| Hi to all the Beautiful Port Macquarie Women Golfers. Can’t believe spring is here!We have had our Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis day on Friday the 8th of September. We raised $ 4291.00 . The money will go directly to the Australian Lung Foundation to help with research into this terminal disease.We had a great day with 79 women and 32 men playing the 4 ball Ambrose event. The sponsors on the day were Nikki Bailey, Miki Collins, Kez Jourdant, Robyn Mills, Shannon Miller, Marion I and myself.I would like to thank the IPF Crew for all their hard work especially Nikki Bailey our IPF boss. Nikki made a wonderful speech you couldn’t hear a pin drop , thank you Nikki.A big thankyou to Marbo, Manto and Ross Radford that cooked up a storm on the BBQ. The Social committee Alex Meares, Sue Radford, Shirl the girl O’Keefe and Amanda Verrijdt. Thank you to all the people that paid to sponsor golf holes, bought raffle tickets and donated money and prizes.Thank you to Port Macquarie Golf Club, 2IC Justin, Beachside Medi Spa, Kenny Little, Peake Coffee, Oxley Pest Control, the bread basket. The volunteers Millsy, kel Tremayne, Rob Grant, Kara Deason and Bill McDonald. Thank you to Simon Martin for his drone pictures and Jess from “The sign Fairy”.Thank you to Lyn Somers and the handicappers Lyn Sentance and Suzanne Savage .Thank you to Steve Brennan Head greenkeeper and his wonderful team that donated money, played in the day and drew an amazing pair of lungs on the 7th fairway.A big big shout out to James Single and Josh Main for volunteering their time and hitting some big drives for a gold coin donation.A special thankyou to my children that made it a very special day Kyle and Maddison .Congratulations to the winners Jackie Rider, Robyn Guns Cooper, Sue Macpherson and Sam Ansley.The winning men’s team was Trent McKeough, Craig McKeough, Nik Leonard and Taz McKeough. Best dressed went to the social committee with their hand made outfits. Wednesday the 13th is our HEM Club Championships Final. Please join us for some antipasto platters at presentation to congratulate the winners and players. Our next big event is Breast Cancer Charity Golf Day on Wednesday the 18th of October sponsored by Fran Scutts.And for SBW Saturday 21st of October. Happy Birthday to all Women members that have Birthdays in September. One special O Birthday this month is Fiona Wicks. Presentation night is coming up on Monday the 4th of December . The band Alterego will be playing for us that night if you want a sneak peak of the band they are playing at the golf club in a couple of weeks. Enjoy the Photos xx |
| IPF Fundraising and Awareness Day |
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| GNSW Medal winners The GNSW medal, sixth & final round was played in August.Congratulations to the Golf NSW Medal winners, Weekend Division – Sarah Dawson. Weekday Division 1 – joint winners Faye Gibbs and Sue Macpherson, Weekday Division 2 winner – Maus Grant and Weekday Division 3 winner – Val Dawson. All will represent Port Macquarie Golf Club at the District Final to be held at Club Taree on Monday October 9. We wish you all every success. |
 Hole in One! Congratulations to Shannon Dawson who had a hole in one on the 5th hole on Saturday 26th. As reported by Deb Wallace, Shannon’s used her trusty 5 fairway wood from the tee, hit straight landing softly on the green & rolling into the hole for ONE!!!On behalf of the women’s committee, Shannon will be presented with a hole in one badge along with a hole in one embroidered shirt from the club. |
| Have you noticed the new sign post on the corner of the 18th green? It has now been erected showing visitors direction to the Pro Shop, 1st Tee, 10th Tee & 8th Tee. A camera has also been installed on the roof of the workshop for the pro shop to call & start groups.   |
| Holes 2 & 16 will become permanent Compulsory Call Up Holes as soon as signs are completed. All members are required to call up if there is a waiting group at the tee. Compulsory is a requirement to do so, not a choice.Fridays are increasingly being reported as 5 plus hour rounds which is extremely frustrating. Before you tee off the first hole, it is advisable to wait a little longer until there are no more than two groups on the fairway. I urge all players to obey the call up hole signs on the 2nd & 16th and make every effort to keep up with the group in front.Did you know that any course we play being Black, Blue, Red, or Purple, the rules of course management say we have a margin of 100 meters to move the tee markers either way over 18 holes before it effects the rating. The 9th purple tee is now being used as it is within these measurements, the exception being championship & medal days or when a full red course is required. Hitting from the purple tee still has it challenges, particularly with the longer hitters if they go right, but the averaged to higher handicap golfer loves the fact that they can now get to the top of the first hill rather than combating both hills. Mind you, still a very challenging hole. Occasionally we may play a shortened hole or two which measures well outside of the 100-meter parameters. Following the guidelines of Competition Administration & Competition Conditions, it is highly recommended that we do not handicap as scores will often show improbable results. Embrace these occasional days, the great advantage is, your great scores will often win you a prize & you won’t be penalized a shot or two. Upcoming Events Sat 23 & Sun SEPT – CNC Coaching Clinic at Port Macquarie GC. Open to all Lady Golfers of affiliated clubs in WGCNC District Limited spaces available (minimum 20 maximum 24) Inclusions: Tuition by Golf Professionals for two days. 2 person team event Sunday (Cart costs not included – phone pro-shop on Dinner at Port Macquarie Golf Club Saturday 6.00pm, Daily lunches. Cost: $175.00 per person. If you are interested in attending, please see Marg Bateman or myself. Wed 11 Oct – Visit to Kempsey (Course renovations so no golf for us Mon – Wed) We will be joining Kempsey in a Single Stableford event. It is $17 to play & lunch & coffee are available to purchase from the café next to the club house or meat pies are available from the club. Carts are available through the pro shop. Please place your name on the timesheet in the locker room. Wed 18 Oct – Breast Cancer Day – sponsored by KFC – Fran Scutts; Wear pink! This is a fun 4 person Ambrose event with a twist. It is a charity day so all members including Social Playing & Limited members are invited to join in. If you need assistance with bookings, please contact me. There is a prize for the best dressed team. 4 Person Casino Royale Ambrose Rules: – Each player is designated a number 1,2,3 or 4 (often already on the card). All players hit off the tee, then the dice is rolled. (Dice is only rolled for the Tee Shots) The number of the dice is the selected shot i.e., 1 2 3 or 4. If 5 or 6 is rolled, then the best shot is selected. – All other players pick up their ball and place it within one club length of the selected ball. The golfer whose shot is taken is eliminated from participating in the next shot. This format continues until the ball is on the green. – On the Putting green. All players may putt. Mark the selected putt, team members may then place their ball within one putter head length of the marked position, no nearer the hole. Once the ball is holed out, no further strokes count. Sat 21 Oct – Breast Cancer Day for the Saturday women sponsored by KFC. This is a single stableford with a 2 ball & a prize for the best dressed pair. Wear pink. By time you receive this newsletter we will be well into our club championships sponsored by our wonderful sponsor Hem Property Naomi Hunter. We wish all of the finalist a good day & hope you will stay to enjoy the celebrations of our club champions on Wednesday 13th. |
| Cheers and Good Golfing,Lyn Somers |
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