A Thank You to Our Members

At the last Board of Directors Meeting, it was determined that we should give a huge vote of thanks to you, the members, for your patience with our greens.  You have been kept up to date by Course Superintendent Justin Bradbury regarding the extreme set of circumstances that we have faced during summer.  Our greens staff have made huge efforts to keep our greens alive during this difficult time.  A number of courses in Sydney, including some Division 1 courses, have had similar issues.  Some major events have been cancelled due to the weather extremes and green decay.  Some courses have been lucky to escape relatively unharmed.
It was decided that for one week of regular competition play, NO competition fee will be charged.

As a result, Wednesday 13th March, Thursday, 14th March and Saturday, 16th March, all players will be able to play regular competition for free (without paying $16). The normal winning prizes will remain as will nearest the pin prizes.

The Board of Directors see this small initiative as a thank you to our members and visitors.

We have reached the climax of this event in all three grades, with the finals to be played this Saturday.  In the A Grade Final, to be played over 36 holes, Darren Cummins will play Greg Matheson after Semi Final victories last week over Ben Watkins and James Hislop respectively.  In B Grade, the finalists are Peter White (beating Justin Bradbury in one semi final), and Jaiden Shaw (victorious over Shane Lincoln in the other semi final).  In C Grade, the final will be played between Alan Chaperlin and Gary Brown, with semi final wins over Richard Vickery and Robert Clarke.

Please note that the A Grade match will commence at 6.56am and due to the 36 hole nature of the event, players will request to play through groups during the day.  Many thanks for your support on this matter.  The B and C Grade Final will be played over 18 holes and will commence in the same grouping at 11.04am.

Presentation to Noel Beattie

Director, Bob Zelesco, presented Noel with his achievement award last Thursday at our regular weekly book in.  

As previously mentioned in last week's Golfing News, Noel has just completed 21 years of management and playing in the Masters Pennant Team. 

Well done Noel.

Thursday Men's competition players saw some quality bunker practice last week as they walked up at the end of the 9th hole.  The ladies looked to be having a great time.  Made me stop, watch and learn.