Next Game Half Moon Bay GC 1st May

All,

Our next game is at Half Moon Bay on Tuesday, May Day, but there will be no dancing round the Maypole or marches, just some honest golf.

The course is in good condition & although the greens may still have some sand on them they will have been mown on Monday or the morning we play.

The club has a new caterer & menu to tempt you at the half way point & after the game:

Bacon and Egg Roll $7

Burger $6

Chips $3

Fish and Chips $10

Sandwiches $5

Muffins $4

Look forward to seeing you there.

Louis Siedle

President's Message & Results 24th April - Atherton Golf Club

President's Report &

Results of the Single Stableford Competition

Played on 24th April 2012

at Atherton Golf Club

86 Players

President's Report

A beautiful sunny day with a pleasantly cool breeze rewarded those who turned up at Atherton golf club for our weekly game. Congratulations to the greens staff for the presentation of the course.

The weather seems to be settling down at last, although the forecast is for some more rain coming in at the weekend, however that is unlikely to affect the Mareeba Open as it rarely rains at Mareeba according to our (unbiassed?) Treasurer! If anyone is hoping for a last minute inclusion in the Open, forget it, as it is fully booked with a waiting list & the draw has been completed.

Thanks to Debbie & Owen for the welcoming tea, coffee, raisin bread and sandwiches which went down well as usual. Thanks also to the club for sponsoring the event.

Welcome to our new member, Darryl King of Atherton. Our membership stands at 226 for the 2012 year.

Our next game is at Half Moon Bay on 1^st May. The Consistency event that was cancelled on 20^th March has been transferred so you won't miss out. Greg Ferry also informs me that the caterer has changed & there is a new menu to tempt you.

Look forward to seeing you there.

Louis Siedle

Results

Men's Winner Div 1: George Studham 40 points

Men's Runner up Div 1: Louis Siedle 39 points c/b

Men's Winner Div 2: Thomas Stager 40 points

Men's Runner up Div 2: Claud Clark 39 points

Ball Rundown

39 points: Greg Gibb, Russ Gill

38 points: Trevor Lawrence, Brian Bevan, Darryl de Clifford, Graeme Hughes

37 points: David Jackson, Bryan McCallum, Larry Perrett, Ted Lander, Graham Ross

36 points: Barry Hartley, Lloyd Sawtell, Mike van Cuylemberg, Frank Thelan

35 points: Harvey Blanch, Dave Iverach, Jim Logan, Les Doolan, Rod Cade, Darryl King, Brian Norris, Brian Rowan

34 points: Ross White, Graham Morrow, Drew Studham, Mike Fredricks

NTPs men: 3^rd Laurie Bell; 11th David Pitt; 13th Eric Pihlhjerta; 18^th Peter McMenamin

Women's Winner: Kay Bergiel 37 points

Women's Runner up: Lorraine Doolan 34 points

Ball Rundown:

33 points: Helen Rowe

32 points: Ann Perrett, May Wilkinson

30 points: June Willmot, Kaye Mullins

29 points: Dion Reddicliffe

27 points: Kath Andrews

NTPs women: 11th May Wilkinson; 18^th Ann Perrett

Next Game Atherton GC 24th April

All,

Atherton are expecting us for our game tomorrow & report no problems with the course.

There are signs at the foot of the Gillies range to expect delays, so take care if you are coming up that way & allow a bit of extra time.

Look forward to seeing you there.

Louis

President's Message & Results 17th April Mareeba GC

President's Report &

Results of the Single Stableford Competition

Played on 17th April 2012

at Mareeba Golf Club

67 Players

President's Report

The continuing rain on the coast necessitated a change of venue from Cairns to Mareeba at short notice. Unfortunately, the change led to a disappointingly small field with only 55 men & 12 ladies, so there were only two divisions.

Thank you Mareeba for fitting us in 10 days before your Open, with all the preparation going on for it. Congratulations to the Greenkeeper & all the volunteers who maintain the course. It was in the best condition of any we have played this year so far.

Thanks to Kevin & Shirley for the welcoming tea, coffee & raisin bread as well as the sandwiches & hot snacks.

Welcome to visitorCharlie Kadic of Mossman. Our membership stands at 226 for the 2012 year.

Congratulations to Tom Stager on winning the first prize in our raffle and Graham Fisher for taking out the second prize.

Our next game is at Atherton on 24^th April.

Look forward to seeing you there.

By the way, I was going to put in a plug for the Mareeba Open, but have been informed that all 190 spots are taken & there is a waiting list.

Louis Siedle

Results

Men's Winner Div 1: Darryl de Clifford 42 points c/b

Men's Runner up Div 1: Barry Hartley 42 points

Ball Rundown

41 points: Neil Sharkey

40 points: Colin Johannsen

38 points: Graham Ross

37 points: Arthur Jackson

36 points: Rod Cade, Dave McCormack, Greg Gibb, Russ Gill, John Debel, Lou Siedle, Roger Smith

35 points: Graham Morrow, George Studham

34 points: Thomas Stager, Brian Norris, Peter Stevens, Frank Thelan

33 points: Keith Sanderson, Gordon Massey, Ken Baker, Peter McMenamin

NTPs men: 4^th Darryl de Clifford; 8^th Greg Gibb; 11th Arthur Jackson; 13th Neil Sharkey

Women's Winner: Di Diversi 38 points

Women's Runner up: Cheryl Piccone 37 points

Ball Rundown:

34 points: Maidie Hickcox, Ruth Yelland, May Wilkinson

30 points: Kay Bergiel

24 points: Lois Tait, Noeleen Massey

NTPs women: 4^th & 11th Ruth Yelland

Cairns Game 17th April Moved to Mareeba

All,

I have just had a call from Cairns GC Manager.

The greenkeeper had advised him it was very wet out the back & the Asst Pro confirmed there was a lot of water on the course. 

Meanwhile, our Treasurer phoned to advise that quite a few Cairns members had played at Mareeba last Sat & the course there had not received much rain since & was quite playable.  I've spoken to the club who confirmed they are prepared to host us if we wish to play there.

Accordingly, the game tomorrow has been moved to Mareeba.

Sorry for the short notice, but I'm sure you would rather have the chance of a game than have it totally cancelled.

Also, the game which was to have been at Mareeba on 8th May will now be played at Cairns, so please adjust your programs accordingly.

Regards, Louis

Lost & Found

At Mossman yesterday, 2 items found on the course were handed in:

Ball scoop
Head cover for SQ Machspeed Nike

They will be at the registration table at Cairns on 17 April.  Please claim them there.

Cheers, Louis Siedle

President's Message & Results 10th April Mossman GC

President's Report &

Results of the Single Stableford Competition

Played on 10th April 2012 at Mossman Golf Club

87 Players

President's Report

More fine weather resulted in a good turnout of 87 – 70 men including 1 visitor & 17 ladies.

I apologise for misinformation on the blog, as I had received information that the course was in good condition, but not that there were quite a few temporary greens. Whilst the fairways & rough were fine, the greens varied considerably in speed and preparation, but everyone had to face the same conditions & a visitor showed how it should be done by winning the Div 1 & putting his second shot in on a par 4!

Thanks to the bar staff for the sandwiches & hot snacks, which were well received as they almost all vanished.

Welcome to visitor Theodore Sheppard of McLean, NSW, who managed to win Div 1 & eagle a par 4 & to our new member John McMahon of Atherton, who managed runner up in Div 2. Our membership stands at 225 for the 2012 year.

Our next game is at Cairns on 17^th April. Look forward to seeing you all there.

Louis Siedle

Results

Men's Winner Div 1: Theodore Sheppard 41 points

Men's Runner up Div 1: Kevin Moore 40 points

Men's Winner Div 2: David Jackson 37 points c/b

Men's Runner up Div 2: John McMahon 37 points

Ball Rundown

39 points: Barry Hartey

37 points: Maurie Meth, Jim Logan, Ken Baker, Ross Hobbs, John McMahon

36 points: Peter Yelland, Mal Arthur

35 points: Dave Parrish, Laurie Bell, Russ Gill

34 points: Darryl de Clifford, Ross Waite, Alan Dwyer, Max Crittenden, John Everall, Brian Bevan, Col McDowall, Clive Perry

33 points: Col Johannsen, Dave Iverach, Paul Morley, John Famularo, Bill Mortimer

NTPs men: 6^th Barry Hartley; 10^th Frank Thelan

Women's Winner: Chris Everall 34 points

Women's Runner up: Sue Taylor 33 points

Ball Rundown:

32 points: Andrina Wilson, Jane Johannsen

31 points: June Willmot, Lois Tait, Carol Madden

30 points: Rosemary Barker

NTPs women: 13^th Ruth Yelland; 17th Ruth Yelland

Next Game Mossman 10th April

All,

Just a reminder that we are now back to weekly games and our next is at Mossman golf course on 10th April.

The club confirmed that they are expecting us and that the course is in good condition after these last few days of great drying weather, so it should be a good way to work off all the chocolate eggs over Easter.

Best wishes for a pleasant & safe Easter & hope to see you at Mossman.

Louis Siedle

President's Message & Results 3rd April Mareeba GC

President's Report &

Results of the Single Stableford Competition

Played on 3^rd April 2012

at Mareeba Golf Club

117 Players

President's Report

The perfect weather resulted in a good turnout of 117 – 90 men including 2 visitors & 27 ladies - & members enjoyed being able to play on a course that had dried out in almost all areas. Although the greens were in the process of being cored it did not prevent some good scores being returned. Congratulations to all the volunteers who maintain the course.

Thanks to Kevin & Jeni for the welcoming tea, coffee & raisin bread as well as the sandwiches & hot snacks. Thanks also to TGT Hardware for again sponsoring the event and providing some excellent prizes for NTP as well as their usual vouchers.

Welcome to visitors Ron Blake of Mareeba & Theodore Sheppard of McLean, NSW. Our membership stands at 221 for the 2012 year.

We are now back to playing weekly & our next game is at Mossman on 10^th April. The course has dried out & members are back to playing competitions, so it should be a good challenge.

Just an early reminder about the need to complete a nomination form for our Open on 25/26 June even if you only propose to play on the usual Tuesday. We need an indication of numbers & the cost of the comp for members is $30 for the 2 days, or $15 if you only want to play one day. We will have some forms at registration, or you can download them from the blog.

Look forward to seeing you all at Mossman.

Louis Siedle

Results

Men's Winner Div 1: Ken Baker 43 points

Men's Runner up Div 1: Col McDowall 40 points

Men's Winner Div 2: Mal Arthur 42 points

Men's Runner up Div 2: John Famularo 39 points c/b

Ball Rundown

39 points: Wal Anthony, Geoff Horsburgh, Ross White

38 points: Paul Lewis, Dave Parrish, John Debel, Bruce Magill

37 points: George Studham, Harvey Blanch

36 points: Peter Yelland, Greg Gibb, Peter Mullins, Gordon Massey, Les Doolan

35 points: Don Thomson, Ted Lander, John Bawden, Yasuo Kumagae, Barry Hartley

34 points: Ron Blake, David Pitt, Eric Pihlhjerta, Alan Dwyer, George Shores, Graham Anderson, Barry Pike, Bill Eden, Neil Sharkey, Ken Flood, Keith Snaderson, Harry Aly Khan, Eddie Spry

33 points: Thomas Stager, Jim Logan, Dave Iverach, Keith Hillier, Peter McManamen, Lou Siedle

NTPs men: 4^th Don Thomson; 8^th Peter Yelland; 11th John Parker; 13th John Debel

Women's Winner: Zola Dale 40 points

Women's Runner up: Chris Everall 34 points c/b

Ball Rundown:

34 points: Maidie Hickcox, Ruth Yelland, Sue Taylor

33 points: June Willmot, Suda Woodward, Carol Madden

32 points: Jane Johannsen

31 points: Di Diversi, May Wilkinson

30 points: Rosemary Barker, Noeleen Massey

NTPs women: 4^th Jane Johannsen; 11th Zola Dale

FNQVGA OPEN 25/26 JUNE - NOMINATION FORM

Far North Queensland Veterans Golf Association 2012 Open

Cairns Golf Club 25th & 26th June 2012

36 Hole Stableford

VETERAN MEN AND WOMEN ENTRY FORM

CLOSING DATE :19^th June 2012

SURNAME Mr. Mrs, Ms:………………...…….……… GIVEN NAME:…………

ADDRESS:……………………….…….……………………… POST CODE:………

TELEPHONE:……………………..

EMAIL ADDRESS…………………………………

CLUB……………………………………………. H’CAP……….

GOLFLINK No ……………………..

Veteran Club/District/Association affiliated to a State VGU

…………………………………………………

Preferred Playing Partners………………………………

FNQVGA Members $30.00

Visiting Members $35.00

Please send entries and payment to FNQ Veteran Golf Association , 37-39 Heavey Cr.,Whitfield , Qld 4870

Credit Card payments to JUNE WILLMOT don-june@bigpond.net.au

….. MASTERCARD. …..VISA

CARD ACCOUNT NUMBER CARD EXPIRY DATE

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CARDHOLDERS NAME…………………………………..

AMOUNT PAYING $………..

CARDHOLDERS SIGNATURE……………………………….(not required if e-mailing)

PLEASE NOTE: CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS WILL BE PROCESSED WEDNESDAY 20^TH JUNE.

Please make payment to FNQ VETERANS GOLF ASSN …Amount Enclosed $………………………

CONDITIONS OF PLAY

Each player must be a financial member of a registered Golf Club and have a current AGU

or WGA Handicap.

Players must show proof they are a member of a Veteran Golfers Club, District or Association,

Handicaps for 36 Hole Event will be frozen (from start of play). Maximum handicap 36 Men & 45 ladies

A player can win only one Major Trophy in the 18 or 36 Hole events

This event will be played in conjunction with the regular Tuesday FNQ Veterans fixture.

Next Game Mareeba GC 3rd April

All,

Mareeba reports the course is in good condition, which will be a relief to all of us suffering withdrawal symptoms after the washouts recently.

We're expected, so come along & enjoy the golf, sandwiches, company &, hopefully, the continuation of the last couple of days magnificent weather.

Cheers, Louis