Sale Golf Gossip Sale Golf Club Newsletter (Issue 14) June 2017 What s in this edition? 1. Centenary Tournament 2. Wanted - New Members 3. Presidents Report 4. Captains Desk 5. From the Greens 6. Pro Shop News 7. Coming Events 8. Sponsorship 9. Social News 10. ANZ Mortgage Introducers Program Centenary Tournament Our Annual Tournament is being held Tues 18th July Sun 23rd July. For those that are unaware this is our 100th Tournament. We plan to have a fantastic week of Golf and Celebrations. We, the Tournament Committee, ask for your help and support in this. Along with the golf, we are organising a Formal function at the club Saturday evening 22nd July. Music will be supplied by Justin Rebecchi. A courtesy bus will be running from Sale at a cost of $10 pp. Please refer to the Newsletter attachments for our Invitation to Members and the Centenary Tournament Entry Form. Jenny Cashman is organising a parade of golf fashions over the years. This will be held after golf Tuesday and maybe again on the Saturday night. Jenny is looking for someone to assist in organising this. If this is you or you have any old golf attire that she could use, please let her know. A major raffle will be run, we ask that all Members make the effort to sell a book of tickets. These will be available from Sam McDonald in a couple of weeks time. We ask that all members make the effort to play in as many events as possible and please ask a visitor to be your partner in the 4ball, ambrose and mixed events.
For any queries, offers of help or donations contact any of the Tournament Committee: Tournament Secretary - Pam Schaper Tournament Committee - Greg Angel Matt Portelli Nola Macready Sandra Kirkpatrick Mel Schaper Tracey Potter Jo Ballinger Bruce Carter Sam McDonald Andrew Taylor Jenny Cashman Wanted - New Members Members who sign up a New Member to a Full, Veteran or Social Membership will receive a $100 Club voucher One per Member per year. The General committee passed this 21 st March 2017 President Greg Presidents Report May 2017 With the AGM only a few weeks away we need to be recruiting a few new members to come on to the general committee. We need all position filled as it gives us better input to all discussions. I have not had much success getting someone to be President. I feel I have given as much as I can. I will stand as President only if someone will stand as Vic-President and take over next year.
We are also in need of a Captain and Vic-Captain as these are very important positions. Kevin Maxfield has done a great job in Captaincy and we all should thank him. The AGM is now on the 18 th June, 2017. The General committee has passed the motion to buy a Toro Greens Mower. We must have equipment that is reliable and in working condition most of the time. The Couch Trial program was also passed with the 5 th, 17 th & 18 th fairways being done as well as a number of Tee blocks. The General committee is representing you and we are continuing to improve our course. We feel the trial will be successful and the future committees will continue this program through. We have had to move our 100 th tournament date to 18 th to 23 rd July. Please pass this date on to any clubs you visit and golfers you talk to. This is our Hundredth year so we need as many Members playing as well as visitors. There will be entertainment on Saturday night celebrating our hundred years, it will be a special event. Please if you can help in any way, give Pam a call as there will be a lot more to do this time round. Well done to all our pennant player who represented the club. Good luck in the finals, hope we come home with a few flags. Thanks President Greg Good Golfing. Captains Desk This weekend (Sunday 4 th June) we have our division two and three pennant teams playing in the finals at South Pines, we all wish them well. I am not standing for re-election as Club Captain for next season due to my ill health. Thank you to all those that have supported me during my Captaincy. Regards, Kevin Maxfield Club Captain
From the Greens The Greens Committee along with the General Committee are excited that a New Greens mower finally is on its way. Sorry to say the request for a heated seat by one of our fantastic volunteers was not accommodated, however I am sure Aaron, Jockey and the volunteers will appreciate the new equipment. Our working bees are ticking along nicely, often a new face appears, our regular lady volunteers are having a break as they are playing pennant. Monday Mornings from 9am, everyone is welcome to come along, there is always plenty to do around the course and your help is always appreciated. We hope that you are enjoying playing out of the well-maintained bunkers, even the practise bunker is up to standard. Our greens are rolling fast, something that we all have to adjust too. We ask that everyone take the time to fill divots on tees as well as fairways, rake bunkers and repair your pitch marks. Regards, Greens Committee Pro Shop News & Events A big congratulations to those Men s and Ladies Pennant Teams that have made the finals this year. I hope to see a few new pennant flags on display in the clubhouse soon. I am in the process of completing a blind & disabled coaching accreditation through the PGA. Upon completion, this will allow me to provide teaching services on a local basis to those that have physical and mental impairments. I am planning on completing this course during June and will work closely with Christian Hamilton from the PGA who has been instrumental in developing this fantastic initiative. Funding for those with disabilities through the National Disability Scheme (NDIS) is already available in Shires closer to Melbourne. Both the Wellington and East Gippsland Shires will have access to this funding from the 1 st January 2019. If you have a relative or loved one that may be interested in taking up the sport please come and have a chat with me. You can also visit the NDIS website for more information. https://www.ndis.gov.au/
Great value Memberships - Our current pro-rata rates, till the end of June are as follows: Full: $63.75, or direct debit of $99 first month and $70 each month thereafter. Senior: $54.25, or direct debit of $99 first month and $60 each month thereafter. Social: $41.50, or direct debit of $99 first month and $46.50 each month thereafter. Corporate, Student, Junior / Cadet: Please see me for rates. New Member Promotion - As passed by the General Committee on 21/03/2017 Current Members who propose a new Full, Veteran or Social Member will receive a $100 club voucher to be used in the pro-shop or over the bar. (Limit of one voucher per Member per year) Please get on board with this great initiative to grow our Club by ensuring that you fill in the proposer s section of the membership application form before submitting. * Forms can be found by clicking on the following link http://www.salegolfclub.com.au/howtojoin.html or paper copies can be found below the main notice board in the clubhouse. Club credits do expire. Please remember to use your credits on or before the 30 th June each year, as approved by the General Committee. Any credit balance in the system will be reset to zero on the 1 st July. Any Visitor receiving a DTL or NTP will have credit in our system, with the same rules applying to them. Note, If you win an event in June the voucher will not be entered into the system until the 1 st of July unless you decide to spend it before this date. Shop Specials & Promotions New Arrivals. Come and check out the fantastic range of Titleist StayDry (waterproof pockets) cart bag. Three colour options. Great for those that play in all weather conditions. See in store for competitive pricing. A limited number of ex demo Titleist and Wilson Staff woods are reduced to clear. Looking for a new equipment? Sale GC offers a free professionally fitted and competitively priced Titleist / Wilson Staff club fitting service. Please see me to organise your no obligation fit today. Private and group lesson tuition is available from Wednesday to Sunday. See me in store to book. Have you got any range quality golf balls, to be used when teaching kids and for school groups, or old sets of clubs gathering dust? If the answer is yes and you would like to donate them please let me know. Until next month Keep swinging! Regards, Matt Portelli - Director of Golf
Coming Events Sun 4 th June Monday 5 th June Saturday 18 th June Men s Pennant Finals South Pines Women s Pennant Finals Sale SALE GOLF CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Monday 26 th / Tuesday 27 th June EGWG Championships Lakes Entrance Sponsorship Members with businesses that may be interested in Club Sponsorship should contact either John Simic or Gary Sisley for more information. Packages can include advertising on course, in club or in newsletters, tickets to special events or Corporate Days and other benefits can be tailored to your needs. Our corporate committee is looking for more members. Anyone that can help in any way would be greatly appreciated. We have a lot of very good and long term sponsors and we ask that you support them as much as possible. They are locals, employing locals so please support them. Thanks / Regards, Corporate Committee Please help promote our sponsors at every opportunity.
Social News The social committee is once again holding a fundraising night at the Greyhounds. These nights have proven to be fantastic fundraisers and we look forward to support from our members, families and friends. Members are able to sponsor a race if they wish. For $110 (gst inc) you get your name or business advertised on the form guides, Herald Sun, sky racing and on the semaphore board at the venue, along with meal vouchers to the value of $50 which can be used on the night. We will also be running raffles. Come along and join in the fun Sunday evening 18th June from 5pm. We are always looking for new Social Committee members with new ideas and also to spread the work load amongst our members. Our next meeting is Wed 14th June, 145 Market St Sale. If you are interested please come along. Sale Golf Club Friday Night Out a get together to get to know each other 1 st Friday of every month at Criterion Hotel Happy Hour 5 6 pm Members and friends all welcome Voluntary Position The greens committee is looking for a member who has expertise qualifications and time to assist Aaron with the maintenance of course equipment. If this is you, please contact Pam Schaper, Aaron Grame or Gary Sisely Volunteers Wanted Part-time / Every Monday / Hours between 9-11 BBQ afterwards / Phone golf shop 5149 7160
Sale Golf Club main sponsors: Have you joined our Sale Golf Club Facebook page? It s a great way to share news, ideas and upcoming events. If you are unsure how to go about this, come talk to our committee, we can help you get started or just look up Sale Golf Club and like the page. Also, if you have a smart phone download the Team App and search Sale Golf Club, you will find all information on this App. Proudly supporting sports clubs across Gippsland # love gippsland..