Manager's Message
Marcus Niles

Australian PGA
Kieran Muir has had a solid start to his first event on his Australia trip.  He had 3 birdies and 3 bogeys on his way to an even par round to sit mid-pack after round 1.  You can follow his progress at https://pga.org.au/report/

13th Fairway
The team has ripped up the fairway and it will be re-sown on Monday.  We need a dozen or so volunteers to help spread the stolons.  Please contact Colin Gee or reply to this email if you are able to help.
For the next few weeks the 13th will be a Par 3 and it has been changed to the 18th stroke hole.  All other holes on the back 9 have been adjusted accordingly.  Your scorecard will reflect the changes.

5 Course Classic
Following on from last weeks newsletter...  see below a link to the event booklet
https://issuu.com/kyliep1/docs/bop_5_course_2023_issuu?fr=sNmZiMzQ0MTY4

NZ Interprovincial 2022
The 2022 Men’s and Women’s Interprovincial are taking place in the Bay of Plenty at Omanu Golf Club (Hosts) and Tauranga Golf Club from the 6th to 10th of December!

Please see below a flyer with both the team lists and schedule of play for the week.

Come along and support the Bay of Plenty team throughout the week, that would be greatly appreciated!

BOP Golf will also be keeping the following platforms up to date with scoring progress throughout the week for those that won’t be able to make it to the course:

Golf New Zealand Main Scoring
Bay of Plenty Golf Website
Bay of Plenty Golf Facebook Page
Bay of Plenty Golf Instagram

Men's World
Swampy - Club President

It is with regret that our Mens Captain has resigned after six years of sterling service.

We need someone to step into the role, which comes with a job description.  Please let myself or Marcus know if you are available.  It is not a difficult job, but does require some commitment.

My personal thanks to Hugh Clark for all his hard work for the club.

Vets Vibes
Ross Milne

Haggle Winner 23^rd Nov
Rain    -  by several mils.

Quads Competition
Final round is scheduled for Omokoroa on 12 December. The Entry Sheet has been posted in Men’s Locker Room.

We are looking for a delegate to represent our Group for next year’s competition. Involves only an annual meeting with the other Clubs’ delegates to agree the programme. The hosting and management responsibilities are handled by our Vets Committee.

Omokoroa Country Estate 3 Day Tournament
30th Shergold Trophy
“A” Winners: Alice Wei – Jacky Han

Notable Results for Omokoroa
Consolation: “A” Keith Roberts - Mary Roberts
“B” Runners up: Sue Thomson - Alan Thomson
“C” Winners: Martina Keir - Mike Keir
Consolation: Jenny Shirley - Rob Mitford-Burgess
“F’ Runners up: Shirley Hern - John Aldridge
Consolation: Dawn Day - Tim Reehal
“D” Winners: Linda Smith – John Marsh
Runners up: Janice Bell – Bruce Bell
“H” Consolation: Christine Millward – Ash Reed

Congratulations to all our players as most enjoyed success to some degree.  Great feedback and augurs well for another big turnout next year.
The presentation of the Shergold Trophy by Isla Shergold to the winners is below.

Vet’s Committee Replacement Roles (a message from Steve)
Hi Guy’s
No doubt by now you will all know that Scott has resigned through ill health; this has and will have a big impact on the Vet’s Group.  We have need to appoint a new Secretary, BOP delegate and a Quads delegate.

BOP Vets Delegate
Our thanks to Alan Thomson who has picked up the mantle of BOP delegate George Griffin has agreed to be Alan’s assistant, so all matters related to BOP vets should be addressed to Alan. You may already have picked up a note from Alan regarding the upcoming Vets Venue at Te Puke on 5^th December.

Quads Delegate – see above
The next position to fill is for a Quads delegate: this format is played 4 times a year, with 1 meeting of the clubs delegates annually.  You will not be responsible for any running of the home game in Omokoroa. This along with prize purchasing and prize giving is covered by your committee.

Secretary
Please give some thoughts to picking up the very important role of Secretary. To make the position a wee bit easier you would not necessarily be required to do the minutes as at the moment Bob Duckworth is covering that position. And other aspects previously allocated to this role are also being shared.

I’m sure that you will all agree we can’t go back to one person covering all positions, the load must be spread.

Regards
Steven Ellingford  Vet’s Captain