SUMMER STABLEFORD 7th AUGUST 1999
 DAVE TAKES CONTROL

 With most of the Baxter boys off on their hol's and the Summer season drawing to a close. Mike and Geoff turned up in the vain hope of stealing a march on the field. However, Dave was in no mood to surrender his stranglehold on the big prizes. Shooting steady fives for most of the round and potting a cool par three on the eigth, he sauntered to an easy win and a huge drop in handicap, after notching a great twenty two pointer.

In the meantime Geoff and Mike struggled with 14 and 11 points respectively. A great first drive and a partial recovery from a wayward sand wedge, followed by a moster chip that was inches short of a birdie on the second made Mike an early threat. However, slow play by the pair in front and an interminable wait for a mystery fat man, put the temperamental Baxter boy off his stroke, as he hacked his way along the fairway into the bunker, where he spent some time digging his way free to a horrendous nine. From then on he could barely make a shot.

Geoff continued with his recent erratic form, only acquitting himself with a par on the fifth. Not one to disappoint the crowds, he paid his regular visit to the bunker on hole eight, but made a great recovery to earn his two points.

With three Saturdays to go. Dave is ten points clear of the field in the Summer Stableford and two hots clear in the low score. Distant drums will be heard pounding the news from Zimbabwe to Seattle, as the holidaying Baxter crew plan their return for the August monthly medal and the last round of Summer on August 28th.

  STROKES

 STABLEFORD
   Dave  Geoff  Mike Dave  Geoff  Mike
 1 5 7 6 2 0 1
 2 5 5 3* 1 1 3
 3 5 5 9 2 2 0
 4 5 8 6 3 0 1
 5 4 3* 5 2 3 1
 6 5 6 6 3 2 2
 7 5 5 7 3 2 0
 8 3* 4 5 3 2 1
 9 6 7 7 3 2 2
  43 50 54 22 14 11
 
  SUMMER STABLEFORD
Dave 22 20 19 18 17 96
Steve 19 18  17  16 16 86
Mike 18 17 17 17 16 85
Alan 19  17 17  16 15 84
Geoff 19 17 17 15 15 83
Tony  20  17   16  14  13  80
Con 20 16  15 15 14 80
Tom 18 16 16 13 11 74
 

BEST SCORE TABLE
Dave  Con Alan Geoff Mike Steve Tony Tom
 1  5  4* 3** 4*  4* 4* 4* 5
 2  2**  3* 3* 3*  3* 2** 4 4
 3  4*  4* 4* 3**  4* 4* 3** 5
4  4*  5 4* 5 5 5 6 6
 5  3*  3* 3* 3*  3* 3* 3* 4
 6  5  5 6 6  5 5 6 7
 7  3**  4* 5 4*  3** 5 5 6
 8  3*  3* 3* 3*  3* 3* 2** 4
 9  5*  5* 5* 5*  6 6 6 6
 Total  34  36 36 36  36 37 39 47
 
 Handicaps  Actual  Play 0ff
Con 8.2  8
Alan 9.8  10
Dave 11.2  11
Mike 11.4  11
Geoff 11.8  12
Steve 13.9  14
Tony 15.4  15
Tom 18.0  18
 
 
 
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