Do you have a few hours to give to help with gardening and general maintenance? This is your chance to get your hands dirty and help look after your Club.
The last Volunteer Working Bee for 2023 is on Friday 24th November and new and returning volunteers will be welcomed. We meet at 8.15am at the Starters Shed and finish about 12:00 for lunch.
Be sure to wear closed in shoes and a hat, and gardeners, bring along your trowels, forks or mattocks.
Register your participation with the golf shop by Wednesday 23/11/2023. We hope to see you there!
Seaside and Valley – help required.
Lance would like to thank the few volunteers who are available to help on either, Monday 27th of November orFriday 1st of December.
He would like to have a few more of our members, their friends or their family, to help out.
If you can spare a few hours then please place your name on the list in the golf shop.
It would be greatly appreciated.
Womens Gold Medalists.
The 2023 Womens Gold Medalists have been confirmed after todays round of golf.
A Grade – Jenelle Anderson
B Grade – Lyn Kuskey
C Grade – Rose Sheath
Congratualtions to the 2023 Goldies!
shirley Walsh with Jennelle and LynRose and friendsLynJenelle
Both the Men’s and Women’s 4 Ball Matchplay titles are reaching their conclusions for 2023.
In the Women’s, the final was played last Friday with the team of Helen Wainwright and Pam Middlebrook winning 5/4 over Jenelle Anderson and Kay Brennan to become the 2023 Hooker Cup Champions. Congratulations to both teams on reaching the final and well played to our new champions.
In the Mens the final is about to be played between Peter Francis & Noel Laman versus Ron Hewson & Pete Munro. A close match is certainly expected and on the cards.
Good luck to both teams.
Hot weather precautions.
We have had several hot days already on the course and with summer approaching players are advised to take some precautions.
While the lower activity levels of golf compared to athletics mean that the risks are somewhat reduced, the individual response to heat varies from person to person and therefore no hard and fast guidelines will suit every member of a population. Those who need to be especially vigilant include children, overweight people, those unacclimatised (having come from cooler climes), those who are unwell or otherwise at risk. Factors which impair the body’s ability to dissipate heat are: High ambient temperature, Solar radiation, Humidity (which compromises the efficacy of sweating) and Dehydration.
Where possible, golf should be played in the morning to avoid the hottest part of the day.
To diminish the risk of heat stress, fluid should be consumed before, during and after golf. Water is considered an adequate fluid option for activities lasting up to one hour. Participants in events or activities exceeding one hour are recommended to use carbohydrate-based sports drinks as a means of replacing fluids, carbohydrates and electrolytes lost during prolonged activity. In regard to post-event re-hydration, it needs to be remembered that this can take 24 hours or more.
Light coloured, loose fitting clothes, of natural fibres or composite fabrics, with high wicking (absorption) properties that provide for adequate ventilation are recommended as the most appropriate clothing in the heat.
It is recommended that all players, caddies and officials wear hats to assist in the prevention of heat illness. Ideally, hats should be wide-brimmed and well vented.
Sunscreen with a minimum SPF (Sun Protection Factor) rating of 30+ should be used by all players, it is recommended that the sunscreen is reapplied periodically at approximately two-hour intervals.
Veterans 2 Person Ambrose on Monday 20th of November. To help celebrate the achievements of our Trevor Bell Memorial Shield team a shotgun start has been organised with a 7.30 tee time. Cost of the day is $10 for vets members and includes a free sausage sandwich and raffle.
Please arrive at the club after 7 am.
Womens Hams Day – Tuesday 21st of November.
A closed stableford event with only Jamberoo Members eligible to win a ham.
The Mixed 4BBB on Sunday 26th of November is the last of the year and we will celebrate Christmas after the game with a special luncheon. If everybody could bring a small platter to share it would be greatly appreciated.
April Van Woerkom has offered to donate some bottles of wine for the day which will be opened to celebrate the occasion.
A few men have mentioned that they would like to play and a flyer has been placed on the notice board for people to put their name down wanting to play and needing a partner. Alternatively you could wait for the 8 day window in OURGOLF to make your booking.
Visiting golfers from other clubs are most welcome.
We hope to see you there.
Seaside and Valley Veterans Week of Golf commences on Monday 27th at Jamberoo. Entries close November 12.
Friday December 1 – Seaside and Valley Veterans Week 4BBB stableford shotgun start.
Lady Veterans Hams Day – Thursday 7th of December.
A closed event with a 7.30 for 8am shotgun start. CHRISTMAS PARTY
After three months of collecting data from every hole for every round played the 2023 Eclectic Champion has been decided.
In the end some incredible results were obtained with the eventual winner scoring birdies on 15 holes and then having to survive the onset of handicap calculations. One half the daily handicap on the last day of competition was deducted to give the overall nett score.
It was close but Noel Laman was able to hold on to grab the Fredericks IGA award and Shield with a final nett score of 49. Paul Rodgers, 49.5, and Chris Leckey, 50.0, put up a strong last day challenge but couldn’t quite close the gap.
Other top scores were made by: Goor, George 51.0 Bradley, Ken 51.0 Hewson, Ron 51.5 Francis, Peter 52.0 Griffiths, Wayne 52.0 Holt, Kenneth 52.0 Neilson, Joseph 52.0 Adams, Daniel 52.5 Skarratts, Les 52.5 Thrower, Al 53.5 Lewis, Ian 54.0 Jones, Alan 54.0 Anthony, John 54.0 Henderson, Paul 54.5 Pringle, John 54.5 Carr, Brian 54.5 Eagleton, Gary 55.0 Neilson, Bob 55.5 Ransom, Andrew 55.5 Chilby, Ron 55.5 Goodwin, Chris 55.5 Foster, Craig 55.5
I hope you enjoyed participating in this free competition. Many used it to target holes to improve their gross and eventual nett score.
Well done Noel.
Veteran Membership cards waiting to be collected.
Rod H has noticed that several members have yet to collect their Vets Membership Card from the starter.
Here are some ready to be collected.
Please take the time to pick up your card.
Apparently during the Vets comp on Monday Chris Leckey took his clubs for a swim on near the 13th tee. This is what I was told anyway!
His friends seemed quite concerned, although there seem to be smiles on their faces.
There is more to being a member of Jamberoo than just playing a round with your mates. Exciting and often free in conjunction competitions and charity events; ability to represent the club in Illawarra Pennants; Supershots, drive and pitch and nearest the pin awards in every competition and the chance to get your name onto the ‘Honour Board” for important club events and become part of Jamberoo GC history!
2023 Gold Medal Playoff.
Congratulations to our 2023 Mens Gold Medalists and Golden Putter!
The weather threatened to interupt play but most players were able to complete their rounds in relative dryness. The course was in fantastic condition with the greens superb.
The only heavy rain was for a 10 minute period around midday. The players who withdrew early missed a great day of golf obviously putting too much emphasis on weather apps, or weather in Kiama, which again proved to be wrong. All up, 75 players played in the competitions today.
In A grade, David Garcia, played a great round of golf to set up his nett score of 62 which won him the Gold Medal. The B grade gold medalist was Matthew Ross with an impressive 66 nett and the C grade Gold Medalist was Allan Wight also with a fine 66 nett.
David Garcia – 2023 A Grade Gold Medalist
The first qualifiers for the 2024 Gold Medal Playoff, and November Monthly Medalists, were Chris Leckey (A grade) with a 60 nett, Colin Van Woerkom (B grade) with a 65 nett and Phil Adams (C grade) with 63 nett.
For the information of some of our newer members, the Gold Medal is only contested once a year and is one of the Honour Board Awards available to members. If you qualify it is an achievement in itself.
Congratulations to the three 2023 Gold Medalists on grand performances.
2023 Golden Putter.
Another competition held each medal day is the best putter award. Players count their putts and record it on their scorecard. The 12 monthly winners then have the chance to become the ‘Golden Putter” in an event held in conjunction with the Gold Medal Playoff day. The ‘Golden Putter’ playoff is also held.
The 2023 Golden Putter is David Garcia who managed a phenomenal 22 putts on the day.
Ken Bradley – holding the Golden Putter Trophy.
2023 Mens Eclectic.
The Eclectic competition runs from the Club Championships until the Gold Medal Day. Results are being tabulated at the moment and the winner of the Fredericks IGA Shield will be announced next week.
Eagles spotted at Jamberoo.
At Jamberoo to score an eagle in a competition (that is 2 under par on a hole) is a fairly rare event. Last Wednesday and yesterday, eagles were achieved!
Congratulations to Daniel Adams and Andrew Ball on the achievement.
Last Wednesday it was my honour to witness Daniel score his eagle on the 12th hole. Hitting his drive around and over the ‘tree on the corner’, a 7 iron was needed to put his ball onto the green in 2 shots. A curling right to left putt found the centre of the hole for an eagle 3.
Yesterday Andrew smashed his drive over ‘that tree’ and played a hybrid club to just short of the green. A perfect chip descended into the bottom of the cup for the second eagle on the 12th in a week.
Both will receive 3 balls as a reward for playing a perfect hole.
Andrew Ball
Women’s Gold Medal Round.
With the Melbourne Cup Day to be held this Tuesday the Women’s Gold Medal Day will be played in conjunction with the Monthly Medal on Tuesday 14th of November. Good luck to all that have qualified.