Vice President's Report 29th March 2011

All,

The day dawned very overcast with a forecast of showers, but as the first groups teed off at Half Moon Bay golf club, the sun came out and a fine day was enjoyed on a course in great condition.

Winners enjoyed excellent prizes supplied by the club, who sponsored the event and also laid on a sausage sizzle which was most welcome.

We welcomed four new members, Judy Ellis & Rosemary Barker of Half Moon Bay club, May Wilkinson of Cairns club, and Don Peters of Gordonvale club, bringing our membership for the year to date up to 201

Our Treasurer is still eagerly accepting subscriptions for 2011. Please present your Membership card for validation when paying.

We have FNQVGA shirts in various sizes available at $30 for short sleeves & $35 for long, with the latter being available shortly. We also have some older style shirts available reduced to $10.

Next games are at Mareeba on 5^th April, and Mossman on 12^th April, both Single Stableford, with the former being the first round of nine comprising the competition for a driver donated by Drummond Golf.

Hope to see you there.

Lou Siedle

VP

Results 29th march 2011 Half Moon Bay Golf Club

Far North Queensland Veteran Golfers Association

Results Tuesday 29th March 2011

Played at Half Moon Bay Golf Club, Single Stableford

88 Players

Men’s Winner Div 1: Russ Gill 42 points

Men’s Runner-up Div 1: Mike George 41 points

Men’s Winner Div 2: Claud Clark 39 points

Men’s Runner-up Div 2: Yasuo Kumagae 37 points (on c/b)

Ball Rundown:

40 points: Greg Gibb

39 points: Des Jones

38 points: Roger Smith, Jim Logan, Don Kerr

37 points: Jim Turco, Dave Wust

36 points: Keith Schirmer, Bob Westerman, Graham Ross, Bill Mortimer, Barry Pike

35 points: Col McDowall, Jim Egan, Len Manoff, Terry Jenkins

34 points: Rod Cade, Ted Lander, Bryan MacCallum

33 points: Terry Buchanan, G Edwards, Lou Siedle

32 points: Dave Lawler, Sam Power, Lloyd Gilbert

31 points: Terry Mangan, Dave Bennett, Jim May, Peter Anderson, David MacCormack, Brian Norris

Mens Pins: 3rd Roger Smith, 9th George Studham 11th Len Manoff, 17th Mike George

Womens Winner: Lily Schirmer 37 points

Womens Runner-up: Bettylou Pitt 36 points

Ball Rundown:

28points:Judy Ellis

26 points: June Willmot

24 points: Lois Tait, Pam Anderson

23 points: Shirley Fieldhouse, Rosemary Barker

Womens Pins: 4th Lily Schirmer, 16^th Carol Madden

Next Games:.

Tuesday 5^th April 2011 Mareeba Golf Club, Single Stableford (start of comp for Drummond Golf driver – see blog for details)

Tuesday 12^th April Mossman Golf Club, Single Stableford

See you there!

Half Moon Bay Game 29th March is ON

All,


Our Captain Roger reports that the course at Half Moon Bay is in very good condition with 18 holes open and all the bunkers raked and back in play (which will be an interesting experience for those of us who have become used to them being GUR).

Hopefully the weather will stay kind to us & we can leave our wellies at home!


Also, Craig Thomson of Drummond Golf will be there to show off the TaylorMade Burner Superfast 2.0 Driver that will be played for over 9 games starting on 5th April.


See you there.


Louis Siedle
VP

Vice President's Report 22nd March 2011

All,

Cairns Golf Club kindly agreed to fit us in for a game today to help make up games missed earlier this year because of all the rain we have had.

Unfortunately, yesterday dark clouds threatened another deluge, which may have put off some of our members, so we only mustered 47 die hards.

Despite the course receiving some heavy rain overnight, which made the conditions very soggy in spots, the greens were in good condition, apart from a couple that had been sanded, and the tough going was overcome to some extent by preferred lies/tee ups.

To cap the day off, the forecast showers for late morning did not eventuate & we enjoyed a sunny day, so thanks to all who turned up & to the Cairns staff who looked after us.

Some of you may not know that the Cairns Club Manager, Charlie, left recently to care for his seriously ill wife & we wish them both well.

Next week's game is at Half Moon Bay Golf Club where we will have a representative from Drummond Golf showing off the TaylorMade Burner Superfast driver, which is their donated prize for our recently advertised competition over 9 games commencing on 5th April at Mareeba (see earlier post).

See you there.

Lou Siedle
VP

Results 22nd March 2011 Cairns Golf Club

Far North Queensland Veteran Golfers Association

Results Tuesday 22nd March 2011

Played at Cairns Golf Club, Single Stableford

47 Players

Men’s Winner: Ted Lander 39 points

Men’s Runner-up: Don Kerr 38 points

Ball Rundown:

37 points: Greg Gibb, Len Manoff, Kevin Ranger

35 points: Ted Schofield, Russ Gill

34 points: Lou Siedle, David Bennett, Graham Ross

33 points: Ross Hobbs, Jim Logan, Sam Power, Bryan MacCallum, Bill Petersen

32 points: Bill Ford

31 points: Terry Jenkins, Keith Schirmer, Harvey Blanch

Mens Pins: 5^th David Bennett, 8^th Jim Logan, 11^th Harvey Blanch, 17th Sam Power

Womens Winner: Di Diversi 41 points

Womens Runner-up: Lil Benfield 35 points

Ball Rundown:

30points: Lois Tait

Womens Pins: 5th & 17^th Lil Benfield

Next Games:.

Tuesday 29^th March 2011 Half Moon Bay Golf Club, Single Stableford,

Tuesday 5^th April 2011 Mareeba Golf Club, Single Stableford

See you there!

Cairns Game 22nd March is ON

Veterans,

Since Ross is swanning around in NSW for a couple of weeks, I'll be looking into playing conditions for our next few games.  (I was going to congratulate him on taking the rain south with him at the weekend, but he may have sent it back this afternoon.)

Cairns golf course is in play, although carts are restricted to cart tracks, so the game there tomorrow 22nd March is ON.

Hope to see lots of you there.

Lou Siedle

VP

Drummond Golf, Cairns Competition - NEW

Drummond Golf, Cairns

TaylorMade Driver (Burner Superfast 2.0) Competition

Open to Men & Women

Win a TaylorMade Burner Superfast 2.0 Driver (just released) valued at $350 donated by Drummond Golf Cairns.

One TaylorMade Burner Superfast 2.0 Driver with appropriate shaft will be presented to the winner, male or female.

The competition will be run over nine games from 5th April 2011 to 31st May 2011, the games involved are:

5th April Mareeba G.C.,
12th April Mossman G.C.,
19th April Cairns G.C.,
26th April Atherton G.C.,
3rd May Half Moon Bay G.C.,
10th May Mareeba G.C.,
17th May Gordonvale G.C.,
24th May Cairns G.C.,
31st May Atherton G.C.

The competition will be run similar to the Consistency format. The winner of the driver will be the player who has played at least six (6) of the nine (9) above mentioned games and has achieved the best aggregate score over six (6) games.

The competition is open to all financial members of Far North Queensland Veteran Golfers Association.

The Driver will be presented to the winner at Mareeba Golf Club on 7th June 2011

Weekly updates of results will be available on the blog, at the games.

The Committee of FNQVGA reserve the right to alter the competition at any time, due to unforeseen circumstances

Trophy Details Updated

Far North Queensland Veteran Golfers Association Inc

(Affiliated with the Queensland Veteran Golf Union)

1. SPECIAL TROPHIES
The Adrian Fay Shield, Ted Thomasson Memorial Shield, Patrons Trophy, Shirley Fieldhouse Shield, Ted Stanton/ Bob Bailey Memorial Trophy, David Lawler Trophy and Club Championships are to be played annually under the jurisdiction of the Association Match Committee.

To be eligible to play in these competitions the following requirements apply:

(a) A player must have been a financial member of the Association for a period of 2 months prior to the date set down for the playing of the Association’s Championships and have played in at least three events set out in the Association’s Program prior to the Championships.

(b) The Adrian Fay Shield is awarded each year to the player having the best thirty six (36) hole nett result over the two eighteen hole rounds of the Assoc. Championship.

(c) The Ted Thomasson Memorial Shield is awarded each year to the player having the best aggregate of three of five nominated eighteen hole Stableford rounds.

(d) The Consistency Trophy shall be awarded to the player who has the highest stableford aggregate over their best ten (10) of the nominated single stableford events played within the FNQVGA Inc. calendar year.

(e) The Championship Plaque is awarded each year to the player having the best thirty six (36) hole gross score on the occasions of the two eighteen hole rounds of the Assoc. Championships.

(f) The Don Thomson 70 and over Trophy will be awarded to the player (70 or over at the time of the first Championship match) with the best gross score over thirty six (36) holes of the Assoc. Championships.

(g) The David Lawler 75 and over Trophy will be awarded to the player (75 or over at the time of the first Championship match) with the best gross score over thirty six (36) holes of the Assoc. Championships

(h) Association Championship Grades: Men’s Championships will be played in Grades “A”, “B”and“C”. Grade Handicap divisions will be determined by the FNQVGA prior to the Championships, it will be based on equalising best as possible numbers in each grade. The Women’s Championship is played in one grade and is a nett stroke event.

(i) The Ted Stanton/Bob Bailey Memorial Trophy shall be awarded to the player who has the best nett score over three (3) nominated rounds which must include the two (2) rounds of the Assoc. Championships.

(j) The Shirley Fieldhouse Shield is awarded each year to the woman having the best thirty six (36) hole nett stroke score on the occasion of the two Assoc. Championship rounds.

(k) The Patrons Trophy is awarded to the player with the best aggregate stableford score on the occasion of playing at the nine (9) hole courses through the Calendar.

(l) Deciding ties in all events. The first countback decision will be the best score for the last 18 holes played, followed by the best score for the second 9 holes on that card, followed by the last 6 holes,3 holes, last hole, then holes back until a winner is determined.

MEMBERSHIP
(a) Annual membership fees shall be due and payable on the date of the first playing fixture in each calendar year. A player who is not financial will not be eligible to win trophies
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(b) Male players must be 55 years or over, Female players must be 50 years or over, be financial members of a registered Golf Club and must be in receipt of an AGU handicap to become a playing member of FNQVGA.

Updated Program of Events

Program 2011 FNQ Veteran Golfers Association Inc.

(amended on 14/3/11)

President:  Ross Bird 4057 9222                             Secretary: June Willmot  4053 2329

Captain:  Roger Smith  4039 4928                          Vice President: Louis Siedle  4045 3832

Register between 07:00 - 08:15 depending upon the Venue

Date	Event	Trophy/Shield	Venue	Sponsor
01 02 11	Single Stableford		Mareeba	TGT Hardware Mareeba
15 02 11	Single Stableford		Gordonvale
01 03 11	Single Stableford		Cairns
15 03 11	Single Stableford	Consistency	Atherton	Atherton Golf Club
29 03 11	Single Stableford	Consistency	Half Moon Bay	Half Moon Bay Golf Club
05 04 11	Single Stableford	Ted Thomasson	Mareeba	TGT Hardware Mareeba
12 04 11	Single Stableford	Consistency	Mossman
19 04 11	Single Stableford		Cairns	Golf World
26 04 11	Single Stableford	Consistency	Atherton	Public Hol. FNQVGA
03 05 11	Single Stableford	Ted Thomasson	Half Moon Bay
10 05 11	Single Stableford	Consistency	Mareeba	Steggles/Baiada Mareeba
17 05 11	Single Stableford	Consistency	Gordonvale	Drummond Golf
24 05 11	Single Stableford		Cairns	Golf World
31 05 11	Single Stableford	Ted Thomasson	Atherton	Atherton Golf Club
07 06 11	Single Stableford	Consistency	Mareeba	TGT Hardware Mareeba
14 06 11	Single Stableford		Half Moon Bay
21 06 11	4BBB Stableford		Gordonvale	Bendigo Bank
28 06 11	Single Stableford	Consistency	Cairns*	Highgrove Bathrooms
05 07 11	Single Stableford		Mossman
12 07 11	Single Stableford	Consistency	Half Moon Bay	Half Moon Bay Golf Club
19 07 11	Single Stableford	Consistency	Atherton	Atherton Golf Club
26 07 11	Single Stableford		Cairns	Golf World
02 08 11	Single Stableford	Ted Thomasson	Gordonvale	Col Johanssen
09 08 11	Single Stroke	1st Rd Championhips	Mareeba	Savannah Lifestyle Resort
16 08 11	Single Stroke	2nd Rd Championships	Half Moon Bay	Rob Brydon's Pro Shop
23 08 11	Single Stroke	Stanton Bailey	Atherton	Atherton Golf Club
30 08 11	Single Stableford	Consistency	Gordonvale	Gordonvale Golf Club
06 09 11	Single Stableford		Mossman	Norm @ Cooya
13 09 11	Single Stableford	Consistency	Cairns	Drummond Golf
20 09 11	Single Stableford		Mareeba	TGT Hardware Mareeba
27 09 11	Single Stableford	Consistency	Gordonvale	Bendigo Bank
04 10 11	Single Stableford		Half Moon Bay	Highgrove Bathrooms
11 10 11	Single Stableford	Consistency	Atherton	Atherton Golf Club
18 10 11	Single Stableford	Ted Thomasson	Cairns	Golf World
25 10 11	Single Stableford	Patrons trophy	Millaa Millaa
31 10 11	Single Stableford	Monday before Melb. Cup	Half Moon Bay	Half Moon Bay Golf Club
08 11 11	Single Stableford		Mareeba	Steggles/Baiada Mareeba
15 11 11	Single Stableford	Patrons trophy	Babinda
22 11 11	Single Stableford	Shotgun Start 8:30am	G'vale-AGM 8AM
29 11 11	Single Stableford		Atherton	Atherton Golf Club
06 12 11	2 Ball Ambrose	Shotgun Start 8:30am	Cairns	Xmas Break up Easylift

Please see information on Special Trophies and Membership Fees on next blog.

Atherton Game 15th - CANCELLED

Veteran Golfers

The wet weather has once again caused us to cancel our scheduled game. Atherton G.C. report the course is very wet and we could be restricted to 6 holes with carts in doubt if we played.

As I mentioned in the email/blog on Friday the Committee had scheduled an extra game on the 22^nd March 2011 at Cairns G.C.  This game will stay scheduled at Cairns with the hope the rain abates and we are able to get on there.

I will have a rest for couple of weeks, Lou Siedle will be sending out the emails and updating the blog http://fnqveteransgolf.blogspot.com/

 

Regards

Ross Bird

Atherton Game 15th - ????? To be Advised

Veteran Golfers

The wet weather is again harassing us. I spoke with Atherton Golf Club this morning, they will leave the decision for Tuesday 15^th March until Monday. As soon as I know I will email you with the results and they will be on the blog. It depends on the amount of rain Atherton has over the weekend.

At a FNQVGA Committee Meeting it was moved to have an additional game placed on the calendar because of all the wet weather. 

The date is  Tuesday 22^nd March 2011, Cairns Golf Club has been booked for this game.

Drummond Golf has donated a New Model Driver (Mens or Womens) to FNQVGA to be played for over a number of rounds concluding before June. Look out for this promotion, it will be along the lines of the Consistency Competition, open to men and women. The details for the competition are being worked on now, as soon as they are completed they will be posted on the bloghttp://fnqveteransgolf.blogspot.com/

  

I hope you are able to get a hit at your Club over the weekend, I think every Club would like to see plenty of golfers on their courses.

Regards

Ross Bird

Cairns Game 8th March - CANCELLED

Veteran Golfers

Due to the amount of rain over the weekend, I am sorry to have to cancel tomorrows game at Cairns Golf Club.

There has been over 170mm of rain in that period and the course is very wet.

We will move on to Atherton Golf Club on the 15^th March 2011, hoping for a drier week.

Tablelands  Summer of Golf event on their program for the tomorrow at Mareeba was played last week, please check with Mareeba Golf Club.

Regards

Ross Bird