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Tamborine Mtn Ladies Golf
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
Monthly Medal on 6th
May was competed by 16 ladies. The course was magnificient,
especially the greens.
Div. I winner was Liz
Howard with 70 nett on countback.
Div. II winner was
Jenni Reed with 70 nett.
Best Putting: Narelle
Cooper with 27 putts.
BRD: Helen Teys, Annie
Hay, Dell Goodrick, Narelle Cooper & Evelyn Rabinowe.
Propins:
NTP # 5: Dell,
2nd shot # 8: Liz.
Ten of our ladies are going to Toowoomba for the Qld Country
Championships (11th - 13th May). Play well and enjoy!
The second round of
the Ladies Foursomes Championship was played on 28th April
on yet another beautiful day on the mountain. The
temperature was right, the ladies appeared relaxed and
friendly, but the underlying tension was there from the
start. But the winners ran away with a comfortable win -
total of 184 gross and 140 nett.
Congratulations Helen
Teys & Annie Hay who were also the day winners.
BRD: Sandra Seaton &
Renee McKeon, Lid Howard & Lesley Brady,
Alid Dogger & Lyn
Buckland, Evelyn Rabinowe & Kathrine Lim,
Hilda McNamara & Jan
Ide.
Propins: 2nd shots
# 8 : Lesley & Liz,
# 15 Jill McGhie &
Dell Goodrick.
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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.
Thank you Wayne, John,
& all those who put so much effort in keeping our golf
course in such wonderful condition!
The day's winners were
Helen Teys and Annie
Hay with 70 nett (92 gross).
A tight leader board,
so the next round will be fiercely competed!
BRD: Hilda McNamara &
Jan Ide, Dell Goodrick & Jill McGhie, Bev Aird & Katrina
Dalzell,
Evelyn Rabinowe &
Kathrine Lim.
Propins:
NTP #5: Dee Pfeffer &
Linda Balmer;
2nd shot,
#8: Helen & Annie,
#15: Evelyn & Kathrine.
The first round of the
Tri-Series between Boomerang Farm, Canungra and Tamborine
Mtn was played in Boomerang on 16th April. 44 ladies
competed in the Single Stableford event .
Tamborine Mtn was the
winner with an average of 33.33 pts, followed by Boomerang
Farm with 31.92 pts and Canungra with 29.57 pts.
Congratulations girls
- you did us proud!
Next round will be
played in Canungra in July.
Quote of the Day:
"You don't have to be a wonderful player to be wonderful to
play with."
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A Flag - Stroke event
was played on 8th April. 17 ladies competed, only
four got to the 18th but one brilliant young lady
got midway
to the 19th hole.
Congratulations to the winner,
Leanne Wallace for an
awesome 65 nett.
BRD:
Sheila Irvine-Brown,
Jan Ide, Dee Pfeffer and another newcomer, Lara
Perkins.
Welcome again, Lara.
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The Monthly Medal, a
Stroke & Putts event, was played on a gorgeous day on
1st April by 19 ladies.
The scores however were
not so wonderful with only one card under par. But
there are always winners:
Division 1: Evelyn
Rabinowe, 72 nett.
Division 2: Alida
Dogger, a good 68 nett.
Best putting: Lesley
Brady & Christine Youngman with 30 putts each.
BRD: Dee Pfeffer, Sandra
Seton and Bev Aird.
On 25th March, on a beautiful Autumn day,
15 ladies competed in a Single Stableford event.
The winner:
Renee McKeon with a brilliant 40 pts.
Best 1st nine:
Evelyn Rabinowe, 18 pts.
Best 2nd nine:
new member, Dee Pfeffer: 20 pts.
Welcome again Dee!
BRD: Lesley Brady, Sheila Irvine Brown and
Katrina Dalzell.
Propins:
NTP #7: Renee ,
2nd shot # 8: Liz Howard.
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".
Only 11 ladies took the risk with the
weather to play a Single Stableford event on 18th March.
The rain stayed away and we had a good
day, but scores were mediocre.
The winner of the day:
Narelle Cooper with 34 pts on a countback.
Best 1st nine:
Liz Howard, 19pts.
Best 2nd nine:
Annie Hay: 18 pts.
BRD: Hilda McNamara, Lesley Brady. Propins:
NTP #5: Sheila Irvine-Brown.
2nd shot# 8: Annie.
After a very wet start of the Ladies Golf season, we finally
had some good days. The course is in pristine condition and
the
temperature at this time of the year is
just right.
On 4th March, the first of the year Monthly Medal was played
by 19 ladies. The winners:
Div. 1: Claire Attree with wonderful 67
nett.
Div. 2: Lyn Buckland with 73 nett.
Best Putting: Claire.
BRD: Liz Howard, Narelle Cooper, Jenni
Reed, Sheila Irvine-Brown and Annie Hay.
Propins:
NTP #7: Bev Aird,
2nd shots,
#8: Claire again!
#14: Jan Ide.
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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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The Mixed Day with Vets, a 4BBB Single Stableford
event drew a total of 30 players on 28th August.
It was a gorgeous day and the course was in great
condition. The men were as usual, the competitive
gentlemen and the ladies were just as impressive.
The winners :
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.
On 2nd September, 17 ladies competed in the
Monthly Medal, a Stroke & Putts event on a course
and greens in great condition. The winners:
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 Dr Vonda
Youngman Trophy was finally played on 11th
September. This time it was a usual obeautiful
spring day on the mountain. The winner was
Evelyn Rabinowe for the second year running,
with a total score of 77 pts over two rounds .
The day event winner was also Evelyn with 38
pts. Best front nine: Glenyce Lynch, 18 pts.
Best back nine: Christine Youngman, 20 pts.
BRD: Hilda McNamara, Narelle Cooper, Jill
McGhie and Katrina Dalzell. Propins: 2nd shots
# 15: Liz Howard, # 17: Glenyce.
The President's and Captain's Trophies will
now be played on 18th September, which will also
be the event for WGGC Trophy and the ANZ Masters
qualifying round.
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On 7th August, the
Monthly Medal, a Stroke and Putts event was played.
Most scores handed in
were mediocre except for a couple, and the greens were
still giving the ladies some grief.
The winners:
Div. 1: Jill McGhie with
72 nett on c/b from Katrina Dalzell.
Div. 2: Debbie Kier with
74 nett on c/b from Rhonda Laarhoven.
Best putting: 32 putts.
BRD: Katrina, Rhonda,
Glenyce Lynch and Helen Teys.
NTP
#5: Katrina,
2nd shots
#15: Katrina and
#17: Narelle Cooper.
The first round of the Dr
Vonda Youngman Trophy, a Stableford event was competed
by 18 ladies on 14th August.
A beautiful Spring day
and the greens were more sympathetic.
The winner was Christine
Youngman with 40 pts on c/b from Evelyn Rabinowe.
Best front nine: Sheila
Irvine-Brown with 21 pts.
Best back nine: Hilda
McNamara with 22pts c/b from Claire Attree.
BRD: Evelyn, Claire,
Jill McGhie, Glenyce Lynch, Katrina Dalzell, Annie
Hay.
Propins: NTP: Jill,
2nd shots
#15: Evelyn,
#17: Narelle Cooper.
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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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While 10 of our ladies
were away at Hervey Bay for the Country Championships, 13
ladies turned up at home on a fine morning on 15th May for a
Single Stableford. The course and greens were in superb
condition, however the scores were not as impressive. The
winner (and birthday girl) was Dell Goodrick with 34 pts.
Happy Birthday Dell! BRD: Bev Aird, Rhonda Laarhoven, Lyn
Anderson, Evelyn Rabinowe and Narelle Cooper. Propins: NTP’s
# 7: Evelyn, #4: Dell.
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 20th March, a small
group of 14 ladies played a VSS competion. This event
is like a match play except that the player competes
against the nett par of each hole, instead of an
opponent. After some confusion at the start of play,
we have a winner: Jennie Reed - half (square). BRD:
Katrina Dalzell, Dell Goodrick, Evelyn Rabinowe and Tina
Bull. Propins: NTP #7: Katrina, 2nd shots #15: Liz
Howard, #14: Alida Dogger
Our ladies played in the
Friendship Cup, a team event, on a match-play format on
19th March, at Surfers Paradise. This event was
competed among nine clubs from the Gold Coast. In spite
of being a player short, Tamborine Mtn came in 3rd
place, tied with Arundel Hills. The winning club was
Helensvale and runner-up was Surfers Paradise.
The course was closed for
three days (26th - 28th March) for greens maintenance
and we take this opportunity to thank the greenkeeper
and all the volunteers for making us so proud of our
beautiful course.
The Nan Wilson Match-Play
event is underway. First round should end by 10th
April. The next monthly medal is on 3rd April.
Laugh of Day
Don't take life too seriously; No one gets out alive.
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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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13-2-2007
Due to the welcome rain
Tuesday competition was cancelled.
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.
The small group of ladies
playing in the Saturday competition would like others to
join them. Tee times 11.30 to 12.00.
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."
BAA
6-2-2007
Our long awaited opening
day. a nine hole 2 ball ambrose was very well supported
with a field of 28 players including 9 visitors who were
warmly welcomed by president Lesley and encouraged to
return.
Hilda McNamara and
visitor Pat Monro were the winners of the day, a
fraction ahead of Liz Howard and Jenny Reed.
Teams who collected balls
for nearest the pins were
5th L. Brady and K.
Dalzell
7th N. Cooper and A. Hay.
Wishing all lady golfers
a successful 2007 season with lots of dropped handicaps.
BAA
Tamborine Mtn Ladies Golf
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.
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