Tuesday 2nd February 2016, Single Stableford

Wauchope Men’s Vets Golf Club

Tuesday 2nd February 2016, Single Stableford

137 players.

 

A Grade Winners : Brian Hughes(15) 39 points, David Robinson (5) 38 points    

                                 c/b,  Buce Anderson (16)  38 points c/b
 

B Grade Winners : Robert Dark (18) 39 points, Tony Ward (22) 38 points,             

                                David Crees (18) 37 points c/b

C Grade Winners  : Garry McDonald  (31) 40 points, Ray Smith (24) 39 points,

                                  Russell Spooner (29) 37 points
 

A Grade Ball Rundown to 35 points:

38 points: Darryl Morrow
37 points: Rod Allen, Ian Bain
36 points: Neil Hilder, Kevin Wilcox, Jim Thompson
35 points: Les Wren, Peter Kim, Tony McCarthy, Rod Millican, Allan Lynch,
                 Graham Ward, Allan Elliott, Alby Weda

 B Grade Ball Rundown to 35 points:

37 points: Graham Ferguson, Phil Tapping, John Gardner, John Jokantas
36 points: Ian Hackney, Peter Abell, Bill Studeman,   
35 points: Ralph Newall, John Ford, Vic Riley, Bruce Walker, Jim Bransdon

C Grade Ball Rundown to 32 points:
37 points: Terry Seach, Geoff Collins
35 points: Bernie Quain
34 points: Colin Hassall, Charlie Langham, John Corcoran, John Brent
33 points: Graham Haggerty, Geoff Todd
32 points, John Walters, James Johnson, Allan Smith, Keith Dickinson

 

Nearest to the pin winners:

4th hole, A Grade, Allan Elliott (0.34m),  B Grade, Shane Bentley (1.44m)

               C Grade, John Walters (2.74m).

18th hole, A Grade, David Robinson (1.24m), B Grade, Tony Zanon (1.75m)

                C Grade, Col Hassall (1.56m)

7^th Hole : Across the field: John Gardner (1.18m)

 

Next week’s event, Tuesday 9^th February 2016 is Single Stableford.

 

Tuesday 19th January 2016, Single Stroke

Wauchope Men’s Vets Golf Club

Tuesday 19^th January 2016, Single Stroke

Bi-Monthly Medal, Putting Competition

134 players,

 

*** John Gray had a Hole in One on the 7^th Hole, Congratulations!!

 

A Grade Winners : David Robinson (6) 66 nett, Russell Grunsell (16) 67 nett                                                                 

                                 Kelvin Kelly (11)  68 nett c/b

                   **David Robinson shot gross 72 one over par

 B Grade Winners : Bruce Walker (21) 67 nett c/b, Graham Cumming (19) 67   

                                 nett, Paul Walsh (23) 69 nett

 C Grade Winners  : Stephen Gallagher  (26)  66 nett,  Don Brennan (28) 68 nett,

                                  Eric Drury  (27) 69 nett

 

Putting Competition sponsored by Al Muller and Bill Wagner was won by Kelvin Kelly Ford with 24 putts

 

A Grade Ball Rundown to 72 nett:

68nett: John Gray

69 nett: Ian Bain
70 nett: Rod Millican, Darryl Morrow
71 nett: Rod Allen, Neil Jeffcott, Bob Baker
72 nett: Les Wren, Dennis Hughes, Bruce Anderson, Allan Lynch, Allan Elliott

B Grade Ball Rundown to 73 nett:
70 nett: Bob Spratford,
71 nett: Bill Wagner, Gary Smith, Ralph Newall
72 nett: Bob Dark, Peter Able, Vic Riley
73 nett: Tony Zanon, Geoff Kennedy, Peter Kime, David Bowen

C Grade Ball Rundown to 74 nett:

69 nett: Ray Smith
70 nett: Peter Jaye
72 nett: James Johnson
73 nett: John O’Callaghan, Doug Connell, Arthur Hoare
74 nett: Terry Payne, Russell Spooner, Alan Rudd, Garry McDonald,
             Colin Hassall, Peter Maher
 

Nearest to the pin winners:

4th hole, A Grade, Brian Hughes (0.47m),  B Grade, Phil Raraty (3.78m)

               C Grade John Walters (1.95m).

18th hole, A Grade, Allan Lynch (2.14m), B Grade, John Ford (0.69m),

                 C Grade, Bob Waterhouse (3.50m)

Next week’s event, Tuesday 2^nd February 2016  The event is a Single Stableford Competition conducted by the Wauchope Men’s Golf Club.

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Wauchope Men’s Veteran Golfers

Next Tuesday 19^th January is the first Bi-Monthly Medal for the year, so that means a Single Stroke event, plus Putting Competition sponsored by Al Muller and Bill Wagner and Eclectic Round 2 sponsored by Dennis Hughes and John Uncle. Looking at the timesheet there is only one vacancy.

Could I mention to members the new arrangement with the Club we no longer receive a subsidy from the Club, but we now receive $1 extra per player from the Green Fees. This can be advantageous to us, on the other hand, detrimental, if numbers are up and managed we will do better, if days are rained out or carts not allowed or members leave it to the last minute to pull out or don’t pull out at all, leaving no option for  other players to take their place we will lose money. An example is over 50 week/games 5 players leave pulling out until the last minute or not pulling out it will cost at least $250.00 over the year in subsidies. Please think of the Club, when you are not able to play but your name is still there, you could be giving someone else a chance to play and for our Club to prosper.

The holiday period is over, the emails are streaming in and events happening.

Crescent Head Bill Medley Shield is on Tuesday 16^th February, I have a list of about 17 players for that day, normally restricted to 10 players per Club, I have agreement with Crescent Head they will try to accommodate us, carts maybe an issue as they only have 6 Hire Carts (if you are wanting a cart ring CHCC on 6566 0268) tell them if you would like to play early as they are able to move a few players early. Please if you are able to take your own cart up, please do. List will be on the front table on Tuesday.

I have received the invitation from Kew Country Club for their Bill Medley event,

KEW COUNTRY CLUB VETERAN GOLFERS

INVITE YOU TO ENTER HERE,
FOR THE BILL MEDLEY SHIELD, TO BE HELD AT KEW COUNTRY CLUB
ON FRIDAY 4TH MARCH 2016
8.30 AM SHOTGUN START, $15 PER HEAD
this sheet is also available on the front table

I have sent an invitation to Forster/Tuncurry Men’s Vets for their visit to Wauchope on Friday 18^th March

Wauchope Men's Veterans Golf Club Invite                                                                                       
                Forster Tuncurry Mens Veterans                                                                             
to 1st Round of the 2016 Curry-Hope Shield                                                                                                                                                                 
Friday 18th March 2016,    9:00am Shotgun Start                                                                                
                Tea, Coffee and Biscuits available on arrival.                                                                       
Green Fees $20,  Lunch available at Bistro, meals from $8                                                             
Entries close no later than Thursday 3rd March 2016                                                                                       
Carts must be booked through the Pro Shop on  6585 3885

Please put this date in your diary, it is a game at home which is counted in the Travellers Trophy               

Harrington Waters Vets visit us on Tuesday 23^rd February this is a 8:00am Shotgun Start contesting the first leg of the Harri-Hope Shield which we hold at present.

There was talk in the Club last Tuesday about Bonville events being played by Mid Nth Coast Vets, while I encourage Vets to travel and experience other courses, I am also mindful the Bonville events are on Tuesdays, hence I don’t like promoting events which will take players away from our competition (Crescent Head exempted). Here is the message I received for Mid Nth Coast Vets’ John Plummer.

“Bonville’s dates are 16 February, 5 April, 14 June, and, 9 August.
Of course you and your Vets are welcome.  However, as Bonville give us eighty spots I must look after our members first.  Usually we have spots available though.  So give me your names and Golf Link numbers early and, hopefully, I can confirm your bookings about the week before game days.   The cost is about $60.00 which includes a cart.   This rate is about half price and the best deal in town.”             
I will add the first date coincides with Crescent Head, so would discourage visits on that day. It is not a shotgun start at Bonville so the suitability of taking a bus is reduced.

 Results of Thursday 14^th January Vets 9 Hole Single Stableford  event. 33 players (very hot!!!!)

Winners: David Cairns 20 points c/b, Norm Smith 20 points c/b, Russell Harris 20 points
NTP: Dennis Hughes 1.0m (good shot)
Ball rundown to 17 points c/b
18 points: Paul Stewart, Gary Duncan, Dennis Hughes
17 points c/b: Ian Lavender, Ross Bird, Rod Allen
 

Good Golfing

Ross      

Tuesday 12th January 2016, 4BBB Stableford

Games scheduled for 22nd December and 5th January were washed out

 

 

 

 

Wauchope Men’s Vets Golf Club

Tuesday 12th January 2016, 4BBB Stableford

137 players.

Sponsored by Neil Hilder

 Winners : Darryl Morrow and Ian Bain, 48 points

Runner-up: Neil Hilder and Bernie Quain 46 points c/b
Third: Glen Regan and Jim Thompson 46 points c/b
4^th: David Flinter and Derek Foster 46 points c/b

 Ball Rundown to 42 points c/b:

45 points: Roy Stokes/Tony McCarthy, Leigh Glasspell/Steven Springett,

                Gary Taylor/John Walters, John Singleton/Barry Sligar
44 points: Ray Smith/Doug Currey, Bob Dark/Graham Cumming,
                John Ford/Fred Bridge, Gary Duncan/David Pettit,
                Alan Cleaver/Greg Stewart, Phil Tapping/Peter Jaye
43 points: David Mills/Jon Ward, Ian Hackney/Jim Bransdon,
                 Dennis Hughes/Rod Allen, Norm Marchant/Ron Dixon,
                 Warren Andrews/Bill Marchment, Terry Payne/John Brent,
 42 points: Alan Brooke/Terry Waterhouse, Ted Edwards/Les Wren,
                 Ross Bird/John Hill, Glenroy Smith/Mick Ashley               
 

Nearest to the pin winners:

4th hole, A Grade,Gary Duncan (0.20m),  B Grade, David Crees (0.19m)

               C Grade, Gary Smith (2.86m).
18th hole, A Grade, Allan Lynch (3.1m), B Grade, Ian Hackney (2.35)
                 C Grade, Graham White (2.48m)
7^th hole, Overall: John Hill 2.2m

 

Next week’s event, Tuesday 19^th January  2016, Single Stroke, Bi-Monthly Medal sponsored by Wauchope Country Club, Putting Competition sponsored by Al Muller and Bill Wagner, Eclectic sponsored by Dennis Hughes and John Uncle

Tuesday 15th December 2015, Single Stableford

Wauchope Men’s Vets Golf Club

Tuesday 15th December 2015, Single Stableford

136 players.

A Grade Winners : Ken Gallie(10) 41 points, Roy Stoke(10) 40 points c/b

                                 Bruce Wilson (8)  40 points

 B Grade Winners : Bruce Anderson (18) 43 points, Warren Brentnall (18) 40 pts,             

                                Julius Dellicastelli (20) 39 points c/b

 C Grade Winners  : John O’Callaghan  (27) 41 pts c/b, Allan Smith (31) 41 pts,

                                  Peter Jaye (25) 40 points
  

A Grade Ball Rundown to  35 points c/b:

39 points: Richard Pierce, Tony McCarthy

38 points: David Cairns, Norm Marchant, Les Wren
37 points: Ian Bain, Neil Jeffcott
36 points: Kerry Galloway, Bob Maggs, Neil Hilder, Rod Allen
35 points c/b: Darryl Morrow, John Gray

B Grade Ball Rundown to 35 points c/b:

39 points: Peter Abell

38 points: Ralph Newall, Jim Bransdon, Graham Cumming, Al Muller, Ken Griffin,          
                 Ken Lane
37 points: David Pettit
36 points: Derek Foster, Keith Martin
35 points c/b: Mick Privett, Greg Stewart, Jon Ward, Shane Bentley

C Grade Ball Rundown to 34 points c/b:

39 points: Bill Marchment

38 points: Russell Spooner, Gordon Christie, Keith Dickinson, Ray Smith
37 points: Bernie Quain, Don Brennan,
36 points: Alean Rudd
35 points: Don Waugh
34 points c/b: Alan Cleaver, Stephen Gallagher, Warren Leece
 

Nearest to the pin winners:

4th hole, A Grade, David Cairns (2.12m),  B Grade, Barry Watson  (1.29m)

               C Grade, Ray Smith (6.30m)

18th hole, A Grade, Bruce Wilson (3.05m), B Grade, Ken Bennett (1.5m)

                 C Grade, Colin Hassall (5.15m)

 

Next week’s event, Tuesday 22nd December 2015 is Single Stableford.

Tuesday 8th December 2015, Best 2 of 4 Stableford

Wauchope Men’s Vets Golf Club

Tuesday 8^th  December 2015, Best 2 of 4 Stableford

140 players.

Winners : Geoff Collins, Tony Zanon, Mal Rasmussen, Ted Edwards 96 points

                 
Runner-up: Geoff Hosking, Kevin Wilcox, Mick Ashley, Shane Bentley 95 points

 Ball Rundown to 92 points:

94 points: Terry Seach, Peter Jaye, David Martin, Richard Pierce

                 Keith Dickinson, Doug Connell, Warren Andrews, Garry McDonald
                 Peter Abell, John Jokantas, Leigh Glasspell, Bill Studeman

93 points: John Baker, Kevin Miller, Cyril Clark, Merv Booth

                 Ross Bird, Warren Brentnall, Bruce Anderson, Justin Newberry                

92 points: Graham Ward, Eric Cork, Colin Goodrum, Colin Hassall

                 Ray Smith, Michael Sheldon.. Paul Walsh, Charlie Langham
                 Rod Millican, Allan Lynch, Alan Cleaver, Greg Stewart
                 Les Wren, Arthur Hoare, Kevin Loundes, Glenn Regan
                 Stephen Gallagher, Ron Johnston, John O’Callaghan, Vic Riley
  

Nearest to the pin winners:

4th hole, A Grade, Warren Andrews (0.99m),  B Grade, Ken Lane (0.09m)

               C Grade, No Winner

18th hole, A Grade, Dennis Hughes (0.44m), B Grade, Bruce Anderson  (3.2m)

                 C Grade, John O’Callaghan (3.66m)

This was Hams day 2015, 140 Half Hams were given out to players who had played more than 60% of available games in the year. Everybody enjoyed a drink and lunch which was supplied by the Wauchope Men’s Veterans Golf Club. Also invited were Vets who have stopped playing  because of medical reasons or just getting old

Next week’s event, Tuesday 15^th   December  2015, Single Stableford,  sponsored by Allsorts Lolly Shop

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Wauchope Men’s Veteran Golfers

Next Tuesday 8th December is Hams or Hamper Day, if you have played over 60% of available games in 2015, you should already have or a proxy has your Ham Ticket, you will receive Half a Ham. The event on Tuesday is a Best 2 of 4 Stableford with an 8:00am shot gun Start. I have purposely made it a Best 2 of 4 Stableford event to enable faster play. YOU ARE ONLY GOING TO BE FASTER BY  PICKING  YOUR BALL UP IF YOU CANNOT BETTER THE OTHER SCORES IN YOUR TEAM. Lunch is scheduled for 12:30pm so we need a 12:30pm finish, that is a round of 4 hours 30 minutes which should be quite easy, keep your group moving.

Order for the day will be, all the action will be in the Auditorium downstairs, there is no reason to go upstairs, when you come in and submit your card, you will be given Beer Tickets for your group, lunch should be ready or close to ready, lunch will be before the Presentation, after presentation the Ham raffle will be drawn and then the distribution of Hams, I will call names from the start sheet and those people called out should go and collect their Ham. We have 140 Hams ($5000 worth) to distribute so it needs to be done in an orderly fashion. Thank you to all the Committee and non Committee members helping out on this special day, Thank you.

TIMESHEETS:- Dennis Hughes sent this message yesterday, I will not rewrite it just copy it to you.

“Names for 22nd Dec are already in and computer will open for Tablet and Internet at 6am on Tuesday for 22nd
Note that the computer will open on 15th December for 5th Jan 2016. (3 Weeks ahead) (No game on 29th Dec)
It will open on 22nd December for 12th January 2016 (3 weeks ahead)
This will also apply to the Thursday games
Opens 17th Dec for 7th Jan and opens 24th Dec for 14th Jan..Yes there is a game on 24th December..(Not in the book)”

He also asked me to mention “On another note there have been people in carts leaving the path to the left of 11th green (some of them Vets) and driving up past the sand trap and also across the front of the 11th green when leaving the 12th tee. They have bent the stakes aside and also I noticed today that one of the star pegs is actually recently broken. This practice is to cease immediately. To access 12th tee drive to the right of the dam and up through the trees to the tee then walk to 11th green. Return the same way.”

Out of concern, I wrote a letter to Caleb Rose, General Manager, and also to the Board regarding the meals served to the Vets on Tuesdays. I pointed out the lack of variety and sometimes the meals run out early. Caleb emailed me this message “Can you please draw to your member’s attention the fact that our new menu also offers a number of choices for under $10 with your member’s discount, as well as open toasted sandwiches for $6.30.  In part this menu is intended to replace the $7 meals which are at best a break even proposition for the club and not sustainable for the long term, particularly if we continue to offer multiple choices as this generates significant wastage and therefore further cost.”  The fact the new menu is intended to replace the Bain-Marie meals, makes sense. I suggested that maybe the meal price needs to be increased from $7 to $9 with the proviso the meals are value for money and there is variety, Caleb replied “The suggestion of raising the cost to $9 would improve the club’s margin on the meals and we will give this due consideration, however it would be preferable to promote the new menu choices along with only one or two “wet dish” specials each week.  I’d be very happy to talk through this with you and also to speak at your presentation about the changes if that would be useful?” I have included the lunch Menu below, when you apply your 10% discount to these meals, I feel you will be getting value for money. These meals will need to be ordered and they will be delivered to your table. I have also attached the full menu, if you a planning a more formal Lunch or Dinner.  I am happy with the reply, members now have a choice, if not fussed with the “wet dishes” they have the option to order other meals that are only marginally dearer, but should satisfy the appetite.

 
COUNTRY CLUB MENU
*Members receive 10% discount on all meals*
LUNCH MENU
(Lunch menu available 11:30am to 2:30pm daily)

1.  OPEN MELT ON TURKISH BREAD $7.00

Choice of: Ham, Cheese & Tomato
Chicken, Cheese & Avocado
2. TOASTED BLT ON TURKISH BREAD $9.00
Bacon, lettuce & tomato served with house made relish
3. HOUSE BEEF BURGER & CHIPS $11.00
House made beef pattie served with salad
& BBQ sauce or house made relish
4. COUNTRY CLUB BEEF BURGER & CHIPS $12.50
House made beef pattie served with salad, egg, bacon,
cheese & BBQ sauce or house made relish
5. HOUSE STEAK SANDWICH & CHIPS $12.50
Served with cheese, salad & BBQ sauce
or house made relish
6. COUNTRY CLUB STEAK SANDWICH & CHIPS $14.00
Served with salad, egg, bacon, cheese
& BBQ sauce or house made relish
7. SCHNITZEL BURGER & CHIPS $12.50
House crumbed chicken schnitzel served with
Cheese, lettuce & mayo or sweet chili & sour cream
8. COUNTRY CLUB WRAP & CHIPS $12.50
Choice of: Cajun beef & salad
Sweet chili chicken & salad
9. BEER BATTERED FISH & CHIPS $11.00
Served with tartare sauce & lemon
10. GRILLED FISH & CHIPS $12.00
Served with tartare sauce & lemon
11. SALT & PEPPER SQUID & CHIPS $11.00
Served with house made garlic aioli
or tartare sauce & lemon
12. SATAY STICKS & RICE 2 STICKS $12.00
Choice of beef or chicken 3 STICKS $15.00
13. VEGETARIAN LASAGNE & CHIPS (v) $12.50
Fresh house made vegetarian lasagne
14. SIDE SALAD (WITH ANY LUNCH ORDER) $2.50
Small fresh garden salad

LIGHT STUFF

1. BOWL OF CHIPS (v) $5.00
Served with tomato sauce, BBQ sauce or gravy
2. BOWL OF WEDGES (v) $7.00
Served with sour cream & sweet chili sauce
3. ASIAN BITES $7.00
Selection of spring rolls, dim sims & samosas
4. TURKISH BREAD & DIPS (v) $10.00
Fresh Turkish bread pieces served with selection of dips

 Back to golf

Results Thursday 3rd December 2015 Men’s Vets 9 Hole Competition

41 players
Winners: Charlie Langham 19 points c/b, Ian Lavender 19 points c/b, Roy Stokes 19 points c/b
NTP: Charlie Langham
Ball rundown to 16 points
18 points: Neil Hilder, Terry Morrison, Steve Taylor
17 points: Gary Duncan, Darryl Morrow, Garry Slattery, David Robinson, Ken Gallie, David Cairns
16 points: Ray Radcliffe, John Schubert, Russell Harris, Gary Murrell

Also have a look at this site for the Rule Changes which come into effect on the  1st January 2016, https://golfnetworkadmin.gamznhosting.com/site/_content/document/00027697-source.pdf  

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That’s about it for this week!

Good Golfing

Ross