Golf News

Innisfail Golf Club

THE re-turfed area on the eight green is settling in and grass is starting to grow as planned.

These areas are marked Ground Under Repair (GUR) and players can take free relief no closer to the hole if you are chipping or putting through the GUR.

For the past four weeks, Billy has been helping our grounds crew.

Billy is currently on an eightweek return-to-work program with Work Cover and learning new skills every day. His duties involve, mowing, whipper snipping, tree pruning, turf cutting, running the bar and heaps more.

Members, if you see Billy at the bar over the next few weeks, make sure you give him a shout out for his efforts.

Over the last few months, Innisfail’s Peninsula Golf juniors have been busy with their fundraising, cooking up a storm, and washing cars/golf carts for with incredibly satisfied customers.

Congratulations to the lucky winners of $2 number board, Easter raffle, $5 number board and Mother’s Day raffle.

$2 number board: Michael Mair

Easter raffle: Lindy

$5 number board: Sue Edwards

Mother’s Day raffle winners: 1st prize: Debra Smith, 2nd event. Jonty Ivey, Diega, and of course, one of my alltime favourite boxers, Kevin Simpson, will be them to carry the sharp end of the state flag, so it already looks like a good night.

I really want to take this opportunity to give Dan and his many helpers, family and friends who have stepped up and made this event possible. Good all round bloke Dorey Tyres have also thrown his weight and time behind this worthy event, as do the great and legendary El arish Butchers. Hopefully, this community will get behind something as massive as this because, mark my word, our region will produce the next prize: Helen; 3rd prize: Shirley.

Champion of this state, country, and, indeed, the world. This event will start the greatest domino effect of unearthing the most extraordinary talent we will ever see in this generation of the North. I will be there to witness it, will you?

Thank you to Scott from Woolworths Innisfail, Jagad's Café, The Deep Anchor Restaurant, Innisfail RSL and Innisfail Golf Club for their support.

IGC Rules & Etiquette

Last week’s Quiz Glen starts the Monthly Medal and uses his distance measuring device before the second and third shot. The device can make adjustment for slope which was turned on.

What is the ruling?

A. Glen gets two penalty strokes.

B. Glen gets four penalty strokes.

C. Glen is disqualified.

Answer: C. A player may obtain information on distance or direction from a distance measuring device however the device must not be used to measure elevation changes.

As the player used the device on two separate occasions the player is disqualified. Rule 4.3a.

This week’s Quiz

In the Monthly Medal, Trent concedes Luke’s short putt and knocks his ball away. Luke takes his ball and plays from the next tee.

What is the ruling?

D. Luke is disqualified.

E. Luke receives a 2-stroke penalty.

F. Both Trent and Luke receive two stroke penalties

In Wednesday’s All Sporters on May 3, Ned had the lead on 25 points until Colin Bidgood played out of his skin with two under the card and 28 points.

Results

1st: Colin Bidgood 28pts

2nd: Ned Jacobsen 25pts

3rd: John Abbott 22pts

NTP - John Slater

Tough scoring ensued in Friday’s Sporters competition on May 5 which saw Ned Jacobsen pipped again on a countback.

Results

1st: Jake Cockle 17pts c/b

2nd: Ned Jacobsen 17pts c/b

3rd: Luke Peters 16pts c/b

NTP - Jake Cockle

On Saturday, May 6, the Gordonvale crew played in Innisfail with another recordbreaking field of 56 players and the Pro Pins were worth a whopping $56 each.

Richo led the way for the Gordonvale crew taking out the day on countback with 68 nett, however the Innisfail team took the chocolates in the inter-club challenge.

The eagle landed on the sixth as Jack Johnston holed out from 110 metres with his trusty pitching wedge.

With a total of five players under par (by handicap), Mick Wilkinson matched Richo on 68 nett and won the IGC Monthly Medal Stroke.

Craig Alman, Darryl Gould and Caine Cockle played well and tied on 69 nett.

Results

1st: Mick Wilkinson 68 nett

2nd: Craig Alman 69 nett c/b

3rd: Darryl Gould 69 nett c/b

NTPs

1/10 - Troy Jones 4/13 - Colin Lyons 7/16 - Barry Scott

2/11 - John Lombardi 5/14Craig Alman 8/17 - E Nest

3/12 - Stephen Lyons 6/15Jack Johnston (Eagle) 9/18Peter Stenzel

The stage is set for next month’s Medal of Medals and monthly winners are eligible to win annual club membership, with the best Nett finish out of the 12 players.

June 22 - Luke Peters Sept 22 - Garry Lobenwein Dec 22 - Barry Scott Mar 23 - Vaughan Smith

July 22 - Caine Cockle Jnr

Oct 22 - Jim Ferguson Jan 23 - Paul Tattam Apr 23 - Jack Johnston

Aug 22 - Scott Nuttall

Nov 22 - Jake Cockle Feb 23 - Jack Johnston May 23 - Mick Wilkinson

Upcoming Events

Wednesday All Sporters competition - from 12.00 pm and 3.00 pm

Friday Sporters competition - from 12.00 pm and 2.00 pmonline bookings