Eagle The Off icial Newsletter of Rambagh Golf Club Edition-1, 2013 NEW YEAR BASH! The bas h in full swing Jam-packe d dome with pulsating music Dres sed to thei r be st.... Welcoming the new year with buddies
Party's not over yet... Members and guests jigging to the beats of DJ Ravish Another view of the rollicking party Having a ball of a time Look who' s dancing too... 2
Last but not The Least New Year's Bash Prizes Judges of the evening Ms. Madhu Sharma, Dr. Anju Mathur & Ms. Sneha Ahuja Mr. & Mrs. Kamal Bordia receiving Best Dancing Couple (senior) prize from Dr. Amit & Dr. Anju Mathur Mr. Rafeek Khan presenting the prize the Evening's Best Dressed Man to Mr. Vaibhav Patni for Mr. & Mrs. Neeraj & Seema Lakhi receiving Best Dancing Couple prize from Dr. Amit & Dr. Anju Mathur The Jury presenting the prize for the Most Elegant Man (senior) to Mr. Prakash Sharma Mr. & Mrs Rajesh & Sneha Ahuja presenting the Made For Each Other Couple prize to Mr. Vijay Singh & Ms. Rita 3
MONTHLY GOLF TOURNAMENT December, 2012 RESULT SHEET TOTAL PARTICIPANTS 105 H'cap 00-09 Winner - Gyanesh Sharma - 35 Points Runner Up - Rajkumar Nain - 35 Points H'cap 10-18 Winner - R.K. Gupta - 35 Points Runner Up - Kailash Joshi - 32 Points H'cap 19-24 Winner - S.N. Chauhan - 38 Points Runner Up - Sanjeev Singh - 33 Points Best Lady Golfer Winner - Afsan Fatima - 30 Points Best Veteran Golfer Winner - Randhir Singh - 29 Points Best Junior Golfer Winner - Vaqas Ahmed - 32 Points Nearest To Pin - Rahul Kanwat 3 Ft. Longest Drive - Sanjeev Singh -286 Yrds Kudos to Hole-In-Oners! S.No. Name of Member Date of Hole-In-One Hole No. 1. Purnima Seth 1st November, 2012 4 2. Shailendra Sandhu 8th November, 2012 4 3. Kunal Bafna 11th December, 2012 11 Captain Vikram Singh presenting the Winner's trophy to Mr. Gyanesh Sharma JUNIOR GOLF PROGRAMME Ms. Afsan Fatima receiving the Best Lady Golfer's trophy The club has initiated a coaching programme to reach the larger population of children in Jaipur. The aim is to eventually have schools include golf in their sports curriculum. Our pilot project with Maharaja Sawai Man Singh Vidhyalaya (MSMSV) started on the 15th of Feb. 87 children, primarily in the age group of 8 to 12, have joined our first batch. They are being coached for two months by seven coaches who have agreed to impart instruction at a nominal fee. The children have been charged Rs. 1500 for our 2 month Level 1 programme. The coaching syllabus has been prepared in co-ordination with Director of the National Golf Academy / Chief Coach of the Indian Amateur Team, Mr. Jassi Grewal. A pictorial booklet explaining the game of golf and its fundamentals is also a part of the course kit provided to the children. The Junior Golf Programme (JGP) is working on getting the govt. to allot us land in the MSMSV and Vidyadhar Nagar Stadium to establish practice ranges. This further will enhance our reach to spread golf amongst the larger population of Jaipur. I would like to take this opportunity to ask members to come forward & offer their assistant, either in the capacity of a substitute coach, or, in any other capacity that they may think may help the RGC's JGP. Mrityunja Singh, Director, Junior Golf Programme. 4
JUNIOR GOLF TOURNAMENT October, 2012 Boys S.No. Age Group Holes Prize Name 1. 10 to 12 yrs 18 holes Winner Deepkaran S.Thakkar 2. 10 to 12 yrs 18 holes Runner Up Shaurya Baid 3. 13 to 14 yrs 18 holes Winner Vaqas Ahmed 4. 13 to 14 yrs 18 holes Runner Up Ramansh Sharma 5. 15 to 16 yrs 18 holes Winner Mahipat Singh 6. 15 to 16 yrs 18 holes Runner Up Adhirath Choudhary Girls S.No. Holes Prize Name 1. 9 holes Winner Divya Jain 2. 9 holes Runner Up Sneha Tandon 3. 18 holes Winner Komal Choudhary 4. 18 holes Runner Up Afshan Fatima Captain Vikram Singh presenting the Winner's trophy to the Deepkaran S. Thakkar November, 2012 Total 15 children participated in the tournament Age Group 10 to 12 years Winner Vishrut Kumar 20 points Runner Up Sneha 17 points Age Group 13 to 16 years Winner Ramansh Sharma 29 points Runner Up Pranjal Acharya 27 points Mahipat Singh receiving the trophy for being the winner in the age group of 15-16 years Prizes were distributed by Superintendent of Police, Mr. Mohesh Choudhary. One sleeve of golf balls were issued to winner/ runner up by Mr. Prahlad Singh Jadeja December, 2012 S.No. Age Group Holes Prize Name 1. 10 to 12 yrs 9 holes Winner Yashita Kumar 2. 10 to 12 yrs 18 holes Best Gross Vishrut Kumar Best Net Kanak Narayan 3. 12 to 16 yrs 18 holes Best Gross Vaqas Ahmed Best Net Afshan Fatima Vishrut Kumar receiving the trophy for Best Gross Points in the November Tournament I f you watch a game, it's fun. If you play it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf. Bob Hope Kanak Narayan receiving the trophy for Best Net (10 to 12 yrs) in the December Tournament 5
SENIOR CITIZENS' TOURNAMENT - OCT., 2012 Age Group of 60-70 Years Winner - 00-18 H'cap - Mr. Maliram Bilwal - 17(40) Runner Up - 00-18 H'cap - Mr. N.S. Rathore - 17(42) Winner - 19-24 H'cap - Mr. Nandan Nadgar - 16 Runner Up - 19-24 H'cap - Dr. R.S. Choudhary - 16 This tournament was sponsored by Mr. Randhir Singh Choudhary Age Group of 70 Years & Above Winner - 00-18 H'cap - Dr. S.S. Rathore - 15(46) Runner Up - 00-18 H'cap - Col. O.P. Drall - 11(48) Winner - 19-24 H'cap - Mr. S.C. Tiwari - 16(46) Runner Up - 19-24 H'cap - Mr. R.K. Sharma - 14(47) Best Lady Golfer - Ms. Purnima Seth Nearest to Pin Hole No. 4 - Dr. S C Uppal Nearest to Pin Hole No. 6 - Mr. Anil Tholia Longest Drive Hole No. 9 - Mr. Randhir Singh Mr. R. S. Choudhary presenting the Runner Up trophy to Mr. N.S. Rathore S. K. MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT - NOV., 2012 In the memory of Late Shri Shashi Kuchhal, the S.K. Memorial Golf Tournament was organized at the Rambagh Golf Club in Jaipur. 150 players participated in the one day tourney in various categories. The Chief Guests for the day Princess Diya Kumari of Jaipur and the Mayor of Jaipur, Ms. Jyoti Khandelwal gave away trophies and awards to the winners. The format of the tourney was scramble. Winners in Veteran category (3 under) were Mr. R.S. Choudhary, Mr. Hem Singh Khangarot, Mr. Mali Ram and Mr. Randhir Singh. In the women category (1 over) winners were Ms. Ruchie Mehta, Ms. Sunita Mehra, Ms. Ritu Oberoi and Ms. Komal Choudhary. The winners (11 UNDER ) of the tournament were Mr. Sunil Dutt (Captain), Mr. Neeraj Lakhi, Mr. Sachendar Mishra and Mr. Surendar Yadav. While Runner Ups (10 UNDER) were Mr. Murshid Ahmed (Captain ), Mr. Rakesh Meena, Mr. Sukhvir Saini and Mr. Shalendar Sandhu. Mr. Karan Singh was the winner of the Longest Drive (304 yards) while Mr. Rakesh Kumar Meena was winner of the Closest to Pin (5'9 ). 6
EXPAT CUP GOLF TOUR - 13-14 Oct., 2012 RESULT SHEET Winner Expat Winner Indian Runner Up Expat Runner Up Indian Winner Longest Drive ( Expat) (Fairway No.14) Winner Longest Drive (Indian) (Fairway No.14) Winner Closest to Pin (Expat) (Hole No.6) Winner Closest to Pin (Indian) (Hole No.6) Winner Ladies Kolan Wentzel Shailendra Sandhu Keoun Ok Lim Haider Ali Keuneh Lyn -251 yrds. Aditya Kaul -330 yrds. Doulat Kuanysher -7'2 Vishrut Somani -7'1 Flara Tan Additional Prize by RGC H,CAP 00-16 Winner Krishana Haritwal Runner Up Satish Rajoria 17 24 Winner Jasmeet S. Sodi Runner Up Randhir Singh His Excellency, H.M. Majeke from South Africa presenting the trophy to Mr. Kolan Wentzel (top) and Mr. Keoun Ok Lim (bottom) PGTI FEEDER TOURNAMENT - Oct. 22-25, 2012 Name Total PAR Rahul Bajaj 204-6 Mandeo Singh Pathania 207-3 Akshay Sharma 207-3 Manoj Kumar 208-2 Pradyumna Barbora 209-1 Captain Vikram Singh presenting the Cheque to the winner Mr. Rahul Bajaj love to play golf, and that's my arena. And you can characterize it and Idescribe it however you want, but I have a love and a passion for getting that ball in the hole and beating those guys. Tiger Woods 7
COURSE UPDATE Winters came late but with vengeance. The Greens battled hard with frost and hailstorms. A doze of 'Thio-urea' worked very well and our turf survived. The seasonal weed called poa annua showed up with preponderance. It caught the attention of many golfers and specially those who were concerned more than normal about the well being of our course. Their concerns were well founded but got smoked with misplaced myths. This weed is a common feature on all the courses during winters. Our fairway grass is of a type which stands high temperatures and thrives in summers as we have such a climate for major part of the year. While the fairway grass lies dormant during winters the weed thrives and we see that all over. Secondly, extra care and sufficient watering, which we ensured this time, also helped weeds to germinate that much faster. The nature and condition of the drain water makes difficult for seeds of poa annua to survive and the myth that sewerage water brings weed is not well founded. Most of the seeds of poa annua get transported with hay and wind. May be horses in our neighbourhood could be one possibility. We also do not have expensive vacuum cleaners necessary for removing seeds and other impurities from the fairways after the mowers have done their job. We are in a process of formulating weed management strategy and next season we hope to control it better. Pruning of the trees both for botanical and golfing reasons was undertaken to make the course better. The pruning and lopping of trees is a routine process and necessary for healthy trees. Some of the trees were lopped to make fairway alignments safer as well as allow golfers to try regulation golf shots. Winters is a good time to do the pruning as it allows sunlight reaching the grass which would have otherwise been in shade and perhaps not survived the cold. Courtesy Captain, the Course got an aesthetic lift by wind-washed rocks, artistically sprinkled around. A new hut has been constructed near Tee No 10 which was long standing demand of the members. Now it can also house starter and water point staff. The construction of safety net- dome range for warming up and practice near Tee No 1 has commenced and we should be able to inaugurate the same by April. With the golf traffic increasing every day time available for maintenance is shrinking. There is a proposal for keeping the course closed for a day in a week. Awaiting brighter and warm sun the course promises better playing conditions ahead. Col. Raj Singh Bhown, Convener, Course Committee RGC Staff Connect Mr. Jitendra Kumar Year of joining : 2006 Work shop In-Charge Mr. Heera Singh Year of joining : 1996 Peon olf is game of respect and sportsmanship; we have to respect its traditions and Gits rules. Jack Nicklaus olf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated; it satisfies the soul and Gfrustrates the intellect. It is at the same time rewarding and maddening - and it is without a doubt the greatest game mankind has ever invented. Arnold Palmer 8
LONG DRIVE Dr. Sohan Singh Rathore Date of Birth 14 December, 1933 Started playing Golf at the age of 36 years (1969) brought half set from Holland and started playing at Bikaner Sardul Club having 18 holes. Playing 3 days a week at Rambagh Golf Club, Jaipur from 1996 till date. Participated in various tournaments. Dr. Rathore has been winner / runner up in: Winner Runner up 1983 Deputy Commissioner Golf Cup Ludhiana 1998 Samod Cup Jaipur 1991 P.A.U. Golf Club Cup Ludhiana 1999 Lancer Cup Jaipur 1993 Deputy Commissioner Golf Cup Ludhiana 2010 Doctors League, Jaipur 1994 Ajit Singh Cup Ludhiana 2012 Senior Citizen Cup, Jaipur 2012 Senior Citizen Cup, Jaipur. Mr. P.S. Bhatnagar Date of Birth 19 August, 1933 Handicap 24 Keppal Golf Club Singapore 1979 Mr. Bhatnagar has won the following tournaments during his Golfing tenure: 1981 PSA Cup 'C' Category 18-24 1983 Club President's Cup Naurn Golf Club 'B' Category) 14-18 RGC Vyasya Plate 2008 RGC Tata Indicom Best Senior Citizen Trophy Dr. S.S. Chadda Date of Birth 10 March,1927 Started playing 1969 in Nigeria RGC Membership 1989 Present Handicap 30 Won three tournaments in the years1988, 1989 and 1990. Dr. Chadda plays regularly at the Club. Mr. S.S. Kaul Date of Birth 22 August, 1932 RGC Membership 1975 Handicap 21 He was Hony. Secretary of the Club in the year 1977 Mr. Kaul has played numerous tournaments namely: Lt. General Himmeth Singh Cup Golf Tournament Runner Up 2001 Mayur Golf Invitation Golf Championship- Runner Up Veteran 2001 Samod Open Golf Tournament Net Winner Veteran 9
MEMBERS' CONNECT K. Kumar Sabikhi I.A.S (Retd.) Golf is a game that can be played upto the last day of one's life. It is needless to say the popularity of this game is touching heights of popularity. It is a pleasure to play on the beautiful and well maintained course of the RGC. The facilities provided by the Club are commendable. It is high-time that the Club may now think of some family oriented programmes for its members. Ever since, I have been introduced to this game I have come to realize what passion is. I love to unwind by playing a game of golf amidst vast and lush expenses of greenery at the RGC. Playing tournaments here gives me a kind of excitement which I used to feel way back when I was in college or school. Indeed, the Club has come a long way since its inception, has grown manifolds in terms of facilities and ambience. However, I would appreciate an effort by the club in holding some kind of workshops at regular intervals wherein, tips are given to players by experts to improve their games. I wish the Club success and happy golfing to all the members. Abha Gupta Director, Champa( Centre for Ethnic arts and Handicrafts) Being a member, its an absolute pleasure to see the Club getting transformed as far as look and feel is concerned. The cerebral thought and efforts put in by people concerned and their teams is highly appreciable. The Club offers everything that is required for it to be compared with any other state of art outlet across the country. At the same time, I personally feel that the Club needs to have a 'Code of Conduct'. Once it is effectively implemented it will receive appreciation from a majority of the members. Sandeep Yadav Ex Director (Data Business), MTS It is usually difficult to keep everyone happy but I must say, the present committee of the RGC knows how to do it. Be it excellent maintenance of the golf course or the sumptuous preparations at the restaurant or an immaculate gym and swimming pool, the club has got a fillip over the recent past and it is widely visible. The revival of the club newsletter is also a great initiative. Keep up the good work. Big thumbs up for the efforts guys! 10 Prateek Arora Dear Golfers, We welcome your suggestions and inputs for our Newsletter. Do send us your articles at rgceagle@gmail.com. If you wish to advertise and open gateways to 1900 members of this prestigious club do contact the club office. Rajesh Ahuja, Editor, 'Eagle' RGC Newsletter
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