Byron Bay Golf Club - Links july 2015

July 2015

Ladies line up to give it a go Great turnout for new lesson sessions

INSIDE THIS MONTH'S LiNKS New smoking rules for club - Page 2 Brett's 100km bush bash - Page 3 Pennant team's final pain - Page 6 Whispers from the 19th - Page 8

NEARLY 30 ladies signed up for week one of the Give Golf A Go initiative late last month. Because of the better than expected turnout, two, one-

hour sessions were held with club pro, Greg Stewart (above) giving some basic lessons and handy tips.

Turn to page 10 for more.

Clubhouse: (02) 6685 6470 Pro Shop: (02) 6685 6977

July 2015

New outdoor smoking laws come into force this month

The club's new smokers' corner.

NEW smoking legislation has been implemented statewide as of Monday July 6. As you may have noticed, in the corner of the lawn we have an area that will be the designated smoking area for the clubhouse (apart from the outdoor gaming room).

sounding response to their "game for golf" campaign (even finally got me out there to learn how to hit the ball).

Simply put, the new legislation states that there is to be no smoking in an outdoor dining area (or within four-metres of this area) while food is being served and also there is to be no smoking within four-metres of an entry or exit from a club, hotel, restaurant or cafĂŠ.

For simplicity and consistency, we have chosen the corner of the lawn to be our designated smoking area as it is four metres from the doors to the clubhouse from the lawn and it is also four metres from the deck area.

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We apologise for any inconvenience that this causes, however, we must do our best to abide by changing legislation and all staff will be informed to support these changes.

Thanks to the ladies for organising it and what a great introduction to golf on our course and with Greg as our instructor.

GET ready for the State of Origin decider on Wednesday, July 8.

We will again be having the Asahi Super Lounge up for grabs for the big game.

Please also keep in mind that any fines issued through this new legislation go to the smoker, not the venue.

So please co-operate when the staff politely ask you to move to the designated area. mmm

DUE to the wet weather of the last week of June, the Men's Winter Cup was pushed back by one week, with the first round set down for Saturday July 4.

And the ladies have had a re-

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To be in the draw just place your TAB ticket into the barrel at the bar - it has to be a Byron Bay Golf Club TAB ticket though.

The winning ticket will be drawn 15 minutes before the game starts with the winner getting prime lounge position in front of the big screen and seats for two mates along with complimentary Asahi for the duration of the game.

The first Ashes cricket test from England also will be on TV in the club, so come on up and enjoy both your favourite sports at the same time.

July 2015

Brett takes on 100km endurance run for good cause RUNNING 100km along a rugged, mountainous bush track much of it at night - is a long way removed from a friendly Wednesday afternoon single stableford comp on our course.

But that's exactly what one of our members, Brett Thomas, (pictured right) did in May when he competed in the North Face 100km Ultra Marathon in the Blue Mountains.

While he took on his first ultra marathon to challenge himself, he also had another very good reason for taking on such a gruelling event - to raise awareness and vital funds for the Cerebral Palsy Alliance.

One of his best mates has a sevenyear-old daughter, Eva, who lives with mild cerebral palsy after having a stroke at just 10 days old.

So far he has raised $8900 for the alliance which provides a range of services for kids like Eva including physiotherapy, speech therapy, swimming lessons and transition to school.

While he has long been a keen runner, Brett started training

seriously for the ultra marathon last December mixing distance running with sprints, stair work and riding his bike.

To complete such a testing course, the training , he said, had to be "solid", but he still made sure he spent time with his wife, Alex, and two children, Zara, 3 and Jake 1.

Brett, 37, started the ultra mar-athon at 6.48am and crossed the finishing line 14 hours and 28 minutes later in the dark with a torch attached to his head.

The course through the bush, he said, was very testing including a 5km downhill stretch at the 80km mark followed by a final 15km uphill slog leading to a vertical stair climb to the finish line.

"I really enjoyed it," he said. "I loved it."

Brett said while he had good support on the course from his wife, father and an aunty and

uncle, he had got "a little bit lost" at the mandatory food and water stops which had cost him time.

"I was pretty happy with the time, but I am definitely going to do it again next year," he said.

"I know I can do better. I would like to go under 13 hours - 12-anda-half hours would be good."

As well as now being an ultra marathon runner, Brett has played ice hockey as a centre at the top level representing Australia many times over 15 years.

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July 2015

Brett aims to better 100km time next year It's a sport he loves, but one that requires a lot of travel and with a young family, he says his ice hockey career is on "hold".

As for golf, Brett, the account and business development manager for Fuji Xerox Business Centre Northern Rivers, which prints LiNKS, plays off a handicap of 5.

"But I would think my wife would say I am retired," he said.

With family and work commitments his main priorities, he

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doesn't get much time to work on his game.

He generally only gets to play once a week in the Wednesday comp, but that may increase down the track when his kids are older that's if he's not training for another ultra marathon.

Sixth tee 'arrangement' comes to end THERE will be, in the near future, a small decrease in the area of the 6th tee.

In turn the club has informed them that as the arrangement has now terminated and we will no longer use the wedge of land.

The upper terrace on the northern end of the tee box will be lowered to the level of the main tee and there will be a reduction in the overall area of the tee.

During the 1980s an arrangement was entered into with the then owner of the house on the northern side of the 6th tee, Don Dengate, who was also a member of the club, which allowed a small wedge of land of his property, to add to the size of the 6th tee.

The reasons behind the need for the inclusion of the portion of land are not known, but the club has had the benefit of the larger tee over the past years.

Whilst the upper terrace is not often in play, it has been used on occasions.

As you would be aware Don passed away recently and the

Thus the slight change will happen to the sixth tee as our staff level the tee and will align the retaining wall logs along the boundary line.

property has been sold and as a result, the arrangement is over.

The club has thanked Mrs Dengate for their generosity over the years.

The new owners of the property have stated that they have no desire to continue the arrangement that was previously in place, but have suggested an annual fee for the use of their land.

Picture: approximate boundary only.

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July 2015

Eleka to don the green and gold against US team ELEKA Moore this month takes another step towards a career as a pro golfer after accepting an invitation to join an Australian team to play an American team in a one-day event on the Gold Coast.

The Golf Queensland event will be played over 18-holes at the Palmer Gold Coast International course at Robina on July 9.

It will be the 17-year-old's first time in the green and gold of her country and she's looking forward to the challenge.

Last month, Eleka, our current club champion and also club champion at Ballina Golf Club, got her handicap down to one.

A very familiar face on our course and practice tee, the teenager does have a dream of becoming a professional golfer, but first, she has to complete her schooling.

She is enrolled at the Groves Christian College in Brisbane, but studies by correspondence from her home at Lennox Head.

After completing her final year next year, Eleka has set her sights on a spot in a US college where she can advance her golfing dreams and to also get qualifications in the physiotherapy field as a backup.

ELEKA Moore . . . has accepted an invitation to play in an Australian team against an American team.

But it "blew out" to two after carding 33 points in the last Thursday comp in June, a result which she described as a "shame".

She is looking forward to playing at the Palmer course where she took part in the Greg Norman Junior Masters event last year shooting a 74 easily making the cut and eventually finishing seventh.

Before the Gold Coast event, Eleka is heading to Wollongong to play in the State titles, an event she has contested for the last three years.

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July 2015

Barto's boys left dazed THIS year's two new faces in Byron Bay's NRGA Pennant Team 2 (handicap 6-9), "the just-under-the-salary-cap foreign imports", Jim Derler and Paul Dignan, with a one-off guest appearance of Mark Reedman (Team 1) and Campbell Korff (Team 3) joined the established elite crew of Andy Crowder, Dave Chegwyn, Dave Lambert, Steve Parker, Peter Flaus with Chris Barto # 1 playing in his 10th year in BB2.

With gallery numbers surprisingly down again this year, BB2 played Coolangatta-

Tweed Heads at Mullumbimby (lost 2/5 in brisk westerly gale), Mullum at Murwillumbah (won 5.5/1.5 in superb sunshine and slick greens) and Woodburn at Lismore (won 4.5/2.5 in fog/mist

and mud), leading to the much anticipated revenge fourth match in the Murwillumbah final against the consistently strong Coolangatta team.

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July 2015 From previous page After two previous consecutive final wins (sadly unreported in the mainstream media), broken by a lethargic loss in 2014, on the sunny 2015 winter solstice, BB T2 was ominously trounced 0/7 by CT with only one pairing going to the 18th.

As you would expect this sad golf saga is worthy of its own sporting obituary, but mostly requiring immediate memory loss by the tortured and distraught not so magnificent seven.

It is truly amazing how those monstrous trees lining the fairway had grown, the bunkers deeper, the greens faster and the hole smaller in the intervening two weeks.

The long day was marred by both poorly executed golf (by all of us - no excuses, although offering an average two shots per player was a challenge) , but regrettably a large 40-person local social group played slowly and haphazardly ahead of the pennant matches extended the agony.

The ignominy of the stunning defeat was compounded when at the clubhouse presentation, the winning callous captain Doug, more noted for his bowling ball stature than for his diplomacy, stated he thought that we may have offered stiffer opposition.

Formal legal proceedings have been initiated.

It would be greatly appreciated if all fellow BBGC members prone to sledging and torment don't mention this lamentable result again till well after ALL the

Sad golf saga is 'worthy of its own sporting obituary' crushed competitors have completed their extensive private counselling and therapy sessions at discrete local locations.

Arguably this year's dazzling pennant shirts, again sponsored

by Rob Lynch, failed to provide that extra winning advantage.

Notable mentions to newcomers, Jim D (The DJ) for unique pennant preparation by playing all four matches without any sleep and organising a chauffeur/caddy to get him to and through some matches (what are mates for) and also Paul D's capable colourful caddy Liesl who tried honestly to keep the Sunday swearing to the Golf God's down to a polite minimum.

The captain's 2015 nomination for Special Distinguished Service contributions is bestowed to Paul D# 2 with his gritty 2.5 wins and a new BB2 record set by Steve P with his 8/7 monstering of his now much older opponent in match three prior to his bewildering 6/5 loss in match four (drug results pending).

The previous worst performance in recent years by BB2 in any match was 2/5, now obviously replaced by this startling 0/7.

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our emphatic 7/0 win not so long ago in the 2012 final and clearly illustrates the highs and lows of all of our humble golfing endeavours.

Those robust players interested in joining BB2 in 2016 please send references, resumes, psychological profiles and substantial subscriptions in brown paper bags to BBGC executive immediately and desirably on a regular basis to avoid disappointment.

As NRGA continues to consider how to make the brief pennant season remain relevant into the future, the initiative to have home and away matchplay (desirably six or more matches over a longer season) played on Saturdays as part of the normal club competition is worth supporting.

I am positive that competing clubs would not only attract more player interest and galleries, but in particular allow many more NRGA visitors to enjoy the camaraderie of our BBGC Saturday presentations rather than at deserted Sunday clubhouses devoid of atmosphere.

(Thanks to Captain Barto #1 for this report.)

July 2015

WHISPERS FROM THE 19th ON it's maiden journey along our fairways last month, John Hertzberg's new battery-driven buggy put on a show that had John's foursome mightily amused.

While John was getting used to the vagaries of the buggy's changes of direction through a remote control device, there were no serious hiccups on the front nine. Howeverrrrrr! As he was about to putt out on the 11th green, one of his partners alerted him that his buggy had gone berserk behind him and was doing wheelies on the fairway.

Around and around it went until John was able to grab it and stop its dizzying rotations. Given the remote control had been sitting on the buggy (and thrown off) and nowhere near John, who was focusing on his putt, there was no obvious explanation for the new buggy's erratic and spontaneous behaviour. The group later pondered the outcome of this bizarre happening if the buggy had stopped its rotations and charted a course towards the adjacent water hazard.

FOR six holes in a recent event, Michael Tsicalis couldn't work out why his shots were falling metres and metres short of where they would normally land.

It was only when he gave the ball, which was a bit discoloured because of the conditions, a thorough examination that he realised why it was happening - it had a big crack in it. Michael was most surprised about the ball's imperfection because it was given to him by a playing partner (let's call him Paul*) who said he had paid top dollar - two of them - for it. * His real name. mmm

LIESL Roughead notched one up for the ladies when she took out a Saturday men's A grade stableford event in June. Liesl, who featured in a story in our

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CONGRATULATIONS to Ian 'Cookie' Cooke (706), who aced the third hole in a Wednedsay comp in June. He reckons it was the result of a 'pure' golf shot.

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May edition about some of our lady golfers breaking down the barriers by mixing it with the men, scored 34 points to take the top prize on what was a really tough golfing day. mmm

WHEN the going gets tough, the tough etc, etc, etc . . . James Barnes didn't let a little bit of inclemency put him off turning up for the Green Jacket Challenge on the last Friday in June. With all his mates - and just about everyone else - deciding it was too wet, and under the Green Jacket constitution, all he had to do was tee up and hit his drive to claim the coveted jacket. He did that and went on to play the full back nine to show he was up to the challenge. Despite the conditions, he reckoned he played OK.

July 2015

Optimising winter opportunities OVER the last few weeks when the weather has not been so favourable, I have received a few comments along the lines of: "What are you guys going to do today in the rain?", or "Without a storm at this time of year, what would you all be doing?"

casting over the playable turf areas that restrict the required light and heat for healthy turf, especially under heavy traffic conditions of golf and golf carts.

THIS leads me into our current winter projects that include: o Removal of 15 trees that were identified for their shadows affecting the health of the turf as per the most recent approved development application.

As they say, "Every opportunity missed is an opportunity for regret."

So basically your green staff team use the weather to optimise an opportunity to maximise outputs and results.

Hence, why you will see a spray rig out in the rain and the average person thinking, "what is he doing, the rain is going to just wash off all the product - what a waste of time and money".

The truth of the matter with this example is that the product more than likely is required to be watered into the soil, so why try and complete this task with irrigation running through golf fields, when on a rainy day nature does the watering for us and there is very minimal golf out on the course to interrupt?

With over 350 fairway sprinklers to be checked and audited, maintained and repaired and golf every day, what better time to work right out in the middle of the landing zone?

Poor weather to us means, minimal golf, soft soils for digging and no accidental

o Tree replacement program as per the above DA consent.

wetting of golfers. Win/win, minimal golf ball hazards with minimal patron disruptions, not to mention due to the wet weather the irrigation system is not required to operate, so it can be decommissioned for servicing or repair purposes.

THEN there is the endless tree maintenance, or even tree removal due to some, not so optimum species planted many years ago.

These are responsible for a range of problems, whether it be, the low overhanging limbs that interferes with your golf shot, or when greenstaff try to mow around the tree.

Then there is the intrusive roots that block our drainage systems, or bust our irrigation pipes. Don't forget those huge winter shadows

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o Remove all of the 750+ sprinkler heads and clean all filters, audit and repair prior to spring. o Pump station maintenance prior to spring. o Prune the southern side of the driveway garden to reduce the encroaching limbs over the driveway. o Ongoing continuation of low limb removal as per golf and equipment priorities. o Re-turfing repairs of in-play areas at the end of winter in preparation for spring. o Flush out drainage discharge points.

MY next report for LiNKS will be from the John Deere Classic in the USA, so stay tuned. I hope the Aussie winter is kind to the golf course while I am away.

July 2015

LADY GOLFERS

Give Golf a Go day success IT has been a busy month for the ladies. Key events held included our Vets Open Day and the Pink Ball fundraiser, as well as the launch of our Give-Golf-a-Go initiative.

Pennant has also concluded.

Lady Vets Open Day - Thursday June 4 We had a good size field, welcoming 'old friends' from most of the local clubs and a lovely warm day. Con provided a nice lunch and all went off well.

Suffolk Park Pharmacy again

sponsored the day and Jayne Anderson came to present the trophies - our thanks to them for their continued support for this event.

The overall winner was Yvonne Smart from Ballina with a creditable 43 points. Kay Beier was the best local winning Division 1 with 37 points with Margaret Smith the best SuperVet with 33 points.)

Pink Ball Day THIS is one of the most popular days in the ladies calendar.

ABOVE: Jayne Anderson from Suffolk Park Pharmacy with Kay Beier.

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July 2015

Fun-filled Pink Ball Day event From previous page We get dressed up in pink (and a fine for those who don't) and in some cases dress up our carts and all for a good cause -breast cancer research.

The event of the day is the score for the pink ball and in teams of three each player plays six holes with the pink ball.

Losing the pink ball spells disaster. Bev Stout and Sue Charles both waded in 'womanfully' after their team's 'pinkys' - even though neither of them was responsible for the errant shots - but to no avail.

No dramas for our winners on the day, Stella Hetherington, Jane Marsden and Sandra Larsson. With Mulligans and fines on the day, as well as the profits from the soup lunch on the day, we have so far raised more than $400 for breast cancer research.

LEFT: Pink Day winners - Stella, Jane and Sandra With gold coin donations at an afternoon tea on Vets Day and then at a morning tea before our forthcoming bi-annual meeting, we are hopeful of topping $500.

Give Golf a Go WE were delighted to see 27 ladies booked in for Week 1 of our 'Give Golf a Go' initiative last Tuesday.

With so many, the group was split in to two for a one-hour 'basics' lesson with Greg. Some were complete beginners, others had some golfing 'know-how', but all seemed grateful for some 'handholding' as they seek to build some golf skills.

Club manager Wendy and Jess from behind the bar joined in.

Wendy said: "It was fun, but I don't think I'll be turning pro anytime soon."

A few more ladies booked in for introductory lesson two the following week - so the more the merrier.

LEFT: Club pro, Greg Stewart, giving advice at the first Give Golf a Go day.

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Step two then follows as a series of small group lessons with Greg. In parallel with steps one and two, we are organising small groups to play a few holes with lady members to learn about playing a round, including tips on rules and etiquette.

Hopefully then it's on to 9-holes and even 18.

OUR Division 1 team finished strongly with 5-0 (+1 for the team win) over Mullumbimby in the last round and finished in 2nd place. Unfortunately we were unable to haul in CoolangattaTweed after they thrashed us in round 1 - but we were closing in.

Coming Up - Ladies Bi-annual Meeting, Tuesday July 7 at 7.45am This is a chance to review how we're going and explore ways perhaps of doing it better. So please come with your constructive ideas/suggestions.

The meeting will be preceded by a morning tea with a gold coin donation to conclude our fund raising for breast cancer research.

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TIP FROM THE PRO HOW about this month's subject is 'How to play golf whilst swimming.'

This month, I want to talk about the clubface position on takeaway.

So many players struggle with this position which is critical for hitting the golf ball consistently.

Picture 1 is the correct position Picture 2 is a closed position.

Achieving the correct position allows our hands,wrists and forearms to function correctly.

So give yourself a check up next time you have a club in your hands.

Good golfing.

Greg Stewart

Green Jacket crew on tour THE club's Friday Green Jacket crew might have been in Melbourne for the second State of Origin clash, but it didn't stop them playing their weekly challenge match for the coveted coat.

Not wanting to venture too far from the bright lights and bars of Bleak City's CBD, they played their game at the indoor golf centre in Exhibition Street.

Nine of the travelling party played a Dubai course which some found challenging, hooking and slicing into adjoining bays.

Only Bruce Hammond stayed in the middle of the fairway.

To the dismay of the centre's operators, Dave Hamilton broke three drivers with Doug Cope eventually prevailing over the

18 holes to take the jacket.

Other players were James Barnes, Andy Craig, Bert Zara, Karsten Schramm, Dean Wagemaker and Chris Cubis.

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with not all tour party members happy with the result.

ABOVE: The Green Jacket crew at the indoor golf centre in Melbourne.

(Thanks to Bruce 'Straight Down the Middle' Hammond for this report.)

July 2015

Course Rating Slope Rating

Social Players During my 7 years as Vice-Captain or Captain I have had a handful of members come to me registering their opposition to having "Social players" in the middle of Wed or Sat comps. The truth of the matter is, that as a semi-private golf club we are very reliant on green fee paying visitors to the tune of approx. $400,000 per annum. If Wed and Sat fields were 150+ players each week then we may be able to be a little more selective about which days visiting groups can play our course but at fields of 100-120 we need all the green fee paying visitors we can get.

CAPTAIN’S CALL

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If you are playing within a club competition please keep up with the group in front at all times

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Please ensure you are hitting your own golf ball and do not pick up any "stray "golf balls.

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Please fill your divots and rake all bunkers

Of course there will be more but we don't want to bombard them so we will keep it brief, direct yet polite and in large font so they can all read it.

Remember we want all visitors to enjoy their Byron golf experience and also they could be trying the course out with a view to joining, so please be courteous if there is a need to engage them for any reason.

In conjunction with Greg Stewart we will also be drafting one for cart users re blue paint lines and bollards/ropes etc.

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It has been almost 18 months since the added detail of Slope Rating was added to scorecards, advisory handicap sheets were on display and the concept of GA Handicap and Daily Handicaps were introduced. We moved from a "one handicap fits all courses" system to a "handicap to fit the course on the day" system.

Course Rating also changed. Prior to the current system, golf courses were rated using similar measurement guidelines to now, but only in terms of how a Scratch marker would play the course.

PETER SINCLAIR

Unfortunately, despite best efforts by Greg Stewart and his team to determine a group's suitability over the phone, some of them will still lack basic golf knowledge and etiquette. It is with this fact in mind that at our latest Board meeting we decided that a "WELCOME TO BBGC" sheet will be drafted for the Pro-shop to hand to every visiting group which will outline what we expect in basic rules and etiquette. Along these lines;

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The current system of rating, based on the USGA Course Rating System, maintains that both the Scratch golfer and the Bogey golfer should be considered in the course rating "mix".

Why have a Slope Rating?

The underlying principle of the Slope Rating is the recognition that higher marker golfers find it harder to adjust to more difficult courses than lower golfers do. As a result depending on the difficulty of a course a player's daily handicap may increase or decrease. A quick look at advisory handicap sheets for various courses illustrates the impact of the Slope Rating on the higher GA Handicap as opposed to the lower GA Handicap.

How is the Slope Determined?

When each hole on a nominated course is rated using the USGA system, 2 sets of measurements for each shot played are taken - one for the Scratch marker and one for the Bogey marker. These measurements include fairway widths at landing zones, the distance of rough, trees, water hazards, bunkers, OOB lines from the centre of these landing zones, stance matters and other obstacles.

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July 2015 From previous page then given numerical values (taken from the USGA Course Rating Manual) for both the Scratch and Bogey golfer. A "psychological" loading may also be added if the obstacle rating criteria are met. The calculations occur, a scratch rating is determined and a bogey golfer outcome, which reflects the relative difficulty of the course for the bogey golfer compared to the scratch player, is determined.

Very generous offer by Paul which is much appreciated and good luck all golfers in having a crack at this rare bird! In the photo below is Ian Cooke receiving the first Hole In One bottles of wine from Paul Clark.

Why is there variation in Slope Ratings for different courses?

The USGA system dictates certain criteria for the scratch and bogey golfer. For men it states the average tee shot for the scratch marker is 250y (229m) and fairway shot 220y (201m). The bogey golfer (average playing handicap 20) has a 200y (183m) tee shot and 170y (155m) fairway shot. For the women it is scratch tee shot 210y (192m) and fairway shot 190y (174m). For the bogey player (average playing handicap 24) the tee shot is 150y (137m) and fairway shot 130y (119m).

Consequently measurements and assessments for landing zones, obstacle ratings, green approach lengths etc for the scratch and bogey golfer may vary landing zone to landing zone, hole to hole and course to course.

There is a lot of information on the Golf Australia website for those seeking more detail on our new handicapping system.

Thanks to Judy Priest for her assistance with this contribution.

Sponsors Paul Clark of Clark Accounting and Co in Bangalow has just committed to provide a new prize for those skilful or lucky enough to hole out on any of our par 3s during Wed or Sat comps.

Ian (706) Cooke holed out on the 3rd a couple of Wed ago and it was afterwards that Paul spoke to me about wanting to sponsor a new prize for that achievement.

After some discussions it was agreed that Paul will pay for a $45 bottle of red wine and a $30 bottle of white wine for anybody scoring an Ace in the Wed and Sat comps. If the golfer is under 18 or a nondrinker Paul has agreed to provide a Club voucher in lieu.

PICTURED: Paul Clark Left & Ian Cooke Whilst talking sponsors it is great to finally see all our Tee surfboards now filled with sponsor details and hole graphics. Welcome aboard (pun intended) to Huxley Insurance on the 7th, Byron Coastal Real Estate on 11th, Yellow Brick Road Wealth Management on 12th and McGrath Real Estate on 4th.

Finally from me I would like to welcome the new catering team to the club - lead by Ninette Drew and Kevin Gow. I wish them every success and look forward to many memorable meals and functions. I would also like to congratulate the Catering subcommittee led by Gary Charles and including Rob MacMillan, Steve Parker and Wendy Perry for negotiating this new agreement.

Pete Sinclair Captain and Course Chairman ptsin@bigpond.net.au

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