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QUEANBEYAN GOLF CLUB NEWSLETTER

Out of

the

Rough October 2014

31 July 2014

Congratulations to the Queanbeyan team who held on to beat New Brighton by 10 points on the weekend. Leading by 9 on the first day we managed to win by 1 point on the Sunday when the opposition are usually tougher as they have finally realised that the greens do in fact run to the river.

Thank you to Dave Cunningham and Larry Britten for organising the weekend and a special thankyou to the club staff for putting up with the extremely thirsty guests. The course received great praise. Thanks BK, Richard and the team.

They will be visiting us again in April which gives us time to replenish bar stock.

Congratulations to Ian Wallace who received life membership to the ACT Veterans golf, well done Ian.

2014 Club Championships

Men

18-19 & 25-26 October

Women

25-26 October & 1 &2 November

Entry forms out now

From the Editor In this edition:

Des’s volunteer brigade (new project), and

what’s happened and what’s coming up.

Presidents Message From Wal Harrison

QUEANBEYAN GOLF CLUB NEWSLETTER | Issue 2

TIPS TO SPEED UP PLAY

COURSE NEWS

Renovations are complete and the greens have recovered nicely. The tees have been renovated as well and heavily over sown. Members who are playing a social round should always play from the social markers. The competition tees are being set forward of the plates intentionally to protect them from wear so that they are in good condition for the championships. Please keep off them if you are practising.

It is anticipated that a fairway renovation will take place in March 2015. This will involve over sowing ryegrass similar to the trial area on the 5th fairway. The ryegrass will be sown in March and transition in during winter and the couch/kikuyu transition in during the warmer months. This will allow a more consistent playing surface all year round with consistent colour.

Continue enjoying your golf, respect your course and good luck to all in the Championships.

Course Super – Bryan Kelly

Well, the Club Championships are nearly upon us. You may have seen the new colourful flyers around the club house and the pro shop and entry forms are now available online and at the course, with over $8,000 in prizes to be won it should be a great tournament. The Prize Cupboard will be full with prizes this year - most have been provided by our prize sponsor Harvey Norman and the daily prizes being supplied by our very own Jake Nagle. There will be a Presentation each evening of the championship at 6:30pm (or as close as practical) to give out daily prizes and update on the Championship Standings.

So far we have had a limited interest in volunteering to help out during the championships. The success of the event this year will depend greatly on the help of our volunteers. Even if you can give

as little as an hour of your time it will be greatly appreciated.

This year the first round of the Championship (18th Oct) will be the monthly medal round. On the following Saturday (25th Oct) the Medal of Medals rounds will be held in conjunction with the Championships. I would like to take this opportunity to make a special mention of one of our members who has distinguished himself this year. Roger Royal not only won the August Medal for B Grade but he then followed it up with an outstanding back to back performance to win the September B Grade Medal. If I was a betting man my money would be on Rodger to take out the B Grade Champions Trophy this year. Congratulation and well done from everyone at QGC!

Captain Tim’s Spin From Tim Sewell


TIP FROM THE TOUR

Online Bookings for Lessons

Members are now able to book in for lessons with Mat or Jake online!!

Just head to the PROSHOP section on the club's website, go to Lessons, and click the 'Book Now' button. Then just follow the instructions and book in!

WANT MORE INFORMATION

Four old men went into the pro shop after playing

18 holes of golf. The pro asked, "Did you guys

have a good game today? “The first old guy said,

"Yes, I had three riders today."

The second old guy said, "I had the most riders

ever. I had five. "The third old guy said, "I had

seven riders, the same as last time."

The last old man said, "I beat my old record. I had

12 riders today."

After they went into the locker room, another

golfer who had heard the old guys talking about

their game went to the pro and said, "I've been

playing golf for a long time and thought I knew all

the terminology of the game, but what's a rider?

"The pro said, "A rider is when you hit the ball far

enough to actually get in the golf cart and ride to

it.

On Tuesday 16th September we held an afternoon tea to farewell our former Patron and Life Member Joan Kinsey, who is relocating to Wagga with her family. Many past and present players attended, enjoying the company, coffee, cakes and of course the bubbly.

Chloe Thornton has just competed in the Victorian Boys and Girls Junior Championships. It is an Australian Ranking Event and is for players under 18 years and played over 72 holes stroke play. Chloe finished a commendable 8th.

On 22nd September, Queanbeyan hosted day one of the CSGA Annual Tournament. Many favourable comments were received about our course, and particularly the greens. Thanks must go to the Green staff for their efforts in preparing the course. Eight of our players contested the three day tournament achieving some impressive results: including:

Sue Korth winning the Ansett Diamond Jubilee Trophy – overall best 36 holes net, Div 1 36 hole net, Day 1 Nett R/U andDay2 Nett winner

Colleen Langi Div 2 36 hole Nett R/U and Day 1 Div 2 Gross winner

Karen Ebsworth Day 1 Div 2 Nett winner

Shirl Weber Div 3 36 hole Gross R/U and Day 1 Div 3 Gross winner

Wendy Lynch Day 2 Div 1 Gross winner

Wendy Lynch and Pauline Jeffery are the Bridges Cup Foursomes Champions

CSGA Cup Day 1 18 hole Gross team of 4, Pauline, Wendy, Sue and Deb Baker

Blomfield Cup Day 1 18 hole Nett team of 4 Lee Maiden, Karen, Colleen and Shirl.

Three Person 36 hole Nett Team Pauline, Wendy and Karen

Upcoming Events

Holden Scramble State Final 9th October

Women’s AGM 13th October

Women’s Open Day 16th October

Women’s News From Captain Sue

QUEANBEYAN GOLF CLUB NEWSLETTER

With the weather warming over the past few weeks it has been pleasing to see an increase in social players on the course and larger competition fields. Whilst competition rounds may take a little longer as a result and social players may impact on your round please be understanding and considerate to all players on the course. It is imperative that we increase the number of players utilising the facility so please make guests feel welcome.

There has been concern from a number of members regarding the removal of trees on the 4th hole. Following a resident complaint the council sent out an arborist to inspect the trees and concurred that the two willows were rotting through the core and were correctly removed. He was also satisfied with the removal of the remaining gum in the area. A policy relating to future removal of trees / replanting will be implemented with the assistance of QCC.

In the bar you will see some new faces. Konika and Sean have joined the team so please make them feel welcome. Carlton Black returns due to popular demand and One Fifty Lashes will be retained in stubby form.

If you haven’t had a chance yet check out the TAB kiosk terminal for all your sports betting requirements including live betting. If you require any assistance please ask one of the staff to provide some assistance.

Over the next few months we will be introducing some new competitions so keep an eye out. Jake has introduced a Tuesday afternoon 9 hole competition to get the ball rolling. Enter online or through the pro shop. This is a handicapped event and is open to members and guests.

Glen

THE ADDICTION

In a world featuring such a myriad of sports, games and hobbies (that are often far less time consuming), why is it that someone can get so addicted to golf? Why do you have so much trouble getting out of bed at 7am to go to work, but will happily don the plaid pants to go play golf at 6am? The problem with answering the question is that it’s impossible to answer. You simply must have played the game, played that sweet shot or sunk the big putt to truly understand why we buy the new driver, wear the crazy clothes, get so infuriated and do it all again a week later.

TIPS TO SPEED UP PLAY

Hit a provisional If there is even the slightest chance that a wayward ball could go walkabout, play a provisional — resist the rarely-accurate urge to say “Nah, we’ll probably find it.”

If it’s lost, it’s lost

When your five minutes is up, it’s up. Declare it lost and move on. (You DID play a provisional on the tee, right?)

CONTRIBUTIONS

Please send contributions and suggestions for future newsletters to [email protected] .

mailto:[email protected]


Just a reminder that the club is currently reducing the green fee for groups of 40 or more:

Current 18 hole Fees

Til 20 December 2014

16-30 players $25pp

Same

31-72 players $23pp

40 or more $15 pp

72-120 players $21pp

120+ players $19pp

So far we have had four bookings so if you are thinking about a golf day now that the weather is better and the course is starting to come out of its winter slumber contact Paul Morshead on 0415 374 603 or Glen Lloyd on 6297 1669.

Recipe of the Month:

Rum Balls

250 gms arrowroot biscuits crushed

395 gms condensed milk

1 cup coconut

1/4 cups cocoa powder

1 1/2 tbs rum or to taste

1 cup coconut

STEP 1 Combine all ingredients.

STEP 2 Wet hands and roll mixture into small

balls then coat in coconut.

STEP 3 Refrigerate or freeze for later.

Corporate Golf Days


Junior News

Welcome to Greg Kuhn who has joined us from Condobolin.

Juniors with good results in club competitions during September:

Blake Christoffersen 68 nett,

Nathan Bull 37 pts,

Jack Woods 41 pts,

Trent Britton 38 pts,

Harry Smith 39 pts twice,

Lachlan Ingram 38pts

Travelling juniors:

Chloe and Amber Thornton and Kris Cole members of ACT High Schools team travelled to Toowoomba to compete against other states. Chloe finished 3rd in the 36 Hole Individual Stroke event and then in Match play recorded 2 wins and 2 losses. Amber just in year 7 won 2, squared 1 and lost 1 while Kris had 2 wins and 2 losses.

Chloe had a special invite to the 72 hole Victorian Junior Championship played on Northern and Yarra Yarra courses and completed the tournament in 8th position in under 18’s and 6th in under 16’s.

On Sunday 28th at Belconnen Junior Open Amber recorded a hole in one on the 147 mtr 5th, club of choice 5 iron.

Chloe, Amber and Kris are off to Maitland and Kurri Kurri for 72 hole JNJG event while other members of the club will play in the ACT Junior “Week” of golf.

Gail Goiser Junior Development Committee

Junior Clinic

The Junior Clinics are on Fridays now that the warmer weather is here, cost is $10, call the pro shop on 6297 2542 each Friday to confirm the clinic will be operating.


What’s on in the Club The Admin Team Natalie & Kristy

FREE WIFI – Ask the bar staff for details

Back in Black!! - Black beer is on tap now

Tuesday Trivia starting @ 7.00pm – club cash for prizes, free entry, runs for 2 hrs

Wed raffles 5 meat trays @5pm

Friday night euchre starts at 6.30pm, raffles @ 8pm incorporating the “Wheely Wanna Win”wheel.

Poker on Thursdays starting @ 6pm

NRL Grand Final $3 Schooners for the whole game

KLL Bistro

Chicken Schnitzel or Parma with Chips for $9

Beer of the Month

Minimum Chips $5 per bottle

New TAB self-service terminal is proving popular with the spring carnival well under way


VOLUNTEERS WANTED HEY MEMBERS!!

Locker Room and downstairs wet areas painting Tues 14th October

9am – Midday! No painting experience needed

(heck it’s not the roof of the Sistine Chapel!) The pay is lousy but you get a beer n burger on completion!

For more info contact Des Byrne on 0438 877 237 or [email protected]

ALSO volunteer gardening day planned for Tues 28th Oct

REAL ESTATE Auction on Site Sat, 1st Nov 2014 42 Isabella Street, Queanbeyan, NSW 2620

Contact Rhys Summergreene

Luton Properties, Manuka E: [email protected] P: 02 6260 8999 F: 02 6260 8333 M: 0419 650 993 W: luton.com.au

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