News and Views 19th July

Jamberoo Golf Club Raffle

To celebrate the playing of the 148th British Open at ROYAL PORTRUSH in Northern Ireland Jamberoo Golf Club will be holding a special raffle.

First prize is a framed flag and scorecard purchased  at the course itself. Second prize is a genuine OPEN towel.

These items were donated most generously by local Jamberoo Member Colin Booth on his return from a recent visit to Ireland.

Tickets will be available for purchase at the Golf Shop from Saturday and will cost $3 each or 2 for $5 or 5 for $10.

Board Elections 2019

The final day for nominations for the Board of Directors of Jamberoo Golf Club is fast approaching. With 3 members of the current Board not seeking re-election interested members of the club should obtain a form from the Office and nominate for election.

The closing date for nominations is 4 pm on Wednesday 24th of July.

Here is your chance to support your fellow members and to help guide the future direction of the club.

Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of the members of Jamberoo Golf Club inc. will be held in the club rooms at 7 pm on Wednesday August 21.

All members are requested to attend.

Club Matchplay Championships

The 2019 Matchplay championships have commenced and all round 1 matches have been decided.

In the singles Col Booth defeated Shane Townsend in a very good match 2/1. Peter Young tried hard but the experienced Chris Goodwin defeated him 4/2. Peter Francis avoided the bunkers successfully and spanked John Anthony 7/6. Pat Paris now holds the bragging rights over Steve Rippon after beating him 4/2. Dave Ransom just held on to beat a fast finishing Gary Harvey 2/1. Larry Kent had a good win over Don Thompson 3/2. Martin Perry took last year’s finalist Ron Hewson all the way to the 18th before succumbing on the final green. Last year’s champion Ken Bradley has progressed as well with his opponent unavailable.

In the 2nd round Pat Paris showed Dave Ransom how to close out a match with 2 tremendous putts on 15 and 16 and an impossible up and down on 17 to win 2/1. At no stage did Pat trail in this match. Ron Hewson overcame a perilous position trailing by 3 with 4 holes remaining but found that something extra applying  pressure on Larry Kent with good golf to win on the 19th hole. Pat will play Ron in the semi-finals.

Meanwhile in the fourball Steve Rippon and John Anthony had a very difficult assignment in round 1 against Richard Bremner and Peter Saunders. Richard and Pete had several shots on handicap, good past experience and it would require a mighty effort for John and Steve to contain them.  After suffering an early birdie barrage Richard and Pete made a comeback but some fantastic chipping and putting from John saw his team home 5/3.

In the other first round match played Dave Ransom and Col Booth were playing Peter Francis and Wayne Griffiths. In a very exciting match no team led by more than one hole at any stage. It came down to the 18th with Ransom and Booth leading by 1 hole. An excellent 4 metre curling putt by Griffiths forced both of his opponents to putt for a halved hole and a win in the match. The pressure was too much and both missed short putts and the match proceeded to the 19th. The hole was very evenly played until it came to the putting. Pete Francis held his nerve the best and 2 putted from about 8 metres to win the hole and the match.

This Week’s Results

Will somebody turn off the fan!

A little windy it has been – some members would not go out in the wind as they feared they might lose their toupees. If you didn’t mind being buffeted and having your good shots wrecked by an unforseen gust of hurricane force wind then it was a lot of fun. ‘Forget shooting a low score, just enjoy the experience and have fun’ was clearly the mantra of those staunch golfers who withstood the full force of the westerly wind. Hopefully conditions will settle by Saturday.

Some good golf was played despite the wind with Kellie Greaves winning the Ladies Tuesday par event with +2. Larry Kent also played well featuring in all events he played this week showing that being vertically challenged does have its advantages. Phil Green played well on Wednesday with a great 65 nett and any score over 30 last Saturday was an excellent effort.

Wednesday 17th July 2019 Men’s Stroke inc Just Bathrooms Mystery Nine

A Grade Winner:   Daniel Adams 72 nett (c/b)

B Grade Winner:   Larry Kent  65  nett   2nd:   Bernie McGlinchey 69 nett

C Grade Winner:   Phil Green  65 nett

D Grade Winner:   Roger Barnes (Shoalhaven Heads) 71 nett

Just Bathrooms Mystery Nine (2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18) Winner: Daniel Adams   34 nett

Tuesday 16th July 2019 Ladies Par 

Winner: Kellie Greaves (Kiama GC)  +2     Runner Up:  Jenelle Anderson   +1

9 Hole Competition Winner:   J Short   Runner Up:   K Crawford

Monday, 15th July 2019 Veterans Stableford 

Winner Larry O’Sullivan 34 Pts (c/b) 2nd Murray Bezzant 34 Pts (c/b) 3rd Larry Kent 34 Pts

Saturday 13th July 2019 Stableford One Grade Day 

Winner:   Gary Hemus 35 pts   2nd:   Geoff Reynolds 32 pts  (c/b) 3rd:   Paul Radford (Kiama GC) 32 pts   4th: Larry Kent 31 pts (c/b)

Ladies Stableford Winner:    E Armstrong 20 pts

Friday 12th July 2019 Kingsford Nine

Winner:   John Green 18 pts (c/b)