With thanks to the grant wizard......Neil Clarke!

PARKING

There is designated parking for Club Officials,

if you are not one of those people please do not

park there. Cart people are not to gather around

the concrete strip outside the office with your

carts unless you are collecting beer & drinks

eskies. It has been quite congested in that area

lately so please remember if you are not a

designated official go to the public parking area

or to the cart parking area.

I have received both these little

Buddhas one is for wealth &

happiness & the other for rain!

Together they brought us rain, so

I am passing it onto you to see if

you too can get rain. If you get

the wealth, remember who sent

it, ok!

Whoa be careful what you ask

for! The rain has been tum-

bling down! Heard nothing about

wealth though!

April 2021

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Ph: 4129 4099

Email: admin@burrumdistrictgolf.club

APRIL BIRTHDAYS Mike Drew 06 Ian Anderson 30

Ray Henderson 07 Lloyd Minniecon 07

Happy Birthday Boys & Girls &

many more to come

NEW MEMBERS

Garry Martin

Chris Bridge

(& returneth members)

Allan McGeorge & Mark Ranfurly

Roger Robertson (Social)

Great to have you back!

And…..It will be

back on tap soon!

HAPPY EASTER!

CLUB HOUSE HOURS

Friday 2nd April (Good Friday) CLOSED

Saturday 3rd April CLOSED

Sunday 4th April Normal Trading 9a - 5p

Monday 5th April CLOSED

Tuesday 6th April resume normal trading

Social Golf available on all days please use the

Honesty Box and carry your receipt with you.

BURRUM DISTRICT GOLF CLUB

acknowledges the support from our

Local Councillor James Hansen and

the Fraser Coast Regional Council

For the Covid Safe Glass Washer and

the large screen monitor/TV

Rapid Response Grant March 2021

The TV has been installed & is in use

DAMN DAM

It would be quicker to say who didn’t go into the

dams but here we go!

Marilyn went in from the 4th, Bushy went in from

the 3rd, Tony went in from the 9th, Kerry from the

14th. There were others but they were so grouped

it was hard to discern who was in & who was not!

The Johnsons both had a turn on the 5/14th.

I meself went in from the 6th. Why not, nothing

else was happening. Did it again today at Vets too!

John Short went in from the 15th.

Mac Adlam went in from the 4th

The bunkers on the other hand were kind to most

of us!

Les Bennett didn’t get past the ladies on 5.

One of our ladies had some tree trouble….no not

with a tree but with her cart. She run into the tree

near the 2nd tee & couldn’t work out why it

wasn’t moving the cart that is. She soon got the

drift so to speak!

Well people it has finally

happened, grab a mask, wear it

when in the Club House.

That is the rule for now, as we

know, it can change anytime.

Please be Covid aware it is in your best interest as

well as ours, distancing, washing of hands using

sanitiser & registering when you enter the club

house.

Inside and Out

Jan Leader threw a shoe on course. Her sole (soul)

was flapping she said, we hunted around & found

an elastic band & she was back together again! We

had such a lot of fun.

Chris Bush was having a good time with 4 out of

bounds, he did spread it out a bit though. He also

had a good hit from just off the 6th green to the 5th

green…...show off!

I was having a good game too until the 9th when I

got inside the pin shot but it was so close & I didn't

have a flat marker that I thought it be best to

continue on. Lost that one eh! The truth is I didn’t

want to take it from Barb Brian! Yep, yep!

Chris Fenn decided her ball needed a rest so she

gave it a hit & it landed in the back of my cart, how

she managed it we are still at a loss to know!

Kerry Styles wasn’t sure whether to raise ‘em or

lower ‘em! Talking about his pants, he was adjust-

ing his apparel & we thought he was going to drop

his daks! He gave us a cheeky grin & said I will if

you want. No thanks seen one seen them all!

I played with Les, John Short & Peter Hughes at

the Carnival & we had a great time even though the

golf left a lot to be desired. A lot of good shots

went amiss mainly because the grass was to

plentiful owing to the wonderful rain. The men on

the other hand very rarely touched the grass except

to land their ball near the green, some pretty

impressive shots there.

The Carnival was a great success everyone had a

great time it was fantastic to see so many of our

former members there.

There was one incident that was noted by someone

who will not be named. It concerned someone who

had trouble with the cart trailer, it seems this person

forgot to put the ramps up & didn’t notice it till

someone let this person know by phone! We are

still trying to work out how she reversed out of her

parking spot.

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All stories are printed in a light hearted manner, they should be taken in that context. This publication is meant for the fun & enjoyment of all members & no offence is ever intended. CB.

Just some of the crowd at the Carnival

Sunday allsorts 10. 30am

Tuesday Vets 9. 00am

Wednesdays 12 noon

Thursday Ladies 9am

Friday Chook Run 9am

Saturday 7am

GAMES DAYS & STARTING TIMES

PREFERRED LIE - BUNKERS

At the moment there is a preferred lie in the bunkers,

place, not drop, within a card length, the ball must

not be placed forward! Must be back or to the side

no closer to hole! This has been passed as a local

rule by the Match Committee.

The Vets got into the

mess at the back of

the 5/14 green & the

paddock side garden.

A great job it looks

great, thank you to

Greig, Kevin &

Stretch for doing a

good job of planting

& mulching the

gardens

The Vets tended to the Geoff Macklin gardens at

the back & side of the 5/14th green. It was mulched

& some lovely desert roses were planted. It looks

lovely. Kevin said he felt a chill during the planting,

he was told of Geoff’s funeral later & Kev said I

think he had approved of the work. Nice work men!

There are people who are members of our club who

do things, little things that we don’t see, but none-

theless they are doing stuff not wanting accolades

just getting it done. I happened to see one such

person on a Sunday who had emptied the bins on

the verandah, his name is Greig Pullinger, it’s not a

biggy I know, but he did a service. Another is John

Horwood who is taking our bottles & cans to the

depot, without any big deal. In my book they are the

spine of the club. No fuss just get in there & do it!

Thanks fellas!

Ian Anderson, ‘Stretch’ for the uninitiated has been

making sure the gardens have been watered, the

desert roses have come up a treat. Nice job Stretch!

AFTER

BEFORE It is still out there people so be careful in your

distancing & use of sanitiser at all times. Log in at

the Club House & no handshaking. We have

become a bit complacent of late so we need to

revisit the rules once more. 1.5metre distancing, &

no crowding at the bar. We have done well so far

so lets not blot our copybook!

I saw something that was pretty unsettling on a

Vets day recently. I could hardly believe my eyes

when there he was driving Tony Borg’s cart. Yes,

it was Ray Suter! I asked Tony what had possessed

him & he replied I don’t know but it won’t happen

again!

These boys were happy with their win, it didn’t have to be a first place. Captain Andrew said they

needed an extra in their team to pull off the first place, he said he was volunteering, too late they

cried! The boys were happy with a second!

Greig wanted this photo to

send to Tex!

Could there be a reason?

Most definitely!

SOAP BOX - YOUR OPINIONS

Whilst on the subject of thank you’s some get more than others and I would like to

mention some of the others that do a great job with no accolades what so ever.

Namely; Ian Brady, Kevin Bird & John Short who are out there mowing, watering &

doing whatever else is needed. Then there is Andy Pearce and Dennis Miller who have

been doing the pin shot holes & tees for such a long time, no one knows of these people

but they should, because they are doing a great job with no thanks at all. There are

many more too like Stretch, Kevin & Greig who just come in & do what is necessary without a

fuss. John Horwood is another who goes about cleaning up getting rid of bottles and cans as well

as Craig who helps out 2 days a week. So remember there are many people who make this Club

such a success.

So that is my opinion…...what is yours?

These two young men were once our little juniors some years

ago. Jack Day & Dylan Beusel Now they are all growed up! Jack

is turning pro next year & Dylan has a family. It was so great to

see them at our Carnival.

BURRUM MIXED CARNIVAL Sponsored by HERVEY BAY GOLF DRIVING RANGE

Wow what a great day had by all at the Carnival. We had the pleasure of

having Howard Smith the Wide Bay Secretary there as well as other

forward thinkers of the community. It was so good to see so many of our

ex players there too & for me the highlight of the day was to see two of our

juniors turn up now all grown up & in the case of Dylan Beusel he is a

regular skyscraper! Jack Day was there also, he is turning professional next

year. So proud of both those boys or should I say men! Both Dylan & Jack

said to me the last time we were here we couldn’t drink! Also there were Merv Howells & Allan

McGeorge who were long standing members of old, steady on not too old now! Len Stallard, John Knight,

sorry if I have missed any out, it was a great friendly crowd! The above picture is of the huge TV in the

club house. Many thanks to Neil on getting the grant for it & the glass washer which will be installed as

soon as it arrives.

Dylan & Jack, & in the corner outside the window, is Merv

Howells. Both he & Alan had to abandon the cart after some

trouble but they stayed around for the end. Always a stayer

the pair of them. They used to look good in pink too just a

little dress up & a dare! We have missed you.

There is one sad note we are losing Ray Maskell to Macleay

Island in a couple of weeks. Not sure if we should be happy

or sad. No, we are happy! Best of luck to you & yours.

RAFFLE

And the winner is…….

Leslie Irvine from Monto,

Barb Brian’s honorary

daughter!

Leslie was too shy to get herself

in the photo, yes I said shy!

Bwaa, bwaa, bwaa.

WEDNESDAY MENS - MARCH

03rd Stableford 16 players

1st Barry Gibson 39pts r/u Chris Bush 36pts c/b

Pins; P Hughes, C Bush, G McKissock

BRD K Styles 36, P Hughes 36

Raffles; G McKissock, P Griffin, I Anderson

10th Par 17 players 1st Grahame McKissock + 3,

2nd Andy Pearce c/b-1, 3rd John Short - 1

Pin Shots; Chris Bush, Paul Johnson.

BRD Phil Kennedy –2, Barry Gibson –2, Bushy –3

Raffles;G McKissock, B Noble, P Kennedy, K Styles

GRAEME KILBY was

farewelled today, he is moving to

Bribie Island, our loss is their

gain!. We wish him all the very

best, sorry to see you go Gra Gra!

Thanks for all your help during

the working bees, a great member

of the BDGC.

17th Canadian Foursomes

Cancelled due to rain

24th Cancelled due to rain

31st Stroke MONTHLY STAR 14 players

Sponsored by Peter Hughes

Winner John Horwood 68nett

r/u Ken Hodgkinson 72nett

2nd r/u Chris Bush73nett

Pin Shots; Mike Drew, Kerry Styles, Ray Crosby.

BRD John Short 74, Mike Drew 74.

Raffle Winners; Ken Hodgkinson, Kerry Styles,

Kerry Styles, Peter Hughes.

Happy Easter to everyone.

FRIDAY CHOOK RUNS - MARCH

05th Stroke - 9 hole competitions 26 players

NTP - Barry Sponberg

Nett Winners: Chris Bridge 31, Brian Bramble 32,

Phil Kennedy 37, Michael Bates 38, Ray Madden

38, Bob Lane 38, Mike Drew 38, Ros Madden

39, John Horwood 39, Matt Manning 40

Lost on a Count back Award - Lynn Meredith

Raffles: W Ward, B Sponberg, M Manning

12th Stroke - 21players NTP Peter Hughes

Nett Winners: Peter Hughes 33, Chris Bridge 36,

Bob Lane 38, John Horwood 39, Matt Manning

40, Mac Adlam 41, Neil Clarke 42, Ian Dartnell

42. Raffles: J Freeman, M Manning, A Stevens

19th Stroke 25 players NTP Peter Hughes

Nett Winners; Brian Bramble 34, Ken Merrill 35,

Ken Hodgkinson 37, Lyn Meredith 38, ColTucker

37, Brian Francis 40, Ray Wilson 40, Ros Madden

41, Peter Hughes 41.

Raffles; R&R Madden, A Stevens, K Hodgkinson

26th Stroke 28 players NTP Neil Clarke

Nett Winners: Bob Lane 39, Trevor Allen 39,

Neil Clarke 40, Mac Adlam 41, Ken Merrill 41,

Ted Hanson 41, Grahame McKissock 41, John

Short 41, Mike Drew 41, Bruce Noble 42, Chris

Bridge 42

Raffles - Chris Bridge, Neil Clarke, Bruce Noble

No Chook Run this Friday (Good Friday). Back to

half-handicaps the following week. Non-members

go back to 12 unless current chook run handicap is

greater.

THURSDAY LADIES - MARCH

04th Stableford 08 players NTP Marilyn Allen

1st Sue Berkery 36pts r/u Merle Vandersee 34pts

11th Stroke 9 players NTP Sue Berkery

1st Marilyn Allen 72 c/b Gloria Hollingsworth 72

Putts; June Kerr 32 c/b BRD June Kerr 74

18th Stableford 6 playersn NTP Marilyn Allen

1st Marilyn Allen 33pts r/u Merle Vandersee 28pt

25th Stableford 9 players NTP Merle Vandersee

1st June Kerr 30pts r/u Merle Vandersee 25pts

BRD Sue Berkery 24pts c/b

SUNDAY MIXED - MARCH

07th Stroke MONTHLY MEDAL 27 players

Sponsored by HOWARD PHARMACY

Div 1; Andrew Pulsford 71nett c/b Paul Johnson 71

2; Barry Sponberg 72nett c/b Greig Pullinger 72

Ladies; Rae McCliskie 74nett Brenda Johnson 75

Pin Shots; P Cunningham, G Pullinger, B Johnson

Long Drives; P Johnson, G Pullinger, B Johnson.

Putts; B Brian 28, I Anderson 28, B Sponberg 31.

BRD P Cunningham 72, Ian Anderson 72, Barb

Brian 75, Jan Leader 76, Paul Johnson 76, Chris

Fenn 78. Raffles; T Howard, G Pullinger x 2.

Special Pin; Ray Crosby.

14th 3B Ambrose 24 players Sponsored by

BRUCE SAUNDERS, State Member for M’boro Winners- Team; Bush, Crosby & Short 61⅙

Team; Bennett, McGeorge & Pullinger 61

Team; Leaders, Fenn 61⅙, Team; Johnson’s 62½

Pin Shots; x 2 Team Allan, Les, Greig

Special Pin; 3/12 Greig Pullinger

BRD Carol, Neil & Ray 62½, Peter, Sue, Tracey

62½. Raffles; Tony Borg, Ray Maskell, Max Fenn.

21st Stableford 28 players Sponsored by

CHRIS JONES SECURITY SERVICES

Men’s 0-16 Phil Johnson 35pts r/u Chris Bush 33pts

17-36 Allan McGeorge 30pts r/u Chris Bridge 29pts

Women; Brenda Johnson 30pts r/u Marilyn Allen 25

Pin Shots; Paul Johnson x 2, Allan McGeorge x2.

BRD Warren James 32, Ian Anderson 31, Paul John-

son 30, Peter Hughes 30, Peter Cunningham 28.

Raffles; John Francis, Brett Weatherly, Ken Steven.

28th Stroke BDGC CARNIVAL 64 players

Sponsored by

HERVEY BAY GOLF DRIVING RANGE

All results on page 5

Raffle & Money board winners;

The big raffle winner of the esky, crown lager & 6

bottles of wine was Leslie Irvine from Monto. 2nd

was Grahame McKissock, 3rd Jack Day.

Money boards; 1. Neil Clarke 98, K Marschke 71,

Grahame McKissock 1.

2. Mike Drew 85, John Knight 60, Rae McCliskie 29

3. John Knight 86, Neil Clarke 12, R Vangoethem 39

Many thanks to Cathy, Danielle, Mike, Neil &

Racquel for their work at the Carnival. Also many

thanks to the boys for cooking the burgers. We are

thinking of renting them out, if you are interested just

drop a note to the club!

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TUESDAY VETS - MARCH

02nd Stroke 29 players

Raffles; Carol, Barb, Kerry, Griffo, Frank C, Ken.

Pin Shots; Barb Brian, Kerry Styles

1st Francis McGovern 68nett, 2nd Kevin Leader

70nett, 3rd Grahame Burgess 71nett, Les Bennett

71, Greig Pullinger 71, Mac Adlam 73c/b

BRD Peter Griffin 73, Mike Dally 74 c/b, Ian

Anderson 74, Buddy Lohmann 75, Brian Bramble

75, Kerry Styles 76.

09th 4BBB Stableford 25 players

1st Barb Brian & Mike Dally 48pts

r/u Allan Mc George & Chris Bush 45pts c/b

Chris Bush & Trevor Allen 45pts

Pin Shots; Chris Bush, Jenny Nichols,

Open 3/12 Barb Brian

BRD Buddy Lohmann & Grahame Burgess 43,

Barry Sponberg & John Horwood 41 on 3way c/b

Raffles; Mike Dally, Brian Bramble, ?

16th 2B Ambrose — cancelled — rained out.

Some ventured out played a social game.

23rd Stableford 20 players NTP Sue Berkery

Winners; 1 Fred Goodall, 2 Mike Dally, 3 Kevin

Leader, 4 Barry Sponberg, 5 Tony Borg

Raffles - Buddy Lohmann, Neil Clarke,

John Harwood

30th Stableford 17 players

00-20 Chris Bush 36pts r/u Mike Drew 31pts

21-45 Shirley Bullock 29pts c/b Lorraine Drew 29p

BRD Kerry Styles & Frank Caldwell 29pts

Raffle Winners; Tex Howard 26. John Horwood 81

& 44 yep he got two!

More of the crowd at the Carnival!

BURRUM STATISTICS

FINAL YEARLY TOTAL

2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006

Sun 2090 2282 2494 2486 2915 2970 2752 2448

Tue 1411 1652 678 1329 1539 1338 1142 —

Wed 877 994 860 1049 1149 1113 1064 1053

Thu 656 675 711 436 521 379 290 404

Fri 1255 1317 1569 817 1859 1736 1660 1679

6289 6920 6312 6117 7983 7536 6908 5584

Just a bit of history for you.

BURRUM STATISTICS 2021

FEBRUARY

2021 2020

Sun 136 + 34 102

Tue 107 + 31 76

Wed 72 + 13 59

Thur 33 + 24 09

Fri 99 + 45 54

Total 447 106 300

The numbers are climbing once more,

the stand out is the Chook Runs again.

COMPARISONS

MARCH

2021 2020

Sun 143 + 53 90

Tue 91 + 21 70

Wed 47 - 01 48

Thu 32 + 08 24

Fri 100 + 44 56

Total 413 +127 288

We are dropping the ball a bit here but it is

only a minor hiccup! Onward & upward!

HOW TO RUN A COUNTRY GOLF CLUB

1. Don’t come to the committee meeting, but, if you do come, come late. If the weather doesn’t

suit you, don’t even think of coming.

2. If you do attend a meeting, find fault with the committee and other members.

3. Another good plan is to talk loudly to your friends whilst the chairman is speaking. This

helps him and stimulates his thoughts.

4. Never accept an office, as it is easier to criticise than to do things.

5. Nevertheless get sore if you are not appointed on the committee but if you are, attend the

meetings very rarely.

6. If asked by the chairman to give your opinion regarding some important matter, tell him you

have nothing to say.

7. After the meeting tell everyone how things ought to be done.

8. Do nothing more than absolutely necessary, but when other members roll their sleeves up

and do everything in their power to help things along howl that the club is run by a clique.

9. Hold back your subscription or better still don’t pay it at all.

10. Don’t trouble about getting newcomers to join the club, let the secretary do it, he does

bugger-all & has plenty of time.

WORKING BEE AT GARDEN

NEAR CLUB HOUSE

The following people cleaned up

the garden beds around the club

house, Ian aka Stretch Anderson,

Kevin Leader & Greig Pullinger,

they weeded mulched & cleaned

up in general it sure has spruced

the area up. A new garden bed has

been made at the back of the club

house too. Rae McCliskie also

donated some plants too.

Very nice job, thank you.

Photos courtesy of

Danielle.

Our Girl Friday, Saturday,

Sunday, Tuesday,

Wednesday, Thursday,

Back to Friday!

Good work Danielle.