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It is with a very heavy heart that I start this week’s report. We have lost a long standing and very popular member of our Society.
Last week I mentioned that Norman McBride (1935-2025) was unwell and within a couple of days, he very sadly passed away. The Society send our heartfelt condolences to his children, Alison, Stephen and David and his friends and extended family. Norman was predeceased by his loving wife, Maura.
The funeral service will be held on Friday, 28th March at 11:00am at POMPAS FÚNEBRES SAMPER, Calvo Sotelo, 10, Pilar de la Horadada 03190. Thereafter they are meeting at Paddy’s Point.
We have not been at La Serena since early October, so it was nice for the 47 golfers to be back here. La Serena is well known for the many water hazards on numerous holes, which a lot of us fell foul and very wet to with numerous golf balls being lost (I’m keeping quiet on my loss…). The weather held with lots of sun and a chilly breeze at times.
The course was in relatively good condition, with lots of apparent repairing of the fairways, which is bedding in well. Greens appeared to be fast initially, but putts slowed down rapidly. Odd, bearing in mind how much rain we have had lately.
The results came in as follows:
Gold: Steve Webb (42 points) a stunning score and best of the day
Silver: Paul Guest (41 points)
Bronze: Ivan Hanak (40 points)
Nearest the Pins from Dave Rowe, Paul Lambert, Dave Rowe (not a typo, he got two) and Issy Wiggins Turner, all winning a sleeve of SMGS golf balls. Two Twos this week from Dave Rowe and Drew Niblock (a nice little earner of €45 each).
We have renamed the Abacus as the “McBride Bottle” and this was received gracefully by Kevin Whiting.
The football card was Derby with Mick Kilcullen taking the pot for that. Finally, we held a raffle in aid of Prostate Cancer UK raising €510 with Pat Dooley being the lucky winner of a 2-night trip to Majorca with Green Fees (donated by Golf Hot Spots).
Next week we are back at Vistabella for our Eclectic.
Winners pictured in main photo (L to R) Pat Dooley (Charity Raffle), Steve Webb (Gold), Tony Smale (PBomber, as usual!), Lee Eastman (Captain) Paul Guest (Silver) and Ivan Hanak (Bronze).
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