Our club has a packed golfing calendar scheduled for May. Get ready for an action-packed month with plenty of thrilling golf events you won’t want to miss.
The Womens Championship to be contested over 54 holes commencing on Tuesday 20th,
the Mens Veterans Championship and Winter Medal Day to be played with a shotgun start on May 11,
and the President vs Captain’s Stableford Matchplay are three that are standouts.
Plenty of fourball action as well with Best Balls, Aggregates and Multipliers due to be contested.
Don’t forget our special days sponsored by club sponsors, Drummond Golf and Just Bathrooms and the recommencement of our Mixed/Open Gender event on the last Sunday of the month. This event is always followed by a luncheon for the players.
Finally a special team event will be held on the last Saturday of the month with a 321 countdown – For the first 6 holes the best stableford score of the team is counted, for the next six holes the best 2 stableford scores are counted and for the final six, the best 3 scores are counted.
Pennant Winners to Receive Commemorative Ball Markers.
With two of our Pennant teams winning Pennants this year a special ball marker has been struck and will be presented to each player in recognition of their achievement.
Congratulations to the Women’s Silver Pennant team and the Men’s C Pennant team on their respective successes.
Anthony Humphries has played an exceptional round last Friday, scoring 4 birdies and 14 pars in a superb performance.
Anthony shot the lights out. His round included birdies on holes one, six, fourteen, and seventeen.
Congratulations and well played Anthony.
Jamberoo Juniors excel on Easter Saturday.
It was great to see two of our junior members play so well on Easter Saturday. Atticus Coffey managed a very impressive 45 points and Windradyne Crockford an almost as good 41 points to take out first and second places in Division 3.
Division1 was won by David White on a countback with 38 points and Division 2 by Allan Wight with 40 points.
Atticus and Windradyne also featured in the 4BBB Stableford.
Winners were Atticus Coffey & Dylan Edwards 50 pts (c/b) over Andrew Coffey & Windradyne Crockford 50 pts.
Les Skarratts & Jack Leroy were third with 48 points.
Change of Veterans Monday Programme.
Due to a clash with the Trevor Bell Shield on Monday 5th of May the Veterans Championship and Winter Medal have been moved back one week to Monday 12th of May. The day will be played as a stroke round with a shotgun start from 8 am.
This will give all of our veterans a chance to become the Veterans Champion including defending champion Craig Foster.
Womens Championships to be contested in May.
The 2025 Womens Championships will be contested in May. The first round will be played on Tuesday 20th, round 2 on Thursday 22nd & the final round on Thursday 27th MAY.
For full competition terms and conditions please click here
Care of the Course.
If you see unrepaired divot holes on the fairways, rough, and tees please take the time to fill them in with sand from your bucket. This simple measure will help the condition of the course as we approach winter.
Perhaps a gentle reminder to a playing partner to fix their divot if they forget to do so.
On the greens please repair your pitch mark and one other. Here is a video showing the best technique.
The Jamberoo Pennant teams, both male and female, showcased the strength of our club, not just in golfing prowess but in the spirit of camaraderie, teamwork and fair play that defines us.
Always respectful of our opponents, Jamberoo Pennant teams showed unwavering encouragement among themselves and played with determination, proud to represent the club.
Today we celebrate the Womens Silver Pennant team.
Congratulations to the Jamberoo Women’s Silver Team who were crowned the 2025 WGI Winners today.
The team consisted of Lynette Kuskey, Gail Rutledge, Margaret Cook, Joanne Burke, Jenelle Anderson, Kim Gray, Shirley Dixon and Jenny Strong (missing from the photo).
The last round today for Silver and Gold pennants.
by Judi O’Brien,
Silver was trying to have a loss – free season and just fell short, losing 2-3.
BUT THEY STILL WON THE PENNANT – well done to all of the players who played for silver – well deserved!!
Individual results:
Kim G. lost 3/2
Lyn won 3/2
Gail won 2/1
Jenelle lost 1 down
Margaret lost 4/3
Gold finished 5th but won today against Kiama
Individual results:
April lost 6/4
Elizabeth won 3/2
Judi won 2/1
Pam won 1 up
Dell lost 3/2
Well done to every player putting her hand up to play pennants this year.
For a small club having 4 teams representing us was a great credit – but to do so well with both bronze teams vying for the final berth and the SILVER team winning – we surely punched above our weight.
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Playing in the GolfNSW (Illawarra) competition our successful Mens C Pennant team are shown below with the Pennant.
2025 Kookaburras
Congratulations to both teams and well played to all of our 2025 Pennant players. A huge thank you is given to all of our supporters, families, and teammates who made the 2025 season one to remember.
Jamberoo, a small club that certainly “punches above its weight”.
Jamberoo Golf Club is proud to celebrate the outstanding achievement of our C Pennant team in today’s final against Kembla Grange winning a very close encounter 4 to 2. The match was a thrilling culmination of years of hard work, and often heartbreak, but perseverance, and passion for the game saw the first win in the C Pennant for the club after many years of trying.
At the half way stage we trailed in 4 matches and led in only 2. Things were looking grim against the big hitters from the Grange.
Bringing a high level of skill and determination and showing true grit and composure under pressure, our team was able to withstand the challenge from the gallant Kembla Grange team and emerge with the pennant.
Pat Paris applied the pressure by hitting fairways and putting solidly and won his match 2/1.
Tom Zimmermann fought back brilliantly on the back nine and nailed the win with a great breaking putt on the 17th hole winning 2/1.
Glen Bayo was hitting the ball sweetly but the tricky greens and flag positions and the excellent form from his opponent proved too much losing 5/4.
Alan Jones played his usual competitive game, but his opponent was in fine form losing 3/2.
Andrew Ransom brought his A game today and led by 5 at the half way point hitting every fairway and being on or close to every green. He scored a birdie on the par 5 11th hole only to lose that hole to an eagle. Andrew survived that setback and closed out his match 6/5.
With Jamberoo leading 3-2 it came to John Anthony to put on the finishing touches. The problem was he trailed by 3 holes with 7 to play.
After hitting his tee shot on the difficult par 3 12th hole extremely close to the out of bounds his ball was found an inch inside the line. That inch proved to be critical and a turning point in the outcome of the match.
John all of a sudden found form with his putter and made a series of one putts for halves or wins and on the 18th tee the match was even.
Both parred the par 5 18th with both players canning pressure putts to put the match into a playoff.
John had holed a 110-metre shot for birdie the first time he played the hole but, in the playoff, he played the hole in textbook style. His opponent just missed his 15m birdie putt leaving John a 10-metre putt to win the match. The putt never looked like missing, and to raucous applause from his fellow Kookaburras, our team had broken the hoodoo and won the pennant.
A big thank you to our other Kookaburras who were valuable members of the team throughout the season. Thanks to Ken Bradley and Bob Neilson.
Thank you also to the support shown by Shane Townsend, Wayne Griffiths, Col Booth, Christine Paris, and Larry Kent by acting as caddies today, with very important inputs to the team success on the day. Thanks especially to Wayne who was there every week of the season and a valuable member of our team.
Thank you and commiserations to the Kembla Grange team, a great bunch of players who gave it their best shot.
From the opening tee shot to the final putt, the Jamberoo team demonstrated outstanding sportsmanship and focus. Their teamwork was a standout feature of the day, with players supporting each other both on and off the course. Encouragement and a genuine camaraderie were evident, embodying the spirit of Jamberoo Golf Club.
While the result on the day was hard-fought, it was the unity and resilience of the team that truly stood out. The Club is incredibly proud of the way our players represented Jamberoo—both in performance and in character.
Congratulations to all involved in the C Pennant campaign. Your achievement is a testament to your dedication and the strong spirit of our club.
From Saturday the competition will be held over 18 holes in its regulation order. The 16th hole has been shortened and a temporary green will be in play. A temporary tee will also be in play for the 17th hole with play to the 17th green.
To help with the recovery of the 4th green a temporary green will be used.
Easter Programme of Events
Good Friday – Open Stableford Medley Competition 6.30 to 9.30
Easter Saturday – Individual Medley Stableford, Easter 4BBB in conjunction
Easter Monday – Veterans Easter Monday stableford and Open Medley stableford for non-vets.
Upcoming Events
Anzac Day – Medley Stableford 6.30 to 9.30
Saturday 26th April – 4 Person Ambrose
Monday 5th May – Mens Veterans Championship and Winter Medal – shotgun start 8 am – stroke blue course
Tuesday 20th May – Round 1 – Womens Championships, round 2 – Thursday 22nd, round 3 – Tuesday 27th May
An Ace by an Ace.
Congratulations to Ken Bradley who scored an ace on the ninth hole last Wednesday.
Ken used a 9 iron to perfection and was ecstatic when the ball went into the hole. He will receive 6 balls for his excellent shot and have the ball mounted onto a trophy as a permanent reminder of his perfect shot.
