BN at the 1st 30 years of SSS

Work-in-progress

The first 30 seasons of Sydney Summer Series have seen 640 events:

• 8,219 individuals
• 100,256 scores posted (Avg of 158 runners per event)
• 33,481,372 net points accumulated (Avg of 334 points per runner per event)

This page re-lives Bennelong's involvement and contribution towards the first 30 years:

• 146 Events organised (23% of the 640)
• 242 individuals (3% of all individuals)
• 11,897 scores posted (11.8% of all participation)
• 4,148,903 net points scored (12.4% of all points)
• 152 event wins from 638 events with results (24%)
• Tradition for Bennelong to host the pre-Christmas event in Mosman, typically Georges Heights

Bennelong maps at SSS:

BN maps used at 147 events (BF used Pennant Hills Park, GO used Terry’s Creek, BN used Long Reef once)

The schedule

Bennelong Course Setters:

Terry has set 21 courses in 30 seasons, the 2nd highest for SSS (Rin Junghans has set 28 for GO).

Bennelong Attendance: 

Mel Cox will join the 500-club in the next season.

Bennelong Event Winners:

Eric dominated the early years of SSS, winning most events between 1992-7, then sharing victories with Andy Hill from WHO 1998-2002.

Richard's victories have been more recent, albeit with an early victory in 1995 at Parramatta Park, Richard's next victory was in his 195th event at Chatswood in 2015. Richard's best season being 10 victories in 2018/9.

Bennelong placings in the SSS Cup:

• Winner:
  • Eric Morris 1994/5
  • Judi Hay 1998/9
  • Melissa Thomas 2020/1
• Runner-up:
  • Mel Cox 1998/9
  • Mel Cox 2012/3
  • Mel Cox 2014/5
  • Mel Cox 2016/7
  • Melissa Thomas 2018/9
• Third:
  • Eric Morris 1993/4
  • Sue Thomson 2000/1
  • Mel Cox 2009/10
  • Mel Cox 2015/6
  • Melissa Thomas 2019/20

Work-in-progress. More to come, nicer formatting and images.