New Year's Eve 2009 - Gosford Golfer's at Yellow Piano

The Yellow Piano was the venue for this year's New Year's Eve celebrations for some with a "Glitz and Glamour" night being the theme for the Gosford Golfer's table. It was a very entertaining night with good food and wine and lots of dancing.

The Yellow Piano is celebrating it's 10th year anniversary coming up next year which is a great achievement for Trevor who has owned and operated the restaurant for all of that time.

We saw in the New Year & celebrated until the wee hours of the morning. The evening went very quickly which is a good indicator of being well entertained.

Golf - Wednesday 30th December 2009

We received a donation of Garden Furniture from Brian Zimmerli and it has been placed near the putting green for our Members comfort. Thanks Brian - your donation is greatly appreciated. Photo attached of our recent improvements including a table & chair setting compliments of Ron & Chris Dekker and an umbrella compliments of Clyde Cruickshanks & now additional seating at the putting green area compliments of Brian Zimmerli. Without this great support from our Members it would be difficult to keep up appearances.

Attached photo of the garden at the 6th that is currently being rejuvenated.

YES, WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

The golf event of the day was a Men's Single Stableford + 2 Ball Team.

We had 250 starters with 19 visitors from overseas, Caloundra Qld, Everglades, Gungahlin Lakes ACT, Long Reef, Nambucca Heads, PGA, Redcliffe Qld, UK, Terrigal, Royal Sydney, Trundle and Tuggerah Lakes.

RESULTS:

2 BALL TEAM RESULTS:

WINNERS: Tony Callaghan & Ross Hendy - 51 points

RUNNERS UP: Phillip Austin & Garry Fuchs - 50 points on a countback

3RD: Laurie Drew & Paul Buckmaster - 50 points

4TH: Anthony Morton & John Webster - 49 points

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Phillip Austin - 45 points

RUNNER UP: Ross Bryant - 41 points on a countback

3RD: Fred Watkins - 41 points

4TH: Ross Hendy - 40 points on a countback

5TH: Anthony Morton - 40 points

SCRATCH WINNER: Dan Snelson - 36 points

NEAREST THE PINS 8TH:

A GRADE: Terry Bowditch

B GRADE: Andrew Henebury

C GRADE: Paul Buckmaster

BALLS WENT TO: points neat

CCR: 70 (37 points)

Golf - Tuesday 29th December 2009

If you did not play golf at Gosford Golf Club today then YOU MISSED A TREAT. The course is looking fabulous after the recent rains. The fairways & greens are lush & it was a pleasure to play on the course today. The blue sky and sunshine of today settled the course into a very playable state.

My playing partners for a social game of golf were Wendy Stapleton, Jan Walker & Fay Bailey.

Wendy had a nice easy 37 points & was the champion of our group with Fay providing the highlight of the day when her buggy got a mind of it's own & upended itself in the bunker at the 15th.

It was not that long ago that rain such as we had over the last few days would have caused havock on the course with bad drainage, mud and slush everywhere. It was not unusual to have the course closed for days at a time. What a great improvement & congratulations to the ground staff & Club Management for dealing with these wet weather problems. Closing of the course does not seem to be an issue these days.

Water supply is always an ongoing problem & is also being well addressed by the management. The recent rains have filled all of our dams to capacity so that the future hot summer months ahead this year should not cause any water shortage. (David, our course superintendant is very happy with this recent water supply into the dams)

As there were no competition matches today I do not have a results report.

Golf - Sunday 27th December 2009

The rain has been very welcome over the last few days to bring the fairways, greens and gardens back to quality condition.

As the forecast was continuing rain I was hesitant to play as I do not enjoy wet weather golf.

Our partners today were Jim Forrester & Carmen Fitzgerald. Carmen was of the same mindset as myself & several of the other girls. The boys decided that they would be diehards & go out anyway with us girls arranging to meet them in the clubhouse after golf.

The Event of the day was a Single Event for Men and Ladies.

We had 34 starters with 1 visitor from the Gold Coast Qld.

RESULTS:

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Paul Scholberg - 41 points

RUNNER UP: Josh Scholberg - 39 points

3RD: James Fahey - 34 points

WOMEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Rosemary Martland - 41 points

RUNNER UP: Wendy Stapleton - 31 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

MEN'S 12TH: Ron Dekker

LADIES 8TH: Wendy Stapleton

BALLS WENT TO:

MEN: 29 points neat

LADIES: 30 points neat

CCR MEN: 71 (36 points)

AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)

Golf - Saturday 26th December 2009

The Event of the day was a Men's Single Stableford + 2 Ball Team.

We had 63 starters with 9 visitors from Antill Park, Caloundra, PGA, Redcliffe Qld, Toowoomba Qld, Tuggerah Lakes & Wyong.

RESULTS:

2 BALL TEAM RESULTS:

WINNERS: John Haines & Greg Bell - 50 points


MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Len Schafer - 41 points

RUNNER UP: Neil Mulvaney - 40 points on a countback

3RD: John Dever - 40 points on a countback

SCRATCH WINNER: Phil Watson - 36 points

BALLS WENT TO : 36 points neat

CCR: 69 (38 points)

2010-2011 Fixtures -Events list update

For those Members who are interested in the anticipated fixtures for the 2010/2011 year the Gosford Golf Club Events Blog has been updated to November 2010. Months of December 2010, January 2011 and February 2011 will be updated as the months roll over.

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THESE EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE UNTIL THE OFFICIAL FIXTURES BOOK IS PUBLISHED IN FEBRUARY 2010.

This will be a helpful guide for those of us who need to plan our lives around the golf events for next year.

You can view the blog in many ways.

1. Arrow up to the top of this blog opening page to my profile view & click on "view my complete profile" then arrow to the bottom of that page where all of my blogs are listed and click on the Gosford Golf Club Events List. That will take you directly to the events blog.

2. You can enter the Events blog from the official club web site by clicking on "Golf" and 'reciprocal clubs' page where there is a shortcut to the events blog.

3. www.gosfordgolfclubeventslist.blogspot.com

HAPPY GOLFING IN 2010!

Christmas Trading Hours 2009

The Club trading hours for the Festive week are as follows:

CLUB HOUSE:

THURSDAY 24TH: 10.00 am - 8.30 pm

FRIDAY 25TH -CHRISTMAS DAY: CLUB CLOSED

SATURDAY 26TH: 9.00 am - 8.30 pm

SUNDAY 27TH: 10.00 am - 8,30 pm

MONDAY 28TH: 10.00 am - 7.30 pm

TUESDAY 29TH: 10.00 am - 6.30 pm

WEDNESDAY 30TH: 9.30 am - 8.30 pm

THURSDAY 31ST (NEW YEARS EVE) : 10.00 am - 8.30 pm (note no NYE celebrations)

FRIDAY 1ST JANUARY: 10.00 am - 7.00 pm

SUBLYME BISTRO:

THURSDAY 24TH: closed

FRIDAY 25TH - CHRISTMAS DAY: Club Closed

SATURDAY 26TH: closed

SUNDAY 27TH: 11.30 am - 2.30 pm; 5.00 pm - 7.00 pm

MONDAY 28TH: 11.30 am - 2.30 pm

TUESDAY 29TH: 11.30 am - 2.30 pm

WEDNESDAY 30TH: 11.30 am - 2.30 pm

THURSDAY 31ST: 11.30 am - 2.30 pm; 5.30 pm - 7.00 pm

FRIDAY 1ST: Closed - New Years Day

OFFICE:

THURSDAY 24TH: 9.30 am - 2.00 pm

FRIDAY 25TH CHRISTMAS DAY: Closed

SATURDAY 26TH: Closed

SUNDAY 27TH: Closed

MONDAY 28TH: Closed (Boxing Day holiday)

TUESDAY 29TH: 9.30 qm - 5.00 pm

WEDNESDAY 30TH: 9.30 am - 5.00 pm

THURSDAY 31ST: 9.30 am - 5.00 pm

FRIDAY 1ST: Closed (New Years Day)


There will be no New Years Eve celebrations at the Clubhouse this year. This decision was made following last year's lack of support by members. Note the Bistro will be open between the hours of 5.30 pm and 7.00 pm for those members requiring meals on New Years Eve, the Clubhouse remains open until 8.30 pm.

Golf - Wednesday 23rd December 2009

The Event of the day was a Men's Single Stableford +Team 1 x 2 x 3.

We had 233 starters with 18 visitors from Everglades, Frederickton, Killara, Magenta Shores, Moore Park, Muree, Tanilba Bay, Terrigal, Toukley & Tuggerah Lakes.

RESULTS:

TEAM RESULTS:

WINNERS: Troy Scott (Tuggerah Lakes),James MacDonald (Tuggerah Lakes), Solomon Tonson and Ryan Masters - 96 points

RUNNERS UP: Chris Fuchs, Gary Fuchs, Dave Leniman & Peter Bowen - 93 points on a countback

THIRD: Laurie Godfrey, Michael Tunny & Paul Marlow - 93 points on a countback


MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Michael Tunny - 46 points

RUNNER UP: Norm Elliott - 44 points on a countback

3RD: Greg Smith - 44 points

4TH: Adam Gilbert - 42 points on a countback

5TH: Mike Hyland - 42 points

SCRATCH WINNER: Michael Bowditch - 37 points

NEAREST THE PINS 8TH:

A GRADE: Terry Bowditch

B GRADE: Mike Geary

C GRADE: Duncan Dyer

BALLS WENT TO: 36 points on a countback

CCR: 69

Golf - Tuesday 22nd December 2009

The Event of the day was a Single Stableford - Over the Field Summer Competition and we had 33 starters.


RESULTS:

WINNER: Margaret Pratt - 38 points

RUNNER UP: Sue Hutton - 37 points on a countback

3RD: Norma Cubis - 37 points

4TH: Kay Frewin - 36 points on a countback


BALL COMPETITION:

Margaret Pratt - 38 points
Sue Hutton - 37 points on a countback
Norma Cubis - 37 points
Kay Frewin - 36 points on a countback
Val Anderson - 36 points
Georgina Lamb - 36 points
Yvonne Wilson - 36 points
Anne Burgess - 35 points
Mary Beard - 33 points on a countback

BALLS WENT TO : 33 points on a countback

AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)

F-Troop Monday 21st December 2009

It was a challenging day at F-Troop today, being the week of Christmas, people have places to go and things to do. We were lucky to get enough workers to get through the major issues of the day.

F-Troopers on duty today were Duncan Dyer, Garry Trigg, Des Wilson, Bert Brink, Geoff Bridge, Peter Martin and Anne Burgess. We were ably assisted by our expert tree lopper Roger.

The main project was the felling of the large tree at the 13th dam. This was necessary to enlarge the dam capacity and to give space remove the silt build up. It was all hands on deck at 7.00 am for this chore. The tree was brought down expertly with no damage done. The F-Troopers then had to reduce the tree to smaller portions so that it can be used for firewood next winter.

Anybody wanting to go on the waiting list for this excellent burning timber for next year's fuel should contact Martin Gallagher to register their interest.

As many of you would have noticed on Sunday that the high winds of the last week have bought down a lot of branches, leaves and bark especially around the 1st and 10th tees. We had a major clean up of this area & filled the trailer and tractor trailer several times with rubbish removal around the course. The tees cleaned up today included the 1st, 10th, 7th, 13th and the 17th. We also cleaned up the area between the 1st tee and the wedding garden, trimmed, sprayed and watered the roses, watered the wedding garden & elk horns, raked the paths at the wedding garden & the putting green, & put fresh water in the birdbath. Anne Burgess fertilized, trimmed and mulched the Kangaroo Paws at the BBQ garden. Another volunteer member swept out the practice nets of leaves and rubbish when he came over to practice. This was greatly appreciated as we F-Troopers cannot spread ourselves thin enough to cover all the needy areas of the course & to have someone help out in this way is a great bonus for us.

During last week Yvonne & Des Wilson worked in the rain the weed, fertilize and mulch their gardens ready for the hot months ahead. Richard & Leonie Casey have tidied up their garden on the front street. Keeping it neatly trimmed and mowed makes such a difference to our front entrance. Thanks to our Adopt-A-Garden workers who have done such a great job throughout the year.

I take this opportunity to wish all our F-Troopers a very happy Christmas & we are looking forward to the challenges of 2010. F-Troop will continue throughout the holidays & will be on again next week with the Car Park area being the targeted project. If you have got time to come and help - then please do. We will be meeting early so that we can have access to the car park before it gets filled with cars. Watch this blog for more information as we get closer to the day.

YES! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Golf - Sunday 20th December 2009

We had an excellent day for golf today - the cloud cover kept it very pleasant with just a little breeze to keep the flies at bay. We had great company with Ray & Norma Presdee, our playing partners today & we had a very enjoyable day. Both Ray & Norma played well and the boys beat us girls for the keno ticket on the last two holes.

The Event of the day was a 2 Ball Aggregate + Singles Mixed Men & Ladies.

We had 100 starters with 7 visitors from Everglades, Morisset, Nelsons Bay and Townsville Qld.

RESULTS:

2 BALL RESULTS:

AGGREGATE MEN'S WINNERS: Michael Crookes and Bradley Page - 78 points

AGGREGATE MIXED WINNERS: Jan Van Den Berg and Elly Van Den Berg - 77 points

AGGREGATE WOMEN'S WINNERS: Doreen Trigg and Doon Jansen - 70 points

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Brian Zimmerli - 42 points on a countback

RUNNER UP: Wal Robertson - 42 points

3RD: Michael Crookes - 41 points on a countback

WOMEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Elly Van Den Berg - 40 points

RUNNER UP: Helen Broadbent - 37 points

3RD: Wendy Stapleton - 36 points on a countback

NEAREST THE PINS:

MEN'S 12TH: Garry Trigg

LADIES 8TH: Yvonne Wilson

BALLS WENT TO:

MEN: 37 points on a countback

LADIES: 34 points on a countback

CCR MEN: 69 (38 points)

AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me: Anne Stimpson had two 4 pointers; Mark Stimpson birdied the 10th; Ray Presdee had five consecutive 3 pointers at 12/13/14/15/16; Arthur Collien birdied the 10th and the 16th; Our visitors from Townsville (Vince and Carol Power) - Vince hit 8 fairways and Carol birdied the 13th; John Hazzard had 37 points and an added highlight of having his grandson, Jackson, with him; Clyde Cruickshanks had three birdies 1st, 2nd and the 7th; Jan Walker and Robyn Johnson both had great long putts on the 6th; Wal Robertson played well for his 42 points except for his driving; Wally Johnston had two 4 pointers - 5/4 at the 10th and another 4/4; Des Wilson had a birdie on the 7th by having a great drive from the tee, his second shot was not so good, resting at the right hand side trees between the hazards, the 3rd shot he dropped into the hole; Sandy Laybutt had a gobbler on the 8th; Elly Van Den Berg had 4/4 on the 1st and followed that up with a lot of 3 pointers; Jan Van Den Berg had two 4 pointers; my highlight today was not having any wipes.

F- Troop - Year End Golf Day & BBQ 2009

Today we celebrated another very successful "F-Troop" year with a "Golf Day" for the men followed by a "BBQ" for the mixed Men and Ladies group of "F - Troopers".

We had some special awards for some of the outstanding people of our Group:

Outstanding Chef: John from the kitchen for supplying our much appreciated morning teas.

Outstanding lady gardener: Yvonne Wilson for her extra yards that she put in this year.

Outstanding quiet achievers: Richard & Leonie Casey for keeping the front street gardens in pristine condition with hardly anybody noticing their efforts.

Outstanding perserverance: Di Beechey for her "Frogs" that keep being souveniered from the BBQ area.

Outstanding Leader: Martin Gallagher for his ability to call the troops to "arms" on needy jobs.

Outstanding tree lopper: Duncan Dyer for his above average ability with the chain saw.

We had a good turn up of troopers for the event and it was good to see so many members able to attend who are willing to give their time to improve and beautify our course. I take my hat off to all of our troopers for this year's effort. I believe that we have made a huge difference and I hope that we can have the same support next year so that our course can continue to improve & be the outstanding course on the Central Coast. No "One person" could possibly make a dent in the work that is necessary to maintain this course so a collective effort is necessary, with everyone contributing in the best way that they can - be it big or small. Everything helps.

WELL DONE F-TROOPERS! YES WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

AND BRING ON 2010 so we can continue our good work.

MAYBE WE CAN QUALIFY FOR THE BEST CENTRAL COAST COMMERCIAL GARDEN OVER 1,000 SQ METRES FOR TWO YEARS IN A ROW!