Fisher’s excellent win

By Dennis Fuller
AS THE winter chill set in at Emerald Golf Club, John Fisher (36) decided it was time to have a go.
Having struggled the previous week with 150 shots for the round, he turned his fortunes around to card a staggering 49 stableford points.
Needless to say it was too good for all others, including the C-Grade mob.
Great interest has been expressed in what he had for breakfast on both mornings as there seems to be one cereal to look for and one to avoid.
In A Grade the perpetual winner, Ross Martin (7), did it again while an unlucky Bill Badgery (19) found his 42 points were only good enough for the B-Grade win.
Of the stragglers there were some great rounds that would normally be good enough to win but not this week. Peter Clowes (16) had 41 points, Bernie Badgery (2) 40, Barry Cook (18) 39, Dennis Fuller (14) 38 and David Mackey rounded up this list with 37 points.
Fisher was nearest the pin on the fourth, Martin on the seventh, the 13th and the pro pin to round out a grand round for him.
Ernest Tong was nearest on the 12th. Dave Hunt was nearest on the 10th after two shots as was Bill Badgery on the 17th.
In the women’s comp Daphne Yates stood tall in the adverse conditions to win with 39 points in a boilover from Eileen Ecclestone.
Wednesday’s Overrated and Faulty Golf (OFG) using OFG handicaps saw Ken Hill (8) win the stableford event with 36 points from Bouncer Holland (15) and Mick Petrie (26) who both scored 34 points.
Hill rounded out his day by thrashing all and sundry in the putting comp.