Golf Course Drive Off Panalatinga Road, Woodcroft SA 5162 Phone 8325 0046 Fax 8325 1020 Professional and Golf Bookings 8325 1636 Functions 8325 0046 www.thaxtedparkgolfclub.com.au 1
THAXTED PARK GOLF CLUB INC. OFFICE BEARERS 2017 President Jamie Dunnicliff Vice-President Gary Jackson Captain David Murdock Vice-Captain Rod Kersten Committee Brian James Sue Smallacombe Darryl Scott Mark Illman Manager Adam Hays Professionals Jay Fuss Emma Ash 2
Business hours Office Monday to Friday 9-00am to 5.00pm Golf pro Monday 7.30am - 6.00pm Tuesday 8.00am - 5.00pm Wednesday 6.30am - 6.00pm Thursday 8.00am - 5.00pm Friday 7.30am - 5.30pm Friday Twilight 7.30am - 6.00pm Saturday and Sunday 6.30am - 6.00pm Public Holidays 6.30am - 5.30pm Bar Opening times Monday 11.00am Tuesday 12.00 noon Wednesday 10.00am Thursday 11.00am Friday 11.00am Saturday 10.00am Sunday 10.00am Closing times determined by patronage Kitchen Snack food available when the Bar is open. Thursday 11.30am 2.00pm Friday Night Meals- 5.00pm- 8.30pm Saturday 10.30am 3.00pm Sunday by arrangement for trade groups Look for changes to kitchen opening hours through 2017 3
Reciprocal clubs + A small green fee may apply. % means % of guest green fee rate Members intending to transfer or visit interstate may obtain full particulars from the office. South Australia Bordertown Lake Albert Loxton + Millicent Port Lincoln Whyalla Western Australia Melville Glades Seaview Northern Territory Alice Springs Queensland Ayr Gailes New South Wales South Broken Hill Bankstown Queanbeyan Singleton Coober Pedy Blue Lake Mt. Gambier Naracoorte Port Pirie Kingston Penola Darwin Helensvale Oxley Wentworth + Broken Hill Golf & Country Club Cootamundra 4
Victoria Bendigo Hamilton Patterson River% Waverley Bunninyong Kooringal + Queenscliffe Tasmania Claremont Hobart Riverside Launceston New Zealand Hamilton Golf Club St Andrews Remuera Taupo Papua New Guinea Lae Qatar Doha Malaysia Sabah GOLD PASS GOLF CLUBS Thaxted Park Full 7 Day members are entitled to 5 rounds annually at the following Clubs The Stirling Golf Club Mt Barker- Hahndorf GC Gawler- Sandy Creek South Lakes GC Please see office for Cards 5
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December 2016 Mon 19 Stableford Tues 20 Wed 21 Stableford Thur 22 Ladies- Stableford 9 & 18 hole Fri 23 Twilight Sat 24 Christmas Eve Stableford Sponsor Absolute Retaining Sun 25 Christmas Day Course Closed 9
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December 2016 / January 2017 Mon 26 Boxing Day- Public Holiday Stableford Tues 27 Proclamation Day- Public Holiday Stableford Wed 28 Stableford Thur 29 Ladies-Stableford 9 & 18 hole Fri 30 Twilight Sat 31 New Year s Eve 2 Ball Ambrose Sun 1 New Year s Day Stableford 11
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January 2017 Mon 2 Stableford- Public Holiday Tues 3 Wed 4 Stableford Thur 5 Ladies- Stableford 9 & 18 holes Fri 6 Twilight Sat 7 Stroke- Monthly Medal Sponsor- Holdfast Insurance New format- Gross & Nett events Sun 8 Stableford 13
We can assist you with Insurance for Business Packages Industrial Special Risk Liability Commercial Motor Household Corporate Travel Private Motor Marine 14
January 2017 Mon 9 Stableford Tues 10 Wed 11 Stableford Thur 12 Ladies- Stableford 9 & 18 holes Fri 13 Twilight Sat 14 Stroke Sun 15 Stableford- 4BBB 15
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January 2017 Mon 16 Stableford Tues 17 Wed 18 Stableford Thur 19 Ladies- Stableford 9 & 18 holes Fri 20 Twilight 2016 Club Presentation Dinner Sat 21 Opening of the season Stableford Noel Gill Driver Sun 22 Stableford 17
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January 2017 Mon 23 Stableford Tues 24 Stableford Wed 25 Stableford Thur 26 Australia Day- Public Holiday Ladies-Stableford 9 & 18 holes Fri 27 Twilight Sat 28 Stroke Sun 29 Stableford 19
THAXTED PARK HOLDINGS LIMITED INVESTING IN YOUR CLUB S FUTURE If you were offered the following 1. a bigger and better clubhouse 2. improved course 3. upgraded facilities and an opportunity to invest money, how would you respond? For more information, contact the Office on Ph.8325 0046 20
February 2017 Mon 30 Stableford Tues 31 Wed 1 Stableford Thur 2 Ladies- Stableford 9 & 18 holes Fri 3 Twilight Sat 4 Stroke Monthly Medal Sponsor- Thaxted Park Holdings Sun 5 Aggregate 2 ball Stableford Club event Cricket International 21
February 2017 Mon 6 Stableford Tues 7 Wed 8 Stableford Thur 9 Ladies- Open Day 4BBB Draw Fri 10 Twilight Sat 11 Langman Cup- Qualifying Rd 4BBB Stableford Sun 12 Stableford 22
February 2017 Mon 13 Stableford Tues 14 Wed 15 Stableford Thur 16 Ladies- Par ISPS Handa Women s Australian Open- Royal Adelaide Rd 1 Fri 17 Twilight ISPS Handa Women s Australian Open- Royal Adelaide Rd 2 Sat 18 Stroke-Langman Cup- Quarter finals ISPS Handa Women s Australian Open- Royal Adelaide Rd 3 Sun 19 Stableford ISPS Handa Women s Australian Open- Royal Adelaide Rd 4 23
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February 2017 Mon 20 Stableford Tues 21 Wed 22 Stableford Thur 23 Ladies- Stroke 1 st President - 1 st Davis Cup 1 st Monthly Medal Fri 24 Twilight Sat 25 Stableford Langman Cup Semi final Sun 26 Stableford 25
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February/March 2017 Mon 27 Stableford Tues 28 Wed 1 Stroke Thur 2 Ladies- Stableford, 1 st Captain 1 st Eclectic Fri 3 Twilight Sat 4 Stroke- Monthly medal Sponsor- SmallPRINT Langman Cup Final Sun 5 Stableford McMillian Shield 27
March 2017 Mon 6 Course Closed for Greens Coring Tues 7 Course Closed for Greens Coring Wed 8 Stableford Thur 9 Ladies- 1 st Rd Club Championships 1 st International Fri 10 Twilight Sat 11 Stableford Sponsor- S.A Tree Recyclers Sun 12 Stableford Foursomes Championship 28
Providing Thaxted Park with energy solutions 29
March 2017 Mon 13 Adelaide Cup Public Holiday Stableford Tues 14 Ladies- 2 nd Round Club Championships Wed 15 Par Thur 16 Ladies 3 rd Rd Club Championships Fri 17 St Patricks Day Twilight Sat 18 Stroke Thaxted Park Presidential Cup Draft Night Dinner 7pm Sun 19 Bite the Bullet Anti-Cancer Day 4 ball Ambrose 30
March 2017 Mon 20 Stableford Tues 21 SGG- Ladies Pennant Div 2 v South Lakes Wed 22 Stableford Thur 23 Ladies- Stableford Fri 24 Twilight Sat 25 Par Sun 26 Stableford 31
March/ April 2017 Mon 27 Stableford SGG- Ladies Pennant Bye Tues 28 Wed 29 Stableford Thur 30 Ladies-4 th Rd Club Championships Fri 31 Twilight Sat 1 Stroke Monthly Medal Sponsor- Energy Busters Sun 2 Par End of Daylight savings 3am (-1hr) 32
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April 2017 Mon 3 Stableford SGG- Ladies Pennant Div 1 v Vic Harbour Div 2 v McLaren Vale Tues 4 Wed 5 Stableford Thur 6 Ladies- Finals Club Championships Fri 7 Sat 8 Stableford Sun 9 Stableford 34
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April 2017 Mon 10 Stableford SGG- Ladies Div 1 v McCracken Div 2 v Victor Harbor Tues 11 Wed 12 Stroke Thur 13 Ladies- Stroke 2 nd Monthly Medal 2 nd President Fri 14 Good Friday- Easter Public Holiday Sat 15 Easter weekend Stableford 4BBB Sun 16 Easter weekend Stableford 36
April 2017 Mon 17 Easter Monday- Public Holiday Stableford Tues 18 SGG- Ladies Div 1 v South Lakes Div 2 v Lady Bay Wed 19 Stableford Thur 20 Stableford, 2 nd Captain, 1st Fossey Fri 21 Sat 22 Stroke 1 st Rd 2017 Presidential Cup Sun 23 Stableford 37
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April 2017 Mon 24 Stableford SGG- Ladies Div 1 v Willunga Div 2 v McCracken Tues 25 Anzac Day Public Holiday Wed 26 Stableford Thur 27 Par, 3 rd President Fri 28 Sat 29 Aggregate Stableford - Pairs Sun 30 Stableford 39
May 2017 Mon 1 Stableford SGG- Ladies Div 1 v Willunga Div 2 v TBA Tues 2 Wed 3 Stableford Thur 4 Stableford Fri 5 Sat 6 Sun 7 Stroke Monthly Medal Sponsor- Label Express-Always Printing Start of Winter Eclectic Stableford 40
May 2017 Mon 8 Stableford SGG- Finals at Mt Compass A4 Pennant v Stirling Tues 9 Wed 10 Par Thur 11 Stroke, 3 rd Monthly Medal Fri 12 Sat 13 Stableford Sponsor- Woodcroft Tavern Sun 14 Stableford Simpson Cup at Blackwood B2 Pennants at Mt Osmond 41
Club Member: Roger Pearce 133 Main South Rd, O Halloran Hill SA 5158 Ph 8322 8274 Or give Buckets a ring on 0414 702 412 42
May 2017 Mon 15 Stableford A4 Pennant v Glenelg Tues 16 Wed 17 Stableford Thur 18 Ladies- Stableford, 3 rd Captain Fri 19 Sat 20 Stroke 2 nd Rd 2017 Presidential Cup Sun 21 Stableford Group 4 Challenge Day Simpson Cup at Grange (West) B2 Pennants at Highercombe 43
May 2017 Mon 22 Stableford. Ladies A4 at Kooyonga Women s Cleek 2 at The Stirling Tues 23 Wed 24 Stableford Thur 25 Ladies- Gala Day Mixed Canadian Foursomes Fri 26 Sat 27 Stableford Sun 28 Stableford 4BBB Simpson Cup at The Glenelg B2 Pennants at The Stirling 44
May/June 2017 Mon 29 Stableford Ladies A4 v The Vines Ladies Cleek 2 v The Vines Tues 30 Wed 31 Stableford Gordon Sykes Memorial Trophy Thur 1 Ladies- 1 st Rnd Handicap Foursomes Shylie Rymill Fri 2 Sat 3 Stroke Monthly Medal Sponsor- Spa Mart Doug Graham Memorial Sun 4 Stableford Simpson Cup at Southern B2 Pennants at Thaxted Park 45
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June 2017 Mon 5 Stableford Ladies- A4 v Grange Ladies- Cleek 2 v Glenelg Tues 6 Wed 7 Stableford Thur 8 Ladies 2 nd Rnd Handicap Foursomes Fri 9 Sat 10 Stableford Sun 11 Stableford Pennant break- Queens Birthday 47
June 2017 Mon 12 Queen s Birthday Public Holiday Stableford Tues 13 Wed 14 Stroke Thur 15 Ladies- Stableford, 4 th President, Davis Cup, 2 nd Fossey Fri 16 Sat 17 Stroke 3 rd Rd 2017 Presidential Cup Sun 18 Stableford Simpson Cup at Tea Tree Gully B2 Pennants at Regency Park 48
June 2017 Mon 19 Stableford Ladies- A4 v Kooyonga Ladies- Cleek 2 V T-Tree Gully Tues 20 Wed 21 Stableford Thur 22 Ladies- Stroke, 4 th Monthly Medal Fri 23 Sat 24 Stableford 4BBB Sun 25 Stableford Simpson Cup at Thaxted Park B2 Pennants at North Adelaide 49
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June / July 2017 Mon 26 Stableford- McLaren Vale Vets Ladies- A4 v T-Tree Gully Ladies- Cleek 2 v Westward Ho Tues 27 Wed 28 Stableford Thur 29 Ladies- Par, 5 th President Fri 30 Sat 1 Stroke Monthly Medal Sponsor- Desyn Homes Sun 2 Stableford Simpson Cup at Kooyonga B2 Pennants at West Lakes 51
July 2017 Mon 3 Stableford Ladies A4 final at Tea Tree Gully Ladies- Cleek 2 final at T-T Gully Tues 4 Wed 5 Stableford Veterans Trophy Thur 6 Ladies- Stableford, 4 th Captain 3 rd Fossey Fri 7 Sat 8 Par Frank Boswell Trophy Top 8 qualify for handicap stroke matchplay Sun 9 Stableford Simpson Cup Final at Royal Adel B2 Pennant Final at Flagstaff Hill 52
July 2017 Mon 10 Stableford Tues 11 Wed 12 Stableford Thur 13 Ladies- 4 Ball Ambrose Guest Day 9am Shotgun Fri 14 Christmas in July Sat 15 Stroke Quarter Final Frank Boswell Sponsor- Godfreys Noarlunga Sun 16 Stableford 4BBB 53
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July 2017 Mon 17 Stableford Tues 18 Ladies Southern Shield at Thaxted Park Wed 19 Stableford Thur 20 Ladies- Stroke, Monthly Medal Fri 21 Sat 22 Stableford Semi Final Frank Boswell Trophy 4 th Rd 2017 Presidential Cup Sun 23 Stableford 55
July 2017 Mon 24 Stableford Tues 25 Wed 26 Stableford Thur 27 Ladies- Fri 28 Sat 29 Stableford Final Frank Boswell Trophy Sun 30 Stableford 56
August 2017 Mon 31 Stableford Tues 1 Ladies- Southern Shield at Flagstaff Hill Wed 2 Stableford Thur 3 Ladies- Stroke, 6 th Monthly Medal Fri 4 Sat 5 Stroke Monthly Medal Captains Trophy Top 16 Qualify for handicap stroke matchplay Sponsor-DVM Accounting Sun 6 Par 57
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August 2017 Mon 7 Stableford Ladies- Southern Shield at Westward Ho Tues 8 Wed 9 Stableford Thur 10 Ladies- Stableford Fri 11 Sat 12 Stableford 1 st Final Captains Trophy Sun 13 Aggregate Stableford - Pairs 59
August 2017 Mon 14 Stableford Tues 15 Ladies- Southern Shield at The Vines Wed 16 Stroke Thur 17 Ladies- Par, Davis Cup Fri 18 Sat 19 Stroke Quarter Final Captains Trophy 5 th Rd 2017 Presidential Cup Sun 20 Stableford 60
August 2017 Mon 21 Stableford Tues 22 Ladies- Southern Shield at Blackwood Wed 23 Stableford Thur 24 Ladies- Stableford, 6 th President 4 th Fossey, 5 th Captain Fri 25 Sat 26 Par Semi Final Captains Trophy Sun 27 Stableford 61
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August/September 2017 Mon 28 Stableford Tues 29 Wed 30 Stableford Thur 31 Ladies- Stableford, 6 th Captain 5 th Fossey Fri 1 Royal Adelaide Show opens Sat 2 Stroke Monthly Medal Sponsor- Hilltop Cartridge Supplies Final Captains Trophy Sun 3 Stableford Father and Sons Day 63
September 2017 Mon 4 Stableford Tues 5 Wed 6 Stableford Thur 7 Ladies- GSA Open Day Canadian Foursomes Fri 8 Sat 9 Stableford Sun 10 Stableford Royal Adelaide show closes 64
September 2017 Mon 11 Stableford Ladies- SGC at Lady Bay Tues 12 Wed 13 Stableford Thur 14 Ladies- 1 st Rnd Club Foursomes Shyllie Rymil GSA Fri 15 Sat 16 Stroke Final Rd 2017 Presidential Cup Sun 17 Stableford 65
ULTRA CARCARE SA 137 Sherriffs Road Reynella SA, 5161 Phone: (08) 8322 6660 Discounts for Thaxted Park members 66
September 2017 Mon 18 Stableford Tues 19 Wed 20 Par Thur 21 Ladies- 2nd Rnd Club Foursomes Fri 22 Sat 23 Stableford Sun 24 Stableford 4BBB 67
September / October 2017 Mon 25 Stableford Tues 26 SGC AGM MtBarker/Hahndorf Wed 27 Stableford Thur 28 Ladies- Monthly Medal Final Stroke Fri 29 Sat 30 Stroke Sun 1 Stableford Start of daylight savings 2am (+1hr) 68
October 2017 Mon 2 Labour Day- Public Holiday Stableford Tues 3 Wed 4 Stableford Thur 5 Ladies- Stroke, 6 th President Fri 6 Twilight Sat 7 Stroke monthly medal Sponsor- Raine & Horne Sun 8 Stableford 69
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October 2017 Mon 9 Stableford Tues 10 Ladies- Cheesman Shield at Thaxted Park Wed 11 Stableford Thur 12 Ladies- Marthax Shield at The Vines Fri 13 Twilight Sat 14 Par Sun 15 Stableford- AM only Thaxted Park Fundraising Day 71
October 2017 Mon 16 Stableford Tues 17 Wed 18 Stroke Thur 19 Ladies- Stableford Fri 20 Twilight Sat 21 Stroke- Sponsor Raine & Horne 2017 Presidential Cup Dinner 7pm Sun 22 Stableford Mixed Foursomes Championships 72
October 2017 Mon 23 Course Closed for greens coring Tues 24 Course Closed for greens coring Wed 25 Stableford Thur 26 Ladies- Closing Day Fri 27 Twilight Sat 28 Stableford Sun 29 Stableford 73
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October/November 2017 Mon 30 Stableford Tues 31 Wed 1 Stableford Thur 2 Ladies- Stableford Fri 3 Twilight Sat 4 Stroke Monthly Medal Sponsor- Absolute Retaining Sun 5 Stableford 75
November 2017 Mon 6 Stableford Ladies- Southern Zone at The Vines Tues 7 Melbourne Cup Day Club Function Wed 8 Stableford Thur 9 Ladies- Stableford Fri 10 Twilight Sat 11 Stableford Sun 12 Stableford 76
November 2017 Mon 13 Stableford Ladies Southern Zone at Thaxted Park Tues 14 HOLDINGS AGM 6pm Wed 15 Par THAXTED PARK GOLF CLUB AGM 7pm Thur 16 Ladies- Stableford Fri 17 Twilight Sat 18 1 st Round Qualifying 2016 Schweppes Club Championships All grades, Senior & Junior Sun 19 Stableford 77
Proud Sponsors of the Club Championships and the Pennant Teams 78
November 2017 Mon 20 Stableford Tues 21 Wed 22 Stableford Thur 23 Ladies Xmas Ambrose Mixed Fri 24 Twilight Sat 25 2 nd Round 2016 Qualifying Schweppes Club Championship Sun 26 Par 79
November/December 2017 Mon 27 Stableford Tues 28 Wed 29 Stableford Gerry Calderbank Memorial Trophy Thur 30 Ladies- Par Fri 1 Twilight Sat 2 Sun 3 Club Championships Quarter Finals Stroke Monthly Medal Sponsor- Adelaide Heating & Cooling Medalist Championship Final Xmas Ambrose Course Closed 80
December 2017 Mon 4 Stableford Tues 5 Wed 6 Stroke Thur 7 Ladies- Fri 8 Twilight Sponsors Day Sat 9 Club Championships Semi Finals Stableford Sun 10 Stableford 4BBB 81
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December 2017 Mon 11 Stableford Tues 12 Wed 13 Stableford Thur 14 Ladies Xmas Lunch Fri 15 Twilight Sat 16 Club Championships Finals Xmas Ambrose- Stroke 4 person teams event Sun 17 Stableford 83
December 2017 Mon 18 Stableford Tues 19 Wed 20 Stableford Thur 21 Ladies- Stableford Fri 22 Twilight Sat 23 Stableford Sponsor- Ultra Car Care Sun 24 Christmas Eve Stableford 84
December 2017 Mon 25 Christmas Day- Course closed Tues 26 Boxing/Proclamation Day Public Holiday Wed 27 Stableford Thur 28 Ladies- Stableford Fri 29 Twilight Sat 30 2 Ball Ambrose Sun 31 New Year s Eve Stableford 85
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SERVICE DIRECTORY Accountant David Murdock DVM Accounting Phone 8326 2140 Air Conditioning Andrew Machin Adelaide Heating & Cooling 57 Main South Road O Halloran Hill Phone 8322 9111 Emailsales@aircon1.net.au Bakery Products Kronpuss Cakes Stuart Mason see Club bar staff for party menu or order directly for delivery to Club Phone No: 8346 2679 Bar Supplies Thirsty Camel- Woodcroft Cnr Bains & Panalatinga Rd Woodcroft 5162 Ph- 8325 1555 Fax- 8325 1300 Builders- Construction Builders- Retaining Ryan Shaw Desyn Homes Mbl 0430 192 700 ryan@theoagelis.com.au Mark Illman Absolute Retaining Mbl 0413 057 007 87
Car Care Cartrige Supplies Tony Johnson Ultra-Car Care SA 137 Sherriffs Road Reynella SA 5161 Ph 8322 6660 Discounts for TPGC Members Hilltop Cartridge Supplies Matt Fielder hilltopcart@yahoo.com.au Mobile: 0402 097 310 Energy Solutions Greg Munn Energy Busters Mbl 0414 905 848 gregm@sustainablesavings. com.au Insurance Holdfast Insurance Brokers Paul McGuire 62 Greenhill Rd, Wayville Ph 8273 0900 88
Landscaping Andrew Rooney Tree services S.A. Tree Recyclers Phone No: 0418 830 596 Lights and Fans Pool & Spa Printing Geoff Clemens Lights Down South 365 Main South Road Morphett Vale Phone No: 83842300 Roger Pearce Spa Mart 133 Main South Road O Halloran Hill Ph 8322 8274 Gary Jackson smallprint Australia Pty. Ltd www.smallprint.com.au Brendan Rock- Tony Barnwell & Pat Murray Label Express & Always Printing Phone No: 8322 9155 Mobile: 0412 143 764 (B.Rock) 89
Real Estate John Drabic Raine & Horne 176 Main South Rd Morphett Vale SA 5162 Mbl 0412 800 616 Office 8384 3888 John.drabic@mv.rh.com.au Refreshments Tim Colling Schweppes Mobile:0429 573 326 Andrew Smith SA Brewing Co. Pty. Ltd. Phone No: 8354 8888 Mobile: 0439 819 566 Signwriting Vacuum & Cleaning Specialists Neil Riley Riley Signs Phone No: 8387 4033 Mobile: 0400 318 320 Email: rileysigns@senet.com.au Nathan Brown Godfreys Noarlunga Mobile: 0407 395 233 90
Membership categories and rights 7 Day Members Persons over 23 years of age with full voting and playing rights. Under 30 Persons under 30 and over 21 years of age as for 7 Day Members 5 Day Members Persons over 21 years of age Mon- Friday and are permitted to play on Saturday or Sunday (at Members guest rate) Country Members As for 7 Day members but pay a Members guest rate. Life Members As for 7 Day Members. One Day Members Pre nominated one day only category for Mondays or Fridays Twilight Members 6 month summer membership defined by Daylight Savings eligible to play after 3pm Special Life Members As for 7 Day Members 91
Sub Committees Finance Chair- J. Dunnicliff Grounds Chair- G. Jackson Match Chair- D. Murdock System & Logistics Chair- B. James House & Entertainment Chair- S. Smallacombe Membership Promotions & Sponsorship Chair-M. Illman Social Media & Communications Chair-S. Smallacombe Ladies President- Lyn Kiddey Captain- Maz Edgell Juniors Chair- Jay Fuss Ladies Contact List President Lyn Kiddey 0417 834 160 Captain Maz Edgell 0412 183 096 Treasurer Chris Telfer 0419 867 255 Hcp Mgr Lyndall Malcolm 7007 5624 92
Junior playing rights Junior Members under 21 have the same playing rights as 7 Day members except that: 1. On attaining a handicap of 12 or less, juniors may place their name on the Saturday booking sheet but not between 11.00 a.m. and 12.30p.m. and not exceeding two juniors per group. The only exception to this is if they are placed in the field by the Professional 5 minutes prior to hit off. 2. Juniors with handicaps of 13 or greater may also play in the Saturday competition, provided that the following conditions are met: They are to advise the Professional of their availability and intention to play. Under NO circumstances are they permitted to write their names on the starting sheet. The sheet will remain under the control of the Professional or whoever he appoints - who will include such juniors name in the field if a vacancy occurs and no adult Member is available to fill it. 3. Junior Members may not play from the 1st tee on Wednesday between 11.00 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. as is for Saturdays. Sub Junior Juniors between the age of 8 and 11 may play after 3 p.m. on Weekdays and Sundays when accompanied by an adult person. 93
Non Playing Member Persons purchasing shares in Thaxted Park Holdings but with no voting or playing rights in Thaxted Park Golf Club Incorporated. Social Members A person over 18 years of age with no voting or playing rights, but entitled to use the Clubhouse facilities. May play at a Members Guest rate. Resignation Any Member intending to withdraw from the Club shall signify his or her intention to do so in writing to the Secretary on or before September 1st or shall remain liable for the subscription for the ensuing year. Complaints Complaints regarding the Club s employees must not be made direct to the employee concerned, but complaints of this nature or any matter whatsoever must be made to the Manager. If the Manager cannot deal with the complaint to the satisfaction of the Member it shall be put in writing and dealt with by the Committee whose decision shall be final Competition time sheets All booking sheets are now available on the Clubs website. Please go to www.thaxtedparkgolfclub.com and login with your member s password. For any assistance please call the office on 8325 0046. 94
Course Preservation Members, this is your course. Please assist in maintaining its condition by using sand buckets provided to fill in divots, repair plug marks thoroughly on greens and properly rake bunkers after use. Motor Bikes Requests for motor bikes must be applied for through the Match Committee in writing. After approval has been granted the vehicle must be inspected by the Captain. Course Staff Players at all times shall co-operate with the course staff and allow then to perform their tasks, eg players must wait while a green is being mown or a hole being changed. Children Children under the age of 8 years are not permitted on the course, unless accompanied by an Adult. Juniors under the age of 18 years are not permitted to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages. 95
Etiquette on the course 1. Members shall afford the President and Captain the courtesy of the first tee and shall extend such privilege on the other parts of the course. 2. In any game the player with the lowest handicap is deemed to be the Captain of that game and is responsible for the observance of all rules and etiquette. 3. Players must not walk up the face of any bunker. 4. Practice shots are not permitted: From any tee. From any fairway. On any green. 5. Members are to be fully acquainted with Section 1 of the Rules of Golf dealing with etiquette which covers such points as: a. Interference to a player when addressing the ball. b. Order of Play (honour) at the tee, etc. c. Safety - Players in front being out of range. d. Avoiding slow play. e. Calling through players when in difficulty. f. Calling through when there is a clear hole ahead. g. Smoothing out bunkers. h. Repairing divot and plug marks etc. i. Care with flagstick not to damage greens. j. Immediately leaving green after putting out. 96
k. Priority on the course for different types of match play. l. Damage to the greens by leaning on the putter to retrieve the ball from the hole. m. Damage to the hole by using the putter to retrieve the ball from the hole. 6. Where not applied by the computer, Members are requested to put their membership number, in the space provided on top of their scorecard. 7. Members guests using the course must be accompanied by a Member. An invited guest shall not have the right to use the course on more than six occasions in any year. 8. An invited guest must observe the rules of dress at all times. It is the Members responsibility to ensure that their guest adheres to the dress regulations of the Club. 9. Guests are not permitted on Saturdays without the permission of the President or Captain. 97
Dress regulations Men At all times members and guests are required to dress in a manner that will uphold the dignity of the Club and the game of golf on Club premises, which includes the course, clubhouse, practice putting and chipping greens and practice fairway, to the satisfaction of the Committee. Golfing attire is permitted in the sprig bar at all times. Shorts must be the dress or walk style, not the sports or gym style. Shirts with collars must be worn at all times and must not display advertising motifs or slogans other than designer or maker logos. Only shirts specifically designed for the purpose may be worn outside shorts or trousers. Except for evenings when the wearing of clean and tidy denim jeans are acceptable in the Clubhouse the wearing of denim jeans on the golf course is not permitted. 98
Footwear must be tidy and shoes must be worn in the lounge and dining areas except in hot weather when sandals may be worn with or without socks. Thongs or running shoes are not acceptable. It is expected that all dress shall be suitable and applicable to the game of golf. Ladies Members and their guests are requested to wear acceptable golf attire Not acceptable either on the course or in the club house are track suits, tank tops, sneakers, thongs, ugg boots, denim jeans or shorts (more than 6 above the knee when kneeling). These regulations also apply to casual and trade day visitors. 99
Local rules Local Rules and Temporary Local Rules are as printed on the Scorecard and on the Notice Board. Mens competition by-laws 1. The rules of the game of golf as adopted by the Royal Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, and local rules of Thaxted Park Golf Club shall apply. 2. All competitors are under the control of the Match Committee and its decisions shall be final. 3. Ties in any competition shall be decided in the manner prescribed by the Committee and will be indicated on the Notice Board before each competition. 4. Other than where special conditions apply, the GSA count-back system will be adopted. 5. All players have equal rights as per the booking sheet; however an event under the control of a referee may have precedence. 6. For competitions other than drawn events, starting times are to be booked by members on the time sheet provided. Competitors should be ready at the first tee five (5) minutes prior to time booked. Failure to be ready at the booked time may result in competitors being removed from the field. 7. Members may not compete in any competition unless his or her subscription is fully paid. 100
8. The Club Professional or, in his absence, some other person authorised by the Committee, will be in control of the first tee on all days to dispatch the field. The maximum of four per group must be observed at ALL times. 9. Members with handicaps MUST enter the Club competition on Saturdays. They must, therefore, have an official handicap to play or be playing for handicap 10. Competitors in all competitions must lodge their own score cards complete with name and current handicap, properly marked and signed by the marker and competitor, as soon as possible after the completion of the round. 11. Failure to comply with this rule in every respect will render the competitor ineligible for the trophy. 12. Competitors must return score cards for all individual events for handicapping purposes. 13. Handicap limit is 36 where competitors are played in grades. 14. A grade shall include players with handicaps from scratch (or better) to 12. B Grade with handicaps from 13 to 19 and C grade with handicaps from 20 to 36 provided also that the Golf Committee may vary the grades if considered necessary. 15. All handicapping will be carried out in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Handicapping Rules of Golf Australia. 101
16. Members are advised that it is their responsibility to inform the Handicapper immediately of any change incurred when playing at or as a Member of another Club. 17. Failure to do so will mean disqualification from winning a handicapped event unless the member has played off his new reduced handicap. 18. Unless otherwise authorised by the Match Committee, all matches in knock-out competitions must be completed on or before the dates specified and on current handicap. 19. No entry for drawn events will be accepted after the closing date of entries. Closing date for all such events will be shown on the entry sheet. 20. Players must not ride on any form of transportation during any gold leaf event unless supported by medical certificate and authorisation by the committee. 21. Gold leaf events are those events where the subsequent winner s names appear on the club honour boards. 22. A course record score can only be made in a stroke play competition with the holes and tees in their proper medal or championship positions. 102
23. A hole in one can only be recognised if a completed witnessed round was played. For it to be recognised on the Honour Board it must have been in an official club competition 24. The honour roll is only for members. 25. It is imperative that slow play does not impede the field. The Match Committee remains concerned at the effect slow play is having on the comfort of members games. The following time-saving measures will be taken: a. Walk immediately to your ball and play if there is no danger of personal injury. b. If held up in front, use this time to make club selection and practice swings. c. When reaching the green leave your bag handily placed for immediate movement to the next tee. d. Player with honour must hit before marking card. e. The maximum of four per group MUST be observed at ALL times. f. Players habitually offending by slow play will be penalised 2 strokes and placed at the end of the field by the Match Committee on competition days and on such other occasions as the circumstances may require. 103
Men s competitions with special conditions Schweppes Club Championships 36 Holes qualifying for eight positions. In the event of a tie for eighth position a play off immediately after qualifying will be conducted in a manner which will be determined by the Match Committee of the day. Quarter and Semi-finals are 18 hole match play with a final over 36 holes. Schweppes B and C Grade Championships 36 Holes qualifying for eight positions. In the event of a tie for eighth position a play off immediately after qualifying will be conducted in a manner which will be determined by the Match Committee of the day. Quarter and Semi-finals are 18 hole match play with a final over 27 holes for B Grade and 18 hole for C Grade. Schweppes Junior Championships Juniors under the age of 18 years may enter. The event will be conducted over 36 holes stroke in conjunction with the Club Championships qualifying. Club Foursomes Open stroke & nett event to be conducted over 18 holes for Club Foursomes. Mixed Foursomes To be conducted over 18 hole stroke. 104
Medallist Championship Any member to have won a monthly medal (nett stroke any grade) for the season is automatically nominated. N.D. Gill Driver Best Stableford score at commencement of Season. Captain s Trophy Top 16 best net (18 holes) qualify, followed by 1 st final, quarter final, semi-final & final. Handicap stroke matchplay over 18 holes. Lowest handicapper goes back to scratch. Frank Boswell Memorial Winter Cup Top 8 best Par (18 holes) qualify followed by quarter final, semi-final & final. Handicap stroke matchplay over 18 holes. Lowest handicapper goes back to scratch. Winter Eclectic - M.W. Stain Memorial Trophy The winner will be the player with the best nett score after deducting half their handicap at the close of the event. Competition runs from the 1st Saturday in May until the last Saturday in August. A master score sheet will be maintained on the notice board and weekly alterations from Saturday individual competitions will be made by the office only from the cards which have improved scores circled by the player and eclectic marked on the top. Seniors Trophy Best 36 hole net total during qualifying of Club Championships for 55 year olds and over. 105
President s Trophy Leading individual player during the Presidential Cup season. Father and Sons Eighteen hole nett stroke foursome. At least one is to be a member of the Club and to win the event BOTH must have a recognised handicap. Langman Cup Qualifying round of better ball stableford, 8 pairs to qualify for handicap stroke match play. Lowest handicapper goes back to scratch B.F. Joyner Trophy 36 Holes scratch stroke event, to be run in conjunction with the Club Championships Marthax Shield Annual Ladies team competition played between Thaxted Park and The Vines played in alternate years at each course. Doug Graham Memorial Trophy Best nett stroke score Monthly Medal in June Ladies etiquette and general notes 1. Watch your Notice Board for alterations and additions to local rules and try to play with a different Member each week. 2. No one should move, talk or stand close to or directly behind the ball or the hole when a player is addressing the ball or making a stroke. 106
3. No player should play until the players in front are out of range. 4. Leave the green immediately after holing out. Mark card on the next tee. 5. Players searching for a ball should immediately allow other players coming up to pass them; they should signal to the players following them to pass and should not continue their play until those players have passed and are out of range. 6. Through the green, a player should ensure that any turf cut or displaced by her is replaced at once and pressed down and that after the players have holed out, any damage to the putting green made by any player is carefully repaired. 7. Be sure you are at the first tee five minutes prior to your hitting off time. Should you miss your time you must either wait for a vacancy or go to the end of the field. 8. Program subject to alteration at the Match Committee s discretion. Heat policy If the forecast temperature for Noarlunga on Channel 7 the night prior is for 34-35 degrees the ladies competition will be reduced to 9 holes. If the forecast is 36 or more the competition will be cancelled 107
Ladies competitions with special conditions Club championship Four rounds of stroke play. 36 hole final. B Grade salver Four rounds of stroke play. 27 hole final. C Grade salver Four rounds of stroke play. 18 hole final. Finals format for Club Championships If more than 8 players complete both rounds of qualifying in a grade, the top 8 will qualify to play quarter finals. If 8 or less players complete the qualifying rounds, only 4 will qualify and play semi-finals. Course Closures The head groundsman is the sole arbitrator of a course closure when conditions adversely affect the course. The Ladies captain then has the power to cancel or reschedule Veterans trophy Best nett aggregate score in conjunction with qualifying rounds of Club Championship (65 years and over). Foursomes Championship Two rounds of stroke play. B & C Grade foursomes Two rounds of stroke play handicap foursomes winners best nett score. 108
President s trophy 2 Stroke, 2 Par, 2 Stableford. Best 4 out of 6 Rounds. Monthly medal 6 medal rounds of stroke play. Monthly winners eligible for final round. Golf SA Laurel wreath Drawn handicap match play. Golf SA. Shylie Rymill foursomes One 18 hole round. International bowl Silver and Bronze Divisions. Best one of three stroke rounds. Fossey memorial trophy Best four of five Stableford rounds. Davis cup To be played over one round each Stableford, Stroke and Par. Highest aggregate for three rounds. Consistency trophy - Dot Pickering memorial Best 10 rounds of Stroke - Par Stableford Cheesman shield Stableford. Aggregate teams event to be played annually between Thaxted Park and Flagstaff Hill Ladies. Linda Budgen Trophy Most times finished on the 15 th green during the Winter Season. Captain s Trophy Best eclectic nett over 5 rounds. 109
Members Contact Details Members of Thaxted Park Golf Club have access to other member s details through the MiClub online booking system. To obtain other members details please follow these simple steps Using the internet go to www.thaxtedparkgolfclub.com.au Click on Members page Click on login and enter your user name and password Click on the Members Directory green icon Use the search bar by entering a members first of surname Once the required member is in view click on the envelope icon on the right hand side and all available contact details will appear. This function is available to Thaxted Park Golf Club members only. 110