President's Bulletin – May 13th 2022

Men’s Comp

Last Saturday’s Competition, only 23 players played in the final round of the Club Championships.

Club Champion for 2022, Craig Piazza, 247 from Paul Green 254- Congratulations Stooge, your second title.

B grade Champion is David Clark, 274, from Gerard Black 277 – Congratulations David.

The Handicap trophy was a nail biter, three players finished on 277, Andrew Roseby, John Costello and Gerard Black. Gerard won on a countback, Congratulations Gerard.

The competition for the day was won in A grade by David Matthews, net 73, runner up Gerard Black net 74.

B grade winner was Joh Costello, net 75, runner up Andrew Roseby, net 76

Last Wednesday, 12 players played, and David Clark won on a countback from Jim Martin on 36 points.

We welcome to the Club Andrew Corcoran who played very well.

Ladies Comp

Last Tuesday was the popular Par event and Carolyn Prowse continues her good form, winning -2, runner up new player on the course Heather Street -3

Nine hole winner was Penny Dawkins with 19 points, Well done ladies.

Yesterday 98 ladies dodged the rain to play in Ladies Annual Bowl. Credit to all ladies involved, but a huge shout out to Captain Kerry for pulling it all together. Ladies involved in catering led by Faye McLees served a magnificent lunch (the word is they come for the lunch and not the golf). To our greenkeepers, Gerard and Jonathan, the course is fantastic. Our sponsors WAW and Rinatech, thank you

Best performers for Myrtleford, Sarah Deas, wining D grade and Marg Curtis winning two nearest the pins and a raffle prize.

Course

Please put in your diary, working bee on the 22^nd May.

Men’s Captain David Clark is calling out all members to make it not only a working bee, but also a social day with a bbq lunch (BYO). 10.00am for a couple of hours.

I must say the course is BEAUTIFUL, all the work Gerard, Jonathan and members have done over the last couple of years, plus the wonderful season, our course is looking at its best

Thanks to Judy and Barry for cleaning up under big tree and their fairway of responsibility – the 18^th. Great initiative – it would be great if other members stepped up.

Recreation Meeting

This week I attended a Recreation Reserve meeting.

A couple of items that effect the Golf Club

New entrance – The Committee is keen to have a two lane entrance coming into the reserve and one way out. This would stop cars building up on Yackandandah Road. It would have an impact on our summer parking under the oak trees, meaning driving through and then coming back to trees close to the Clubhouse.

Drainage – We have a big problem with water coming out of the reserve into our drainage system. This is exacerbates our problem as we have water coming into the same system from our hill and what water falls on the third and fifth, basically the water is not getting away. The Rec Reserve Committee is willing to look at the overall drainage problem.

Master Plan – The Committee is keen to develop a masterplan and will kick off with a walk around the reserve in June.

Programme

The programme for the next two weeks:

100^th Celebrations

Tickets are now on sale for our Celebration dinner, May 28^th, 6.30pm, Myrtleford Football Club, $50.00 per head. I cannot stress enough how important it is for every member to buy 2 tickets and invite other couples. There are over 200 club contacts on my email address book, so please support this night.

As we live in this culture of events being cancelled, it was disappointing that our Guest Speaker David Schwarz cannot make our dinner. We are very fortunate that our contact country member Guy Rigoni had been able to secure Damien Fleming, past test cricketer and now commentor to replace David. I believe Damien is a real character, humorous and a very popular speaker.

Our tickets sales continue to be very slow, IT IS ONLY A FORTNIGHT, we have to let the caterer know next Monday week our numbers.

If you wish to purchase a table of 8, then please purchase 8 tickets and get the money off your friends.

Book tickets through Eventbrite

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/myrtleford-golf-club-100-year-centennial-dinner-tickets-319633350957

I thank John and Barb Welch for giving up their valuable time to do an interview with Prime TV which hopefully will be shown next week. I will send out an email advising when it is going to be shown.

Great photo I found this week, I think Ian O’May hitting off the 18^th . For our centennial day, ( June 11^th) I hope you are getting your ties and suits out!!

Annual Tournament

4BBB – Today

Saturday Stroke event – Tomorrow, I urge all members, Male or female to play, we have great prizes, lunch provided, $25, 10.15 for 11.00am shotgun start.

Men’s Pennant

Our pennant team the Wannabees final is this Sunday, all the best Guys, lets make it two in a row.

Ladies Pennant

Our ladies went down 3/2 last Monday against Yarrawonga in the NE pennant final. Well done ladies, the Club is proud of your achievments. I thank the ladies that supported the team on the day.

Club 50

Next draw is tonight, 5.00pm at our Club, come along for a drink.

Committee Meeting

Highlights

1. Ball Markers, are for sale $5.00, awarded to monthly medal winner.
2. RSA. – The Club to run their own course in June, members are encourage to participate, Club will pay for course.
3. The Club will proceed with drainage works on the fourth at a cost of over $10,000. The work is replacing 100 metres of plastic pipe with pvc pipe.
4. Finances – Last month, profit of $9,000.
5. New members

Ash Holden, Jonah Bonacci, Billy Smith-Allen, Michael Golden, Peter Bouke.

Return members – Marcello Vescio and Jim Martin.

We welcome all new members into our Club.

6. Pathways – The Club to purchase materials to upgrade pathways on the course.
7. Tree – To employ a local contractor to remove the large tree on the 10^th and limbs on the sixth. Firewood be available for sale, $100 a cubic metre.
8. Vacancy on Committee, if you are interested, please contact me.
9. New Software – Hopefully up and running in a fortnight. Have you down loaded MIScore on to your phone?

Centennial Shirts

Have you ordered your shirt yet?? Order forms at the Clubhouse

They look terrific with the orginal logo on them.

Good hitting, George