Horsham Golf Club Regional Victoria s Best Golfing Experience

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1 REPORTS Page President 1 Captain 2 Ladies 4 Photo Gallery 5 Autumn Tournament 6 New Membes 6 Functions 6 Catering 7 Course Com. 7 Ladies Social 7 Early Birds N/A Hole-in-1 info 8 Junior 8 Pro Shop 8 Golf Aust. 9 Notices 10 President s Report Horsham Golf Club Regional Victoria s Best Golfing Experience Our new Manager/Director of Golf, Paul Riley, arrives in Horsham next week. He will be spending the week getting to know Horsham and setting up his rental home before starting officially on the June 18. This is a really exciting time for the club and I know that we will all give Paul a warm winter s welcome when you meet him. The Board is also excited with the opportunities that we believe are in front of the club and are confident that Paul will be lead us in reaching our potential. There will be an opportunity to meet Paul at the Member s Roast on Friday the 15 th. It would be great if as many members as possible are out at the club that evening to meet him. We might take this opportunity to have him say a few words in what will be a very casual evening. Get organised and make a booking to be there phone the club on Memberships The membership renewals have been out a week or so now and we are getting subscriptions in already. Please get them paid ASAP. Our goal is to grow our membership base by 50 people each year for the next 3 years and we need your help to achieve this target. I think that this is the single most important request that the Board is making of its members at present. We have already had a number of new member applications from across most categories but we believe there are others out there just waiting for an invite and encouragement to join. Please assist them in making a great decision! Proshop move The Proshop move is now complete and we have received many favourable comments from members and visitors alike. The reason for doing this is to enable a better member experience. There have already been some encouraging signs and while we still have some work to do to get the best possible efficiencies, we are off to a good start. It is a trial and we will be constantly reviewing its success or otherwise over the second half of the year. Special thanks must go to Jenny for doing a terrific job in getting the shop set up. Thanks also to Craig O Connor and his team and to Mike Munn and Matt McKinnon for their skills and commitment in transforming the room. Thanks also to Lewis and Jordy for their effort. Other Kerri Phillips finished up as administration officer last week after some 12 months or so. We wish Kerri all the best with her new job and welcome Carrol Binny in an acting administration officer capacity while we go through the process of applications and interviews for a newly specified job. John Ackland finished up as acting manager on May 25 th. John did a terrific job and the club appreciates his stabilising role in giving the staff a point of contact and also in dealing with other stakeholders. 1

2 Land We have rearranged the land sale working group as we try and get a clear understanding of our options and timing of any land sale. Noel Ferguson, who has done a great job in developing options, has not been well for some weeks now. Noel will continue to be involved when he can. It will be sometime yet before we have options for our members to consider. Sponsorship and Constitution Growing our sponsorship contribution is important and we are currently working on new sponsorship packages that offer excellent value for sponsors. With the end of June deadline coming up, if you, or a business you know would like more information, please contact Adrian Wade on to discuss an opportunity that could suit. We are also working through the constitution and bylaws and will hopefully have some proposals for the members to consider by late July. If anyone has a particular area of concern that they want explored, please send an to manager@horshamgolfclub.com.au stating the area of concern, proposed action and the reasons why for such a change. Western Open The club is pleased that Horsham Telstra Samsung have taken up the opportunity to sponsor the Western Open this October for the next three years. This is a fantastic sponsorship and will be an ideal base for developing a feature event on our terrific course. Thanks to Gary and the team at Horsham Telstra and to Samsung for their support. Happy Golfing Leo Delahunty Captain s Report The last couple of months have again been a busy time for the golfing events, the most prominent being the Autumn Tournament, the Club Championships, Monthly Medals and two Board Events. The 2 nd round of the President s Cup was held on 24 th March, the A, B and C grade winners on that day being Adrian Taylor (+2), Mark Douglas (+4) and Mike Coffee (+3) respectively. The 3 rd round was held on 21 st April the A, B and C grade winners on that day being Ray Gilmartin (+4), Pat Dunn (+5) and David Salter (+6) respectively. The 4 th and final round will be held on Saturday 23 rd June. The April Monthly Medal winner was Paul Holmes on the countback from Craig Kemp with a net score of 64. The May winner was Scott Grover with a net 66. The two Board Events contested during the month of May were the Langlands and Eleanor Brookes Memorials. The Langlands Memorial, held on Saturday 28 th April was won with a very good 4BBB score of 47 points by Owen Wooster and Michael Gilbert on the countback from Brian Bilson and Ron Pouliot. The Eleanor Brookes Memorial was a Mixed Canadian format and was held the next day, the winners being Maggie Clarke and Nick Thomson with a net The Club Championships were held over two consecutive weekends Maggie Clarke & Nick Thomson commencing on Saturday 19 th May. In general, only a few shots separated the leaders in each Category which made for exciting golf. Adam Tribe was able to hold off challengers and is the 2018 Club Champion with gross score over four rounds of 297. Well done Adam. Second only one 2

3 shot back was Nick Thomson who won the handicap trophy with a net score of 215. The other Category winners, scratch and handicap respectively were: Intermediate: Peter Burns (335) and Wayne Anderson (220) B Grade: Mark Douglass (366) and Damian Thomson (229) C Grade: David Lavithis (368) and John Burford (223). Adam Tribe Peter Burns Mark Douglass David Lavithis Wayne Anderson, John Burford, Damian Thomson & Nick Thomson It is noted that the handicap event winners were assessed over the first 3 rounds of the Championships. Finally, the Wimmera District Championships were held at Nhill on Saturday 2 nd June. It was pleasing to see Tim Coffey win this event. Congratulations go to Tim. Looking ahead into June and July, we start with this coming long weekend by welcoming our friends from the Southern Cross Golf Club for their annual visit. Please welcome them if you get the opportunity. Monthly Medals: Saturday 16 th June and 7 th July Presidents Cup: Round 4, 23 rd June Bleakley Memorial Board Event: Saturday 21 st June (4BBB Par). Good golfing to everyone. Peter Jackson Captain SMOKING IS OFF THE MENU From August 1, 2017 in Victoria, smoking will be banned in outdoor areas at hospitality and food venues during the times food is available. This ban also applies to e-cigarettes and shisha tobacco. Please respect the right of of everyone to enjoy clean air, by not smoking in outdoor eating areas. 3

4 Ladies Golf Since the last Newsletter, we have had a very busy and enjoyable couple of months of golf. President v Captain Stableford was played on Thursday 5th April. 59 women competed, with the Captain s team winning for the 3rd year in a row. Scores were average 28.2 stableford for the President and 29 points for the Captain s team. It was a fun day with everyone getting into the spirit of the challenge. Winners Kerri Harvey, Captain Helen Burke, Lorraine Mitchell & Lil Mayer Our Golden Putter on 19 th of April was a very successful event. It was the biggest field that we have had in the past few years. 110 women playing 4BBB Par on a beautiful day. The Clubhouse was full afterwards with everyone having lunch and drinks. Winners on the day were Robyn Watts and Sharon Wynne with 7up on a c/b from Colleen Dix and Leanne Taylor. Our new sponsor Rod Shurdington, Financial Planning was represented by Clair, who presented the trophies. As well as the Golden Putters, the winners also received $100 vouchers to be spent at a Murray River course. Donated by our chef, Chris Seers. Sharon Wynne & Robyn Watts Medal winners in April and May have been Julie Wirth with an excellent score of The May Medal was won by Melika Toy with an excellent score of , and Gail Jenner was the winner of the Saturday Medal with a score of Melika and Gail were first time Medal winners. The Championships were played in cool and windy weather conditions, but we were very fortunate to complete the 4 rounds without getting wet. We had 54 entries- A grade - 12, B grade 27 and C grade Players who could not play in all four rounds played in the Daily Competitions. Championship winners were Jenny McRae, A Grade and Club Champion for the 20th time, A Grade handicap - Julie Obst, B Grade - Peg Muszkieta, Handicap - Joy Tonkin, C Grade - Wendy Rule and Handicap - Shirley Quick. The Puss Smith trophy was won by Joy Tonkin. Jenny McRae Peg Muszkieta Wendy Rule Joy Tonkin Congratulations to all the winners and all those who played in the competition! A huge thankyou to Latus Jewellers for your continued sponsorship of the Championships. It is very much appreciated. Joy Tonkin, Julie Obst & Shirley Quick 4

5 Barb Uebergang, Chris Buwalda & Kerrin Smith The helloworld Travel Classic was competed for last Thursday, 31st of May. We had a fantastic field of 112 entries, with the winners Kerrin Smith and Barb Uebergang +10, and runners-up Marge Rich and Donna O Connor with +8. Also, a hole-in one by Annabelle Plowright on the 15th, and an eagle on the 12th by Sally Hood! Fantastic girls and great scores everyone! This is the biggest field for one of our open days for quite a while. Thanks to Chris Buwalda, the winners will enjoy a trip for 2 to Tasmania. Chris Seers Catering provided some vouchers for the runners-up. Thanks also for your support Chris. The entries for our women s club competitions and open days are increasing continually. In April and May, apart from our recent open days with entries of 110 and 112, we have averaged almost 60 players in all events. This is due in no small part to the commitment to provide a varied and interesting fixture. Also, having everyone in the Clubhouse after golf to enjoy a coffee and/or a meal, followed by presentation of the results makes for a great day of golf with friends. Raffles conducted have raised over $6 000 in the last 7 months. Thankyou everyone! Happy golfing, President Julie Neumann & Captain Helen Burke Photo Gallery Championship Trophy table Colleen Dix & Leanne Taylor Donna O Connor & Marge Rich 15 th hole Annabelle Plowright Sally Hood & Annabelle Plowright Louise Cameron, Lil Dwyer, Michelle Blain and Frances Dalton, 5

6 Autumn Tournament report The Autumn Tournament was held over the three days starting on Friday 13 th April. The Friday event was a 4BBB Par event with Golden Putters as the prize. This was won by John and Brad Gillin with a very good score of 11 up. It was terrific to see John travel up from Warrnambool and win the event with his grandson Brad. A great thrill for them both. The ladies played 4BBB Par with the winners being Marg Moore and Pauline Salter with 9 up. The Saturday event was a four person Texas Stableford, the winners being Iain McNee, Mark Douglas, Ron Dodds and David Rule with an aggregate score of 117 points. The Ladies winners were Frances Dalton, Lil Dwyer, Michelle Blain and Louise Cameron from Port Fairy with 124 points (14 points clear of 2 nd! ). John Gillin & Bradley Gillin Sunday was a 4 person Ambrose, the winners being Graeme Puckle, David Gebert, Scott Grover and Pat Dunn with a net score of 56. The Ladies winners were Frances Dalton, Lil Dwyer, Michelle Blain and Louise Cameron from Port Fairy with 59 3/8. The Port Fairy ladies loved our course and the weather conditions! (Ladies pictured above in the photo gallery). Thank you to Betta Home Living for the trophies for 1 st place on Sunday. David Gebert, Scott Grover, Graeme Puckle & Pat Dunn Welcome to new members to Horsham Golf Club Full Members - Barry Cross & Jamie Nield 2 Day Members - Selwyn Ellis, Jeffrey Tracey & Jennifer Noonan U 21 - Baillie Batchelor Country Members - William (Bill) Hayes, Hugo Papst, Greg Earle, Stephen Johnston & Richard Hacknell Functions We have been busy in the Bar with both functions and golfers. Fortunately, Olivia and Ellena have been able to help out during their holidays from their studies, as both Shonie and Amy are on leave - Shonie is in Queensland enjoying the warm weather, and Amy is exploring Europe. The annual visit from the Southern Cross golfers from South Australia and Victoria will take place again over the long weekend - we hope they enjoy their weekend of golf with us. New manager Paul will be coming out to our next member s carvery night, which is Friday the 15 th June. Amy & Hayley Functions 6

7 Catering There is a chance to win tickets to Etihad Stadium to watch Western bulldogs VS North Melbourne. Raffle tickets available from Monday 4 th June and winners announced on June 15th carvery night. $5 per ticket with the game on Saturday 23rd June. The Carvery will be roast and dessert for $25 and also have pot and Parma for $25 Chris Seers Catering Course Development Committee Normal day to day activities on maintaining the golf course have continued. The course has remained in great condition thanks very much to the efforts of Superintendent Rod, Ayden and Nick. There has been minor renovations done to the greens following the Championships, mainly in the form of aeration using solid tines. The holes created should disappear within 5 days or so. The volunteer work continued in the period leading up to the Autumn Tournament but it has been difficult to continue this given this event was followed by the ladies and men s club championships and the helloworld event. The volunteer program will continue and, while being focused on Thursday mornings, this doesn t have to be the case for everyone. Rod would welcome anyone available to help at any time as there is always work to be done. Rob Pizzoni has started tackling the annoying rabbit problem again but Rob also really needs help to cover the large area involved. Anyone who can assist Rob with this activity as well would also be greatly appreciated. Anyone who has time and can help out at any time should contact Rod Gillin. A considerable effort has been put into developing a machinery and equipment register that can used and regularly updated to plan for equipment replacements, particularly planning for the funding of these. A 10-year forward look equipment replacement plan has been prepared, but replacements are still subject to available funding. In general, the equipment is performing well but as items age, they will require ever increasing annual maintenance and repair. The bunker raker is an example which was taken out of service for a couple of weeks for repairs. Finally, foot prints in the bunkers and damage to the bunker faces remain an ongoing problem. I received a report from one of the Saturday morning golfers that some bunkers on that morning were a disgrace. This is not good news and the messages we have been trying to convey to members about raking up the bunkers and not entering and leaving the bunkers at the low points are obviously not working for some members. It is incumbent on all members to watch out for this and advise/help playing partners look after the bunkers correctly. I would like to add that, at the Junior Championships at Nhill recently, a junior competitor advised an adult of the correct procedure of entering and leaving the bunkers. How refreshing is that! Peter Jackson Chairman, Course Development Committee Monday Social Ladies Monday golf continues on. Always available for anyone wanting a 9 hole hit, while at the same time, new ladies learn the many aspects of the game including etiquette, while improving their skills. Just when we wonder, where is??? she turns up! It is especially pleasing to see Tuesday/Thursday fields continually bolstered with ladies who began, or mostly play on Mondays. Recent Championship results 7

8 say it all - Peg and Wendy (B and C winners) and Joy and Shirley (B and C nett winners). It was also great to see the number of ladies having a go at stroke during the Championships. Congratulations also to Barb Uebergang and Kerrin Smith on their helloworld win. From June to the end of August, Monday golf begins from 9.00 am and clinics will be planned once Paul Riley (Manager/Pro) arrives at the Club. June is our Back 9 month and Stableford is mostly offered. If you know of any potential lady players now is the time to encourage them to come and join us. Julie Obst Early Bird Report No Report Russell has been too busy holidaying!!! Hole-In-One Competition New competition started Any member (male and female) of our club can join the Hole-In-One Club by contributing $50 payable at the bar; (money to be accompanied by an entry form which provides basic players details). The money collected sits there until early November. At this point 50% of the fees are allocated evenly between those lucky enough to have had a hole in one during the year in an official event at HGC. If 100 players entered at $50 each then the pool of $5000 x 50% ($2500) would be distributed to those achieving a hole in one. If only 1 player had a hole in one they would get the $2500. If 10 players had a hole in one then each would get $250. The remaining 50% is distributed amongst the other players via a shoot off from 100, 125 and 150 metres distance from the 18th or 9th hole prior to Sunday Brunch. Any hole in one on the shootout is regarded as occurring after the main competition has closed and would only be paid out as nearest the pin on that day. On the shootout day each club member will have 3 shots from each distance and the winner for each grade will receive 1/2 of the 50% pool. Grades are handicapped based and will include male and female players within that handicap bracket. If a player cannot participate in the shootout they can nominate a proxy who has a handicap within one shot of their own. If no-one was lucky enough to get a hole in one during the year 50% of the pool will be distributed via the shoot off and the 50% is put on the bar for food and drinks instead of players paying for the whole luncheon. A bit of fun for all. Have a crack and support your club. Junior Golf Wanted a Junior Golf Coordinator. Bec McIntyre has resigned from this position. If you are interested in helping out, please let Peter or Helen know and they can point you in the right direction. Golf Shop News It has been fairly busy in the Proshop at the moment with the move to within the clubhouse, so will touch on a few key points that are of interest. - Obviously shop location has changed - New Footjoy range has just arrived (apparel, shoes) 8

9 - New Taylormade m3, m4 gear is available to demo (woods only) - New Callaway Rogue gear is available to demo - Expecting Under Armour items to arrive in July - Still trying to clear old stock, so we are open to offers on certain items Jenny McRae, Lewis Gebert & Jordy Briggs Membership discussion paper link: Have you changed your contact details lately? Contact Admin in person, by phone or admin@horshamgolfclub.com. Have you liked Horsham Golf Club on Facebook yet? The official site has the picture on the left as the Horsham Golf Club From Simon Magdulski Director Rules & Handicapping, Golf Australia The R&A and the United States Golf Association have announced the finalised changes to the Rules of Golf. The new rules come into effect on January 1, For details of the announcement on the 2019 Rules please go to the following page of the Golf Australia website Players and officials are reminded that the current edition of the Rules of Golf (2016) must be applied when playing or competing for the remainder of

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