GANSBAAI GOLF CLUB / GHOLFKLUB Nuusbrief 26 March Newsletter 26 Maart 2018 DIE MEES SUIDELIKE GHOLFBAAN IN AFRIKA THE SOUTHERNMOST GOLF COURSE IN AFRICA Beste gholfvriende Ons wens almal n vreugdevolle en vernuwende Paastyd toe. Die Hoenderplus Sundowner kompetisie gespeel op 9 Maart was so n wenner dat ons dit nou heeljaar eenkeer per maand sal aanbied. In die winter sal ons die afslaantyd na 2 nm vervroeg. Sien die kompetisielys op bl 2 vir die volgende Sundowner. Ons baanpersoneel het baie hard gewerk om die Hollow Tining hierdie afgelope week af te handel. Ons bedank almal wat hierby betrokke was vir hul harde werk. Die mooi setperke hou nou belofte in om nog meer te pronk. Dear golf friends We wish you all a joyful and fulfilling Easter. On 9 March we had the first Hoenderplus Sundowner competition. It was such a winner that we will repeat it once a month. In winter the tee off time will change to 2pm. See the competition schedule on the next page for the next Sundowner competition. Our course staff worked very hard this past week to complete the Hollow Tining. Thank you so much to everyone involved, the greens now promise to become even more beautiful. NUWE LEDE / NEW MEMBERS Ons verwelkom die volgende lede by ons klub. Ons hoop jul gaan n lang en gelukkige lidmaatskap belewe. Kyk na ons program en neem deel, dis die vinnigste manier om deel van die vriendelikste klub aan die suidpunt van Afrika te word. Ons verwelkom. Uta Rodenhaeuser; Dee de Klerk; Fillip Geerts en Hugo Burger. We welcome the following members at our club. We trust that you will share a long and happy membership with us. Do study our programme and become involved, it is the quickest way to feel at home at the friendliest club at the southernmost point of Africa. We welcome. Uta Rodenhaeuser; Dee de Klerk; Fillip Geerts en Hugo Burger.
coming competitions / komende kompetisies 4 WOEN ENKEL STABLEFORD ( SLOEGTERS) R40+R80 6 VRY 9 PUTJIE- ENKEL STABLEFORD R20+R60 7 SAT ENKEL STABLEFORD ANDRE ROOS FONDS INSAMELING 11 WOEN 4 BAL ALIANCE STABLEFORD (GEELBAL) / YELLOW BALL 13 VRY 9 PUTJIE- ENKEL STABLEFORD BEGIN / STARTS 15:00 (HoenderPlusSundowner) R50+R80 R50+R60 14 SAT 2 BALL AMERICAN SCRAMBLE A21 GOLF FUND DAY 18 WOEN ENKEL STABLEFORD ( SLOEGTERS) R40+R80 20 VRY 9 PUTJIE- ENKEL STABLEFORD HOENDER BRAAI / CHICKEN BRAAI R20+R60 21 SAT 4BBB STABLEFORD LEDEDAG / MEMBER DAY R50+R80 25 WOEN 2 BAL AMERICAN SCRAMBLE MEDAL R50+R80 27 VRY 9 PUTJIE- ENKEL STABLEFORD STEAK BRAAI R20+R60 28 SAT 4BBB STABLEFORD BARC -FONDSINSAMELING GHOLFDAG BIRTHDAY WISHES APRIL / VERJAARSDAGWENSE APRIL 3 Charle Fouche 4 Warner Trimmer 5 Hugo Burger 8 Ute Kaempf 13 Joe Cesare 16 Amanda du Toit 19 Richard Bentz 22 Peter Pascoe 23 Eric Haxton 29 Wouter Mentz Wense vir goeie gesondheid en vreugde soos jy die spel van die lewe benader...
COMPETITION WINNERS / KOMPETISIE WENNERS Saturday 3 March Men s Club championships. Cub champion for 2018 is Daan Victor with 66 bruto. The competition for men was played over 36 holes. Well done Daan and all the winners! From the left: Toni Sauter; Daan Victor; Dicky De Kock. C Spanellis not available for photo. A Division winner: Dicky de Kock with 169. B Division winner: Daan Victor with 166. C Division winner: Toni Sauter with 180. Best Net: Christo Spanellis with 141. Saturday 3 March Ladies Club championships Winner Hannelie Goosen with 150. The ladies competition was played over 29 holes. Medal format. Baie geluk! Saturday 10 March. 4BBB Stableford. Winners El Matthee en Johan Pfister met 49. From left: Pfister. El Matthee & Johan Saturday 17 March. Bonus Bogey. Winner George Hunt with +6.
SOCIAL news / SOSIALE nuus GANSBAAI LEAGUE TEAM Two matches have been played to date. Our team beat Kleinmond 4/2 at our golf course and our team beat Hermanus 4/2 at the Hermanus golf course. Congratulations, what an encouraging start! We know you can bring it home guys! We are still waiting for a team photo, they are really camera shy this year. CODE OF CONDUCT A code of conduct has been drawn up and is close to finalization. All members will be required to sign this once it has been approved by the committee. The code of conduct will also be displayed in the clubhouse. GEDRAGSKODE n Gedragskode is opgetrek en is byna gereed. Alle lede sal gevra word om die dokument te onderteken sodra dit deur die komitee goedgekeur is. Hierdie gedragskode sal ook in die klubhuis vertoon word. AUF WIEDERSEHN Once every year for about three months, Toni and Lauri Sauter from Zurich in Switzerland stay here to play golf at our course and to also soak up some sun during their winter. This week they left again, so it was time to say auf wiedersehn. They have become a familiar sight on our course and we are reluctant to bid them farewell. Both are formidable golf players and frequently won prizes at our competitions. See club championships on pg 3. Go well friends, see you next year. REASON TO BE PROUD You may remember that our worker, Welcome Wilana s daughter, Andisiloe, was granted a bursary to study at the Bloemfontein university based on her excellent school matriculation results. Club members spontaneously contributed some monies towards her first year S&T. Well she has done extremely well in her studies the past three years, reaping in distinctions. She is now graduating with a Public Administration degree. Hearty congratulations to Welcome and Andisiloe. You have reason to be proud! We wish Andisiloe all the best for her future. Welcome has been working for us since 2005 assisting with the upkeep of the course.
OTHER GOLF NEWS / ANDER GHOLFNUUS NUWE PLAASLIKE GOLFREËL Plasing op skoonvelde verander na twee klublengtes. Dis onmiddelik van krag. Kyk ook asseblief gereëld na die reëls op die swartbord in die klub. Alle reëls wat daar verskyn is van toepassing. NEW LOCAL GOLF RULE Placement of golf balls on the fairway has changed to two club lengths. This is with immediate effect. Please regularly check the rules on the club blackboard. All rules on the board are relevant. BETTER YOUR GOLF SWING SHOULDER TILT AT THE TOP When it comes to amateur players trying to hit the ball longer, the advice that steals most of the attention is "Get more turn." But all turn is not created equal. If you focus only on turning the shoulders and not how they turn, you're missing one of the key elements that separates you from the players on tour. For many golfers, the tendency is to turn the shoulders relatively level, as if you were turning to look behind you to talk to someone (below, right). But tour players tilt their shoulders in addition to turning them. SwingTRU recorded the pros at 36 degrees of downward shoulder tilt at the top of the backswing and highhandicappers at 29.6 degrees. What does that mean for you? Feel like your front shoulder moves directly toward the ground on your backswing (image left). At first, this might seem like you're only tilting, but trust me, you'll be turning, too. More information on this from GOLF DIGEST. Www.gofdigest.com. SWING BY NUMBERS: NEW STUDY UNLOCKS 6 SWING SECRETS. VAT INCREASE 1 APRIL Take note that all items sold in the clubhouse will be affected from 1 April when VAT increases to 15%. Hierdie heerlike bottel MAGNUM KWV Roodeberg 2015 oesjaar is joune om te wen vir slegs R20 per kaartjie. Die lys is op die toonbank by die klub. This lovely MAGNUM bottle of KWV Roodeberg wine is yours to win for only R20 per ticket. The list is at the clubhouse counter. This newsletter is compiled by Gina Esterhuizen. You are welcome to contact me at gina.esterhuizen2@gmail.com Golf email: gbgholf@gmail.com Web address: https://xplorio.com/gansbaai/gansbaai-golf-club/ Facebook: Gansbaai Gholfklub/Golf Club