Richard Wiltshire's Xmas Golf Day @Stockwood Vale GC on 09/12/22

Richard Wiltshire's Xmas GOLF DAY @STOCKWOOD VALE GC 09/12/22
co-organized by Horst Pöppel and Andrea Brancaccio ;)

Field for December 9^th (18 players, 5 flights, see below)

1) Martin Dowling (hcp 18) 37 points (Winner) medal 88

2) Andy West (hcp ?) 35 pts

3) Keith Barnett (hcp 21) (WAL) 32 pts medal 98

4) Justin Norcott (hcp 14) 32 pts

5) Warren Payne (hcp 9) 31 pts

6) Leon Perkins (hcp 18) (FRA) 31 pts medal 94

7) Andrea Brancaccio (hcp 19) (ITA) 30 pts medal 96

8) Horst Pöppel (hcp 22) (GER) 28 pts
9) John Blackmore (hcp ?) 28 pts

10) Keith Sealy (hcp ?) 26 pts

11) George Banting (hcp 24) 25 pts medal 106

12) Rich Wiltshire (hcp 18) 22 pts

13) Colin Duffner (hcp 20) 22 pts

14) Dave Owen (hcp 20) 22 pts

15) James ? (hcp 14) 22 pts

16) Ben ? (hcp 36) 17 pts
17) Ross ? (hcp 36) 13 pts
18) Sydney Partridge (hcp 36) 12 pts (Hacker – prize Tortiglioni, Cirio Tomato Sauce and Moretti)

Longest Drive on Hole 16 (par 5): Warren Payne

Nearest to the Pin on Hole 2 and 6: Justin Norcott
Nearest to the Pin on Hole 12: Warren Payne

Teams Competition (best 3 scores):

1) Justin (with Leon, Colin and Martin) 100 points

2) Andy (with John and Keith S) 89 pts

3) Rich (with Warren, Horst and James) 81 pts

4) Andrea (with George and Dave) 77 pts

5) Keith B (with Syd, Ross and Ben) 66 pts

Report

It was really a great game in freezing conditions (but sunny like in Marbella!) last Friday Dec 9^th at Stockwood Vale GC.

The golf day was sapiently organized by our mighty Rich Wiltshire, the Deus-ex machina behind RSJ Construction. His legendary RSJ Xmas Party golf day came back after 2 years of interruption and was attended by 18 enthusiastic players, mostly sober at least when the game started. Rich told me that this event was played for the first time 20 years ago. An example of golfing resiliency!

The competition was won by Martin “The Deadly Quack” Dowling, one of our serial winners, with 37 points, while second came Andy West with 35 points and third our “Welsh Machine” Keith Barnett with 32 points signing a better score (19 stb points) on the 9 back holes than Justin Norcott (15 stb points). Longest drive (at hole 16) and nearest to the pin at hole 12 to “The Long Ashton Cannibal” Warren while other nearest to the pint, pin sorry!, went to the solid Justin (at holes 2and 6). Justin’s team won also the “Team Competition” (no one knew there was one running actually!) with 100 points while Andy’s team came second with 89 points (Rich’s 81, Andrea’s 77 and Keith B's 66 points, for the remaining teams). Last but not least, Sydney Partridge signing a score of “only” 12 points, but still very well fought, won the “Pasta, Tomato Sauce and Moretti” special prize for the last score offered by myself. Congrats Syd!