Tuesday News.
Famous Words Remembered.
Article by Col Booth.
In 1977 Kiama Council purchased Tate’s Farm alongside the Minnamurra River. Through persistence especially from the late Elsie Churchill whose words are worth quoting given the recent cleansing of the course with the April flood. (Note: The Jamberoo Social Golf Club as it was at that time were fully aware of the Flood Plain and the regular risk of inundation) but Elsie’s letter to the Kiama Council is worth repeating in the aftermath of the latest flood event.
“Council should welcome with open arms a group of local citizens willing to turn this raging torrent into a picturesque, serene, quite country golf club ” and may I add the envy of many a Golf Club with it’s volunteer tradition, members and staff spirit to enhance the land from its once open pastures to a well (perhaps too well) vegetated oasis providing a balance of natural habitat and area for community recreation.
Elsie and the Golf Social Club at the time took up the Challenge to create the course and it’s the responsibility of our Board and members to inspire and maintain that legacy.
Results of today’s Women’s American Foursomes:
Winners: Pam Middlebrook & Marie Smith 70.125 Runner’s Up: Robyn Gregson & Cheryl Legge 72.125
Balls to: Helen Wainwright. Gail Rutledge, Linda Kirwan, Kerrie Michie, Lidia Waine & Lieve Stassen.
WGI Pennant Results
Bronze Pennant – Jamberoo defeated St Georges Basin 2-1 at the Grange.
Cheryl Smee won 2/1
Barbara Costello won 4/3
Sue Paul lost 3/2
Silver Pennant lost 3-2 against Shoalhaven Heads at The Grange.
Lyn Kuskey lost on 18
Jenelle Anderson won 5/4
Lidia Wayne lost 3/2
Gail Rutledge won 3/1
Margaret Cook lost 3/2
Gold Pennant won 4-1 against The Grange at Shoalhaven Heads.
Liz Armstrong won 6/5
April Van Woerkom lost 4/3
Kay Brennan won 5/4
Pam Middlebrook won 8/6
Dell Brand won 3/2
The Bronze and Silver teams are in 5th place and the Gold Pennant lead their division.
Great work for all 3 teams to do so well representing Jamberoo.
Good luck to all teams next week
Judi
Special Deal on Club Stubby Holders.
‘Winkee’ has asked to be put on special for the rest of April to celebrate the recovery of the course from the floods with the help of our volunteers. Instead of the usual $10 a 20% discount will be applied so you can get one for just $8.
Hurry while stocks last!
Good news on the horizon.
With the total of member donations to the flood appeal just over $6140 and with the cost of repairing the pumping station at about $8000 it has been decided to use these funds on the repair and flood proofing of the pumps so that our water supply can be re-established and again be used to irrigate the course.
The toilet near the 12th tee is in working order again with water now restored.
Thanks to all of our members who have donated from their trophy accounts to assist the club. The following members have lately contributed: George Goor, Jack Cashmore, Alan Parr, Al Thomas, Bruce Michie, Sue Paul, Arthur Morris, Alan Jones, Greg Clough, and Lance Fredericks.
Our green staff are busy with the cleanup and preparation of the course and we hope for further good news later in the week…
Email notifications of tee times.
Some members have queried why they are no longer getting e-mail notices of their tee time bookings, The answer is that MiClub was only partially installed to allow members to access the new timesheets and MiScore and to allow access to the new GA handicap management.
The membership component of the programme, where email addresses are held, has not yet been installed. This will change once the MiClub member management component is turned on to replace Slice in the near future, and at that time you should again get e-mail notifications.
Handicap Adjustments.
Support from the software company, when golf clubs across Australia are all changing over to new systems, is limited. This is why member’s GA handicaps haven’t been adjusted for recent Jamberoo rounds during the 9 hole twice period. MiClub hasn’t given us any updates on how to enter nine-hole scores twice from the same nine holes, only given us templates for 18 hole events. We are still learning.