A cool and overcast morning greeted the 26 players contesting the Steelcon Mug o’ the Month stableford competition today.

 Several players (9) achieved or bettered their handicap and 10 players recorded birdies during their round.

 However, the ‘Agony and Ecstasy’ of golf was best personified today by Mark Burrage (in an orange polo from the ‘House of Hoiles’). The ‘Ecstasy’ being an eagle 2 on the par 4, 11th hole; the ‘Agony’ being only able to scramble 26 points to claim the Palmolive trophy in the kitchen.

 Winners for the day –

A grade: Tom ‘yabbie dabbie do!’ O’Connell (16) 40 points

B grade and Steelcon March MOTM: Gary Liddy (22) 41 points

 Runners up:

A grade: Trunks Hoiles (15) 37 points

B grade: Shifty Nifty Clark (24) 37 points

Other scores:

36 points – Tiger Penney (37), Tony Littman (14), Rob Beatson (18), Brian Walsh (18), Trevor Toholka (26)

35 points – Lachlan O’Gorman (13), Jezza Clare (21)

34 points – Karl Pongracic (25), Snags Sinclair (6), Magna Carter (13), Graeme Bonsack (21)

33 points – Mike Gorman (18)

32 points – Bubba Watson (21), Peter Semmens (23), Keefy Miles (21), Brad Straughair (18),

29 points – Isaac Golden (16), Simon ‘a good set of numbers’ Keating (14)

28 points – Brian Collins CFO (19), John Dawson (14)

27 points – Oils Flannery (15)

26 points and the Palmolive Trophy – the aforementioned Burra (12)  

NTP’s –

A grade 3/12th: Snags Sinclair an inch short

B grade 7/16th: Keith Miles

Eagles: Burra (11)

Birdie holes: Gazzza Liddy (2), Trunks (9), Trev Toholka (11)

Other birdies: Tony Littman (2&11), Dawson (11), Oils (10), Isaac (2), Jezza (14), LO’G (2), Snags (17), Beats (17)

Ball comp:

Lids, Shifty, Tiger, TO’C, Walshie, TLitt, Beats, TToholka, Trunks