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2023 Skins Champion.

In the 2023 championship, SteveB held a confident 7 skin lead before the final round. Things got very tense with DavidM gathering 8 and taking a 1 skin lead after 9 holes. Immediately SteveB regained the lead with 2 skins on the 11th and held on for a first championship win.

2023 Skins Results

1. SteveB 65
2. DavidM 64
3. SteveH 54
4. Sujay 51
5. Mark 47
6. PeterH 44
7. PeterD 36
8. Craig 29
9. Kim 2
10. Remaining 22
11. Unplayed 18

2023 Longest Drive

1. PeterD 5
2. DavidM 4
3. SteveB 4
4. Sujay 4
5. SteveH 3
6. Craig 1
7. Kim 1
8. Mark 1
9. PeterH 0
10. No winner 0
11. Unplayed 1

2023 NTP

1. DavidM 6
2. PeterD 3
3. Sujay 3
4. Craig 2
5. Mark 2
6. SteveB 2
7. PeterH 2
8. Kim 0
9. No winner 1
10. Unplayed 1

Skins Champions

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2023 Xmas Round

16th December:

The 2023 championship started with a A number of withdrawals due to possible Covid infections. Sujay's friend MarkT joined us again to make a total of 7 starters.

NT Professional Bryce monitored our tee shots on the first with a Trackman launch monitor. We are to receive the results via email.

The harsh 3 club rule caused some disquiet before the round started. Especially with the last minute withdrawal of the rule author. Happily, by the end of the round, most were comfortable with the rule.

The 3 clubs selected were mostly conventional except for our low handicapper, PeterD, being the outlier with an enormous gap between the 3 hybrid and the 50 degree wedge.

The heat may have affected the score of some players but not the cunningly prepared cart rider, PeterH. Needless to say, PeterH took the win with Craig in second place.

The Nth Turramurra competition was the usual stableford and 2BBB with the NTP on the 15th. The A grade winner scored 41 points, B grade winner scored 42 points and the 2BBB winners scored 50 points.

Special Conditions for Xmas Round 2023

1. Standard singles stableford scoring applies with Golflink Handicaps and Skins Social Handicaps to be used.
2. Club use is restricted to 3 clubs plus putter.
3. All players to wear their loudest shirt.

Individual Club selections:

⛳	Craig	Dr, 3I, 8I
⛳	MarkT	5W, 7I, PW
⛳	PeterD	Dr, 3H, AW
⛳	PeterH	3H, 7I, AW
⛳	SteveB	Dr, 7I, AW
⛳	SteveH	3H, 7I, PW
⛳	Sujay	4H, 7I, 9I

Individual Stableford Scores:

• PeterH (18) 40
• Craig (20) 33
• Sujay (19) 30
• PeterD (4) 29
• MarkT (14) 26
• SteveB (21) 26
• SteveH (23) 22

Nth Turramurra 2BBB Scores:

• PeterH & MarkT 44
• SteveB & PeterD 39
• Sujay & SteveH 38
• SteveB & Craig 33

Birdies:

14th (par 3) Sujay

Interesting Shots:

Craig and PeterD had a near death experience on the 6th green as a rogue ball appeared with no call. PeterD repaired the pitch mark from the offending ball.

Conditions:

A Sunny and very hot day. Warm conditions from the start at 8AM and the temperature reached 37 degrees by the end of the round.

 

Annual General Meeting:

Despite the call for a bloodless coup, apathy reigned or maybe the conclave felt sorry for the lone founding member present.

Either way no useful discussion took place.

Rules of the Round:

NTCC Champions

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Round 24: DavidM Wins Again

2nd December:

Another high scoring round at Royal North and SteveB continued in fine form. But it was not enough to take the trophy as DavidM won with 8 skins including a birdie on the par 5 ninth.

In the championship, SteveB held a confident 7 skin lead before this final round. Things got very tense with DavidM gathering 8 and taking a 1 skin lead after 9 holes. Immediately SteveB regained the lead with 2 skins on the 11th and held on for a first championship win.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single and 2BBB Stableford with 62 players in Grade A and 51 in Grade B.

The A grade winner scored 41 points and the B Grade winner was SteveB with 44 points. The 2BBB winning score was 51 points with the two Steves missing 3rd place on count-back with 49 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:

• DavidM (15) 38 8 skins
• PeterH (18) 37 5 skins
• SteveB (24) 44 2 skins
• SteveH (23) 36 2 skins
• Mark (22) 31 1 skin
• PeterD (5) 29 0 skins
• Remaining 0 skins

2BBB Stableford Scores:

• SteveB and SteveH 49
• DavidM and Mark 47
• PeterD and PeterH 43

Birdies:

9th (par 5): DavidM
14th (par 3): PeterH
15th (par 3): SteveH
17th (par 4): PeterH

Longest drive (13th hole):

DavidM with a tee shot of 235m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

Mark with a tee shot to 3.0 mbs.

Interesting Shots:

• On the 13th PH & PD impressed SteveB with two tap-ins for par giving 3 points for all 4 in the group.
• And of course, SteveB showed the way by winning B grade with 44 points.

Conditions:

Fine.

Rules of the Round:

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Round 23: SteveB's form streak continues

18th November:

Steve B continued his recent great form, backing up the D grade Club Championship runner up with a big Skins win as well as winner of B Grade with 40 points.

A massive 5 pointer on the 6th was the highlight of his great round. The remaining players all played solid golf with 4 achieving handicap or better.

SteveB has built a solid 7 skin lead heading into the final skins round, but the field is still chasing with the winner still unclear.

The Nth Turramurra competition was a single and 2BBB Stableford with 52 players in Grade A and 46 in Grade B. The NTP winner was 224cm from the flag.

The A grade winner scored 39 points and the B Grade winner was SteveB with 40 points. Craig was third in B Grade with 38 points. No news on the 2BBB winning score.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:

• SteveB (25) 40 7 skins
• Craig (20) 38 1 skin
• PeterD (6) 36 1 skin
• DavidM (16) 36 1 skin
• SteveH (23) 31 1 skin
• Sujay (19) 30 0 skins
• Mark (22) 28 0 skins
• Remaining 7 skins

2BBB Stableford Scores:

• SteveB and Mark 47
• PeterD and Craig 47
• SteveB and SteveH 46
• DavidM and Sujay 43

Birdies:

2nd (par 3): PeterD
3rd (par 4): SteveH
4th (par 4): Craig
6th (par 4): SteveB

Longest drive (13th hole):

DavidM with a tee shot of 235m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

SteveB with a tee shot to 4.5 sbs.

Interesting Shots:

SteveB's sequence of shots to score a 5 pointer on the 6th.
PeterD chip in for birdie on the 2nd.

Conditions:

Pleasant and sunny with a nice breeze.

Rules of the Round:

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NT Club Championship 2023

28th October & 4th November:

The skins group had 5 players participating in the 2023 Nth Turramurra Club Championship: DavidM and PeterH in B Grade; Craig and SteveH in C grade; SteveB in D Grade. Mark and Sujay were unavailable and PeterD is ineligible.

The championship handicap divisions are: 0-7 A Grade, 8-13 A Reserve, 14-18 B Grade, 19-24 C Grade, 25+ D Grade.

Craig and SteveB were our star players finishing 2nd in C and D grade. After finishing in equal first place, Craig moved into a two hole playoff on holes 11 & 12 where he lost to a very impressive junior player.

Results [Grade Pos Player (hcap) R1 R2 Total]:

• B T6 DavidM (17) +17 +21 +38
• B 18 PeterH (18) +19 +29 +48
• C 2 Craig (21) +21 +19 +40
• C ? SteveH (24) +24 +33 +57
• D 2 SteveB (26) +31 +21 +52

Birdies:

No birdies in the two rounds.

Interesting Shots Round 1:

SteveB started the round in a rush to be 1 over after 3 holes.
Craig finished the back nine in 38 strokes (+5).

Interesting Shots Round 2:

SteveB finished well and just missed the putt for birdie in front of the gallery on the 18th.

Conditions Round 1:

Fine and breezy.

Conditions Round 2:

Overcast with a light breeze and some steady rain at times.

Rules of the Round:

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Round 21: Craig Conquers

21st October:

By parring a couple of difficult par threes Craig captured the trophy in a very competitive skins round. The climax was the 4 points from a slick up-and-down for par on the index one 16th hole.

SteveB has maintained the championship lead just 1 point ahead of DavidM.

We were joined by Anthony to partner DavidM in the 2 ball.

The Nth Turramurra competition was a single and 2B Aggregate Stableford with 62 players in Grade A and 54 in Grade B. NTP was on the 15th. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule continues for fairways and bunkers.

The A grade winner scored 47 points and the B Grade winner scored 46 points. DavidM was third in A Grade with 39 points. The 2B Aggregate winners scored 82 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:

• Craig (21) 27 5 skins
• DavidM (18) 39 4 skins
• Mark (22) 32 4 skins
• PeterH (18) 33 2 skins
• SteveH (24) 30 2 skins
• PeterD (7) 36 1 skin
• SteveB (26) 27 0 skins
• Anthony 24
• Remaining 0 skins

2Ball Aggregate Stableford Scores:

• PeterH and Mark 65
• PeterD and SteveB 63
• DavidM and Anthony 63
• Craig and SteveH 56

Birdies:

3rd (par 4): DavidM
4th (par 4): SteveB

Longest drive (13th hole):

DavidM with a tee shot of 232m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

PeterD with a tee shot to 5 dms.

Interesting Shots:

PeterH amused the group with a number of fairway finders via the trees. The best was the tee shot on the 11th accelerating from a slim branch further down the fairway.

Conditions:

Fine and warm with some strong breeze at times.

Rules of the Round:

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Round 20: SteveB Supreme

7th October:

After an unlucky loss in the previous round, SteveB has continued his good form dominating the round with 9 skins. The skins came from two 4-point holes with a birdie on the 4th and a par on the 13th. This was topped up with a fine bogie on the 18th. Steve now leads the championship by five.

Some cheeky commentators suggested that the good form started with the high-speed Sunday practice round with the ladies.

Sujay was unavailable and we were joined by Tim Hughes to partner SteveB in the 2 ball.

The Nth Turramurra competition was a single and 2BBB Stableford with 121 players. Drive & pitch on the 10th and the usual NTP on the 15th. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place for fairways and bunkers.

Today was the first use of the BRSGOLF scoring APP and it seemed to work fairly well. There was some trouble registering guest players. Also, the match details for our guest player did not make it to Golflink until prompted.

The Div 1 winner scored 39 points and the Div 2 winner scored 42 points. SteveB was third in Div 2 with 38 points. The 2BBB winners scored 52 points and SteveB and Tim were second with 48 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:

• SteveB (28) 38 9 skins
• SteveH (24) 23 5 skins
• PeterD (7) 33 3 skins
• Craig (22) 35 1 skin
• PeterH (18) 32 0 skins
• DavidM (17) 26 0 skins
• Mark (21) 19 0 skins
• Tim (21) 26
• Remaining 0 skins

2BBB Stableford Scores:

• SteveB and Tim 48
• PeterH and PeterD 39
• Mark and Craig 38
• DavidM and SteveH 34

Birdies:

4th (par 4): SteveB

Longest drive (13th hole):

SteveB with a tee shot of 266m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

DavidM with a tee shot to 3.0 dms.

Interesting Shots:

SteveB made the birdie putt on the 4th from the edge of the green.

Conditions:

Fine weather with a stiff breeze at times.

Rules of the Round:

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Round 19: DavidM is Still Winning

24th September:

We were presented with no queue and an empty first fairway to start this unusual Sunday Skins round. Putting was often a lottery as the greens were still recovering after the maintenance coring.

It only took one hole win with a birdie on the 7th for DavidM to gather the 5 skins he needed to win the round. He has now joined Sujay in the lead with 51 skins. SteveB was unlucky to miss out on the win with 4 points on holes 2 and 9.

With PeterD unavailable, we were joined by Tom Parish to partner SteveH in the 2 ball.

The Nth Turramurra competition was a mixed single and 2BBB Stableford with 27 players only. NTP on the 15th. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place for fairways and bunkers.

The winner scored 39 points, Tom was 3rd with 37. Tom and SteveH won the 2BBB with 46 points with SteveB and PeterH close behind, also on 46 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:

• DavidM (17) 32 5 skins
• SteveB (29) 35 3 skins
• Craig (21) 32 3 skins
• Sujay (19) 27 3 skins
• SteveH (24) 35 2 skins
• MarkB (21) 26 1 skin
• PeterH (18) 34 0 skins
• Tom (30) 37
• Remaining 1 skin

2BBB Stableford Scores:

• Tom and SteveH 46
• PeterH and SteveB 46
• DavidM and Sujay 39
• MarkB and Craig 37

Birdies:

7th (par 3): DavidM
15th (par 3): Tom

Longest drive (13th hole):

Mark with a tee shot of 235m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

DavidM with a tee shot to 4.0 dms.

Interesting Shots:

Despite an OOB second shot, Mark secured a single skin by winning the par five 8th hole with a seven for 2 points.

Two players managed to hit some side netting on two holes. On the 10th, PeterH made a valiant but unsuccessful bid to clear the net into the soccer field. On the 14th, the SteveB tee shot avoided Curagul Road by hitting the net.

Conditions:

Fine weather becoming cool at the end of the round.

Rules of the Round:

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Round 18: DavidM Wins Again

9th September:

Report by SteveB

A single group of 4 players took part in a fun round of skins golf. The weather was fine and the course fast apart from the greens which were still recovering from their recent coring.

All four players were still in with a chance to take the skins trophy until the 17th hole where the on course leader DavidM's par netted him 4 more skins and sealed a run away win.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single Stableford and 2BBB with 108 players. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place for fairways and bunkers.

The A grade winner scored 41 points and the B grade winner scored 50 points. The 2BBB winning pair scored 52 points. DavidM picked up 3rd place on countback in A grade.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:

• DavidM (17) 36 9 skins
• PeterD (7) 28 4 skins
• SteveB (29) 31 3 skins
• Sujay (19) 32 1 skin
• Remaining 1 skin

2BBB Stableford Scores:

• DavidM and SteveB 43
• Sujay and PeterD 38

Birdies:

None.

Longest drive (13th hole):

PeterD with a tee shot of 237m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

DavidM with a tee shot to 9 dms.

Interesting Shots:

• The group all played the par 5 8th hole very well. All 4 tee shots were on the fairway near the corner and everyone went on to score 3 points (3 pars and a bogey).
• Sujay chipped in from 35 metres out to par the 11th hole.
• Steve reprised Mario's tee shot from many years ago on the 16th hole. The ball slammed into the edge of the cart path and shot up into the air. Just when we had given up on knowing where it went, we heard it land about 30 metres behind the tee.

Conditions:

Cool early but warmed up after the first half dozen holes. The breeze was a factor on several holes. As mentioned earlier, the greens were still showing the effects of the recent coring, making putting more difficult than usual.

Rules of the Round:

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Round 17: Sujay On Top

26th August:

Despite missing two of our top players, the contest for skins was in doubt until the 18th hole where Sujay snapped up the final 3 skins.

He now moves another point clear of the competition and remains on top of the Skins Championship with 47.

In the spirit of keeping names in pairs, Sujay brought his friend Mark to join in for the round. Unfortunately Mark is not in town often enough to be a regular. At least, he did find our skins competition somewhat amusing.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single and 2BBB stableford with 106 players. There was a drive and pitch on the 10th hole (NTP in 2 shots) and NTP on the 15th. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place for fairways and bunkers.

The A grade winner scored 38 points, PeterH 3rd on 37. In B grade the winner scored 40 points with MarkB 4th on 39. MarkB and PeterH won the the 2BBB with 50 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:

• Sujay (19) 30 5 skins
• MarkB (22) 39 4 skins
• SteveH (24) 31 4 skins
• PeterH (18) 37 2 skins
• SteveB (29) 30 2 skins
• DavidM (17) 26 1 skin
• MarkT (14) 30
• Remaining 0 skins

2BBB Stableford Scores:

• MarkB and PeterH 50
• DavidM and SteveH 43
• DavidM and SteveB 37
• MarkT and Sujay 36

Birdies:

5th (par 3): MarkB
6th (par 4): Sujay, MarkT, PeterH, SteveH *
12th (par 4): DavidM
15th (par 3): MarkB.

* The 6th hole was shortened to 80 metres due to fairway repairs. The par and index for the hole remained the same. SteveH scored 5 points for his birdie.

Longest drive (13th hole):

SteveH with a tee shot of 239m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

MarkB with a tee shot to 7.0 mbs.

Interesting Shots:

• Near the 3rd green, DavidM managed to putt out of the bunker and still make a bogie.
• On the 11th green, Sujay was able to sink his par putt with a change of direction at the PeterH ball marker.

Conditions:

The fine and pleasant weather was enhanced by a good pace of play AND the provision of a BBQ sausage sizzle.

Rules of the Round:

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Round 16: Count-back Uproar

12th August:

The two Peters returned to skins after a 6 week break providing a full complement of 8 players. The mild weather made for a very pleasant round.

The post match gathering was the usual jovial event as the results were calculated. Skins were spread around and 3 players finished with four, so we went to a count-back.

The result was a win to PeterH with 2 hole wins and sadly this prompted some hooting and jeering from the group, including from some rowdy founding members.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single and 2B aggregate stableford with 100 players. NTP on the 5th and 15th with long drive on the 12th. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place for fairways and bunkers.

The A grade winner scored 38 points. In B grade the winner was PeterH with 38 points, Craig was runner-up with 37 and SteveH was 4th with 37 on count-back. Craig and PeterH won the the 2B Aggregate with 74 points (75 in fact).

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:

• PeterH (19) 38 4 skins CB
• PeterD (7) 28 4 skins
• DavidM (17) 22 4 skins
• Sujay (19) 20 3 skins
• SteveH (25) 37 1 skin
• Mark (22) 26 1 skin
• Craig (22) 37 0 skins
• SteveB (29) 13 0 skins
• Remaining 1 skin

2B Aggregate Stableford Scores:

• Craig and PeterH 75
• DavidM and SteveH 59
• Mark and PeterD 54
• SteveB and Sujay 33

Birdies:

2nd (par 3): Mark.

Longest drive (13th hole):

PeterD with a tee shot of 231m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

SteveH with a tee shot to 8.0 shs.

Interesting Shots:

On the par 3 second hole, Mark's tee shot was his usual classic extreme draw (NB not a hook). The ball curved from no mans land to pitch on the edge of the green and roll across to pin high. And he made the birdie putt.

Conditions:

Another fine spring day.

Rules of the Round:

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Round 15: Keeping it in the (Parramatta Eels) family

29th July:

Report by SteveB

Six players took part in a hotly contested round of skins golf. We are not sure whether it was spring weather arriving early or PeterD's holiday snaps of iconic courses but everyone put together very tidy scores this round.

The skins scoring was brutal with many holes squared with 3 pointers and no one managing more than two hole wins. In the end, SteveH's two wins at the end of a series of squared holes was enough to get him over the line by a single skin.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single Stableford with 110 players. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place for fairways and bunkers. The A grade winner scored 41 points and the B grade winner scored 40 points. In lieu of a team competition there was a longest drive competition on the 12th hole.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:

• SteveH (26) 36 6 skin
• Mark (22) 33 5 skins
• SteveB (29) 31 4 skins
• Sujay (19) 34 2 skins
• Craig (22) 32 1 skin
• DavidM (18) 35 0 skins
• Remaining 0 skins

Birdies:

14th (par 3): Sujay
15th (par 3): Craig.

Longest drive (13th hole):

SteveH with a tee shot of 222m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

Sujay with a tee shot to 1 flag pole length plus 35 cms.

Interesting Shots:

The birdies were made in contrasting ways

• Sujay's tee shot on 14 landed a metre or so past the hole and spun back to 35cm.
• Craig missed the green on 15 but his chip hit the flagpole flush and dropped straight into the hole.

Conditions:

Perfect, spring arrived early with the jumpers coming off after the first hole.

Rules of the Round:

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Round 14: Craig wins with back 9 blitz

15th July:

Report by SteveB

Five players and a guest, Sujay's friend Mark, took on the North Turramurra course on a glorious Sydney winter's day. The scoring was up and down with skins being won on most holes. A very consistent 20 stableford point back 9 by Craig had enough winning holes to see him home to a narrow win.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single and 2BBB Stableford with 108 players. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place for fairways and bunkers. The A grade winner scored 35 points and the B grade winner scored 37 points. The winning 2BBB score was 44 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:

• Craig (22) 30 5 skins
• Sujay (18) 24 4 skins
• SteveH (26) 22 4 skin
• DavidM (18) 30 3 skins
• SteveB (29) 28 2 skins
• Remaining 0 skins

2BBB Stableford Scores:

• Sujay & Mark (guest) 40
• DavidM & SteveB 39
• Craig & SteveH 37

Birdies:

3rd (par 4): DavidM.

Longest drive (13th hole):

SteveH with a tee shot of 182m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

Craig with a tee shot to 5.5ccs.

Interesting Shots:

• DavidM put on a clinic on the 3rd hole, a solid tee shot, an excellent wedge and a 15cm tap in birdie putt.
• SteveH's lag putting was impressive.

Conditions:

Perfect, 12 degrees to start getting up to 22 degrees with a gentle breeze blowing up in the last hour. The greens were firm, fast and good to putt on.

However, as most players found a varous times, thinned approach shots were punished!

Rules of the Round:

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Round 13: Second Triple Crown for the Year

1st July:

Report by SteveB

With only 4 players and an 11th tee start, this was perhaps the first skins round with skins scored starting from the 11th and finishing on the 10th. The first 8 greens were dewy with the reason revealed as we played the 18th, our 8th, hole, a green keeping incident earlier in the morning meant they hadn't been mowed! Thankfully the staff member had escaped with no serious injuries.

DavidM jumped out to an early lead and after the first 8 holes had the triple crown firmly in his sights with the longest drive, nearest the pin and 6 skins already in the bag. Progress slowed on the back ten and he started the last hole with 7 skins and Sujay a chance to force a countback. However he needn't have worried, Sujay and SteveB squared the hole with pars and the triple crown was his.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single and 2BBB Stableford with 116 players. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place for fairways and bunkers. The A grade and B grade winners both scored 35 points with Sujay missing a 4th place prize in B grade on countback. The winning 2BBB score was 44 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:

• DavidM (18) 27 7 skins
• Sujay (19) 33 4 skins
• SteveB (29) 28 2 skins
• SteveH (26) 104/78 1 skin
• Remaining 3 skins

2BBB Stableford Scores:

• Sujay & SteveB 39
• SteveH & DavidM 35

Birdies:

None.

Longest drive (13th hole):

DavidM with a tee shot of 237m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

DavidM with a tee shot to 8dms.

Interesting Shots:

• On the 12th, SteveH chipped in for a par and 4 points.
• DavidM hit onto the 4th green from the fairway bunker.
• Sujay's ball striking on the back 10 was very impressive, culminating on the last (10th) hole where he hit his tee shot (3w?) to the green side bunker.

Conditions:

Perfect, if a bit on the cold side, for the first 15 holes with a surprisingly strong breeze blowing in for the last 3 holes. As mentioned earlier, the first 8 greens were unmowed and dewy.

Rules of the Round:

Big truck towing a little truck lifting a mower from the bunker, I'm pretty sure my kids had a book about a similar scenario when they were younger :-)

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Round 12: SteveB Scores

17th June:

As usual with stroke play the scores were up and down today.

SteveB won the round with 4 hole wins and 6 skins just ahead of Mark with 5.

The Nth Turramurra competition was the Winter Cup stroke play event with scratch and nett prizes. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place for fairways and bunkers. Also, the maximum 10 strokes per hole local rule was in place.

The scratch winner scored 70 and the nett winner scored 64. A grade leading stableford score was 40 points and B grade leader scored 35 points.

Strokeplay Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Gross / Nett Skins]:

• SteveB (28) 106/78 6 skins
• Mark (23) 95/72 5 skins
• PeterH (18) 91/73 4 skins
• Craig (22) 94/72 2 skins
• SteveH (26) 104/78 1 skin
• PeterD (6) 81/75 0 skins
• DavidM (18) 94/76 0 skins
• Sujay (18) 100/82 0 skins
• Remaining 0 skins

Birdies:

2nd (par 3): PeterH
14th (par 3): PeterH
15th (par 3): Craig
17th (par 4): SteveH.

Longest drive (13th hole):

SteveB with a tee shot of 225m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

Sujay with a tee shot to 1.75m.

Interesting Shots:

• PeterH has a history of blocking Mark's shots near the green. It happened again on the 7th hole when Mark's approach shot from the forest was blocked by the unsuspecting PeterH with buggy wandering past the green.

Conditions:

It was a cold start on a clear winters day. As the round progressed, the temperature increased to balmy 20 degrees.

Rules of the Round:

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Round 11: Surprise Count-back Win to PeterH

4th June:

In a first for NT Skins, this match took place on a Sunday. Conditions were difficult with rain showers, wind and some fairways bald and wet. Needless to say, with the exception of Craig, the stableford scores were poor.

In a shock result, PeterH took the trophy by a count-back from SteveB with three hole wins to two.

The Sunday Nth Turramurra competition was mixed single stableford with 28 players. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place for fairways and bunkers.

The winner scored 34 points with Craig close behind on 32 points tied for fourth.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:

• PeterH (18) 29 5 skins CB
• SteveB (28) 23 5 skins
• DavidM (18) 24 3 skins
• Craig (22) 32 1 skin
• PeterD (6) 22 1 skin
• Sujay (18) 18 1 skin
• Remaining 2 skins

Birdies:

5th (par 3): Sujay
15th (par 3): DavidM.

Longest drive (13th hole):

Craig with a tee shot of 194m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

DavidM with a tee shot to 1.91m.

Conditions:

The weather was overcast with some showers and variable wind. Some fairways on the front nine are in poor shape with saturated dead grass.

Rules of the Round:

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Round 10: DavidM has a third win

20th May:

PeterD described it as a very pleasant round today. Also it was a single group giving us live skins results on each hole.

Despite persisting with his deteriorating dad jokes, DavidM played well and went on to win 5 holes and take the round with 8 skins.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single stableford, 2BBB Stableford and the relatives cup with 119 players. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place for fairways and bunkers.

The A grade winner scored 38 points and the B grade winner scored 39 points.
The winning 2BBB score was 47 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:

• DavidM (18) 37 8 skins
• SteveB (29) 35 6 skins
• PeterD (5) 33 2 skins
• PeterH (18) 30 1 skin
• Remaining 1 skin

2BBB Stableford Scores:

• PeterD & SteveB 46
• PeterH & DavidM 42

Birdies:

8th (par 5): PeterD & PeterH
17th (par 4): PeterD.

Longest drive (13th hole):

PeterD with a tee shot of 218m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

DavidM with a tee shot to 5dms.

Interesting Shots:

• On the 13th, SteveB chipped in from 30 metres for a par and 4 points.
• And I did mention: PeterD was very happy to play today.

Conditions:

Fine and sunny with some challenging wind.

Rules of the Round:

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Round 9: Sujay takes the triple crown

6th May:

Today Sujay dominated the skins with some fine ball striking. After a wipe on the starting hole he proceeded to score 9 skins, win the longest drive and the NTP to take the first triple crown of the year.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single stableford and Fourball Stableford Round Aggregate (Best 2) with 126 players. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place for fairways and bunkers.

The A grade winner scored 38 points and the B grade winner scored 41 points. Sujay took B grade third place with 40 points (losing 2nd place on count-back).
The winning Fourball aggregate (best 2) score was 94 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:

• Sujay (20) 40 9 skins
• PeterD (5) 32 3 skins
• Mark (23) 27 3 skins
• SteveB (30) 37 3 skins
• PeterH (18) 31 0 skins
• DavidM (18) 28 0 skins
• SteveH (26) 26 0 skins
• Remaining 0 skins

Fourball Stableford Round Aggregate (Best 2):

• PeterD, PeterH, Sujay, Mark 88
• SteveB, DavidM, SteveH 74

Birdies:

9th (par 5): Sujay.

Longest drive (13th hole):

Sujay with a tee shot of 259m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

Sujay with a tee shot to 5m.

Discussion of the Round

During the card and skins processing after the round, a protracted debate took place. The topic was "How to Calculate a Fourball Aggregate Score".

On one side was PeterD, PeterH and Sujay, on the other was SteveB, SteveH and DavidM. Mark was very wise and remained totally silent during the process.

After much futile talk, the adjudicator (pro shop) was consulted and the win went to the Steves and David as the opposition had not fully read the event sheet. During the debate, there was some confusion / amusement when the word "Nomenclature" was introduced to the discussion.

Interesting Shots:

1. PeterH struggled to near the 8th green in 4 shots. Things improved from there with a 30 or 40 metre putt tracking relentlessly to the cup for a par.
2. Sujay made a birdie on the par five 9th after a spectacular approach shot landing a metre from the flag.
3. Another fine shot by Sujay to take the longest drive on the 13th.

Conditions:

Fine and sunny; pleasant autumn weather.

Rules of the Round:

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Round 8: DavidM Makes it a Double

22nd April:

A consistent round for PeterD, Mark and DavidM with DavidM taking the holes that mattered to retain the trophy. As is very common, PeterD found that consistent two pointers does not win skins.

PeterH had a few problems with the course boundary in the wet weather and with SteveB made a combined total of 8 wiped holes.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single stableford and 2 ball multiplier with 114 players. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place for fairways and bunkers.

The A grade winner scored 37 points (on count-back) and the B grade winner scored 43 points. Mark took B grade third place with 37 points (also on count-back).
The winning 2 ball multiplier score was 72 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:

• DavidM (18) 34 5 skins
• Mark (23) 37 3 skins
• PeterH (18) 29 2 skins
• Craig (22) 27 2 skins
• SteveB (29) 26 2 skins
• Sujay (19) 24 2 skins
• PeterD (4) 32 0 skins
• Chris (23) 26
• Remaining 3 skins

2 Ball Multiplier Stableford Scores:

• DavidM & Chris 56
• PeterH & PeterD 52
• SteveB & Mark 49
• Craig & Sujay 40

Birdies:

4th: DavidM
14th: Mark.

Longest drive (13th hole):

Sujay with a tee shot of 245m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

PeterH with a tee shot to 3.53m.

Interesting Shots:

1. On the 4th, the birdie putt by DavidM traveled a long way and even jumped over a lump in the green before finding the bottom of the cup.
2. PeterH stole the NTP on the 15th after landing the tee shot well off the green and then rolling down the slope to stop three and a half metres from the flag.

Conditions:

The round started in overcast conditions with rain threatening. We stayed dry until the half-way point and were wet from then on.

Rules of the Round:

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Round 7: First Countback of the Year

8th April:

By SteveB

With the round falling on Easter Saturday there was a reduced field of only 3 golfers this time out. SteveB, SteveH and DavidM all had hot streaks at various points around the course and skins were won on most holes. At the completion of the 18th hole each had accumulated 6 skins. DavidM took the win on countback with each of his 6 skins coming on a different hole.

Luckily none of us missed the 3rd hole left of the bridge as there was a large red bellied black snake sunning itself in the hazard.

The Nth Turramurra competition was two ball aggregate for the team competition this time rather than the usual 2BBB. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place for fairways and bunkers.

The A grade winner scored 38 points and the B grade winner scored 40 points. DavidM was the B grade runner-up with 37 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:

• DavidM (19) 37 6 skins [6 hole wins] CB
• SteveB (29) 28 6 skins [4 hole wins]
• SteveH (26) 22 6 skins [4 hole wins]
• Gary (24) 26
• Remaining 0 skins

2B aggregate Stableford Scores:

• DavidM & SteveH 59
• Gary & SteveB 54

Birdies:

8th: DavidM.

Longest drive (13th hole):

SteveB with a tee shot of 151m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

None on green 😞

Interesting Shots:

None.

Conditions:

The weather was mostly sunny but with a strong gusty wind. The greens were very smooth and fast despite being cored less than two weeks ago.

Rules of the Round:

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Round 6: Mark Leads the Way

25th March:

Five players won single holes in round 6 and shared the skins. Mark made the most of his win with a par on the 14th and collected an unbeatable 9 skins.

The win for Mark takes him to a one point lead in the championship.

This was the first round for DavidM after qualifying and despite making 36 points: no skins.

The Nth Turramurra competition was the usual stableford and 2BBB with 110 players. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place for fairways and bunkers.

The A grade winner scored 41 points and the B grade winner scored 44 points. SteveB was the B grade runner-up with 38 points. No score available for the 2BBB winners.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:

• Mark (23) 34 9 skins
• SteveH (26) 30 4 skins
• Craig (22) 36 2 skins
• PeterH (18) 29 2 skins
• SteveB (30) 38 1 skin
• DavidM (19) 36 0 skins
• PeterD (4) 32 0 skins
• Remaining 0 skins

2BBB Stableford Scores:

• PeterH & Craig 43
• PeterH & Mark 42
• PeterD & SteveB 42
• DavidM & SteveH 40

Birdies:

None today.

Longest drive (13th hole):

SteveB with a tee shot of 189m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

SteveH with a tee shot to 3pds.

Interesting Shots:

None today.

Conditions:

The weather was overcast with rain threatening and some sunny patches.

Rules of the Round:

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Round 5: PeterD Wins Again!

18th March:

PeterD is now on a winning run. He has found a way to overcome the unfair advantage given to the high handicappers and has moved to the top of the 2023 leaderboard.

Teething problems with the two-tee start meant that there was a long delay for the first tee as we waited for 11th tee starters to move through.

The Nth Turramurra competition was the usual stableford and 2BBB with 100 players. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place for fairways and bunkers.

The A grade winner scored 38 points and the B grade winner scored 42 points. No score available for the 2BBB winners.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:

• PeterD (5) 36 6 skins
• Mark (23) 34 4 skins
• PeterH (18) 32 3 skins
• SteveH (26) 27 2 skins
• SteveB (30) 32 1 skin
• DavidM (20) 33 2nd qualifying round
• Remaining 2 skins

2BBB Stableford Scores:

• PeterD & PeterH 44
• DavidM & Mark 42
• SteveB & SteveH 36

Birdies:

3rd: PeterH
9th: PeterD
10th: PeterD
10th: PeterH

Longest drive (13th hole):

PeterD with a tee shot of 237m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

SteveB with a tee shot to 3.5sbs.

Interesting Shots:

⚪ An impromptu putting competition broke out on the practice green while waiting for the first tee to clear. SteveB was the champion as he sunk a triple breaking 40 metre putt.

⚪ Continuing a trend 🤞, PeterH holed a bunker shot for birdie on the 10th.

⚪ SteveB was near to making a birdie on the 14th. The ball hit the flag stick and stopped millimetres from the hole.

⚪ PeterD sunk a 20 metre putt for par on the index one 16th.

Conditions:

The weather was fine and hot.

Rules of the Round:

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Round 4: A Rare PeterD Win

25th February:

After 2 rounds with zero skins, PeterD has overcome the much-mentioned low handicap obstacle to take the Skins trophy.

SteveH was looking good in the front 9 and Craig dominated the back 9 but it was the PeterD consistency winning out.

The Nth Turramurra competition was the usual stableford and 2BBB with 126 players. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place for fairways and all bunkers were GUR.

The A grade winner scored 42 points and the B grade winner scored 46 points. No score available for the 2BBB winners.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:

• PeterD (5) 33 7 skins
• Craig (22) 34 4 skins
• SteveH (26) 33 4 skins
• Mark (23) 31 1 skin
• SteveB (30) 26 1 skin
• PeterH (18) 20 1 skin
• DavidM (19) 33
• Remaining 0 skins

2BBB Stableford Scores:

• DavidM & SteveH 46
• DavidM & SteveB 40
• PeterH & Craig 39
• PeterD & Mark 39

Birdies:

4th: PeterD
18th: PeterH

Longest drive (13th hole):

PeterD with a tee shot of 225m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

Craig with a tee shot to 4.5ccs.

Interesting Shots:

😎 After an ordinary 17 holes, PeterH chipped in for a birdie on the 18th.

Conditions:

The weather was fine and warm.

Rules of the Round:

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Round 3: PeterH Steals the Win

11th February:

Once again Sujay was in good form and had won 4 holes and six skins by the 9th. It looked like another easy win.

Then the injustice of skins golf interfered (no, not PeterD's handicap injustice). Many holes on the back 9 were squared and PeterH took the round with just 2 hole wins.

Late news. Founding member Mark has created a new prestigious award, namely "The Big Kauhuna". The Big Kahuna is awarded to the player simultaneously taking the skins, the NT stableford plus the NT 2BBB. Thus far, no award has been created for the player to take the skins triple crown as well as the NT stableford and 2BBB. PeterH is now the first winner of the big kahuna award.

The Nth Turramurra competition was the usual stableford and 2BBB. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was still in place for fairways and bunkers.

The A grade winner scored 39 points and the B grade winner was PeterH with 40 points. The 2BBB winners were Craig & PeterH with 48 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:

• PeterH (20) 40 8 skins
• Sujay (20) 36 6 skins
• SteveH (26) 35 2 skins
• Craig (22) 31 2 skins
• PeterD (6) 33 0 skins
• Mark (23) 31 0 skins
• SteveB (30) 27 0 skins
• Remaining 0 skins

2BBB Stableford Scores:

• PeterH & Craig 48
• Sujay & Mark 47
• PeterD & SteveH 45
• Sujay & SteveB 44

Birdies:

4th: Sujay
5th: Sujay

Longest drive (13th hole):

Sujay with a tee shot of 225m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

PeterD with a tee shot to 4.5pds.

Interesting Shots:

😎 Sujay's 2 birdies in succession with a tap-in on the 5th after a near Ace.

😞 Also, there was a mystery lost ball by Craig on the 9th after the tee shot hit the fairway.

Conditions:

The weather was again draining for all players with high temperature and humidity.

Rules of the Round:

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Round 2: A super start for Sujay

28th January:

Sujay and Mark returned to skins in round 2 and immediately dominated the event. Sujay took the trophy with an impressive 11 skins and Mark was unlucky to lose after taking 5 hole wins.

The Nth Turramurra competition was the usual stableford and 2BBB. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place for fairways and bunkers.

The A grade winner scored 40 points and the B grade winner scored 42 points. The 2BBB winners scored 51 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:

• Sujay (20) 35 11 skins
• Mark (23) 31 6 skins
• Craig (22) 32 1 skin
• PeterD (5) 29 0 skins
• PeterH (20) 27 0 skins
• Efren (23) 38
• Chris (24) 32
• Christian (23) 28
• Remaining 0 skins

2BBB Stableford Scores:

• Chris & Efren 44
• Craig & Sujay 43
• Mark & Christian 39
• PeterH & PeterD 36

Birdies:

5th: PeterD.

Longest drive (13th hole):

Sujay with a tee shot of 230m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

PeterH with a tee shot to 8.5pds.

Interesting Shots:

None today.

Quote of the Round:

No momentous quotes for this round.
Merely some furious discussion of golf rules from earlier rounds.
- Mostly by the Peters

Conditions:

The course continues in good condition. The weather was very challenging starting overcast and humid and followed with full sun providing a sauna like atmosphere.

Rules of the Round:

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Round 1: First Win to SteveH

14th January:

SteveH has quickly made an impression by taking the trophy in his first competitive round. The signs were there as early as hole three when he landed the approach shot close to the flag from the rough and went on to make 4 points.

PeterD has now moved on from aiming at good stableford scores; inspired by James MacDonald, the focus now is on making birdies.

The Nth Turramurra competition was the usual stableford and 2BBB. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place for fairways and bunkers.

The A grade winner scored 41 points and the B grade winner scored 44 points. The 2BBB winners scored 50 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:

• SteveH (27) 27 6 skins
• PeterH (20) 34 5 skins
• PeterD (5) 34 4 skins
• Kim (18) 29 2 skins
• SteveB (30) 26 0 skins
• Craig (23) 23 0 skins
• Remaining 1 skin.

2BBB Stableford Scores:

• PeterH & PeterD 42
• Kim & SteveH 39
• SteveB & DavidB 30
• Craig & DavidB 29

Birdies:

9th: PeterD.

Longest drive (13th hole):

Kim with a tee shot of 250m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

PeterD with a tee shot to 5.0pds.

Interesting Shots:

A voice from the following group loudly appreciated the shanked tee shot on the 7th by PeterH. Fortunately, Kim joined in by appreciating the PeterH tee shot on the 16th.

Quote of the Round:

To play a round under par: you need to make birdies.
- James MacDonald NT Club Professional

Conditions:

Overcast at times with misty rain and some full sun thrown in. The wind continued all round.

No queues at the first tee: the new booking system must be working perfectly.

Rules of the Round:

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