A large field of 54 players participated under threatening skies in the 2024 Jamberoo Mixed Open. A warm welcome went to our 23 visitors from Kiama, Wollongong, Russell Vale, The Grange and Port Kembla Golf Clubs who all enjoyed a round at Jamberoo along with 31 of our own. Thankfully the weather held off and all players had pleasant conditions for their round.
The course looked and played great. A credit to our dedicated greenstaff.
A large thank you goes to Vivienne Marris from Elders RE Jamberoo for her continued support of Jamberoo Golf and Women’s Golf in particular.
The format of the day was a 2 person Ambrose and the scores were excellent and very close.
Congratulations to our winners.
Gross Winners: Jane Wall (Kiama) & Judi O’Brien 72 Runner Up: Debbie Byrnes (PK) & Ann Ridley (Woll) 73
Longest Drive Div 1: Kelley Greaves Div 2: Merrin Callaghan Div 3: Sylvia Karschies
Straightest Drive Div 1: Mary Deevey (Grange) Div 2: Kim Oborn Div 3: Judy Casey
Balls to: Marie Smith, Barbara Costello, Vicki Bray, Rita Beachamp, Rhonda McKinley, Lorraine Southwell, Helen Wainwright, Judy Casey, Carol Bailey, Jeanette Arnold, Allyson Fisher & Melinda Perrin
Sunday Mixed.
This Sunday a Mixed 4BBB event will be held at the club from 9am. Some spaces are still available for those that are interested.
Don’t forget that the mixed Xmas party will be held after the game. Bring a plate.
Mens Thursday B9.
The B9 has finished for 2024 and will restart in 2025 under a new format.
Doing it for Jarrod Day supporting kids with cancer.
This Saturday Jamberoo will be ‘Doing it for Jarrod’ with a 4 person Ambrose event.
Cost of the day will be $20 per player with a small donation to the supporting kids with cancer charity included in your entry. The entry fee will also include an entry into the raffle drawn at the conclusion of the event by life member David Ransom.
With the Seaside / Valley Veterans tournament on next week – Jamberoo on Monday and Friday – there maybe a few people looking for something to do on Monday morning. To avoid having to go shopping (or worse) you could give up time and help out with the running of the event at Jamberoo on Monday morning. I have a few volunteers but need more, especially for spotting along Hyams Creek. Bring a folding chair (if you think you need one) and a ball retriever. This helps considerably speed up play with a large number of visitors in the field.
Please phone in and leave your name with the golf shop.
We have a field of about 106 on Monday and 84 on Friday, down a little on last few years but quite a few new faces.
Good luck tomorrow for all the players in the Women’s Open Day. A large field has assembled for this 2 person Ambrose event.
‘Doing it for Jarrod’ Day – Saturday 23rd November.
This Saturday the members of Jamberoo and visitors will be playing a 4 person Ambrose event in support of children with cancer through the Jarrod Lyle foundation.
To show your support members are requested to wear some yellow clothing or to play with yellow golf balls.
Entry fee for the day is $20 per player.
Apart from the competition prizes, some special prizes will be awarded in a raffle that all players are automatically entered.
Seaside and Valley Vets Tournament
The annual Seaside and Valley Vets tournament will take place next week at Jamberoo and Kiama Golf Clubs. Monday and Friday at Jamberoo and Tuesday and Thursday at Kiama.
The Monday at Jamberoo will be the first round of the Veterans Stableford event while Friday will see the playing of a 4BBB stableford.
For those who have yet to enter but wish to play there are some places still available. Do so by using the mitournament app or by ringing Kiama golf club.
Captain of the Minnow spotted at Jamberoo!
I’ll let you be the judge, the likeness is uncanny!
Monday was a special day at the club – Remembrance Day – a minute’s silence was observed on the Course and the flags were at half mast.
We even had the ‘Last Post’ played on one tee.
Some other important events occurred as well …..
Shirley’s Birthday Bash.
Shirley Walsh – “Our Queen”.
Monday was a great day where golfers, current members, past members, friends and family joined to celebrate Shirley’s big day. It was particularly pleasing to see Shirley’s children – Joanne, Maree, Jenny, Brian and grandson in attendance.
The Family
Some of the special guests present were :- Trish Orgill, Fay Stanley, Linda McGlinchey, Vivienne Marris, Marilyn Wright, Margaret Stephens, Phil Lewis, Marlene Trethowan, Margaret & Stuart Potter, Robyn Boles, Lyn Walker, Lynne Beringer, Lance Fredericks, Angela Smith, Dave & Marie Ransom, Bev Millard & the Kiama GC Women & Trish & the Gerringong GC Women.
So many other visitors attended to honour our ‘Shirl’. Many stories were told, but Trish Orgill stole the show complementing Shirley’s cooking by saying she actually iced a ‘brick’ one time to play a joke on Shirley. Geoff Boxsell graced us with his musical talents, playing the ukulele and singing chorus’s appropriate to Shirley’s golfing life.
Some information about Shirley:-
• Shirley took up golf when the Jamberoo Course opened in 1981, when she was 47.
• Her Golflink Number 2120800004
• She was on the Board of Directors for many years and also on the Women’s Committee for many more.
• She received her ‘Life Membership’ of Jamberoo GC in 2014.
• Shirley has won multiple Monthly Medals each year, this year winning six months out of the 12. Thus, on Tuesday Shirley Walsh won the 2024Gold Medal Championship for B Grade.
A special thanks goes out to Kellie Greaves & Tracey Watson who orchestrated this event and provided the special Birthday Cake and sash. Also to Marie Farrant for contacting the special guests and co-ordinating the times.
Shiley’s family asked me to thank Jamberoo Golf Club for all they did to make this day very special for their mum, Shirley. “It was a truly wonderful day!”
Pam Middlebrook
Mens Fourball Matchplay Decided.
Last Monday the Mens Fourball Matchplay final was contested. Clearly the two best teams reached the ultimate match. John Anthony and Dan Adams vs Phil Gosling and Craig Foster.
The match did not disappoint as both teams went hell for leather and played some brilliant golf. The lead see-sawed and in the end one of the most remarkable shots played at Jamberoo separated the teams. A hard thought front nine saw both teams evenly poised and by the 13th Phil and Craig had opened up a narrow 1 hole lead.
All square coming to the 16th tee, big-hitting Dan smashed his drive into the tree to the left of the tee. With the ball dropping into rough Dan had 232 metres left over the water to the hole. A superbly struck 2 iron cleared all the trouble to finish right next to the hole and led to a win and 1 up lead.
John and Dan then closed the match on the 17th green to take the championship 2 up.
Well played to all four players on what has been described as the greatest final in living memory.
Trevor Bell Memorial Shield Team
Congratulations, not only to the final day team, but to all Jamberoo members who represented the club this year in the TBMS.
Well done.
Womens Golf – Gold Medal Playoff.
There was a playoff at the Gold Medal Playoff yesterday. 3 players qualified for the Div 1 gold medal playoff by returning 68 nett. They were Elizabeth Armstrong, April van Woerkom and Lyn Kuskey. A 3 hole playoff ensued with Lyn Kuskey not needing her 1/6th handicap to defeat April van Woerkom. In Div 2 Shirley Walsh continued her birthday celebrations to win with 76 nett. Div 3 was won by Cheryl Legge with a fantastic 66 nett. Congratulations to all 3 winners. They will receive their gold medal at Presentation Day.
The generosity and spirit of the members of Jamberoo never fails to amaze me.
Your contribution to yesterday’s fundraiser totaled over $1700 and the students from Kiama High School were most appreciative and thankful for your support.
Kiama HS Teacher Ruth Power with students Delmyr, Jade and Claire
How do you score a par event?
Before the invention of the stableford points system by Dr Stableford golfers played matches against each other as individuals or in teams. Stroke rounds were also popular and with the development of a handicapping system every player could compete against others on an even keel.
For a competition of many players and using some of the ideas from match play, players played against the ‘bogey’ of the course or against the par of the course. This lead to a new style of golf game, Par.
A Par event is a stroke play format played against the course, with match play scoring based on the number of strokes taken on each hole.
In simple terms, the Par scoring format is basically match play against the golf course. On each hole, the player will receive either a plus (win or +), minus (loss or -), or a half (even or 0). These scores are allocated in regards to the players nett score for the hole. It is important to note that no matter how many shots better or worse in comparison to par the player has, it is still only one plus or one minus that will apply.
The simplest way to explain the scoring is to compare it with stableford scoring. If you finish a hole with the equivalent of 3 or more stableford points you win the hole and get a plus (+). If you finish the hole and have a stableford score of 1 or 0 you lose the hole and receive a minus (-). If you finish the hole with 2 points then you get a square (0). To record them on the score card write down the strokes taken for each hole and either, +, – , 0, next to that score in the result column.
A Par competition is won by the player [or side] that has the highest number of holes won against holes lost. You basically add up the holes won, and takeaway the holes lost, to get the total.
An end score of square will mean that the player played to their handicap for the day.
