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MAY 2008 – Issue 2/08-09 |
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VGA & Colts Pennant Finals General Manager's Desk Major Competition Results Members Lounge Entry door Members Course Dress Regulations Pro Shop Syllabus Changes & Highlights Ron Viney Gains Life Membership Ladies News VGA & Colts
Pennant Report Junior News |
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VGA & COLTS PENNANT FINALS Sunday May 25th SPRING VALLEY GOLF CLUB Colts tee off at 8.30am VGA pennant tee off at 10.15am We have transport being organised to take you
over and return you after the day. You need to book this VERY QUICKLY so we can
arrange a suitably sized bus. Colts bus is leaving at 6.45am VGA pennant bus is leaving at 8.15am You can still come over in your own car if the
bus times don’t suit. Let’s get out there and support both our teams!!!! |
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General Manager’s DeskHi to All, Firstly, SORRY FOR BEING SO LONG BETWEEN EDITIONS. I have had a busy time with the auditors and the AGM preparations that the communicator has slipped through for a while. Sorry to those that had supplied information about different results from different pennant teams etc. There has been plenty happening also that I can update you on. The new TV’s around the place are mainly for the new in-house promotional channel which will allow us to keep up to date with you our members a little easier. Anything special that is happening around the Club will be put up on here as well as results on competitions, changes to the syllabus just so we can keep you informed. If you have been wondering about not seeing
Our new website has come up a treat. If you haven’t visited it recently well you will be pleasantly surprised. Thanks to Colin Cruickshank and his team for their great work. While I am talking about Colin, the new Electronic Tee Time Booking system his company has produced for us looks great. We are in the process of trialling the system at the moment. A new computer access for you the members has been ordered and will replace the handicap computer in the golf foyer. The new system has a direct link to Golflink and will link directly into your own golflink section number to be able to check your handicap. Once the new equipment is installed in the foyers and in the Golf Pro Shop, we will be running some training for all members while it is still in its trialling stage. I know Steven has been here a few months
now but to all that haven’t met him yet, I hearty welcome to Steven Wallace
our new You all should be aware by now that the Government has announced changes to the way gaming machines can be operated after 2012. I can re-assure you all that we will be working very hard to get the best possible result out of these new rules for Kooringal. The Committee & I will be doing everything possible to make sure of this. Bob & I had a meeting recently with City West Water. The completion of the recycled water project seems to be moving along the timeline they gave us. We had a recent tour of the site which seems to show the same. We can only hope they stay on time. The AGM has come and gone. Congratulations to all who stood and especially to the ones you all elected. As both Bob & the auditors stated at the meeting, although the reporting had a few internal departmental misallocations, the result overall was still pleasing. The work done so far in reviewing how we do things is starting to show results. Our catering area, although it is already showing a $30,000 better result than the same time last year, still has a long way to go for us to be happy with the results. With Steven now taking the bulk of the daily tasks on and carrying on the review within the gaming & bar areas, this is allowing some well needed time to be spent on catering. The up coming VGA & Colts pennant finals
are basically on top of us. Both teams are guaranteed a place in the final
and both will be going up a division next year. Well done to all concerned.
The Club will be arranging transport to That’s about it from me. Take care Enjoy your golf. Mark Dalmau General Manager |
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March / April Results
Ladies RWH 4BBB
Winners Margaret McCracken & Chris
Paxton Will represent KGC at district
final in August |
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MEMBER’S
LOUNGE ENTRY DOOR: For years, the main doors into the Member’s Lounge from outside
have had a wooden door wedge put in them to keep them open so you can either
get in or get back in after a smoke. Well, the lock has been fixed and the
wedge is NO LONGER required. It just has to be unlocked. So if you find you cant get in then ask the bar supervisor to arrange for the
door to be unlocked, don’t put the wooden wedge back. |
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MEMBER
COURSE DRESS REGULATIONS: At the AGM, this topic was discussed and feedback was asked of the members present as there have been a few situations over the last few months that need to be clarified. Firstly, if Marty or his staff from the Pro Shop talks to any member about their dress standards, they are doing this with the full backing of Committee & Management. It is a part of Marty’s contract to insure ALL persons playing golf at ALL times do so dressed in a way that is consistent with the dress standards stipulated in every member’s syllabus. So please do not kill the messenger as they are just doing their job!!! Following on from that, the Committee is taking on board the feedback received and may revise the standards set out in the syllabus. Any changes will be communicated to all the membership with ample notice of when these changes will apply from. The other point raised concerns defining where the “Course” dress standards start and finish. The inclusion of the new fences around the Clubhouse end of the Course has been done mainly for security reasons but it also defines the Course area as well. This means that everyone who enters the Course precinct either is a member with a member card access or they go past the front of the Pro Shop. This also means that all the practice facilities are within this Course Precinct and therefore course dress standards DO APPLY for this area. |
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Pro Shop I would like to thank the members of Kooringal & the Committee for
the warm welcome & smooth transition I have received as your new
professional. We have made some exciting innovations to the golf shop, with new
uniforms worn by all our professional staff & changes to the shop layout
to help you recognize us and find items your are looking for. Our website has
been update and the ladies have already experienced a fashion parade so
things are happening for the better. Congratulations to the senior & colts
pennant teams on their terrific season so far and for reaching the finals. On offer to all our members at the moment is the “Club 6” Competition
which is run nationally by the PGA. You can still enter and receive “free” 12
pinnacle golf balls valued at $40. You have till the end of May. If you play
Thursday as well as Saturday, you double your chance of winning and then
representing Kooringal in We have on hand the new Titlest Club Fitting
System which is designed to give the golfer the absolute best from Titlest’s new AP1, AP2, 2M & 2B irons. This system
gives you 150 different options to help you become a better player. Drop in
and have a look. CHECK YOUR GRIPS!! We still have our special offer on grips. You can save up to $50 a set
if you change your grips before the end of May. Play your next round with an extra club in your bag. With Sureshot GPS, which is designed to help you select the
right club it is nearly like an extra club. Book our Demo GPS for $15 for
your next round & experience the difference. The new look staff in the Golf Pro Shop look forward to seeing you
soon. Look us up on the Club website under the Pro Shop Link to find some
great golfing tips and more specials. Good Golfing Marty Walsh & the Pro Shop Team. |
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SYLLABUS
CHANGES & HIGHLIGHTS: VENDETTA
SHIELD – DATE CHANGE Due to the clash with the VGA & Pennant Final that both our teams are in, the Vendetta Shield have been put back one week until Sunday 1st June. Wed June 11th – Possible Social Group. Final details to come but if you are looking at playing that day, please check with the Pro Shop closer to the time. Thanks NO PRACTICE IS ALLOWED OFF THE BACK MARKERS. PLEASE ADHERE TO THIS. |
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RON
VINEY GAINS LIFE MEMBERSHIP: At the AGM, a vote was taken of the members
present and via the proxy votes submitted to consider the recommendation from
the Committee to accept Ron as a new Honorary Life Member of the Club. The recommendation was endorsed and Ron’s
nomination was accepted. Congratulations to Ron on receiving this honour but
more importantly, a special thank you must be given to Ron for the work he
has done over the years for the Club which has earned him this recognition. AGM ELECTION RESULTS: Thank you to the 310 members who voted this year. Thank
you to all the candidates that stood as well. The results of this year’s Committee Elections are:
CAPTAIN RON
VINEY
VICE PRESIDENT
IAN MC CLEARY
COMMITTEE – 2 YEAR
MARILYN CORNISH WES
JANKIEWICZ
HEIE HANSEN
COMMITTEE – 1 YEAR
STEPHEN MEDCRAFT These members join President |
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Ladies News LADIES
NEWS: The
ladies two Pennant sides have completed their seasons and performed quite
well. Our
Section 7 Ladies finished 3rd and just missed out on a position in
the final. The Section 10 Ladies finished a very credible 4th. Well
done to both teams. Both Wendy Johnstone & Lorraine Purdon completed the
season undefeated. The
season complete last week with a dinner back here at the Club. Thank you to
the Club for supporting this dinner and for President Our
special thanks to the team managers, Wendy Johnstone & Wilma Harley and
of course the two bus drivers that got us there and back each week safely,
Don Williams & Jack Hallowell. Our
recent Kooringal Ladies Guest Day was a fantastic success. We had 22
different Clubs represented with 116 players competing. Once again, the
Jeanette and the catering team did well. Special thanks must also go to Qenos for sponsoring the event. Thanks. The
Ladies Committee approached the Club to put a up a
clock outside that can be seen from the 1st tee. This was agreed
to but before the Club could arrange it, Qenos
offered to sponsor it. We have gladly accepted their kind offer and soon
there will be a clock in place. Thanks again to Qenos. Just a
quick reminder to all the ladies that the Tuesday Ladies Tee Times have been
changed to 8.30 – 10.00am. We must
mention that the Annual Ocean Spray Classic was held recently at Anglesea and
that 3 of our ladies attended and had a fun day. They were Barb Black,
Lorraine Collinder & Helen The RWH
4BBB competition was run and won by Margaret McCracken & Chris Paxton.
These lucky winners get to represent Kooringal in the next stage, the
District Final here at Kooringal on Wed 13th August. Good luck
ladies. VGA
& COLTS PENNANT with Denis Rich With one round to go of the 2008 Pennant
season both the Seniors and Colts teams are undefeated. The Seniors are in Division 3 this year
and after halving their first round contest against Huntingdale on their home
course have won all the following rounds to secure a place in the final on
May 25 at Currently, the Colts are on top of the Division 2 ladder and this is a great result for the team. The Colts squad is made up from Anthony O’Brien, Marcus Spalding, Dwayne Heke, Jesse Taylor, Todd Sinnott, Felix Ferris and Carl Nepomuceno. With only the final round of Pennant remaining, I would like to again encourage club members to come and supports our teams this season. The Colts are playing their last round at Royal Melbourne while the VGA team is at Eastern for their round. Don’t forget to get out and support both
teams playing their final at the same course on the same day. It could be a
big day for the Club. Why not come out and support the guys. Junior News The
Friday afternoon competitions started with a fling but have slowed down now
that daylight savings is over. Marilyn has put out a few new junior
competition application forms recently so keep checking the folder and junior
noticeboard. Congratulations
to the juniors who have taken up their scholarships this year. We look
forward to assisting you with further developing you love of golf and ability
to play. What
a great future our junior pennant players have got. With the Colts playing
off in the Division 2 Final, this guarantees us playing in the highest
division possible next year, Division 1. What a great opportunity for all our
juniors. On
a different note, due to work commitments, Ian persson has stood down or will
at the end of the current pennant season from being the iPrimus
& Colts Pennant team manager. The Club extends a very sincere vote of
thanks for a job well done. You have left the Club Juniors in a fantastic
position. Thank you Ian. |
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