MOSSEL BAY NEWS - This year’s Club Championships of Pinnacle Point Golf Club again proved to provide a stiff challenge for the members. Any medal format competition seems to have a very negative impact on a players’ state of mind before the first tee shot has even been struck.
The object of club champs is ultimately to find the best golfer in the club but at the same time bring as many members together from a social aspect. Another challenge faced by the players is being taken out of your regular 4-ball and drawn to play with new partners. This should in essence serve to create new friendships. The course is set up to fairly challenge the players, taking in to consideration weather conditions.
This year, the length of the championship course was barely 150m longer than that of the overall distance from the standard club tees, with some of the pins tucked away in slightly more difficult positions. The local club rules were amended to not include drop zones on the holes where a carry over a gorge is required. Ultimately it is golf as is intended to be played.
Christine Salesky recorded a hole-in-one on the 7th hole the first day of the competition and Matthew Render, aged 9, was the star performer on the second day, shooting a gross 82 for 45 stableford points.
The men’s main competition required a play-off after the regulation 36 holes, with Marcus Smal narrowly edging Martin Vorster to the title. Both Marcus and Martin are members of the Louis 57 Junior Academy and have great golf futures ahead of them. The event was a huge success and the ultimate winner was the great game of golf.
Results
Well-done to all the members took part in the Club Championship! Without you it wouldn’t have been the success it was.
Gross Competition: Marcus Smal junior had to fight to see him finish first against Martin Vorster with Carlo van Heunis taking third place.
Senior Club
Gross Competition: Bertus Smit Senior Club Champ 2016
Nett Competition: Joe van den Berg
Stableford Competition: Peter Guggenheim
Ladies Club
Gross Competition: Petrone Rudolph took first place and was crowned Ladies Club Champ 2016 and Henelia Massyn was runner up.
Stableford Competition: Tersia Pelser
Mens Club
Gross Competition: Marcus Smal junior birdies the 18th hole in the play of to secure first Place and is this year’s Mens Club Champ.
Stableford Competition: Matthew Render
Green Keepers Revenge 2016
Turfworx set up an interesting course on Friday 15 January. Well done to Jaco, Danny and their team for a very fun event with lots of twists and turns. Allan Atkinson 2015 winner of the Green Keepers Revenge won first place in the Men’s Stableford 0-18 Division and Monica Steyn won the Ladies Stableford event.
This year’s Green Keeper Revenge winner is Stefania Siljegard.
Marcus Small junior, 2016 Club Champion of Pinnacle Point Golf Club seen here with Nic Grundtvig.
Bertus Smit, Senior Club Champ 2016 seen here with Nic Grundtwig.
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