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JANUARY 2023 WOMEN’S REPORT

The Downtowner Summer Cup series sponsored by the Warragul Club (Downtowner) was played over 7 weeks with the best 4 scores counting.  Presentations were held at the Warragul Club on January 31^st.  The winner was Wendy Hitchins (149) and the Runner Up was Leanne Pollard (147) closely followed by Judy Dixon 145, Robyn Carville 143, Helen Moon 143.  Congratulations to everyone who competed. Below is a list of the weekly winners.

ROUND 1               A Grade – Shirley Roberts (38)

Rescheduled         B Grade – Helen Moon (38)

DTL BALLS:            Wendy Hitchins (38), Glenda Warren (37), Marg Rowe (34) c/b

ROUND 2               A Grade – Anne Nielson (27)

B Grade – Meagan Ford (33)

DTL BALLS:            Vanessa Campbell (30), Susie Menzel (28)

ROUND 3               A Grade – Marg Purcell (36)

B Grade – Michelle Fairlie (40)

DTL BALLS:            Dagmar Forbes (36), Glenda Warren (36)

ROUND 4               A Grade – Judy Dixon (36)

B Grade – Jeanette Phillips (40)

DTL BALLS:            Bev Goodwin (36), Karen Adams (36), Wendy Hitchins (35) c/b

ROUND 5               A Grade – Anne Nielson (39)

B Grade – Mary Tymensen (38)

DTL BALLS             Karen Adams (38) c/b, Vanessa Campbell (37), Robyn Carville (37) c/b

ROUND 6               A Grade – Leanne Pollard (40)

B Grade – Lorna Hoskins (37)

DTL BALLS             Wendy Hitchins (39), Meagan Ford (37) c/b, Helen Moon (36) c/b

ROUND 7               A Grade – Leanne Pollard (38)

B Grade – Robyn Carville (39)

DTL BALLS             Deb Daniel (38), Judy Bibby (35) c/b, Susie Menzel (35) c/ b

Get Into Golf update:  We offered a beginner clinic for women and girls in November.  9 people signed up and 8 completed the clinic.  They are still playing, and most have purchased their own clubs.  Another session is planned for February 25 until March 25^th.  Thanks to everyone who donated clubs, bags, and balls.  The Women’s Committee purchased a new set of women’s clubs and a bag for use in the clinics and as hire clubs.  In addition, we have a second, complete women’s sets of clubs for use in the clinics and for hire.  A special thanks to Leanne Pollard who completed the Community Instructor program with me and has been a tremendous help teaching and supporting the new women golfers.

I want to offer similar clinics for junior boys and girls, but we need more Community Instructors to step up and help.  The Community Instructor course is done online and takes a couple of hours.  The $99 fee would be refunded by the Club.  Anyone completing the course must have a Working With Children certificate which is done online as well.  The perfect instructors would be Mums and Dads who have kids interested in golf but anyone with a passion for golf and teaching kids would be most welcome.  There is great support material available from Golf Australia and we have all the equipment needed too.  It takes about 2 hours at each clinic.  If anyone is interested in helping with any clinics, please reach out to me or Glenn Robinson.

Royal Women’s Hospital 4 BBB Update from Golf Australia:

The 2022 season saw a very successful Royal Women’s Hospital 4BBB event across 65 clubs. Thank you to all who participated in this fantastic event.

As a collective we raised $7,437.50 to be donated to The Royal Women’s Hospital.

Firstly, we would like to congratulate all who participated in the event for assisting to raise much needed funds for the Royal Women’s Hospital once again. Executive Director of Philanthropy and Community Investment Jason Smith was delighted by the news and has given in site into how these funds will benefit. Jason Smith said, “The Royal Women’s Hospital is immensely grateful to Golf Australia for their ongoing support of our work. Funds raised through the 2022 Fourball event will go towards a new vital signs monitor in our Urogynaecology Clinic, to help assess and treat women with pelvic floor dysfunction. Thank you so much to all involved!”

A big congratulations goes to our winners from Gisborne Golf Club; Jennifer Malberg and Maryanne Mocnik who had 53 points! Our runners up for the event are Veronica Maher and Rhonda Bradley from Trentham Golf Club with 50 points.

Along with our overall winners we also have a regional winner and a metropolitan winner both of which were contested very tightly. Our Regional winner from Moe Golf Club with a score of 48 points c/b was Kathy Borg and Sandy Tate. Our Metropolitan winners from Yarra Yarra Golf Club with 48 points c/b was Thanh Chau and Connie Lau.

Again, a big congratulations to our winners and all who completed.

As our 2023 season begins, I hope everyone enjoys their golf and the camaraderie of good friends.

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Seeking more volunteers

First and foremost THANK YOU to our dedicated volunteers.

Our Club has quite a number of volunteers, some are visible and others are not, and they all do a fabulous job.

One group in particular is our dedicated Course volunteers, these guys can be seen around the Club mostly on a Tuesday and Friday. Working tirelessly to ensure Ryan and his team are assisted with the course being presented at its best. Hand mowing, weeding, removing obstacles, raking, and other jobs (too many to mention)

We have a number of members who gladly volunteer at different times, doing many diverse tasks.
Thanks to all volunteers. Our Club survived during the pandemic and continues to survive with the assistance provided by volunteers.

The Board has identified that by opening up our doors, increasing trading hours etc, we require more volunteers to get us through our peak period January – April.

We are looking to setup a Volunteer register.

By having a register we will be able to quickly identify members who are available, the area in which they would like to volunteer and their time of availability.

In peak periods the register will assist in sharing the workload. Listed below are a number of areas that have identified as requiring volunteers and the type of assistance that may be required.

Please note there are other areas that will require volunteers, so please should you wish to assist the Club in a volunteer capacity, whether is be on an as need’s capacity or in an ongoing role please list your name and details for the register.

When undertaking a volunteer role, please be aware you will be taking your work instructions/directions by a Club employee. This could be a Manager, or a delegated staff member, you will be informed at the start of any work being undertaken.

BAR

Should you have a RSA (Responsible Serving of Alcohol) certificate and would like to assist behind the bar please let us know. This would be on a as needs basis eg: large functions.

Note: The Club is preparing to open up for dinner on Friday nights, so if you were not dining on a particular night perhaps a couple of hours (6-8) may suit you.

Should you not have an RSA there is always fridges to be re stocked.

PRO SHOP

Currently the Pro Shop has recruited a small band of volunteers to man the shop, volunteering for a 4 hours shift (AM & PM) on a Monday on a rostered basis

These volunteers are currently being trained in the following areas,

Assisting and Serving customers, processing their payments, answering phone, cleaning carts upon return and placing them in the shed at day end, cleaning the shop.

An RSA ( Responsible Serving of Alcohol) can also assist with the sales.

Later in the year (during the winter months, when many of our Members travel) a couple more volunteers may be required.
Should you have an interest in assisting in this area later in the year, please register your interest.

KITCHEN / FUNCTIONS

Volunteering in the Kitchen / Functions area may include but not limited to:

Food preparation, waiter / waitress, table service, clearing of tables, stacking and unstacking dishes

With the number of functions on the increase this role could require an AM or PM time slot.

Note: Friday night meals are back and if we can run the night with some volunteers (more profit for the Club)

Function Setup

Our function rooms are required to be setup and upon completion taken down. There are two main areas in which volunteers can assist.

1. Where quite heavy tables need to taken out of storage and assembled. Chairs will also need to be moved and arranged at tables. This task may take up to 2 hours.
2. Tables need to set with cutlery, salt and pepper, glasses and trimmings. This also may take up to 2 hours.

ADMINISTRATION

Currently we have Kelley who assists in the office, half a day per week on Mondays.

Should you have the ability and desire to volunteer for some general office duties this could be for you.

Duties may include: filing, updating of current Process & Procedures ( this could be done off-site), answering phones, taking any queries and passing to the correct person for action, follow up calls to members.

COURSE EQUIPMENT

Calling for a volunteer/s with mechanical expertise. Currently the Club is without a mechanic.

Should you have the expertise or know of someone able to voluntarily assist with maintenance or repairs of our course equipment, mowers ect

A few hours on an as needs basis would a real bonus for the Club.

Please click the below link to register your interest
https://forms.office.com/r/MWw1JLinXp

 

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West Gippsland Veteran Golfers Association

Enjoy a round of 18 holes each fortnight at all the stunning courses around West Gippsland, followed by lunch and great social experience.
To be a member of the West Gippsland Veteran Golfers Association Inc, a golfer must be 55 years or older and be a member of a West Gippsland Golf Club and have an Australian handicap.

Refreshments are available at each venue.

Partner clubs:  
Garfield Golf Club, Deep Creek Golf Club, Yallourn Golf Club, Morwell Golf Club, Moe Golf Club, Berwick Montuna Golf Club, Trafalgar Golf Club, Leongatha Golf Club, Traralgon Golf Club

To register please contact Peter Newton- Baarth54@gmail.com or 0438 062 245

2023 Event Schedule: 
Location Event/Details Date
Yallourn Stableford 08:30 Shotgun 16-Jan-23
Morwell Stableford 08:30 Shotgun 31-Jan-23
Leongatha 09:30 West vs South 13-Feb-23
Berwick Montuna Stableford 08:30 Shotgun 20-Feb-23
Garfield Stableford 08:30 Shotgun 06-Mar-23
Hamilton 4BBB Stroke Championship 20 & 21 March 20-Mar-23
Yallourn Eastern Zone Challenge 9:30 Shotgun 03-Apr-23
Trafalgar Stableford 08:30 Shotgun 17-Apr-23
Barham Country Championship May 8 & 9 08-May-23
Traralgon Stableford 09:00 Shotgun 15-May-23
Moe Championship A Stroke B & C Stableford- 09:00 Shotgun 11-Sep-23
TBA Teams Event Sept 18 & 19 18-Sep-23
Mirboo North 4BBB Stableford- 08:30 Shotgun Start 02-Oct-23
Drouin Stableford 08:30 Shotgun 16-Oct-23
Warragul State Championship Oct 23 & 24 23-Oct-23
Traralgon 9:30 West v East 06-Nov-23
Canberra AVGU Championship 13-Nov-23
Deep Creek Stableford 08:30 Shotgun & AGM 20-Nov-23
Warragul Stableford 08:30 Shotgun 11-Dec-23

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Captains Update

Match Play Finals

This Saturday sees the Finals of the Match Play.  Scratch and A Grade will play over 36 holes, while B & C Grade will play over 18 holes.  The matches consist of Scratch Matt Long v Ryan Hammond, A Grade Dermott Berkhout v Kevin Thorpe, B Grade Eddy Van Der Plight v Glenn Bayne and C Grade Michael Duddy v Rob Christie.

Drouin/Garfield Challenge

Last Saturday’s Drouin/Garfield Challenge was postponed due to hot weather.  A new date will be advised in the coming future.

Club Championships

Saturday 4^th of February will be the start of the Men’s Club Championship and will continue through the following 2 Saturday’s.  The Championships include Scratch & Handicap winners for A,B,C and D Grades as well as a Senior Championship for all members 55 years old and over and a Junior Championship for all members under 21 years old.  Grades for the Championships are as follows;

A Grade 9 or Lower

B Grade 10 – 15

C Grade 16 – 21

D Grade 22 or Higher

Master Medalist

Saturday 4^th of February also sees the playing of the Master Medalist for 2022.  All Monthly Medalists that are currently members are eligible for the Master Medal.  Members eligible are Ken Cooper, Lucas Green, Peter Morris, Duart Perrin, Chris Stoker, Kevin O’Brien, Tristan Ashby, Benny Wyatt, Rob Brew & Nick Rowe.

Leanne Bambridge Memorial Day

The Leanne Bambridge Memorial Day, scheduled for February 3^rd has been postponed.  We will inform members as soon as a new date is finalized.

Garfield Plate

We had three teams represent Drouin at the recent Garfield Plate.  Our team of Steve Henning, Banjo Vincent, Connor Jeffries and Mark Klaver finished runner up, 1 point behind eventual winners Churchill Monash.

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Thursday Seniors Competition is Back! 8am Rolling Start

Starting this Thursday the 19th of January the popular 9 hole over 55s competition is back, offering senior members a fun social 9 hole competition that can be enjoyed weekly.

Players are asked to arrive at 8am for a rolling start off two tees, the competition will have a weekly handicap worked out by taking shots off previous winners!

1st place- 3 balls (valued at $15) 

2nd place- 2 balls (valued at $10) 

3rd place- 1 ball (valued at $5) 

Bookings encouraged- Book using members portal online

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