Yesterday, the Jamberoo Golf Club community came together to celebrate a very special occasion — Dulcie’s 90th birthday. In her honour, a special 9-hole Ambrose event was held, followed by a joyful birthday party.
Dulcie is a truly wonderful person, deeply respected and loved by all her friends at Jamberoo. She’s known for her warm smile, generous spirit, and unfailing friendliness, always bringing joy to those around her.
Happy birthday.
Kay Brennan
Kay Brennan has been presented today with ‘Hidden Treasure’ Honour Award by NSW Government Services for her Volunteer work.
Vale Margaret Potter
The joyous celebration for Dulcie and Kay was tempered by the very sad news of the loss of a very special Jamberoo member, Marg Potter.
Marg truly embodied the spirit of Jamberoo Golf Club — always the first to volunteer and the last to leave, ensuring everything was left just right.
After a long and courageous battle with cancer, Marg passed away peacefully on Monday at the age of 85.
A dear friend to all, she will be deeply missed by her beloved husband Stu, her devoted family, and her many friends at Jamberoo Golf Club.
A memorial gathering to celebrate Marg’s life will be held on the verandah at Jamberoo Golf Club on Friday, 20th June at 2pm. All her friends are warmly invited to attend.
From the early morning to late in the afternoon Jamberoo Golf Club will be the place to be this Saturday.
Over 130 Members and Visitors are set to play in the Jamberoo Open Ambrose Championships this Saturday morning. Hosted by Club “Platinum Plus” sponsor, over $2500 worth of prizes are set to be played for on the day. With prizes for best scratch and nett it is sure to be a keenly contested event.
The Champagne 9 continues to attract a large following and it will again be held this Saturday after the last group hits off in the Open Ambrose.
To cap off a grand day the first round of the Footgolf NSW Open will be conducted in the afternoon from about 1 pm. Several players from overseas have flown in for this special event and it promises to be a very exciting event with locals keen to upstage their international rivals.
Friday afternoon sees a practice day and the final round will be played Sunday.
Local junior Windradyne Crockford has won his second successive C grade monthly medal with another sensational round yesterday. Windradyne fired a nett 54 (yep, that’s correct) to win the medal easily. I see Windradyne on the course just about everyday after school and expect his handicap will continue to plummet. Congratulations.
In other Monthly Medal news it was a day of excellent scoring with Ron Chilby shooting a nett 61 to win B Grade and Rod Poidevin a nett 60 to take out A Grade. Many other players took advantage of the shortened holes with several breaking their handicaps. Best gross of the day was won by Noel Laman with a 70 off the stick. Noel also won the putting award with 26 putts. Not that shabby considering the two temporary greens in play.
The Stableford players also were firing with Mal Garratt and Tim Condon both firing 40 points. Mal was successful on a countback.
Not everything went to plan however. Just ask Kay Brennan! Being the good Samaritan that she is Kay was helping retrieve a playing partner’s ball from the lake on 7. Little did she realise that the bank was very slippery and she started to slide into the murky waters.
Luckily club superhero Joel was around and saved the day rescuing Kay in the nick of time. I still refuse to give him permission to wear his ‘underdaks’ outside his pants as suggested though!
Flag Colours on the Greens, etc.
I have had several comments made to me recently that could easily have been answered by players checking out the club noticeboard occasionally!
Firstly, each Saturday the third hole is the ‘eagles nest’ hole. Any Jamberoo member that hits it closest within a certain distance gets to win the jackpot which is in the form of golf balls.
Every week if it is not won the distance needed increases by 15 cm and the number of balls available is increased by 3. This prize is proudly sponsored by Oaks Automotive.
If you check the noticeboard on the north side of the golf shop entrance before you hit -off you will see how close you need to hit it. What’s more it is free to enter.
Secondly, some members have noticed that the white flags have disappeared and been replaced by blue ones. The reason this arose was that the white flags were aging quickly and turning yellow!
The solution was to replace them with blue flags which are easy to distinguish. A sign was again put on the noticeboard to inform members of the change. This was done about 3 weeks ago.
The flags on the greens now designate: the back section of the green, Yellow; the middle of the green, Blue; and Red at the front of the green.
Work continues on the 16th and I can inform members that the delay in finishing the work is not as the rumour has it that we have run out of money. I am certain that we are financially well off and very viable.
The delay has more to do with the weather and the end of the growth season. The 4th green continues to recover well with a good covering of grass now evident.
Hopefully the course will be back to its full length sooner rather than later.
Another thank you is given to our volunteers whose help is very much appreciated. Our gardens are prize worthy in my opinion.
Good Advice?
I received some advice from a member the other day concerning playing conditions on the course. “Its winter now and it tends to be colder and windy. Wear a jumper!”
Thanks for the advice! (NOT)
Cheers.
Dave Ransom, June 8
Membership Matters
The end of the Jamberoo Golf Club Membership year has passed on May 31 and members are reminded that you need to make your annual fee payment by June 30 to maintain your playing rights.
This year the annual fee has been set at $760 for full membership and $380 for Intermediate (under 25) membership. Junior membership (under 18) is $40. These remain among the cheapest fees payable in the district and are very affordable.
You can use the balance of your trophy and ball accounts to reduce the amount you need to pay upfront.
Jamberoo remains the only club that allows this concession in the region.
Payment can be made at the Club Office or with the starters.
One of our favourite Birds
The Kookaburra that was accidently hit on the third tee has recovered after a visit to the Vet via WIRES.
It has rejoined its family on the course.
Here are some interesting facts about Kookaburras.
A group of Kookaburras is called a riot.
What does it mean when a kookaburra keeps visiting you?
Look for the omens in your life every day.
The kookaburra can help you achieve your goals.
It’s an extremely focused bird when it wants something.
If a Kookaburra appears, it’s telling you to pursue your dreams.
It helps you look for opportunities around you.
A Kookaburra reminds us to laugh our way through obstacles.
This is why our C Pennant team had the Kookaburra as their emblem.
A Kookaburras’ laugh is used to signal their territory to other birds. They live in families, with siblings remaining in the family till they are old enough to look after themselves. In favourable conditions Kookaburras can live for more than 20 years and have the same partner for life. They just have to avoid errant tee shots!
Jamberoo Open Ambrose Championship – Saturday 14th of June.
If you are keen to play in the 4 person “Jamberoo Open Ambrose Championship” then the booking sheet is open. So far over 100 players have registered and only a few spaces remain open for bookings.
Bookings are for tee times prior to 11.30 am [if demand requires extra spaces will be made available. Please ring the club].
Entry is $25 per player and over $2500 worth of prizes are up for grabs.
2025 KENO Let’s Play Ambrose (Two Person Ambrose Event) – Sunday 29th of June.
The booking sheet for the Jamberoo qualifying event of the Keno, “Lets play Ambrose” , is now open for bookings.
It will be played on Sunday 29th of June. Cost is $5 entry fee for the event per pair plus $10 each for daily competition prizes.
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
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.
