Mother Mary McKillop Miracle (back to top)

Titleholder: Rob Miller

The Event: 9 Holes stableford event with a NTP on 17 and LD on 18.

Tournament Organiser: Peter Thornton

The Day: Details, see Results

Winner – Rob Miller - 22pts (13 balls)
NTP - Alan Waddington (3 balls)
Longest drive - Nick Hilllyard (3 balls)
Winning team (15.67 pts, 2 balls each) - Phil Alexander, Steve Figgis, Rob Miler

The Cypress Lakes Classic    (back to top)

2003 SMERGS on Tour - Event 1
2 March 2003

Location: Cypress Lakes

Tournament Organiser: Nick Hillyard

A perfect field of 12 participants gathered for the prescribed 8am Tee time.  Handicaps were allocated by the simple method of adding 30% to the latest SMERGS handicap.  Players were seeded 1 to 12 with the lowest marker as 1 and the highest as 12.  Teams were then formed by placing players sequentially in order to give each team a spread of handicaps.
 
As per the traditional method for 18 hole SMERGS on tour handicapping, shots were lost on the basis of winner front 9, winner back 9 and winner overall. In the event that one person won all 3 categories, they would lose 2 shots and the runner(s) up in the 9-holes where the winner shot their lowest score would also lose 1 shot.

As players were asked to pick up when they could no longer score any Stableford points on a hole, there are no Strokeplay scores.
 

Results:

Group

Player

Handicap

Front 9 Stableford

Back 9 Stableford

Total Stableford

 Pairs Team

1

  Phil Stabback

9

12

9

21

    

 

 Steve Figgis

39

14

16

30

 39  

 

 Bruce Rowe

13

12

13

25

    
   Nick Hillyard 16 16 13 29 38 70

2

  Peter Macdougall

9

15

19

34

    
   Peter Burns

35

16

20

36

 47  
   Rob Miller 13 12 18 30    

 

 Rick Chadwick

20

14

16

30

 37 95

 3

  Rick Butler

10

12

13

25

    

 

 Rob Lowndes

22

11

10

21

 30  
   Ken Miller 10 16 11 27    
   Gary Skulander 22 4 13 17 35 63

The Prizes:

NTP 7

 Rick Chadwick

Long Drive 18

 Rob Miller

Pairs event

 Peter Macdougall & Peter Burns

Teams event

 Team 2
 Front Nine (4 balls)

 Ken Miller & Nick Hillyard

Back Nine

 Peter Burns

Overall Winner

 Peter Burns

 

 

The Obelisk (back to top)

9 Nov 03 titleholder:  Alan Waddington

The Event: Yes, it’s the three club event, we thought that this would be the answer to slow play but….. c’mon Rob get them moving!!

Tournament Organiser: Nick Hillyard

The Day: See results

 

 

The Royal Northbridge S.M.E.R.G.S. (back to top)

Ninth Annual Celebration of

THE DAWN PATROL.

Played each year on the Back Nine at Royal Northbridge Golf Club

on ANZAC Day or the Sunday nearest to ANZAC Day.

Friday,  25th April

 

ORDER OF EVENT:

Dawn less 10 mins:              SMERGS assemble at 10th tee.

Dawn less  5 mins:               The Tossing of The Balls.   Rick Butler

Dawn:                                  1 min silence

                                            (Sadlybugker, Simon Rowe, was absent this year)

Hit Off.

Orderly individual Rapid Fire in Teams. Losing team to pay for coffee at 19th.

THE TROPHY LIST COMPRISES:

·     THE DAWN PATROL Trophy: awarded to the overall stableford points winner  (Tied scores will stand)

·     BAZOOKA  Championship: awarded to the SMERG nearest the pin at the 17th hole.

·     BIG BERTHA Championship: awarded to the SMERG with the longest drive at the 18th hole.

    Gentlemen please note:  “Discretion is the better part of valour”

      Players’ ordinance coming to rest on the first cut of the fairway only qualifies for consideration in this event.

 

 

 

 

2003 Results:

Group

Player

Handicap

Stableford

Gross Strokes

1

 Peter Macdougall

10

14

42

 

 Rob Miller

8

12

43

 

 Steve Ashby (special Kiwi guest)

15

12

43
   Nick Hillyard 10 17 39

 2

 Rick Chadwick

14

5

53

 

 Gary Skulander

20

13

48

 

 Phil Alexander

18

15

46

 

 Peter Burns

22

10

53

3

 Alan Waddington

13

13

45

 

 Steve Figgis

28

8

58

 

 James Halliday

21

15

48

 

 Bruce Rowe

8

11

44

4

 Rob Lowndes

17

15

44

 

 Rick Butker

5

11

42

 

 John Webb

16

11

48

 

 Phil Stabback

6

17

37

The Prizes:

 The Winner

  Dawn Patrol Trophy

 Nick Hillyard, Phil Stabback

 NTP 17th

  Bazooka Championship

 Phil Stabback

 Longest Drive 18th

  Big Bertha Championship

 Steve Ashby

 

Coffee:   Group No. 2

 

The Royal Northbridge S.M.E.R.G.S. (back to top)

 

THE CURTLEY CUP

Sunday, 11th May 2003

THE TOURNAMENT:

Teams of 3 or 4 to play an ambrose event over nine holes.  The handicaps are to be added and then divided by the number of players in the group times two (ie 3 players, divide by 6).

Each player in a four player group must have his drive used twice except one player selected at the beginning (with normal SMERGS diplomacy) must use three drives; in a three player group each player is to have his tee shot used three times.

Each player is to put in one brand new boxed ball in accordance with the definition as defined by the SMERGS match playing committee.

No loss of handicap considering measly number of golf balls submitted!

 

  

THE WINNERS:

1.       The winning group will be determined by the lowest nett score. –

2.       The group with the lowest gross score will be acknowledged as having achieved exactly that on the day. –

2003 Results:  

Group

Player

Gross Strokes

Handicap

Net Stroke

1

 Nick Hillyard

33

4.5

28.50

 

 Peter Macdougall

 

 

 

 

 Alan Waddington

 

 

 

2

 Rick Butler

31

6.17

24.83

 

 Steve Figgis

 

 

 

 

 Phil Stabback

 

 

 

3

 Rob Miller

35

7.17

27.83

 

 Peter Thornton

 

 

 

 

 Gary Skulander

 

 

 

 

The Beige Jacket (back to top)

Current titleholder: Bruce Rowe

The Event:

The premier event on the SMERGS calendar

SIXTH ANNUAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

(hereinafter referred to as ‘The Championship’) for the

QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY REPUBLICAN TROPHY (the ‘BEIGE JACKET’)

ROYAL NORTHBRIDGE G.C. – Monday 9th June 2003

Order of Play

·         The Club Championship shall be played over 18 holes. The first tee will be available from 6.30 am. All competitors should be on the first tee for the ‘Call to Order’ by 6.20 am.

·        Groups shall be determined using the traditional SMERGS method.

·          Players shall be required to contribute 3 new individually-boxed golf balls each (balls to match the boxes, please; Rockets acceptable) by way of entry fee.

·         Because members have experienced some embarrassment (even felt really stupid) in the singing of the SMERGS song (especially near a main thoroughfare), this will NOT be part of the proceedings. Instead, each member shall recite (sotto voce if preferred) "I still call Northbridge home" as he tees his ball on the first tee.

·                                 Play shall be from the blue tees.

·         The designated marker for each group shall be required to keep the stroke and stableford score for each player in his group, as well as to calculate the team’s stableford average.

Events:

1.                               Club Champion        Winner: Net stroke score for 18 holes (Champion’s Beige Jacket plus 12 balls* plus trophy)

2.                               Front 9                    Net stroke score (excluding winners of events 1 and 3)

3.                               Back 9                      Net stroke score (excluding winners of events 1 and 2)

4.                               NTP                          Hole # 5

5.                               NTP in 2                   Hole # 2

6.                               Longest drive          Hole # 18

7.                               Teams                      Coffee bill to be calculated using traditional SMERGS method

Notes:   

1.                               SMERGS handicaps current on the day of competition shall apply.

2.                               In the event of ties, all prizes shall be shared with the exception of the Club Championship. In the event of a tie in that event, the winner shall be determined by a countback based on the relative aggregates of groups of 3 holes.

3.                               *Ball prizes have been calculated based on 16 SMERGS participating. In the interests of equity, justice and fair play (for which the SMERGS are famous), the Seconded Acting Honorary Tournament Director - Temporary reserves the right to adjust prizes on the day.

2003 Results:

Group

Player

Front 9

Back 9

Gross Strokes

Handicap

Nett Strokes

1

 Peter Thornton

46

50

96

14

82

 

 Gary Skulander

46

53

99

20

79

 

 Bruce Rowe

38

42

80

7

73

2

 Nick Hillyard

50

46

96

8

88

 

 Rob Miller

45

44

89

7

82

 

 Simon Rowe

45

43

88

6

82

3

 Rick Chadwick

46

48

94

14

80

 

 Rob Lowndes

50

60

110

17

93

 

 Steve Figgis

60

55

115

27

88

 4

 Rick Butler

39

44

83

5

78

 

 Peter Macdougall

43

45

88

6

82

 

 Phil Stabback

45

49

94

5

89

 

 John Webb

51

46

97

15

82

The Prizes:

NTP 5

 Bruce Rowe

 NTP in 2 on 2 (2 balls)

 John Webb

Front 9 (net stroke)

 Gary Skulander

Back 9 (net stroke)

 John Webb

Long Drive 18

 Simon Rowe

 

 

Club Champion

 Bruce Rowe

                (back to top)

Riverside Oaks Country Classic (back to top)

featuring the TWEED JACKET (not to out do the prized "Beige Jacket")

Riverside Oaks – Sunday 3 August, 2003

Registration to Rob L (robert.lowndes@penford.com.au or 9413 2782).

First tee off at 8:00am. Please be there by 7:30am.

Cost is $54.50 per head inc golf, cart and BBQ lunch, payable on the morning, plus 3 individually boxed balls per player.

Handicaps will be advised on the day.

Ball prizes (based on Stableford Points):

Best individual         
                Overall:   10 plus Tweed "Millionaires Golf" Jacket
                Out:         6 (exc Overall)
                In:            6 (exc Overall and Out)
Best team:              4x1
Survival ball team:  4x1
NTP     8th                2
NTP   11th                2
Longest drive 10th   2
Total                        36 balls

In the event of ties, the best score on the last 6 holes will count, if still a tie, the last 3 holes, then hole by hole!

2003 Results:

Group

Player

Gross Strokes

H'cap

Front 9 Stableford

Back 9 Stableford

Total Stableford

1

 Bruce Rowe

88

10

12

19

31

 

 Peter Thornton

121

23

6

8

14

 

 Alan Waddington

106

23

10

14

24

 

 Steve Figgis

130

37

9

8

17

2

 Rick Butler

93

11

12

15

27

 

 Nick Hillyard

95

14

12

14

26

 

 Rick Chadwick

103

24

17

13

30

 

 Phil Alexander

104

28

12

19

31

3

 Phil Stabback

88

11

15

17

32

 

 Rob Miller

91

13

11

19 (c'back)

30

 

 Rob Lowndes

99

27

15

21

36
   Gary Skulander 110 27 12 13 25

The Prizes:

Best Individual (TWEED Jacket)

 Rob Lowndes

Front 9 Individual

 Rick Chadwick

Back 9 Individual

 Rob Miller

Longest Drive 10th

 Rick Butler

NTP 8th

 Bruce Rowe

NTP11th

 Rob Miller

Best Group

 Team 3

Survival Ball

 Team 1 (lost 18th!)

 

The Carlos Road Cup (back to top)

Wentworth Falls, Sunday 26 October 2003

Tournament Organiser: Phil Alexander (Great lunch courtesy Helen Alexander).  Thank you Alexanders!!!

2003 Results:

Group

Player

 H'cap

Front 9 Stableford

Back 9 Stableford

Total Stableford

Total Strokes

1

 Bruce Rowe

 13

 12

 17

29

 91

 

 Peter Macdougall

 15

 18

 15

33

 88

 

 Peter Thornton

 23

 7

 17

24

 106
   Phil Alexander 27 15 6 21 103

2

 Simon Rowe

 13

 17

 9 26 95

 

 Rick Butler

 14 16 18 34 87

 

 Rick Chadwick

 23 15 9 24 108

 

 Tim Becker

 25 14 14 28 110

3

  Rob Miller 13 12 16 28 91
   Nick Hillyard 16 13 14 27 97
   Rob Lowndes 25 13 20 33 101
   Steve Figgis 37 12 15 27 118

The Prizes:

 Best Individual

 Rick Butler (8 balls)

 NTP 5th

 Rob Miller (2 balls)

 NTP 15th

 Peter Macdougall (2 balls)

 Longest Drive 14th

 Simon Rowe (2 balls)
 Best Team  Group 3 (2 balls each)  Coloured Ball  Group 3 (2 balls each)
Front Nine  Peter Macdougall (4+1 balls)  Back Nine  Rob Lowndes (4+1 balls)
 

DDD Matchplay Championship (back to top)

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