEY              (72)                 20 Pts

 

1ST NINE (2Balls)                                         : PETER O’BRIEN              (34)                 20 Pts                         

2ND NINE (2Balls)                                         : JENNY DELANEY            (51)                 21 Pts 

 

BALL COMPETITION       1ST                   : WARREN DYER

                                                2ND                  : JENNY FREEBURN         

                                                3RD                  : DENIS COLLINS

                                                4TH                  : BERNIE FREEBURN       

                                                5TH                  : EDDIE HABIB      

                                                6TH                  : JOHN SLATER     

                                                7TH                  : CHARLIE SCULLY

                                              

NTP 1ST NINE (1-20) (2 Balls)         7TH    : WARREN DYER  

NTP 1ST NINE (21-35) (2 Balls)        7TH    : NOT WON

NTP1ST NINE (36-54) (2 Balls)       7TH    : SUE DELANEY     

NTP 1ST NINE (1-20) (2 Balls)        17TH    : NOT WON 

NTP 2ND NINE (21-35) (2 Balls)      17TH    : NOT WON

NTP 2ND NINE (36-54) (2 Balls)      17TH    : RICK CLIFFORD 

D & P 1ST NINE (1-20) (2 Balls)        5TH    : NOT WON

D & P 1ST NINE (21-35) (2 Balls)      5TH    : GREG BARLOW

D & P 1ST NINE (36-54) 2 Balls)       5TH    : JENNY DELANEY           

D & P 2ND NINE (1-20) (2 Balls)     14TH    : NOT WON 

D & P 2ND NINE (21-35) (2 Balls)    14TH    : GARRY MITCHELL

D & P 2ND NINE (36-54) (2 Balls)   14TH   : JOHN SHANLEY  

        

COUNTRY SHIELD

                                                 SAT HCP     S/F PTS                                          SUN HCP    S/F Pts    TOTAL Pts

GREG BARLOW     Vis                 19         25                   11x 4/3 = 14 2/3  + 19      = 34      42       67 

JUDY BARTHOLOMEW               35         21                  15 x 4/3 = 20         + 35     = 55       39       60                             

RICK CLIFFORD                            23         21                   15 x 4/3 = 20         + 23     = 43       38        59                                                                                                                  

DENIS COLLINS                             18         27                     9 x 4/3 = 12         + 18     = 30       36        63                              

ANNE DELANEY                             54         14                   22 x 4/3 = 29 1/3   + 54      = 72Max  20     34                                                                             

JENNY DELANEY                           34         23                  13 x 4/3 = 17 1/3   + 34      = 51       36        59                                                                                            

SUE DELANEY                                35         18                   18 x 4/3 = 24         + 35      = 59       41        59                                                     

WARREN DYER      Vis                 14         31                    5 x 4/3 = 6 2/3      + 14      = 21       38        69           

BRUCE FARQUHAR                      28         25                   11 x 4/3 = 14 2/3    + 28      = 43       38        63

BERNIE FREEMAN                        14         29                    7 x 4/3 = 9 1/3       + 14     = 23       35        64                                                     

JENNY FREEBURN                        33         25                  11 x 4/3 = 14 2/3     + 33     = 48       37        62                                                                                                                                       

EDDIE HABIB                                 15         34                     2 x 4/3 = 2 2/3       + 15     = 18       28        62                           

TERRY KENNY                               34         19                   17 x 4/3 = 22 2/3     + 34     = 57       41        60                       

FRED Mc CARTHY                        32         24                  12 x 4/3 = 16           + 32    = 48       38        62                                     

GARRY MITCHELL                       21         28                     8 x 4/3 = 10 2/3     + 21    = 32       41        69                                  

PETER O’BRIEN                              26         30                    6 x 4/3 = 8             + 26    = 34       40        70

ADAM PEMBLE      Vis                  15         29                     7 x 4/3 = 9 1/3       + 15    = 24       41        70

JOHN RACHEL       Vis                  36          23                   13 x 4/3 = 17 1/3     + 36    = 53       41        64                                                                                                           

CHARLIE SCULLY                         27         30                     6 x 4/3 = 8             + 27    = 35       23        53                                                                

JOHN SHANLEY                              45         11                   25 x 4/3 = 33 1/3     + 45    = 72 Max 23     34                                         

JOHN SLATER                                29         26                  10 x 4/3 = 13 1/3     + 29    = 42       23        49                               

 

 

VISITOR’S SHIELD WINNER      :           ADAM PEMBLE                  29        +        41        =          70 Pts

COUNTRY SHIELD WINNER      :           PETER O’BRIEN                 30        +        40        =          70 Pts                                                     

JUNIOR SHIELD WINNER           :           NOT CONTESTED

BRIAN SLIGAR TROPHY             :           NOT CONTESTED