Ladies Bronze 1 Pennants – Round 1
The Ladies Bronze 1 Pennant team is made up of players whose handicaps are from GA 18.0 to 31.0.
The season runs over 7 weeks and commenced on Friday, 13 February with the final round being played on 27 March.
Our first match last Friday had the girls playing at Hurstville against Oak Point – looking very sharp in their new uniforms.
This week at position 1 was Carol Fukushima – one of our demon match players. Still on her P’s with her buggy (longer than most), with it all intact, Carol started off with one of her consistently straight drives, putting the opposition under pressure from the start. Despite this, her opponent pushed her all the way but Carol held on reaching the end with a clean buggy and a win 1 up.
Position 2 was Cathy McDonald (Field Captain). No more Gary-sitting duties (phew) saw Cathy looking more relaxed and ready for the match ahead. Never in front but managing to claw her way back from 3 down, Cathy continued her fighting spirit taking the match as far as possible before being pipped at the post by a strong opponent, going down 2&1.
Coming back for more after last years great result saw the return of Marisa Duggan in position 4. Marisa always shows grit and determination, regardless of what she calls her ball, and likes to get the job done as soon as possible. Alas, she came up against a tough opponent this week and ended up losing her match 4&3.
The Coast were down 2 matches to 1 with 2 to come in……..
Shona Choy was our number 4 this week. Shona is another of our match play demons and definitely didn’t disappoint this week. Being more focused on her golf than her driving, Shona did some nail-biting off-road stunts with her cart but was able to return her focus back to the golf fairly smartly….. She was pushed to her limits but managed to keep her composure and came in with a win 1 up.
With one more match to come in and sitting at 2 all, both teams were feeling the tension.
Position 5 this week was one of our keen as mustard newbies, Tanya Joaquin. It’s hard to keep Tanya off the golf course at the moment and the chop of her handicap since she joined The Coast towards the end of last year proves how much progress she’s made so far. She’s proving to be a bit of a firecracker on the golf course. All square after the 12th didn’t phase our new recruit who then sunk a gobbler on the 13th to commence her homeward streak of winning holes, coming in with a win of 4&2.
The Coast 3, Oak Point 2. Starting week one from where we left off last year. Great result for the girls.
This Friday the girls are playing at Kareela against Woolooware.
Leanne Williams
Ladies Vice-Captain
