Womens Golf Magazine Autumn 2008 Issue 8

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Autumn 2008 Issue 8

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CONTENTS

From the Editor ................................ 4

Golfing Tours

Letters to the Editor .................... 6

golfOZ Tours & Tourism .......................... 27

Tournament News

Luxury Resort Feature

Craftsman Hall Back to Her Best ......... 10

Sanctuary Cove Show a lot More than Boats ............................................................ 28

Cover Story Sami Lukis: Golf and Bich-oodle the ‘S’ word ............................................................ 16

Luxury Resort Feature Stay & Play .................................................. 20

Sanctuary Cove tees up a Big Year of Women’s Golf ............................................ 30 Ladies rate Royal Pines New Look Course ......................................................... 31

Queensland wins Girls’ Interstate Series after Thrilling Finale ................................. 63

Celebrity Golfer Profile Nikki Hudson ............................................ 64

New Zealand Feature The Golf Lady ........................................... 67 A Career or Babies? ................................ 68

Artist Profile

Tips & Training

Capturing the Essence of Golf .............. 70

Beginner Basics .......................................... 32

Golfing Destinations

Fear is the Enemy!..................................... 36

The Golf and Gourmet Academy.

Destination Golf ....................................... 72

Ask Jenny..................................................... 38

Tournament News Webb Continues Domination of Australian Golf........................................... 40

Sports Psychology Mental Notes ...The Intrigue Of Hazards ................................................. 44 Calendar of Events.................................... 46

Player Profile

Tournament News The Lexus Cup .........................................74

Spa Feature Gwinganna Opens Largest Spa in Southern Hemisphere ............................. 76 Stonelea Golf and Now a New Destination Spa ........................................ 77 Acqua Viva Day Spa ................................. 78

Frances Bondad, Loaded and Ready ..... 48

State Golf News Queensland ................................................ 50 New South Wales ..................................... 52 Victoria ........................................................ 56 South Australia ......................................... 58 Western Australia ..................................... 59

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Tournament News Legends Tour Open Championship ...... 60

Junior Golf Juniors Relish five-hole golf format ...... 62

76 Spa

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s t n e t n o C 110

Health Products

112 Beauty

Subscriber Prize Winner

Tips & Training

Wine Review ...................................109

Diane Wolfe, Top Lady Golfer in Defence Force ........................................................... 79

Three Myths about Swing Speed .......... 94

Health Products

Improve Your Short Game ..................... 95

Tournament News

O’Hern Digs Grass at Zilzie .................. 96

Health

Amputee Golfers go High Tech to Tame Their Own Tiger ...................................... 80

Product Reviews

Thomas Secures Club Car Series Title 81

You’d like to hit farther? Then listen to your feet! ................................................... 97

The Playboy Golf Scramble Tees off in Australia ..................................................... 82 2008 QantasLink Ladies Amateur Classic ....................................... 84 Birdies Day Out Final .............................. 85

Property

DSG Lifestyle Properties – The Links Lady Bay ..................................................... 86

Fashion Feature............................... 88

Book Reviews

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Malaysia – Truly Golf! ............................100

Subscribers Page ...........................101 Club News

50th Riversdale Cup ..............................102 Noosa Springs .........................................103

Product Reviews .................. 104-107

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Stroke: Remember the first three letters ... S.T.R .......................................................111

Beauty

Immaculate Collections for the Age of Anti-Ageing ..............................................112 Sleeping Beauties ....................................114

Health & Fitness

Diabetes ...................................................115 Mothers Day Feature ............................116

The 19th Hole ................................118 Advertisers Index.........................120

Special Feature

Recovery no handicap for golf ball – eating snake..........................................108

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Front Cover: Sami Lukis, photographer Ata Taefi, Sami dressed by Birdee Golf Apparel.

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EDITORS COMMENTS What better way to holiday and play golf as well, than to visit those destination golf courses that provide accommodation, good restaurants and spa treatments. Australia has a range of wonderful resorts that you can enjoy so much. We have put together a brief rundown on some of the best.

For those interested in boating as well as golf visit the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show being held at Sanctuary Cove on 22 - 25 May where you can play golf, dine and shop till you drop all in the one place, as well as see the best boats and marine accessories Australia has to offer. For further information visit www.sanctuarycoveboatshow.com

From the editor ...

Welcome to the autumn issue of Womens GOLF. The last few months have been very difficult for some golfers with all the rain that has been falling along the east coast of Australia so you must be all suffering from withdrawal symptoms. We needed the rain but let’s hope we get a bit more sunshine over the next few months.

The ANZ Ladies Masters, despite the rain, was once again a huge success. Congratulations must go to Bob Tuohy and his team on another fantastic effort.

While it may not have provided the fairytale ending that Queensland Golf fans might have hoped for, the 2008 ANZ Ladies Masters offered a refreshing new look to the top of the leader board at the completion of 54 holes. Congratulations to Lisa Hall, who now lives in Florida, on her win.

What a delight it was to meet Sami Lukis, our celebrity golfer for this issue. Since we last met with Sami in November 2007, she has left Sydney radio station Nova 96.9 and is now back in her home town of Brisbane, where she has joined Triple M’s morning show, ‘The Cage’. Sami can be heard from 5.30am until 9.00am each weekday morning on FM104.5.

Bruce Young interviewed her and has provided us with a great insight into her golfing activities.

Karrie Webb continued to dominate Australian Golf when she produced the sort of magic at the MFS Australian Women’s Open that only true champions produce. She came from two shots behind with three holes to play and defeated the highly talented Korean, 19-year-old Shin Ji-Yai. The outstandingVines Resort in Perth’s northeast played host to the third Lexus Cup in early December, following two previous and successful staging’s of the event in Singapore. With the International Team winning easily in 2005 and the Asian Team getting home narrowly in 2006, the 2007 event promised to break the deadlock.

In November of 2007 Australia hosted the first ‘Legends Tour Open Championship’ at Concord Golf Course in Sydney. The Legends Tour is the official senior tour of the LPGA and is open to women professional golfers over 45.

Ann Wilson takes us back to beginner basics and gives us great advice on grips, posture, aiming and tips for better ball flight.

Jenny Sevil once again gives us some of her invaluable tips on how to control our fear. Jenny is always reading the latest information on mental preparation and shares her ideas with us on page 36.

She then answers your questions in “Ask Jenny”. You can email Jenny at: affirmations.work@hotmail.com 4

Frances Bondad has her whole life in front of her.

One of two Australians to graduate through the 2008 Ladies European Tour School with a third pace finish, she has secured a start that most rookies dream of.

Read her story on the difficult transition from being an amateur to becoming professional.

When Bruce Young tracked down the Australian Hockeyroos co-captain she was in Perth – the morning after a winning test match between Australia and Great Britain. It did not take long to realise that the 31-year-old has an infectious enthusiasm, not only for her chosen sport, but for life generally and if she has her way it might be that golf plays a part in that life after her retirement from hockey.

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Inside the dimpled dome are balls festooned with streamers, over-sized golf clubs and piles of fuzzy balls ready to be thrown at velcro suits. They’re just some of the tools Gillian Bannan uses to teach kids how to play golf. Known throughout New Zealand as the ‘golf lady’, Gillian and her wacky ideas are also admired around the world.

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It’s admirable when a woman is able to combine work and children without going insane. Golf coach Marnie McGuire decided she would join the lifejuggling, job-loving generation and so far it’s worked out incredibly well.

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Luke Harvey has his sights set on becoming Queensland’s premier golf course landscape artist.

After years of swapping between golf and art, he has found a way of combining both.

Read all the latest news on all our state organisations as well as check out the latest Rolex Womens Golf Rankings as of February 2008. We have also put together a comprehensive listing of the tournament dates from now until December 2008.

Congratulations to our current winners. Wendy Pfeil from Port Macquarie Golf Club who won the subscriber prize of the golf pack and package for the promotion we did at this year’s ANZ Ladies Masters.

The winner of the Kahma golf bag and package for the December subscription magazine promotion was Caroline Anderson from Epping, Victoria. The Endota Spa package vouchers were won by Gabrielle Harvey from King Island, Tasmania and Deb Andrews from Sinnamon Park in Queensland.

I must apologise for an error in our last issue. I credited Warren Sevil for writing the Leah Hart story, when it was Bruce Young who had written it.

I hope you enjoy this issue of Womens GOLF and please send me your stories, photos and letters and I will publish them in our June issue.

Happy golfing,

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letters TO THE

EDITOR

Avoids losing Vision Hi Cathi, Just to let you know I received my magazine on Tuesday and the balls and tees on Wednesday so thanks so much for all your help with this. The tees are just gorgeous (almost too good to use) and I will have to wait until I hit the ball straighter before I use my Vision balls as I don’t want to be losing them in the water or long grass!

So once again a big thank you and happy golfing! Cheers Gai Bedford

Trying to be a Golfer

Starting golf at a very early age!

Hi Cathi We are so thrilled to have welcomed into the world our beautiful little girl Pernille. She was born on the 16th of January at 12.29pm weighing seven pounds eight ounces. Within seconds of her birth, I swear I heard her Dad mention the LPGA and then by the afternoon she had been offered golf coaching by one of our fave Vic golfers Stacey Keating. At least we know that if she does like golf when she is older she will always look good on the golf course!

Can I also take this opportunity to say a big thank-you to all my wholesale customers for their patience over the past eight or nine months while I suffered through morning sickness and the subsequent birth of our gorgeous angel. Rest assured, our 2008 winter and summer ranges are gorgeous, and my new staff members Belinda and Deb are so excited to be taking over from me while I spend most of my time with my little girl.

Thanks for keeping up the great work with the mag!

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Crow Hazard on Ninth

Surprised Winner

Dear Cathryn Those golf balls that arrived with my first subscription (present from my son). I played onto our ninth hole and alas a crow decided he liked the colour so it went bye bye. I really liked the feel of it, just thought I would tell you my story.

Thank you, Mrs. Thelma Hamilton

Hi Cathryn What a lovely surprise it was to find out I had won the Endota spa Competition. The Spa Pack arrived yesterday and the products are absolutely beautiful; many thanks to all at Womens GOLF for the lovely prize.

Kind regards Deb Andrews Sinnamon Park

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Hi there Cathi Hopefully you managed to earn yourself some time off during the Xmas/New Year break, and back into full swing by now. I have been to two functions in the last two weeks (most recently to the Breakfast with the Best yesterday at Royal Pines) and your Womens GOLF publication was provided at both events. I have seen this great magazine previously but noticed for the first time, it’s one of yours.

I too am trying to be a golfer. I’ve been trying to play (and find my rhythm) for the last two years, and recently joined a club. I read your editorial piece so I hope the injury is progressing well?

Kind Regards Casey Thrift Relationship Manager – Business Customers City Pacific Corporate Park

Ladies Lunch at Lakelands Dear Cathryn I would like to express how much I enjoy reading Womens GOLF and so pleased that I took up a subscription, as my friend had been telling me how much Anne Wilson’s tips had improved her game. I am finding the same now applies me and her tips seem to really help.

Your ‘Ask Jenny’ segment is also interesting, as rules and etiquette can sometimes be a bit baffling. It is not often you buy a magazine and find something interesting on every page. Even your ads are just what I am looking for. I visited golfgifts on line and the Golf Diva’s website. It is great to actually find the items that you see other people with but are not in your local golf shop.

I am a member of Lakelands Golf Club on the Gold Coast and would like to mention lady members from any golf club can come along on the first Tuesday of the month and play in our Lady Bear Competition. Morning Tea, coffee and scones on arrival with separate prizes for A, B and C Grades and a fantastic champagne lunch.

You will really have a wonderful time.

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I still have a couple of articles to read but I am already looking forward to your Autumn Issue.

Thanking you Lyn Williams

Magazine very helpful.

Hi Cathryn I was just wondering about the promotion regarding the first 100 subscribers receiving a special Womens GOLF hat clip ball marker.

My friend renewed her subscription to your magazine in the middle of December and she received one of these Hat Clips whereas I renewed my subscription in the middle of August and I didn’t receive a Hat Clip. Was this promotion ONLY for people who subscribed in December?

Your magazine is the best Golf magazine on the market today. As I am a relatively new player to the game I am still learning and have a long way to go before I am a proficient player but I do really enjoy the game and wish I had taken it up earlier in life. I find your magazine very helpful. Keep up the good work.

Regards Linda Braby

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Sister’s Gift

Hi Cathi, I was very excited to receive my five issues of Womens GOLF yesterday, I sat up very late last night looking through them.

Thank you also for re-sending the hat pin, I love it.

The ‘golf tips’ Ann Wilson gives are just fantastic and I can’t wait to ‘tee off’ next Tuesday and give them a try.

Thank you for a great magazine.

Pam Robinson

Dear Cathryn I have enjoyed all issues of Womens GOLF. I would like to have the next ones sent to my sister in Melbourne. It will be a gift from me.

I will enclose a card to her and would it be possible to put it in her first magazine?

Keep up the good work it’s a great magazine. All the best for a full recovery with your tendonitis.

Sincerely Mrs. Jess Barker P.S. I have been playing Golf for over 30 years and still love it. I am 79! My sister is 88 and plays at Commonwealth Melbourne!

Minister’s Message Dear Ms. Meredith, I have been a subscriber to Womens GOLF since the second issue and enjoy the publication very much. I am a member of the Townsville golf club and (because my sister is a survivor) last year I organised a golf day where a proceeds went to Breast Cancer research.

The day is a fun day with all women dressing in pink.The game is a four ball stableford team event with a twist!

Last year we had 84 players and expect this year to have over 100 as it has become an open event. We had wonderful coverage on the Channel Nine news.

As an encouragement for players, I gathered ‘goodies’ from several areas and presented every player with a bag of things at presentations.

As I was reading my new copy of Womens GOLF yesterday I had the idea that you may be able to help us in this area by donating copies of your magazine. The event is to be held on 28th May 2008. It would help us both I think and past copies could be utilised.

What do you think? Can you help out?

If this is too much to ask perhaps you could donate in some way. Any advertising materials you like could be displayed in the club house or course.

I look forward to your positive result.

With regards, Jean Krogh www.womensgolfaustralia.com

Pink Power Dear Cathryn On behalf of the Tomaree Breast Cancer Support Group I would like to thank you for your very generous support for the golf day held last year at Nelson Bay Golf Club.

We should raise around $3000 and 164 lady golfers had a wonderful day and it gave us the chance to let them know about our group and the help available to breast cancer patients in our area.

The golfing ladies were thrilled to receive a copy of your golf magazine and I hope new subscriptions come your way.

The Nelson Bay Golf Club Ladies Committee has scheduled this event for 2008 and we hope you are able to continue supporting this day With sincere thanks, Julia Mayo Tomaree Breast Cancer Support Group Committee

Pink Power follow-up Hi Cathi A quick hello to let you know our recent charity golf day was a huge success

with $3000 being raised on the day and the opportunity it gave us to let the 164 lady golfers know about the support available to breast cancer patients in our area.

I have mailed to you some photos of the day and as you can see from the photos all the girls were delighted to receive your great magazine.

Thank you so much for your very generous donation.

I also sent my subscription application so hope you received it in time for me to get issue number eight. The articles in your magazine are great and I read it from cover to cover.

Again many thanks for your support.

Julia Mayo Tomaree Breast Cancer Support Group 7

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Lucky Hat Clip Dear Cathi, Who was delighted to receive her Hat Clip to-day? Christmas Eve and my mail arrives with a letter and a Womens GOLF Hat Clip.

What a lovely Christmas Gift. Many thanks to all at Womens GOLF Magazine, I will be proud to wear my new clip on my visor. Merry Xmas to all and looking forward to 2008.

Well what did that hat clip contain? On Boxing Day I had the pleasure of playing at Riverside Oaks. I came in with 40 stableford points. But was beaten on a count-back. I didn’t mind even though I broke my handicap and came in second. Many thanks for my hat clip it bought me luck.

Regards Doreen Hayes

Womens GOLF a top prize

Lorraine Lacey, Marg Henley, Judy Smith & June Pemberton

Our ladies never cease to amaze me with their enthusiasm and support, no matter their age or the ‘cause’ at hand.

As you can see the ladies love to dress up; most of our 90+ players on this special day dress for the occasion. Our field looked ‘gorgeous’ with decorated carts, buggies and happy ladies.

Keeping with the theme we add some little extras bits and pieces for our daily winners; pink Tim Tams, pink pegs, pink kitchen scourers, anything that shows support of Breast Cancer by donating a portion of their sale towards this worthy cause. There are so many products on the

Minister’s Message Dear Cathryn, I hope this letter finds you well.

I wish to express my gratitude for your support of my ministry as Chaplain with an article in your most recent golf magazine.

It was also great to have Nett Knox one of our women chaplains to write about her role.

You are quite unique in the industry for your generous spirit. Thank you. It helps us to get our message of support to professional sports women and men.

I have enclosed a small gift as an expression of my appreciation. My wife Sandra makes jewellery for a hobby and I hope there is something enclosed you might like to wear. If 8

market showing their support; we feel this is a double ‘whammy’!

Along with a great days golf we held a trading table, selling home made goodies donated by our lady members: keeping with the colour theme there was ‘coconut ice’ to die for! We also held a ‘huge raffle’ with a great run down of prizes readily donated by local business’ giving us the grand total of $2,746.95 to send to ‘Breast Cancer Institute’ for their ongoing research.

Hope our girls inspire you.

Glenys Davidson Lady President Sawtell, NSW.

not you may have family or a friend to give to.

I wish you well in your endeavours to promote women’s golf and I can image how tough it is for you at times in a cut-throat industry.

I am writing as article on conflict resolution in relationships and an in-depth look at apologizing if you think this could be helpful in a future edition of your magazine.

Sports women and men find their relationships strained at times so we try to help them get over some conflicts.

I wish you all the best for 2008.

Thanks again. Grace and peace.

Graham Lawrence PGA Chaplain

Dear Cathi, It was a thrill to win the closing day event (a teams event, stableford, best two scores) at Killara Golf Club and also to be presented with our prize – we each would receive a one year subscription to Womens GOLF. This is a magazine I didn’t know existed. I really look forward to the arrival of my first issue and will certainly share it with my golfing friends – other than the three in the team who will do likewise, I’m sure. Thank you in anticipation, Cherrie Kearns

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ne morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing and decides to take a nap.

Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to take the boat out.

She motors out a short distance, anchors, and reads her book.

Along comes a Game Warden in his boat.

He pulls up alongside the woman and says, “Good morning, Ma’am.

What are you doing?”

“Reading a book,” she replies, (thinking, isn’t that obvious?)

“You’re in a Restricted Fishing Area,” he informs her.

“I’m sorry, officer, but I’m not fishing. I’m reading.”

“Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment. I’ll have to take you in and write you up.”

“If you do that, I’ll have to charge you with sexual assault,” says the woman.

“But I haven’t even touched you,” says the game warden.

“That’s true, but you have all the equipment.

For all I know you could start at any moment.”

“Have a nice day ma’am,” and he left.

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Best

While it might not have provided the fairytale ending that Queensland golf fans and perhaps even the tournament organisers might have hoped for, the 2008 ANZ Ladies Masters offered a refreshing new look to the top of the leaderboard at the completion of 54 holes.

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wo of the event’s shorter hitters fought out the finish of the 19th staging of the event, on a golf course normally the domain of the power hitter. For anyone present at Royal Pines, they were treated by both the winner Lisa Hall of England and runner up Shin Hyun Ju of Korea to a brilliant display of strategic golf, produced by two women who were craftsman like in their approach to the game.

Forty-year-old Hall won the title after the 28-year-old Shin missed the shortest of putts at the 72nd hole to extend the event into a playoff but for most who witnessed the events of tournament Sunday, both were winners.

The tournament was under threat early in the week by inclement Gold Coast weather – a feature of the 2007/2008 Summer in the region. Nearly nine inches or 210 mm fell on the Carrara region in the five days leading into Pro Am Wednesday. No play was possible on the Royal Pines layout in the days during that period but a break in the weather appeared as if the event might just dodge a bullet and start on time on Thursday.

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Such a dream scenario was soon put to rest by a huge deluge on Wednesday afternoon which prevented the afternoon Pro Am field from completing its round and so much rain fell in the space of an hour that day that a decision was made to cancel Thursday’s opening round and reduce the event to 54 holes.

While a 54 hole event is not unusual in Ladies tournament golf, the ANZ Ladies Masters had not been scheduled as such since 1993 and so the dynamics of the event were altered. It would mean there could be no slow starts or any lapses by those players who fancied their chances of winning as the event was turned from a staying race into more of a sprint.

When play finally did get underway on Friday, the overhead conditions were all but perfect and with the bulk of the leading contenders out in the morning field on day one, many were quickly into stride. One who was not however was the pre tournament favourite and six time winner, Karrie Webb, who struggled to the turn before improving over the back nine to finish with 69. “It was a pretty ugly round really and I am happy with

a 69,” said Webb after her round. “I think five under is leading now and I will be surprised if anyone goes much lower as it is not all that easy out there with the wind.”

Webb had finished her day two behind the New South Wales golfer, Nikki Garrett, and predicted that it would get more difficult as the day wore on. She was right but late in the day one golfer emerged as a possible threat to Garrett who had been off first on day one and had led all day after round of 67.

Shin Hyun-Ju is a 28-year-old Korean who at number 45 in the world was one of the higher ranked players in this particular field.

She had won twice on the Japan LPGA Tour in three seasons there and finished 12th on the money list in 2007, well ahead of Australian’s Nikki Campbell and Tamie Durdin who also play in Japan. To most in this part of the world however she was a relative unknown. By week’s end that would change significantly.

Four under with three to play on Friday, she was unable to pick up the extra birdie she needed to join Garrett in the lead but finished with a very impressive round of 68 in what had been the more demanding afternoon conditions.

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Courtesy of her late start on day one, Shin had the luxury of an early start on day two and she took full advantage. By the time she had made the turn she was at eight under for the tournament and had a share of the lead. She finished with another 68 and joined Queensland based South Australian Tamie Durdin in the lead at eight under. Durdin finished ten minutes ahead of Shin on day two and despite a double bogey at the fourth she finished with 67 and was with Shin at eight under.

Like Shin, Durdin plies her trade in Japan and is one of this country’s most gifted yet unfulfilled players. “I know I have all the tools and Triggsie (her coach Ian Triggs) tells me I am amongst the top five ball strikers in the world,” she said after her round. “It is a case of the trust and belief issues and I am forever working on trusting myself.” Despite Durdin being a superb ball striker, Shin and Hall would show her and others on the final day that the game is not all about powerful ball striking.

The pair was joined in the lead late in the day on Saturday by Webb who added a 67 to her opening 69 but she was still not completely happy with her game. “I did not drive the ball well today,” said Webb. “It improved a little on the back nine but it was not good on the front nine. I might hit a few on the range this afternoon to try and sort it out.”

So it would be Shin, Durdin and Webb who would lead into the final day by one over 19-year-old Tseng Ya-Ni and 40-year-old Hall. Taiwan’s Tseng is an ex US Public Links Champion, where she beat Michelle Wie in the final, and has often played well at Royal Pines. Hall is on the comeback trail after nearly giving the game away two years ago.

As the USLPGA Tour’s Rookie of the Year in 1997 she clearly has game and was about to show just how much the following day.

Fine but breezy conditions greeted the field on Sunday with most expecting Webb to carry on her winning way at Royal Pines.Those predictions and many would be turned upside down on the final day. Webb appeared to be on track for another win when she holed a monster eagle putt at the third hole to move into the outright lead in the tournament at ten under. That was where her challenge ended however. The wayward driving she had displayed on Saturday again reared its head and when she made the turn she was three behind Shin and was struggling. Fifth was the best she could do.

“I actually thought it might be my day again after the third but some bad tee shots lead to a couple of bogeys and then I lost a lot of confidence with my driver,” said Webb after finishing 5th. “It wasn’t really until the last couple of holes until I was able to work it out. I was determined not to get too down on myself today and didn’t and so I am proud of that.”

Karrie Webb tees off on the first at Royal Pines Resort

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Shin produced some stunning shots with her array of utility woods over the front nine on the final day, making birdies at the 3rd, 5th and 6th, the latter two after hitting five woods to within five feet. She missed an opportunity at the 8th from close range after yet another beautiful fairway wood but when she made another at the 9th she had edged two clear of Hall who was emerging as her most likely challenger. Shin moved to 13 under when she made an unlikely birdie at the difficult 13th but she needed to, in order to stay ahead of Hall who had briefly joined Shin in the lead at 12 under with a birdie of her own at the 13th moments earlier.

An hour ahead of Shin on the golf course, English 20-year-old, Felicity Johnson, in just her second year as a professional, was putting together the round of the day. She became a genuine chance of challenging for the title when she added her 7th birdie of the day at the 17th hole but was unable to hole a lengthy birdie putt at the last which would have allowed her to set a challenging target for those behind. Still, at 11 under, she had a given herself a chance and offered an insight into the impressive game the 2005 English Amateur Champion possesses. She would finish in a share of third with Sweden’s Louise Stahle whose early quest for victory was bought undone by a double bogey at her 8th hole. Despite two eagles in her final round Stahle finished two behind.

Hall and Shin appeared to settle down to a battle to the wire. Hall joined Shin in the lead at 13 under with a birdie at the 16th and parred the final two holes to finish ten minutes ahead of Shin but tied with the Korean at 13 under.

Shin was again in the the fairway at the last and found the green, albeit 10 metres from the hole. Her first putt stopped less than a metre short. It seemed highly unlikely that the golfer who had led for most of the previous 24 hours and had hardly put a foot wrong in that time could possibly miss the putt. She had been impeccable with her short game all week and now, at the last moment, it was to let her down. “It was a miss-stroke,” she said later referring to her pulled putt rather than a misread that would cost her the chance of the playoff.

It was, therefore, Hall who had played her way to victory with a final round of 66. Hall quit golf for a year in 2005 after reaching a point where she had missed all 16 cuts on the LPGA Tour in 2004. “I had actually applied for a job as a teaching professional but when I failed the interview that was probably telling me something,” said Hall after her win.

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Clockwise from right: Runner-up Shin Hyun Ju, Melissa Reid, Katherine Hull, Sarah Kemp and Nikki Garrett

We (her caddy Mardi Lunn and Hall) walked into the Casino on Tuesday night and I went for my lucky number 11 and up it came straight away...

It had been her husband Martin Hall, who coaches, amongst others Morgan Pressel, who had encouraged Hall to return to the game, but it might have been a visit to the casino on the Gold Coast this week that assisted her in her belief that she could win this week. “We (her caddy Mardi Lunn and Hall) walked into the Casino on Tuesday night and I went for my lucky number 11 and up it came straight away,” said Hall after her win. “It has become a bit of a private joke all week between us that Tuesday night had been an omen.”

Shin was visibly upset at missing what would be the last putt of the tournament. In the media centre to face the inevitable question

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she sat with friends as the media arrived.

There was a tear or two in her eye as she was consoled by those closest to her. While there was no doubt a lot of disappointment in failing to convert what had been such a great chance to win the event, I imagine part of the emotion she was displaying was pride in what had been a remarkable exhibition of precision golf and discipline. It was a touching but understandable outpouring and nobody left that press conference with other than the highest impression of her.

For Hall, however, she too walked away with pride and the knowledge she has the game to compete at this level on a regular basis again. Despite her now three wins in the past twelve months there is no desire to return to the USLPGA Tour. She lives in West Palm Beach in Florida but that is about as close as she wants to be in terms of playing in the USA – except for a possible, or perhaps now increasingly likely, return to the European Solheim Cup Team in 2009.

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SAMI LUKIS:

Golf, Bich-oodle & ‘S’

Award winning Golf Journalist and Commentator

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Sami Lukis is perhaps best known to Australians as the Channel 9 Today Show’s former weather presenter, but one look at her resume highlights an extensive and varied career in the broadcasting and television industry.

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was actually was a bit of an actress in my school days to be honest,” said Lukis in reply to the question as to whether the direction she eventually took was what she had always planned. “I realised when I got to the point where I had to make a decision on career directions that acting was an unstable career path and it was hard to make a living as an actor without worrying about where the next meal would come from.You have to be very good and get a lot of lucky breaks to have a future in that career.”

Lukis therefore turned her focus to journalism and attended the Queensland University of Technology, targeting a Bachelor in Communications Degree, majoring in Film and Television Studies with a minor in Journalism. Despite Journalism being only minor and that her focus was on producing film and television projects, Lukis earned the Federation of Radio Broadcasters Prize for the most outstanding student in Broadcast Journalism during her final year of study.The seed had been sown for a successful career in the Broadcasting Industry.

When asked as to how important the background she gained at University has been in her chosen career path, Lukis has definite thoughts. “It certainly helps in knowing how the other side of the camera works when I am on camera but, in saying that, a Degree in Journalism or Film and Television certainly doesn’t guarantee anyone a job in either industry.”

Before finishing her Degree, Lukis took up a job somewhat from left field as she felt she needed a break and wanted to get away from the studying she had been doing. “Because my dad had worked in the airline industry we had been fortunate enough to have traveled a lot earlier in our lives but the one place we had not been was Japan.

Many of my friends were traveling overseas so I took up an offer to be a ‘Photo Lady’ at a golf course in Japan which is probably the most bizarre job I have had but it was a hell of a lot of fun. I loved both the job and Japan and the opportunity came at the right time in my life, in my early twenties.”

Lukis’ role at the golf course at the base of Mt Fuji was to act as the token Gaijin (foreigner) where Japanese businessmen and golfers would have their photos taken with a young blonde Australian against the backdrop of Mt Fuji.

Despite working in a golfing environment, it was not at that time that Lukis would develop her interest in golf. “I never actually hit a golf ball in the time I was in Japan as I was so busy working and it was just a job. The female caddies at the course sometimes had golf days but I never played in any of those and it was not really until I was working on the Today Show that my interest in the game developed.”

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COVER STORY When she returned to Brisbane, after a year in Japan, Lukis completed her studies and headed to Sydney where she worked in the Film Production area for two years before a Producer suggested she should consider on camera work. That led to work with shows such as Wild Weekend and Totally Wild for Channel Ten before she was offered a position as Channel 9’s Today Show Weather Girl. “I had filled in a several occasions for Tim Bailey at Ten when he was away or on holiday and Peter Meakin, who was then working for Channel 9, spotted me and offered me the role.

“When we were on the road, doing the weather segments, the guys would often go off and play golf after a day’s filming and I guess that it was then that I started to think about playing. It was not until we did a show from the opening of the Vintage Golf Course in the Hunter Valley however that I decided I wanted to play. Greg Norman came up for that as he had designed the course there and it all seemed very glamorous and I decided to have a hit. With a bit of encouragement from others I began my ongoing love of the game.”

Nowadays Lukis is playing on a regular basis.

“I try to play at least once a week although my work precludes me from developing a playing pattern as such. I never quite know what I am doing from week to week but when I can I play. I have a good friend, Paul Hausmann, who is a golf coach in Sydney and he often plays with me and that is the extent of the coaching I have had really.”

Lukis often plays at a small 9 hole course at Woollahra in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs but also plays at Bonnie Doon and a recent move by a friend of hers to manage the Twin Creeks course in Sydney’s west will see Lukis playing the Graham Marsh designed course on occasions. She also enjoys the chance to play at Cypress Lakes and the Vintage in the Hunter Valley. She doesn’t pretend to be a great player but has fallen for the game and its intrigue. “You know what it’s like, you hit ten bad shots and hate the game then hit one good one and love it.”

Lukis’ professional career has experienced the roller coaster ride that is television, not only in terms of her own security in the various roles she has had but in the highs and lows that the industry can bring. When asked what was the most exciting experience she had had in the industry Lukis found it hard to isolate one but responded. “Probably the most thrilling thing I did in television was when I did a tandem skydive near Nelson in the northern tip of New Zealand’s South Island when working on a travel programme

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for Channel Ten. On the way down, on what was a beautiful day and with the lush New Zealand scenery, the snow capped mountains and nearby sea below, I can remember thinking just how beautiful the world was.”

It took less time to think of the most embarrassing moment. “I think probably when I was when I uttered a four letter world on the Today Show. It was the ‘S’ one not the other one. I was demonstrating a computerised toilet at the Home Show and I was told there was no water in it but when I pressed a couple of buttons to demonstrate how it worked, someone had forgotten they had put water in it and it splashed up all over my face. We got a few letters of complaint although thankfully many also saw the funny side of it.”

Despite that minor hiccup Lukis loved her time on the Today Show. “Every day on that show was amazing. Traveling the country was brilliant and the challenge of live television every day was really special.”

Nearly two years ago, Lukis became the victim of a change of direction by Channel 9 and the Today Show.“When my contract came up for renewal I was told by the Network that they wanted to try a male in the role of weather presenter and change the dynamics of the show. It was disappointing but having said that I was fortunate to have been involved with the show for as long as I was and at a time when there was a nice balance of serious news and yet a lot of fun. We had an amazing team and lots of great experiences.”

That door closed, Lukis talked over her future with her manager.When he asked what direction she would then like to take, Lukis was quick to point out that she had always wanted to do radio as it intrigued her and that it had, in the main, a greater immediacy than television. “In radio, it’s real, it’s raw its live and it’s happening and after letting people know that I was interested I got a call from Nova 96.9 in Sydney and was advised there was an opening. I feel so fortunate to have gotten the job with them as they are one of the top rating radio shows in Sydney although parts of the show are packaged and played nationally.”

On that show Lukis works as a news reader and the female co-host of the Merrick and Rosso breakfast show on Nova 96.9. I guess I am the token estrogen injection so to speak,” she added tongue in cheek.

When asked if she missed television and whether she would be interest in doing more Lukis responded. “I think now I’m in a position where I

I am the clichéd thirty something single, career woman with a dog. I am Sex in the City

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but I certainly would not want to let my radio work go as I enjoy it so much.”

I ventured into the area of relationships and if there is anyone special in her life. “The love of my life at the moment is my dog Lolli.

She is a cross between a Toy Poodle and a Bichon sometimes known as Bich-oodle or Bich-poo. It’s hard for me to put into words as to how I feel about her and the love, companionship and affection that I feel for her is more than I ever imagined would be the case. I’ve always wanted a dog but once I started working in a job where I could be in Sydney five days a week there became room in my life for one.”

Lukis’ previous boyfriend, who she was with for two years, gave her the dog and on that subject and venturing into the area of relationships with the opposite sex, Lukis expressed frustration in the lack of eligible single men in Sydney. “I’m well and truly immersed in the man drought of Sydney. I am the clichéd thirty something single, career woman with a dog. I am Sex in the City.” could do both at the same time. I still do bits and pieces such as the 20 to 1 show with Bert Newton and the Ice-Skating show last year

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Lukis lives in Sydney’s inner Eastern Suburbs. “I love it here as it is so central to everything and there are so many restaurants, parks and beaches so close.”

Lukis’ profile, built up over several years on television has created opportunities for her to endorse a range of products. She is an ambassador for PGF, the Australian golf equipment company and she has just signed two new endorsements. “I have just signed as an ambassador for V Club, a Sydney based health and fitness club with a focus on Yoga.

Another product I am now involved with is a new American Skin Care Brand by the name of Optimal Skin Care System.”

Like so many celebrities Lukis has found golf a great escape. “I now consider golf in any holiday plans I make and any man that I get involved with in the future will need to have an interest in the game and be prepare to make his holidays golfing holidays.

He will need to not only love my dog but he will need to love golf as much as I do.”

One would think that there might well be a few takers.

Footnote: Sami has recently left Sydney radio station Nova 969 and is now back in her hometown of Brisbane where she has joined Triple M’s morning show ‘The Cage’. Sami can be heard from 5.30am until 9.00am each weekday morning on FM104.

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By Phoenix Arrien

Stay & Play

Riverside Oaks

Australia’s Luxury

Golf Resorts

What better way to holiday and play golf than those places combining golf courses and accommodation. Let’s not forget a good restaurant and perhaps a spa or two. Australia has a range of wonderful resorts that offer golf, accommodation, dining and much more.

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Crowne Plaza Royal Pines

Hyatt Coolum, Coolum Beach Hyatt Coolum

Queensland Crowne Plaza Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast The only 27-hole composite course on the Gold Coast, the Royal Pines Resort’s golf courses sees the ANZ Ladies Masters and several other events on its calendar. A driving range, tuition, putting and chipping greens and a clubhouse rounds off a very pleasant golf experience.

Retire to the Angsana Spa or any one of 331 guest rooms then dine at any of the four restaurants, visit the Health Club, spruce up one’s appearance at the hair salon or play at one of the seven tennis courts.

For more information call: 1800 886 880 or visit www.royalpinesresort.com.au

Hope Island, Gold Coast This course on the Gold Coast’s Hope Island is rarely short on breezes, however the Global Positioning Satellite systems in all the golf carts will always let you know where you are on the course. Fairway apartments and golf course villas complement the pool, tennis court and bar, with dining at the Spikes Cafe.

For more information call: 07 5530 9030 of visit www.hir.com.au www.womensgolfaustralia.com

Coolum’s 18-hole golf course covers one third of the resort and lets players travel through diverse landscapes from windswept ocean-side holes to native bushland. The championship course is complemented with an extensive range of practice facilities including; the Golf Improvement Centre, a chipping green, a practice bunker, tuition, a practice putting green and a driving range.

Accommodation, dining, day spa, a private patrolled beach, nine swimming pools, a tennis centre, children’s centre and more.

For more information call: 07 5446 1234 or visit www.coolum.regency.hyatt.com

Hope Island

Laguna Quays Laguna Quays’ central Queensland location near the Whitsunday coast and islands, offers almost constant sun shining on lush tropical settings and Laguna’s Turtle Point 6,399 metre golf course makes the most of its setting by weaving through native bush and tropical rainforest.

For more information call: 07 4947 7777 or visit www.lagunawhitsundays.info Off the course there’s a marina, a 40-metre swimming pool, tennis courts and a croquet lawn. Accommodation includes fairway villas, while dining is at the poolside restaurant or even onboard a semi-sub to view the marine ‘night-life’ during dinner. Lunch can also be eaten at the ‘Halfway House’ conveniently located between the 9th and 10th holes.

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Radisson Resort The Radisson Resort on Queensland’s Gold Coast is surrounded by golf courses. Golf carts even take you to the accommodation tucked away amongst the sub-tropical greenery. The resort has a large restaurant, relaxing day spa and sauna and pools and tennis courts.

Plenty of action out on the fairways with many golf courses nuzzling the Radisson, including: Palm Meadows offering a challenging 350 hectare course designed by Graham Marsh.

Plenty of hazards and the golf carts have wet weather covers to protect against the downpours.

The Cove is attracting more women with ladies events including the ‘Ladies Christmas in July Classic’, ‘The Ladies Pink Ribbon Classic’ and tuition through the Cove’s academy. The Clubhouse also offers a ladies lounge and the five-star Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove hotel is nearby for accommodation in rooms or suites.

For more information call: 07 5577 6565 or vivit www.sanctuarycove.com ge

Sheraton Mira

Noosa Springs Challenge for the experienced player.

Inspiration for the novice. Enjoyment for all.

In the heart of Noosa, Australia’s premier playground, discover 18 holes of superb golf in one of the world’s most spectacular and beautiful settings. Players can now stay onsite with new luxury apartments nestled alongside the first fairway.

The Colonial Golf Course’s beautifully groomed fairways and meticulously manicured greens spreads out from the clubhouse features a Colonial Queenslander.

Robina Woods Golf Course still has the original woodlands lining the rolling fairways and is a 6,078-metres 18 hole, Par 71-championship golf course, designed by the Marsh and Watson team.

The Glades Golf Course is a pretty 6,420metre Greg Norman-designed championship course presenting bent grass greens and excellent fairways with challenges on almost every hole.

For more information call: 1800 3333 3333 or visit www.radisson.com/goldcoast.au

Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club Another southeast Queensland gem, Sanctuary Cove offers two-18hole, Arnold Palmer designed golf courses, on manicured greens. A clubhouse with views, dining and even a spa and sauna means comfort and luxury.

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For more information call: 07 4099 5488 or visit www.sheratonmirage.com.au

Sheraton Mirage Country Club, Port Douglas Located between the world heritage listed, Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest, the Mirage Country Club offers an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Peter Thompson with the unusual combination of six par three, six par four and six par five holes. Focus your golf with lessons and a driving range, then be distracted by views of the Coral Sea and mountains. Other recreation includes tennis courts, a gym, sauna and pool.

The adjacent Sheraton Mirage, Port Douglas is an enormous complex of lush tropical gardens, five acres of sparkling swimming lagoons and 294 stylish rooms – all bathed by the North Queensland sunshine.

This is gold at Noosa Springs and it’s open to all. The only international championship course in Noosa and rated one of the best in the country. Tranquil Lake Weyba and the Noosa National Park combine to form the majestic backdrop as the course takes you through pockets of rainforest, onto undulating fairways, past fresh and saltwater lakes and majestic stands of melaleucas to generous greens. There’s time to admire the magnificent birdlife and the beauty of nature.

Located just 3kms from Noosa’s world famous Hastings Street and beaches, Noosa Springs is widely recognised a the sporting and social hub of this most cosmopolitan of vacation destinations.

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New South Wales Bonville International This striking course on the beautiful New South Wales north coast is carved out of flooded gums and native rainforest. This par 72 championship course rises and dips through elegant strands of rainforest, each fairway secluded from the next.

If you are still feeling energetic postgame, the tennis courts, pool or rainforest walks beckon. OK maybe a massage is more appropriate? The federation style clubhouse offers a restaurant and some accommodation which have spa baths or balconies.

go by – over 30,000 a year. Added to this is excellent dining and luxury accommodation.

For more information please call: 02 4560 3200 or visit www.riversideoaks.com.au

Victoria Moonah Links, Mornington Peninsula The two courses at Moonah Links offer plenty of challenges and playing is a pleasure over the wide, tree-lined fairways pockmarked with bunkers. Sand dunes, views and rolling hills complement play.

For more information call: 02 6653 4002 or visit www.bonvillegolf.com.au

Pepper’s have stamped their signature elegance on the resort facilities with stylish accommodation offering course views, perfect for contemplation or post-mortems. Pebbles Restaurant uses local ingredients and the bar is the place to wind down.

Riverside Oaks Golf

For more information call: 03 5988 2000 or visit www.moonahlinks.com.au

Close to Sydney but very much in the countryside, Riverside Oaks Golf Resort offers a prime playing location in the soughtafter Hawkesbury region and its challenging 18-hole par 72 6,362 metre course contains many bunkers and water hazards that will test your shots. And many are tested if the number of balls fished out of the water is anything to

RACV Cape Schanck Resort, Mornington Peninsula Surrounded by national park, the RACV Cape Schanck Resort has located its championship 18-hole, par 70 golf course to provide sweeping ocean views. The Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed course features huge greens, open bunkers and treelined fairways. The accommodation also have the ocean sparkling through the windows as well as a restaurant, heated swimming pool, tennis courts,

walking tracks and a restaurant and bar.

For more information call: 03 5950 8000 or visit www.racv.com.au

Yarrawonga & Border Golf Club The Yarrawonga & Border Golf Club offers 45 holes along the beautiful Murray River including red gum forests, sandy river flats and lagoons. The clubhouse has lovely views, local wines and evening dining with live entertainment. Accommodation further presents views of the course and bushland, and a pool and tennis courts offers further recreation alongside bowling greens and croquet lawns.

For more information call: 03 5744 1911 or visit www.yarragolf.com.au

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Gold Creek

Gold Creek Country Club Our country’s capital is not devoid of a good game of golf. Golf Creek Country Club offers an 18-hole par 72 course with an excellent driving range and lessons. Dining at the clubhouse along with a pool, tennis courts and a gym is a bonus for players and the nearby Gold Creek Tourist Resort supplies spa accommodation, bars, heated pool, guest kitchen and more.

For more information call: 02 6123 0601 or visit www.goldcreekcountryclub.com.au Bonville

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Joondalup

Barnbougle

Western Australia Joondalup Resort

It may be ‘out of the way’ but it ranks as the number seven public access course in the world and is complemented by private cabins, fine dining and local wines.

Located near Perth and the Sunset Coast, Joondalup Resort offers a 27-hole championship course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jnr. The challenging layout sweeps across dense bushland, cuts through steep limestone quarries and skirts lakes. Golf is assisted by a day/night driving range, putting greens, Pro Shop, café, clubhouse and academy, while accommodation has views, a pool, spa, tennis courts, mini gymnasium, onsite massage and beauty treatments, a café, restaurant and bar.

For more information call: 03 6356 0094 or visit www.barnbougledunes.com.au

For more information call: 08 9400 8800 or visit www.joondalupresort.com.au

Tasmania Barnbougle Golf Resort Barnbougle is a wild place to play. The roar of the ocean is never far away, the links are rugged and the raw scenery of Tasmania’s northeast coast surrounds you. Some say it echoes the Scottish links lands of the hallowed golfing regions of Scotland. www.womensgolfaustralia.com

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L U X U RY R E S O RT F E AT U R E The Vines Golf & Country Club

The Vines Golf & Country Club Close to Perth and located in the historic Swan Valley, The Vines spreads two championship courses along undulating fairways with a good sprinkling of water and hollow hazards. Equal playing rights are offered to women and a clubhouse has an

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excellent bar and lounge. A pro-shop along with an academy and a Novotel hotel offering a pool, more recreation and restaurants, creates one of the West Coast’s best play and stay selections.

For more information call: 08 9297 3000 or visit www.vines.com.au

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While most of their golf tourers are men, couples and ladies groups are slowly becoming more popular. Take ‘The Lady Birds’ golf group from Riversdale that tour annually with golfOZ. They golfed the Gold Coast earlier this year and loved the top six courses the destination had to offer – Hope Island, Lakelands, Robina Woods, The Glades, Sanctuary Cove and Brookwater. They also took in a leisurely lunch at Sanctuary Cove following golf, and of course a few shopping adventures were also a must: The Oasis, Pacific Fair, Harbour Town and Marina Mirage.

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Sanctuary Cove Show

a lot more than boats

The 20th anniversary Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show will be a celebratory event with numerous world launches and an exciting array of marine products on display.

And no visit would be complete without the chance to play a round on The Palms, an 18-hole resort-style golf course characterised by its unique, century-old cabbage tree palm vistas. Considered one of Queensland’s favourite resort courses, the 5,833-metre course has a par of 71 and a rating of 70. Golf tuition is available through Sanctuary Cove’s Golf Academy.

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hile the Show – staged each May around the marina and waterfront marine precinct – celebrates its 20th anniversary with numerous world launches and the largest on-water display in the AsiaPacific region, you can take in the atmosphere and enjoy the surrounds of Sanctuary Cove on Queensland’s Gold Coast.

Now the largest on-water display of vessels in the Asia-Pacific, the annual Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show attracts more than 450 exhibitors, more than 53,600 visitors and many world and national marine product releases. And while the central focus of the Show is nautical, there’s plenty of opportunity for a change of scenery during a visit.

Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove is only walking distance from the marine action. This five-star property offers stylish comfort. Enjoy afternoon tea in the Verandah Bar or cocktails by the magnificent lagoon pool.

Sanctuary Cove entices with a huge range of pampering, shopping and sporting facilities for women. The Body and Wellness Clinic offers a complete health, anti-ageing and beauty experience combining natural, holistic treatments with the latest cuttingedge therapies from Europe. Or escape into a world of relaxation at Champions Hair Beauty Day Spa at Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove and Sanctuary Cove’s Marine Village.

The Rec Club offers a sporting challenge with tennis, yoga, pilates, a 25-metre heated pool or a session at the gym.

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While the Marine Village, the very heart of Sanctuary Cove, combines specialty shopping with picturesque waterfront views.

There are more than 90 specialty tenants including cafes, restaurants, fashion boutiques, art galleries and a movie theatre. So while ‘he’ may venture back to review that tempting luxury cruiser, you can while away the hours in some delightful retail therapy.

“This year is a milestone in the Show, which has grown from a smaller regional show to a globally significant event,” said Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show general manager, Barry Jenkins.

“Our investment over more than a decade of international marketing has paid off as the Show received international visitors from Europe, North America, the Pacific, Asia and Africa in 2007”.

The Show is certainly impressive with more than 4km of on-water displays plus pavilion and open-air displays.

It is a site for big business – more than $A260 million in sales were confirmed at the Show or as an immediate result of the 2007 Show.

There’s plenty to catch the eye, with multi-million dollar super yachts, stylish luxury cruisers, power catamarans and prestigious European, American and Australian yachting brands.

Pilot and Cumberland 46 power trawlers; the Luhrs 35 Convertible and Luhrs 31 Open Tower; the new generation Pirate Sportcruz 340 and the world release of the inboard version of Australia’s Southbeach Boats’ Vacationer 240.

“We believe there are some really exciting marine products and services at the Show which are new to the market,” said Mr Jenkins.

“There’s plenty of high performance from new boats but also comfort and sleek styling – likely to appeal to couples and families”.

New sail boats include the Dragonfly Trimaran DF920 Extreme; Fountaine Pajot’s Orana 44 and Salina 48; and new Hanse 320 and 350 models.

Boats at the 2008 show include four Horizon models and a sensational display of Sunseeker vessels.

This year’s spectacular event will be held Thursday, 22 May to Sunday, 25 May, 9am to 5pm daily.

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ith a record number of ladies hitting the fairways last year, Sanctuary Cove Golf & Country Club are hoping to entice even more women with another great line up of ladies golf events for 2008.

Each week more and more ladies are playing The Palms for exercise, social interaction and even business networking.

Sanctuary Cove Golf & Country Club Event Organiser, Nathan Whitehouse, said there is already a lot of interest in the charity golf days that are planned for later in the year.

“The Ladies Christmas in July Classic will be held on Tuesday 22 July and we’ve already started getting bookings,” Nathan said.

“The Ladies Pink Ribbon Classic will again be held over two days and is scheduled for Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 October, with all monies raised going to breast cancer research.”

“Apart from the charity golf days, there has also been a definite increase in the number of ladies practicing their game on the driving range, practice putting green and chipping holes.”

“We welcome ladies of all playing levels.”

For those ladies wanting to improve their game, golf tuition is available through Sanctuary Cove’s Golf Academy.

Sanctuary Cove Golf & Country Club will shortly commence a three-stage $17 million redevelopment programme to make golfing at Sanctuary Cove even more attractive to locals and visitors to the Gold Coast.

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olfers at this year’s ANZ Ladies Masters were amongst the first to play Royal Pines Resort’s new look championship first hole.The 328m Par 4 tournament hole was recently redesigned and has been labelled a test case for the on-going upgrade of the Resort’s Aroona layout.

According to Royal Pines Resort’s Executive Director of Golf & Sports, Mr Gavin Kirkman, the hole has been redeveloped in order to improve a number of environmental, maintenance and aesthetical elements.

“It was crucial for us to demonstrate the significant impact that these key elements could have on the course in order for our owner to commit to the redevelopment of the remaining 17 championship holes,” says Mr Kirkman.

Whilst the 17-year-old course on the eastern side of Royal Pines Resort is still one of the most popular and pristine resort courses in Queensland, the recent works mark an obvious improvement.

“The focus of the model was bunker drainage and design,” says Kirkman. “We have re-designed five bunkers, eliminated one and the introduction of new geo fabric bunker linings will decrease the on-going maintenance process.”

“Visually the course also looks crisp, with clean edging and crisp white bunkers that are similar to the definitions of our Wangara course. Additionally we have introduced a host of natural grasses in our landscaping program that will provide habitat for bird and wildlife.”

Despite torrential weather conditions delaying the first day of play the Royal Pines Resort course, in particular the new look first hole, received terrific feedback from many golfers throughout the ANZ Ladies Masters.

England’s Laura Davies, was extremely impressed with the course.

“I had been told it was in good shape and it certainly is. It’s incredible,” she said.

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TIPS & TRAINING Photography by Greg Minns

Ann Wilson Golf Professional Ann has been named in the Best Top 50 Instructors List.

President of Australian Ladies Professional Golf

Beginner

Basics

Stance

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Most golfers want more consistency in their game.

A good way to improve your golf game is to start with good foundations. Too many players blame their bad shots on the way they swing the club and overlook the basics.

So before you swing make sure you position yourself correctly.

See two knuckles on left-hand.

Lines point parellel to right side.

Grip Placement (For right-handed player) With your left hand, place the grip handle more towards the base line of your fingers, not in your palm. The heel pad of the hand should be resting on top of the grip, just under the end of the grip.You should see two knuckles when you place the club behind the ball. A good way to check your grip is to do the Hammer Drill. Extend your left arm out and hammer the club head into the ground by flexing the wrist. A strong hammer feeling means your grip placement is correct. If you have to bend your left elbow or if your hammer action is weak, then your grip will be positioned weakly, which usually causes weak shots to the right.

Your right hand should fit closely under your top hand, with the lifeline of the bottom hand sitting against the top thumb.

Check to see that the lines from the thumb and forefingers point parallel to your right shoulder.

Place your hands correctly on the club and you will be able to release the club face through the ball. The shot will feel smoother with less effort.

Shoulders tilt a little, because your left hand is above your right hand, so naturally the shoulder angle tilts slightly. The left hip is positioned slightly ahead. The ball is centered for iron’s, with the left wrist leading just in front of the ball. (refer to Pics 1 & 2)

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Posture

Aiming

Stand tall with feet shoulder-width apart. Bow forward from the hips, with shoulders back and chin up. Unlock the knees, so they are flexed, not bent.

Aim your feet, hips and shoulders parallel to your target line (not at your target).

Check this by doing the Posture Drill. (See picture 3) Your arms should hang freely and your weight should be on the pads of the feet. Shoulders tilt a little, because your left hand is above your right hand, so naturally the shoulder angle tilts slightly. The left hip is positioned slightly ahead. The ball is centered for iron’s, with the left wrist leading just in front of the ball. (See pic 1) The biggest mistakes in set up and posture are: 1 Head tucked down too much. (So remember – CHIN UP) 2 Knees too bent. (Knees flexed) 3 Weight back on the heels. (Weight centred on pads of the feet) (See picture 4) TIP FOR POSTURE: Get into a comfortable, stable position so you can keep your balance throughout the swing. Secure your feet, legs hips and shoulders. If a person came to push you from the front you should be braced to take the blow.You should not fall backwards. Check your posture from front and side angles in a mirror, to maintain a good stance.

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Posture Drill

To assist your aiming, practise on the range with a club on the ground and postion the tops of the toes parallel to the club.

Correct allignment will enable you to swing the club more on line to your target. Poor aiming can cause incorrect adjustments in your swing path.

If you are among the 80% of golfers who aim too much to the right of your target, then you need to feel a more open stance. A simple way of correcting a closed stance is to pull the left foot back slightly and turn the left foot to 11 o’clock. Check your aiming from behind. Put a club down at the top of your feet.

Walk behind to get the best look at the direction of your aim.

Remember the tops of the toes should be parallel left of the target. (See picture 4) TIP FOR AIMING: Choose a point in front of the ball (approximately one metre) to align the club face. Then aim your feet, hips and shoulders parallel to this point.

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Balanced finish on left side

Tips for better ball flight Make sure your clubhead brushes the ground under the ball. If you miss the grass the ball will run along the ground. So make sure your club touches the ground.

Good Advice: Get Professional Advice Here is my advice to new golfers who are interested in playing this fascinating game.

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Get professional advice from qualified PGA or ALPG teaching professionals.

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Invest in a series of private lessons or group clinics.

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Use equipment that will suit you.

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When you are ready for the golf course, book a tee time when the course is quiet.

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Depending on your ability, play a few holes, then six holes and then nine holes.

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Your golf swing and game will need maintenance, so get a check up from your professional, whenever you feel you need some help.

I hope these tips on the foundations, assist you in checking your basics in setting up for swinging the golf club.

Golf is such an individual game, and no two people swing the same. However, these are a few standard rules when it comes to the starting position or the basics in setting up.

In the next issue of Womens GOLF, I will take you through the swinging motion, with some tips and drills.

Ann Wilson is an ALPG Teaching Professional at Lakelands Golf Club on the Gold Coast. Ann holds weekly group clinic’s, private lessons and six hole ambrose and lunch, fun golf days once a month. Please give Ann a call for some help with your golf game on 0413 860 213. www.womensgolfaustralia.com

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TIPS, HINTS & TRAINING

Jenny Sevil

Golf Professional

Jenny Sevil is one of Australia’s most successful lady professional golfers. A winner on both the Australian and Japanese golf circuits in the ‘90s, Jenny became a well-known personality in the sporting public. As well as competing on the Australian and Japanese golf tours, Jenny is now busy with corporate golf, motivational speaking and the media. Most recently, and her most passionate venture, is to help the up-and-coming players of Australia reach their potential.

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FEAR Recently I have been reading a book called Fearless Golf by Dr Gio Valiante. I would like to share with the readers of Womens GOLF some of his ideas. I believe them to be very helpful and most interesting.

r Valiante believes that fear impacts the physiology of the golf swing in a destructive way. We are all too aware that sometimes we are afraid of hitting it in the water, teeing off on the first tee when others are watching or just plain scared of not playing well. Tightening of muscles created by fear is detrimental to the execution of the golf swing and all parts of the game. Dr Valiante suggests the physiological after effects of fear influence the golf swing in four distinct ways. Only by knowing these ways can golfers understand how to combat this

resulting tightness and make fearless swings at good targets. Let’s take a look:

Problem 1: Golfers hands Have you ever noticed that when people get nervous they fidget with their hands?

When golfers get nervous they too feel the tension in their hands.

It often feels like they have no feeling at all in their hands. Therefore the more nervous they become the tighter they grip the club.This will cause a detrimental effect in the overall golf swing. Even though the entire swing may be mechanically in all the right positions, the tension in the hands and subsequently the forearms will often kill their timing.

This, therefore, can effect distance and direction of their golf shots. To combat this problem a golfer has to learn to gauge when their grip is getting too tight and learn to relax the pressure of their grip.

Problem 2: “Quick” at the top Physiologically, fear can make us get ‘quick’ at the top of our golf swing.The problem here is the down swing starts before the backswing is completed. The body actually starts moving into the shot while the arms are still going back. Fear makes us do things quicker, so we actually rush the shot and try to hit it as quickly as possible, starting at the top of the swing. To combat this the golfer must deliberately concentrate on finishing the back swing, even imagine a pause at the top of the swing (that won’t really occur) before starting the down swing. This will help with timing and being at the right position at impact.

Problem 3: Deceleration Fear can also influence the rate of acceleration on the downswing.

The thought of not hitting the ball where you want it or the slightest doubt can cause a player to decelerate into the shot. On the full swing we call this steering the ball or holding on too long. It can also effect a chip shot where the result will be a thin shot or the shot we call hitting it fat, when you jab at the ball. We can also witness deceleration with our putting.When the golfer gets nervous the mind becomes occupied with the result, not the process, even in the midst of executing a shot.

For example on a short putt you tell yourself during the putting stroke to not hit it too hard, so naturally you decelerate into the putt. The fear of missing makes you not execute the stroke properly. Whether it is a full swing, a small delicate chip or a putt to win the competition, the golfer must solely concentrate on the technique required to execute the shot and block out the results.

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enemy!

Problem 4: Coming Out of the Shot The final way that nervousness translates into the golf swing is that often the golfer pulls out of the shot early.They do not stay down through the shot but are instead up and out of the shot at impact.This is a result of being anxious about where the shot will finish and having a look to see where it has gone before actually finishing the swing.The old saying “watch the ball” is paramount in eliminating this problem. If you can really focus on seeing the club make contact with the ball at impact you have to stay down through the shot, therefore not looking up and coming out of the shot.

The first step in being able to combat fear and how it affects your golf game will be to recognise the four problems that can result. If you

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learn to recognise when you are feeling up tight or a little nervous you then have the tools how to handle the four problems outlined by Dr Valiante. Make the following steps part of your golfing routine: 1.Take the time to check the pressure of your grip and relax if necessary.

2.Concentrate on completing your backswing. 3. Hit through the shot with authority, making sure you accelerate. 4.Do not look up to see where the shot has gone until you have completed the golf swing. You will definitely see improvement in your game if you can implement these four valuable steps!

I highly recommend reading Dr Gio Valiante, Fearless Golf and hope that it helps to conquer some of the issues we are faced with when trying to master this game we all love, GOLF.

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Jenny Sevil

Golf Professional

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Dear readers, you can either email or write to Jenny Sevil, Womens GOLF writer and professional golfer with a question that Jenny will research for answers, or give her own personal opinion on. If you have a question on a rule, etiquette or any general question pertaining to golf or the golfing world, contact Jenny!

Dear Jenny, Could you please explain to me who Golf Australia is and do they run all golf associations in Australia now?

Betty, Armidale Reply: Golf Australia was formed with the amalgamation of the AGU (Australian Golf Union) and Womens Golf Australia. It is now the national sporting organisation for amateur golf. The PGA of Australian and the ALPG (Australian Ladies Professional Golf) remain independent organisations and represent the professional golfing bodies.

Dear Jenny, What is the new penalty from 2008 onwards if after hitting my ball it rebounds off an object and strikes me?

Brian, Gatton Reply: In both stroke play and match play, the penalty is now one stroke. (rule 19-2). Originally this was a two shot penalty.

Jenny...

Dear Jenny, Could you tell how many Australian professional golfers play on the US LPGA tour and who they are?

Toni, Bondi Reply: There are eight, six with full playing status and two with conditional cards. They are Karrie Webb, Katherine Hull, Lindsey Wright, Rachel Hetherington, Wendy Doolan and Sarah Kemp. Conditional cards: Sarah-Jane Kenyon and Anna Rawson.

Dear Jenny, What is the rule with regard to 100m and 150m stakes on the course? Do you get relief or are they part of the golf course?

Peter K., Lismore Reply:Yes if they interfere with your stance or swing you can take relief.

Nearest point and within two club lengths, not nearer the hole.

Dear Jenny, I have been following the results of the local pro-am series, I believe they played for a series and bonus system. Could you tell me the winners of the series please?

Narelle Johnson Reply:The pro-am series you refer to is the ALPG Tour’s Club Car Series.

The 2007-2008 Series included nine events with points allocated to the leading 10 players in each event. The top eight at the end of the Series receive a share of the $20,000 bonus pool. This year’s winner was Vicky Thomas followed by Tamara Beckett, Shani Waugh,Frances Bondad, Lynn Brooky, Helen Oh, Sarah Nicholson and Bree Turnbull. For all details, go to www.alpgtour.com

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Dear Jenny, Do you have any advice on how to hit the ball further?

Fiona, Ballarat Reply: Distance comes from increased club head speed at impact. It is important to stay relaxed during the swing. Tight muscles work against each other. Some players achieved a relaxed state through the use of a waggle to initiate their take away. Alternatively, concentrate on a slow deliberate take away and accelerate on the down swing. Also it is important to use the bigger muscles in your body, your shoulder and hips to turn away and through the ball. If you just swing with your arms you will not hit the ball any great length.

Dear Jenny, I have two children who are very sports minded. At what age do you recommend I introduce them to golf?

Anne Reply: I think the best time to introduce a child to golf is when they show an interest. I would suggest that under seven is too young for a child to be able to concentrate long enough to play a round of golf. Never the less do not discourage them from hitting a ball in the backyard or hitting

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some shots on a range. I feel younger children should be encouraged to play teams sports and from the age of 12 they begin to mature and handle the etiquette and protocol on an individual sport. This is my opinion only as I realise in this day of the big bucks in professional sport many parents want to get their kids into golf as soon as they can hold a club. I say, let the kids be kids and they will decide if golf is for them, just simply take them along with you from time to time to see if they would like to try it.

Dear Jenny, I have just started playing golf and would like to have some lessons. I would prefer to see a female professional teacher. I live in Sydney and was wondering if you could recommend someone?

Jane, Sydney Reply: We have many excellent female teaching professionals in Australia. In Sydney I would recommend Joanne Bannerman at Cumberland GC, Katherine Macdouall at Castle Cove GC; Dennise Hutton – Bardon Park, Kogarah; Kylie Moulds – Marrickville.

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Webb TOURNAMENT NEWS

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Bruce Young Award winning Golf Journalist and Commentator

Photography by Anthony Powter and David Trend

Domination of Australian Golf Karrie Webb produced the sort of magic at the MFS Australian Women’s Open that only true champions can produce.

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ebb came from two shots behind with three holes to play at the MFS Australian Women’s Open to defeat the highly talented Korean 19-year-old, Shin Ji-Yai. She dug deep when she needed it most and won her own national open for the fourth time, adding that to her six ANZ Ladies Masters victories and further highlighting her domination of the local scene.

It was only as she walked to the 16th tee on the final day at the outstanding Kingston Heath layout that Webb became aware that she was two behind, Shin having picked up four birdies over her closing nine holes to move ahead.

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add another birdie when she hit a brilliant tee shot at the lengthy par three 17th to two metres. The 33-year-old walked to the tee at the 72nd hole knowing she needed a birdie to win outright or a par to force a playoff. From the middle of the fairway she hit yet another fine iron shot seven-metres past the flag. The putt was given every chance but it slid by and it would be back to the 18th tee for a playoff with the only other player in the field from the world top 10, albeit 14 years her junior, Shin.

The pair played the 18th twice before the deadlock was broken both almost equidistant with their approaches the first time round before missing four-metre putts.

At the second playoff hole, Shin found the back edge but Webb again covered the flag with her approach and after Shin had missed

Talented 19 year old Korean, Shin Ji-Yai misses her attempt for birdie

her attempt for birdie Webb studied long and hard before rolling her curling right to left four-metre putt into the hole for the victory.

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Shin Ji-Yai

Webb had started the final day in a share of second with Shin, the pair being one shot behind Albury’s Lindsey Wright.Wright was looking to win her first event in Australia having won events on the Futures Tour in the US before joining the LPGA Tour in 2005. Wright, who played collegiate golf at Pepperdine University and who finished runner up at the 2002 World Amateur Team Championship, was under pressure early, a three putt at the first losing her the lead, a slipup from which she was unable to recover. A double bogey at the last brought to an end what had been a disappointing day for the 27-year-old.

Wright eventually finished in a share of fifth.

Two players emerged from the pack on day four to claim finishes inside the top four and both appear to have significant futures in the game. England’s Melissa Reid hardly gave an indication of things to come when she finished the first two rounds at three over. She added a third round of 69 to move within two of Wright’s lead and in the comparatively perfect scoring conditions of day four she made the turn in four under 33 and was emerging as not only a threat for a top three finish but potentially a shot at the title.The momentum slowed a little over the back nine but Reid finished third at four under. Having turned professional late last year, the 20-year-old British Women’s Strokeplay Champion gave further indication of what lies ahead for already one of the female game’s great swingers of a golf club. Without status on the Ladies European Tour, the result of wrist injury prior to the Tour School last year preventing her from playing her best, Reid will rely on invites to get her professional career established. Judging on what was witnessed at Kingston Heath there are no concerns in that regard.

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won the ANZ Ladies Masters. She has been a professional just over twelve months but has been forced to split her focus between completing her schooling in Robina on the Gold Coast and a partial professional career.

Now with that behind her, the true talents of the 18-year-old will again be seen and the three consecutive birdies she produced to finish her tournament was evidence of that. Her strong late rally improved her finishing position by ten places and she headed to Royal Pines for the ANZ Ladies Masters with the chances of winning there again significantly enhanced.

Nineteen-year-old West Australian, Kristie Smith, took out the leading amateur honours after contending for much of the 72 holes. It was an impressive display by a young lady with yet another fine golf swing and golfing pedigree to match. Her father Wayne played collegiate golf in the US before embarking on a professional career that saw him win several lesser titles in Japan and Australia. His daughter has already given the indication that she will surpass the deeds of her father. Smith’s composure and skills belied her relative inexperience at this level and her fifth place finish was hard earned but well deserved.

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The elevation in status of the MFS Australian Women’s Open was further enhanced this year by the decision to take the tournament to one of Australia’s and the world’s great layouts. Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne’s famed ‘Sandbelt Region’ was universally acclaimed during tournament week by not only it strongest fans but by the many who had not previously seen this fabulous layout.

Apart from an indifferent day of weather on day one, the event was blessed by good conditions and the quality layout tested a field, which although lacking in depth of talent in terms of current stars, certainly had its share of future stars. The intriguing blend of one or two of the game’s most significant achievers in Webb and Davies and the brilliant youngsters mentioned above provided this event with a formula that appeared to work in terms of public support.

As is always the case in Australian ladies tournament golf however there is still a reliance on Webb being able to perform.

Fortunately for all those involved, including herself, she was again able to do so and as a result the event’s resurgence continues.

We now look to those who have benefited by being able to play in a tournament of this nature to take the extra steps necessary to provide contenders other than Webb herself.

Kristie Smith Victorious Webb

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SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY

Andrea Furst BSc. Grad.Dip.Soc.Sc. (Psych.)

MPsych. (Sport & Exercise) PhD (Psych.) Candidate

Mental Notes ...

Andrea completed a Master of Sport & Exercise Psychology in 2001 at The University of Qld and has been in private practice since 2001. Andrea runs her own psychology consultancy, Mental Notes Consulting, and is dedicated to providing “solutions for optimistic thinking”, specifically focusing on the psychological needs of sportspeople. She consults to athletes of various ages, ability levels and sports. Mental Notes Consulting services South East Qld’s athletes and organisations. Andrea is currently the sport psychologist for the Qld Academy of Sport (QAS) tennis, canoeing and golf programs. Outside of the QAS Andrea consults to national and State sporting organisations, schools and colleges, and private academies.

The Intrigue of Hazards

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hen contemplating hitting over water or sand, the conversations in our minds whilst over the ball, can go something like this: “It’s only 75 metres ... I can make that easily, come on get it over not in”.

“Just get it over it, it doesn’t matter how far over, just make it over it”.

“How embarrassing will it be if I land this in the water ...”?

“Don’t hit it in the bunker, please don’t hit it in the bunker”.

“All I can see is water ...”

“She did not hit it in the water, surely I am not going to hit it in there ...”

“Over the bunker, over the bunker”.

“I guess the worst case scenario is that I reload”.

Let’s first revisit the purpose of hazards...

The following is excerpted from Bunkers, Pits & Other Hazards, by Forrest Richardson and Mark Fine. www.golfgroupltd.com/ writings/the_reasons_hazards.html The hazard lives primarily for intrigue, to create strategy, to penalize, and to suggest to 44

the golfer, however subtle or strong, to think about choosing a different route. These are the core of the reasons for hazards. Today, as golf courses have become big business, the driving force behind hazards has grown. We now hear of bunkers being placed “as an aid in aiming,” water and sand created for “aesthetic qualities”.There is another tier of hazard rationales.The aesthetically minded designer might find a reason to use a hazard to offer a contrasting texture ...

The main points of interest are in the first few sentences ... In summary when it comes to the tactical aspect of golf, hazards are there to provide information about a hole and the ways that you can play it. Hazards are there

to challenge you and give you something to think about when making a decision regarding which shot, shot shape and club you may opt for.

More importantly, this information is taken in when viewing a hole or ball position on the course – fairway, rough, fairway bunker, in amongst the trees, greenside bunker, and green. So, what we see is that if hazards are tending to scare rather than intrigue it is likely that you are not seeing hazards as information nor are you processing what they mean in terms of your shot selection. This can only mean that step one in your pre-shot routine is not being adhered to as effectively as it Womens GOLF Autumn 2008

could be. Step one wants you to effectively gather the information and decide what you are going to do ... this is so that by the time you are over the ball the type of conversations listed above are done and dusted and you are more in tune with your target rather than what the hazard could mean for this next shot if unsuccessful!

The conversations are all centred on the hazard, be it sand or water, and similarly are all about the shot being rated as successful or not if it doesn’t go in the hazard.

What are the key issues here to get our heads around?

First, as I mentioned the hazards should be dealt with in your information gathering and decision making step of your pre-shot routine, not over the ball.

Second, it is clear that the goal is to NOT go in the sand or water, rather than hit this 9 iron the way I have in practise to land on the green about 2 feet from the edge of the green so it rolls towards the hole.

... Always pick targets and these can be the central focus when over the ball.

Here are some suggestions for your over the ball time to help with this target focus for the three main types of learning styles: Visualisers: When over the ball take a good look at your target and then drag the image of your target towards your feet so that you can see the target in your mind’s eye as your eyes stare at your ball.

Feelers:As you walk into the ball point the club in the direction of the target to secure the target in your mind and body.You can also use a waggle once in address while you stare at the target to feel the shot you have decided to hit.

Today, as golf courses have become big business, the driving force behind hazards has grown.

Verbalisers: When over the ball, tell yourself the target, (e.g., say “pine tree on left of fairway”) to centre your thoughts on the chosen target.

Golf is a game and one whose purpose can be lost in pursuit of the perfect swing mechanics. Hazards are, as Richardson and Third, the target focus seems to have Fine confirm, the intriguing part of a strategic disappeared! Golf is a game of targets – you game that demands you to gather, process, and are trying to progress the ball forward decide on the information that is presented half page AM ofPage towards thead hole7/2/08 in the least9:46 amount shots 1 to you on each hole.

Mental note: Hazards are one of the truly unique factors in this strategic game. Embrace them and make them intriguing!

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April 1-2 Country Tournament, Clifton Springs April 1-3 Kay Mahlook Shield, Bendigo District April 4 Metropolitan Pennant –Rd 4 Sect 1-7 Metropolitan Pennant – Rd 3 Sect 8-10 April 7 Victorian School Term 2 commences

May 16 Metropolitan Pennant Final (Reserved for play off/rescheduled matches)

May 19-20, 22-23 NSW 72 hole Stroke Play, Concord May 19-22 QLD 72 hole stroke Play May 23 Metropolitan Pennant Final (If required) Townsville (QLD)

July 7-11 Victorian Amateur Championship, Peninsula

May 27 Birdies Day Out 2008 Ladies Days Crowne Plaza Royal Pines Resort, Qld

July 7-8 Victorian Salver, Keysborough, Spring Valley

April 7-9 Veterans’ Championship, Sandhurst April 11 Metropolitan Pennant - Rd 5 Sect 1-7 Metropolitan Pennant – Rd 4 Sect 8-10

May 29 Vanity Fairways Ladies Open Golf Day Brookwater Golf Course, Qld

Leah Hart DOB: June 9

July 14 Victorian School Term 3 commences July 21-25 WA Women’s Amateur, Cottesloe TBC July 21-25 QLD Women’s Amateur, Oxley(QLD) July 28-29 SA 72 Hole Stroke Play, The Grange (SA)

June 2-6 SA Amateur, Blackwood (SA)

Paula Creamer DOB: Aug 5

Julie Tvede DOB: May 21

May 3-4 Business Women’s Championship, Trentham

July 13 FYA Club Qualifying to be completed

June 9 Queen’s Birthday – Public Holiday

August 1 Club qualifying RWH 4BBB to be completed

June 27 Victorian School Term 2 finishes

August 4 Marion Dwyer Ctry Foursomes C’ship Horsham

June 2-29 Reserved for Club Championships

June 30 – July 1 Par 3 Championship, Parkland (Kyabram)

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April 13-16 Australian 72 Hole Strokeplay Championship, Glenelg GC, SA

April 25 Anzac day

July 6 Victorian Foursomes Championship Peninsula

May 25-27 NSW Amateur, Ryde-Parramatta (NSW)

May 25-28 The South Pacific Ladies Open Classic Surfers Paradise Golf Club, Qld

April 18-20 Australian Men’s & Womens Amateur Championship, Royal Adelaide, SA

Amy Yang DOB: July 21

May 9 Metropolitan Pennant - Rd 7 Sect 1-7 Metropolitan Pennant - Rd 5 Sect 8-10

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August 5-8 Country Championship & Glenelg Cup Horsham

May 5 Open Heart Open Commonwealth

August 7 Stableford Competition, Horsham

May 5-7 WA 72 Hole Strokeplay Lake Karrinyup, WA

August 19-21 Downs & South West Goondiwindi Golf Club

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September 1-5 Gladys Hay Interstate Series, Pymble (NSW) September 1-3, Country Teams’ Matches 1st - Division 2, Rossdale 1st - Divisions 1 & 3, Amstel 2nd - Division 1, Woodlands 2nd - Divisions 2 & 3, Cranbourne 3rd - Divisions 1 & 2, Patterson River 3rd - Division 3,Victoria September 9-10 Sand Greens Championship, Boort September 14 Foundation for Young Australians – Metro play-offs, Green Acres & Waverley September 14 Kookaburra Trophy, Kooringal September 19 Victorian School Term 3 finishes September 19 RHW/WGV 4BBB Final, Metropolitan September 22 – 26 Victorian Junior Championship September 22 1st Rd Strokeplay, Commonwealth September 23 2nd Rd Strokeplay, Woodlands September 24 Match Play, Kingston Heath September 25 Match Play, Kingswood September 26 Finals, TBA www.womensgolfaustralia.com

Lorena Ochoa DOB: Nov 15

September 30 – October 1 Country Tournament, Kerang/Cohuna

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Se Ri Pak DOB: Sept 28

August 29 RWH 4BBB District Finals to be completed

September 30 Brookwater Ladies Pink Ribbon Golf Day, Qld

Annika Sorenstam DOB: Oct 9

August 26 Birdies Day Out 2008 Ladies Days Crowne Plaza Royal Pines Resort, Qld

September 28 Foundation for Young Australians – State Final, Royal Melbourne

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August 24 FYA District Finals to be completed

November 4 Melbourne Cup November 21 Captain’s and Presidents Day, Kew November 25 Birdies Day Out 2008 Ladies Days Crowne Plaza Royal Pines Resort, Qld November 28 WGV Annual General Meeting

October 4 72 Hole Junior Selection Event (AM & PM) Peninsula

November TBA Grand Final Lady Bear Competition Lakelands Golf Club, Qld

October 5 72 Hole Junior Selection Event (AM & PM) Cranbourne

December 15 Birdies Day Out 2008 Ladies Days Crowne Plaza Royal Pines Resort, Qld

October 6 Victorian School Term 4 commences

December 21 Victorian School Term 4 finishes

October 8-11 & 16-19 World Amateur Team Championships 8-11 – Espirito Santo Trophy 16-19 – Eisenhower Trophy The Grange, SA

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October 13 Doris Chambers Cup, Latrobe October 17 Doris Chambers Cup, Long Island October 19-21 Tasmanian 72 Hole Stroke Play, TBA October 20 Silver Spoon Final, Medway October 21-24 Champion of Champions October 21 – Tuesday, The Heritage October 22 – Wednesday, Box Hill October 23 – Thursday, The Heritage October 24 – Friday, The Heritage October 27 – 31 Australian Mid Amateur Championship Ulverstone (Tas) October 27-29 Australian Seniors Championship Ulverstone (Tas) 47

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Anthony Powter Photographer and Golf Journalist

Frances Frances Bondad has her whole life in front of her.

One of two Australians to graduate through the 2008 Ladies European Tour School with a third place finish, she’s secured a start that most rookies dream about.

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rmed with full European playing privileges, which for any rookie is simply a blessing, the 20-year-old is set about to embark upon the next stage in her golfing career as she makes the difficult transition from being an amateur to becoming professional.

“I’d done every thing that I wanted to do as an amateur,” remarked Bondad, who amassed over 25 major amateur victories before turning professional last August, including the 2007 Australian Stroke-Play Championship and international wins in Asia and America.

“It wasn’t a hard decision to turn professional, and I knew I was ready to make the move.”

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Bondad first picked up a golf club at 10 years of age. The introduction to the game was unique in it’s own way. It came about after watching her father, Noel, hitting balls at a driving range.

“Frances was very insistent that she wanted to be involved,” remarked Noel Bandad. “It was during the school holidays in January 1998, that Frances got her first ‘cutdown’ club and started hitting balls with me at the local driving range. Frances demanded that I watch her hit balls, so I did and from nowhere this little 10-year-old could hit the golf ball.”

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Bondad

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Bondad. As a member of numerous Australian representative teams, Bondad loved every second of the grind of playing, travelling and staying competitive. Her capacity to adapt to these inherent factors will certainly place her in good steed for life in Europe, regarded as one of the World’s most demanding Tours.

Conditions in Europe vary, as do the golf courses the tournaments are played on. The ability to mould your game to the conditions becomes imperative, as does the ability to have a full armoury of shots at your disposal.

Bondad appreciates the American tour has its own unique traits, and as a player you have to be prepared fully, before tackling the ‘bigger’ league. Europe at present suits her perfectly.

“I feel at the moment, my game is not ready for that [America],” remarked Bondad.

“Europe helps make your game and gets you ready for being a professional. It helps your career out.” “If I’d made it through at Tour School in America, then it would have been good, yet upon reflection, it was a perfect warm-up for me going into the European Tour School.”

Frances Bondad represents the next ‘new wave’ of promising talent that’s breaking through from the Australian amateur ranks.

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On the European Tour schedule, Bondad will travel originally with her father. The Bondad’s have made considerable sacrifices getting their daughter to the level she’s at.

Her father sacrificed a full-time computer technician job, to support his daughter at practise and competitions, both locally and overseas.

Noel currently drives buses for Hillsbus, out of Sydney’s Northmead depot. Luckily his employer is flexible with working shifts and with taking time off work. During this period, Frances’ mother has been the only breadwinner in the family, working long shifts as a nurse at Fairfield Hospital. All the work is begining to pay off.

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Australian rookie players, in particular Nikki Garrett, Sarah Kemp, have benefited tremendously from being inducted under the European System.The Ladies European Tour, in its own right is a well structured professional tournament, and whilst it does not compare by way of prize money with its bigger cousin, the LPGA Tour in America, Australians have made their mark in Europe recently.

heritage. The past five or so years, Sydney has been their base, but that’s soon to change.

Since turning professional last August, Bondad has made the cut in every main professional tournament she’s entered, including the NSW Open, Australian Open and more recently the ANZ Ladies Masters.

It’s given her the confidence to keep progressing and confirms what a promising talent she is.

“I was great having two European Tournaments here in Australia,” commented Bondad. “I’m relatively happy with the way I’ve started and sure, I could have played better, but to make the cut in my first two big professional tournaments is a great start.”

Getting your career off to a positive start certainly does no harm for any rookie.

The transition from being a top amateur to becoming a seasoned professional is a massive step. In Bondad’s case you can be sure to be hearing a lot more about her and she will certainly be a player to follow this season in Europe.

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Girls’ Interstate Series

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he year started off on a great note for Golf Queensland with the Junior State Team winning the Australian Girls’ Interstate Teams Matches, for the 14th time in the 22 year history of the event. The 2008 competition was played at Nudgee Golf Club from the 14th – 16th January.The Queensland Team had to work very hard right up to the concluding stages of the tournament with a close result in the final match against Victoria.

Queensland’s quest to win the prestigious Burtta Cheney Cup began in round 1 with a win against Western Australia 4/1. Round 2 gave Queensland a 3/2 win against New South Wales followed by another close 3/2 win in round 3 against South Australia. A solid 5/0 win against Tasmania ensured Queensland remained the leading team going into the final round. A victory against the 2007 defending

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champion team, Victoria was needed for Queensland to capture the title.

The final day started badly with Victoria winning a close first match, however, the Queensland girls quickly squared the ledger.

Victoria gained the ascendency once more by taking out the third match and in doing so set the Queensland girls the stiff task of winning the final two matches to take out the series.

The fourth match was won comfortably by Queensland, but the final match went down to the wire. Needing a four foot putt to win her match on the final green, Ashley Ona held her nerve and secured a popular win for the home side.

Tricia Harding (Manager), Wendy O’Connell (Non-playing captain) and Glen Gammon (Coach). A big congratulations and thanks goes out to all the girls and the team officials who all worked very hard to achieve this memorable victory..

The team members of the triumphant 2008 Queensland Junior Girls Team were Jacki Marshall, Christina Mew, Cecilia Nha, Ashley Ona, Katelyn Must, Ellesha Michie,

Another Successful Club Golfer’s Weekend and ANZ Teams Event Final The fourth annual Golf Queensland Club Golfer’s Weekend was held at Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast on the 17th & 18th November 2007. The Club Golfer’s Weekend was originally an initiative of Women’s Golf Queensland and the intent of the weekend is for it to be social, educational and competitive and it is specifically aimed at male and female club golfers. There were 91 golfers who participated in this event and everyone enjoyed the weekend. The ANZ Club Golfer’s Weekend will again be held this year on the 15th and 16th November at Royal Pines and is open to both men and women. There will be a similar Club Golfers Weekend being held at Laguna Whitsundays in the month of October, the specific dates to be confirmed. Please visit the GQ website: www.queenslandgolf.org.au Womens GOLF Autumn 2008

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his four day State-ranked event, held under the auspices of Golf Queensland is held annually at Surfers Paradise Golf Club.

This year the event will commence on Sunday, 25 May with the ‘Mixed Foursomes’ and continue with another three days of stroke play for lady amateur golfers. In conjunction with the Ladies Open Classic, we will be including a Masters with handicaps 0 –18, age 40 years plus.

This will be the 36th year for the event and we are expecting another full field of some 100 plus entrants, more than half on single figure handicaps. As well as many local top-grade players, the event usually attracts a high class field of State and National golfers, as well as players from as far a field as Fiji, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand. Past winners

include Rachael Hetherington, Corinne Dibnah, Rebecca Stevenson and Sarah Jane Kenyon, to name but a few. These ladies are now among our leading professionals playing the world’s top tournaments.

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haryn Africh & Barbara Bohdanowicz from the host club emerged the victors when they teamed up against Jacqui Morgan & Wendy Harrington of Monash in the match play final of the Women’s Golf NSW Summer Foursomes held at The Coast in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. In the Division Two final, the defending champions, Bankstown’s Nancye Cullen and Jane Sherlock, were overcome

by Suzanne Wilson and Jackie Parton from Cronulla.

The beauty of the rugged seaside landscape in a powerful southerly provided a dramatic backdrop for the event which started with 18 holes stroke play followed by match play for the finals. “We turned the fan on” said Ladies Captain, Andrea Searancke as windswept players smiled bravely making the most of the overcast yet dry conditions for day one in a strong and chilly southerly, a distinct departure from the summer heat of previous days in Sydney. Coastal courses have been the preferred choice for this summer event to allow the sea breeze to provide relief from the heat, however this was much more than what was bargained for.

It was a matter of personal preferences whether the walk or cart option was the best choice; for the walkers, the cool conditions were actually a pleasing temperature but the hilly back nine of The Coast course was an added challenge in and out of the dominating winds. Those in carts needed additional layers of clothing so jackets, jumpers and even a beanie were favoured.

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Above: A difficult putt in the wind Right: Suzanne & Jackie in the falling rain

“We made it! Oh! It was touch and go for a while.” She also conceded “It was exciting.”

Another commented calmly “It was a struggle out there.”

The weather conditions for the competition had been trying on day one but deteriorated further throughout the final day with rounds held as match play between the top four places.

Starting at 7.30am two rounds were scheduled for the one day. By the time the players had reached the 9th in the afternoon final, the rain had arrived in force, adding to the difficulty the dominating ocean wind had been presenting throughout both days of the event.As they drew closer to the 18th the squalls were dense enough

to block the view back to the clubhouse.

Both Divisions were keenly contested despite exclamations along the lines of “we must be crazy” but the competitive instinct remained powerful.

The strength of commitment was demonstrated in Division Two on the 18th when Nancye Cullen’s extraordinary putt regained the equilibrium and the joyous celebration between her and partner Jane belied the draining nature of the competition. An immediate apology to a waterlogged Sue Fabian who was referee ensued. Despite this, the comeback on that hole was not enough to hold back the team from Womens GOLF Autumn 2008

The game was played in great spirit and you can’t ask for more than that.

Cronulla who went on to win on the 20th.

particularly their accurate putting and reflected that her own game was feeling the effects of limited match play practice and golf fitness prior to the event.

The Division Two top qualifiers Suzanne Wilson and Jackie Parton (Cronulla) def Pat Shearwood (RMC, Duntroon) and Halina Dix (Gungahlin Lakes) and Nancye Cullen and

Jane Sherlock (Bankstown) def Carol O’Brien and Anne Korte (Ashlar).

Summing up the feeling of the players in what proved to be marathon feat of endurance was best expressed by Jane’s comment “The game was played in great spirit and you can’t ask for more than that.”

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It was not a day for the faint-hearted. On entering the clubhouse Jackie was asked by one of the patrons: “Was it worth it?” “Yes we won.” was the response. “39 holes today for us.” Suzanne had to sink a huge putt to finally seize the win with a plop into a hole that was brimming full of water. Jane said “It was an epic journey. We weren’t going to give up our title without a fight.”

The Division One players were square after the 18th and bravely decided to continue the match, despite the driving rain which threatened to make the greens unplayable.

The road around the club house was flooding and finally at six pm they made their way back to the clubhouse after playing through to the 20th.A huge day of golf finishing in horrendous weather with only a brief lunchbreak between matches.

After a windblown 18 holes stroke play in the qualifying rounds the day before, players and officials had been hoping for a drop in the wind on Day Two with 36 holes to be played; the semi finals in the morning and the final in the afternoon.

The match play format may be a less frequently run competition structure than stroke play but is passionately supported by many of the competitors. A change in temperament between the two days can be useful to adjust to the different style of play.

With stroke play a cumulative score an even temperament is required however the killer instinct can come out in some players in match play with substantial effect.

In the morning semi-finals, winners of the Division One on 18 holes stroke play Jacqui Morgan & Wendy Harrington of Monash, defeated Jocyln McKay & Robyn John (Moss Vale), Sharyn Africh & Barbara Bohdanowicz (The Coast) defeated Susan Wilson of Newcastle and Annette Baggie of Killara.

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he Club Med 3BBB Ladies Team Classic is about to get underway in clubs around NSW. It’s a three person teams event versus par with one player’s score to count on each hole. In December 2007 the 13 country finalist teams and the six metropolitan finalist teams gathered at the historic Glenmore Heritage Valley at the base of the Blue Mountains with winning teams from each district supplied with a trip to the event by Women’s Golf NSW. Some of the ladies noted that at just $5 per person entry fee and great prizes for winners at a number of levels, it was a great investment for the chance to win a three day holiday at Club Med Lindeman Island. This year the prize offers even more to play for, having been extended to five days anywhere in Asia Pacific (excluding Club Ria Bintan).

The event begins at Clubs, proceeds through to District Association or Metropolitan Play-off Level and on to the State finals for the chance of the big prize.

The winning team at all levels of competition is the team with the best result returned against Par. Women’s Golf NSW also pays the green fees for the district finals and provides prizes for the top two teams.

The competition is open to all amateur women golfers who have a current Golf Australia Women’s handicap and who are

registered members of a Club affiliated with WGNSW. The 2007 winners Kerrie Fry, Kellie Andrews and Heidi George from Branxton represented Newcastle-Hunter LGA with a substantial support team.Three husbands, nine kids (one of them with a birthday on the day) were waiting patiently on the result. “We just clicked when we had to that always helps” said Kerrie afterwards.

At the welcome dinner the night before, each team introduced themselves and the Branxton team were the last to have their turn. Kerrie must have had something of a premonition of the result with the comment “hopefully last on the night would mean first on the day”.

Insook Lee, Stella Lee and Maria Byun from Fox Hills, representing Western Metro, took second place and The Coast were in third with Therese Manning, Nicole Robb and Sharyn Africh representing Central Metro.

Yvonne Day did an excellent job of arranging scorers from Women’s Golf Nepean Illawarra.The contribution of these volunteers is much appreciated, particularly the dedication of one of the ladies who travelled for two and a half hours and another who dropped everything to come in as a last minute replacement to assist with this vital part of the event.

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Laura Davies wins the Ken Lee Trophy

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aura Davies emerged the winner over Sarah Oh in the 2008 LG/Bing Lee NSW Open at Oatlands, finishing on a total of nine-under-par 207.This was two strokes ahead of the 19-year-old, Oh, a joint winner of the amateur trophy at the inaugural event in December 2006 who was impressive in only her third professional tournament with rounds of 70, 68 and 71 for a seven-underpar total. Sweden’s Lotta Wahlin, 21, finished in third place on fiveunderpar.

The experienced English star had been a major drawcard for the gallery of spectators and she delivered a relaxed yet effective final round that included six birdies. NSW rookie professional Sarah displayed a composure beyond her years with her performance in her first season out of the amateur ranks, acknowledging the crowd’s support and focusing in on some stunning shots under pressure.

With the change to a January date for 2008 just prior to the MFS Australian Open and the injection of additional funding from Johnson & Johnson, the event was able to attract a high standard and a record number of competitors. It offers the third highest purse for an Open event in Australia after the ANZ Ladies Masters and the MFS Australian Open, giving the Women’s Golf NSW, Oatlands Golf Club and ALPG organisers the pleasure of being able to attract competitors with the standing of the eventual winner.

Laura made a late challenge to overnight leader Sarah Oh in taking out the Ken Lee trophy, which has been named in honour of the late Ken Lee. His support in sponsoring the event was a key factor in the establishment of the LG/Bing Lee NSW Open in 2006. In winning the event, Laura was also presented with a sapphire and diamond pendant from Alfreds the Jewellers. The 44-year-old four time major champion carded rounds of 70, 54

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Oh faced birdie chances at the last two holes, but could not catch Davies, who recorded a par, par finish.

“I was just happy to play with Laura today,” said Oh, adding: “It was a great experience. I asked her a few things about how to hit it high and how to hit it low and she just said it’s all about timing.”

Elsewhere, Bronwyn Mullins-Lane carded her fifth career hole-in-one at the 124-metre, par three ninth hole in the final round. The Western Australian hit her nine-iron “exactly where I wanted it to go, straight over the right edge of the bunker. It landed five metres short of the pin and rolled up and in.There were lots of high fives and thumbs up from the players on the adjacent green – we certainly made some noise”.

Mullins-Lane collected an $1,000 prize as the hole was part of the Bing Lee Hole-in-One Hot Spot. She also scooped the $1,000 ALPG Tour Hole-in-one Club pool.

70 and 67 in the 54-hole Australian Ladies Professional Golf tournament, which has Rolex Women’s World Golf Ranking status.

“This is a big thing for me,” said Davies.

“It’s not easy to beat these players. There were some really good players in the field this week.” She fired birdies at holes four; six and seven on the front nine before chipping in for birdie at the tough par four 11th hole to tie for the lead with Oh. She took a one shot advantage after the par-three 12th hole, where she hit a seven-iron to 15 feet and holed the putt. She extended her lead to three strokes at the next hole, the par-five 13th, when she knocked her third shot stiff from the front left greenside bunker. After a wayward drive at the 14th, she was forced to chip out onto the fairway, and holed a seven feet bogey putt to remain two ahead of Oh. There was a nail biting moment at the par-four 16th hole when, having hit a massive drive to within 20 metres of the green, Davies hit her second shot into the front greenside bunker. However she holed a 10 feet par putt to maintain her lead with two holes to play.

The event was the beginning of a spectacular run of wins in the amateur section of Australia’s three biggest women’s events for Kristie Smith of WA. She tied with Jenny Lee from the host club at two under par. Jenny had been the leader of this group on day one commenting “My putting was not going so well earlier in the week so I was pleased that it was better today.” Jenny retained a position close to the top of the amateurs over the three days in a consistent performance that enabled her to hold the amateurs trophy alongside Kristie at the end of the championship.

Another day one leader, Torie O’Connor had shot five under to lead the field at the LG/ Bing Lee NSW Women’s Open, completing the circle of player to coach to player in stunning style and winning the Oatlands Trophy. A product of Narrandera as a NSW Junior who now hails from Victoria, Torie was unable to retain her early lead and dropped back to equal 18th. She just scraped in to gain a direct qualification for the Australian Open, avoiding the early start for the prequalifiers in Melbourne at 8.30 am on the following day.

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Ladies from The Cut at Port Bouvard Golf Club win their place in Paris!

Women from six states marked the Australia Day Weekend by battling it out at Kingston Heath Golf Club in Victoria to compete for their ultimate dream – an all expenses paid trip to play in the Peugeot International Pro AM in Paris.

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he national final of the Peugeot Women’s Classic saw women from across Australia demonstrate their skill and talent and opened 2008 MFS Women’s Australian Open week in style. The country’s finest female amateur club players were given the opportunity to compete on the course where the likes of defending champion Karrie Webb, dual LET winner Nikki Garrett and 22-year-old Australian, Sarah Kemp, will play later this week in what is set to be a glamorous golf tournament.

West Australian ladies,Yasmin Steele, Joan Morgan and Jean Whale from The Cut Port Bouvard took the title in the most talked about women’s team amateur championship in Australia with a total score of 86. Finishing just behind the winners was Koogonga Golf Club from South Australia with 81.

The final was played in absolutely perfect conditions at Kingston Heath Golf Club on Melbourne’s famed sandbelt. Sunshine and blue skies met competitors as the mercury settled in the mid-20s.

Rob Dommerson, Managing Director of Peugeot Automobiles Australia, said “Year on year we are constantly delighted with the level of talent that turns out for this tournament.

“We would like to extend our congratulations to the ladies from The Cut. A trip to Paris to play in the Peugeot International Pro AM is the chance of a lifetime, and with the level of skill demonstrated by the 56

team today, there’s no doubt that they will be very strong contenders.

The Peugeot Women’s Classic is a great tournament to be involved with. This is the only amateur team club event, which offers female golfers the opportunity to represent one clubs’, state and country.” added Dommerson.

Women’s golf has gone from strength to strength and national tournaments are a great way to discover rising golf stars.

The success of the Classic is a particularly treasured achievement when taking into consideration Golf Australia’s vision and commitment to grow female participation in the sport. The partnership between Golf Australia and Peugeot is one example of many such partnerships forming across the country between stakeholders who share the aim of forming stronger and ongoing commitments to women’s golf.

Tony Hallam, CEO Golf Australia said:“The Classic not only serves to engage women golfers, but also acts as a showcase of women’s grassroots golf. It brings out the values of club culture such as support, pride and unity.”

The tournament is increasing in popularity every year. An all time high of 502 events were registered at clubs around the country for the 2007 tournament, compared with 388 in 2006. After the success of 2007, The Peugeot Women’s Classic will be held again this year.

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Clare Choi and Stephanie Na take out the 2008 Nell Smithett Cup T

he Nell Smithett Cup is no stranger to fierce competition and the 2008 event was no exception. With six out of the seven National Squad Members competing and several players from New Zealand and The Philippines, the event, now in its 44th year, was looking to be one of the best. Host club Kingswood Golf Club, was in immaculate condition resulting in many red figures on the scoreboard.

Day one saw Kingswood Golf Club’s Course Record slashed with Huntingdale’s Clare Choi firing a six under par, 67. Hot on her tail however was Royal Perth’s Kristie Smith with a 68, and two strokes back from her with rounds of 70 were Long Island’s Youngjin Chi and Southport Golf Club’s Courtney Massey.

Day two proved to play a little harder with only one sub par round of three under 70 by number one ranked Aussie Amateur Lakeland’s Cecilia Nha. Three players shot even par, Monica Jung (Bonnie Doon Golf Club), Stephanie Brennan (Yarra Yarra Golf Club) and Chihiro Ikeda (TCC, The Philippines). The 36 hole cut was made with 37 players going through to the next 36 holes with the cut line at a 12 over par 158.

fourth spot for a total of one over 293. West Australians Whitney Hillier (Joondalup Golf Club) and Kristie Smith finished equal fifth on three over 295.

A teams event ran in conjunction with the championship and was won by The Women’s Golf Victoria Team which comprised of Clare Choi, Brianna Elliott (Yarrawonga and Border) and Stacey Keating with an aggregate score of 287 (The total of the two lowest nett scores for the first two days). The 72 nett winner was Jessica Speechley (Lake Karrinyup), handicap of three, nett 285.

Laurel Wreath recipients were: Youngjin Chi (Long Island CC) 70, Courtney Massey (Southport GC) 70, Justine Lee (The Australian GC) 72, Cecilia Nha (Lakelands GC) 70.

The 72 Hole Strokeplay Event was first played in 1964. The tournament was named The Nell Smithett 72 Hole Strokeplay in memory of Mrs. W.H. Smithett, member of the Victorian Ladies Golf Union Council and scratch score committee for many years in addition to being Handicap Manager from 1949-1954. Past winners of the event include Karrie Webb (1994).

Despite the wet conditions on day three, Stephanie Na (Royal Adelaide Golf Club) and Clare Choi proved their position in the field with rounds of 70 and 71 respectively. Other notable performances came from Stacey Keating (Victoria Golf Club) and Jessica Noh (RydeParramatta Golf Club) who both carded even par rounds of 73.

Choi held a three stroke lead going into the final day’s play, ahead of Cecilia Nha 1 stroke further back was Stacey Keating and Stephanie Na. With perfect conditions, Stephanie Na was able to make up a few strokes with back to back birdies on holes 11 and 12 to fire a one under 72 and to declare a tie for the 72 hole championship with Choi, who had struggled with the putter having four three putt greens to card a three over 76.

Cecilia Nha finished third, two shots back from the winners on an even par 292. Nha was in contention at the start of the day, but shot a final round of two over 75. Royal Pine’s Ellie Na carded the round of the day, a four under 69 to jump up the leader board claiming outright www.womensgolfaustralia.com

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Amalgamation W

omen’s Golf South Australia (WGSA) and the South Australian Golf Association (SAGA) commenced amalgamation discussions in mid July, 2005. After approximately 19 months, during which the Steering Committee (consisting of two representatives from the women’s state body and two from the men’s state body) held many meetings, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed in February, 2007.

The Steering Committee spent the next two years developing a Constitutional document with the assistance of legal counsel.

Agreement was reached and a Constitutional document was signed by the Presidents of both SAGA and WGSA on 23 October, 2007.

During this two year period the Steering Committee travelled widely throughout South Australia to discuss any matters of relevance about merging the two state golf associations. In addition an information meeting was also held in Adelaide to review any matters contained in the draft Constitution which concerned our members.

At the Annual General Meeting of WGSA on 10 December, 2007 voting delegates approved a resolution to adopt the Constitution of

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Golf South Australia to move forward as a joint state body, for golf administration in South Australia. Independently, SAGA also adopted the necessary resolution to merge with WGSA. Under the rules of the merging body an Interim Board was formed with three representatives from the former individual bodies, whose first duty was to appoint an Independent Chairman. This matter was expedited so that the business of the Interim Board could commence.

We were fortunate to appoint a very suitable chairman who has had wide experience in sport administration. Following this appointment the Interim Board was able to commence preliminary business matters and in particular the appointment of sub-committees necessary to continue the operations of the merged bodies. This has been achieved and on 31 March, all merger matters will be completed and WGSA and SAGA will be wound up.

The transition from two bodies to the one state golf association has been achieved in what will be a very significant year for golf events in South Australia.

Golf Australia will be hosting, at South Australian venues, the Australian Women’s Stoke Play from 13-16 April (Glenelg Golf Club), Australian Men’s Stroke Play from 14-17 April (Royal Adelaide Golf Club) and the Australian Men’s and Women’s Amateur Championships from 18-21 April (Royal Adelaide Golf Club).

Golf Australia will also be hosting the prestigious World Amateur Team Championships also at South Australian venues. The Espirito Santo Trophy for women with approximately 40 teams of three players will be held from 8-11 October, 2008 (The Grange Golf Club) and the Eisenhower Trophy for men with approximately 73 teams of three players will be held from 16-19 October (The Grange and Royal Adelaide Golf Clubs). These are unique amateur events, which were last held in Australia (Victoria) in 1968 and as can be seen from the number of countries participating from around the world, it will be many, many years before Australia, let alone South Australia, have the opportunity to host again.

The success of Golf South Australia will depend upon good administration and cooperation from our wider golfing community and we are looking forward to a successful new era for golf in South Australia.

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S TAT E G O L F N E W S – WA

The top amateurs lead the way

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ristie Smith (Royal Perth Golf Club) has bounced back from disappointment from not getting the SAT score needed to go to college in the USA to be the outstanding amateur golfer in the recent LG/Bing Lee NSW Open, MFS Australian Women’s Open and the ANZ Masters.

Following the disappointment of college, Kristie sought counsel from National Coach Ian Trigg and reset her goals. Kristie spent some time in January working with Ian on her game and her fitness before descending on the amateur events held on the east coast.

Kristie timed her game to perfection peaking at the NSW Open, Australian Open and then continuing her form at the Masters. At the Australian Open, Kristie scored 72,69,77,73 (par 73) and won the best amateur and tied fifth overall. Karrie Webb won on eight under par. After the second round, Kristie was leading the field by two shots and showed amazing maturity to continue to continue to play very solid golf.

Kristie Smith at the presentation of the best amateur at the MFS Australian Womens Open Right:Whitney Hiller, another amateur to begin 2008 in remarkable style

December, became only the 2nd person in WA history to become Australian Junior Champion. The other is Dana Lacey who now plays on the professional circuit. The Australian Junior Amateur Championship was played at Nudgee Golf Course in Queensland and Whitney returned a stellar score of three under par 69 in the final round.Whitney’s four under total of 212 was three strokes clear of Queensland’s Katelyn Must and Jessica Noh from New South Wales.

Following the Australian Amateur Championships, Whitney lead her team to third place playing for the Burtta Cheney Cup and was undefeated for the entire series.

At the ANZ Masters, Kristie once again was the best of the Amateurs with scores of 68,74,73. Kristie at 19-years of age has a very promising future in front of her and with the past and current support of Golf Australia and Women’s Golf WA she is destined to become a household name.

Another amateur to begin 2008 in remarkable style is Whitney Hiller (Joondalup County Club). Whitney who turned 17 in

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TOURNAMENT NEWS

Tournament Wrap Up –

Jenny Sevil

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he event brought to Australia many of the legends of womens golf who showcased their talent and exemplified why these players are recognised as some of the all time success stories of women’s golf.The likes of Amy Alcott, Pat Bradley and JoAnne Carner – all World Golf Hall of Fame inductees – have won 103 LPGA titles and 13 majors between them, were among the list of legends who teed it up that week. With such a high quality field and a very generous purse of US$400,000 the stage was set for a world class event.

The winner of the three-day tournament was American, Rosie Jones, who only recently retired from the US LPGA tour. Jones took home the winners cheque of $50,000 and added another victory to her illustrious career of 13 LPGA victories and 8.3 million US dollars.

In second place was Alicia Dibos from Peru and third was Australia’s own Jan Stephenson, still a fierce competitor who shot the low final round of four under par 68. Fourth place was Hall of Famer 70 year old JoAnne Carner, who on the first day thrilled the galleries with a string of six birdies on the trot. Australia was also represented by Ann Wilson and Dianne Pavich who finished 22nd ($9,350 prize money) and 26th ($9,000 prize money) respectively.

The legend women golfers were paired with some of Australia’s leading amateurs, and what a great experience for our top veteran golfers. The winner of the amateur TOP TEN RESULTS: section was current Rosie Jones $50,000 Australian Senior Alicia Dibos $40,000 Champion Sylvia Donohoe.

Jan Stephenson $31,000 Watching JoAnne Carner $25,000 these “legends”of Elaine Crosby $21,500 women’s golf reinforced the longSherri Turner $18,000 evity of the game Patti Rizzo $15,000 and confirmed the Nancy Scranton $14,000 “seniors” golf is of the highest quality Colleen Walker $13,000 and still very Cindy Rarick $12,000 competitive!

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Photos courtesy of photographer Anthony Powter

Nikki Garrett

Sarah Kemp

Rolex Women’s Golf Rankings as at 25 February 2008 Rank

Change

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Country

Avg. Pts

1

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Lorena Ochoa

Mexico

16.12

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Annika Sorenstam

Sweden

8.24

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Suzann Pettersen

Norway

7.71

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Karrie Webb

Australia

7.62

5

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Paula Creamer

USA

7.14

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Cristie Kerr

USA

6.12

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Ji Yai Shin

Korea

5.25

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Jeong Jang

Korea

5.00

9

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Julie Inkster

USA

4.91

10

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Mi Hyun Kim

Korea

4.80

11

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Morgan Pressel

USA

4.53

12

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Momoko Ueda

Japan

4.53

13

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Se-Ri Pak

Korea

4.50

14

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Jee Young Lee

Korea

4.21

15

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Stacy Prammanasudh USA

4.13

16

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Brittany Lincicome

USA

3.90

17

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Ai Miyazato

Japan

3.72

18

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Sakura Yokomine

Japan

3.69

19

+1

Yuri Fudoh

Japan

3.66

20

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Seon-Hwa Lee

Korea

3.66

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Lindsey Wright

Australia

2.10

56

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Rachel Hetherington Australia

1.74

67

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Nikki Campbell

Australia

1.50

111

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Joanne Mills

Australia

0.95

112

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Tamie Durdin

Australia

0.95

117

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Wendy Doolan

Australia

0.92

123

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Nikki Garrett

Australia

0.89

140

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Katherine Hull

Australia

0.77

206

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Sarah Kemp

Australia

0.51

225

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Michelle Ellis

Australia

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285

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Lynn Brooky

New Zealand

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JUNIOR GOLF

Juniors relish

5-hole golf format

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oyal Pines Resort’s exclusive new fivehole golf concept was officially put to the test by a group of 20 Gold Coast students on Wednesday, 5 December.

Students from six local schools including Robina State High School, Marymount College, The Southport School, All Saints Anglican School, Emmanuel College and A.B. Paterson College as well as one home schooled student, played the modified five-hole layout.

According to Royal Pines Resort Executive Director of Golf & Sports, Mr Gavin Kirkman, the new format will attract a brand new market to the Resort.

“This is the first group to officially play the new format, and we are very pleased to be introducing a new golfing concept to the Gold Coast market, in particular junior, women and corporate groups,” says Mr Kirkman.

“Our goal is to demonstrate that anyone can play the game of golf, and, as a one hour and 15 minute experience, this new product will certainly appeal to a broader market looking for an alternative to the traditional game.”

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Players were from Robina State High School, Marymount College,The Southport School, All Saints Anglican College, Emmanuel College and A.B Patterson College and one home schooled student.

Players were: Simon Viitakangas, Amy Pollock, Jessie Bae, Nathan Bennet, Sam Cooke, Josh Kim, Jun Adachi,Tristan Nicholls, Maddy Hill, Corban Hutching, Garrett Skinner, Zack Richmond, Dylan Richmond, Dean Bader, Beau Phillips, Michael Devlin, Tim Kong and Michael Valitutti & Ellesha Michie the event winners.

The five-hole Golf Challenge will be the first of many to be played in 2008 with the next event kicking off following the ANZ Ladies Masters in February.

Ellesha Michie and Michael Valitutti were acknowledged as the winners of the inaugural event and each won two rounds of 18 holes

of golf on the championship golf course at Royal Pines Resort.

All participating students have been invited to take part in a junior program due to be launched at the Mark Gibson Exceptional Golf Teaching Facility in 2008. Mark is the Director of Golf Instruction at Royal Pines.

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Queensland wins

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In the day’s other contest, Western Australia finished strongly to record a fourone win over Tasmania. Whitney Hillier once again proved she is one of the most talented prospects in the country, winning her match two and one to remain undefeated all week.

ueensland was made to sweat right until the very end but emerged as winners in the 2008 Australian Girls’ Interstate Teams Matches at Nudgee Golf Club in Brisbane.

Taking a slender overnight lead into the final round, the home side had to defeat Victoria in order to secure the title, which was a tough ask against a solid team that was playing for pride.

Grace Lennon got the Vics off to a good start with a one up victory over Ellesha Michie before Christina Mew extended her unbeaten run to square the ledger with a three and two win over Catherine Odgers.

When Emma Jackson beat Katelyn Must four and three to put Victoria ahead, the hosts were just one loss away from letting the title slip through their grasp. However Jacki

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Marshall saluted six and five and Ashley Ona prevailed one up in a thrilling 18th hole finish to give Queensland a three-two overall win and the title. Ona’s four-feet final putt made the difference as she helped her state over the line.

New South Wales defeated South Australia to finish second, but level on match points with the winners. Had Queensland lost or squared either of their final two singles matches, the final result would have gone in favour of the New South Wales team.

Jovanna Bozanic of South Australia and Jacki Marshall of Queensland were the other two players to achieve this feat.

Golf Australia wishes to thank Nudgee Golf Club and in particular General Manager Max Mason, President Very Smerdon and Course Superintendant David Brashfield, Course Superintendant. Golf Australia would also like to thank Golf Queensland Rules Officials Tony Rollins and Carmel Smith for assisting with the event, as well as all of the players, coaches and managers who competed in good competition and spirit throughout the week.

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Bruce Young

Once the Olympics are over this year though, I will be back into it (golf) and trying to get better and also am going to join a club.

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When I tracked down Australian Hockeyroos cocaptain Nikki Hudson she was in Perth – the morning after a winning test match between Australia and Great Britain.

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In her own blog on the planetfieldhockey. com website Hudson described the Olympic medal Ceremony, “The feeling was absolutely awesome! Words are not enough to describe it. Standing on the dais, the gold medal around our necks and singing loudly to the national anthem. This is every athletes dream.” In a stark contrast to that euphoria, she describes finishing fifth in Athens four years later when the Hockeyroos were defending their title

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Originally from Rockhampton, then Toowoomba, but a resident of the Gold Coast for the past six years, Hudson has a life that many others would die for and a trophy cabinet to prove it.An Olympic Gold, a Commonwealth Gold where she scored the winning goal against India, a World Cup winning medal and several Champions Trophy medals are just some of the many achievements the attractive blond already has to her name in terms of her on-field achievements. “Winning the Gold Medal in front of the home crowd at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and in Melbourne in 2006 were both very special. I guess two of my biggest moments in the game I love have been at home which has been great.”

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t did not take long to realise that the 31 year old has an infectious enthusiasm for not only her chosen sport but life generally and if she has her way it might be that golf plays a part in that life after her retirement from hockey.

“My thought process is that I want to keep playing hockey until London 2012 (Olympics) and while obviously I am going to be a little older by then, as long as my body is holding up then that is what I want to do but I am also keen to play a lot more golf between now and then,” said Hudson.

Off field but related achievements include being named the honorary captain of a World X1 in 2006 and the awarding of the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in 2000. “They are two achievements that are very important to me.”

more by others than by Hudson herself.

“Although people look at my age and think that it is a time when many in my sport retire, I love what I do and it is my life and I feel if I am still fit enough and playing well then why can’t I continue? I guess I don’t really want a real life and have to go to work,” she added laughing. “I am not looking to have children so that also extends my playing longevity to some extent.”

Retirement for someone who has had such success in the game and who carries such a high profile is often discussed but perhaps

While she is not employed in the true sense of the word, Hudson is still earning money if not directly through hockey then Womens GOLF Autumn 2008

as result of her association and success with it and the profile she has built as a result of her achievements in the game. “Hockey is not a high paying sport unfortunately so most of the girls have to work full time. I am lucky in that I have a couple of sponsors who are very supportive and I am on the speakers circuit in motivational and corporate speaking and earn my money that way which allows me to train full time and has allowed me to remain in the game as long as I have.”

been around sport long enough to know however that there is a lot of work to do and to be honest I know it will take years and years to become half decent. Once the Olympics are over this year though, I will be back into it and trying to get better and also am going to join a club.”

That’s when we started talking about golf. “Just being involved as an elite athlete I was invited to play in quite a few corporate and charity golf days, said Hudson. “About two years ago I started to think that as I could hit the ball ok maybe I should think about pursuing it in terms of getting a bit of direction. Someone suggested I should get some lessons and arranged for me to see Peter Krawitz at Gary Edwin’s Academy at the Glades.”

have seen most of the leading lady golfers hit it. She has a lot of work to do on her short game but there is definitely a great base to work on.”

I spoke to Krawitz and despite it being over a year since he had spent time with Hudson on the range at the Glades he remembered her game well. “Nikki has a lot of natural ability and hits the ball as far as I

“I would love to be able to play the game competitively in the future and I look at what Scott Draper has done and think that maybe there is a chance to play the game for a living at some future stage,” said Hudson. “I have

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In the meantime Hudson will continue to play and enjoy the game in between her significant hockey and promotional commitments. She and her partner Jenno (International hockey coach Englishman Ian Jennings who she met at the Manchester Commonwealth Games) often play together and it was he as much as anyone who had been keen for her to take the game up more seriously than just playing hit and giggle corporate days.

Given what appears to be an ability to succeed at whatever she turns her hand to, then Nikki Hudson might just go on to be one of those athletes capable of making a successful switch between sports.

Whatever level she reaches in golf Hudson, just as she is in her chosen sport of hockey, will be a significant asset to the game.

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Golf

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There’s a six foot high golf ball shaped trailer sitting in the driveway, so I know I’ve found Gillian Bannan’s house ...

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he Aucklander grabbed America’s attention in 1980 and was invited to present her coaching ideas. Says Bannan, “It was innovative it was different, very different because I’m out of the square box. And I use tools to assist when I’m working with children or any student. I don’t really use my voice, there’s no need. If I can bring in a tool that’s going to show you or make you understand the principle involved, then fine.

It’s easier to use a balloon, a piece of wood or a stick than it is to actually explain it by voice because you won’t remember it. But many of the children I’ve taught over the years still say, ‘Oh I remember you with those flags’. They remember their golf experience,” she says with a glimmer of pride. Sweden was the next country to fall in love with Bannan’s unusual approach. But I’m jumping ahead. We need to go back to the beginning.

Bannan’s always done the opposite of what’s expected. When she was 13 hockey and tennis were put aside for golf. Classmates couldn’t understand why but it meant the only person Bannan had to rely on to play well was herself. She eventually made the national golf 66

Inside the dimpled dome are balls festooned with streamers, over sized golf clubs and piles of fuzzy balls ready to be thrown at velcro suits. They’re just some of the tools she uses to teach kids how to play golf. Known throughout New Zealand as the golf lady, Bannan and her wacky ideas are also admired around the world. team then got married and had a family. The national selectors put her back in the team but this time around it was different.“I also realised there was something out there that was calling.

I didn’t know what it was. It wasn’t enough just to play.” A trip to the amateur British Open made up her mind. “I came back and said right I’m going to turn professional and join the men’s PGA here which is what I did.”

In 1975 Bannan became the assistant pro to Terry Kelso at Titirangi Golf Club in west Auckland. But that was nowhere near enough for a woman with Bannan’s determination and drive. “It’s a fascinating career. It’s learning, passing on my knowledge as well. You think, oh you just get up and go out and coach. No, no. The learning that you have to do - no one knows what goes on behind the scenes. In the beginning I realised there was a whole lot of material out there that we weren’t getting or I didn’t know anything about.” There was a two year stint at Auckland University to study psychology plus a variety of coaching conferences just to gain extra qualifications.

Bannan also studied learning styles. “Why a person is going to walk on the right hand side of the fairway. Why do people always look at a putt from behind? You can tell exactly how to teach a person just by observing how they walk on a fairway.”

If you think the 64 year old’s all talk and no play, think again. In 1980 three Australian female pro’s joined her to try and make the cut in a men’s Australasian sanctioned tournament. “I said to them it can be done. I

really worked hard and knew I could do it at Tauranga.” She did and even took home some money in the event won by New Zealand legend Bob Charles. There was a lot of fuss made when 16 year old Michelle Wie made the cut in a men’s tournament in May 2006.

27 years ago Bannan’s achievement struggled to get a line in the newspaper.

However, she was still yearning for learning not headlines. “Then it was like ok, where’s the best in the world? America.” Every two years seminars were attended at the National Golf Foundation. They welcomed her ideas with open arms and minds. Around that time Bannan decided to up-size her coaching. “I realised at the time that you are working so hard with these top students but there are only three or four of them. Where-as your time could’ve been spent coaching 300.” So she became a golfing evangelist, travelling the country preaching the gospel of golf. “When the New Zealand Golf Foundation started in 1986 it was just awesome. It was right up my alley. Going into schools and getting the masses, especially children, into swinging a golf club.” The results are seen everywhere. “Like when I’m sitting in a coaching conference and I think, oh hang on a minute. Just about everybody here I saw when they were children.That’s telling me something,” she says with a laugh.

It would’ve told her even more when the Swedish Golf Federation tracked her down six years ago at the world conference for juniors in Rome. They invited Bannan to Womens GOLF Autumn 2008

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speak to 400 of Sweden’s coaches who work with junior girls. ”My presentation of the tools and how to use them within a teaching situation of either a camp or individual lesson was easily done. They filmed me and put it straight on to CD ROM and sent those out to every one of the participants.” A notebook was handed out to get feedback. One said,

kiwi kids haven’t missed out. Her early work with the NZ Golf Foundation made her well known around the country. She works with anyone who asks for help and a recent change of management and personal at NZ Golf has seen her return in an advising role.

“It’s the greatest, funniest and effective way of learning I’ve seen.” Some were amazed.

“You are a genius of thinking outside the ordinary teaching frame.” Others were moved. “You are a role model and inspiration to me.” About now you’d be thinking that Bannan must be sitting pretty in a beach front mansion, but you’re wrong. “That’s not the idea of the whole thing. It’s a sharing of what’s going on within teachers, particularly teachers throughout the world. It’s amazing how much sharing is done.”

way around any problem. But those skills were tested last August when her 30 year coaching career looked to be over. “I had eye operation which set us back a bit. So I won’t be able to do the amount of coaching and stuff that I used to do,” she says, almost down playing situation. Fortunately the problem with her right eye wasn’t degenerative but her peripheral vision was poor, causing safety issues when working with kids. There was also another major problem but she laughs when she says, “I’m having to learn to play golf myself now! It’s adjusting to what is to me an imbalance. Because now my sight in that eye is what they call 20/20 which is really good, but the sight in the other eye isn’t. So you’re wearing glasses that are pretty strong in one eye and not the other and it’s whew...move your head too quickly...y’know? I’m ok now but I wasn’t then.”

Despite her popularity overseas, Bannan and her unique ideas were not always accepted at home. “When I first brought all this into the New Zealand Golf Foundation they said it was too much fun and these are toys.” Other countries disagreed. “It’s used in primary schools throughout America used in Sweden and it’s very popular in Japan.” But www.womensgolfaustralia.com

Gillian Bannan is a tour de force. She never gives up and will creatively think her

In typical Bannan fashion she’s learning from the experience, advising the PGA on how to coach people with sight disabilities.

“What we thought was the thing to do - I’m sorry, please don’t do that because it doesn’t apply.” She’s discovered that swing mechanics are often not the problem for players who are blind or partially sighted. Balance and timing should be the major focus. It’s just another example of how she’s changed the way many players and coaches think about the game of golf. It’s one of the reasons her peers made her a life member of the PGA last year.

I’m struggling to sum up Gillian Bannan, a woman who’s never been afraid to do the unthinkable in a game often reported as lacking personality. But like any good coach, she comes to my rescue. According to the golf lady,“You’ve got to be yourself. It’s an individual game so be an individual within the game.”

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A Career The call of the nappy or the keyboard? Kiwi golf coach Marnie McGuire managers to combine both.

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hile our mothers and grandmothers were expected to choose one or the other, women these days often try to juggle both. It’s admirable when a woman is able to combine work and children without going insane.

Actually maybe admirable is the wrong word, let’s change that to incredible!

Golf coach Marnie McGuire decided she would join the life juggling job loving generation and so far it’s worked out incredibly well.

I’d always fancied the idea of having my own business.

However a full time job would have meant less quality time with Max (my son) and that’s why I didn’t want to do the coaching at a range or a pro job.

When the petite Aucklander finished playing on the American LPGA Tour in 2004 she wanted to go home to New Zealand and give something back to the game. So she started helping coach various national teams and players. A few years later a little blonde bundle of joy called Max came into her life and the juggling began. But a few months ago there were just too many balls in the air. McGuire was battling to care for Max, who’s almost two, and keep travelling with New Zealand Golf teams. “It was getting a bit difficult with Max because I was going away 68

for seven days. When he was younger it was easier because my Mum could come. But as he’s getting older and more active it was just too difficult and the thought of leaving him at home for seven days was just too much.” The new direction the NZGA was heading also made the choice to leave a lot easier. “I was quite liking the way things were happening and what they were doing with the programme and doing prep work and stuff, it went with my thinking for the game,” says an enthusiastic McGuire. But that changed when the national body stopped giving coaches preparation time with the representatives. “I don’t want to take away a team that I haven’t done any work with beforehand and that was what was actually successful. And we had a successful programme happening and the girls had done so incredibly well and we had a good formula.

They were deviating from that formula and in my mind as a coach I didn’t want to deviate from it because I knew it worked.”

In fairness to the NZGA money from the national sports funding agency was in doubt until recently which may have curtailed some of their spending. But it gave the live wire red head a chance to turn a long held dream into reality. “I’d always fancied the idea of having my own business.” However a full time job would have meant less quality time with her son, “and that’s why I didn’t want to do the coaching at a range or a pro job. And so this worked out really well for me where I can dictate how much I work and so that was a big part of it – making a business work that will work with Max and the coaching which I found a passion for and I just love it!”

The new baby in her life is Marnie McGuire Golf. The other ‘parent’ of the company is former NZGA high performance manager Gaylene Eyre. With her family living in Cambridge, Eyre was travelling back and Womens GOLF Autumn 2008

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forth to the golf headquarters in Wellington.

McGuire says the answer really fell into their lap. “We knew having worked with the high performance athletes that the environment we create is really fun and we had become very good friends in the process. And we thought hey, wouldn’t it be fun to work with your best friend and create that environment for other people?” They came up with the idea of boot camps for golfers.

When I first head of their plan a picture of golf crazed camouflaged wearing people running up hills with their bags strapped to their shoulders. It seems my imagination is a little over active. “They’re three days intensive golf coaching,” explains the patient 38 years old, “and it’s basically covering every aspect of the game; the swing, big emphasis on the short game, course management – transferring it to the course and how they do that.There’s a lot about productive practice, so elements you wouldn’t normally get in a one hour lesson.”

McGuire felt there was a real gap in the market for her kind of coaching. “They’re not taught how to practice and the short game is not a huge emphasis and that’s where you can make a huge difference to your score and that’s ultimately what people want to do is have a lower score.” As a young talented New Zealand golf representative, McGuire travelled to America to attend Oaklahoma State University. There she learnt the importance of how to practice and honed her impressive short game skills which helped to win the Australian Open in 1998, among other titles.

Years later she passed this golfing gold on to the national women’s team. “I think that’s why we were having huge degree of success with the girls because when they came to do prep work the main focus was 100 metres in and course management and the difference in their game was astounding and it’s not rocket science!”

Strangely I’ve often thought golf is just like a mind bending science. And to calm the over complicated McGuire and Eyre try to make sure their clients keep smiling. “I think www.womensgolfaustralia.com

the environment we create we have a lot of fun. They all take it at their own pace because we keep them in small groups. We only have a maximum of eight so there’s a lot of one on one time and I’m not into the whole group lesson thing.” As well as looking after all the administration, Eyre plays the part of the good cop when coach McGuire transforms into the bad cop on the odd occasion. “When they’re having a break and I’m working with other people she’ll come in and have a bit of a chat.

When I’m on them they’re quite happy to have a wee bit of a break, it’s like, oh yeah let me talk to Gaylene,” McGuire laughs.

The company has been up and running since April.

They are held once a month and have been almost fully booked each time. Various golf courses and their professionals have kindly co-operated.

“Ultimately we’re looking at having two each month.”

Rather than continue to slowly grow the business McGuire and Eyre are already looking overseas at the rich Japanese golfing

market.“We’re working with people there to open that market up and bring them down for boot camps and also holidays. We’re looking to have a big international influence but with a different flavour. It’s more on tour and we do that up at the Carrington Resort on the Kari Kari peninsula.They come in for a three day boot camp up there but then they stay on for however long they want going to different areas for a holiday. And we do corporate days too so it’s going to be fairly full on.” I’m starting to think that McGuire’s great plan of spending time with son Max is about to fall apart but like a great Mum she’s got it all worked out. “So far if it’s two boot camps a month it would only amount to 7 days a month so that’s quite nice and I’m fairly focussed on the fact that I want a business but want to spend time with my son.” With the ability to run a company, raise a child and be a pro golfer all at the same time, I don’t think that rocket science degree is that far out of reach for Marnie McGuire.

For more information log on to www. marniemcguiregolf.com

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ARTIST PROFILE

Capturing the Essence of

Golf

Luke Harvey, at 45 years of age, has his sights set on becoming Queensland’s premier golf course landscape artist.

After years of swapping between the two hobbies: golf and art; he has now found a way that allows his two passions to combine.

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uke has lived in Brisbane, Queensland, his entire life. This sheltered view of the world has not stopped him making his goal global. “There are golf tournaments all over the world, I eventually hope to be painting and exhibiting at some of the recognised tour events, ladies’ and men’s. For now though, I am happy establishing my name in Australia.”

Although his day is spent being a graphics teacher at St. Joseph’s College, a Brisbane boys’ school, Luke always finds time for his painting. “I see it as my relaxation. It has never 70

been a hassle to pick up a paintbrush in the evening after a long day at school. Honestly, I’ll put on a CD, light a candle for inspiration and just paint until I’m satisfied with the day’s effort. Each painting evolves over a period of time. Capturing the essence of golf and nature is a wonderful pursuit. Each reference photograph I take, each fairway I walk, each course I visit, there is always a freshness and beauty that constantly varies – I will never get bored of painting golf course landscapes.”

Luke has chosen oil paints as his medium to

work with. It becomes clear why when talking with him. “I paint in oils like the Impressionists of old. It is a traditional medium that lends itself magnificently to the delicate nuances that golf courses can present. I believe the magic of the impressionist painting is that you can see the individual brushstokes when viewed closely, yet from a little distance the brushstrokes merge and the painting comes to life. The golf course shows its elegance.

“For me, to know that I am capturing aspects of a time honoured game in a Womens GOLF Autumn 2008

I hope that one day many leading women in golf have an original oil painting of mine.

traditional way is inspiration on its own. To know that my paintings will outlive me and become someone’s prized treasure hanging in a clubhouse, a boardroom, an office or a home, encourages and justifies my attention to quality. Quality materials and quality techniques. My father would be proud, look your best and do your best” Proud of his 10-handicap, at any time Luke can find the perfect image to paint whenever he plays; even if he is having a bad round. His playing partners often joke that if he put as much attention on his game as he does on his camera work he might win a few more Monthly Medals.

Luke says he is constantly inspired by the

colours seen at sunrise or the shadows at sunset or the atmosphere in the midday sun. Every course showcases its beauty at different times and in different ways.

This is what Luke is trying to capture with his art.

After 20 years of playing golf, it is obvious through his art that Luke is in love with both.

Now he wishes to share with the world what has made him fall in love with the game: “the rolling contours of fairways or the shadows cast in greenside bunkers”. Luke’s art can be found and purchased online at www.lukeharvey.com You can contact Luke via his website or by calling after hours (07) 3393 5153 to discuss commissions.

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G O L F I N G D E S T I N AT I O N S

The Golf and Gourmet

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very business needs a point of difference. Finding one often takes years of experience to develop an edge in the market.

a luxury cruise liner in the Caribbean or on the Mediterranean, in conjunction with your golfing holiday.

Fred Sparksman, the founder and principal of the Golf & Gourmet Academy, believes he has found that special something. It has taken 38 years of working in various roles in tourism to appreciate the care and attention that is needed to fulfill someone’s idea of their dream holiday.

For the food and wine lovers, how about a leisurely lunch at Alan Scott’s Winery in the Marlborough region of New Zealand, the temptation of famous Alberta beef at The Ranch in Calgary, or perhaps some delightful dégustation dining on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria? The Golf & Gourmet Academy knows everything there is to know about the best golfing destinations. Sandpiper, near Vancouver, plays among native trees and a turquoise lake with a mountain backdrop. Northwood near San Francisco has only nine holes but is absolutely stunning. Argentina is emerging as a great golfing destination with gourmet delights to tempt all who play there, and the new courses near Angkor Wat in Cambodia will have you pining over their fish curries for years to come.

Worldwide contacts are essential to ensure our clients—no matter where they wish to travel—will be taken care of by a local operator who is an expert in their region. This is achieved through Golf & Gourmet Academy’s membership with the International Association of Golf Tour Operators, and Fred’s 38 plus years of developing relationships within the tourism industry. Over the past 20 years Fred has owned and operated The Integra Group of Companies, which has specialized in providing tourism services by representing jurisdictions in Southern Africa, Europe, USA and Canada. They also worked closely with many destinations in Asia, New Zealand, the South Pacific and Australia.

The Golf & Gourmet Academy can personalise your dream golf holiday. How does cooking school activities in Bali, Thailand, Vietnam or Italy sound? Or a cruise along the magnificent canals of France or the River Kwai in Thailand? Perhaps you’re more comfortable aboard

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Don’t leave your choices to chance but transform your next holiday into more than just another golfing trip by allowing us to suggest a destination that will suit your needs, satisfy your dreams and leave you with a sensational life experience. Join one of our tours or tournaments and make some great new friends from all around the world.

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TOURNAMENT NEWS

The Lexus Cup

Asians lead Lexus Cup from day one

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he outstanding Vines Resort in Perth’s northeast played host to the third Lexus Cup in early December, following previous and successful stagings of the event in Singapore in the two previous years.

With the International Team winning easily in 2005 and the Asian Team getting home narrowly in 2006, the 2007 event promised to break the deadlock.

the Internationals to gain any ground on their rivals. Nikki Campbell and Angela Park defeated Jeong Jang and Shi Hyun An and claimed the first point of the week for the Internationals and when Castrale and Kerr got their revenge against the Lees, the Internationals were clawing back.

The tournament brings together 12 players from Asia to represent the Asian Team and 12 from other regions of the world to make up the International Team. Players are selected initially via the recently introduced Rolex World Ranking, although two Captain’s picks and two Sponsor’s exemptions are also included in each team.

Another half point was added when Stacy Prammanasudh and Morgan Pressel squared their match with Candie Kung and Ayako Uehara but despite their efforts it was still not enough to reduce the six point margin, the Asians actually increasing their lead first round six point lead by half a point as the event headed into the final day’s Singles matches.

In 2007 the respective teams would be captained by two of the modern day greats of the game, the Internationals by Annika Sorenstam and the Asians by Se Ri Pak. Nine of the Asians were of Korean heritage, with two from Taiwan and one from Japan while the International team was made up of six Americans, two Swedes, one Norwegian, one Brazilian, one Scot and one Australian.

The most intriguing encounter of the day two four-ball came when Suzann Pettersen was forced to withdraw from her match leaving Natalie Gulbis to go it alone over the closing eight holes of her match against Jee-Young Lee and Seon-Hwa Lee. Gulbis fought back to take the match to the 18th having been three down at the time of Pettersen’s departure but lost two down.

Played over three days, the event consists of Foursomes on the opening day, Fourballs on day two and then Singles on the third and final day.

Pettersen would not be available for the final day but in a honourable gesture and perhaps as a means of at least creating the opportunity of a contest, the Asian captain Se-Ri Pak withdrew giving a half point to both teams and leaving 11 players to fight out the Singles.

The result of the 2007 encounter was effectively determined on day one when the Asian Team hardly gave the Internationals a look in, a clean sweep allowing them to take a six-zero advantage into day two. Only one match reached the final hole of the day, that being the clash between Cristie Kerr and Nicole Castrale for the Internationals against Sarah and Meena Lee but, although close, the match still went the way of the Asians one up and they had dominated day one.

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Internationals, Annika Sorenstam, Angela Park, Maria Hjorth, Morgan Pressel and Brittany Lincicome won their matches on the final day and although three other teammates salvaged halves in their matches, their task was always too great.

The Internationals had won the Singles battle six and a half to five and a half but lost the Lexus Cup war 151⁄2 to nine.

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S PA F E AT U R E

Gwinganna opens largest spa in Southern Hemisphere Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat in the Gold Coast hinterland, has secured its place as Australia’s premier spa destination with the opening of its new 33 room spa complex.The Spa Sanctuary at Gwinganna adds to the already impressive facilities and takes the retreat to new heights as a world-class spa destination.

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he new spa complex which opened late November, is the final addition to the facilities on this scenic 200 hectare (500 acre) property nestled in Queensland’s Tallebudgera Valley. In conjunction with the recently released Signature Spa Suites, Gwinganna is a testament to a vision of nurturing and creativity and will offer guests a complete holistic spa experience.

The 33 room spa featuring a stunning waterfall entry, has been built in the shape of a sweeping arc and was inspired by the surrounding landscape, including three towering Australian eucalypt trees. The complex comprises three buildings connected by glass covered walkways that weave elements of nature into the building.

General Manager Sharon Kolkka says that the new spa completes the facilities at Gwinganna and further enhances the guest experience.

“There are wonderful elements to enjoy in addition to the actual treatment rooms”, said Ms Kolkka. “These include a beautiful Crystal Steam Room, an inviting manicure and pedicure suite, the relaxing Whisper Lounge, and an outdoor pebble garden and monsoon shower”.

From the top of the head to the tips of the toes, the Spa Sanctuary is an opportunity to experience the bliss of pure relaxation and pleasure for guests staying at this innovative organic retreat. Visit www.gwinganna.com for more details or phone 1800 219 272.

Light, birdsong, the soothing sound of water and native plants play an integral role in the internal experience of the building and each room has something different to offer. Sydney based building and interior designer, Poune Parsanejad set about creating something special for this development from the very beginning.

“The oversized treatment rooms are carefully designed featuring rich colours and some are themed to reflect an element of the specialty treatment on offer” said Ms Parsanejad. There are rooms that offer bath experiences, and indoor/outdoor couple suites with private deck overlooking surrounding bushland.

The Spa menu boasts an enticing array of services. On top of organic facials and body treatments, there is also a vast selection of massages and specialty treatments unique to Gwinganna. Guests will deeply benefit from treatments such as the Sound and Stone therapy, a blend of bodywork, meditation and massage or the Ka Huna massage, the indigenous Hawaiian massage, which involves dance and massage moves to bring the body to a state of profound balance and rest.

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Stonelea Golf and now a new

Destination Spa

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elebrating 20 years as one of Victoria’s best weekend destinations for lovers of food, wine and golf, Stonelea has completed construction of a Destination Spa. The brand new complex features a heated indoor pool, sauna, steam room, treatment rooms and Vichy shower room. Packages are designed to offer the ultimate in sensual indulgence and include colour therapy, essential oils body polish, mud wraps and Vichy hydrotherapy treatments.

In addition to the Wellbeing Retreat, Stonelea offers an awardwinning restaurant, 18-hole irrigated private golf course, trout ponds, tennis courts and lawn games while the accommodation overlooks 1,500 acres of picturesque rolling hills with the backdrop of distant mountain ranges. Stonelea is an easy two hour drive north-east of Melbourne, via either the Hume Highway or Yarra Valley.

There are a range of packages available for getaways, golf weekends and celebrations as well as a special events calendar with food, wine, golf and musical events on long weekends. The restaurant is open daily with an a la carte menu, poolside golf lunch menu and private dining areas for celebrations and functions. For more information call Stonelea on (03) 5772 2222 or visit www.stonelea.com.au

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Acqua Viva Meeting the owner of Acqua Viva Day Spa, Daryl Raine. I soon found out how passionate he is about all things SPA. Daryl has been in the Spa industry for nearly eight years and has created a beautiful boutique style spa in Hepburn Springs (three – four minutes from the Hepburn Springs golf club) Daryl has kept Acqua Viva as a day spa and been very careful not to blur day spa/ beauty salon, as he believes this confuses a lot of people with the different types of treatments that are on offer.

Acqua Viva was the first private day spa in Australia to use Mineral Water for its spa treatments and a visit to Acqua Viva is not complete without having “taken the waters” as this is THE place for mineral water, the benefits of bathing in Mineral Water are too numerous to mention, if nothing else, it makes you feel so relaxed yet somehow invigorated. The European & Jewish communities have been coming to Hepburn Springs for over 100 years to “take the waters” They have known of the many benefits from their family heritage and now you too can “take the waters”.

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Bring some empty bottles and collect some of the Mineral Water from the springs to take home, enjoy it au naturel or with a squeeze of fresh lime or lemon.

You can contact Daryl Raine at Acqua Viva Day Spa on 03 53 48 2111 or email daryl@dayspa.com.au or visit the website www.dayspa.com.au

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SUBSCRIBER PRIZE WINNER

Diane Wolfe, top lady

golfer in Defence Force This was the start of my journey on the golf course. I went in to the Pro Shop and was fitted for a set of golf clubs which arrived at the end of January 2000. I had two lessons to learn how to hold the clubs and at least hit the ball. I then become determined to know how to play before Danny returned from Timor. I was on the golf course every morning at 6am and played nine holes before work and back there again in the afternoon for another nine holes. I worked hard at the game because I wanted to be able to play well enough to compete in competitions. After about twelve months the game started to become more enjoyable even though there was still a lot of shots that I would have much preferred to leave out there on the course. I found that golf is not the easiest game to learn how to play it takes a lot of patients and persistence because it can frustrate you but you just don’t give in to it. Any ladies out there who have thought about taken up golf get out there and try it, I was 50 before I started and I love it especially playing golf courses all over the country.

I am left handed and so is my husband so we have joined the Left Handed Association which all left handed golfers can compete in the Nationals held every year in different states. We played on the Sunshine Coast this year and the courses we played were at Noosa, Twin Waters, Beerwah and Norton Park. The Nationals next year will be held in October down in Tasmania.

I have also participated in the ADF Championships held every year for the members of the Defence, Army, Navy and Airforce compete.

I have won the past two years for the ladies ADF but now I will have to let someone else take over because I cannot compete when I discharge from the Army.

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I would like to add that the two nights I won at the Royal Pines Resort were absolutely wonderful the staff at the hotel were great nothing was a bother and they were always pleasant. It worked in very well for my husband and I because the 6th of October was our 28th wedding anniversary and both being in the army we have only had six anniversaries together.We played golf on the 7th October and the course was brilliant I hope I get up there again soon to play the course.

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had been in the ARMY for 30 years before retiring on the 6th November 2007. I have always played and been involved with sporting activities such as netball, squash and tennis and now golf has taken over.

In 1996 I had a bad fall while doing the obstacle course which is a part of the activities we have to do in the army. Due to the fall I hurt my neck and lower back, my neck has been operated on with two new titanium disks but the back is being monitored and will have a titanium disc implanted when the body is unable to cope anymore.

My husband Danny has been a keen golfer for many years and has been trying to get me to take up the game. In 1999 we were living in Townsville and Danny was sent to Timor when the trouble first started so that left me home with too much time on my hands so I decided in January 2000 to learn how to play GOLF. www.womensgolfaustralia.com

Diane and her husband Danny outside the Hydrate bar at Royal Pines

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Amputee golfers

go high tech to tame their own Tiger Queensland’s best amputee golfers have enlisted world first golfing technology in an effort to tame their very own Tiger for the Australian Amputee Golf Open in Canberra March 10-14.

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en Tullipan, the Gold Coast Citizen of the year for 2008, took 3rd place in his category at the 2007 Australian Open in his first year of competing, but concedes going head-to-head with the circuit’s current Australian Champion Shane Luke and enduring champion Geoff Nicholas will require an extra edge. Sydney’s Nicholas is a 12 times US and UK Open Winner and is considered by many to be the ‘Tiger Woods’ of the amputee circuit. With New South Welshman and defending champion Shane Luke primed to take back to back titles for the fourth time, Tullipan is putting in every effort to get the better of his NSW rivals.

“I am really interested in testing myself with this new technology, improving my swing and getting an edge to put the superstars like Geoff and Shane in the hot seat,” said bi-lateral amputee golfer Tullipan, who is the worst injured Australian survivor of the Bali bombings.

A world-first virtual technology golf program developed in Australia, Ignite Golf takes personal coaching of the Australian Open competitors to a whole new level.

A complete work station consisting of a laptop, two digital high speed cameras, special state-of-the-art software and a 22 inch LCD screen captures the golfer’s swing from a dual angle and transfers it to the internet where the footage can be analysed instantaneously and sent anywhere in the world.

The swing can be analysed in slow motion, where the teaching professional utilises drawing tools to diagnose and communicate strengths and weaknesses to the player, making it one of the most effective coaching tools in the world.

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“Improvements of the swing can be noticed almost instantly,” said Stephen Liddle, the innovator behind the Ignite Golf program.

“I am just passionate about the game itself and believe these sports people deserve every support possible to improve their game in the lead-up to the national titles,” said Steve Darmody, who will analyse Tullipan’s swing at Sanctuary Cove.

Held at Federal Golf Club in Canberra, the National Amputee Open is the fifth national tournament held in Australia.

“Due to the slow and limited support and sponsorship past years, we are still well behind in getting the same support as our able bodied counterparts,” Australian Amputee Open coordinator Steve Smith said.

“However, getting support from Ignite Golf gives our competitors a great opportunity of refining their game where it counts most – in the lead-up to our national tournament.”

For more information visit www.ignitegolf. com.au www.amputeegolfaustralia.asn.au Womens GOLF Autumn 2008

Pat Longhorn

Thomas secures Club Car series title

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at Longhorn has been three times British Open Ladies Champion, Swedish and Danish Open winner in 1999 and 2004 respectively, National Open runner-up in 2007 ladies division, and she won the Queensland Open in 2007. Pat is an inspiration to all of us and drives her game even further by using the world first technology, Ignite Golf, at her local club in Como, WA. Ignite Golf has kindly taken up a support/ sponsorship role for the Australian Amputee Open held in Canberra by holding Ignite Golf Clinics in each state and by sponsoring the National Open Winner Trophy. The technology was developed by Aussies Stephen Liddle, Chris Chilton and James Comerford – all PGA Pros. www.womensgolfaustralia.com

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icky Thomas has been rewarded for an extremely consistent season by being crowned the winner of the Club Car Series after the final event at Branxton over the weekend. With one win, three runners-up, a third and a fifth, Thomas accumulated 2155 points to secure the victory by 520 points over Tamara Beckett.

Thomas was “extremely proud to win the Club Car Series amongst the calibre of players”

she had competed against. Interestingly, it was the fight for second place that was affected most by the result at Branxton and it came down to the final putt by a player not even involved. If Frances Bondad had parred or bogeyed the final hole, Beckett would not have attained enough points to overtake last years Club Car Series winner Shani Waugh. As it turned out, Bondad made a double bogey, and Becket took the 400 points which was enough to secure 2nd place.

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The Playboy Golf Scramble

tees off in Australia!

April 18th – 20th, 2008 Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast

Playboy Playmates, (L-R) Qiana Chase, Pilar Lastra, Janine Habeck, Brande Roderick and Sara Jean Underwood taken at Lost Canyons Golf Course in Simi Valley, CA during the last year’s Playboy Golf Finals.

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or the first time ever the Playboy Golf Scramble is coming to Australia!! Golfers taking part in the 2008 inaugural Gold Coast Playboy Golf Scramble will have the chance to win a trip to the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles. The competition will be held from April 18th – 20th, 2008 at Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast.

Golfers will play in teams of four, with the two winning teams advancing to compete at the 2009 Playboy Golf Finals including an invitation to attend a spectacular Lingerie & 82

Pyjama Party at the Playboy Mansion.

Pines Resort on Queensland’s Gold Coast.

This year’s Gold Coast Playboy Scramble promises golfers a weekend on the coast like no other! The event will be hosted by four (4) Playboy Playmates, flying in from Los Angeles, and the Australian “Girls of Playboy Golf”.

Amateur golfers of all abilities can play in the tournament as organisers level the playing field through a format of play called “scramble.” The scramble rules favour a team-oriented style of play in what is traditionally known as an individual sport. Teams can enter in two divisions, with or without a registered handicap.

The weekend will feature 3 days of fun packed parties and competitive golf.

Playboy magazine, along with national and local sponsors, will bring Playboy’s sexy and sophisticated brand to the exclusive Royal

For the complete Playboy Scramble Rules, registration and other Tournament information, visit www.playboygolf.com or email kylieh@playboyscramble.com Womens GOLF Autumn 2008

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2008 QantasLink Ladies Amateur Classic Bonville Golf Resort 15th-17th February 2008

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wo hundred and twenty golfers contested the 12th annual 36-hole QantasLink Ladies Amateur Golf Classic at Bonville Golf Resort in Coffs Harbour over the 15th, 16th & 17th of February. The event has become a major fixture on the ladies amateur golf calendar with entries from far North Queensland as far west as Alice Springs and as far south as Victoria. The 2008 field has risen 20% on last years playing numbers as the event is more than just vying for the $8,000 worth of prizes on offer, it’s geared at the entrants having fun whilst playing golf. Many entrants return from previous years to tackle the challenging Bonville layout and experience one of the few women’s only two day tournaments held in Australia, on the award winning layout of Bonville Golf Resort.

The ladies experienced the challenging layout and the fine food from the award winning Flooded Gums Restaurant over the three days. Starting the weekend was a nine hole stableford competition on Friday afternoon on the front nine of the course followed by a welcome cocktail party in the evening with special guest Kerri Anne Kennerley returning for her eighth year in a row, who also MC’s for the evening and commentated the Ralsport clothing fashion parade on the terrace lawn overlooking the picturesque 18th green and fairway. As it’s the first night of the Ladies Classic it’s a great chance to catch up with friends made from previous years and of course to make new ones, especially as there are 50 new entrants in 2008. Combined with the great prizes on offer in the charity raffle (1st prize was a wonderful three night trip to Lord Howe Island including flights and accommodation donated by major sponsor QantasLink, second prize was a great play and stay at Lakelands Golf Course on the Gold Coast and third prize was a gift pack from Dr Lewinn’s Private Formula), raising money for Breast Cancer Australia, as QanatasLink are a Diamond Partners in the charity and saw the evening raise over $1,000 through the sale of balloons with the raffle tickets inside.

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After the fashion parade five lucky tickets are drawn out, with the winners participating in the ‘Diamond in the Rough’ chip-off from the Terrace Lawn to the 18th green to see who is attending Lord Howe Island.The evening filled with laughter, excitement and is a great way to ease into the weekends proceedings.

Saturday saw round one of the Ladies Classic commence on the course, while off the course the ladies were treated to the highlight of the weekend’s event with a three course a la carte tournament dinner in the clubhouse again overlooking the course and surrounds. Complemented with a video presentation and slideshow of photos from Friday’s and Saturday’s play on the big screen

with all the drama and excitement of golf on course it’s become one of the many highlights of the Ladies Classic and an evening not to be missed by all players!

Sunday rounds out the weekend with the final 18 holes of play, with a seeded draw in the afternoon to ensure a thrilling finish for the four divisions on the 18th green with a gallery of 200 lady spectators, family & friends cheering on players from their home clubs and fellow competitors before attending the presentation cocktail party to reminisce about the weekends golf and events However the weekend isn’t just about the golf & catching up with friends before, during and after golf it’s about the added benefits such Womens GOLF Autumn 2008

as gift bags, giveaways and of course pampering in the clubhouse! As any ladies golfing event should be. From the samples of the latest Dr Lewinn’s Private Formula to the overnight storage of your clubs waiting for you on the back of your golf cart ready for your days play.

Off course there’s the complimentary mini makeovers and hand, leg and hand massages in the clubhouse overlooking the golf course after round one and before the tournament dinner.

Division one Winner for the 2008 QantasLink Ladies Amateur Classic was youngster Dana Barriball from Taree at the age of 15, showing great ability to bounce back after a nervous 1st days play on the challenging layout. With a gross score of 85 after round one, Dana was three shots behind overnight leader Kristy Hickey and 1 shot back from both Wendy Gordon and Rhonda Magner who were tied for second. Kristy, Wendy, Rhonda and Dana were all paired together in the final round on Sunday to ensure a tricky round for all.Their battle started early with all four making early pars before the extremely talented 15-year-old Dana Barriball turned up the heat on the group with a wonderful birdie on the par three fifth hole to shoot a one over par front nine with 36 to be in the lead at the turn. The back nine was a repeat of the front with Dana playing solid golf to shoot a final round score of 75, three over par to win by an amazing seven shots from Rhonda Magner. This was a fantastic result for the very talented Taree golfer who has a bright golfing future ahead of her at just 15 years of age. Dana was over the moon after winning the title as this was the first time she had played at Bonville and looks forward to defending her title as she now has a 100% winning record on the Bonville layout. As Dana is only 15 she picked up the Junior Title and is therefore a double title holder, an achievement to be very proud of.

Golf in the Manning valley is on a high as the 2007 Junior Title was won by Harrington Waters youngster Jessica Harris and 2008 by Dana Barriball of Taree showing that they definitely have some promising golfing stars of the future.

Bonville’s own Jannette Curran was the Division two winner, after shooting 186 over the two rounds, with Dora Habgood again from Bonville finishing four shots behind with 190.

Lorraine Lacey from Bonville won the Division three title with a combined stableford score of 62pts on a C/B from Port Macquarie’s Annette Tremayne.

Jill Gosling of Taree won the division four title with a combined stableford score of 63pts, followed by Michelle Smith of Bonville second place with 59 points. www.womensgolfaustralia.com

Birdies Day Out Final

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small group of 15 women and a couple of lucky men gathered at Royal Pines Resort on Wednesday 23 January for the five star final of the 2007 Birdies Day Out Challenge.

The women were winners in one of the four quarterly events held throughout 2007 earning their place in the divisional final which included 11 women competing for three divisions as well as a sponsor’s team keen for some fun on the green.

The ladies were spoilt all day with concierge service on arrival, a welcome

by Executive Director of Golf & Sports Gavin Kirkman, beautiful gift packs filled with beauty products, golf balls and other sponsors prizes, lunch hand delivered on the course and luscious canapés and complimentary drinks served at the Cocktail Function and Presentation in the sleek Hydrate Bar. Divisional winners Angela McLeish, Maureen Dunn and Pauline Smith were

awarded winners trophies and pampering sessions in the Resort’s luxurious Angsana Spa. Runners up prizes included Paula Creamer Sunglasses, Hardy’s Champagne, Butthead Woodcovers, a nine-hole playing lesson at Mark Gibson’s Exceptional Golf Coaching Centre and Seafood Buffet dinners at Kalinda Restaurant.

Perhaps the most excited winner of the day was Gaye Croswaite whose name was drawn as the winner of a spot to play in the upcoming ANZ Ladies Masters Pro-Am to take place on Wednesday 6 February at Royal Pines Resort. The ProAm event will be played in the lead up to the ANZ Ladies Masters to take place at Royal Pines Resort 7-10 February, 2008. Tickets are available by calling Ticketmaster on 1300 136 122.

The first Birdies Day Out event for 2008 will be held Tuesday 26 February and is open to all Women with an official Golf Link Handicap. For more information or to book phone (07) 5597 1111.

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PROPERTY

DSG Lifestyle Properties D

SG Lifestyle Properties is a South Australian property development company which was established to develop and market lifestyle properties in golf course residential location across South Australia. DSG Lifestyle Properties believe this state is Australia’s secret treasure and that we deserve all the lifestyle luxuries that the Eastern States have had for years.

DSG Lifestyle Properties currently have five residential sites available at The Links Lady Bay and would be happy to discuss the one that best fits you.

DSG Lifestyle Properties is a joint venture between property developer Rod Dry and proud South Australians Gary Sweet and Jason Gillespie. All three own their own homes at The Links Lady Bay and are focused on providing a lifestyle – not just bricks and mortar.

Troon – 36 single and two-storey properties with five designs to choose from, some featuring sea views.

The area surrounding The Links Lady Bay is nationally acclaimed for its bushwalking trails that lead through splendid outback scrub, past famous wineries and meanders down to untainted Fleurieu Peninsula beaches.You can dive among the amazing sea-life in rock pools and at beaches scattered along the coastline, take a boat and indulge in a spot of fishing or meander through the antiques shops in the idyllic townships, it’s all just 10 minutes from your lounge room.

The Golf Course was created under the watchful eye of golfing greats Jack Newton, Graeme Grant and John Spencer and is currently rated 43 is Australia, is the number one Public Access course in South Australia and is the 3rd rated course in South Australia after Royal Adelaide and Kooyonga.

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Fairway One - 19 two-story townhouses overlooking the 1st fairway, fully landscaped and close to the clubhouse with Buggy track access.

Birkdale – 86 luxury studio style apartments with stunning views over the golf course and coastline.

Palazzo – 23 top of the range luxury townhouses that will give your little piece of Italian Opulence.

Sorrento – 65 properties nestled away in the security of their own gated community with tennis court, pool and recreational areas for your exclusive use.

All properties sold receive automatic membership to the DSG Resort Club which has been designed to cater to your every need: health club; day spa; access to the golf course; charter fishing; horse riding; local wineries; plus access to the function centre and pro shop, convenient shopping, and alfresco dining at the clubhouse or local restaurants and cafes.

Sales and Information Phone 08 8100 3333 www.dsglifestyleproperties.com.au

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Golfing Women Golfing Women, Australia’s largest women’s only retailer of golf clothing and accessories is now into its fifth month and the feedback to date has been terrific.

A big thank you to all those customers who have not only come in and visited the store, but who have so generously also been spreading the word.

Not only have we received terrific support from ‘golfing women’ in Sydney, but we have now officially made internet sales from www.golfingwomen.com.au to customers all across Australia as well.

For those who have visited the store, you will know we have been one of only two tenants in Haberfield’s new Empire Square Shopping Centre. However the centre is now also starting to grow with the recent February opening of a Curves Women’s fitness gym.

in a wider and more diverse range of sizes, to suit more of us and our different shapes and sizes.

And lastly, come in and win! Golfing Women is participating in the truelocal Good Life competition run by The Courier and Cumberland Newspapers. Any purchase in store up until 13 April, entitles you to receive a special competition scratch card to win a share of over $560,000 worth of prizes and discounts, as well as a chance to enter and win a holiday and your bills paid for a year.

Visit our website for more information www.golfingwomen.com.au

What else is new? Well, the start of autumn heralds the arrival of the exciting new Annika Collection, as well as the arrival of new styles from Cutter & Buck, Adidas, Nike, Tchak and Cross.

As is our charter, we are continuing to stock as wide a size range as is on offer (from 6 through to 20 where available). It is pleasing to notice that our clothing suppliers are making their style range available

B-Rapt Apparel FANTASTIC ... The wet weather has finally arrived for us Queenslanders, however the golf has come to a halt! Don’t let a little rain interfere with your game. Let’s not despair, B-Rapt Apparel has the hat for you!

Ladies from all over are buying our wet weather bucket hat, available in black & navy outer shell with contrast linings to choose from in animal faux, lime, lilac, hot pink and beige.

The bucket hat has an adjustable velcro back with a medium sized brim to enable you to turn up or leave down at the front. Foldable and flat packed in your golf bag.

Our wet weather floppy hat is also a favourite with the ladies as this can also simply fold flat after use.

Call 1300 309 299 to see whether or not your nearest golf shop stocks our range of bucket and floppy rain hats.

Visit our website at www.preciouscargo.com.au

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Womens GOLF Autumn 2008

Five Under Layer-up this Winter Layer-up this winter with the brand new Five Under collection. With an emphasis on subtle winter hues of dusty pinks and blues, charcoal and marle grey, the range crosses over with outdoor sports apparel by offering long sleeve tees in stretchy cotton and New Zealand merino wool.

Mix and match long sleeve striped tees under cute cap sleeved polo shirts for a sporty look. Or for something sophisticated, try our v-neck merino tees over striped 3/4 sleeve polo shirts.

Our best selling stretch golf pants are also back in black, with a slight grey check mixing back with a great choice of marle and charcoal grey for a cosy winter feel. Dusty pink and blue diamonds on our gorgeous argyle vest can be teamed with the entire range.This winter also sees the introduction of our sporty supplex jacket, suitable for any outdoor or fitness activity.

Offering both relaxed fit, and slim fit sizing, Five Under will make any golfer feel great this winter. With the increase in women’s sizing becoming more and more apparent, Five Under have worked hard to provide fits that meet the majority of golfers this winter, without compromising style. Flattering, sophisticated and stylish, our winter products are made with the highest quality fabrics from New Zealand and Australia.

As Sarah Kemp, who recently earned her place on the biggest stage for women’s golf says: “When I play its important for me to look good. I choose Five Under because it’s bright, contemporary and Australian.

“Five Under, simply the best brand for womens golf wear in Australia, and the world for that matter.”

For the latest Five Under range, phone orders, or to check your closest stockist visit www.fiveunder.com.au.

www.womensgolfaustralia.com

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FA S H I O N F E AT U R E

Glamour Tees Straight from the Golf Course then out to Dinner Over the past year, hundreds of ladies have experienced a revolution in ladies golf shirts produced by Glamour Tee Australia, and now come off the golf course looking as good as when they first hit off.

Glamour Tee designs are limited and once a design is sold out it will not be repeated. Three new designs will be available in early March; they can be viewed at www.glamourteeaustralia.com.au They will be available in both the cap sleeve design and the 3/4 sleeve design, all will have the two-way zip feature in sizes 8 through to 18.

A stunning khaki jersey with a bronze and gold snake skin pattern, a beautiful batik print in black and soft white, and another lovely batik style print in brown/beige and white.

The fabrics are silky and beautiful to wear. They have a moisture management feature and will not need ironing, which makes the garments perfect for traveling.

Glamour Tee has introduced a “Party Plan Programme”. If you are interested in holding a fund raiser for your club or would like to host a get together for your golfing or traveling friends then please contact Di Allen on 0419 991 702 or email: di@glamourteeaustralia.com.au.

Retail outlets carrying the Glamour Tee range are Castle Hill Country Golf Club, Sydney, Mona Vale Golf Club, Sydney, Muirfield Golf Club, Sydney, Vanity Fairways Chapel Hill, Brisbane and Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast.

Vanity Fairways The first four colour stories for the new NIVO range (previously Tchak) is now instore – great colours of vapour mist, orchid, ruby, slate green, sky nlue, nile, acid yellow and good old black & white all mix & match with patterned or plain bottoms in capris, shorts, skirts and skorts with sizes from 2 to 18.

This season we are also carrying one of the Annika stories from Cutter & Buck – great performance fabrics in colourways of chocolate, hot pink and white with skorts, shirts, jackets and pants.

Long sleeve shirts are in huge demand and we have just unpacked a new shipment from Line 7 – the ever popular New Zealand label in sizes XS to XXL these styles sell quickly so don’t delay, pop into the shop soon or have a look at our website.

Visit www.vanityfairways.com.au.

We are also happy to take telephone orders and express post items to you.

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Birdee

Golf Apparel Autumn/Winter 2008 Look effortlessly stylish.

Pull ahead of the competition in BIRDEE’s graphic prints teamed with solids in complimentary hues for a winning combination! The cut, the detailing and the construction are again created for the women over 35 who love their golf.

BIRDEE recognises the real world of women’s golf apparel, and can proudly state the designs are for women across all sizes 8 – 18. The new autumn and winter collection focuses on brilliant detail, playful cuts and edgy athletic silhouettes. Birdee Golf Apparel has become one of the leading players in the fashionable golfwear industry, creating garments with that point of difference necessary to enable the player to look terrific and feel comfortable.

New for autumn is the BIRDEE SPORT Pant which is the most flattering cut you will ever find designed for women with curves!

The BIRDEE CLASSIC Pant is also available in plains and stripes, and continues to flatter those without curves!

BIRDEE continues with its success of the Uvee range and now offers contrasting colours to keep up with the increased demand for this product. The technical fabrics ensure comfort and protection from the sun and wind all year round.

Why do women buy BIRDEE? Here are some comments from our customers: “It’s the cut that falls but doesn’t cling.” Gabrielle, NSW “Finally clothes for size 16 that flatter my figure.” Trish, ACT “We love BIRDEE over here.”

Mandy, Margaret River Golf Club Visit the Birdee website for a look at what is current and to find a stockist near you www.birdee.net Call Michelle 0438 004 309 or email info@birdee.net

www.womensgolfaustralia.com

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FA S H I O N F E AT U R E

Bella

Golf Designs

Bella Golf Designs, Luciana Di Mella’s concept store, has flourished in the twelve months since opening on 2 March, 2007. She sources the latest designs from around the world, choosing those which best define her emphasis on style, comfort and quality Bella golf designs is the Australian agent for Titania, a label began in Queensland by Vonny Collison and now headquartered in Florida, USA Bella Golf Designs and Titania are sponsors of the two South Australian state teams and flew the colours of the brand when the

women’s team played in the Gladys Hay in Victoria in November, 2007 and the juniors on the Gold Coast in January this year. Vonny’s collections continue to reflect her Australian heritage.

Luciana extends thanks to all her clients and advises that they can now browse the store through the web site www.bellagolfdesigns. com to keep up to date with new stock and items on sale.

Bella Golf Designs Shop 3, 58 Woodville Road, Woodville, South Australia.

Ladies Tee

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A Business on the Move.

The Ladies Tee is a business that caters for all the golf fashion and accessory needs of women golfers.

We provide a range of all the leading fashion labels, shoes, accessories, and bags to suit all sizes and budgets. There is also an independent golf teaching facility within the building to round out the experience.

Annie Bannenberg (an ‘A’ grade golfer herself) has a huge input into the style, coordination and selection of what are the latest fashion trends on the fairways. Annie purchased the business in December 2006 and has a passion for golf.

The new shop is located at 146 Burwood Road, Hawthorn, Victoria with ample parking on the corner and great access to public transport.

Phone us on 03 9822 6680 or visit www.ladiestee.com.au

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Resort Life Australia Daily Sports, from Sweden, has again delivered a “must have” collection of golf resortwear for autumn 2008, available throughout Australia at leading golf stores.

So what sets Daily Sports apart from other brands? The collection mixes and matches everything! This means you can co-ordinate polos and capris, zip front cardigans, visors, all leather gloves and socks. Look for the little details ... silver & gold golf club zip pulls, patterned ribbon trims, ball markers on capris and skorts, adjustable waist bands.

We liked the transparent belt with gold and silver metal ornaments ... it matches everything in the wardrobe. Also the crushable hat - a must against the Australian sun - is the ideal travel companion. The small bags to clip to your golf bag are practical and add a touch of glamour.

Daily Sports fashionable clean cut Swedish styling is designed with no age barriers and suit a casual, active lifestyle. All fabrics are chosen for comfort and movement with easy care for travel. Colour matching

www.womensgolfaustralia.com

Autumn 2008

is always important for Daily Sports with new combinations of khaki and powder blue, nougat and powder pink and softly lime to match navy or black. The collection also features checks in black/white, navy/ white, nougat/cream ... tradition with a twist! The matching small check socks complete the outfit.

Rainwear by Daily Sports is very impressive. In four-way stretch super light fabric the jackets and pants are 100% waterproof and breathable. All Daily Sports rainwear has fully taped seams, allowing no water to seep in. The fashionable jackets come in soft colours and small checks. Several styles have zip off half sleeves. Matching hats are cute and practical. After all, even if the rain spoils your game, you might as well look good!

Visit www.dailysports.se Email dailysports@resortlife.com.au Telephone 0406 696 028

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TIPS & TRAINING

Three Myths about

Swing Speed

By Jaacob Bowden

3. Slow Down Your Swing to Hit it Farther

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t would be hard to find a golfer these days that would not like to hit the ball farther.

After all, it is statistically a big advantage to be able to hit a nine-iron or pitching wedge in to a green rather than a six or seven-iron. More often than not you’ll stay out of trouble on your approach shots, hit more greens, get the ball closer to the hole, and inevitably shoot lower scores. Distance definitely helps, not to mention it can be fun to out-drive your playing partners.

To maximize distance, it is important to use a swing method that gets you hitting the ball consistently near the middle of the clubface, especially considering that missing the sweet spot by as little as an inch can cost you 20 yards. Getting custom fit for your driver by a qualified club fitter also really helps.

I remember one time I tested two similar looking drivers that differed in length, weight, and loft, and I literally hit one 50 yards farther than the other and equally as accurate.

But outside of good contact and equipment built for your particular swing, what else can you do for more distance? The answer is to increase your swing speed. Consider that for every one mph that you increase your swing speed, you will carry your tee shot 2.5 yards farther. Add 10 mph to your swing speed and you will hit 25 yards farther. Increasing your swing speed is actually quite a bit easier than you might think.The problem is that there are a number of swing speed myths in the golf world that need to be dispelled.

1. Either You Have Speed or You Don’t During the 2007 season,Tiger played with the long hitting Bubba Watson and was later quoted as having said, “Either you have speed or you don’t.” If the number one player in the world believes that you cannot increase your swing speed, what hope does the rest of the golf world have? While it is true that some golfers may have more natural speed than 94

This is a bit misleading.The typical amateur will be out-driven by an LPGA Player, and the LPGA Player will normally be out-hit by a long drive professional. You can bet that the average swing speeds between the three are very much different. Speed is obviously then a big key to hitting the ball long.

others, it is actually possible and indeed quite feasible to drastically improve on your current speed.

A problem is that in an effort to hit the fall farther, people will swing harder. The additional tension and rigidity in the swing To maximize make it more difficult distance, it is to make good contact, important to use balance is compromised, a swing method and often speed goes that gets you down because you are hitting the ball getting in your own way consistently near and losing efficiency. It’s the middle of the like an unstable machine clubface... with rusty joints.

2. Do Golf Specific Strength Exercises Slowly to Get Faster Reading this in and of it self does not seem to make sense, however, I know of multiple golf fitness trainers that have their students train as such. As an example, take a look at this exercise taken directly from a prominent golf trainer’s column: “Hold a single dumbbell straight out from chest with arms fully extended. Rotate your arms to the right, then to the left as far as you can go both ways. Go slowly and do 20 repetitions.”

Will your golf swing get stronger like this?

Yes, it may very well indeed, but training in this way might slow down your swing.With regard to building speed, it is important to develop fast-twitch muscle fibers. To get fast, you must train fast (and under control).

Swinging fast and swinging hard are two different things. Slowing down your swing may indeed help you hit longer due to a better ball strike, however, a better way of saying this would be to free up the tension in your swing to hit it farther. You can still be fast; you just have to be fluid.

Jaacob Bowden one of the world’s foremost experts on increasing golf swing speed. His Swing Man Golf web site was built around both the knowledge he used to increase his own swing speed by 26 mph in 37 days while training for the RE/MAX World Long Drive Championships, and also what he has learned about golf that took him from average length hitting 14-handicapper to Professional Golfer and Long Drive Champion.

To learn more information and about what Jaacob can do for you and your game, visit www.swingmangolf.com Womens GOLF Autumn 2008

Improve your short game ...

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he Australian Short Game Academy offers both two and three day instructional and accommodation packages, at one of the stunning Sunshine Coast’s premier golf resorts.

Instructed by current and ex-tour professionals, the course will focus exclusively on the short game and in particular distance control, chipping, lob shot variation, bunker play and putting.

The course will assist with performance pressure and anxiety and teaches how to take your newly learnt skills onto the golf course and perform when it counts.

The Academy also offers Corporate Golf Days packages, which include a motivational breakfast discussing “The path to success” and “the mental aspects of golf at an elite level”.

The Corporate Golf Day also includes two hours of short game instruction, lunch, and 18 holes of golf joined by PGA and LPGA professionals.

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O’Hern digs grass at Zilzie Australian Open runner-up Nick O’Hern has agreed to endorse world-first technology developed by Ozgolf Technologies to mastermind the revolutionary synthetic golf course at Zilzie Bay in Queensland.

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Hern, who has twice defeated Tiger Woods in head-to-head match-play, took a firsthand look at the rapidly emerging Reef Palms golf course on Monday, December 10 before flying to Sydney to compete in the Australian Open.

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O’Hern, a member of the two-man Australian team that competed in the 2007 World Cup in China, is keen to back innovation in golf.

“All the Americans are practicing on synthetic greens but no one has had the guts to use it so extensively, so this is fantastic,” said the 2006 Australian PGA champion.

“I am pleased to be associated with the products, the technologies and the Zilzie Bay project.”

Ozgolf Technologies and Soil Sub Technologies are both Queensland based companies.

Zilzie Bay is a $1.6 billion residential and resort project set on 447ha and overlooking 27 Great Barrier Reef islands.

The CEO of Sub Soil Technologies, James Callianiotis, is excited about the concept of the world’s first golf course using the NutriMix product on its fairways along with synthetic grass on greens and tees.

“All parties have worked really hard to reach this point and it is quite exciting to have an involvement with groundbreaking technology such as this involving NutriMix, Reef Palms and Ozgolf Technologies,” Mr Callianiotis said.

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The 18-hole Reef Palms course combines a system of synthetic greens, tees and fringes with Keppel couch fairways being treated by NutriMix – a 100 per cent organic mixture that retains moisture in the soil resulting in minimal irrigation of fairway grass.

“This is without question the future of golf and it is certainly capturing plenty of attention around the globe.”

O’Hern, a stylish left-hander, was also a member of the International Team that competed head-to-head with the United States in the Presidents Cup played in Canada in September.

Presidents Cup team mates included major champions Ernie Els, Vijay Singh, Retief Goosen, Geoff Ogilvy, Angel Cabrera and Mike Weir, along with K J Choi, Trevor Immelman, Stuart Appleby, Rory Sabbatini and Adam Scott.

Nick O’Hern spent two hours at Zilzie Bay before departing Rockhampton on a direct flight to Sydney.

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You’d like to hit farther?

Then listen to your feet!

A strange statement but not when you listen to Tracy Reed.

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ere at Women’s Golf Australia we receive any number of offers to trial this or that new training program among them a two DVD set, “Tracy Reed’s Golf Swing Control” This seemed to be different to the majority and so we thought we’d look at it more deeply.

Tracy Reed is not a PGA Professional but an everyday golfer like the majority of us and, as with most of us, he constantly wondered how to get power and consistency into his golf swing.

He had an analytical mind, having served as a military interrogator during the First Gulf War, and after puzzling and exploring for more than 20 years he stumbled upon what he describes as the missing link between the mind and the body in golf that makes it possible to start hitting farther with less effort.

It’is not a “me too” golf instruction system, but an understanding of what really causes power and consistency in your swing. The answer is to tune in to the pressure at the bottom of your FEET! At first it was difficult to grasp how feet could play such a vital role in getting the swing under control. But, as Tracy explains, “It actually makes total sense if you think about it.”

“Your feet are the only point of contact with the earth. Everything about your swing has to start with your feet. Any shift or movement in your body must be felt in your feet (that’s how we can walk upright – our brain automatically reads what’s happening in the feet and adjusts our body to stay balanced).”

“It’s not your wrists, your hands, your hips or your swing plane – all of these thing fall into place if your balance is right. All you need to do is listen to your feet.”

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BOOK REVIEWS

Golf Excellence Learn the skills to become a champion Finally, a book that demystifies the process of becoming an elite golfer! Golf Excellence is much more than a how-to-guide, it provides a comprehensive overview of all the elements a player need to address in order to succeed.

Written by team of experts including coaches, sports psychologists and those who have been behind the scenes at the Australia Institute of Sports Golf Program.

Includes insights from Australia’s leading golfers, including Robert Allenby, Linsey Wright & Aaron Baddeley.

Covers all aspects of elite development from mental and physical preparation, tour planning, sponsors, caddies, on-course strategies.

Provides practical information on state national and international tournaments and programs.

This book combines all aspects of

success in golf – from preparation to performance – and amplifies then.

Peter Thomson – three times Australia Open Champion; five times British Open Champion.

Tee-Time Golf Tee-Time Golf is happy to announce the release of the 2008-2011 edition of Do I Get A Drop? (including 2008 rules changes).

Author Doug Anderson has also penned a companion book called The Illustrated Golf Rules Guide. This book is in the same handy pocket size and contains more than 60 illustrations of rules situation and

much other important rules information.

“By presenting common rules situation in a cartoon format, the reader can see how different rules are applied”, said Doug. “This makes out Illustrated Golf Rules

Guide a great introduction to the rules, particularly for beginners or young golfers”.

Do I Get A Drop? was first released in 2001 and continues to be leader in golf rules publications.

Available at all good golf stores or www. doigetadrop.com

The Fairway Within The Jedi Knight of golf shows how to use ‘The Force’ to improve your golf game!

Peter Lightbown is to golf what Yoda is to Jedi masters! His book The Fairway Within teaches golfers to use ‘the force’ to improve their golf game.

On the eve of the 2007 Australian Open Golf Championships, professional golfer, and golf instructor at Macquarie University, Peter Lightbown, is releasing his ground-breaking guide to golf for the body, mind and soul.

The Fairway Within offers an alternative to the endless quest for mechanical correctness, and draws on the principles of Pilates, the Alexander Technique, the Feldenkrais Method, Eastern philosophy, yoga and tai chi.

Peter began questioning traditional golf techniques, which break down the golf swing into innumerable parts, and with an

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interest in Zen and yoga, developed his own very simple and unique approach to the art of golf.

The Fairway Within is a practical manual that takes golfers beyond external complexity, and reveals the internal principles of balance, relaxation, and rhythm that underlie a pleasurable and natural swing.

Author Peter Lightbown said, “My endless pursuit for technical perfection was making my style tense and awkward. I no longer enjoyed playing, and the quality of my game deteriorated.”

“It occurred to me that I had to look at things in a different light, and to find a simpler, and ultimately a more instinctive approach to golf, the result of this is The Fairway Within”, he concluded.

The Fairway Within published by Scribe Publications is the perfect gift

for both golfing beginners, or the more seasoned player wanting to improve their overall game – and with tips on making your swing sensational, will see everyone buying you drinks at the 19th hole.

The Fairway Within is available from all good book shops – rrp $32.95

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Golf Australia Top Shots Save 3 shots this weekend!! One of Golf Australia’s key goals is to raise the level of interest and participation from social golfers through to the elite players. To help realise this goal, Golf Australia has produced a series of handy pictorial reference guides for players of all levels.

Developed in consultation with National Director of Elite Development and PGA AAA Master Coach, Peter Knight, the guides offer tips and techniques to all elements of the game from driving and chipping to putting and strategy. By helping to improve your golf, we know you’ll get even more enjoyment from our great game.

Top Shots is available in two versions that have been approved for use in competition play: • A ‘Practice Drills’ guide which has been specifically designed to help you get the most out of your practice sessions, with the ultimate goal of improving your ability to think and execute out on the course.

• An ‘On Course Guide’ to assist you in every element of the game including

driving, iron shots, chipping, putting and saving yourself from hazards.

Knight said, “The Golf Australia Top Shots guides are great references for players of any level, from our elite players to club golfers and all of the weekend hackers out there.

“The real benefit of the product is that, when used properly, it makes all golfers consider shot options, club selection and ball position. Often the difference between scoring well or not comes down to these simple strategic decisions.”

Both versions of Top Shots feature the most sought after golf tips and have been designed in a way that allows them to clip on to your golf bag, allowing easy access whilst practicing or playing a round.

George Vasillou of Spring Hill Course in Sydney’s Blue Mountains is one of the first golfers to trial the Top Shots product.

“At first I was quite sceptical as to whether I’d use it, but it’s become an indispensable tool that never comes off my bag. It’s definitely helped my game and I now think a lot more about every shot I play,” he said.

Both the On Course and Practice Drills guides are a perfect compliment to regular lessons with a PGA professional, which is why the PGA of Australia is also supportive of the official Golf Australia endorsed products.

Golf Australia Top Shots are available through leading golf retailers, golf courses, book stores and online at www.topshotstips.com.

Pops and Sunshine She lost her father. He lost his daughter.

An unlikely couple unites to battle the longest of odds to make a dream come true. A story of love, loss, determination and dreams...

Pops and Sunshine is the moving story of Lisa Nelson, a beautiful 20-year-old professional golfer on the Duramed Futures Tour. She must win the final tournament of the season or give up forever her dream of making it to the LPGA. Lisa’s father died a year earlier. Her mother and two young brothers back home in Tennessee are struggling financially, in danger of losing their home. If Lisa Fails, she will have to abandon her dream and return home to help her family survive.

Lisa comes to the all-important tournament at a small golf course in Concord, New Hampshire where she meets Dave Johnston, a wealthy amateur golfer in his early

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50’s. Dave lost his wife and daughter in a car crash four years earlier. In Lisa he sees his own daughter, who was also a budding young golfer when she died at the age of 16. When Dave learns of Lisa’s dreams and problems, he takes her challenge as his own.

“Pops and Sunshine” will make the reader laugh, cry and cheer. Anyone who has lost a loved one too soon or faced high hurdles in their own life will be captivated by this touching story. It will appeal to golfers and non-golfers alike.

It is written by Dave Andrews, a Harvard educated former television news reporter.

Dave is an avid golfer who has become a fan of the Duramed Futures Tour. His home course in New Hampshire is annually the sit of one of the tour’s events.

His inspiration for the novel came from meeting many young aspiring women

golfers on that tour. Each of them had a passion, dedication and determination that he found remarkable. Dave’s novel is the fictionalization of the dream that these young women share.

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A Magical

Life!

By Jacqueline Stahl of Success Books Australia

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o you find yourself missing the one thing in life that would help you achieve a personal goal? Whether your goal is a lifelong dream, or something that you have only just started dreaming about there are easy ways for you to achieve them.

Hmmm, easy, you say?

“Absolutely! Easy to do and just as easy not to do. It’s up to you!”

Success is simple, all you have to do is apply some easy-to-do principles into your life and SUCCESS is guaranteed....but remember your success starts with you!

Smart advice would be to start educating yourself about these principles right away through reading and listening to as many books, CD’s and DVD’s as you can. Books, CD’s and DVD’s that focus on Success and how to get it.

Do this and you will learn lots of exciting things like ... how to tap into the power of daily discipline, how to increase your success through failure, how to identify habits that serve you and replace those that don’t, how to harness the magic of reflection, completion and celebration, and how to close the gap between where you are and where you want to be ... plus much, much more.

You see, successful people do what unsuccessful people don’t and educating yourself is the first step in teaching you how to do just that. What successful people do!

People everywhere are searching for the

secret of success, the formula, and the way to a better and more abundant life. Tell me how you did this, so that I can do it too, tell me how to be healthy, tell me the formula, tell me how to be rich, tell me the plan, tell me how to be happy, tell me, tell me, tell me ... and there’s more good, solid, how-to information available today about all those things, and more, than there has ever been in history. These answers are just the beginning however applying these principles to your life is the key to unlocking your success.

One of these crucial principles that, once you know it will cause you to find those answers, apply them, live them, and achieve the results you want.

This principle is your philosophy. The secret is to change the way you think. Once you do, then you will take the necessary steps to lead you to the key you need. If you don’t change your thinking then no amount of howto’s will provide you with a solution.

There are proven methods for doing that.

Methods that will help you discover how a change of attitude can change your entire life.

Check out the great range of Success Tools available to you at www.successbooksaustralia.com.au Invest in your future right away so that you may have a MAGICAL life.The kind of life most people only dream of.

Happy winning!

Malaysia – Truly Golf!

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alaysia has been named the 2008 Asia and Australasian Golf Destination of the Year by those who truly know – the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO).

the world’s premier golfing destinations.

The award, presented at the association’s annual conference in Cancun, Mexico, is a significant acknowledgement of Malaysia’s achievement in promoting Malaysia as one of

Importantly, the country is regarded by golfing enthusiasts around the world as a year-round venue for their game.

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Malaysia features well over 200 different premium golf courses around the country, in settings as diverse as the lush green highlands and on the coast of the South China Sea.

IAGTO is the global trade organisation for the golfing industry, comprising 1,040 companies from 73 countries, including 320 specialist golf tour operators in 45 countries.

Last year Malaysia played host to more than 350,000 golfers in the country, generating RM723.5 million in associated revenue (USD212.8 million).

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WIN A SMOOTHY COMPACT BUGGY The new Compact Buggy is the way of the future offering you a 3 wheel buggy that is lightweight - only 5.5kg and as the name suggest compact, it folds up to 60cm x 26cm ensuring that it will fit into even the smallest car boot.

The first 100 subscribers go into the draw to win the Smoothy Compact Buggy. Plus the first 100 subscribers will automatically receive a Glove Buddy.

Subscriptions will start with the Winter issue of Womens GOLF, June 2008.

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CLUB NEWS

50th Riversdale Cup Riversdale Golf Club recently celebrated the 50th Women’s Riversdale Cup and a Cocktail/ Media evening was held for Past Winners in February.

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iss Burrta Cheney MBE – the inaugural winner of the Moomba Cup attended. Miss Cheney won in both 1959 and 1963. Also present was Riversdale’s first lady Associate Mrs. Dorothy Walkingshaw who won in 1960. “Doffy” as she likes to be called also won the Riversdale Club Championships 9 times. Having these two wonderful ladies present made it a very special evening.

Barb Dillon travelled down from Queensland for the evening.

Barb won the Moomba Cup five times over three decades from 1962/1986. Louise Briers from Albury was also a five times winner and spoke of the special memories she has of the Club. Vicky Thomas from Queensland also made the trip.Vicky was our winner in 2000. It was a wonderful evening with many interesting stories being shared.

The 2008 Cup which is now part of the Karrie Webb Series was played from 24th – 27th Feb. The course was in great condition and the weather perfect for the four days of play. Julia Boland from Pennant Hills won firing 4 rounds of 71,73,69 and 75 (288) to win. Dana Kim from New Zealand was hot on her heels with rounds of 74,70,72 and 73(289).

Julia said – “she was thrilled to win such an important tournament”.

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Noosa Springs T

hree kilometres from the sun drenched beaches of Noosa with their powder white sand and pristine waters; Noosa Springs is surrounded by the natural beauty of Noosa National park, Lake Weyba and the beautifully manicured championship golf course.

Noosa Springs was recently awarded the prestigious UDIA National President’s Award as the best development in Australia.

All apartments include king size beds, a fully equipped kitchen with modern appliances, LCD flat screen with cable television and a DVD/CD player. Reverse cycle air-conditioning as well as modern ensuite bathrooms and a fully equipped separate laundry.

The centrepiece of Noosa Springs is the spectacular Clubhouse, with expansive views over the golf course, Lake Weyba and hinterland ranges.

A round of golf at Noosa’s championship course takes you on a scenic journey designed by leading golf course architect, Graham Papworth. This superb 6,189 metre, par 72 course is rated as one of the best in Australia – offering an enjoyable and challenging game for golfers of all levels.

Noosa Springs’ extensive golf facilities include electric carts, all weather access through full length concrete paths, professional golf coaching, video swing analysis, driving range, chipping green, practice bunker, putting green and oncourse refreshment cart. The Clubhouse has well-appointed locker rooms with showers. There is ample parking for cars and coaches, a golf club drop-off area on arrival, Golf club hire and golf shoe hire.

The golf boutique has an excellent selection of quality golf gear, with all the latest fashions and top brands including gifts and accessories.

Our golf teaching professional, Bill Davidson runs regular women’s coaching clinics, so call the pro shop for further details.

Noosa Springs’ Clubhouse and leisure facilities have now been complemented by the brand new Noosa Springs Resort nestled alongside the first fairway. www.womensgolfaustralia.com

The multi-award winning restaurant, Relish, offers elegant yet relaxed dining with fresh, local cuisine and boutique wines.

There is a fully equipped boutique style fitness centre that offers a full cardio theatre with treadmills, cross trainers and bicycles with fully trained staff ready to organise a variety of fitness options to suite your needs.

Noosa Springs has also opened a luxurious spa, along the lines of the great European traditions of spa design, a comprehensive range of treatments are available.

Private suites offer a wide range of therapeutic massages, invigorating body scrubs, herbal wraps, vichy showers, infra red saunas and other exotic treatments.

The fully trained team of professional therapists can provide a range of tailored treatments for the individual and even organise special packages for groups.

Noosa Springs Spa uses Babor skin care products exclusively. Established over 50 years ago in Aachen, Germany it’s considered one of the most luxurious, results based products in the world and assures the highest degree of skin compatibility.

Inspired by the classical temples of health, the HydroMassage and Flotation Pool at the Noosa Springs Spa are a truly unique health giving experience.

Noosa Springs has it all, play championship golf, relax in the Luxurious spa, play tennis or learn to surf. All situated just 3 kilometres from Hastings Street where you can visit and do some serious retail therapy.

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Under Par

Eagles&Birdies – Ladies Designer Collection Bags

The new limited edition release ladies collection bags were designed to offer ladies a complete golf bag option with all the standard Eagles&Birdies features and benefits and some more. Fashion and colour are two main trends influencing ladies buying decisions, as the majority of ladies have a favourite colour which should be catered for in either the Anna or Bridget models. Inviting ladies to “choose their favourite colour,” the ladies bags come in liquorice black, navy sky, beige and cherry red with clever use of fabric choices coupled with accessory creativity. The two models reflect a “trendy” look as well as a highly functional club carrier. The four bags reflect ladies personalities yet still maintain the customary features and benefits that are enjoyed

by Eagles&Birdies users. The hand bag accessory has a long shoulder strap or carry handle for club use after a round of golf or at the shopping centre. RRP$279.

Golfing Equipment News Smoothy Compact Buggy

The new Compact Buggy is the way of the future offering you a three wheel buggy that is lightweight – only 5.5kg and as the name suggests, compact – it folds up to 60cm x 26cm ensuring that it will fit into even the smallest car boot.

Its features include: • Telescopic handle for ultra compactness.

• Easy and quick release folding mechanism.

• Push button quick release rear wheels.

• Quick and easy detachable front wheel.

• Oversize rear wheels for extra stability.

• Wide cushioned handle grip for extra comfort.

• Handle height adjustment to suit every golfer.

• Exclusive adjustable waterproof scorecard holder with tray.

• Alloy construction for unbeatable durability.

• Available in black, charcoal or silver.

All this for the low RRP of $199.

Smoothy Classic

The first ever suspension buggy to enter the Australian golf market continues to gain momentum with it’s numerous features and benefits and bonus health advantages.

Pushing a suspension buggy actually uses the correct muscles, like the quads and abdominals and conserves considerably more energy than pulling the load.

When pulling a buggy you will incur a lot of strain and arching of the back, your neck falls forward causing hyperextension of the upper body. With all three wheels suspended you’re using far less effort because of greater friction between the wheels and the ground. The improved suspension system and spring eliminated any tipping over and an umbrella attachment can be added too so you can attach the new Smoothy longer/square UV umbrella to the buggy.

The Smoothy Classic is easily folded down to 315mm x 890mm and the rear wheels are easily removed for more compactness. Available in chrome, white, liquid blue, black and charcoal colours.

RRP $249 - $269.

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Eagle Compac

Australian owned

Eagle Compac continues to enjoy success in the world wide market place with its patent protected electric golf bag caddy.

Eagle Compac is the most compact single piece electric golf caddy in the world designed for ease of travelling convenience.

The change in petrol price dynamics have forced most regular golfers to smaller cars and the Eagle Compac has come into its own for these customers by making it easy for two to four golfers to travel together with golf bags and eagle carts in shared transport.

Since manufacturing and distribution responsibility was transferred to Australian Management the company has grown from strength to strength. New models of the cart are released annually and maintenance releases address any issue found with the cart immediately. Australian management are focused on making the Eagle Compac the most reliable golf cart on the market today at an affordable price with unquestionable service

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and warranty support. Customer satisfaction is paramount to the company’s success and management has a motto of always doing what is right for the customer.”

In October 2007 the company took the bold step of selling their product wholesale to the Australian customer base. This has provided this world class buggy at an amazing price to Australian consumers. This has seen a 170% increase in sales volume as consumers see the benefit of mass reduced prices. There are no pro shop commissions, no buying group commissions and no rep commissions built into the price. For all models visit Eagle at www.eaglecompac.com.au The buggy is unique in that it telescopes internally to fold down to the smallest footprint of any electric buggy in the world.

The Eagle Compac is constructed using aircraft-quality powder-coated aluminium, high-grade bolts and fasteners.

The company claims this buggy to be the most compact electric golf buggy in the world. The new and improved flotation rubber tyres ensure a smooth path on even the roughest of courses. The Eagle Compac is fully adjustable to enable golfers of all shapes and sizes a comfortable fit.

The sleek 2008 Eagle Compac is a great cart and you will enjoy the convenience it provides to golfers.

To learn more call Eagle Compac on 1300 787 924 Web www.eaglecompac.com.au Email info@eaglecompac.com.au

The highly visible Vision+TM yellow balls have made a great impression on the majority of players who have made the switch. It’s easy to see both in the air and up the fairway, and much easier to find, especially in the tree line.

VisionTM golf balls are leading the way with truly unique and practical concepts in design that are taking the Australian golf scene by surprise.

With their large easy-to-see numbers, VisionTM balls have made ball identification easier and players tell us it speeds up play. We have testimonials from a large number of players commenting on how VisionTM balls have greatly improved their game.

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Exclusive NEW Lady Optima Blue Ball Pack

90 DAY UNCONDITIONAL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE

Lady Optima golf balls are now available in an exclusive new blue Hibiscus dozen pack. The Lady Optima golf ball still combines improved two-piece cover and low 55 compression core technology for greater lift, ball carry and distance for golfers with low to moderate clubhead speeds. The blended Elastomer and Soft Ionomer cover ensures greater soft feel and improved control closer into the green.

Lady Optima are proud to be an official supporter of The National Breast Cancer Foundation in Australia with a percentage of all ball sales going towards Breast Cancer Research. Ask your local Optima ball stockist for Lady Optima in the striking Hibiscus dozen pack today.

RRP $39.95 per doz. www.pgfgolf.com

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Lady Optima Gift Pack

Support the fight against Breast Cancer in Australia with Optima’s Ladies Gift Pack. Neatly packed in an eye-catching metallic pink window pack, this perfect gift idea includes 3 Lady Optima Low Compression golf balls, 4 enviro-friendly bright pink golf tees, a divot tool and embroidered Pink Ribbon golf towel. A percentage of all sales go to the National Breast Cancer Foundation in Australia to help fund research.The perfect gift idea at a great price!

RRP $29.95 per doz. www.pgfgolf.com

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Lady Futura Cart Bag by PGF

This new deluxe ladies cart bag matches each colour on offer in PGF’s Lady Futura PWT golf club range. Made from durable polypropylene & nylon, this modern design weighs in at only 3.8kg and has everything you need for comfort and usability on the course. Features include an external putter tube, umbrella well, top cuff clutch handle for easy pick-up, pull-out fast raincover, valuables pocket and coolie pocket for keeping drinks ice-cold through-out your round. The hardest decision when purchasing your new Lady Futura Cart bag is deciding on the right colour! Available in Black/Pink; Black/Blue; Black/Purple; Silver/Pink; Silver/Blue or Silver/Purple.

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love Buddy is the new way to keep your golf glove dry, fresh and in good condition. It can be taken with you whenever you play golf. Just clip the Glove Buddy onto your belt, trouser or waistband, and then attach your glove to your Glove Buddy with the velcro between shots for maximum air circulation.

The need to put your glove somewhere when it’s not on your hand has been looked after by the convenience of the Glove Buddy.

There is now no need to stuff your glove into your pocket crunching it up and not allowing the air to dry out the perspiration.

Once fine leather has been dampened by perspiration, leather becomes shiny, slippery and will tear easily. The Glove Buddy will slide onto your golf bag strap after your round, allowing your glove to air when storing your clubs. By using the Glove Buddy you’re able to improve the longevity of your golf glove.

No more frustration of having your pockets turned inside out, when pulling out your glove from your pocket, emptying the contents of tees and ball markers all over the ground!

Fashionable coloured logos and fun patterns are available on the GB logo display area, with smiley faces in different colours, helping to keep good moods on the course when the golfing gods may not be cooperating.

The Glove Buddy is perfect to enhance corporate golf events; a corporate logo displayed for promotion on the hip will last and be

seen. This complements other branded items but with the benefit of not breaking or being lost like balls and tees.

Glove Buddy is a sponsor of the ALPG. ALPG General Manager, Warren Sevil, accepted the sponsorship on behalf of the members to be a part of their overall professional sign-on package for all the Pro Am series, including the major events of the NSW Ladies Open, Australian Ladies Open and the Ladies Masters. The feedback was very positive with the major comment being the ease of use. The fact that many ladies clothing lines lack pockets mean they now have a convenient place to put their glove, rather than tucking a damp glove into a waistband or a pocket (if they have one).Vikki Tutt in particular found the convenience of the Glove Buddy fantastic: “You get into a rhythm using the Glove Buddy, you always know where your glove is and it is so quick to remove and replace. It is very comfortable to wear, lets the glove breathe, looks and feels good. One of the best golfing accessories that has come out in recent years” The Glove Buddy retails for $9.90 including GST. For information on your nearest Glove Buddy stockist, or to find out about our corporate golf accessory options, contact Geoff on 0414 284 092 or email geoff@glovebuddy.net

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Recovery no handicap for golf ball-eating snake No we’re not taking the hiss ...

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snake that devoured four golf balls is making an excellent recovery after surgery at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary on the Gold Coast.

The large carpet python entered a henhouse at Nobby’s Creek in Northern NSW in December intent on stealing a feed of eggs from a brood hen.

Unbeknownst to the hapless reptile, the chicken had trouble laying, so the owner had placed the golf balls under the bird (let’s call it a birdie for bad puns sake) to help it brood – and before you could yell ’fore’, they were gone.

The Sanctuary can provide veterinary photographs of the bumps in the snake prior to the surgery and some excellent balls and all x-rays are also available for viewing.

The wildlife carer who has been looking after the snake during its recovery will also be along on Wednesday at 11.00am along with Sanctuary senior veterinarian, Dr Michael Pyne.

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WINE REVIEW

By David Ellis

Spicy Idea: A Sassy Pinot Gris P

inot Gris, that wonderfully French-origin wine the skin of whose grapes gives it a nice pale salmon hue, is gaining plenty of fans here amongst those who enjoy how it matches our bourgeoning fondness for spicy Asian dishes.

Philip Shaw and Debbie Lauritz, the winemaking team behind the boutique Climbing Wines at the high, cool climate Orange in the NSW Central West, have released their second vintage of the varietal, a 2007 made from fruit from their 20ha block of 10-year old Pinot Gris vines.

Philip and Debbie got the nice balance they were seeking in the 2007 by stopping fermentation in a proportion of the wine that kept a touch of natural sugar, and resulted in a drop that has great ripe pear and floral aromas and a beautiful fruit driven intensity with zesty mineral acidity.

And while some winemakers tend to remove that subtle pink hue from their Pinot Gris through juice oxidation or fining as they consider it off-putting to consumers, others say it’s a trademark-like plus for the variety – Philip and Debbie are amongst the latter, describing the pale salmon hue as “sassy.”

OUT OF THE BOX:

Logan Wines’ Peter Logan is an unabashed sparkling wine buff, and he’s made his latest drop in the Italian prosecco style that he says has less fruit character than Champagnestyle wines, and so does not overpower the palate.

If you’ve a special event coming up, celebrate with Weemala Brut NV ($22) with fresh oysters, sashimi and prosciutto on papaya.

BUY OF THE WEEK:

At just $10 you’ll find it hard to beat Deakin Estate’s 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon for that next barbie: this bargain buy is loaded with berry flavours and a nice oak spiciness to complement the steaks, chops and sausages.

This is a good-value wine at $19.99 to enjoy with spicy Asian dishes, duck, strong cheeses, or salmon with a twist of lemon.

Smell

the Rosés – It’s BBQ time R

osé is one of those great summertime wines that come to the fore with outdoors entertaining: stick it on the ice and it’ll go equally as well with lamb chops or seafood off the barbecue, as it will with chicken or prawn salads.

Beelgara, one of our top twenty wine producers with enviable exports to over fifteen countries, consistently produces a great Rosé from its base in the NSW Riverina – which is probably little wonder considering its 70-odd year’s heritage in an area of such dominant Italian influence.

The 2007 Winemakers Selection Rosé came from an unusual vintage for Beelgara and others in the Riverina, because while crop size was well down due to the drought, the harvested fruit was some of the best in ten years.

This Rosé shines out of the bottle a brilliant rose petal pink in colour with violet tinges, and has lovely aromas of strawberries and cream and fresh raspberries, while the www.womensgolfaustralia.com

palate is loaded with mouth-filling honeydew, raspberries and spice.

Well priced at just $14.99, it’s one to enjoy with anything from BBQ’d salmon or chicken to more adventurous char-seared lamb chops basted with roasted-garlic juice infused with diced parsley – or simply with tempura seafood salad.

Out of the box: Chardonnay fans who enjoy this variety with a bit of bottle age, should grab the recently-released Annie’s Lane 2007 Chardonnay.

At $19.99 this is a nice crisp drop from the Clare Valley, with good varietal peach and melon flavours, hints of fig, and oak characters that give it great complexity. Excellent drinking now, it’ll develop up to three years in the cellar.

If you can’t wait, team it with Mediterranean chicken cooked in olive oil, white wine, onions, tomato, thyme and basil; sprinkle at the last minute with diced kalamata olives and chopped parsley, and serve with couscous salad.

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H E A LT H P R O D U C T S 4.3.2.1 Slim & Detox At last Australian women can unlock the secret as to why French women don’t get fat. French company, Arkopharma’s highly prized all-natural herbal formulation 4.3.2.1 Slim & Detox has sold over 5 million units in France and it works simple because it is designed to increase metabolism which is the real secret to losing weight and keeping it off.

This unique formulation combines natural herbs and plant extracts, as used in traditional European medicine, which work with the body’s metabolism to ensure results. It works through the synergistic combination of botanical plant extracts which combine to work in 4 distinct ways: 4. Bitter Orange, Green tea, Black (Yunnan) tea and Guarana help burn off calories 3. Fennel, Celery and Barley drain and eliminate fluid retention 2. Chicory and Mate purify the body 1. Kola tones up the body Remember moderation, not abstinence is the key, along with 4.3.2.1 SLIM & DETOX. Now available in capsule or liquid form in health food stores and pharmacies it is TGA approved.

For stockists of 4.3.2.1. Slim Detox and other Arkopharma products please call (02) 9662 2490.

French Parad’ox Hot off the vine: Pop a pill of Pinot Hollywood celebs are punch drunk over a key ingredient in red wine that is a compound called resveratrol. This antibiotic substance produced in plants (vines) defends against bacteria and is found in large quantities in red wine.

This polyphenol inhibits the action of certain collagen-destructive enzymes and helps to maintain the structure of connective tissues. By protecting the vein walls which contain a significant quantity of collagen, resveratrol reinforces elasticity and suppleness in skin. Hence it is nature’s own solution to anti-ageing.

French company Arkopharma has discovered a way to harness this secret little ingredient in the form of an extract and has created it in a capsule form. Aptly named French Parad’ox.

For stockists of French Parad’ox and other Arkopharma products please call (02) 9662 2490.

Migrastick and Migracaps Migrastick, a handy mini roll-on is big in delivering fast relief. Containing only Pepper-mint and Lavender essential oils, it decreases the regularity and the severity of headaches. Lavender has a relaxing, analgesic effect while the peppermint increases alertness so sticky with it!

Migracaps is a preventative to the onset of migraines. Containing the patented herbal formulation ‘Feverfew’ which derives from a dried flower herb, clinical tests show that it is effective in calming the severity of symptoms as well as aiding in lowering the frequency of migraines. Migrastick and Migracaps are proven remedies with no drug side effects so Think ahead and think herbal.

For stockists of Migrastick and Migracaps and other Arkopharma products please call (02) 9662 2490.

Phyto Soya Menopause put pain on pause with Phyto Soya Leading French company in the field of plant therapy Arkopharma has harnessed the remedial effects of soy bean extracts to combat the symptoms and side effects of menopause. Phyto Soya is a natural breakthrough formulation which means you can take your life back from pause to play.

These natural Phyto-oestrogens replace the estrogen levels that a woman experiences during menopause and redresses the balance. Phyto Soya is a non-genetically modified Soya extract that provides 17.5mg or 35mg of Isoflavone’s in each capsule.

Defy the work ‘pause’ in menopause and fight back the natural way with Phyto Soya.

For stockists of Phyto Soya. and other Arkopharma products please call (02) 9662 2490.

Arthro-aid Gold Arthro-Aid Gold helps relieve arthritic pain and increase joint mobility.

Arthro-Aid Gold contains a combination of glucosamine hydrochloride 500mg and chondroitin sulphate 400mg (bovine sodium). Both glucosamine and chondroitin are natural substances found in the body that are the building blocks for healthy cartilage. Glucosamine and chondroitin work in complementary ways to keep cartilage healthy.

Arthro-Aid Gold capsules are recommended to help relieve arthritic pain and also assist with increasing joint mobility. This special formula has been developed as a result of clinical studies to assist in pain relief and increase joint mobility associated with arthritis.

For stockists of Arthro-Aid Gold and other Arkopharma products please call (02) 9662 2490.

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H E A LT H

3B Triple Action Cream Soothe the soreness of sweat rash and chafing with 3B Action Cream, an effective antiperspirant in an emollient (to reduce the amount of sweat produced) and a soothing cream base for application to areas where skin surfaces rub together and become inflamed. Medially formulated, 3B Action Cream is available through Pharmacies, Woolworths, Coles and Priceline. RRP: 75g $12.95/100g $18.95

Stroke:

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S.T.R. STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

Heel Pain Heel Cups. By using Neat Feat Heel Cups you can cradle your heel and provide stability while walking. The gel construction absorbs the pounding shock of heel strike. RRP: $19.95 Max Foot Support. Neat Feat Maximum Foot Supports are the ideal solution to relieve heel, back, and arch pain, stabilise the foot and prevent strain and injury.

These supports are suitable for all activities; working, standing, walking and any other athletic activity. RRP: $22.95.

For more information and other products from Neat Feat visit www.neatfeat.co.nz

Hotteeze Self-Heating Pads Hotteeze is an everyday item in Japan, and has now, finally, found its way to Australia. These heat pads are commonly used to ward off the cold and other ailments.

For those suffering from aches and pains such as arthritis, poor circulation, pregnancy discomfort, muscle strain or menstrual pain, Hotteeze is just what the doctor ordered.

Made from all natural and eco-friendly ingredients including iron, vermiculite and salt, Hotteeze is the best option for you and the environment.

Once you open the packet, the solution inside the pad reacts with oxygen in the air to create heat – no wires attached! Hotteeze Stockist Number: 1800 098 780

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uring a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall. Ingrid assured everyone that she was fine, despite offers to call an ambulance. She said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.

We got her cleaned up and gave her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.

Ingrid’s husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital. At 6:00pm Ingrid passed away. She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don’t die ... they end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.

It only takes a minute to read this ...

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within three hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke ... totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within three hours, which is tough.

RECOGNISING A STROKE Thank God for the sense to remember the three steps: S, T and R. Read and learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify.

Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognise the symptoms of a stroke .

Now doctors say a bystander can recognise a stroke by asking three simple questions: S: Ask the individual to SMILE. T: Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE coherently, i.e. “It is sunny out today.”

R: Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS. If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call 000 (triple zero) immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

New Sign of a Stroke – Stick out your tongue.

NOTE: Another ‘sign’ of a stroke is this: Ask the person to ‘stick’ out their tongue ... If the tongue is ‘crooked’, if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke.

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BEAUTY

by Wendy Ward

Immaculate Collections

for the Age of Anti-ageing Let it glow, let it glow, let it glow.

The face of ageing is changing, from filling lines, to `perking up’ skin tone and improving texture, we are all in pursuit of a younger looking and healthier complexion.

For many of us, injectibles were our tools of choice for life’s experience lines but now, a new class of product, thanks to the advances and the science of skincare, is showing up in clinics, salons and spas, department stores and on line.

With the trend towards more non-invasive solutions in the battle against ageing, the latest potions feature a myriad of high tech complexes offering more than just wrinkle reduction. Giving ageing skin a new lease on life, they can send help to exactly where it is needed to relax facial muscles and smooth out expression lines, boost collagen production, refine skin coarseness, promote firmness and strengthen the skin’s natural defences.

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ASPECT TM CELL-ABLATION MICRODERMABRASION CREME Silica micro crystals (from the nodes of black bamboo) polish away devitalised surface cells and roughness. RRP $44.10 for 85g. Cosmetic Clinics. Call 1800 648 851.

ARBRE FLEUR AROMATICS MOISTURISER Hydrolysed Oats, Bamboo Extract help hydrate with the anti oxidant benefits of green tea extract.

Moisturiser RRP $25.95 for 50ml airless pump.

Moisturising Hand & Body Lotion RRP $23.85 in 250ml (also available in frangipani, mango). From salons and spas.

Call (02) 4964 3999 or visit www.arbre.com.au.

COSMEDIX CORRECTIVES PROTECT DAILY MOISTURISER Contains SPF15 in the form of zinc oxide and its formula also combines jojoba oil, soothing and healing olive oil.

High in anti-oxidants including Vitamin E, olive oil helps keep the skin hydrated and smooth. RRP $121.00 for 30ml.

Call 1800 648 851 for your nearest stockist.

DANNÈ FINE LINE CRÈME Includes essential amino acids, vitamins, mineral and trace elements to help maintain moisture levels, strengthen and repair. RRP $70.50 for 30ml. Call Danne Clinics on1800 222 342 or visit www.dannemking. com.au.

DERMALOGICA INTENSIVE EYE REPAIR Vitamins C and E, soothing and refreshing botanicals and extracts of Rose and Wild Yam. Formulated to handle the delicate skin around the eyes.

RRP $65.00 for a 15ml tube.

Call 1800 659 118 or visit www.dermalogica.com.au.

DU’IT SKIN RENEWAL E Vitamins A, C and E, Coenzyme Q10 and green tea help reduce lines, maximize moisture levels, maintain the skin’s protective barrier function and offer enhanced texture and elasticity for a smooth, supple complexion. RRP $15.95 for 50g. Pharmacies and Priceline. Stockists 1300 656 101 or visit www.orbis. net.au.

POLA SIGNS SOLUTION CREAM PROGRESSIVE Rejuvenates the skin and rebundles collagen fibre structure with its new ingredient, CG Strengthener (extracted from St John’s wort). RRP $153.00. Salons.

Stockists 1800 813 758 or visit www.polacosmetics.com.au.

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iS CLINICALS SUPER SERUM A potent serum that contains 15% L-Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) to help improve lines, texture, pigmentation and scarring. RRP $192.50 for 30mls. Visit www. skinclinicals.com.au or call 0419 282 563.

THALGO WRINKLE CONTROL SMOOTHING CONCENTRATE Used highly concentrated and specialized marine complexes to temporarily plump out the skin, smooth lines and offer intense hydration. RRP $124.00 for 30m1. Salons.

Stockists (02) 9477 6900 or visit www.thalgo.com.au.

NATIO GLOW SKIN BRIGHTENING BALM Teams green tea extract to counteract the effects of free radicals, chamomile, lavender and rose geranium to soothe and help with dryness. Use under make up for a flawless and smooth finish. RRP $14.95 for 50g. Myer, David Jones & Pharmacies. Call (03) 9415 9911 or visit www.natio.com.au YON-KA LEBAUME ANTI AGE BALM Shea and Mango Butters, Coenzyme Q10, Vitamins E and C, grapeseed and lemongrass oils combine to repair damage, protect from the harsh environment and soften the skin while providing comfort and nourishment to roughened and very dry skin conditions. RRP $75.00 for 90ml. Selected salons and spas. Call 1800 196 652 or visit www.yonka.com.

PEVONIA MYOXY-CAVIAR TIMELESS BALM CLEANSER Contains key anti ageing components such as Myoxy Caviar, Pearl Powder to aid hydration and EscutoxTM (a unique blend containing Hibiscus extract) to help relax lines and wrinkles. RRP $75.00 for 120ml.

Salons and selected day spas. Stockists 1800 069 116 or www.pevonia.com.

ELIZABETH ARDEN INTERVENE PAUSE & EFFECT MOISTURE LOTION (SPF15) Slows the ageing process and strengthens cells to keep skin at its peak for greater protection against the environment.

Contains red clover extract, a soy complex and botanicals.

Department stores. RRP $98.00 for 50ml. Stockists 1800 015 500.

SK-II SIGNS TREATMENT TOTALITY Essential nutrients, vitamins, amino acids, proteins and organic acids make up the key ingredient, Pitera®, Totality helps restore the skin’s natural renewal cycle promoting the skin’s resilience and radiance. RRP $195 for 80g. From David Jones and Myers.

Call 1800 012 169.

PEVONIA MARINE COLLAGEN CREAM Combines a high concentration of Collagen and Hyaluronic Acid to help provide essential moisture, softening finer lines and leaving the skin feeling renewed and nourished. RRP $109.00 for 50ml. Stockists 1800 069 116 or visit www.pevonia.com.au JAN MARINI AGE INTERVENTION Contains telomerase enzymes to protect the telomere which is said to regulate the ageing process. It also contains peptides and antiinflammatory agents to enhance suppleness, hydration, firmness, line smoothness and radiance. RRP $299.00 and Age Intervention Face Cream RRP $115.00 for 30m1. Call (03) 9509 9526 or visit www.janmarini.com.

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Just as our body and mind rejuvenate during sleep, so too does the skin.

At night, the parasympathetic nervous system kicks in and starts working while we sleep to repair and restore cell renewal throughout the body.

Therefore during sleeping hours our skin is more responsive and receptive to the active ingredients in our skin care, making it more conducive to rejuvenation and allowing it to better reap the benefits.

Unlike our day time moisturizers night creams are generally more nourishing in their formulation, with more concentrated and active ingredients. The products we use at night contain ingredients to help and improve the skin’s appearance in many ways or can be more specific in addressing a concern such as lightening, or lines in the case of Retinol, so it makes sense to apply these in the evening. Night time is ideal for the more intense moisturizers that may tend to leave our skin a little on the shiny side for wear during the day.

“A quality night cream rich in nutrients, supplies the skin with the ammunition to fight ageing and repair the damage caused by ultra-violet sun rays, the damaging effects of free radicals, environmental pollution and make up.” says Caroline Nelson from Javana Day Spa on the Gold Coast. “In addition, night treatment creams boost the skin’s metabolism to fight and minimize wrinkles. With regular use the skin will visibly look more youthful, renewed and energized. I always highly recommend the regular use of a night cream to all my clients.”

Say goodnight and sweet dreams!

1. ASPECT RETINOL BRULEE RRP $99.00 for 30ml. Clinics and Cosmetic Surgeons.

Stockists 1 800 648 851.

2. DANNE MONTAGUE-KING NITE FIRMING CRÈME RRP $79.00 for 60ml. Clinics or call 1800 222 342 or visit www.dannemking.com

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3. IS CLINICAL YOUTH COMPLEX RRP $246.40 for 37ml. Purchase at www.skinclinicals.com. au or selected salons and clinics.

4. LA PRAIRIE CELLULAR NIGHT REPAIR CREAM RRP $320.00 for 50ml. David Jones and selected salons. For stockist details call 1800 649 849.

5. MARIO BADESCU PROTEIN NIGHT CREAM RRP $52.00 for 29ml. Selected Myer stores or purchase from Kit Cosmetics on 1 800 705 800 or www.kitcosmetics.com.au 6. NATIO INTENSIVE MOISTURISING NIGHT CREAM RRP $17.95 for 100g. Myer, David Jones & Pharmacies. Call (03) 9415 9911 or visit www.natio.com.au

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7. OLAY® TOTAL EFFECTS ANTI-AGEING NIGHT CREAM RRP $29.99. Grocery, Pharmacy and Specialty Outets. Stockists 1 800 028 280 or visit www.olay.com.au 8. THALGO RELAXING CREAM RRP $87.00 for 50ml. Salons only. Stockists (02) 9477 6900 or visit www.thalgo.com.au 9. CAVIAR FACIAL TREATMENT at the Javana Day Spa ($115 for an 1 1⁄4 hour of sheer bliss), Benowa Gardens Shopping Centre Cnr Ashmore & Benowa Roads, Benowa. Phone (07) 5597 2500.

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Diabetes Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when there is too much glucose in the blood.

Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body does not make enough insulin or when the insulin that is produced, is not working effectively. Insulin is a hormone needed for glucose to enter the cells and be converted into energy.

The diabetes epidemic is so serious in Australia that no one can be sure the disease will not affect them.

Type 2 represents 85 to 90 per cent of all cases of diabetes.

Lifestyle factors such as unhealthy eating habits and lack of exercise can contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes.

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Sometimes referred to as mature onset or non-insulin dependent diabetes.

Regular physical activity and healthy eating can help to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes Australia-NSW about diabetes awareness, research, education and advocacy, visit us at www.diabetesnsw.com.au or call us on 1800 451 737.

Type 2 is the most common form of diabetes.While it usually affects mature adults, more young people, and even children, are being diagnosed. Pre-diabetes is a condition when the blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not yet high enough for a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Left untreated it may develop into type 2 diabetes.

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By Wendy Ward

Mothers Day from the Heart

For the person who deserves the best, surprise your Mum by showering her with delights and comforts that make her feel nurtured, cared for and very special this Mothers Day. With hugs and kisses, here’s a collection that say thank you.

1. LIVING NATURE FRESH INDULGENCE GIFT SET Packed with soothing Manuka Honey and heavenly lavender to gently cleanse and leave the skin radiant and soft. RRP $79.00. Available from selected David Jones, Priceline and Priceline Pharmacies, Health Food Stores nationally. For stockists call 1300 884 411 or visit www.livingnature.com.au 2. SOFT HANDS BY A’KIN Australian native rainforest botanics combine to moisturise hands and strengthen and condition nails.

RRP$19.95. From David Jones, Health Food Stores and selected pharmacies. Stockists 1800 631 283 or visit www.purist.com

3. FLOURISH PERFUME A lush floral bouquet, delicately blended with sparkling fruity notes and alluring woods, Flourish is sensual, captivating and lovely to wear. For more information call 1800 358 874 or visit www.flourishfragrances. com RRP $89.95 100ml 4. PARKER PENS Putting pen to paper is such a wonderful way to express your gratitude, wish someone all the best for a birthday, wedding or anniversary and there is nothing more heartfelt than receiving hand-written mail—the old fashioned way. A Parker pen is the perfect gift for Mother’s Day. RRP $29.95

5. YON-KA PARIS RANGE Exquisite essential oils, plant and marine extracts for renewal and vitality. Ensuring suppleness, smoothness and helps to boost skin health. Prices start at $40.00. Salons and spas. Stockists 1800 196 652 www.yonka.com 6. LINDEN LEAVES MEMORIES BODY OIL Hand made blend of fresh rose blooms, geranium and ylang ylang evokes lasting memories and enhances well being. RRP $34.95 for 250ml. David Jones nationally, selected boutiques and spas. Call 1800 681 314 or visit www.lindenleaves.com

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PING GLOVE

Fashioned from Solite Cabretta Leather, the M-Fit glove ensures the comfort, control and quality golfers expect from a premium glove. A unique tanning process provides the ideal gripping surface and moisture resistance to eliminate stiffening from exposure to perspiration or rain.

The M-Fit glove is constructed using flatseam stitching and has elastic expansion windows on knuckles to ensure comfort.

The tightly woven, flexible micro-fibres of the M-Flex glove produce a sensitive, reliable feel while conforming to each individual’s hand. An advanced polymer coating surrounds the micro-fibres to create a bond, which provides a firm grip in all weather conditions. The M-Fit glove has a cloth wristband to absorb moisture.

Please contact 02 9524 8233 or ping@americangolf.com.au

7. URBAN RITUELLE Botanical Body Balm RRP $29.95 for 250ml and Cucumber and Linden Blossom Eau De Parfum RRP $44.95 for 100ml. Home & Lifestyle Boutiques.

Stockists (02) 9531 1244 or visit www.urbanrituelle. com.au 8. MADIGGAN ALORI HEART BODY GIFT PACK Fruity and soft floral notes, youthful and vibrant ensures the best in bodycare and layering is a breeze.

Bath and Body Soap, Shower and Bath Gel, Body Scrub and Body Lotion & Bath Sponge. RRP $22.95.

Gift stores and pharmacies nationally. Call 1300 650 981 or visit www.madiggan.com.au 9. ÉMINENCE ORGANICS ROSE COLLECTION TUBE Rose is a rich source of Vitamin C recognized for its beautifying and therapeutic qualities. All the essentials for the face in 20ml-travel size Sweet Red

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