Volunteer Working Bee – Friday 30 June 2023.

As advised previously the first or our regular Volunteer Working Bees will be held on Friday 30th June 2023.  These working bees are intended for the last Friday of each month.

Our garden volunteers do a wonderful job maintaining the gardens around the course, and there are a few garden tasks planned for this first working bee.  We will have suitable jobs for all levels of physical capacity, so come along and get involved in the long tradition of volunteering at Jamberoo Golf Club.  Feel free to bring a friend along even if they are not a golfer.

All you need to bring is some suitable gloves for garden related work.  Be sure to wear closed in shoes, and a hat.  All tools will be supplied, but feel free to bring along your own snips, shovel, crow bar or other favoured tool.  We will start work at 8:30 and finish at 12:00 for a sausage sizzle lunch.

Please register your participation with the golf shop by Wednesday 28/6/23 so that we can ensure we have enough lunch to go around.

New EFTPOS System to be installed tomorrow.

Rising transaction fee costs charged by our banks has meant that Jamberoo Golf Club is forced to follow the example of many other businesses and to add a small surcharge to all credit card transactions.

These will now attract a 1.5pct surcharge to the customer on top of the price for the goods or services they are buying as from Friday.  A $5.50 soft drink or beer will now attract an 8^c surcharge for example.

Please also note the new Oolio EFTPOS units will enable us to take credit card payments over the phone. 

Members have the option to pay belated annual subs via Direct Debit or cash.

Play the Ball as it Lies

I implore all members to look carefully at the noticeboard before commencing play.

All of our Local Rules and Conditions of Play are to be found there.

Today, the much anticipated playing condition, as mentioned in earlier newsletter articles, of playing the ball as it lies was re-introduced. Also note that balls on fairways finishing on bare patches are allowed to be lifted and dropped away from the abnormal course condition under rule 16.

Despite two posted notices and communication from the starter some players failed to obey this rule today.

It has been decided to play today as a trial run of the re-introduced playing condition. There will be no leniency from Saturday. No preferred lies.

Some players have communicated with me tonight and admitted taking preferred lies today and have graciously donated any prize and ball winnings to the club’s charity, the Junior Diabetes Research Foundation. I appreciate this gesture.

Membership Payments

The end of the golf membership year was May 31.

If you have not done so already please arrange for payment of your 2023-24 membership fees as soon as possible and before June 30. Many members use the value of their trophy and ball accounts to reduce the actual amount needed to pay their fees.

Please bring your invoice to the Office with you to make a payment after which you will also collect your new membership card.

Full Membership price is $680; $340 for Intermediate Members and $30 for Junior Members.

Those wishing to pay monthly can do so but must be aware that the first payment will consist of 2 payments being for June and July.

Lost and Found

A mens dress gold ring was found last Sunday near the clubhouse. If you are missing this item then please contact the club to arrange collection.

Dress Regulations

In order to maintain a standard suitable to the club, members and visitors are requested to pay attention to their attire.

The following should be regarded as a minimum:
Neat casual clothing always.
Shirts must have sleeves and collars (including mock style collars) attached [As a guide, an acceptable style of shirt is that accepted by the PGA]. Long pants and shorts must be tailored and worn with a belt when part of their design.

Attire not permitted includes football clothing, singlet type shirts and track type clothing. Clothing bearing writing or advertising material other than small badges or logos, or displaying offensive motifs, bare feet, boardshorts, stubbies or overalls, Ladies strapless, singlet or midriff tops and soiled or damaged clothing.

Only Soft Spikes are allowed on the course.

Carts on or near Greens and Tees

It is very important that golf carts and buggies be kept off greens, tees and their surrounds. Continued driving close to greens compacts the soil and makes it difficult for pitching and chipping and is damaging the course. Please keep at least 10 metres from the edges of greens and tees if in a golf cart. Use pathways where available or stick to the rough.

VETERANS NEWS.

The third round of the Veterans inter club Trevor Bell Memorial Shield competition was held at Jamberoo on Thursday 8 June. Scoring was tough across the board but the Jamberoo team scored best on the day with their best six scores totalling 197 points. This brought Jamberoo within one point of the competition leaders Links Shell Cove.

In the individual competition, Peter Francis (38 pts) was 2nd on a countback and Ken Holt in 4th place with 35 pts. Peter Young was in a group scoring 34 points.

The competition was played in fine and slightly windy conditions with the course looking in top condition. The Jamberoo team for the day comprised Ian Unsworth, Ron Chilby, Mal Hoy, Peter Francis, Alan Jones, Ken Holt, Peter Young and Don Thompson.

The next round is at Port Kembla on 12 July.

Lance Fredericks

Womens Championships Commence

In the first round some very impressive scores were achieved.

The nett winners today were:

Div 1 Winner:  Jenelle Anderson  71 nett   Runner Up:  Pam Middlebrook  74 nett

Div 2 Winner:  Barbara Costello  68 nett   Runner Up:  Rhonda McKinley  73 nett

Leading gross scores:

Jenelle Anderson 96, Pam Middlebrook 96, Liz Armstrong 99, Kay Brennan 100, April van Woerkom 103, Marie Farrant 104, Shirley Dixon.

Gail Rutledge 106, Shirley Walsh 108, Lyn Kuskey 109, Rhonda McKinley 109, Margaret Cook 111.

Barbara Costello 110, Rose Sheath 117, Sue Paul 120, Lorraine Souhwell 122, Kim Oborn 122, Kay Ison 123.

Well played to all.

Kings Birthday Stableford attracts good sized comp.

A field of 84 contested the initial Kings Birthday Stableford on Monday.

Winner:   Garry Tallon 42 pts   2nd:   John Pringle  41 pts   3rd:   Brian Carr  39 pts   4th:   Lance Fredericks  38  pts (c/b)  5th:   Al Thomas  38  pts (c/b)   6th:  Phil Thompson  38 pts (c/b).

Supershot 13th:   Mick Farmilo 132 cm to win approximately $94.