JAMBEROO Golf Course survived the week’s severe weather largely unscathed and the Anzac Day Single Stableford Completion will be played on Saturday 25/4/15 as scheduled.
The course may be a little soggy in some of the usual places but overall is in good condition after two days of dry conditions. Carts will not be allowed.
JAMBEROO
MIXED OPEN
SUNDAY 24th May 2015
18 Holes – Canadian Foursomes
Entry Fee $30.00 per couple
Vouchers to the value of $300 of to be awarded.
The Timesheet is available in the golf shop for interested players.
Entries Close 3 pm, 19th May 2015
No player may win more than one major trophy.
Gross and Nett winners, nearest the pin – ladies and gents.
In the event of a tie the Australian Count-Back system will be used to decide the winner. The Club’s Match Committee will control the competition and its decisions shall be final.
AS you may have read a new course record was achieved by Steve Rippon in the March Monthly Medal. Steve fired a super round of 62 to break the old record of 65 by three. Steve followed this with an incredible 58 off the stick on the 25th of March to record 44 points in the Wednesday comp off his +1 handicap. This round included a three putt bogie on his nemesis hole, the 11th. Can he go lower?
A successful Mens Pennant season has finished with all 3 teams qualifying for the semi-finals and the White Horse Cup team winning the Pennant. Members can see the Pennant proudly on display in the Golf Shop.
To win a Pennant it takes a whole club effort from the buying of team shirts and golf balls, organizing food and beverages for visiting teams, to the support of the dedicated team members by the rest of the club. Clearly members participating in the various club match play events also give our players great experience at matchplay. Congratulations to the players in all three teams.
Congratulations to the organisers of the recent charity golf days held at the club. The White Duck Prostate Cup and the Pink Ribbon Ovarian Cancer Days were well supported and raised quite a deal of money for these worthwhile charities.
Unfortunately the Keno Mixed Fourball event was not well supported with only one pair nominating to play. Congratulations none-the-less goes to Lance and Robyn who will now represent the club at the next stage.
Feedback from members on the new 4 grade setup for Saturday and Wednesday competitions has been very positive and the Match Committee proposes to keep it running. There may be some minor tweaks to the handicap cut-off points in the coming months but members will be given plenty of notice if this eventuates.
Finally, the lateral water hazard (red markers) near the 7th green has been changed into a water hazard (yellow markers). This action has been taken as it was noted that some members were inadvertently taking drops on the green side of the hazard but closer to the hole in contravention of the rules of golf. If your ball enters the hazard in this region you must proceed under rule 26.1.
The player may under penalty of one stroke:
Dave Ransom
THIS year it was decided to add a new matchplay event to the golfing calendar that involves matches without using handicaps. To make it fair we ran 2 divisions, ‘A’ division for players with handicaps of 12 or less, and ’B’ division for players with handicaps of 13 or more. It was considered that these matches would be ideal for low handicap players who feel they have little chance in handicap matchplay events and are an excellent preparation for those members wishing to represent the club in B and C Pennant teams in 2015. Next year it is hoped that a third division will be added for those on slightly higher handicaps.
In A division all preliminary games have been very closely contested and an exceptional level of golf has been evident. Round 1 saw Jarryd Buckley defeat Ray Orr 1 up in a very close match and Tom Persson defeat Tony Panecasio at the 20th hole. This was an exceptional match with Tony taking an early lead. It all seemed to come to the eighth hole again where momentum shifted in a critical turning point of the game.
Standing on the tee Tony was 3 up and he thumped his tee shot down the fairway. Looking for extra distance In reply, Tom topped his tee shot and it went into the hazard in front of the tee. Pulling out his reliable 3 wood, Tom proceeded to hit his next shot onto the green to be there in 3, albeit on the most distant point possible from the flag. Tony hits his second about 3 metres from the hole and looked good to take a 4 up lead. Not to be outdone Tom makes his long putt for an incredible 4. Tony charges his birdie putt and misses the return for an amazing win for Tom. Momentum had changed in an instant!
Over the back nine Tom whittled down the lead and came to the 18th trailing by 1 hole. Winning the hole the match went to a playoff with Tom emerging victorious on the 2nd green, their 20th hole.
In Round 2, the title favourite, Steve Rippon, took on the handicap matchplay champion, Adrian Bell. Adrian played an exceptional match and really stretched Steve but small mistakes around the green proved vital. Rippon was able to win the match 4 and 3 on the 15th green being two under par at this stage compared to Adrian’s 2 over. Steve’s many years’ experience playing ‘A’ and Masters Pennants proved invaluable as he was able to withstand the challenge from the highly competitive Adrian.
The final was held on Sunday the 30th of November between Steve Rippon and Tom Persson. Steve was the victor on the day 6 and 5.
In the B division, round 1 saw C Pennant skipper, Chris Leckey prove too strong for White Horse Cupper Shane Townsend. Chris then had to play Peter Francis in the second round and found the going tougher against his talented C pennant team mate and was defeated comprehensively 4 and 3. In the other match Arthur Bosanquet played solid golf to account for Tim Young 3 and 2 to set up the final match.
This final between Peter Francis against Arthur Bosanquet was also held on Sunday the 30th of November. Both players have excellent pennant records and both are in form and ready to entertain. Arthur played an excellent match on the day winning 6 and 5 to win his first Jamberoo title.
Congratulations to our two champions and to all those members who entered.
Dave Ransom
