Tamborine Mountain Ladies - Golf news
The 3rd
round of the 2008 Tri-series competition between Boomerang,
Canungra and Tamborine Mtn was held on the mountain on 14th
October. This year we had a record turnout of 43
competitors. The course and greens were in superb condition!
A big 'thank you' to greenkeeper Wayne and all his helpers.
Tamborine Mtn was victorious yet again, with help from all
22 ladies. Coming from behind, winning the day event with an
average of 31.94 pts with an overall score of 88.14 pts over
three rounds, knocking Canungra by just 0.55pts! Canungra’s
day average: 29.57, total: 87.59. Boomerang Farm’s day
average: 24.79, total: 81.71. The Shield stays put on the
mountain, where it belongs!
Kathrine Lim was the overall winner with a superb 42 pts.
Pam MacAllan was the winner of Canungra with 40 pts and
Julie Wharton of Boomerang with 34 pts.
On 22nd October, 17 ladies played a stroke and putt event
which was also the Medal of Medals, contested by past
Monthly Medal winners. As this is an honour board event, it
was keenly fought. Congratulations to Liz Howard (69 nett),
this year’s Medal of Medal winner. The day winner was Debbie
Keir with a brilliant 66 nett on countback from Narelle
Cooper. Best Putting: Julia Cornford with 27 putts.
Melbourne Cup Day, Tuesday, 2nd November. Event: 18-hole,
4BBB Stableford Medley. Competition fee: $10.00/player.
Shotgun start: 8.00 am. Lunch to be ordered on registration.
Sweeps after the game. For bookings and enquiries: 55451788.
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The third round of the Club championships was played on Tuesday 19th.
With an excellent final round Dell Goodrick claimed the title of Club champion for 2008. Congratulations to Dell and to the winners of each division.
Silver - D. Goodrick R/u J. McGhie
Bronze 1 - R. McKeon R/u E. Rabinowe on c/b H. Teys
Bronze 2 - N. Cooper R/u S. Seaton
Results of the daily event -
Winner Div 1 – D. Goodrick
Div 2 – N. Cooper
NTP 7th - L. Howard
App. 8th - R. McKeon
App. 14th – J. Cornford
Putts - L. Perkins. Ball run down to 79
After three weeks of serious stroke rounds the 4BBB mixed event with the vets provided a lighthearted interlude.
Winners of the event were Angus and Bev Aird who had a brilliant round of 45 Stableford points.
NTP 5th - V. Buckland
NTP 7th - J. Cornford
2nd shot 8th - D. Goodrick
2nd shot 14th – N. Cooper.
Ball run down to 43
Thank you vets, for it was your attendance that contributed to the enjoyment of the day. BAA
Tamborine Mountain Ladies Golf News
On Tuesday 22nd the final round of the Dr. Vonda Youngman Trophy was played. This is a keenly contested Honour Board event and this year it is Annie Hay who will see her name printed as the 2008 winner.
With 67 stableford points for the two rounds and on the final day an eagle on the 4th hole, Annie proved to be a most worthy winner.
Winners of the day’s event were:-
Div. 1 Katherine Lim 35 pts
Div 11 Sandra Seaton 36 pts.
NTP 7th – H. Teys
App. 14th J. Reed
App 15th D. Goodrick
Ball run down to 29.
The King and Queen of the Mountain events were held on Saturday 26th.
Congratulations to Tim Kerr, a triumphant king and Helen Teys, a victorious queen.
Tamborine Mountain ladies are off to a great start for the 2008 pennants season having defeated Clg/Twd 4/1 played at Helensvale on Monday 28th.
To complete a busy golf week the Shield day was played at Canungra on Tuesday 29th, in perfect winter sunshine. However, scores for the ladies were not as perfect as the weather, thus Canungra was the winning team for the day. The final shield round will be played at Tamborine on 14th October.
Club championship rounds will be played over the next three weeks so best wishes to all of you in your endeavour to have your name engraved on that prestigious golf trophy. BAA
Tamborine Mtn Open Day – L’Oreal Paris Ladies Cup
Tamborine Mtn Ladies Golf hosted a fabulous Open Day in conjunction with L’Oreal Paris Ladies Cup, a 4BBB Stableford event on 27th May. An excellent turnout of more than 60 ladies from clubs from as far as Brisbane, Toowoomba, the Gold Coast and the Hinterland enjoyed a near perfect day on our beautiful mountain course. The day started a bit chilly but eventuated to a glorious day. Our famous pumpkin soup was served between holes, later a sumptious lunch and delightful desserts before the presentation. Business at the raffle and ‘produce/food’ stalls was brisk!
Congratulations to:
Division I Winners : Renee McKeon and Narelle Cooper (TMGC).
Runners-Up: Evelyn Rabinowe & Lara Perkins (TMGC).
Division II Winners : Sheila Irvine-Brown & Sandra Seaton (TMGC) .
Runners-Up: Kathrine Lim & Dee Pfeffer (TMGC).
Best Visitors: Kay Cahill & Gail Moorcroft (Parkwood).
Propins:
Accurate Drives
# 3: Mary James (Helensvale)
#12: Muriel Mohr (Borneo Barracks, Toowoomba).
NTP
# 7: Terry Clancy (Beaudesert)
# 14: Jan Dando (Southport).
2nd shots
# 8: Sheila Irvine-Brown;
#15: Katrina Dalzell (TMGC).
Our mountain girls did great but were hard pushed by the spirited play of our many visitors. New friends were made and the flatlander competitors are welcome on the mountain any time.
Our heartfelt thanks to L’Oreal Paris who generously sponsored all the wonderful prizes. Also, our thanks to our members who kindly lent us their golf carts to make them available to our visitors; to Wayne, our greenkeeper, John Halpin and his helpers who made us so proud of the course and greens. Last, but not least, a big thank you to all our ladies who donated items for the raffle & produce stalls, for their pumpkin soup and desserts, and for all their time and effort which made this event a very successful one.
For visitors and locals alike, it was a great day. Visitors tell us they always look forward to this yearly event. Locals can rightly feel pride in the tradition of fun, warmth and camaraderie that makes Tamborine Mountain's Ladies Golf so special.
Evelyn
Ten of our ladies are going to Toowoomba for the Qld Country Championships (11th - 13th May). Play well and enjoy!
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On 21st April, the first round of the Ladies Foursomes Championship was competed. Another beautiful day on the mountain and the greens were in surprisingly good condition even after coring the week before.
Quote of the Day:
"You don't have to be a wonderful player to be wonderful to play with."
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Laugh of the Day
"Golf is like a love affair: If you don't take it seriously, it's not fun. If you do take it seriously, it breaks your heart".
After a very wet start of the Ladies Golf season, we finally
had some good days. The course is in pristine condition and
the
On 4th March, the first of the year Monthly Medal was played by 19 ladies. The winners:
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The L'Oreal Paris Ladies Cup was held on 23rd October with a very good turnout.
Welcome back to those who have been away for some time.
The golf was played on a normal, gorgeous mountain day on a beautiful course with the usual competitiveness
Congratulations to Jenni Reed with a handicap-slashing 66 nett.
Runner-up: Liz Howard, 71 nett.
Best front nine: Sheila Irvine-Brown, 31.5nett.
Best back nine: Narelle Cooper, 35 nett.
Best Putting: Evelyn Rabinowe, 27 putts.
BRD: Evelyn, Katrina Dalzell, Rhonda Laarhven, Annie Hay, Bev Aird, and Claire Attree.
Propins:
NTP #7: Sheila,
2nd shots #15: Liz, #14 Jenni.
We thank L'Oreal Paris for so generously inviting us to participate again.
On 16th October, 13 ladies contested the Medal of Medals. To qualify, the ladies had to have won a Monthly Medal in the past year.
It is an honour board event and therefore our ladies are keen to get in and then keen to win.
The scores were very competitive, but the winning score was stupendous!
Congratulations to Claire Attree with an awesome 64 nett which will mercilessly slash her handicap!
Best putting: 27 putts each to Claire and Jennie Reed.
BRD: Narelle Cooper, Sheila Irvine-Brown, Lesley Brady, Evelyn Rabinowe, Jennie and Debbie Kier.
Propins: NTP #7: Narelle, 2nd shots #15: Evelyn, #14: Rhonda Laarhoven.
The third and final round of the Tri-Series Shield match between Boomerang Farm, Canungra and Tamborine Mtn was played on the mountain on 9th October. The turnout was good from all three clubs on a beautiful day. The competition was friendly but competitive. The mountain girls did very well on the final day fight back with a superb average of 34.38pts followed by Canungra with 28.33pts and Boomerang with 26.33 pts. The day and overall winner:
Tamborine Mtn with a total score 94.21pts beating Canungra (91.32pts) and Boomerang (82.92pts).
Congratulations girls! You produced when it mattered! The Shield is retained yet again!
Come and enjoy a casual and relaxed Melbourne Cup Day at the club house. Golf (optional), Lunch & complimentary glass of champagne, Lucky door prizes (Dinner for 2 at Karnak Restaurant), Sweeps and Most Outrageous Hat Comp. Lunch: $30.00 - 12.30pm (Catered by Karnak).
Golf: 7.30 for 8.00 am shortgun start. 18-hole, 4BBB Stableford Medley.
Comp. fee: $8.00.
Bookings essential. Lunch: 55451397 Golf: 55451788.
All are welcome! Remember - you don't have to play golf!
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On 18th September, the President's and Captain's Trophies, a Single Stroke and Putts game was played. This was also the WGGC Trophy and the qualifying event for the ANZ Masters. The President's Trophy went to Renee McKeon with 68 nett and the Captain's Trophy to Debbie Keir with 71 nett. Best putting to Narelle Cooper with 27 putts. BRD: Evelyn Rabinowe, Glenyce Lynch, Narelle Cooper, Kay Hamilton and Sheila Irvine- Brown. Propins: 2nd shots #15: Jill McGhie, #17: Jennie Reed.
After the course was closed for a couple of days for scarifying, the greens were looking good but still 'furry' when the Monthly Medal was played on 2nd October. The morning was beautiful with only a small field of players as most were away on holiday, but the scores handed in were impressive. The winner for Div. 1: Katrina Dalzell on c/b from Jill McGhie with 69 nett. The winner for Div 2: Lyn Buckland with a sensational, handicap breaking 65 nett! Good on you, Lyn! Best putting: Liz Howard with 29 putts. BRD: Jill, Debbie Keir, Liz and Narelle Cooper. Propins: NTP # 7 & 2nd shot # 17: Sheila Irvine-Brown, # 15: Renee McKeon.
Come and enjoy a casual and relaxed Melbourne Cup Day on 6th November at the club house. Golf (optional), Lunch & complimentary glass of champagne, Lucky door prizes (Dinner for 2 at Karnak Restaurant), Sweeps and Most Outrageous Hat Comp. Lunch: $30.00 - 12.30pm (Catered by Karnak). Golf: 7.30 for 8.00 am shortgun start. 18-hole, 4BBB Stableford Medley. Comp. fee: $8.00. Bookings essential. Lunch: 55451397 Golf: 55451788. All are welcome!
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Narelle Cooper & Kerry Castree with 47 pts.
BRD:
Kathrine Lim & Peter Teys,
Sandra Wernekinck & Peter Mark,
Claire Attree & Ian Miller,
Kay Hamilton & Ian Miller.
Propins:
(Men) NTP: Brian Allen, 2nd shot: Ian;
(Ladies) NTP: Claire, 2nd shot: Jennie Reed.
Div. 1: Claire Attree with 71 nett.
Div 2: Jan Ide with 74 nett on c/b from Jenni Reed.
BRD: Lynne Anderson, Jenni, Bev Aird, Evelyn Rabinowe, Jill McGhie and Kathrine Lim.
Propins: NTP # 5: Katrina Dalzell, 2nd shots #15: Barb Sands, #17: Narelle Cooper.
Best putting: Lynne with 29 putts.
The second round of the Ladies Club Championship on 10th July was fiercely contested.
The tension and stress took its toll and the fast and slippery greens were a topic of despair.
Only one woman handled the stress and tough conditions by playing to par:
the winner of the day - Lesley Brady - with a well earned nett of 72.
BRD: Narelle Cooper, Hilda McNamara, Katrina Dalzell, Renee McKeon and Annie Hay.
Propins: NTP # 7: Renee, 2nd shots # 8: Evelyn Rabinowe, #14, Debbie Keir.
Next week's final round will be keenly fought.
The Patron's Trophy which was cancelled a few weeks back due to poor weather will now
be contested on 24th July. Look forward to seeing you there and thanks to Alan Rosser
for being our Patron and best wishes to Alan and Joyce for their nomad trip around the country.
17th July was the final (showdown) round of the Club Championships. The winter morning started
sunny and cold but the atmosphere was hot with tension. Muscles tightened as minds focussed.
Scores were competitive and the greens were still giving grief, but we have the results!
Congratulations to the winners and grinners. Renee McKeon: Club Champion from the Bronze 1 Division!
Renee was also Gross Winner, consistent in all three rounds and surged in from behind and
won a well fought battle to claim the championship.
Silver Division Gross Winner: Hilda McNamara.
Nett Winner: Barbara Sands.
Bronze 1 Nett Winner: Katrina Dalzell.
Bronze 2 Gross Winner: Cathy Achterberg.
Nett Winner: Debbie Keir.
Commiseration to the others – but there is always next year!
The day event was won by Renee with 73 nett.
BRD: Katrina, Evelyn Rabinowe, Annie Hay, Claire Attree, Cathy and Jennie Reed.
Propins: NTP #7: Liz Howard, 2nd shots: #8: Kathrine Lim, #14: Jennie.
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Another Single Stroke & Putts event was held on 19th June.
The morning started brutally cold and windy, but 17 ladies braved the wintery conditions.
Naturally, the scores were horrendous!
The best score was 78 nett and the winner was Sheila Irvine Brown.
Best putting: Lynne Anderson and Gwen Sommerville with 31 putts each.
BRD: Sandra Seaton, Evelyn Rabinowe, Renee McKeon, Jennie Reed and Bev Aird.
Propins:
NTP #5: Katrina Dalzell,
2nd shot #8: Kathrine Lim.
The Club Championship, a 54-hole event is underway.
The first round on 3rd July, in conjunction with the Monthly Medal, attracted 18 ladies inspite of at least 9 regulars away sick, injured or holidaying.
It was a beautiful mild winter day with some wind; the course was as usual in great condition, but the greens were 'slippery'!
There were several 4-putts and countless 3-putts! The Monthly Medals winners were:
Division 1: Katrina Dalzel with 70 nett.
Divsion 2: Glynce Lynch with 75 nett. Welcome back Glynce!
BRD: Hilda McNamara, Debbie Keir, Renee McKeon, Evelyn Rabinowe & Rhonda Laarhoven.
Propins:
NTPs # 5: Hilda, # 7 Katrina.
2nd shot # 8 Barbara Sands. Welcome back, Barbara!
The second and third rounds will be on July 10th & 17th.
There will a normal day competition on these days for those who missed out on the championship.
The Patron's Trophy event was cancelled on 26th June due to bad weather and will be played on a later date to be scheduled
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On 5th June, 20 ladies played in the Monthly Medal, a Single Stroke & Putts event.
The winners were Jill McGhie with 70 nett for Division 1 and Christine Youngman with 70 nett for Division 2.
Best putting was Jill with 26 putts.
BRD: Glenyce Lynch, Maggie Wallace, Bev Aird, Lesley Brady, Renee McKeon and Liz Howard.
Propins: NTP # 7: Lesley, 2nd shots # 8: Helen Teys, #14: Glenyce.
Another Single Stroke & Putts event was held on 19th June. The morning started brutally cold and windy, but 17 ladies braved the wintery conditions.
Naturally, the scores were horrendous! The best score was 78 nett and the winner was Sheila Irvine Brown.
Best putting: Lynne Anderson and Gwen Sommerville with 31 putts each.
BRD: Sandra Seaton, Evelyn Rabinowe, Renee McKeon, Jennie Reed and Bev Aird.
Propins: NTP #5: Katrina Dalzell, 2nd shot #8: Kathrine Lim.
Ten ladies from the mountain will be competing in the Gold Coast District Championships at G.C. Burleigh and Surfers Paradise on 19th & 25th June.
May all their putts drop!
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Tamborine Mtn Ladies Golf hosted the ever popular Open Day – Foursomes Competition on 29th May. An excellent turnout of nearly 70 ladies from 18 clubs from near and far. Players from as far as Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Hinterland and beyond enjoyed an interesting day on the mountain. It started a bit wet, then the sun came out with some intermittent showers and one big ‘pour’and some fog, but evolved to a glorious pre-wintery day.
Our famous pumpkin soup was served at the clubhouse between holes. Some visitors said they only come for the pumpkin soup! Business at the raffle and ‘produce/food’ stalls was brisk!
Congratulations to the winners: Division I: Evelyn Rabinowe & Liz Howard (Tam). Division II: Debbiw Keir & Lynne Anderson (Tam). Runners-Up: Division I: Renee McKeon (Tam) & Audrey Irvine (Cool/Tweed). Division II: Maggie Wallace & Leanne Wallace (Tam). Propins: Accurate Drives # 3: Chris Murray (Beau); #12: Annie Hay (Tam). 2nd shots # 8: Audrey Irvine; #15: Anne Yuille (Sthport)
Our mountain girls did great but were hard pushed by the spirited play of our many visitors. New friends were made and the flatlander competitors are welcome on the mountain any time.
Our heartfelt thanks to Dr. Don and Mrs Sandy Harvey of Tamborine Mtn Dental Surgery who generously donated the winners’ prizes and to Andy Koureas Pro Shop, TMGC for donating the runners-up prizes. Our sponsors kindly attended the prize presentation. Also, our thanks to Heritage Winery for their donations to make up the delightful hampers; to Wayne, our greenkeeper and his helpers who made us proud of the course and greens; to the private golf buggy owners who let us use their buggies, for without them, we would certainly not have such a good turnout. And last, but not least, a big thank you to all our ladies who donated items for the raffle & produce stalls, who made the delicious pumpkin soup and 'sweets' and for donating all their time and effort to help make this event so successful.
For visitors and locals alike, it was a great, if slightly damp day. Visitors tell us they always look forward to this yearly event. Locals can rightly feel pride in the tradition of fun, warmth and camaraderie that makes Tamborine Mountain's Ladies Golf so special.
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The Ladies Open Day will be held on 29th May. Entries are still pouring in. We expect more than 65 competitors from around 15 clubs in the region. It is one of the big Ladies events of the year and lots of fun. If interested in late entry, please call Evelyn at 55452265.
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On 24th April, a Single Stableford event was played on yet another beautiful mountain day, with the temperature just right. Bev Aird won with a very good 40 pts. Best front nine: Annie Hay with 19 pts. Best back nine: Evelyn Rabinowe with 18 pts. BRD: Narelle Cooper, Lyn Buckland, Jennie Reed. Propins: NTP # 7: Liz Howard; 2nd shots # 8: Annie, #14: Lyn.
The Monthly Medal was played on 1st May amongst 21 ladies. The course and greens were in great condition on another glorious day! The scores were competitive. The winners: Division 1: Hilda McNamara with 69 nett on c/b from Lesley Brady. Division 2: Narelle Cooper: 68 nett. Best putting: Helen Teys – 28 putts. BRD: Lesley, Evelyn Rabinowe, Jennie Reed, Kathrine Lim, Sheila Irvine-Brown. Propins: NTP # 7: Helen, 2nd shots: Hilda, #14: Jennie.
The finals of the Nan Wilson Match-Play were won by Lesley Brady, 2up with 3 holes to go over Evelyn Rabinowe. Congratulations to the President who coolly and cruelly wiped out the Captain.
The morning started wet and foggy from the unexpected but very welcomed rain overnight. 14 optimistic ladies turned up on 8th May and were treated to a very lovely day playing a Single Stableford event. It was also a wonderful birthday present for Hilda McNamara who had a fantastic hole-in-one on #5. Happy Birthday Hilda!
The winner of the event was Jill McGhie (the most optimistic because she drove all the way from home at Surfers under dark clouds), with a brilliant 44 pts which will slash her handicap by a few strokes. Best front nine: Narelle Cooper, 20 pts. Best back nine: Christine Youngman, 16 pts. BRD: Kay Hamilton, Hilda McNamara and Annie Hay. Propins: NTPs #5: Hilda's hole-in-one and #7: Claire Attree
A reminder: The Club Mixed Foursomes on 19th & 26th May. The Ladies Open Day on 29th May, a major event on the ladies’ calendar here, drawing between 60 to 90 ladies from clubs all around the region in the past years.
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The second round of the 2007 Club Foursomes Championship on 17th April was fought to the wire between the three top pairs of competitors! The winners of the gross event came from behind to claim the Championship by one stroke! Congratulations to Lesley Brady & Liz Howard with a total gross score of 182. Joint runners-up were Evelyn Rabinowe & Hilda McNamara and Dell Goodrick & Jill McGhie. The winners of the nett event were Evelyn & Hilda with a total score of 142 nett.
The day event winners were Lesley & Liz with a nett of 71. BRD: Dell & Jill, Jennie Reed & Tina Bull. A single stableford was also played amongst eight other ladies who did not participate in the Championship. The winner was Sandra Seaton on countback from Sheila Irvine-Brown with 33 pts. BRD: Sheila and Debbie Keir. Propins: 2nd shot on #8: Lesley & Liz.
The first round of Tri-Series between Boomerang Farm, Canungra and Tamborine Mtn was played at Boomerang Farm on 18th April. Boomerang Farm was the winner, followed by Canungra with Tamborine Mtn in the rear...our least favourite spot! The winner of Tamborine Mtn was Claire Attree. Runner-up: Evelyn Rabinowe. BRD: Kay Hamilton. The second round will be played in Canungra in June.
A reminder to fellow lady golfers - it will be a 8.30 tee-off from 24th April.
Tamborine Mtn Ladies Golf lost a very dear friend and ex member recently - Dorothy Johnston who passed away peacefully on 10th April. We pay tribute to a lovely, dear lady who left significant, wonderful memories of the times we had with her on the golf course. Dorothy loved her golf, played four times a week in three golf clubs and set an example walking 18 holes on Tamborine until she reached 80!
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Due to the holiday season, only a small number of ladies competed in the Monthly Medal on April 3rd. The day was gorgeous and the course was in great condition, except for the newly cored greens which were unpredictable and the cause of frustration and some humiliation.
Winners are grinners – April’s monthly medals goes to
Evelyn Rabinowe who scored a good 69 nett for Division 1 and
Rhonda Laarhoven for Division 2, with a 71 nett.
Best putting:
Evelyn and Liz Howard with 29 putts each.
BRD: Sheila Irvine-Brown, Tina Bull, Helen Teys and Christine Youngman.
Propins: Lynne Anderson for both NTP #7 and 2nd shot # 15. Jan Ide for 2nd shot # 14.
The first round of the Ladies Club Foursomes Championship was held on 10th April. Another awesome early Autumn day on the mountain… cool and so, so comfortable. The greens are still recovering from maintenance and the frustrations continue.
The first round winners were Evelyn Rabinowe and Hilda McNamara with a superb 67.5 nett.
Runners-up were Lesley Brady and Liz Howard.
NTP # 5: Hilda and Evelyn . 2nd shot#8: Dell Goodrick and Jill McGhie.
Next week is the 2nd round and catch up time!
The Tri-Series Shield competition between Boomerang Farm, Canungra and Tamborine Mtn commences with the first match at Boomerang Farm on 18th April.
Laugh of the Day:
Ever stop to think, and forget to start again
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On 6th March, the first Monthly Medal event was competed by 21 ladies. The rough was tough, but the fairways in great condition after the recent wet period. The overall scores were not impressive, but we had one fantastic card handed in by Sandra Seaton.
Congratulations to the winners: Div. 1: Liz Howard with 74 nett. Div. 2: Sandra Seaton with a whopping 67 nett, which will slash her handicap by at least 6 strokes. Good on you, Sandra! Best putting: Liz and Jenni Reed with 29 putts each. BRD: Annie Hay, Jenni, Lesley Brady, Renee McKeon, Helen Teys, Evelyn Rabinowe, Christine Youngman & Cathy Achterberg. Propins: NTP #7: Bev Aird, 2nd shots # 15: Cathy, #16: Liz.
The morning of 13th March started with looming dark clouds coming from the coast, threatening our golf day. But our hard core players were keen and Mother Nature cooperated with a lovely autumn day. Seventeen ladies played a closely contested Single Stableford event. The scores turned out just as brilliant as the weather!
Congratulations to Katrina Dalzell with an awesome 43 pts, beating Annie Hay with a wonderful 42 pts. Best front nine: Annie with 24 pts. Best back nine: Jennie Reed with 24 points, (Katrina had 27 pts!! but there is only one winner per category). BRD: Bev Aird, Narelle Cooper, Renee McKeon, Cathy Achterberg and Lyn Anderson. Propins: NTP # 7: Bev, 2nd shots # 15 Evelyn Rabinowe, #14: Jenni.
Laugh of the Day
My husband and I divorced over religious differences. He thought he was God. I didn’t.
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Our season heated up when 20 ladies showed up for a Single Stableford event on 20th February. The weather was fine with only a shower midway through.
Christine Youngman was the winner of the day with an impressive 39 pts.
Best front nine went to Tina Bull with 19 pts and back nine to Claire Attree with 20 pts.
BRD: Hilda McNamara, Bev Aird, Cathy Achterberg, Katrina Dalzell, Annie Hay and Jill McGhie.
Propins: NTP # 7 and 2nd shot #8 to Annie Hay and 2nd shot #14 to Narelle Cooper.
On 27th February, 21 ladies turned up for a Pinehurst event. It was a very pleasant golf day - comfortable temperature and great conditions. With the new tee-off time at 8am, most ladies welcomed being were back at the clubhouse by 12.30pm for lunch and winner's presentation.
Congratulations to winners:
Jill McGhie & Narelle Cooper with 68 nett.
BRD: Lesley Brady & Liz Howard, Jenny Reed & Kathy Hewitt, Evelyn Rabinowe & Claire Attree.
Lesley made a clean sweep on the pin shots at No. 5 and No. 15.
Well done!
A reminder to other ladies who are still on holiday - hit off time is now 8.00 am until further notice. The first Monthly Medal of the year is on 6th March which is also the qualifying round for the Match Play event.
Laugh of the Day:
There are three different ways to improve your golf: take lessons, practise hard or start cheating!
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Ladies, why stay at home on a rainy Tuesday morning? Come to the Clubhouse to enjoy a social morning of bridge, card games, scrabble or just a cup of coffee and a chat.
Congratulations to Katy Hewitt who was runner up last Saturday with 43 stableford points and as a result sees another considerable handicap drop.
Please note - Tuesday starting time is now 8.00am and remember "real golfers don't cry when they line up the fourth putt."
A 3-club single stableford event was played over nine holes on 14th November. The sun was shining and the ladies had fun with limited clubs. Congratulations to Sandra Seaton with a good score of 20 pts. BRD: Annie Hay, Linda Balmer, Narelle Cooper and Lesley Brady. NTP # 7: Dell Goodrick.
Following the game, we held our Ladies 46th Annual General Meeting after the presentation of the trophies for the year. A lovely lunch was attended by nearly 30 ladies. President Lynne Anderson thanked the outgoing committee for the good year’s work and welcome the new Ladies Committee for 2007:
President: Lesley Brady
Vice-President: Kay Hamilton
Secretary: Helen Teys
Treasurer: May Staffsmith
Captain: Evelyn Rabinowe
Vice-Captain: Liz Howard
Handicap Manager: Bev Aird
Committee(4): Katrina Dalzell
Christine Youngman
Kathrine Lim
Rhonda Laarhoven
Congratulations to all the winners of 2006 and the following are some of the trophies and prizes presented:
Club Champion: Liz Howard
Silver Champion: Liz Howard
54-hole nett winner: Hilda McNamara
Bronze 1 Champion: Lesley Brady
54-hole nett winner: Renee Mckeon
Bronze 2 Champion: Narelle Cooper
54-hole nett winner: Cathy Achterberg
Foursomes Gross winners: Dell Goodrick & Jill McGhie
Foursomes Nett winners: Evelyn Rabinowe & Kathrine Lim
Dr Vonda Youngman: Evelyn Rabinowe
Putting winner: Narelle Cooper
Math Play winner: Narelle Cooper
Medal of Medals: Bev Aird
The ladies will play two more Tuesday games before taking a break until 6th February 2007.
