Manager's Message
Marcus Niles

Maintenance Week

Next week the greenkeepers will be coring the surrounds and tees.  The back 9 is open on Monday and Tuesday at this stage.  We may open the front 9 when the lads have finished on that side, and close the back 9 while they complete their work.  We also may open the course on Friday for the Haggle.  This is all dependent on the weather and smooth progress. 
Please keep an eye on the tee sheets and book in if you want to play next week.

Cafe Hours

From Monday, the cafe will operating limited hours and limited range for the next two weeks.  When the café is not staffed, we will have food on sale in the shop or bar.

Links View Drive

Just a gentle reminder to keep to the speed limit when travelling along Links View Drive.  I had a call from a resident who has expressed concern about some vehicles speeding.

Cart for Sale

HDK Electric Golf Cart for sale. Good condition
New Endurant SY8 8volt batteries and Charger fitted June 2022 still under warranty until May 2024. Cart has had very little use since.
Weather enclosures, wing mirrors, indicators, folding front screen.
Price $6,200.
Phone Jack: 07 2810833 or 021 08206171.

Environmental Area

As most members know, we have a special part of the course that is protected.  The wetland area between the 7^th and 8^th holes is an important breeding area for the very rare banded rail birds.  Please do not enter this area to search for balls, especially in the reeds on the edge.  Bird nesting season has started, and just because they are not visible doesn't mean that they are not there, so please keep out.  See below a photo of these birds taken in that area last season.

Presidents News
Swampy Marsh

Don’t forget Coring next week. Let Colin know if you are available.

We will be looking for volunteers to deconstruct a barn for the green shed. Please let Colin know if you are available.

Big shout out to BOP Asphalts for laying the bitumen in all the potholes  - Cheers Pratty.

9 Hole Ladies
M J Leuch

A beautiful early spring morning with a small group playing in glorious sunshine.

Last round of Nett and Putting:

1^st equal Nett winners:   Robyn King and Trish Frecklington

1^st Putting:                         Robin Lusby

2^nd Putting:                        Pix Mackie

Well done girls!

Penultimate Interclub Round was held on Monday at Whakatane. 

A good game with more points on the board keeps our Interclub Team 2^nd equal with Tauranga who happily have a bye for the final.

Final Interclub at the Mount 4^th September.

9-hole play at Fairview 31^st August.

My quote for the day:  “they call it golf because all other four letter words are taken.”

9 Hole Men
Fred Hartley

Improved course and weather conditions probably contributed to better scoring today, for Round No 5 of the Stableford Cup.

Winning scores were:

Front Nine:               Allan Winter           20 points

                                    Lynton Holmes       20

                                    Ken Hartley             19

                                    Barry Weir               19

 Back Nine:               Bruce Hickman        21 points

                                    Colin Griffiths          18

                                    Dennis Douglas       17

                                    John Cotton             17

Next week:  Thursday 31st August - Away at Fairview, meet at 9.15am

Men's World
John 'Swampy' Marsh

Saturday Mens Golf:  

ANNAN LAW SAT GOLF

Div 1                      Paddy Hawkins                  41
                               Bruce McKenzie                40
                               Vinny Stanaway                39

Div 2                      Hugh Moleta                     41
                               Bruce Chapman                40
                               Peter Kilpatrick                 38

Great scoring guys!

Vets Vibes
Ross Milne

RESULTS – Wednesday

A variety of events this week viz Grandparent Round, Hidden holes, Closest to the Pin, Outta the Blue Voucher and the usual weekly Stableford competition.

Can’t reproduce all the results here but certainly acknowledge the “behind the scenes winners” who organised these events and compiled the computerised results efficiently. Thanks guys and that’s from someone who didn’t even get close to a tin of peaches. Anyway some results worth noting

Stableford

Div 1

Bookie odds on this winner would have been telephone numbers but who should bob up (and against his protest of being in this division) but

Hugh Moleta       37 points

Div 2

Sonny Tay        41 points (Well done Sonny.  Haven’t had to mention Sonny’s name for a while)

Outta The Blue Voucher

Winner  - Maxine Cotter

And remember our sponsor’s Caravan is in the usual Omokoroa Road parking bay this Friday with their full range of fresh fish products. Call in.

Coming Events

Wednesday 30^th August  Next week  - No Competition. Course Closed.

Wednesday 6^th September.   Qualification round for match play competition Western Tray and Plate. Please indicate when you arrive whether you wish to enter this prestigious event. The scheduled date for Round 1 is 20^th September.

Wed 15^th – Fri 17^th November

Shergold – 3 day Mixed

Very good entries being received and already exceed 30 pairs. If you are planning to enter it may pay to get your team sorted.

Around the Traps

I mentioned last week an earlier chat, off the record, with our enthusiastic Course Convenor and in which he outlined possible options of ways and means of effecting minor changes and addressing drainage issues simultaneously.

One of those relates to the 4^th Green where excess water and runoff could be handled simply by extending the existing drainage system. A photographic example is attached.

Yes – an Island Green.  And to compliment that, you may have noticed a building platform directly above the green is already under construction and which may subsequently be converted to a small boutique café already titled Cheers and Jeers Café to acknowledge tee shots that make the grade (or not). But a lot more to be done beforehand.

Friday Haggle
Terry Golder

18 August 2023  (46 Entries)

Div. 1     Gus Gaskin          41
Michael Dow      37
Scott Gwynne     37
Sandra Gee         37
Hugh Moleta      35
Edward Coop     35
(1 Div. only)