Manager's Message
Marcus Niles

Coring Week
The annual coring week is 8-12 April.  The course and clubhouse will be closed for the week.  If the course work does get completed by Thursday, we may open on Friday.

Membership Renewal
Membership invoices for the next year will be sent out on 2 April.  If you plan to change your membership type, please let the office know before 31 March.  Any new members who have carts or motorised vehicles on the course, please also advise the office.

House Accounts
Reminder that House accounts are now available.  To speed up transactions at the bar, you can use your digital membership card in the NZ Golf app.  Ask staff for more info if you need help.

9 Hole Ladies
Brenda Anson

9 Hole Ladies

This week the competition was LGU RD2, Shootout, Net and Putting, and on a stunning autumn Thursday morning, some ladies scored very well.

1st    Robin Lusby               31 Net
2nd   Jacqui Crossfield      32 Net

Jacqui also won the putting competition with 14 Putts, Yvonne Hoskins and Astrid Martin with 16 Putts, and Jan Annabell and Brenda Anson on 17 Putts.

9 Hole Men
Fred Hartley

Men's Nine Hole Golf, Thursday 21st March 2024

Good scores recorded on the Back Nine in a one-off game against Par.

Front Nine             
Steve Crossfield               +3
Frank Baggenstos            +2
Kevin Bowick                     0
Alan Poore                         0
Bruce Baggenstos             0

Back Nine
Trevor Smith                     +5
Fred Hartley                      +4
Thomas Hansen               +3
Tom Martin                       +2
Brian Stewart                   +1

Next week: Bingo-Bango-Bonga                                          

Vets Vibes
Scott Gwynne

Committee Update

• Minutes of each committee meeting are posted in both the Men’s and Ladies locker room as soon as possible after they have been confirmed as a true and correct record of the meeting.  Feel free to read them and ask questions of  Committee members.  
• A committee subgroup comprising Steve Weatherley, Ian Graham and John Aldridge are conducting a complete review of prize allocation for Vet’s events and Wednesday Haggles.  If you have a view, talk to one of the guys.
• The committee is working positively with the Club’s Manager in an effort to secure a sponsor for Wednesday Vet’s.  Detail should emerge over the next couple of weeks and will be along similar lines to the Craigs Tuesday Ladies partnership.
• Sunvue (Lee and John Weatherley) have again agreed to sponsor our premier annual event, our Strokeplay Championships.  A special thanks to those guys for their ongoing support.
• The Committee has advised the Club Manager that we will return to 10.00am starts from 10 April 2024.
• The Committee has initiated discussion with the Club Captain and the Captains Group on the need for Twilight to return to Thursdays for the 2024/25 season.  You will recall that Twilight was arbitrarily changed to Wednesday a few years back without any discussion with the then Vet’s Committee.
• Ian Jory has agreed to be the delegate for BOP Vets

Wednesday Numbers

Following a meeting of the Committee yesterday afternoon some of us were engaged with others  in an interesting discussion on the number of players turning out each Wednesday.  We agreed the numbers were down somewhat and there was a healthy debate on why.  However, some ‘scientific analysis on my part today suggests that over the last 4-5 weeks around 80 of our regular members have turned out more than once.  Are the  for lower weekly numbers internal or external?  We are keen to know your views.

Results

Division 1 – Barry Barmes 45pts, Rod Brown 37, Gary Myers 36

Division 2 – Scott Gwynne 37pts, Ross Brooking 37, Steve Ellingford 36.

Men’s nearest the pin – Barry Whitely

Round of the day – Keith Roberts, 79 off the bat.

New Members.

 If you are a new member of our Golf Club reading this newsletter – Welcome. If you want to play Vet’s Golf and haven’t done so yet, or you want to receive the occasional email I send to Vet’s players about upcoming events and the like, give me a call or text me on 02102242799 or email me at vetsgolfomokoroa@gmail.com

Friday Haggle
Terry Golder

15th March
1 Nick Turner 41

2 Dale Chadwick 40

3 John Aldridge 40

4 Bob Duckworth 39

5 Rod Murray 39

6 Allen Mayo 38

President's Message
John 'Swampy' Marsh

* The 13th cart path is now in use.

* Tree stumps will be removed by the stump grinder on Thursday.

* KD will be prepping the 13th with soil ready for sewing grass seed.

* The ninth ladies tee will be contoured ready for the new shelter.