It was a charity sort of day today. We hosted our own Prostate Cancer UK charity event who very kindly donated some great prizes. We look forward to fielding six teams with them at Vistabella on 17th May when they host their main Costa Blanca charity day. We also donated €340 to the local Pink Ladies (further details below).
And onto the golf – the weather was stunning setting off but by midday that naughty Vistabella wind blew itself into a frenzy and wound up the later tee players. 48 members joined us today for our fifth Eclectic at this lovely course which was in great condition, with speedy greens and yucky pin positions (yes, that’s a technical term – yucky!).
Some great scores, with a right royal battle for the top score between El Capitan and La Secretaria…with El Capitan winning the main prize of a Range Finder and Royal St. Andrews polo shirt on countback:
Gold: John Osborne (39 points)
Silver: Roddy Duncan (39 points)
Bronze: Lee Eastman (45 points – joint best score with Sandra Dibble)
Nearest the Pins this week were Darren Strugnell, Red McAuliffe, Roddy Duncan x 2. All received a sleeve of donated balls and polo-shirt. One “Two” with Jan Skog taking the whole pot (also receiving a sleeve of Prostate Cancer UK balls).
The football card was won by Paul Lambert with West Brom and the “McBride Bottle” was received graciously by Cecilia Lager and also receiving a Prostate Cancer UK head cover. It was also lovely to see her husband and member, Johan, today who came for the presentation. All other winners received a sleeve of balls along with their cash prizes.
Well done to everybody else today and thank you again for all your kind contributions to the Blob Tin which will be opened and the proceeds of which will be added to the €510 we have already raised for Prostate Cancer UK. I shall advise of the final sum next week.
This week we also made a donation to the Pink Ladies (https://pink-ladies.org/) – “Asociación Alicante para la lucha Contra el Cancer” (AACC) who help raise awareness of cancer and the support available both before and after diagnosis for ladies on the Orihuela Costa. We met and donated €340 to their Local President – María WIlson B.E.M.
Next week we are at Mar Menor which we are looking forward to.
Pink Ladies photographed by Nick Gordon – L-R: Christine Gordon, Colin Smith (Charity Co-ordinator, SMGS), María Wilson B.E.M. (Local President), Alan Macdonald (Committee, SMGS), Paul Lambert (Committee, SMGS) and Sandra Dibble (Secretary, SMGS).
We have jumped on the AI craze this week with winners’ photo – L-R John Osborne (Gold), Roddy Duncan (Silver), Darren Strugnell (President), Tony Smale (PBomber and not actually bald!), Lee Eastman (Bronze & Captain) and Cecilia Lager (“McBride Bottle” and head cover).
