2nd February 2015 Competition
I don’t know whether it was because the kids had gone back to school but we had an exceptional turnout for today’s competition with a field of 92 starters, including 32 visitors. Maybe it was all the extra NTPs we put on, but whatever the reason, I hope the attendance continues to increase in the coming months. The conditions were fine with a slight breeze and the winners were:

Division 1 1st Peter Waterman (RV) 40 Pts 2nd Jeff Draper 39 Pts 3rd Gary Eagleton 38 Pts
Division 2 1st P Schumacher (TG) 38 Pts 2nd Phil Gosling 37 Pts(c/b) 3rd John Mc Kenna(SL) 37Pts
Division 3 1st Bob Weir 37 Pts (c/b) 2nd Theo Schmieder 37 Pts (c/b) 3rd Ralph Young 36 Pts

NTP 3rd John Pringle 242 cms
NTP 9th Al Thomas 298 cms
NTP 11th Tony Rodriguez 226 cms
D&P 8th John Sutherland (H) 354 cms
Supershot 7th Zel Diament (H) 338 cms
Balls to 33 Pts

16th February 2015 Competition
It was only a small turnout of 37 players for today’s competition and I was lucky enough to be paired with Larry Kent and John Hol. Both John and myself played pretty good golf but it was Larry who was just burning up the course. He must have had 5 or 6 one putt greens on the front nine, including a couple of 20 footers!
There was only one division today and the prize winners were:
1st Larry Kent 42 Pts
2nd G Behan (TG) 37 Pts (c/b)
3rd Ray Pearson 37 Pts

NTPs: 3rd John Pringle 156cms 9th John Hol 254cms 11th Peter Waterman (RV) 190cms
Drive & Pitch – 8th Italo Baraldi 240cms
Supershot – 7th D Perrin (SL) 247cms
Balls to 34

Vets Week of Golf Thursday 19 February 2015
Despite the cloudy skies and a couple of downpours during the morning, there were 106 starters for today’s competition and among the winners were Pat Paris and Robyn Gregson from Jamberoo. The full list of winners are as follows:
Men “A” Grade – Winner – Ray Sanderson (Forbes) 39 Pts
2nd       – Pat Paris (Bonnie Doon) 38 Pts
Men “B” Grade – Winner – Geoff Bramley (Harvey Bay) 34 Pts (c/b)
2nd        – Noel Jenkins (Waratah) 34 Pts
Men “C” Grade – Winner – Jeff Flynn (Branxton) 37 Pts
2nd        – Jurgen Tautz (Fox Hills) 35 Pts
NTPs “A” Grade 3rd Jim Forrester (Shelley Beach) 398 cms
“B” Grade 13th Alan Brandsdon (Russell Vale) 186 cms
“C” Grade 9th No Winner

Ladies “A” Grade – Winner – Sue Marshall (Merewether) 30 Pts
2nd        – Kathleen Kent (Charlestown) 26 Pts
Ladies “B” Grade – Winner – Patricia Young (Howlong) 33 Pts
2nd        – Carole Baldwin (Randwick) 25 Pts (c/b)
Ladies “C” Grade – Winner – Robyn Gregson (Jamberoo) 33 Pts
2nd        – Beverley Vickers (Bathurst) 29 Pts
None of the NTPs for the Ladies were won on the day.

Dubbo Veterans Week of Golf
The Vets Week of Golf at Dubbo Golf Club is to be held from the 14th to 18th September and the entry fee is $125. A copy of the entry form is in the Vets folder in the Golfers Lounge.

Cootamundra Week of Golf
The Vets Week of Golf at Cootamundra Country Club is to be held from the 20th to 24th April and the entry fee is $135. A copy of the entry form is in the Vets folder in the Golfers Lounge.

Trevor Bell Shield
It is nearly that time of the year again for Jamberoo to commence the defence of our title. I have received the draw and have reproduced it below. The nomination forms should be delivered shortly and Ray Orr will post the first form on the notice board outside the starter shed for those wanting to play the opening match at The Grange.
The Grange        April            Monday 20th
Kiama                  May              Monday 18th
The Links           June             Monday 22nd
Jamberoo          August         Thursday 13th
Port Kembla     September Thursday 10th
Russell Vale     October        Wednesday 14th
Wollongong     November   Monday 9th

Chris Goodwin
Sec./Treas. Jamberoo Vets

 

5 January 2015 Competition

There was an excellent turn up for the first event of the year despite rainy conditions at the commencement of the day. We had 60 starters which meant two grades and only two prizes in each grade. There was some more bad news involving a mix up with the NTPs which were not put out. Although the oversight was recognised early, it was unfortunately too late to rectify the problem because of the number of players who had already played the NTP holes. To make up for the oversight it was decided to award an extra prize in each grade.

I would like to apologise to all players for the oversight.

The winners for this comp were:

Division 1                                                          Division 2
1st Tony Rodriguez 41 Pts                                  Theo Schmeider 41 Pts
2nd R Williams (Wollongong) 39 Pts              Phil Lewis 40 Pts
3rd John Chapman 38 Pts                                 Les Waters 38 Pts

Balls to 35 Pts

19 January 2015 Competition

I woke at about 4.00am to the sound of rain and thought that golf might be a bit doubtful today and I could possibly get to have a sleep in. I dosed for the next few hours but could still hear the rain tumbling down. When I finally arose I could see it was still sprinkling but thought, I’m not in Jamberoo so I won’t know the conditions until I get out there. Even as I walked the dogs, I got caught in the occasional sprinkle but thought I would still turn up because I was playing with the German boys, Karl, Ewald and Theo, and rain doesn’t often deter them.

I headed off to the course with rain still falling, but then I hit Swamp Road and guess what? The clouds started to clear, the road was dry and I had to fumble around to put on my sunglasses. I arrived at the course a bit before 9.00 and found that there had been no overnight rain, the course was dry and the conditions were warm with a gentle breeze – absolutely perfect for a round of golf. I hopped out of my car just in time to see Karl and the boys walking off the 1st tee – I had been dumped! Perhaps Rod (our Monday Starter) had other plans for me.

I walked into the Golf Shop and was greeted by Rod in his not so broad Mancunian accent “not many starters today Christopher”. (NOTE FOR ROD: only my mum called me Christopher and then only when I was in trouble!). Luckily Rod had reserved a spot for me in the final group with our regular visitors from The Grange and Russell Vale, and we all had a very enjoyable day. In fact everyone I spoke to while I was on the course remarked how good the day was and how glad they were that they decided to turn up.

There were 38 lucky players who teed off, but unfortunately that was only enough for one grade today, but at least we did get the NTPs out this time!

The prize winners were:

1st      Jeff Draper
2nd   John Childs
3rd   Paul O’Leary

Nearest the Pin: 3rd  Peter Waterman (RV) 305cm
                                 9th   Dennis Perrin (SL) 156cm
Drive & Pitch      8th   Jeff Draper 199cm
Supershot            7th   Jeff Draper 120cm

Balls to 37

It was a particularly good day for Jeff Draper who not only placed first in the comp but also won two NTPs including the Supershot. Well done Jeff.

2015 Membership Handbooks

Membership books are available for all financial members. The books will be placed next to the computer terminal in the Members Lounge, and in front of the box where you place your completed cards.

Chris Goodwin
Sec./Treas. Jamberoo Vets

December Competition
There was an excellent turn up for the first event of the month with 90 competitors teeing off. It was decided to run three divisions and the winners were:
Division 1                            Division 2                             Division 3
1st Tony Rodriguez 41 Pts     Warwick Tomlins 42 Pts    Bill Hodgson 37 Pts (c/b)
2nd D Turner (T/G) 40 Pts   Italo Baraldi 38 Pts             Lewis Fuller   37 Pts
3rd Chris Goodwin 39 Pts     J McKenna (Links S C) 37 Pts  Les Waters 36 Pts

Nearest the Pin: 9th J Pringle (Hole in One)
Drive & Pitch – 8th C Goodwin 294 cm
Balls to 34 Pts

Our Xmas hams day was held on Monday 15th December and there were 80 starters vying for the prizes. It was a shotgun start with the field teeing off at 8.30 under a sunny sky. The winners were:
Division 1                   Division 2                           Division 3
1st Toby Bartle 37 Pts      Laurie Fogarty 42 Pts     David Newton        40 Pts
2nd Bruce Byers 35 Pts (c/b) Geoff king 37 Pts (c/b) Allan Miners    35 Pts
3rd Eric Nyholm 35 Pts   John Ellsmore 37 Pts       Geoff Stephens 34 Pts (c/b)

Nearest the Pin: 3rd John Edwards 336cm 9th R Garner 96cm 13th Pat Paris 93cm
Drive & Pitch – 8th Jeff Draper 172cm
Balls to 33

A big thank you to Lance Fredericks who looked after the BBQ on the day and to Stuart Potter who took care of the refreshments (Why does Stu always volunteer to look after the refreshments? :-)).
The Board would like to thank all members for their patronage during the year and wish everyone a happy and healthy Christmas and a great New Year.

Chris Goodwin
On behalf of the Board of Jamberoo Vets
PS. Get well Tony

November Competition
We had a good turn up this month with 82 competitors turning up which was enough for two divisions of prizes. The winners for our first competition this month were:
Division 1                                                   Division 2
1st C Millard (Kiama)  41 points               R Garner(RV) 48 points
2nd John Ellsmore      40 points               John Turner 40 points (c/b)
3rd E Prior (Grange)   39 points               Brian Goodhew 40 points
Graham Kuskey           38 points (c/b)     John Keeliing 38 points (c/b)
NTP   9th Ray Orr (51cm)
11th Gary Eagleton (410cm)
D&P    8th Glyn Godfrey (215cm)
Balls to 37

Our inaugural second competition day on the 3rd Monday was finally held this month and we had 32 starters vying for a multitude of prizes. Due to the number of starters, there was only one division and the winners were:
1st    George Wells         43 points
2nd  Chris Goodwin     39 points (c/b)
3rd  John Deegan         39 points
NTP   3rd George Wells (650cm)
9th Arthur Holmes (183cm)
11th ——-
13th John Deegan (220cm) (ticket to the Australian Open in Sydney)
D&P   8th ———
Balls to 37

December Competition
Our first competition this month will be on Monday 1st December and will be a normal competition. Our Christmas competition day this year will be held on Monday 15th December simply because it is closer to Christmas. It will be a shotgun start and will be followed by a free sausage sizzle.

We recently received an anonymous donation of money to the Vets and it has been decided to apply the entirety of the donation to prizes for our final day of competition this year. We will have three grades on the day, regardless of the number of competitors, and there will be a first prize of a half ham in each grade. Please note that the hams can only be won by financial members of Jamberoo Vets. Visitors will be entitled to win the usual monetary prizes, but the hams will be for Jamberoo members only.

I will ensure there is an up to date list of financial members available on the day, so to be eligible to win any prizes please check the list before you tee off to ensure you are a current financial member to avoid any disappointment.

Uralla Week of Golf
I have received some nomination forms from the UGC for their week of golf from the 7th to the 10th April 2015. The forms will be placed in the folder in the Golfers Lounge.