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Monday 10th November

10/11/2014

Visitors. It's great to hear the compliments received about our club. The hard work of the green staff is there for all to see on the course. At this time of year, the intense green in the new spring foliage is at its best. I took a few photos Friday and Saturday of groups. The group on Saturday was from 'Australian Hot Water', a long established company who joined us on Saturday after their week long conference in Milton Park. Our members were very pleased when they stayed for the presentation and the group received a welcoming applause when introduced. We have a great course and a club atmosphere that is probably unmatched. On Saturday we had 138 people on the course and 77 on Sunday.

Carts
Thank you to our members and visitors for complying with the requirement of using carts on the course of keeping them in the rough were possible and keeping clear of the greens.

Booking carts policy
The club has 10 carts and has access to a couple more from time to time. Members and visitors both hire carts and this is on a first come first serve basis although some carts are kept back for members where possible. As well as this the visitors tee times are arranged to get the maximum utilisation from the carts and at the same time endeavouring to ensure that carts are available for members when required. It is not always possible to achieve this and infrequently members may miss out on a cart hire and for that matter visitors may too.

Please book carts explicitly with the pro-shop when wanting a cart for your round of golf. The pro-shop can confirm one is available to you at the time of booking, or, if a cart is not available at the desired time, they may suggest a time when one will be available and book that time for you.

Countbacks
On Saturday, in deciding the winner of the A Grade Stableford comp, the countback went right through to an 18 hole countback. Normally for two competitors on the same score, at the end of 18 holes, the one with the best back 9 is the winner. If not the last 9, then the last 6, then the last 3 and then it goes to an 18 hole countback. The best score on 18, 17 etc. This one was decided on the 15th. In recent years, this is the only time I can remember it happening. Below is a piece taken from the website on Countbacks.

Countbacks
At Bowral, in competition management, the pro shop staff manage all men's and medley competitions. The software in use is by Golf Computer Systems which has been tested to conform with the requirements of Golf Australia. The count back system we use in arriving at competition placings and prizes is along the lines of that recommended by Golf Australia. all count back results are checked by hand as as an extra check from the result indicated by the computer system.

"The winner and other placing are determined on the basis of the best score for the last nine holes. If the tying players have the same score for the last nine, determine the winner on the basis of the last six holes, last three holes, and finally hole-by-hole from the 18th hole. If this method is used in a handicap stroke play competition, one-half, one-third, one-sixth, etc of the handicaps should be deducted. Fractions should not be disregarded. Ties are to be decided over the last nine, last six, last three, and last hole, in the event of a tie at that point then an 18 hole count back will be carried out. In 36, 54, and 72-hole events, the last 18 holes shall be used and if still tied count-back as per an 18- hole round. In 27-hole events, the 18-hole card shall be used in the first instance."

The Bowral Teams Shield
From our correspondent. "The winners were Jan Ferguson, Peter Dunn, Rob and David McGinnes with a stunning 90 pts (50 for the boys and 40 for the girls), followed at some distance by Neville, Sue Olson and the Lady President Carrol Turpie and husband Alan with 82 points on a countback from the Boyds and Downings also with 82 points. "

A very pleased Bob Young was this years winner of the Remembrance Day Shield

"Did you know that Wingecarribee Shire residents donate over half a million hours volunteering every year? "

This week Ann, from Volwing came to the club to acquaint us with voluteering in our area. Many of our members already volunteer for community service and there are many more opportunities. Click on the link here to go to the VolWing website. It's the 10th Anniversary of Volunteering Wingecarribee Inc and they are seeking more people who can donate their time, help and skills. Please contact them as below:- Telephone:(02) 4869 4617 Office Hours:Tuesday to Friday
9.30 am to 1.00 pm. Ann Stafford, who came to the club, is the Client Relationship Co-ordinator and she can be reaches on 0412 830073.

We had our Monthly medal on Saturday and Bill Pope was the clear winner of the C Grade Medal

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On Saturday Alan Turpie was the generous winner of the pro-pin comp. The Captain 'did a 'mis-speak' - (to use a now popular Americanism) and announced a different winner - an apology was accepted by Alan.

Kylie visited the club a few days ago with baby Knox.

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Monday 3rd November

3/11/2014

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The championships first round is now complete. The final match was played between Keith Markwell and Brian Hanrahan and was completed late yesterday afternoon, with Brian winning on the 41st hole. It was a great effort from Keith who came up from B grade to fill out the A grade field. Both of these gentlemen are very strong competitors, so a match that went into a third round was not too much of a surprise. (click on the pictures to make them bigger)

Brain Hanrahan and Keith Markwell

John Cummins - David Boyd

Ashley Southern - Paul Pettiford

Peter Girven - Ian McKenzie

Legacy Day is coming up on November 22nd.
Our club's charity for many years has been Legacy. Legacy provides support for ex servicemen's families. The money raised from Legacy in our district, remains in the district to help those who need assistance. Several members of the club are members of Legacy and, among other things, provide support on an individual basis. It is a terrific golf day organised by our local Legacy and then the dinner that follows is always very well subscribed with 100 diners being the norm. A range of prizes are offered on the night and auctions are held with all proceeds going to Legacy. This year the speaker is Vice Admiral Russ Shalders, AO, CSC, RAN (Retired). Russ, I understand, plays off a handicap of 6.

The Boxmor Trophy was won this year by The Presidents Team with an emphatic 10-5 match result. It is a yearly Match followed by a dinner. A bit of background to the event comes from Doug Stalley's book 'Bowral Golf Club' 1901 - 2001

One of the most successful Club events held in 1980 was the first of the annual matches between the president’s team and the captain’s team for the Boxmor Trophy, so called because of its association with Ted Box and Joe Morrison, who were great friends and who presented the trophy to the Club.

Edward Henry Box was born in Northumberland, England. As a young lieu- tenant in the Durham Light Infantry, he served in France during World War I. In 1933, he was sent to New Zealand by his firm, Alliance Assurance Company, and became general manager. During World War II, he enlisted in the New Zealand army as a training officer with the rank of major. In 1948, he was transferred to the head office in Sydney as general manager of Alliance Assurance in Australia. He had been a successful golfer and tennis player while in New Zealand. In Sydney, he was a member of Royal Sydney Golf Club. He joined Bowral Golf Club in November 1961, thereafter residing in Bowral after his retirement in 1962. It was not long before he became treasurer in 1964 and 1965 and president from 1966 to 1968. At the AGM in 1980, Ted Box was elected an honorary life member. He died in September 1981.

J.F. Morrison joined the Club in 1968 and remained a member until 1979. As recorded by Hays Griffin in a summary of some competitions, the match for the Boxmor Trophy originated in 1979 when the two turned 80 years of age and a special competition was created, with half the field playing for Ted Box, the other half for the Joe Morrison team. The match and dinner were so enjoyable that it has since become a Club tradition and is now the president’s team versus the captain’s team, selected by the president and captain from all playing members by a method of alternate choices. The match is played as a 4BBB match play. The results of the first match in 1979 are uncertain but the first recorded match on the trophy is shown as drawn – none have been since.

Biography – Vice Admiral Russ Shalders, AO, CSC, RAN (Retired)

Vice Admiral Shalders retired from the Royal Australian Navy in July 2008 after 41 years in the Service. His last three years in uniform were as the Chief of Navy. Prior to that posting, he had served as the Vice Chief of Defence Force and Chief of Joint Operations from 2002 to 2005.

Russ joined the Navy as a 15 year-old from country Victoria in 1967. Early postings included periods of training at the RAN College, Jervis Bay and at sea around Australia and in South-East Asia, including the Vietnam War, as well as junior officer warfare courses in the United Kingdom. He qualified as a Bridge Watchkeeper in 1973 and as a Principal Warfare Officer in 1978. He undertook advanced training in Anti-Submarine Warfare in the UK in 1981 and served in a variety of different ships as a Warfare Officer, culminating in a posting as Executive Officer of HMAS HOBART in 1985.

He has commanded four ships – the Patrol Boat SAMARAI in Papua New Guinea during the year that country gained independence; the Frigates SYDNEY and DARWIN (the latter during the first Gulf War), and the Destroyer PERTH. He has also held the RAN’s senior sea-going appointment as Commodore Flotillas where he was responsible for the operational efficiency of all RAN Fleet units.

VADM Shalders is a graduate of the RAN College, the Royal Navy Maritime Tactical School, the Naval War College at Newport, Rhode Island and the Royal College of Defence Studies, Belgrave Square, London. He was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross in 1990 and was made an Officer in the Order of Australia in 2003. He and his wife Judy reside in Canberra and he has three adult daughters, Penelope, Holly and Fiona.

Ladies Champion Jill Scott
has taken over from Helen Chadwick as Lady Captain. Jill will be assisted by Barbara Clayton - vice captain. both ladies are on the Match and Greens committee. Others on the committee are Damian Gair, Kevin Kenny, Alan Turpie, Robert Eriksson, Linden Toll. The committee is chaired by the Captain.

The Bowral Teams Shield.
Sunday November the 14th is the date this year. Teams of 4 - 2 ladies and 2 men will compete on Sunday 9th November. A sign-up sheet is in the pro-shop

Our Working Bee is coming up on November 17th. We are preparing a work list of what we want to accomplish on that day. A sign up sheet is now on the notice board and we would be grateful if members names could be added to assist planning for the day. If a member has a ute that could be used, please indicate this on the sheet. At home we have some garden debris collection bags and if members also have these, they could come in handy.

The positioning of holes on a green is the principal way that the course set up can be varied from competition to competition. Difficult pin placements force the player to approach the green differently if they wish to have a good result. Positioning near the front, especially if the green has a raised front to it, or near the side adjacent to a green side bunker are two of the ways that are used to increase the difficulty of a hole. In general the course is set up with 6 hard, 6 easy and 6 "average". Here are two clips taken from Utube. The first is from a private golf course in Washington State in the USA and the second shows cutting holes for a Ryder Cup event. Please note the gloves and the spirit level in the hole-cutter's handle.

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