President's Report & Results Mirage 6 July

It was a beautiful morning at Mirage Country Club today and the day only got better, although one’s perception of the day might have been clouded by the way one was playing golf. The course was in very good condition although Ron Sylvester had “tree” trouble on the 7^th.

Seventy seven players from the nominated list of 84 turned up and comprised 60 men and 17 ladies. There were a couple of very good scores from the men with a couple of the ladies playing to their respective handicaps. The event, a Single Stableford was sponsored jointly, by both Mirage Country Club and the F.N.Q. Vets.

My impression was that everyone had a great day and it was great to see the numbers of players who stayed for the presentation and who appeared to be enjoying each other’s company. As well as playing golf, my feelings are that this is what Vets golf is all about and it epitomises our one word motto, “Friendship”.

My thanks go to our Committee all of whom put a lot of effort into making the day a success. I also expressed our thanks to Geoff Peard, the manager of Mirage, for his help and suggestions which made things a lot easier. His personal guidance of players to their respective tees and similar attention from Ken, the Course Marshal, was also appreciated. They also did a fine job humping all our bags down to the carts from the Bag Drop area. Geoff was also asked to let Mel in the Pro Shop be aware of our thanks for her assistance in looking after us as far as the vouchers, balls and ball markers was concerned.

It was a little disappointing that a few of the seven who didn’t turn up, didn’t let us know they weren’t coming, as we had several players hoping to fill any vacancies should they arise. The Committee was of the opinion that it wouldn't be fair to ask those “reserves” to travel to Port Douglas on the off-chance of getting a start. In the future we may have to look at a different way of administering a similar Golf Day as we would like to repeat the experience of having our members play at a resort course..

As Captain Russ had to go to Townsville straight after the game and so he could get away with any fuss, I suggested that I would do the handicapping of the cards for him. It was about three years since I last did them but unfortunately I found that one of the bugbears I experienced then and which Russ has since encountered, still exists, i.e., lack of Golflink Numbers on the cards. Yesterday I found that about 25% of the cards were missing these numbers. Whilst we have a list of member’s Golflink Numbers which we can access, the interruption to the flow of entering cards slows the process considerably. To ease the frustration, the more numbers one finds missing, the more glasses of wine one consumes and, of course, this leads to further deterioration of the entry procedure. Whilst there is little chance I will be doing the handicapping again, I sincerely ask everyone to pay more attention to entering your 10 number Golflink Number of your card. There is no doubt that Captain Russ will appreciate it.

See you at Babinda on Tuesday where those beautiful tables made by Wal Anthony will be up for grabs.

Yours in golf,

Greg

“El Presidente”.

FRIDAY’S RESULTS

MEN

DIVISION I

Winner: Tom Finch, 40 points.

Runner Up: Neil Hamilton, 39 points. C/B.

DIVISION II

Winner: Mark Buckle, 41 points.

Runner Up: Brian Norris, 38 points.

N.T.P.’s 2^nd Mark Buckle, 6^th Michael Taylor, 8^th Roger Smith, 13^th Marcus Morse,

15^th and 18^th Ian McDonald.

LADIES

Winner: Maria Ling, 36 points.

Runner Up: Doreen Law, 36 points.

N.T.P.’s: 2^nd Gail Wright, 6^th Andrina Wilson, 8^th Suda Woodward, 13^th Lois Tait,

15^th and 18^th Belle Gillan.

There was no Ball Rundown as all players received a Mirage logo ball. As an extra, we decided to give those players who equalled or bettered their handicap, excluding the winners and runners-up, a Mirage Country Club ball marker. Those winners were: Kevin Walsh, Barry Pike, Graham Ross, Peter McMenamin, Bruce Jenner, Neil Sharkey, Zbig Bergiel, Steve Edwards, Roger Smith and Barry Vining.

Next Game Babinda 10 July

All,

Our next game is a single stableford at Babinda, being the first round for our Patron's Trophy.

Hopefully the weather will be kind to us & the drains not too full!  Don't forget to pick up a guide at the club for the distances to the drains from the various tees.

Sponsor for the day is Wal Anthony who has again provided two of the beautiful tables he makes, see below.

See you there.

Louis

PS Quote for the day "Everyone has a right to be stupid.  Politicians just abuse the privilege."

President's Report & Results Half Moon Bay 3 July

Hi All,

After the rain over the past couple of days the outlook for our game at HMB didn't look very bright, however today dawned bright, if not a bit cloudy but certainly an improvement over the previous days. The improvement was reflected in the attendance with 107 players teeing off, 81 men and 26 ladies. It was the best turnout at HMB this year and the Club’s Manager, Greg, was very happy. As I pointed out at Presentation is was delightful to see that ladies made up 25% of the field and, in fact, 25% of our membership. When one considers that a large number of Vets organisations don’t have ladies as members, our ladies’ membership figures exemplifies the inclusiveness of our organisation. Two of our regulars “nomads” Graham and Trish George left today for other parts and both commented on how much they enjoyed the way they have been welcomed and treated each year and look forward to returning next year.

We welcome a new member, John Watts of Maffra in Victoria, bringing our total to 225,

170 men and 55 ladies. We also welcomed back Peter and Tessa Meyer after an absence of abour18 months or so.

The event today, a Single Stableford, was a round in the Ted Thomasson Trophy, which is awarded to the player with the best 3 out of 5 scores over the course of the season. The sponsor today, with Gift Voucher for their restaurant was CAZALYS. It is always great to have them on board.

After I had discussions with Manager Greg, we trialled pre-ordering sandwiches and pies, etc., as we do at other Clubs where we play. It worked very well for both the Club and the players although a couple of members did miss out, for which Greg apologises. He assured me that this won’t happen at our next visit.

Whilst on the subject of pre-ordering sandwiches, etc. after I raised this with Mirage, they will provide this service on Friday at our game. The forms will be available at registration. Ham and Salad and Chicken and Salad sandwiches will be $6.50, Mocca Pies $6.00 each and Sausage Rolls, $5.00. Lodgement of forms and payment to be made through the Pro Shop.

For information of our newer members and as reminder to the others, about 4 or 5 years ago, the F.N.Q.V.G.A. purchased an Automatic External Defibrillator. Thankfully, to date we haven’t had to use it. It is left in the Clubhouse on the registration desk. If you think that someone is suffering a suspected cardiac arrest, it is recommended that someone firstly calls 000 for an ambulance, secondly have someone start CPR, (100 comressions a minute) thirdly have someone go and pick up the defibrillator. See if you can notify one of the Committee as all have been trained in CPR and the use of the AED. At the scene, turn the defibrillator on, listen to and follow the verbal instructions attaching the pads to the patient. The shocking of the patient will only occur if the defibrillator considers it necessary. The general advice to prospective helpers in this type of situation is do something – any form of CPR is better than none.

Looking forward to seeing you all at Mirage on Friday. All relevant information on the day has been posted previously on the Blog.

Greg

“El Presidente”

TODAY’S RESULTS

MEN

DIVISION I

Winner: Steve Edwards, 39 points. C/B

Runner Up: Albert Smith, 39 points.

DIVISION II

Winner: Ron Sylvester, 37 points.

Runner Up: Vaughan Edwards, 36 points.

BALL RUNDOWN:

38 Points: Evert Van Kleef.

37 Points: Greg Gibb, Ron Sylvester.

36 Points: Max Crittenden, Neil Sharkey, Brian Rowan, George Studham, Rick Gooderham.

35 Points: Michael Taylor, Roger Smith, Graham Webb, Ken Gorton, Alan Dwyer, Lou Siedle.

34 Points: Peter Wyatt, Trevor Barry, Peter Doherty, David Jackson.

33 Points: Vern Sandilandt, Tom Finch, Don Thomson.

32 Points: Graham George, John Watts, Dennis Lankester, Garry Castle, Robin Tonks.

31 Points: Claud Clark, Barry Vining, Merv Elms, Tae Zheng, Kevin Walsh, George Atkinson, Keith Schirmer.

N.T.P.’s: 9^th Michael Taylor, 11^th Barry Vining, 16^th David Jackson.

EAGLE: 18^th Robin Tonks.

LADIES:

Winner: Suda Woodward, 36 points.

Runner Up: Edna Atkinson, 34 points.

BALL RUNDOWN:

33 Points: Kay Cleland, Jane Taylor.

32 Points: Dee Kottnig.

31 Points: Lily Schirmer, Judy Guzzwell.

30 Points: Julie Wallace.

29 Points: Andrina Wilson.

28 Points: Gail Wright, Cathie Coverdale, Marg Finch.

N.T.P.’s: 4^th Jane Taylor, 9^th Lil Benfield, 11^th Rhoda Pedrana, 16^th Kay Cleland.

Mirage Game 6 July

INFORMATION SHEET

MIRAGE GOLF RESORT

6^th JULY. 2018

FIELD.

We have 82 nominees who have paid their deposit. It is very important that members who find themselves unable to attend on Friday contact either myself, Vice Pres. Robin or Captain Russ ASAP so we can let Mirage know of any change in numbers.

TIMING:

Committee members arrive 6.30am.

Registration 7am to 8am.

Shotgun Tee Off: 8.30am.

EVENT.

The day’s game will be a Single Stableford, Shotgun Start.

Men’s White Tees, Ladies Red Tees. Mens Slope 125 – Ladies 127 (Copies of both Handicap Lookup Charts will be available at Registration).

N.T.P.’s: All par 3’s, of which there are 6, will have two N.T.P.’s. One for the men and one for the ladies (2^nd Shot), i.e. 12 in total.

Divisions: Men’s Division I, 0-19, Division II, 19-36. Ladies Division, 0-45.

Prizes: All Divisions - Mirage Vouchers for 1^st place and Runner-up, $45 and $25 respectively. The Men’s Division sponsored by Mirage, Ladies’ Division sponsored by FNQ Vets.

Ball Rundown: 7 Dozen Mirage logo balls.

CAR PARKS.

There is adequate car parking facilities at the resort. As one drives into the Resort, the main two large car parks are on the right as one enters the resort. There is a small unsealed car park to the left of the Clubhouse, which will hold about 30 cars.

BAG DROP.

The Bag Drop area is just to the left of the entrance to the Clubhouse. We are assured that the staff will be able to handle the influx of bags given the short period of time in which they will arrive. The bags will be taken down to an area adjacent to the front of the Pro Shop where the carts will be parked.

REGISTRATION.

Registration will take place on the first floor of the clubhouse, i.e. entry by the front entrance and up the stairs to the main reception area.

It is recommended players follow the normal weekly game day procedures as far as filling out cards, etc. is concerned.

The normal weekly procedures for organising tees will be in place. i.e., groups of four, all in attendance and paid for at the same time will be allocated a tee first. Those who are only a single, a two or a three, won’t be allocated a starting Hole until a group of four can be arranged by the Committee.

Nominees players have played their $10 deposit and are required to pay the remaining $25 at registration. Please endeavour to present the correct money.

There is no competition game conducted by Mirage on a Friday.

The players will be allocated a starting Hole and their names and Hole entered on the whiteboard.

The carts will be lined up in front of the pro shop with the Starting Hole numbers on the windscreens.

It is recommended that on receipt of their hole number, the groups collect their clubs and load them onto their respective carts.

It is suggested that players starting on Holes 1 to 6 should head out via the 1^st. Holes 7 to 9 should head for the 9^th and work their way back, and likewise for the back nine.

TEA, COFFEE, REFRESHMENTS.

Mirage will supply an urn and tea, coffee, milk and sugar for when we arrive. As at our normal games, it will be $1 donation for a “cuppa”. Sandwiches, pies, etc. will be available later in the day from the bar area in the Oasis Bar at commercial prices. Bar staff will also be in attendance to supply refreshments, again at commercial rates.

POST GAME PRESENTATION.

To be held in the Oasis Bar instead of upstairs in reception area. Additional seating will be provided in this area. Apparently the upstairs area was only open during the summer due to air conditioning.

The Committee and Mirage have done their best to make this day a success. Your willing, enthusiastic participation will ensure that this is so and probably lead to a repeat in the foreseeable future.

Enjoy.

Greg

“El Presidente”.

Next game Half Moon Bay 3 July

All,

Our game next week is a single stableford Ted Thomasson event at Half Moon Bay.

I'm sure the course will be in good condition & the caterers will look after us well.  The club is also going to trial preordering food as occurs at Atherton & Mareeba & forms will be available in the pro shop.  (If you forget to preorder there should be some extras available.)

The game is sponsored by Cazalys.

See you there.

Louis

Mirage players

Below is the list of players booked for play at Mirage 6 July.

	MIRAGE	Friday	6th July 2018
1	ALLMAN	Craig	Innisfail
2	BENFIELD	Lillian	Cairns
3	BERGEIL	Kay	Cairns
4	BERGEIL	Zbig	Cairns
5	BILLINGHAM	Bob	Millaa Millaa
6	BREW	George	HMB
7	BUCKLE	Mark	Cairns
8	CADE	Rod	Mareeba
9	CASTLE	Garry	HMB
10	CHANDLER	Darryl	Cairns
11	COOLEY	George	Sea Reef
12	COVERDALE	Cathlene	Cairns
13	DE CLIFFORD	Darryl	Millaa Millaa
14	DICKINSON	Tracey	Gordonvale
15	DOOLAN	Les	Paradise Palms
16	DREDGE	Allan	Cairns
17	EDMONDS	Elizabeth	Cairns
18	EDMONDS	Peter	Cairns
19	EDWARDS	Steve	Wyong
20	ELLEN	Ross	Gordonvale
21	EVANS	Joy	Gordonvale
22	EVERALL	Christine	HMB
23	EVERALL	John	HMB
24	FASE	Len	HMB
25	FINCH	Margaret	Yarrambat Park
26	FINCH	Tom	Yarrambat Park
27	FORD	Alec	Mossman
28	FOSTER	Bill	Babinda
29	GIBB	Greg	HMB
30	GILL	Russell	HMB
31	GILLAN	Belle	Gordonvale
32	GOODERHAM	Rick	Millaa Millaa
33	GREGAN	John	HMB
34	GUEST	Bryan	HMB
35	GUZZWELL	Judy	Gordonvale
36	HAMILTON	Neil	Cairns
37	HAYHURST	Bev	HMB
38	JENNER	Bruce	Mareeba
39	JOSTSONS	Peter	Cairns
40	KLEIN	Peter	Cairns
41	KNOWLES	Bruce	Cairns
42	KYRIAZIS	George	HMB
43	LAW	Doreen	HMB
44	LAW	Lionel	HMB
45	LEE	Victor	Paradise Palms
46	LEONARD	Bill	Cairns
47	LING	Maria	HMB
48	LOCKWOOD	Norm	Mossman
49	LOMBARDI	John	Innisfail
50	MACLEOD-CAREY	Ian	HMB
51	MATTHEWS	William	Cairns
52	McDONALD	Ian	Innisfail
53	McMENAMIN	Peter	Mt Garnet
54	MORROW	Graham	Mareeba
55	MORSE	Marcus	HMB
56	NORRIS	Brian	HMB
57	PIKE	Barry	HMB
58	PILBIN	John	Paradise Palms
59	ROSS	Graham	Cairns
60	ROWAN	Brian	Millaa Millaa
61	SCHIRMER	Keith	HMB
62	SHARKEY	Neil	Gordonvale
63	SIEDLE	Lou	Gordonvale
64	SMITH	Albert	Commercial Albury
65	SMITH	Maurie	Cairns
66	SMITH	Roger	HMB
67	STUDHAM	George	Paradise Palms
68	SYLVESTER	Ronald	HMB
69	TAIT	Lois	Cairns
70	TAYLOR	Jane	HMB
71	TAYLOR	Michael	HMB
72	THOMSON	James	HMB
73	TOLHURST	John	Kooralbyn
74	TONKS	Robin	Cairns
75	TOTH	Frank	Paradise Palms
76	VAN KLEEF	Evert	HMB
77	VAN KLEEF	Kandice	HMB
78	WALSH	Kevin	HMB
79	WILSON	Andrina	Cairns
80	WOODWARD	Suda	Gordonvale
81	WRIGHT	Gail	HMB
82	WYATT	Peter	HMBGC

Presidents Report & Results Atherton 26 June

The day dawned at Atherton cold, windy and with misty rain falling. One of the better days in Atherton.  Sorry, “Tablelanders”, only joking.  It was, however, quite brisk and moist when the Committee and early players arrived.  There was a consensus amongst the “early birds” that we would be lucky to have 60 players turn up for a game.  To our great surprise and delight, we finished up with 88 players, if not a record, then one of the biggest turnouts I can remember in my time on the Committee. The field was made up of 72 men and 16 ladies. 

I believe that this is in a great part due to the way our organisation is made to feel so welcome there by Kylie who is efficient, helpful and attentive when looking after our members administratively and in her catering. I understand that she had some assistance today from an Atherton stalwart,  Cheryl Piccone. Another incentive is the excellent condition the course is in and this is due to the efforts of Brendan, the Course Superintendent. The greens and fairways were in great condition, and there are a number of improvements visible including the creation of new bunkers at 7th, 11th, 17thand lengthening of the bunker on the right of 13th green. (No doubt there are some players who would debate my use of the word “improvements” when talking about new bunkers).

We had six new members join today, Brian Hughes from Atherton, Gail O’Shea from Cairns, Shirley Carney, Mossman, Roger Simm, West Aviat and Greg Ferry and Peter Fox from H.M.B. This brought our membership up to 220, with 166 men and 54 ladies.  Additionally Lance and Rhoda Pedrana rejoined and it was great to see them return to our games.  Tony Ellen from Mt. Garnet played as a visitor today and was also welcomed.

The event today was sponsored by DRUMMOND GOLF, a valued sponsor.  It was a 2 Person Ambrose and it appears the players enjoyed a different game from the normal Single Stableford. Voucher winners today are reminded that they have one month to use the vouchers.  If you have difficulty in redeeming them within the month, Darren Golder, the proprietor, encourages you to contact him so that he can assist you in the voucher’s redemption.

A list of successful nominees for our game at Mirage on Friday week, 6th July, will be published either in the Blog and/or an email will be forwarded those members in the next 48 hours. The final arrangements will be published in the next couple of days also.

You are all reminded that our next game is at Half Moon Bay next Tuesday.  I’m advised that the kitchen will be open for hamburgers, chips, sandwiches etc.  It would be appreciated if players pre-order any snacks and forms will be available to facilitate this. Also don’t forget the Club’s generous donation of a slab of beer for our free raffle for those staying after the game.

Take care,

Greg.

“El Presidente”.

TODAY’S RESULTS

2 PERSON AMBROSE:

Winners:  Lois Tait & John Tolhurst, 58.

Runners Up:  Roger Simm & Tony Lattimore, 61.25.

62:​ Andrina Wilson & Robin Tonks.

64:​ Dave Morrison & Don McHardie.

64.5:​ Greg Gibb & John Everall, John Gregan & Keith Schirmer.

64.75: Graeme & Trish George, Greg Ferry & Peter Fox, Rick Gooderham & Darryl ​DeClifford.

65:​ Claud Clark & Brian Brown.

65.25: John Famularo & Bruce Jenner.

65.5:​ Tracy Dickinson & Ross Ellen.

65.75: Steve Edwards & Peter Doherty.

66:​  Les Doolan & Barry Pike.

66.25: Tae Zheng & Colin Smith.

66.5:   Alan Dwyer & Mark Buckle, Kevin Walsh & Doug Christison.

N.T.P.’s MEN:  3rd Roger Smith, 11th Dennis Lankester, 13th Colin Smith, Ian            McLeod/Carey.  EAGLE 5th Keith Schirmer.

N.T.P.’s LADIES:  3rd Kay Cleland, 11th and 13th Andrina Wilson. 18th No Winner.