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2007 SMERGS on Tour - Unofficial Event 1, the WARMUP
Thursday 31 May

Location: Kooindah Waters

Results:

Group	Player	Handicap	Front 9 Stableford	Back 9 Stableford	Total Stableford
1	Peter Macdougall	9	13	18	31
	Nick Hillyard	16	10	15	25
	Rick Chadwick	22	13	13	26
	Alan Waddington	23	15	13	28
2	Gary Skulander	24	14	11	25
	Rob Lowndes	28	7	12	19
	Steve Figgis	28	8	12	20

The Hunter Tour - Day 2 (back to top)

2007 SMERGS on Tour - Unofficial Event 2
Friday 1 June

Location: Hunter Valley Golf & Country Club (Crowne Plaza)

Group	Player	Handicap	Front 9 Stableford	Back 9 Stableford	Total Stableford
1	Nick Hillyard	17	12	14	26
	Rick Chadwick	21	14	16	30
	Steve Figgis	36	13	13	26
2	Peter Macdougall	13	20	15	35
	Alan Waddington	18	17	12	29
	Rob Lowndes	24	10	10	20

The Hunter Tour - Day 3 (back to top)

2007 SMERGS on Tour - Unofficial Event 3, The SUFFRAGE
Saturday 2 June

Location: The Vintage

Results: not available (or were they just withheld??)

The Cypress Lakes Classic (back to top)

2007 SMERGS on Tour - Event 4 (Flagship event of Hunter Tour)
Sunday - 3 June 2006

Location: Cypress Lakes

The 2007 Cypress Lakes Classic was played in glorious conditions with a gentle mist lifting from the first Fairway as the leading group played their Tee shots.

A field of 15 players took news of the handicap adjustments in sporting manner on the first Tee and all groups commenced play with an aggregate handicap of 70. Evidently this system will not be adopted at the Killara Open but why would anyone worry about that!!!?

The course was in perfect condition with the greens accepting a well struck long iron ( so I'm told ) and the Fairways offering gentle run. Dams were at a low level but not low enough to prevent several lost balls, sadly.

There were a number of outstanding rounds as the scorecard will reveal but particular credit must be given to Phil 'The Caresser' Stabback and his team of PT and JF who recorded a remarkable score of 88 in the team aggregate.

Peter Thornton showed that practice does make perfect by carding an outstanding 22 points for the back 9, while John Ferreira recorded 18 & 17 for his two halves.

Rob Miller overcame the disappointment of being insulted by a handicap of 18 with a very solid 19/19 split for 38 points. Gary Skulander and Rob 'Vocal chords' Lowndes commentated their way around with Rob pausing to secure a wonderful Birdie on the nearest the pin 11th. A feat which he acclaimed with great gusto.

Early favourites Rowe, Baker & Burns failed to live up to the pre-match hype as a team but Ian Baker did manage a strong 19 points for the opening 9 while Peter B crept ahead with a fabulous 20 points. No one could believe Major Rowe recording a Bradman winning 25 for 18 holes and organisers of the next Major are already using the word sandbagging in a rather disparaging manner!!!

Alan O'Donovan revelled in a full 20% addition to his handicap but failed to walk the walk when it mattered much to the disappointment of team-mates Waddington & Figgis.

And finally to the event organiser and his team of honest companions--messrs Becker, Chadwick & Hillyard. No amount of handicap manipulation could have carried this team over the line and they soon found themselves admiring the scenery and the conditions in between searching for balls!!

I can hear you all saying that golf was the winner and at least 14 of us "couldn't possibly win off our handicaps". This brings me full circle to the author of that most famous of Smergs statements and the winner of the 2007 Cypress Lakes Classic, Phil Stabback, with an elegant 20/20 split for 40 points as well as longest drive on the 9th.

Finally, said Organiser would like to thank all participants for taking the trouble to play on Sunday and especially those who stayed for the full 4 days. Thanks also to Gary S who donated a wonderful trophy which will be suitably engraved for posterity and to Rob L who clocked up approx 1200 kms in 4 days in pursuit of happiness!

Until next year.

Cheers, Nick

2007 Results:

Group	Player	Handicap	Front 9 Stableford	Back 9 Stableford	Total Stableford	Team
1	Nick Hillyard	18	15	14	29
	Tim Becker	27	14	17	31
	Rick Chadwick	25	16	17	33	71
2	Rob Miller	18	19	19	38
	Gary Skulander	24	17	14	31
	Rob Lowndes	28	15	14	29	74
3	Alan O'Donovan	6	18	17	35
	Alan Waddington	23	17	18	35
	Steve Figgis	41	13	15	28	76
4	Bruce Rowe	15	14	11	25
	Peter Burns	37	20	11	31
	Ian Baker	18	19	18	37	69
5	Phil Stabback	14	20	20	40
	John Ferreira	29	17	16	33
	Peter Thornton	27	14	22	36	88

The Prizes:

Overall Winner	Phil Stabback
Front Nine	Peter Burns	Back Nine	Peter Thornton
NTP 11^th	Rob Lowndes	Longest Drive 9^th	Phil Stabback
Best Team	Team 5	The Croc and Bradman Award	Bruce Rowe

Thank you, Nick, for a magnificent four days