SUPER SENIORS REPORT:

Monday 20th August 2018  -  Played at Cronulla (versus Wollongong)

Firstly as a team our many thanks to Garry Campbell (Campbelltown Coolrooms) for his continued support and sponsorship. He makes our team something special within a special Club! A special member!!!

We travelled to Cronulla knowing Wollongong has always been a tough opponent. We have met many times over the years and each time there is nothing in the result. Sometimes the Gong have the better of us by half a point, sometimes we have the better of them by half a point.

Monday 27th August 2018 - Played Campbelltown at Wollongong

If you see any of these players on Thursday or Saturday please congratulate them.

We travelled to Wollongong with six players unavailable for varying reasons. Peter Legge at the Australian Indoor Bowling Championships, Steven O'Donnell at the Australian Ten Pin Bowling Championships and Danny Senko at the Australian Pool and Snooker Championships are three of the players absent. Not bad reasons for being away. Many thanks to the players who filled in especially at late notice!

WGN District Open Day at Camden on 22 August 2018, with 104 players coming from several Golf Clubs even as far as Yass.

Photo 1- Overall Team Scratch Winners - Susan Miller, Mindy Ross, Sue Marsh and Maureen Brown.
Photo 2- Overall Team Nett Winners - Dianne Markow, Barbara Bradshaw, Lyn Dredge and Margaret Harding missing.

Individual Stableford winners:- 

• Division A - Corrina Hunt

• Division B - Shirley Berry

• Division C - Maureen Wackett
  

Gully on the 8th:

Due to the horrendous weather that we have had over the past 12 months and an inability to complete correctional work in the 8th gully, the Golf Committee have decided to reintroduce some relief in this area.

If you are in the 8th gully and you are between the cart path on the left and in line with the mounds on the right (total width of about 60 metres), you may take a 'one club length' relief, no nearer the hole.

This consideration is not to be used on any other hole.

This information is located on the white board outside the Pro Shop.
We decided on one club length because in some circumstances there is no relief within 30 cm in this area.

A reminder to all members that the roadway on the right of the 4th hole is an internal out of bounds line.  If, whilst playing the 4th, you hit your ball across the road at any point, you are required to follow the normal OOB regulations.

Please also be aware of the OOB on the 9th hole.  The new fence at the back of the green has white paint and black tops located on the fence.  This indicates that if your ball goes past the fence, you are OOB. 

7th Annual Macarthur Region Charity Golf Day

Supporting athletes with an intellectual disability "Reach Their Personal Best"

Camden Golf Club (Studley Park) 50 Lodges Rd, Narellan
12th October 2018
7.30am Registration

Teams of 4 $500 per team or $130 per person 

Breakfast @ 6.30am Lunch

• Player gift bags 

• Hole Sponsorships 

• Great prizes:  Hottest Drive,  Mystery Hole Prize,  

• Raffles 

• Silent Auction

Special Olympics is the not-for-profit organisation that transforms the lives of people with an intellectual disability through regular sports participation.  All donations are tax deductible  ABN 28 050 738 728.

LETTER FROM CEO OF GOLFLINK

Dear All,

I am writing to let you know that from Tuesday 4 September all golfers and officials will need to log-in to view handicaps and handicap histories on www.golf.org.au.

The new log-in process will involve users registering their email address with Golf Australia (GA). Once logged-in, all users of www.golf.org.au will have full access to the same range of world-standard handicapping functionality they currently experience. This includes a person being able to view the handicap history of any golfer they know the GOLF Link number of. Having wide access to handicap records remains a key feature of the handicapping service GA provides to all officials and golfers, and it is an important safeguard against handicap manipulation.

Asking users to log-in to an internet service has become a standard operating practice. By moving in this direction GA will be able to develop and maintain a rich source of data to generate insights that will be critical to growing the industry's capacity to support golf clubs and their businesses. It will also be used to communicate important information and updates, and to develop innovative ways to improve the golf experience of individual players. (This source of data will be strictly separate to any personal member data provided directly by clubs to GA to enable the operation of GOLF Link. Member data provided directly by clubs is closely protected by data privacy legislation and may not be used by GA for the above purposes).

Some other important elements of this new process are:

• There will be a workaround available to people who do not have an email address.

• There will be no restrictions on who can register to use the handicapping service on www.golf.org.au.

• Any individual who registers will have the choice to opt out of receiving any commercial marketing.

• The new log-in process will only apply when using www.golf.org.au to access handicap or score history information. Nothing will change for the experience of a member when they remain within their club software system.

• GA's policy on data protection can be viewed at - www.golf.org.au/privacypolicy.

• If a user wishes, they will be able to remain continually logged-in to avoid having to enter their password every time they start a new viewing session.

Please feel free to raise any queries with GA's Rules & Handicapping Director, Simon Magdulski, at simonm@golf.org.au. Or with me directly.  All the best.

Yours sincerely,
Stephen Pitt
CEO, Golf Australia