President's Message 17th May 2011

Veteran Golfers

Thank you to the 106 players who played at Gordonvale Golf Club this morning. It started out with the weather looking a bit dismal, but we got through most of the day without getting wet.

Thank you to Drummond Golf, Cairns for sponsoring today’s event and Katrin Nash for joining us for a game. I think she inspired her playing partners with June Willmot scoring 48 points.

Gordonvale Golf Club worked hard to present us with the course. While there were some greens with a little sand on them, the course in general was in great condition. The scores indicate that, with 48, 46, 45 and a lot players with 40 points and over. Thank you to Graham and Tom for preparing the board and Nearest the Pins. Thank you Gordonvale Golf Club.

Welcome to new Members Suda Woodward and Terry Webb from Gordonvale. Welcome to visitor Keith Dudgeon from Ashgrove.

The raffle winners were 1^st, Dion Reddicliffe, 2^nd Bernie Donnelly, Congratulations! We will be having another raffle next week to raise funds for the 36 Hole Open on 27^th and 28^th June at Cairns Golf Club. Nomination forms will be available next week at the Cairns Game for the Open.

The Drummond Driver Competition is hotting up, with 7 games now played it will be interesting to see numbers after todays event. I will send them out on Friday with my weekly reminder of Tuesday’s game.

Next Games: Tuesday 24^th May  2011 Cairns  Golf Club, Single Stableford, followed  by  Tuesday 31^st  May 2011 Atherton Golf Club, Single Stableford,. .

Lou Siedle is back, so this will be the last results I will email out, in future they will go on the blog.

For a 2011 program and results see earlier posts on this blog.

 

  

Regards

Ross Bird

Results 17th May 2011 Gordonvale Golf Club

Far North Queensland Veteran Golfers Association

Results 17th May 2011

Played at Gordonvale Golf Club, Single Stableford

Sponsored by Drummond Golf, Cairns

106 Players

Mens Division 1 Winner: Peter McMenamin 41 points c/b
Mens Division 1 Runner-up: Eddy Spry 41 points c/b
Mens Division 2 Winner: Geoff Edwards 46 points
Mens Division 2 Runner-up: Bill Foster 45 points

Ball Rundown:
43 points: Bryan McCallum, Arthur Jackson
42 points: Thomas Stager
41 points: Eric Pihlhjerta, Tom Clifford, Peter Mallie, Bruce Magill, Ross Bird
40 points: Mike George, Frank Thelan, Bernie Donnelly, Graham Fisher, Colin McDowall
39 points: John Pilbin, Claud Clark, Hiroshi Hosaka, Jim Logan, Sonny McVicar, Brian Rowan
38 points: Yasuo Kumagae, Dave Iverach, Ken Gorton
37 points: Graeme Anderson, Graham Webb, Graham Ross, Colin Johannsen, John Familaro, Terry Wallin, Ken Flood, Brian Norris

Mens Pins: 5th John Everall, 8th Peter McMenamin, 3rd Grant Scott, 17th Ross Bird

Womens Winner: June Willmot 48 points
Womens Runner-up: Kay Bergiel 43 points

Ball Rundown:
40 points: Kerrie Pont, Ann Perrett
39 points: Erica Zanni
37 points: Lois Tait, Betty Lou Pitt, Chris Everall
36 points: Rieko Oshitari, Cathie Coverdale
35 points: Judy Ellis, May Wilkinson, Pam Anderson

Womens Pins: 8th Lil Benfield, 17th Erica Zanni

Next Games: Tuesday 24th May 2011 Cairns Golf Club, Single Stableford, followed by
Tuesday 31st May 2011 Atherton Golf Club, Single Stableford.

For a 2011 program and results see earlier posts on this blog.

President's Message 10th May 2011

Veteran Golfers

What a great day to play golf at Mareeba Golf Club. The fairways had  plenty of run, just off the fairways even more run, the greens were deceivingly fast, I found the ball would not stop closer than a meter from the hole. The greens were in fanastic condition. Thank you Mareeba Golf Club for the course preparation and the hospitality.

The event was sponsored by  Steggles/Baiada, Mareeba, thank you. That means plenty of Vets winners are having Chicken for dinner tonight. Because the prizes are frozen chickens, those winners who attended the presentation have taken their prizes, the winners who were unable to attend the presentation will be rewarded with Golf Balls instead. (The chickens, if left with me, would be a bit messy by the next Tuesday or when I see you next)

I would like to remind members of the future events: Next Tuesday 17^th May we are playing at Gordonvale Golf Club followed by Tuesday 24^th May at Cairns Golf Club and Tuesday 31^st May at Atherton Golf Club. These three games see the completion of the Drummond Driver Competition, Craig from Drummond Golf will be attending Mareeba Golf Club on 7^thJune to present the Driver to the winner. I would like to see a good number of members attend the presentation  to show Drummond Golf we appreciate their sponsorship and novel way of sponsoring a competition over 9 weeks.

Two other events are being played in our Region in the coming months The 2011 Far North Queensland Veteran Golfers Assoc. 36 Hole Open, will be played on the 27^th and 28^th June at Cairns Golf Club. It is a stroke event and will be played in Divisions. It will be held in conjunction with the our normal event on 28^th June at Cairns. Players in the Open 36 Holes (27/6 & 28/6) will play stroke, players in the 18 Hole event (28/6) will play Stableford.  Players in the 36 Hole Open will need to nominate and pay the entry fee by 21^st June.

Far North Queensland Veteran Golfers Assoc. Atherton Open at Atherton Golf Club on the 7^th and 8^th July, this is also a 36 Hole event with a good array of prizes.

Regards

Ross Bird

Results Mareeba 10th May 2011

Far North Queensland Veteran Golfers Association

Results 10th May 2011

Played at Mareeba Golf Club, Single Stableford

Sponsored by Steggles/Baiada Mareeba

117 Players

Mens Division 1 Winner: Colin Johannsen 45 points
Mens Division 1 Runner-up: Colin McDowall 38 points c/b
Mens Division 2 Winner: Mike George 44 points c/b
Mens Division 2 Runner-up: Peter Jostsons 44 points

Ball Rundown:
42 points: Alfred Muhlemann, Ed Sant
41 points: Ted Lander, John Pilbin
40 points: Col Back, Merv Elms
39 points: Brian Rowan
38 points: Mike Hopkins, Ken Gorton, Gordon Thomas, John Parker, Roger Smith
37 points: John Everall, Bob Westerman, Greg Walker, Mike Van Cuylenberg, Sonny McVicar
36 points: Alan Dwyer, Tom Bryce, Maurice Meth, Dave McCormack, Yasuo Kumagae, Mal Arthur, David Guite, Bill Foster, Arthur Walton
35 points: Ed Spry, Don Thomson, Frank Thelan, Brian Norris, Geoff Edwards, Bruce Magill, Ray Miller, John Bawden
34 points: Bob Turner, Rusty Ellis, Dave Iverach, Jim Logan, Lou Schelack, Thomas Stager, Kevin Moore, David Bennett, Harvey Blanch

Mens Pins: 4th Claud Clark, 8th Russ Gill, 11th Ken Martin, 13th Eric Pihlhjerta

Womens Winner: Ann Perrett 41 points
Womens Runner-up: Dion Reddicliffe 39 points

Ball Rundown:
38 points: Helen Rowe
37 points: Jo Afflick, Pam Anderson, Kay Bergiel, Chris Everall
36 points: Lois Tait, Cathie Coverdale

Womens Pins: 4th Pam Anderson, 13th Dion Reddicliffe

Next Games:
Tuesday 17th May 2011 Gordonvale Golf Club, Single Stableford, followed by
Tuesday 24th May 2011 Cairns Golf Club, Single Stableford,.
For a 2011 program and results see earlier posts.

President's Message 3rd May 2011

Veteran Golfers

What a beautiful day at Yorkeys Knob today. This is living in the Tropics.

There were 103 players contested the Single Stableford event.

Thank you to Half Moon Bay Golf Club for presenting a excellent course, and to Greg Ferry for providing the Sausage Sizzle. It combined to make it a great day.

Lou has gone on Safari today in South Africa, so the results on the blog will be delayed until he gets back to a computer.

A flyer for the FNQVGA Atherton Open Event& nomination form is available from me if interested.

I would also like to announce the FNQVGA Open which is a 36 hole event to be played at Cairns Golf Club on the 27^th and 28^th June 2011. More news will be forthcoming as the organizing committee advances progress of the event.

Next week’s event on Tuesday 10^th May,  is at Mareeba Golf Club, it is a Single Stableford, followed by Tuesday 17^th May at Gordonvale Golf Club

Hope to see you there

Regards

Ross Bird

Results Half Moon Bay Golf Club 3 May 2011

Far North Queensland Veteran Golfers Association

Results 3rd May 2011

Played at Half Moon Bay Golf Club, Single Stableford

103 Players

Mens Division 1 Winner: Roger Smith 41 points
Mens Division 1 Runner-up: Bob Westerman 36 points c/b
Mens Division 2 Winner: Claud Clark 41 points
Mens Division 2 Runner-up: Ross Bird 38 points

Ball Rundown:
37 points: John Pilbin, Tom Clifford, Barry Pike
36 points: Cory Cats, Greg Gibb, Bob Turner
35 points: Cec Turner, George Rapley, Brian Norris, Russ Gill,
34 points: Don Peters, Len Manoff, Alfred Muhleman, Mike George
33 points: Colin McDowall, George Studham, Sam Lemura, Kevin Moore, John Bawden, Masa Ichise, Arthur Walton
32 points: Ian Schofield, Graham Ross, Peter McMenamin, Sam Power, Keith Hillier, Barry Hartley, Keith Sanderson, Don Thomson, Kevin Ranger, Geoff Edwards, Ray Miller, Ross Treacy

Mens Pins: 3rd Peter Jostsons, 9th John Famularo, 11th Kevin Ranger, 16th Bruce Jenner

Womens Winner: Betty Lou Pitt 36 points
Womens Runner-up: Kazuko Watanabe 34 points

Ball Rundown:
31 points: June Willmot, Di Diversi
30 points: Helen Rowe
29 points: Jan Wundersitz
28 points: Lois Tait, Carol Madden

Womens Pins: 4th Kazuko Watanabe, 16th Lois Tait

Next Games: Tuesday 10th May 2011 Mareeba Golf Club, Single Stableford, followed by
Tuesday 17th May 2011 Gordonvale Golf Club, Single Stableford,

HMB Game 3 May

Veteran Golfers

Half Moon Bay Golf Club is ready to host us tomorrow, the full course is open and nearly ready for their Open in a couple of weeks.

It is a Single Stableford sponsored FNQVGA.

This is one of the nine games for the Drummond Driver Competition, you will need to have played at least one game by this stage to be eligible to win the Taylor Made Burner Superfast 2.0 Driver donated by Drummond Golf. It is the aggregate of the best six scores out of the nine games, but you must play six games.

Results so far are available on request.

See you tomorrow!

Regards

Ross