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