Nick and crew have made great progress with the 16th today with 300m² Kikuyu down and 18 tonnes of sand underneath. 

Also 20m² of Bent Grass added to front of green.

Weather permitting more will be laid next week. 

Stump Grinding.

by Bob Neilson

The stump grinding contractor is to work on the course on Friday 23rd May and Friday 30th May. He will be at the course for the two days and should finish all the stumps. There will be two more stumps once Zac has removed the liquidambars, and there may be more from dead trees that have been removed, but we can deal with these later as we wish. This is weather dependant, of course.

The stump grinding should not interfere with any comp days, but anyone playing socially should take extra care if they see work being done.

The contractor will be working all over the course, so it’s not worth preparing signs for individual holes, but a sign for the pro shop door. The starters know and will warn players to be careful.

He will be met at the course and is expected to move the grinder around the course with his Ute, but at this stage the club is unsure and not aware of the order in which he’ll do things. It will be suggested he start on holes 5 & 9.

Tuesday Women’s Comp Results

by Judi O’Brien

Results – Stableford

Div 1 (0 – 33)

Winner – Jaimi van Woerkom 41 pts ($30)

R/Up – Judi O’Brien 37 pts ($20)

3^rd Place – Tracey Watson 33 pts ($10)

Div 2 (34 – 54)

Winner – Sylvia Karschies 36 pts ($30)

R/Up – Judy Casey 33 pts ($20)

3^rd Place – Julie Simpson 31 pts c/b ($10)

Balls to – Cheryl Smee; Diane Whiting; Rhonda McKinley

Upcoming events

Championships: 20th, 22nd & 27^th May.

Please click here for the Conditions of play for the championships.

17^th June – Women’s Open Day – 2 Person Ambrose

Notice of Important Event.

2025 KENO Let’s Play Ambrose (Two Person Ambrose Event) – Sunday 29th of June.

The KENO Let’s Play Ambrose is a Two Person Ambrose event aimed at Club Member golfers and encourages them to enjoy the fun aspects of golf.

2025 KENO Let’s Play Ambrose INFORMATION PAGE – https://www.golfnsw.org.au/events-champs/keno-lets-play-ambrose/

Club Qualifying (Stage 1) rounds must be conducted as a Two person Ambrose event. The leading MEN, WOMEN and MIXED pairs at each Club Qualifying will advance to Stage 2. If a leading pair is unavailable for Stage 2, the next placed pair may replace them.

Please Note (IMPORTANT)

• Both players must be affiliated members of the golf club that is hosting the Club Qualifying Event
• Both players must be 18+ years of age by the date of the State Final
• Please read the KENO Event Information & Format of Play 2025 (attached) & FULL Terms of Competition (https://www.golfnsw.org.au/rules-ratings-handicaps/tournament-conditions-policies/2021/01/01/32122/terms-of-competition-keno-lets-play-ambrose/)

Each Club is entitled to have one pair in the MEN, WOMEN and MIXED categories progress from their club qualifying event to Stage 2.

If a club has more than 21+ pairs in any of the MEN, WOMEN and MIXED categories participate at their club qualifying event, they are entitled to have two (2) pairs progress to Regional Final (Stage 2).

Winning pairs at each Regional Final (of each category – MEN, WOMEN and MIXED) will then get the chance to play at the State Final @ Bonville Golf Resort.

Stage 1 – Club Qualifying

JAMBEROO QUALIFYING – Sunday 29^th June 2025

Stage 2 – Regional Finals (12 available venues across NSW – Qualifiers can select any Regional Final venue they wish to play)

Once Club qualifying results have been submitted by golf clubs, qualifiers will be emailed by Golf NSW to select their Regional Final venue.

Stage 3 – State Final @ Bonville Golf Resort – Sunday 30th November to Wednesday 3rd December

STATE FINALIST – PACKAGE (Valued up to $1500 per player)

* State Final Championship Shirt & Hat

* Two (2) Rounds of Golf at Bonville Golf Resort (Shared Golf Cart)

* Three (3) nights of accommodation (Twin Share Accommodation at Bonville Golf Resort or Pacific Bay Resort)

* Buffet Breakfast each morning (3)

* Welcome Cocktail Function – Food & Beverage included

* Presentation Dinner – Food & Beverage included

2025 KENO Let’s Play Ambrose – State Final Details – https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/11220694327804082866

If you have any further queries, please contact KENO Let’s Play Ambrose Event Administrator – Charlie Blyde ( charlie.blyde@golfnsw.org.au )

JAMBEROO QUALIFYING – Sunday 29^th June 2025

Regional finals to be notified when date becomes known

Members renewal invoices are available in the box near the golf shop counter.

Please take yours asap.

The club financial year ends on May 31.

Bruce Hammond honoured.

Jamberoo legend Bruce Hammond has given up his Sundays for the past 20 odd years to benefit the membership by volunteering to work in our shop from dawn to dusk. His contribution has been most appreciated by one and all and with his recent retirement from his duties the membership have wished to honour Bruce.

In a special ceremony today Bruce was presented with a new golf bag adorned with a club badge and the words, “Bruce Hammond, Jamberoo Legend“.

Thank you Bruce.

All members wish you a long retirement, playing golf and using your new bag to tote your clubs with pride!

2025 Jamberoo Veterans Champion Crowned.

Today saw the playing of the 2025 Jamberoo Veteran Golfers Championship. 63 players in total turned up to play in the shotgun start under clear skies and with great course conditions.

The scoring was great with several players breaking their handicap to put their name forward to win the Championship or the Veterans Winter Medal and Nett Championship trophy.

In the end Craig Foster played a brilliant round, shooting a gross score of 70, to retain his championship.

Well played Craig.

For the Winter Medal and nett winner it was very close with Phil Hahn 63 nett,  Peter Francis 64 nett,  Peter Hackett 65 nett, Colin Harris 65, Gary Brickell 65 nett, Mal Hoy 65 nett, Philip Thompson 67 nett and Brian Aboozaid 67 nett all registering great scores.

In the end though Ray Sheehan managed an excellent 62 nett to claim the Medal and the trophy.

For those Vets who didn’t wish to play in the stroke round or who were visitors or non-Jamberoo Vet members, a medley Stableford was held as is the usual case on a Monday.

Again the scoring was great and two players had excellent scores of 42 points and a countback was required to determine the overall winner. Andrew Ransom ended up successful over Jeff Draper with Pat Travers next best with 39pts with Timothy Reilly and Geoff MCKAY next best with 37pts.

President Phil Hahn gives a report on the works on the Course.

With the work on the 16th coming to its conclusion President Phil Hahn explained to members the final details that are needed to finish this most impressive work. Grass is to be purchased to cover the exposed dirt in front of the green, either a hedge or fence to make the new work safe and secure, new boarding for the bridge and 2 fountains to aerate the dams in front of the 16th green and 17th tee are also to be purchased. Pat’s mud slide will be shaped when it dries to make contours and little mounds.

All stumps on the course have been identified and will soon be ground down and the two dead trees on 18 have been felled. The planned tree removal and replacement will continue.

On the last Friday morning of each month it is planned that Jamberoo Members can get involved with a Working Bee to be held to help with various improvements around the course. Further info will follow at a later stage.

Tree stumps and ground down areas.

Tree stumps are an integral part of the course and no free relief is allowed. Once completed and the ground down tree stump areas are back in play no free relief is given.

The areas around recently felled trees may have several holes and tractor tracks however, and relief not nearer the hole (and within one club length of full relief) may be taken.

Jamberoo Kookaburras Celebrate.

A special presentation was made to the successful C Pennant team today in an end-of-season get-together. Each player was presented with a framed certificate and a special ball marker as permanent reminders of the wonderful success the team had this year.

Thanks to Glen Bayo for his cooking skills and to John Anthony for his barkeeping skills. Both kept the Kookaburras well fed and watered!

In an interesting coincidence a riot of Kookaburras greeted the C Pennant players as they played the 18th today showing their appreciation of their namesakes!

Not a Mud Slide Pat.

Today’s A grade monthly medalist Pat Paris put it all on the line today as he walked from the 16th green to the 17th tee. Taking a short cut across country Pat decided to go over the mounds of soil dredged from the lake.

Pat is not a mud runner apparently. Down to his knees he sank and it was with extreme difficulty he managed to extricate himself with his attire and shoes in a sorry state. His group and the following group were very concerned for Pat’s welfare as he struggled mightily to get out of that hole.

Much laughter was had after he escaped his dilemma and somehow he managed to birdie the 17th hole despite carrying an excess of mud!

In other Monthly Medal news the days best gross score was 76 by Dane Edwards showing how difficult the course was playing.

One person who had no trouble with the course was C Grade Medalist Windradyne Crockford who managed 1 net score of 55 off his 43 handicap. He is now off a much lower handicap!

In B Grade Greg Quigg was able to hold off the challenge from Wayne Griffiths and Mal Hoy to win the Medal.

Preferred lies back on for the next week.

Apparently quite a few groups were not aware that preferred lies had been removed for today’s round despite notices all over the shop, on the door and near the starters window. A few players DQ’d themselves when they found out while others just ignored that notice. Most played by the local rule of the day.

Please ensure you read all notices and temporary local rules before you commence play. If one of your group breaks one of these rules then inform them and request that their marker apply the penalty which is the general penalty of 2 shots.

Preferred lies next week, Monday to Wednesday

To make it clear, because of the wet, muddy conditions caused by overnight rain, next Monday to Wednesday there will be 15 cm preferred lies on the fairway. That means you can lift, clean and prefer your lie on fairways after first marking the position of the ball.