{"id":1891,"date":"2023-12-15T12:00:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T04:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrvetsgolf.wordpress.com\/?p=1891"},"modified":"2025-09-29T07:36:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T07:36:40","slug":"2023-christmas-lunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/2023-christmas-lunch\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Christmas Lunch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our final major event of the season is our Christmas Lunch, which this year was held on Tuesday, December 5th. We ended up with a good turn out of 32 people and it was nice to several partners joining in and enjoying the camaraderie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bruce Darby was presented with the Kiwi Trophy, a new competition sponsored by Rob Hearn and Charles Johnson. Ken Miles won the eclectic and was presented with a framed photo of himself posing on the back of the trailer, during the work party one Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Captain’s Report<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We had another successful season with a few new members joining us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We averaged 23 players per week. Our largest field was 34 on Melbourne Cup Day (sponsored by Jim Watson as part of his birthday celebration each year)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would like to thank Merv and Jim Watson for their able assistance throughout the year as well as Gary Masters and Dave Benson who stepped in to help when it was needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will be pleased to know that no-one organised a coup to take over next year so
Bruce Darby will remain as Captain and Merv McKillop will stay as Vice Captain. We have also enlisted Richard Verboon and Jon Bowden to be trained up in using the computer and to assist on a regular basis. Along with Jim Watson, this should be able to cover the many holidays we all take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Veteran’s Champion <\/strong>– Third with Ken Miles with 72 Nett, Second was Rob Hearn with 70 and the winner this year Jon Bowden with Nett 69. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Eclectic Winner<\/strong> – third was Gerard McCabe, nett 57.65. Second was Cliff Spencer with a nett of 57.3. The winner was Ken Miles who had a nett of 54.85.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Ray Atcheson Shield<\/strong> – The winner this year was Ian Colmer, beating David Benson in the final. Thank Ray Atcheson for continuing their support of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Kiwi Trophy – Sponsored by Rob Hearn and Charles Johnson – first year for this trophy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tied for third were Jim Watson and Mike O\u2019Conner with 53 points<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second was David Benson with 55 points<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner was Bruce Darby with 57 points<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Presentation of the days winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. <\/strong>Raise our glasses<\/strong> to those who are no longer with us:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laurie Bedford\u2003<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter Brennan\u2002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roy Garstone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Updated 29 September, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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