B Pennants another win and remain undefeated

B PENNANTS – NOWRA SUNDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2012

Jamberoo B Pennant Team had another well earned victory over Russell Vale at Nowra on Sunday 19th.

The matches generally started off tightly as the players got used to Nowra’s narrow fairways and tall trees. As the morning progressed Jamberoo started to establish small leads over their opposition which, in most cases, led to good winning margins. The exception was Scott Hainsworth playing at No. 7 who got to a 3 hole lead only to finish 2 Down. Pete Munro at No. 4 see-sawed through his match winning and losing holes. At one point 3 Down but ending his match at the 18th with a chance to win the hole and square the match, but halving the hole to finish 1 Down.

The rest of the matches were won by Jamberoo topped off by No. 1, Jarryd Buckley winning his first match for the 2012 season 4/3. The other winning results were Adrian Bell 3/2, Tom Persson 4/3, Ray Orr 6/5 and Matt Bell 3/1. A great result, 5/2 again and we look forward to a difficult one next Sunday playing the other undefeated team, St Georges Basin, on their home course. We need to win or square this round to make the final.

Lance Fredericks

(Reports not yet available from C Pennant and White Horse Cup)

Jamberoo Pennant Teams’ Clean Sweep

Jamberoo’s three pennant teams all had good wins on the weekend (Sunday 12th February) with B Pennants having their second straight win and the C Pennant and White Horse Cup teams securing their first victories in their second outings for the year.

B PENNANTS V THE GRANGE at JAMBEROO

The B Pennant Team again performed well with a 5 / 2 win over The Grange at Jamberoo on Sunday 12 Feb. With a beautiful fine morning after all the rain of the past week the conditions were perfect except for some soft going.

Scott Hainsworth led off at No 7, leading at times through the match but finishing all square. Matt Bell, after losing 1.2 shots on Saturday with 46 stableford points, carried his good form into Sunday by being 8 up after 9 holes and winning shortly after 8 / 7. Ray Orr and Pete Munro continued on from last week winning 5 / 4 and 6 / 4 respectively. Our only loss was by Tom Persson who was defeated 1 up after a close fight throughout the whole game. Adrian Bell continued his success with a convincing 3 / 2 win. The final match with Jarryd Buckley ended all square after Jarryd had been 3 down early in the back nine and his opponent sinking a great putt to square the 18th hole.

Well done team, next week at Nowra we take on Russell Vale.

Lance Fredericks

C PENNANT ROUND 2 v KIAMA AT LINKS SHELL COVE

I am pleased to report that we are off and running with a good win over Kiama 5.5 to 1.5. What’s more, the “Town and Country Cup” is retained!

Congratulations to Tony McRae, Warren Joannou, Tom Zimmerman, Wayne Griffiths, and Col Booth for excellent wins. Chris Leckey managed to square his match, and commiserations to Steve Oppert.

Tony was in scintillating form at #1 accounting for his opponent 6/5. I believe ‘Lefty’ scored several birdies out there never allowing his opponent into the match. Tony is very hard to beat when he is this form. Well played.

Warren, playing his first game of the season, looked to be in trouble early losing the first three holes. This only made him more determined and he surged to close out his opponent 3/2, including a terrific birdie on the 18th at the difficult Links course (we played the back-nine first). Well played ‘Rabbit’. I am sure those golf shoes in Jamberoo colours contributed significantly to the win.

Steve was up against an in-form Kiama opponent and lost 4/3. ‘T1’played some impressive golf, including several sand saves, but his opponent played mistake free golf after establishing an early lead. Commiserations this time, but I am sure there are several winning matches for you soon.

It was reported that Tom had spent a week at a health spa in Port Macquarie last time. In fact it should have read a week in a pool at Port Kembla! Tom got his growl back this week playing a brilliant round, to win convincingly 6/5. As the saying goes, you can’t keep a good ‘cougar’ down for long. A great win Tom.

Chris Leckey trailed for much of his match and was 2 down with 5 to play. The ‘hat’ never gives up, and showing wonderful resilience, managing to win the last hole to square his match. With the challenge put out by Col Booth in the sensible head-wear department, Chris has upgraded to a nice straw hat with a colourful band, setting a new standard for usurpers to the moniker, the Hat.

Wayne Griffiths played an excellent game of golf, not letting his opponent into the match, and closed out a win 4/2. ‘Griffo’was determined not to let the win slide away this time and powered to his inaugural pennant win. I think this will be the first of many.

Col Booth, started slowly, and was 3 down early in his match. The ‘saint’ needed something special to change the momentum and I was pleased to be present when he got it ‘up-and-down’ from an impossible position on the 15th. His opponent was clearly rattled and 3-putted, giving the desired swing. Col then took charge of the match scoring a birdie on the difficult 18th and another on the equally difficult 8th to close out the win 3/1. Another great win.

C Pennant has a bye next week, and then it is a home game against Moss Vale the following week. Hit off is 9 am, so I am expecting another large crowd to be in attendance.

Until then, may all your drives be straight and all your putts go in.

Dave Ransom (aka, 7/11 or T2)

WHITE HORSE CUP V NOWRA AT SUSSEX INLET

Who would have thought one player could make so much difference!

After their first round drubbing the Cuppers bounced back to record a good win against Nowra at Sussex Inlet 4/3.

Captain Tony Rodriguez admitted to being surprised by the win but after much thought hit upon the secret.

“It’s because the hairy little gnome isn’t here,” Rodriguez opined.

Those present believed he was referring to valued but absent team member Darryl Clampett, who the captain elaborated “could be a precocious talent but was an unsettling influence on other team members.” Or words something like that.

Rodriguez always seems a little off-kilter at Sussex Inlet, sniffing the breeze and looking longingly over the fence into the alpaca farm paddocks next to the course.

No doubt inspired by memories of carefree teenage years roaming the Bolivian countryside looking for love, Rodriguez won his match 1UP.

The other much lauded winners were Neville Hutchins 4/3, Mick Carr 1UP and Boyd Sylvester 2/1.

The harangued, threatened and harassed non-winners were Peter Francis down 4/3, Brian O’Hare 2DOWN and Steve Jackson down 3/2.

2012 Pennants Season Underway

The 2012 Illawarra District pennants season is underway with Jamberoo Golf Club entering three teams this year.

In their first matches on the Sunday 5th February the B Pennant squad had a great win over Nowra at Wollongong, the C Pennant team battled gamely but lost to The Links Shell Cove at Moss Vale while the White Horse Cup troupe looked really, really good in their new shirts and turned up really, really early to face defending premiers Sussex Inlet at Russell Vale.

Read the full reports below:

B PENNANTS – WOLLONGONG – SUNDAY 5 FEBRUARY

The 2012 season started with a bang with Jamberoo B Pennant team defeating Nowra 5 wins to 2 at Wollongong.

Big wins were had by Adrian Bell 2 & 1, Tom Persson 7 & 5, Pete Munro 6 & 5, Ray Orr 4 & 3 and Scott Hainsworth 5 & 4. Losing matches were at both ends of the field with Jarryd Buckley and Matt Bell both going down on the last hole. Congratulations to Ray and Scott for their first games in the B’s.

We don’t yet know Nowra’s strength relative to the other teams in our Division but a god win is a good start.  Next week (12 Feb) is a home game against The Grange starting at 7:45am.

Lance Fredericks

C PENNANTS – MOSS VALE – SUNDAY 5 FEBRUARY

Round 1 vs Links Shell Cove at Moss Vale Golf Club

The C Pennant team, looking resplendent in their new representative shirts, arrived full of anticipation, excited about the new season.  New players Wayne Griffiths and Chris Goodwin clearly showing eagerness to be “at ‘em”, while old timers Dave Ransom and Col Booth glad to be back playing. Chris Leckey, Tony McRae, and Tom Zimmerman also ready to again represent their club to the best of their abilities.

The Moss Vale course was in excellent condition despite the recent rain and so after winning the toss Col Booth  stepped up to the tee at #7. Col would be first to agree that it was a less than auspicious start with him laying up short of the water hazard 50 m from the tee! His opponent then proceeded to hit the first of many 300 metre drives straight down the middle. The Saint battled bravely but just could not keep up with his big-hitting opponent eventually losing 4/2.

It was a different story for Wayne Griffiths at #6. His match was a very evenly fought contest with only one hole separating them the entire game. Griffo seemed to have it won when he hit it on the back of 18 in regulation leading 1 up. Unfortunately the green was very slow from here (unlike all the others) and several putts later the match finished all square. An excellent first up performance Wayne.

A tremendous effort by Chris Goodwin at #5 saw him win his inaugural pennant match 1 up.  The Worrigee Kid played an intelligent game, keeping the ball in play and using his tight short game to great effect. This included a 35m bomb on the long par 3, 16th for a birdie. Well done Chris.

The ever reliable Chris Leckey again showed his class with an excellent first up win at # 4. The Hat used his power-fade and superb chipping and putting to win his game 3/2 in the day’s best performance. I can see Chris having a great season.

Tom Zimmerman at #3, fresh from a week at a health spa in Port Macquarie, was looking good on the first tee with a healthy tan and even more healthy swing. Unfortunately his opponent was hot, giving the Cougar a beating 5/3. Despite this score I noticed that Tom was actually playing excellent golf and feel he will again re-capture his normal growl.

#2 saw Dave Ransom tee it off. I managed to get to the lead after 10 holes and should have closed out the match being ahead by 2 holes. Unfortunately my opponent had different ideas and proceeded to play some excellent golf to win 2/1.

The in-form Tony McRae, playing his first game at #1, was playing a red hot opponent. Tony stayed with him playing fantastic golf himself and managed to get it to square early on the back nine. The game see-sawed from here and it went down to the last putt on 18 for him to lose 1 down. Well played Tony.

Unfortunately, we have lost our first match 4.5 to 2.5.

We look forward to our next match against Kiama at the Links Shell Cove next Sunday defending the Town and Country Cup.

Until then good golfing and cheers from Dave R.

Dave Ransom

WHITE HORSE CUP – RUSSELL VALE

As we foreshadowed in the introduction, the Jamberoo White Horse Cup troupe looked really, really good in their new representative shirts and turned up really, really early to face defending premiers Sussex Inlet at Russell Vale.

Team captain Tony Rodriguez was once again a magnificent inspiration on and off the course, taking the rag-tag mob the selectors had foisted upon him and presenting them at the first tee as a finely drilled, impeccably outfitted golfing machine.

Leaving no element of preparation to chance, Rodriguez had first rung the Russell Vale pro shop on Wednesday to double check the tee-off times (You just can’t trust those official schedules they hand out.)

He was told 8am so when team members dutifully turned up bright and early at 7.30 am they were delighted to learn that because of some incorrect advice from the pro shop they had nearly two hours to practice their putting and chipping before the actual tee-off. The extra time  came in especially handy for the captain, giving him the chance to return home to retrieve the representative shirts he had left on the dining room table.

Unfortunately, most of team – excluding the captain – seems to have put in most of their best work on the practice green. For some of the older members, by the time they got to hit off after 9.30 they had been awake for so long it was nearly time for their afternoon naps.

Not the captain though, who took the opportunity of his return home to have a leisurely brewed coffee, a gourmet breakfast, and who the hell knows what other Sunday morning marital delights. And to work on his rousing  (two word) pre-tournament motivational lecture, he claimed.

As for the game, team members got a very nice view of the Pacific Ocean from the very hilly Russell Vale course as they lost 6 ½ to ½ to the 2011 White Horse Cup champions.

And who was the only player to at least finish square – the well satiated Captain Rodriguez of course. Go team!

White Horse Cup team members Tony Rodriguez, Darryl Campbell, Neville Hutchins, Errol Stubbs, Peter Francis, Mick Carr and Brian O'Hare

Jamberoo White Duck Prostrate Cup – Charity Golf Day

YOU can have a great day out and aid a worthy cause by playing in the Jamberoo White Duck Prostrate Cup Charity Golf Day on 23rd March 2012.

It’s a fun format – a Four Person Ambrose – and money raised from the event will benefit the Prostrate Cancer Foundation of Australia.

You don’t have to be a regular golfer or have a handicap and you can enter as a single, pair or trio and a team will be arranged.

Entry is just $35 per player and that includes the game, a sausage sizzle and drink.

All are welcome and teams can be male, female, mixed or “other”.

Entries close on Friday 16th March 2012 and if you want to book carts ring 02 4236 0404.

Turn up at 8am for the 8.30am shotgun start.

Darryl the Duck - Jamberoo White Duck Prostrate Cup naming rights sponsor

Presentation Night Photo Gallery 2011

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2011 Christmas Guessing Competition Results

Ist Prize – Ticket No: 678 – GOLF BUGGY & BAG………….Lieve Stassen

Lieve generously donated the buggy back to be redrawn.

2nd Prize – Ticket No: 633 – GOLF BUGGY…H. Henderson (St. Georges Basin)

3rd Prize – Ticket No: 473 – ½ LEG OF HAM…………W. Perry

4th Prize – Ticket No: 45 – CARTON CROWN LAGER………..Lieve Stassen

5th Prize – Ticket No: 191 – JAMBEROO GOLF SHIRT………….Rose Sheath

6th Prize – Ticket No: 608  – GIFT WINE PACK……..S. Fahey (Moss Vale)

7th Prize – Ticket No: 393 – 6 x WHITE WINES………….Kay Ison

8th Prize – Ticker No: 618 – 6 x WHITE WINES…Noel Clegg (Duntry League)

9th Prize – Ticket No: 84  – BOTTLE SPARKLING WINE………Ken Bradley

Our thanks go to all who supported the Guessing Competition

Mike Harris (Vice Pres JGC)

Golf and Bowling Clubs Merger Investigation – Notice to Members

On behalf of the Bowling and Golf Clubs, we are pleased to advise you that the two Boards have agreed to form a Merger Investigation Committee to fully investigate the feasibility of the merger of the two Clubs. We have taken this step to ensure that the long term independence and viability of the two clubs is protected at all costs for the benefit of our local community.

The agreed Terms of Reference approved by both boards is to include but not necessarily limited to the following:

• Proposed Constitution and Membership Categories and recommended subscription rates.

• Governance Structure and Framework – Board and Sub-Committee Membership, Terms of Reference and Authority Levels, and board organisational and operational polices.

• Obtaining NSW Government approvals as required from the Office of Liquor Gaming and Racing.

• Legal implications of merging all recreational property assets into one title and the minimization of state stamp duty.

• Detailed assessment of the costs to successfully implement the merger and how this can be funded, including the possibility of grants to assist fund the merger costs.

• Detailed cost benefit analysis – review of past 2 years combined financial performance of the two clubs and a forward projection for 5 years based on realistically based assumptions of the likely outcomes of cost reductions and merger implementation costs.

• Branding and marketing recommendations for the new entity including name and website.

• Assessment of staffing requirements.

• Preparation of a submission to both boards with the Committee’s recommendations and if positive, the preparation of a joint information memorandum to the members of both clubs ahead of general meetings.

All members will be aware that the two clubs share many common resources and your boards understand that all clubs continue to face an uncertain future in light of reducing memberships. You can be assured that your directors clearly understand their legal and moral obligations to protect the interests of all members of both clubs in commencing this process.

Other members of the Committee are Geoff Boxsell, Mike Harris, Darryl Campbell, Warren Steel and Bob Anderson. As a team we are committed to ensuring that this investigation will be thorough and that all members of the two clubs will be provided with all the necessary information on which to base any future decisions.

We expect this process to take at least six months as there is a lot of work to be done. The Committee has the power to co-opt others with specialist skills to assist in this process. We are committed to transparency and the Committee will report back to the two boards monthly and update all members whenever this is appropriate.

Any final decision will be made by the members of both Clubs.

Alan Pirie     

President

Jamberoo Bowling & Recreation Club Ltd

Lance Fredericks 

President (and Committee Chairperson) Jamberoo Golf Club Ltd

October 2011 Newsletter

Golf Course:

It’s good to see the course back to its full complement of permanent greens following the devastation caused by the Autumn floods. Thanks to our ground staff and all the volunteers who helped in this process. There is still some reclamation work on the 1^st and 18^th fairways on Hyams creek and a tree to be removed from Minnamurra River near the 12^th tee. The Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority will be assisting us with this.

Handicap Changes:

Changes to the new handicapping system came into play during September which saw most losing handicap strokes. Good luck following the changes!

Recent Innovations:

Supershot: The addition of a “supershot” to weekly competitions is going well with some happy winners. The highest winning amount so far has been $190.

Monthly Draws: Monthly draws are providing regular golf shop vouchers to the winners. Two $100 vouchers are drawn each month

Golf Cart Draws: A weekly draw for a cart is conducted from members who participate in any competition during that week.

Birthday Balls: Anyone having a birthday since June should have received their birthday present of a golf ball. If not, get down to the shop and you will be rewarded. The birthday balls are available during the month of your birthday, but it is up to you to claim it at the golf shop.

Works in Progress:

You will have noticed clearing in the region of the 1^st tee garden area. This is in preparation for removal of trees with root systems causing problems, for replacement of leaking water pipes, construction of permanent pathways and relocation of our golf cart parking area.

Work is also to be done with drainage and permanent pathways between the 9^th and 10^th tees. The work to pathways will be partly financed by a State Government grant of $10,000 received under their Community Building Programme, with the work required to be completed by the end of this calendar year.  

Charity Days:

Our ladies have excelled again with great days organized for Breast Cancer in June and Camp Quality in September. Good weather and big fields led to pleasing results. Thanks to the enthusiastic greens staff for some lovely touches to the course, and to all those hard workers behind the scene. Amounts of $1,334 for Breast Cancer and $4,478 for Camp Quality were presented to the respective Foundations on the day.

Social:

Presentation Night: Keep the evening of Thursday 1^st December free for a good night to cheer on this year’s winners. Dinner and entertainment, with time to catch up, have a drink and a laugh. See you there!

Nine and Dine: Nine and dine has been quietly happening throughout the winter but will be getting ready for the summer starting on Thursday 13^th October. Be there for a 3.30 pm start; a great social occasion to be had. No bookings needed – just be there. It costs $20 for the fun.

Board Personnel Changes:

Previous Board members Phil Bowden and Marlene Trethowen did not nominate for re-election. Our thanks go to them for their contribution to the Club during their terms on the Board.

Elected in their place we welcome Lew Dare who returns to the Board after a break of some five years and new member Sue Paul.

Club Championships: 

Congratulations to the following members for their success in the 2011 Club Championships.

Men                              Ladies

 

A Grade Gross                     A. Gehrmann                  L. Green

A Grade Net                                  M .Bell                            M. Farrant

B Grade Gross                     M. Madden                     J. Burke

B Grade Net                                  P. Francis                        R. Gregson

C Grade Gross                     L. Fogarty                       S.Paul

C Grade Net                                  R.Weir                             A. Schlodder

2011 Camp Quality Charity Day a big success

The Camp Quality logo on the approach to the 5th green

JAMBEROO Golf Club Ladies held their 18th annual Camp Quality Charity Day on September 20 with more than 100 men and lady golfers taking part.

The day was a big success with $4,478 raised forCampQualityand the 104 participants enjoying the Canadian Foursomes event, the sausage sizzle and afternoon tea.

The course is getting back to its best following the flood damage earlier in the year and the greens staff added the finishing touches by painting the Camp Quality logo on the approaches to the 5th, 8th, 16th and 18th greens (as pictured).

Thanks to the many generous sponsors prizes for both men and ladies went down to 10th placing with balls following.

With nearest the pins, a number of novelty events including longest and straightest drives, it was hard for participants to go home empty handed after having enjoyed a great days entertainment and  having contributed to what is a very worthy cause.

Jamberoo Ladies have built up a proud tradition of running this event for 18 years and once again did a sterling job in organising and administering the day.

The 8th green. The Camp Quality tagline is "laughter the best medicine"

Super Shot Voucher Changes

The Super Shot voucher system has been made more flexible with winning credits no longer required to be spent on any one purchase or  on any one day.

The starter will be keeping a record of the balance in your account to be used as you wish.

So all those incredibly talented (or overly lucky) multiple Super Shot winners will now be able to save up their credits for a major purchase (the shop can order in special items, just ask) or spend them over time.