Golf - Saturday 28th August 2010

It was a magnificent day for Golf & Weddings and we catered well for both. The course has dried out and we are getting some great scores coming in from our golfers.

The wedding garden area was looking beautiful with our magnolia trees still in bloom. I have attached some photos of the wedding garden & the Magnolia Room - both wonderful wedding venues & the views at late afternoon were spectacular on this lovely sunny day.

I understand that we have a lot of weddings coming up in the next three months - about 10 weddings in 12 weeks which will keep us busy & the revenue coming in along with the other regular bookings we normally get.

I have attached a couple of photos received from George & Vicki Foster this morning from their holiday in Ireland & the UK. The photos are of their group enjoying a pint of Guiness in Ireland & George with Jack at the "Mucky Duck" whilst out "having a pint" which Vicki says is almost a daily ritual. Now that would be hard to believe ! Thanks for the photos Vicki !

The Golf Event of the day was a Men's Single Stableford +Teams Event.

We had 207 starters with 3 visitors from Cumberland, Redcliffe Qld. and Tasmania Golf Club, Tasmania.

HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY came from Johnathon Homer - A HOLE IN ONE at the 12th! Congratulations John !

RESULTS:

TEAMS EVENT RESULTS:

WINNERS: Colin Willis, John Farncomb, Barrie Hepworth & John Connolly - 97 points

RUNNERS UP: Ko Young , Kook-Hyan Cho, Lee Kang & Kunsuk Lee - 94 points

3RD: James Fahey, John Dever, Roy Hammond & Gary Keys - 92 points

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Todd Adam - 43 points

RUNNER UP: Neil Mulvaney - 42 points on a countback

3RD: Geoff Suters - 42 points on a countback

4TH: Kook-Hyan Cho - 42 points

5TH: Mark McCormack - 41 points

SCRATCH WINNER: Alex Pitty - 35 points on a countback

NEAREST THE PINS MEN'S 12TH:

A GRADE: Johnathon Homer ( Hole in One ! )

B GRADE: Ian Moss

C GRADE: Malcolm Angus

EAGLES NEST 12TH: 16 Balls won by Johnathon Homer ( Better luck next time Ian Moss at 54 cms today)

BALLS WENT TO: 35 points neat.

AMCR: 70 (37 points)

Golf - Friday 27th August 2010

The Greens staff & F-Troop have made big efforts in keeping the front gardens, wedding gardens, 1st and 10th tees clean & tidy which has been a difficult challenge with all the havoc the wild wind is causing with falling branches & leaves. We have got 5 weddings in the next 5 weeks plus two special ladies days & a garden competition to compete in so every effort is being made to present our gardens at their best. Thanks to generous donations of spring flowers from Wayne Tomkinson and Brian & Lesley Gregory we have been able to put in place a colourful display at the 1st tee just in time for our "Spring Fun Day" to be held next Tuesday.

My thanks to our F-Troopers who are contributing some extra time to help out with the garden maintenance out on the course. Your time is much appreciated.

The Golf Event of the day was a Single Stableford for Men and Ladies,

We had 51 starters with 3 visitors from Trundle and Wyong.

RESULTS:

MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Rodney Tromp - 45 points

RUNNER UP: Michael Crehan - 42 points on a countback

3RD: Leo Hawley - 42 points

4TH: Neil Mathie - 41 points on a countback

WOMEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Iris Talbot - 36 points

NEAREST THE PINS:

MEN'S 12TH: To be advised

LADIES 8TH: To be advised

BALLS WENT TO:

MEN: 38 points

LADIES: No winners

AMCR MEN: 70 (37 points)

AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)

Golf - Thursday 26th August 2010

Winter is still here as the cold, blustery winds reminded us today. We had plenty of sunshine & there was some good run on the course so not all was lost.

My playing partners were Felicity Mead & Margaret Nichols & we had a good day out on the village green. We would have made a good team effort today as we each had our moments at various holes & would have combined well for a good score.

The Event of the day was a Single Stableford Over the Field and we had 30 starters.

RESULTS: OVER THE FIELD

WINNER: Anne Burke - 41 points

RUNNER UP: Judy Ruitenberg - 40 points

3RD: Michele Kennett - 38 points

4TH: Annette Dunk - 35 points

BALL COMPETITION:

Susan Bourne

Sandra Laybutt

Fran James

NEAREST THE PIN 14TH:

0 TO 30: Annette Dunk

31- 45 (Second shot): Carol Farrell

BALLS WENT TO : 38 points

AWCR LADIES: 73 (36 points)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me: Sandy Laybutt had at birdie 3/5 on the 9th;Michele Kennett had a Birdie 3/5 at the 15th, a 4 pointer at the 17th, parred the 12th and the 14th & had 25 points on the back 9 with one wipe; Di Beechey had 4/4 on the 13th; Dawn Tromp had 4/4 on the 17th; Sharon Anderson parred the 1st and the 16th; Wendy Stapleton had a birdie on the 15th; Robyn Johnston had a birdie at the 6th; Anne Burke had 24 points on the front 9 including 4/4 on the 7th and also parred all of the par 3 holes; Sue Scobie had birdies at the 5th & 8th; Merran Adams had a 3 pointer at the 1st and a 4 pointer at the 2nd; Jan Fitzgerald & I both shared with having one good 1/2 match each.

Another highlight celebrated today was Dawn Tromp's birthday. Happy Birthday Dawn !

RESULTS OF THE SINGLES KNOCKOUT:

Judy Verlander Vs Yvonne Wilson - Winner Judy Verlander

Chris Dekker Vs Chris Drakeford - Winner Chris Dekker

Sue Hutton Vs Doon Jansen - Winner Sue Hutton

Bev Adams Vs Lorraine Bignall - Winner Bev Adams

Norma Cubis Vs Kay Adams - Winner Norma Cubis

Fay Bailey Vs Robyn Johnston - Winner Fay Bailey

Julie Hazzard Vs Robin Incoll - Winner by forfeit Julie Hazzard (Robin unavailable for future knockout events)

The next round of the Singles Knockout will be held next Thursday 2nd September 2010

Spring flowers are starting to bloom & don't forget next Tuesday will be our special "SPRING" florel theme & it will be a fun day - playing holes 1 to 9 twice due to course maintenance.

Golf - Wednesday 25th August 2010

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

We had 201 starters with visitors from Cammeray, Morisset, Roseville, South West Rocks, Tamworth, Terrigal & The Colonial.

RESULTS:

IRISH MULTIPLIER RESULTS:

WINNERS: James Fyfe-Smith & Fred McGlynn - 89 points

RUNNERS UP: Michael Geary & Peter Ray -83 points

3RD: Neil Hancock & Warren Gray - 82 points

4TH: John Anstice & David Bowe - 76 points


MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS:

WINNER: Warren Dunkel - 43 points

RUNNER UP: Terence O'Dea - 42 points

3RD: David Bowe - 41 points on a countback

4TH: Roger Hankinson - 41 points

5TH: Peter Cruden - 40 points on a countback

SCRATCH WINNER: Alex Pitty - 36 points

NEAREST THE PINS MEN'S 8TH:

A GRADE: To be advised

B GRADE: To be advised

C GRADE: To be advised

BALLS WENT TO: 34 points (neat)

AMCR: 70 (37 points)

Wedding photos from Ireland -Tuesday 24th August 2010

Here are some more great photos of the Puiatti Wedding in Ireland sent to me today by Vicki & George Foster who have had five days in Ireland & are now in the UK. Vicki & George assure me that we have not lived until we have been to an Irish wedding !

By all accounts everything went beautifully - even the weather turned from rain & blowing a gale to wonderful sunshine by the 2.30 pm wedding.

Photos attached are of the wedding party including Glen, Mags, Ron, Lynn & Mags parents Viv & Ann - all looking stunning in their wedding attire.

Thanks to Vicki & George !

Golf - Tuesday 24th August 2010 - President Vs Captain Day

We had a lovely day for the President Vs Captains Day which is one of our well supported fun days that we look forward to each year.

My playing partner was Mary Ellis & we were on the President's side (blue) & our opponents on the Captain's side were Julie Hazzard & Chris Dekker (Red). We had a lovely day with some good highlights however Julie & Chris won the day for the Captain's side & had a good enough score to win a ball.

The Event of the day was the Annual President Vs Captain "Pinehurst" and we had 86 starters with 2 visitors from Terrigal.

RESULTS:

PRESIDENT VS CAPTAIN 2010 RESULTS:

Captain's Side won 12 to 7. - Congratulations to all the Red Shirts. Commiserations to all the Blue shirts.

PRESIDENT'S SIDE:

WINNERS: Judy Verlander & Nerida Hancock - 63 1/2

RUNNERS UP: Judy Mulheron & Lorraine Bignall - 65 1/2

3RD: Rhonda Robertson & Anne Burke - 66 1/2

4TH: Linda Rogers & Lyn Cruickshanks - 67

CAPTAIN'S SIDE:

WINNERS: Joyce Bosley & Felicity Mead - 65

RUNNERS UP: Dianne Beechey & Sue Hutton - 65 1/2

3RD: Dot Camp & Debbie Grinham - 66 on a countback

4TH: Sue Scobie & Lyn Bates - 66 on a countback

NEAREST THE PINS:

8TH HOLE:

DIV 1: Rhonda Robertson

DIV 2: Barbara Stratford

DIV 3: Lorraine Bignall

14TH HOLE:

DIV 1: Lyn Douglas

DIV 2: Felicity Mead

DIV 3: Joyce Bosley

BALLS WENT TO: 70 1/2 on a countback

NO HANDICAPPING TODAY.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY as reported to me: Lyn Bates & Sue Sobie (vs Leonie Casey & Evelyn Dixon) won for the Captain's side with Lyn doing some good putting; Sue Hutton & Di Beechey (Vs Rhonda Robertson & Anne Burke) won for the Captain's side but it was a hard fought match; Ronda Jordon & Ellie Van Den Berg (Vs Dorris Morris & Susan Bourne) won for the Captains side and had great holes on the 5th & 17th; Dawn Tromp sank a 40 ft putt on the 1st; Dawn also outdrove Wendy Stapleton at the 3rd hole which Wendy said was using tactics for the President's side - Wendy & Annette Dunk (Vs Dawn Tromp & Christine Drakeford) won for the Captain's side; Margaret Davidson & Judy Ruitenberg (Vs Barbara Stratford & Margaret Pratt) won for the Captain's side with Margaret having a gobbler birdie at the 5th & Barbara having a birdie at the 8th; Julie Hazzard & Chris Dekker (Vs Mary Ellis & Jan Martin) won for the Captain's side with Julie & Chris having a lovely par at the 15th & Mary sinking a great putt at the 14th; Fran James & Jan Walker parred two of the par 3's & took a long time to measure out their drives at the 8th for nearest the pin; Di Thomlinson & Ann Baker (Terrigal) (Vs Jan Fitzgerald & Doreen Vines) won for the Captain's side with Di scoring a nice birdie at the 17th; Helen Broadbent & Carmen Fitzgerald (Vs Carol Farrell & Chris Shaw) won for the Captain's side; Joyce Bosley & Felicity Mead had a birdie at the 14th; Robyn Johnston & Beulah Cant (Vs Allison Guthrie & Maggie Minjoy) won for the President's side; Fay Bailey & Yvonne Cumming played hot & cold; Kathy Small & Gene Rutledge won for the President's side; Lesley Gregory & Robin Incoll (Vs Sharon Anderson & Pam Witt ) won for the President's side with Sharon driving to the ditch on the 11th & Pam having a good putt on the 6th; Silvia Lee & Bev Adams Vs Lyn Cruickshanks & Linda Rogers finished just one point apart winning for the Captains side; Judy Verlander & Nerida Hancock (Vs Dawn Cook & Pauline Norman) won for the President's side; Rosalie Dyer & Merran Adams played a very competitive day & finished up square; my highlight was winning the fruit tray in the raffle.

Today was the first day of operations for the new Front Desk of the Pro Shop & everything ran smoothly. The change over was made right on target date so Project Manager Des Wilson is very happy with the renovations schedule. The new merchandise will now be displayed on the right hand side of the shop as you walk in where there is now a lot more room after the removal of the old desk. The Member's Lounge & washroom area is coming together & should be operational in the next few weeks.

F-Troop Monday 23rd August 2010

Our F-Troopers are so dedicated that they were prepared to work through the rain this morning as we are under pressure to get jobs done in the gardens.

Much appreciation to Geoff Bridge, Martin Gallagher, Bruce White, Warren Gray and Kerry Cubis all of whom put in some hard yards out in the rain. We needed to install the support poles for the new picket fence being erected at the 18th tee to replace the temporary green cloth fence that was put in place to keep out the rabbits from the garden plants. In addition to this I needed a couple of trailer loads of garden soil for the new garden at the 1st and there was plenty of rubbish to be picked up around the course. All these jobs were done by our F-Troopers in good time.

Wayne Tomkinson delivered 100 new healthy pansy plants that he has donated to us to enhance our gardens. Much appreciation to Wayne for his generous donation as these plants will add much needed interest to our gardens at the path to the 1st and 10th tees. All of these plants were put in place & the wedding garden area tidied up.

The Pro shop renovations are ongoing, supervised by Des Wilson & much progress was made there today. The tiling is just about finished, the buggy rooms are finished, the front desk changeover is all set to go ahead - so it is all go in the Pro Shop.

Morning tea was some delicious ham & cheese croissants warm from the oven - Thanks Chef John!. We had all worked hard in the rain so morning tea was very much looked forward to & appreciated.

Considering it was such an unsettled day and we were working with a skeleton crew we achieved quite a lot of work in a short amount of time.

YES! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!