This year The Coast have entered 2 teams into the Metropolitan Mixed Pennant event for the first time. The Green team will be Managed by Warren Hogan and the Red team by Michael White & Kerri Blyth.
The format for the event has also changed with the competition being comprised of five rounds, four rounds all played at neutral courses and hosting only of one round at The Coast. Each round is contested by five groups of players from each Club, no reserves.
The Green Team is in Division 7, drawn to play against; Moore Park, Kogarah, Antill Park & Kareela.
The Red Team is in Division 3 and drawn to play against Asquith, Shelly Beach, Beverley Park & Woolahra.
ROUND 2
GREEN TEAM vs KOGARAGH-OAK POINT @ MOORE PARK
Round 2 and we travelled to Moore Park GC.
Kogarah-Oak Point GC were our opponents and like The Coast both of us winners from round 1.
This competition format whereby opposing teams play all matches at neutral grounds is proving to be very challenging as indicated by the scoring.
Starting out it was a beautiful sunny day however midway through the round we encountered a shower which lasted for around 30 minutes to then remain cloudy for the balance of the day.
In the week leading up to our match, the weather was atrocious, and Moore Park GC was not spared with fallen trees/branches/debris scattered across some fairways.
As per the Table below all matches were tightly contested.
| The Coast Green Team | After 3 Holes | After 9 Holes | After 12 Holes | After 15 Holes | Result | |
| 1’s = Una Jackman & Mark Lee | 1 Up | 2 Up | 3 Up | 2 Up | Won 2 & 1 | |
| 2’s = Marg Hogan & Brad Fifield | 1 Up | Square | 1 Down | Square | Square | |
| 3’s = Janet Rose & Tony de Kievit © | 1 Up | 2 Up | 1 Up | 2 Up | Won 2 Up | |
| 4’s = Heidi Gregory & Darren Lester | Square | 3 Up | 3 Up | 3 Up | Won 3 & 2 | |
| 5’s = Gail McFadyen & Stephen McFadyen | 2 Down | 5 Down | 2 Down | 2 Down | Lost 2 & 1 | |
Once again, Una and Mark combined well however this time were placing pressure on each other with some errant shots, they clearly worked well together to finish with a solid 2&1 win. Marg & Brad managed to go 2 up early and at the turn were Square. As the match tightened up went 1 down on the back 9 but fought back to manage a Square. Janet & Tony were both quite solid throughout their match always Infront and finishing with a hard-fought win 2Up. Heidi & Darren, this pair just seem to click, never behind in their match, always keeping the pressure on their opponents finishing with a strong 3&2 win. From the get-go Gail & Steve were in a struggle to keep pace with their opponents who shot out of the blocks to take a 5 Up lead after 9 holes. Must be something special in those Moore Park sandwiches as Steve and Gail went on to win the 10th, 11th & 12th holes to pull the match back to 2 down. Unfortunately, this was how the match finished losing 2&1 but never losing their spirit.
Overall, we came away with a great 3.5 to 1.5, hard fought win.
Once again, all matches were played in good spirit, thank you to Kogarah-Oak Point GC for what was a great match.
Thanks to Cathy Balafoutis, Anne McGregor, Ben O’Neill, Murray Lee and Anthony Ragusa for supporting the team on the day.
Thanks also to The Moore Park GC for hosting and catering on the day, it was greatly appreciated.
The Green Team have a couple of weeks off due to Australia Day 26 January (no play), we will then be hosting Round 3 (no play) of this competition on Sunday 2 February from 11:00 am. If you are available on Sunday 2 February, we require team members and/or volunteers to assist with spotting. Our next match is Round 4 against Antill Park GC to be played at Kareela GC on Sunday 9 February from 11:00 am.
Best of luck to our Red Team for Round 3 at Shelly Beach against Woollahra.
Warren Hogan
Team Manager.
Round 1
GREEN TEAM vs MOORE PARK @ ANTILL PARK
On Sunday we travelled to Antill Park Golf Course for Round 1 and played against an extremely competitive Moore Park – Black Team.
Right from the get-go, it was apparent that if we were any chance of coming away with a win this was going to be a long-drawn-out and hard-fought battle.
As per the Table below two of the five matches finished on the 17th and the remaining three matches finished after 18th.
| The Coast Green Team | After 3 Holes | After 9 Holes | After 12 Holes | After 15 Holes | Result | |
| 1’s = Una Jackman & Mark Lee | Square | Square | 1 up | Square | Won 2 & 1 | |
| 2’s = Cathy Balafoutis & Brad Fifield | 1 up | 1 Down | 1 Down | 1 Up | Won 2 & 1 | |
| 3’s = Janet Rose & Tony de Kievit | Square | 1 Down | Square | Square | Won 1 Up | |
| 4’s = Heidi Gregory & Darren Lester | 1 Up | Square | 1 Up | 1 Up | Won 1 Up | |
| 5’s = Gail McFadyen & Stephen McFadyen | 2 Down | 1 Down | 2 Down | 2 Down | Lost 1 Down | |
It is always difficult to cover all the matches, however Una and Mark playing in their first comp together were outstanding as our number 1s, both thriving on the pressure with Una getting a special mention from the Moore Park opponents for her outstanding play. Cathy & Brad got off to a good start and combined well, Brad was even par after 9 holes, and they were still one down. Janet & Captain Tony complimented each other, with Janet closing out the match by securing the winning putt. Heidi & Darren just looked like they were having an enjoyable time, soaking up the pressure, with Heidi closing out the match with a very well-played 18th. Gail and Steve did well to stay in the battle but were unable to get into positive territory during their match taking their opponents all the way to the 18th.
All matches were played in great spirit, thank you to Moore Park for what was a great match.
Thanks to Marg Hogan for supporting on the day and more importantly putting up with me.
This Sunday, round two we are off to Moore Park Golf Course to play against Kogarah Golf Club, tee time is 11:19. If you are available, please feel free to come along and provide support, we look forward to seeing you there.
Warren Hogan
Team Manager.
