President Report & Results Gordonvale GC 11 Aug 20

 

PRESIDENT REPORT –GORDONVALE GOLF CLUB 11 Aug 20

Hi Members,

Today`s game at Gordonvale GC was the 2^nd and final round of the 2020 FNQVGA Championships, there were 93 players today consisting of 87 men & 12 ladies. There was one visitor, Alan Dwyer who came back to play with us again, welcome back Al enjoy your 3 week stay.

The course was in excellent condition again and whatever the grounds staff are doing, please keep doing it, well done to all concerned. Thanks very much to Dave & Pete for organising the carts, foodstuffs & refreshments throughout the day. Even though the weather was a little cool early on it turned out to be a perfect winter`s day.

All grades championship winners/ runners up will be presented with respective trophies at our Xmas/Presentation Day at Cairns GC on 01 Dec 20, congrats to all.

Our sponsor was again GOLF WORLD, a very good sponsor to the Vets and a reminder to members when you purchase goods from Golf World please let them know you are from the Vets as they are recording our purchases for their 2021 sponsorship.

I realise that some players have the ability to hit the bridge on 9 at will to get over the drain but today Liz (Secretary) did it with such grace and expectability (probably not a word) it was a joy to watch, she even sent it 50 metres further down the 9^th fairway.

Next week`s game will be a single stableford event at Atherton GC and the sponsor will be Stratford Painting Contractors, hope to see you all there.

Robin

President

TODAY`s RESULTS:

MENS:

Winner:

Div 1: Peter Wyatt on 66

Runner Up: Roger Smith on 67

Div 2: John Pilbin on 67

Runner Up: Brian Hughes on 71

Ball Rundown:

68: Doug Christison, Peter Dalziel, Peter Doherty & John Richards,

69: Ross Ellen, Bill Matthews, Dave Lawler, Peter Clarke, Evert Van Kleef, Ken Berrigan & Robin Tonks,

70: Don McHardie, Dennis Vohland & Vaughan Edwards,

71: Graham Morrow, Al Dwyer, Ray Greig, George Ribs Atkinson, Graham Real & Eric Haworth,

72: Tom McEwan, Zbig Bergiel, John Bawden, Mark Buckle & Pommy English,

73: Yasuo Kumagae, Meil Sharkey, Dave Horton, Ernie Bingham, Bert Smith & Peter Johnston and

74: Tom Stager, Trevor Barry, John Famularo, Keith Winstanly & Louis Siedle.

LADIES:

Winner: Judy Guzzwell on 68

Runner Up: Jane Taylor on 71

BALL RUNDOWN:

72: Tessa Meyer,

73: Edna Atkinson & Andrina Wilson,

76: Kay Cleland & Doreen Law and

77: Lois Tait & Liz Edmonds.

President Report & Results Gordonvale 04 Aug 20

PRESIDENT REPORT –GORDONVALE GOLF CLUB 04 Aug 20

Hi Members,

Today`s game at Gordonvale GC was the 1^st round of the 2020 FNQVGA Championships, there were 108 players today consisting of 92 men & 16 ladies. There was one new member, Graham Dooley from Cairns GC, welcome to the Vets Graham. I must say a fantastic rollup considering what is going on in the world at the moment, a very dedicated group of people us Vets.

The course was in excellent condition and I am reliably informed that there are many volunteers as well as the ground staff that contributed to the condition of the course, well done to all concerned. Thanks very much to Belinda for organising the carts, foodstuffs & refreshments throughout the day. For members who have ordered carts please ensure you call to cancel if you are unable to make it as carts are limited. I appreciate whoever ordered the weather as it was first class.

A major talking point today was the position of the pin on the 16^th green, some sad stories were passed on but at the end of the day it was the same for everyone. Even though the game of the day is stroke, you still need to record your stableford scores as well so when Andrina inputs them into Golflink it becomes smooth sailing as it is extremely cumbersome for her to go through cards that have no stableford scores.

Our sponsor today and for the 2^nd round next week is GOLF WORLD, a very good sponsor to the Vets and a reminder to members when you purchase goods from Golf World please let them know you are from the Vets as they are recording our purchases for their 2021 sponsorship.

Next week`s game will be the 2nd round of our championships at Gordonvale GC, for those not playing in the championships please come along and participate in the game of the day.

Robin

President

TODAY`s RESULTS:

MENS:

Winner:

Div 1: Evert Van Kleef on c/b 68

Runner Up: Peter Doherty also on 68

Div 2: John Bawden on 65

Runner Up: Geoff Thomas on 67

Ball Rundown:

69: Ken Berrigan & Pommy English,

70: Bill Eden, Gavin Smith, Neil Arnott, Ray Greig & David Jackson,

71: Grant Scott, Doug Christison, Darryl Caplick, Peter Walters & Eric Philjerta,

72: Graham Morrow, Mark Buckle, Robin Tonks, Keith Winstanley, Louis Siedle, Kevin Walsh, Vaughn Edwards & Bill Mathews,

73: Neil Sharkey, Trevor Barry & Steve Whanarere and

74: Marcus Morse, Peter Clarke, Tom McEwan, Iam Tindall, Tony Calcutt, John Lucas, Eric Haworth, Ron Blake, Tim Hollman and the lucky Ross Ellen.

LADIES:

Winner: Glenda Thomas on 71

Runner Up: Kay Cleland on 73

BALL RUNDOWN:

74: Suda Woodward & Doreen Law,

75: Lois Tait,

76: Sandy Caplick & Liz Edmonds.

78:Chris Trevenen and

81:Jane Taylor & Andrina Wilson.

President Report & results for Millaa Millaa GC 28 Jul 20

PRESIDENT REPORT –MILLAA MILLAA GOLF CLUB 28 Jul 20

Hi Members,

Today`s game at Millaa Millaa GC was a single stableford event, there were 69 players today consisting of 53men & 16 ladies. We had one visitor, Chris Burn from Deniliquin who is still in Cairns visiting his mate Ray Greig. There were three new members, John Reynolds, Dale Stagg & Graham Murray all for Millaa Millaa GC, welcome to the Vets guys and enjoy your stay with us.

The course was in rather good condition and the rough was a little rough but the weather and company made up for everything. Well done to Don and his merry team for the course and also thanks to Margaret & Ross for getting us going and looking after us throughout the day.

Our sponsor today was the REEF CASINO which is a wonderful place to play, I can personnally vouch for their friendly staff, poker machines & tables that always seem to pay, please support them when the occasion arises.

Our stand-in Captain Andrina had a rush of blood and gave out a ball to all those who did not win a prize and remained for the post game Presentation, I think she is getting soft.

Next week`s game will be the first round of our championships at Gordonvale GC and the sponsor is GOLF WORLD. For those wondering if they are eligible to play Lois will have a list of members that meet the criteria at Registration. Members who are not eligible are still able to participate on both days and win the comp of the day but just not the 36 hole championship event.

Robin

President

TODAY`s RESULTS:

MENS:

Winner:

Div 1: Peter Johnston on 39 pts

Runner Up: Graham Murray on 35 pts

Div 2: Rick Gooderham on 39 pts

Runner Up: Grant Scott on 37 pts

Ball Rundown:

34pts: Ken Berrigan, Ross Ellen, Tom McEwan & Rod Ingram,

33pts: Tom Stager & Brian Hughes,,

32pts: Ian McDonald, Eric Haworth, Ron Blake, Don McHardie & Ray Greig,

31pts: Bruce Jenner & Russ Gill,

30pts: Kevin Walsh,

29pts:Keith Dixon, John Gregan, Darryl DeClifford, Gary Castle, Dave Lawler, Dale Stagg & Peter Doherty and

28pts:Jeff McGrath, Lionel Law & Ernie Bingham

LADIES:

Winner: Tracey Dickinson on 39 pts

Runner Up: Liz Edmonds on 31 pts

BALL RUNDOWN:

29 pts:Glynis McGrath

28 pts: Su Zheng & Suki Jung,

26 pts: Judy Guzzwell & Kerry McDonald,

25 pts: Andrina Wilson & Sandy Caplick and

24 pts: Doreen Law, Lois Tait & Julie Wallace.

Results Mossman GC Tuesday 21 Jul 20

PRESIDENT REPORT – MOSSMAN GOLF CLUB 21Jul 20

Hi Members,

The Vets returned to Mossman GC today after a few years absence and the turnout from our members was absolutely fantastic with 94 extremely enthusiastic golfers, great support from you all.

The event today was a single stableford event and as stated above there were 94 players today consisting of 74 men & 20 ladies. We had four visitors, Chris Burn from Deniliquin, Tano Caltabianco from Mossman, Tony Monahan from Cobram Barooga and Chas McSween from Emerald Downs with two new members signing up today, Jack Boyd Mossman GC & Edward Mackie Cairns GC, welcome to the FNQVGA and please enjoy your stay with us.

The course was in very good condition, congrats to the greens staff and all volunteers who contributed to make our trip very worthwhile. There was some drizzly rain early on but it blew through and ended up with the sun shining.

Many thanks to Lisa for getting us going on time as well as the refreshments provided after the game. I must say a big thank you to John Carney who started communications with us last year for the Vets to return to Mossman GC after a lengthy time away, thanks again John and also thanks to our Committee for authorising this game.

Our sponsor today was Cazaly`s AFL who remain one of our consistent sponsors in these dire times, please support Cazaly`s when the opportunity arises as their sponsorship is greatly appreciated by all.

Next week`s game will be a single stableford event at Millaa Millaa GC and the sponsor is the REEF CASINO hope to see you all there.

Robin

President

TODAY`s RESULTS:

MENS:

Winner:

Div 1: Evert Van Kleef on 37 pts

Runner Up: John Evans c/b on 35 pts

Div 2: Tom McEwan on 42 pts

Runner Up: Peter Meyer c/b on 39 pts

Ball Rundown:

39pts: Bill Matthews,

37pts: Tom Stager,

36pts: Lionel Law,

35pts: Neil Hamilton, Ron Blake & John Famularo,

34pts: Doug Christison, Ron Sylvester & Tony Calcutt,

33pts:Russell Lawrence, Ken Berrigan, Garry Castle, Bert Smith & Bill Leonard,,

32pts:Peter Johnston, Ray Greig, Pommy English & Roger Smith,

31pts:Eric Howarth, Peter Walters, John Gregan, Dennis Vohland, George Studham, Peter Doherty, Neil Arnott, Vaughn Edwards & Barry Pike and

30pts: Ross White, Gavin Smith, Keith Schirmer, Jack Boyd, Brian Norris & Kevin Walsh.

LADIES:

Winner: Tessa Meyer on 39 pts

Runner Up: Jane Taylor on 38 pts

BALL RUNDOWN

35pts:Doreen Law.,

33 pts: Di Diversi & Liz Edmonds

32 pts: Tracey Dickinson & Gail Wright

31 pts: Moira Stephens & Cathie Coverdale,

29 pts: Andrina Wilson, Yunja Lee & Chris Everall and

28 pts: Lois Tait

Mossman GC Tuesday 21 July

Hi Members,

Next Tuesday`s game will be a single stableford event at Mossman GC and the sponsor will be Cazaly`s AFL.

The clubhouse will be open for registration 0645-0800 and a selection of sandwiches can be ordered & prepaid prior to the game, normal social distancing rules apply and will be for a long time to come judging by whats happening locally and worldwide at the moment. There is no need to write these up every week as they are the same at every club so, as per Atherton last week etc etc.

Upon arrival members will be required to sign in and then proceed to register, please ensure that you have your handicap GA for conversion to the local club. Two tees are available for use and hopefully those that require motorised carts have booked them through Mossman GC.

Hope to see you all there as we have been away for 3 or so years and it will be good to get back to Mossman GC and enjoy another great day at the office.

Regards

Robin
President

Results Atherton GC 14 July 20

PRESIDENT REPORT – ATHERTON GOLF CLUB 14 Jul 20

Hi Members,

Today the Vets returned from the 2020 COVID-19 enforced lockdown to the glorious Atherton Golf Club and it was great to see some old (sorry) familiar smiling faces and also some new members who joined up today.

The game was a single stableford event and there were 88 players today consisting of 73 men & 15 ladies. We had one visitor Bert Smith from Albury and there were five new members, Greg Waugh and Moira Stephens from HMBGC, Peter Brereton from Gordonvale and Rob little & Kerry McDonald from SGA, welcome to the Vets and please enjoy your stay with us.

The course was once again in very good condition and the greens were as fast as ever, congrats to the greenkeeper Brendon who is up for an award tonight as well as the Atherton GC in a National Award Presentation tonight, good luck from the FNQVGA. Many thanks to Cheryl, Irish & Pup for getting us going on time as well as the refreshments provided throughout the day.

Our sponsor today was Stratford Painting Contractors aka Gordon Perry who I`m told will tackle any paint job big or small and at very reasonable rates to our members, your sponsorship is appreciated by our members.

Next week`s game will be a single stableford event at Mossman GC and the sponsor is Cazaly`s AFL, this will be our first game back at Mossman in 3 years and I`m told everyone is looking forward to it.

Finally it was remiss of me today not to mention our Secretary Liz Edmonds special birthday next Saturday and I am not allowed to say her age but the rumour is 70, you never heard it from me.

Robin

President

RESULTS:

MENS:

Winner:

Div 1: Roger Smith c/b on 36 pts

Runner Up: Ernie Bingham c/b on 36 pts

Div 2: Barry Pike on 36 pts

Runner Up: Rick Gooderham c/b on 35 pts

Ball Rundown:

35 pts: Peter Hunt,

34pts: Ron Sylvester, Russell Lawrence & Ken Berrigan,

33pts:Jeff McGrath, Mark Buckle, George Studham, Keith Winstanley & Dave Lawler,

32pts:Ron Blake, Ross White, Peter Doherty, Garry Castle & Evert Van Kleef,

31pts:Darryl Chandler, Briam Guest, Graham Morrow, Peter Johnston, Roger Glover, Ross Ellen & Peter Wyatt and

29pts: Eric Haworth, Bruce Jenner, Gavin Smith, Tom Stager, Derek Taylor & Vaughan Edwards

LADIES:

Winner: Sandy Caplick on 32 pts

Runner Up: Doreen Law on 31 pts

BALL RUNDOWN

30pts: Di Diversi & Jane Taylor,

29 pts: Lois Tait,

28 pts: Tracey Dickinson

27pts: Moira Stephens & Cathy Coverdale and

26pts: Gail Wright

Vets return to Atherton GC Tuesday 14 July

Hi Members,

Well the wait is finally over and we return to Atherton GC next Tuesday 14 July. The game of the day will be a single stableford event and our sponsor is Stratford Painting Contractors.

Similar restrictions still apply to the playing conditions such as;
Still no NTPs,
Bunkers in play but preferred lies due to no rakes,
Flags remain in,
Gaggles of 4 permitted,
2 per motorised cart also permitted and
2 tee start available.

More good news is that the clubhouse will be open, Cheryl will be there to take lunch orders (pies/sambos etc), the bar is open, course in great condition, presentations after the game permitted inside as 50 pers allowed inside at this stage as numbers may change to the better.

Registration will be between 0645-0800 as normal and it would be much appreciated by Lois & Doug if you could have the correct change of $17 per player, for those new members forms will be available and membership fee of $10 apply.

Please remember that social distancing is still a major component to our recovery from this nasty disease of COVID-19 so please be smart especially at registration, there will be hand sanitiser available and remember to have your GA with you for conversion to handicap for Atherton GC.

Hope to see all of your smiling faces back next Tuesday at Atherton GC and just to let everyone know the following game at Mossman GC is most definitely on and I will post a message for that game next week.

Regards

Robin