TOTT 25 March 2021

Ta l k
OF THE Tow nSPORT
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Port Alfred Bowling Club
It was a good afternoon of
bowling in Kenton last
Wednesday when Port Alfred and
Kenton clashed in the first round
of the Doris Ford (women) and Les
Clarke (men) competition.
The ladies lost one and won
one, while the men won three out
of four games.
The women’s winning skip
was Elzabe Rodriguez, which
enabled Port Alfred to come away
with 11 points plus 2 with Kenton
on nine minus 2.
In the men’s section, there
were wins for skips Trevor Frost,
Ron Orford and Hein Strombeck,
with Dave Freeme losing out.
Tr e vo r ’s side at one stage
looked dead and buried at 17-5
down but a magnificent fight back
saw them win by two shots (24-
22) on the last end, with Trevor
moving the jack for four with his
last bowl of the final end.
Thanks to Kenton for hosting
us so kindly.
On Saturday, the Guido’ssponsored
afternoon took place
with vouchers going to the
winning team of Hein, Jen and
Rory. Thanks once again to Toby
and Guido’s.
With the greens unable to be
cut due to rain, tabs-in was last
week changed from Tuesday to
Thursday, with only 12 bowlers
pitching up.
On Friday, the usual bounce
game took place but with only
eight ends played due to drizzle.
The Brian Waddington
Hospice Bowls Day, a fundraising
event for Hospice, took place on
Monday and was well-supported
and well-run.
The winning skip was Trevor
Frost, winning second was Pam
Bowker and winning lead was
Leigh Evans.
The format is unique in that all
skips played with different players
in each of the three games over 14
ends. Good bowling all.
Kenton Bowling Club
It was a busy week at the club last
week. Wednesday saw us hosting
Port Alfred for the Doris Ford and
Les Clarke first round competition.
Port Alfred emerged as
winners on the day but it was a
close affair with the men’s score
being Port Alfred 21 + 3 and
Kenton 19 - 3.
The Kenton A team had a great
match against Port Alfred A and
were two up and lying 2 on the
last end until Trevor Frost, skip of
Port Alfred, played a matchwinning
final bowl that scored
them 4 on the final end.
Our ladies scored 9 - 2 to Port
Alfred 11 + 2 so they also had
close games.
The PT Lockdown Meat draw
was won this week by John Daly.
Jo h n ’s definitely on a roll here,
having won the whisky draw the
previous week and now this.
Kenton Butchery has your
voucher waiting for you to
collect. None of the other draws
were done on Friday.
The Kenton Bowling Club was
one of the two venues where the
Kenton Wine Festival tasting took
place this past weekend.
We hosted six wineries at the
club and they had a range of their
wines for those lucky enough to
have bought tickets in time for the
e ve n t .
Due to the inclement weather,
it was held inside the clubhouse.
It was a very successful event
with people coming and going
and enjoying the wines on show.
Positive feedback was received
from the exhibitors on our
facilities and they were all very
happy with the volume of trade
that they did.
On Sunday morning, we had
an open day of Barefoot Bowls,
and boerewors rolls, jaffles and
toasted sandwiches were made
and sold, and went down well.
We did not get the turnout we
were hoping for at the bowls but
those who did come thoroughly
enjoyed themselves.
The greens had been prepped
on Sunday morning by Mike
Palmer and his helpers and
coaching for the Barefoot Bowlers
was given by Ivan, Wickus and
Ruth, with the occasional quip
from others on the sidelines.
Thanks must go to all club
members who gave up their time
over the weekend to assist
wherever they were needed to
make this the success it was.
Kowie Bowling Club
“What can go wrong”–a phrase
every skip should bear in mind
every time he or she is
contemplating a drive.
A dramatic successful drive at
bowls can be as satisfying as a
crisp drive down the middle of the
fairway at golf.
The trouble is the average club
skip only has a success rate of one
in five, and while the skip enjoys
regaling his or her spouse
regarding the brilliant shot they
played, they have selective
amnesia regarding those that
failed, especially if your “missed”
shot caused damage.
All this led me to thinking of
the most dramatic turn-overs I
have seen.
In the first anecdote, playing to
a very short jack on Rink 2 in an
Inter-Provincial against Western
Province, Neil Burkett (EP) could
take out a WP bowl to pick up a 3.
He drove as only he could,
made a small error and took out
all three of his own bowls to give
WP a 4.
Meanwhile, his own bowl was
on a mission, ricocheting off his
bowl on rink 2 it crossed over to
rink 3 where Gus Smith was
playing. Gus had 4 bowls at the
back and could pick up a 5 if he
pulled the jack back. Gus obliged
and hit the jack sweetly.
In the meantime, Burkett’s
bowl, racing across from rink 2,
caught Gus’s jack in mid-air and
took it to Rink 4, where
Zimbabwe was playing Natal.
Zimbabwe was lying 4 shots
with the skip about to play his last
bowl to an easy draw for 5, but
Burkett’s “wrecking ball” still had
enough steam left to destroy the
Zimbabwe head and they lost a
potential 5.
In another story, Rob Owsley
and his father Harry were playing
in the final of the EP Pairs against
Somerset East (SE). It was the first
time Rob skipped with his father.
On a fast green,the SE lead
played his first bowl 60mm from
the jack. Harry put his bowl
100mm behind the jack.
SE, scared to pull the jack,
played short. Harry played
through and so it went on.
When Rob had to play his last
bowl, SE still lay shot plus 7 short
bowls, while Rob had the second
and 6 more back bowls.
Rob drove his last bowl,
caught the jack, and for an instant
lay 8 shots – but it was not to be.
The jack hit a back bowl and
rebounded forward for SE to pick
up 8 shots – a turnover of 16 shots.
With no outside fixtures it was
bowls as usual at the club last
week. Starting at the previous
Saturday we had Lester Scriven,
Trevor Hyson (visitor) and Andrew
Meyer collecting the winner’s
prize. Tuesday produced a
winning president when Jacques,
Lester Scriven (what, again?) and
Ron Ruiters took first place.
On Thursday, the laurels went
to John Hubbard, Michael van der
Sandt and Ossie Harbrecht, while
Saturday saw Judy Alexander at
the helm, along with Michael
Ryan and Dave Slater.
Ex-Bok to assist
local rugby club
Training on after the go-ahead, while new committee elected
The Kowie United Rugby
Club held its AG M
recently at which a new
executive was elected.
During their first meeting as
the executive, a decision was
taken “to become a strong
community-based rugby club”.
The club is excited about
having acquired the services of
former Springbok and Western
Province player Gary Pagel as a
technical advisor.
Pagel was welcomed by the
club at an informal event at the
Station Hill Sports Field last
week.
The club has started
practising again after getting the
go ahead by Eastern Province.
All Covid-19 protocols are
followed, with all players being
sanitised and screened as they
enter the sports ground.
The new club president is
Christo Breytenbach, the deputy
president Freddie Hilpert,
secretary Abe Hendricks,
deputy secretary (and
fundraising) Wayne Gasiba,
GOLF W E E K LY
Wednesday March 17: Pick n Pay
4 Ball Alliance, with 86 players.
Results:
1st: Noel Stötter, Leon Evans, Syp
Guard, Basil Dukas – 89
2nd: Geoff Bladen, Paul Griffiths,
Norman Smith, Nick Fox – 85
3rd: Wollie Wolmarans, Leon
Nell, Andries Small, Darryl
Hooper – 85
4th: Robin Murray, Chris Roberts,
William Duncan – 85
2 Clubs:
6th: P Swanepoel
8th: L Evans
11th: B Robinson, T Counihan
13th: D Cowie, R Hoar
Best Gross: 68 – Ian Moncur
Best Nett: 68 – Jono Bradfield
Nearest The Pins:
Fishaways/Debonairs – 6th: Leon
E va n s
Galileo Risk – 8th: Jono Bradfield
Tekserve – 11th: Brian Robinson
The Firm – 13th: Dallas Cowie
The Firmest Drive – 18th: Phillip
S wa n e p o e l
Remax Kowie - Nearest for 2 on
the 1st: Alan Rosenthal
Saturday March 20: Galileo Risk
Betterball Stableford, with 74
p l aye r s .
Results:
1st: Phillip Swanepeol, Reon van
Zyl – 46
2nd: Marius Lombard, Arjan Sap -
45
3rd: Keith Wood, Roger Acton –
44
4th: Ockie Pieterse, Charlie
Poulton – 42
Two Clubs:
6th: A van Zyl, R Dowding
11th: A Sap, P Thompson
13th: D Painting
Best Gross: 74 – Oliver Burnett,
Arjan Sap, Othi Matiwana
treasurer Shelmadine Brooks
and deputy treasurer Melissa
May, with Kirt Wessels with the
portfolio of women’s rugby, and
Best Nett: 67 – Marius Lombard
Nearest The Pins:
Mooifontein Quarry – 6th: André
van Zyl
Tekserve – 8th: Rob Dowding
Sibuya Game Reserve – 11th:
Quentin Hogge
Fishaways/Debonairs – 13th:
Reon van Zyl
The Firmest Drive – 14th: Reon
van Zyl
Royal St Andrews – Nearest for 2
on the 1st: Reon van Zyl
1820s GOLF
Monday March 15: 12 players in
overcast weather.
Winners on 40: Mike Stadler,
Dallas Cowie, Juan Southey.
Moosehead on 47: John Dell,
Windsor Bagley, Eugene Erasmus.
Good Scores: 47 Mike Stadler.
Two Clubs: 8th John Arnold.
Thursday March 18: 12 players in
a slight drizzle and overcast
w e a t h e r.
Winners on 37: Peter Rinaldi,
Trevor Stötter, Stan Weyer, Juan
S o u t h e y.
Moosehead on 43: Wi n d s o r
Bagley, John Feather, Nic van der
Merwe, Dudley Kieser.
Good Scores: 45 Trevor Stötter,
Stan Weyer.
Two Clubs: None.
LADIES’ R E S U LT S
March 16
In almost perfect golfing
conditions, 28 ladies took part in a
Viv Jordan Individual Stableford
competition.
Three ladies took full
advantage of the good conditions
and each scored 40 points.
On a count out, the winner
was Maureen McGarvie who
counted out Donne Piguet into
Lionel Lambert community
d e ve l o p m e n t .
Former club president
Johannes Opperman has been
second place and she, in turn,
counted out Jane Bladen into third
place.
Glynnis Renecle was nearest
the pin on the eighth hole and
scored the only two club of the
afternoon on the same hole.
Visitor, Penny Yeats was
nearest the pin on the 11th and
also won the longest drive in the
0-21 handicaps division on hole
15. Jo-Anne Hilliar had the
longest drive in the 22-onwards
d iv i s i o n .
Good individual scores: Th e
ladies who took the first three
places were Maureen, Donne and
Jane, all making 68 nett and
Glynnis was close behind with a
nett 69.
The Ladies’ Competition on
March 30 will be an Individual
Stableford for the Jones-Phillipson
Cup.
KGB RESULTS
Tuesday March 16:
A light westerly wind saw 30
players drawn in two 3-balls and
six 4-balls to play a Stableford
Alliance 2-scores-to-count
competition.
John Dell, John Crandon,
Bryan Robinson and Steve
Kennedy contrived to tie in first
place with Donald McGarvie,
James Lobban, Jimmy van
Rensburg and David Groenewald,
with both coveys finishing on 86
points – the only coveys to
achieve scores greater than 80.
Paul Fryer, Eugene Erasmus,
Andy Manson and Heinz
Czepluch had a paltry 63 points,
as undisputed holders of the
Hamer en Sukkel at prize-giving.
Successful with birdies on par
COMMUNITY
RUGBY: The
newly elected
executive
members of the
Kowie United
Rugby Club are,
standing from
left, Kurt
Wessels, AB
Hendricks,
Wayne Gasiba,
Stewart
Abrahams,
Lionel Lambert
and Andy Jones,
with, seated,
Christo
B re y t e n b a c h ,
Freddie Hilpert
and Shalmedine
Brooks. Melissa
May was absent
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elected as life president. Andy
Jo n e s , the liaison officer, said
new players were welcome.
Contact him on 073-930-9658.
threes were John Dell and Donald
McGarvie on the 8th hole. John
Abbott, Dave Curran and Bryan
Robinson all emulated this
achievement on the 6th hole.
The 2-club pool was won by
John and Bryan as they were in the
same covey.
Only two individual scores of
note were recorded, being John
Dell with a nett 69 and Bryan
Robinson with a nett 68.
Friday March 19:
A grey morning saw 33 players
drawn in three 3-balls and six 4-
balls to compete in a Stableford
Alliance 2-scores-to-count format.
Showing true grit in the face of
a moderate westerly wind, by Port
Alfred norms, and the occasional
rain squall, John Dell, Dave
Curran, Andy Manson and
Graham Finlay composed a solid
85 points to run out comfortable
winners. Garth Thomson, Don
Thomson, Andrew White and
Eugene Erasmus finished joint
second with Arnie Schultz, John
Abbott, Mike Stadler and Donald
McGarvie on 83 points.
Jimmy van Rensburg, Ian
Storer and Andy Stembridge
returned 68 (63+5) to earn the
Hamer en Sukkel.
No 2-clubs were recorded,
resulting in a carryover pool.
Mike Stadler was rewarded for
solid golf with an individual 70
nett, Dave Curran likewise with a
69 nett, Eugene Erasmus and John
Dell also showing class with their
68 netts. Round of the morning
went to Gabi Hausmann Tarpani,
on her welcome return to KGB,
with an excellent 67 nett.