Monthly Event - 6 October 2023

Match Report - 6 October

Sixteen players presented for the game at Royal Queensland Golf Course and enjoyed the perfect weather and the fantastic condition of the course Excellent scores were recorded and the winners were Greg Cooper with 20 points.  Second on a countback was David Jones (I didn't get a put all day!) with 18 points and third Chris Cooper also with 18 points.

Congratulations to all winners

Presidential Rob welcomed two new players Ted Marchant and Duncan McMeekin. Both are now considering joining us on a regular basis.

New member Mark Heiser had is first Friday outing and will be back for more.  Welcome to Hickory Golf Mark.

Some more of Hickory golfing history

Following the 1930s era of Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen, the 1950s saw  Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson rise to dominate the game as professional golfers They were matched to play against the world’s best recognised amateur golfers Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi at Cyprus Point Golf Club.

The story of the match is told in the book ‘The Match’ by Mark Frost who also wrote ‘The Greatest Game Ever Played’.

I must read for lovers of the golfing game.

Finally we have all heard the saying contributed to Ben Hogan ‘As you walk down the fairways of life you must always stop to smell the roses for you only get to play ‘one round’.  His own life exemplified this.

Arthur O’Shea