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The Kiewiet - March EASTER IS ROUND THE CORNER AND IT JUST DOESN’T SEEM POSSIBLE. ON WED 17 MARCH WE ARE HAVING ST PATRICK’S NIGHT CELEBRATION FROM 7.00PM. HEATHER IS PREPARING LOVELY IRISH FOOD AND THOMMO (NEIL THOMPSON) WILL BE ENTERTAINING US. THE COST IS R120.00 PER PERSON AND THERE ARE LIMITED TICKETS SO PLEASE BUY THEM SOON. OUR COMPETITION IN THE AFTERNOON WILL BE A FUN ONE AND WE EXPECT YOU ALL TO WEAR GREEN PLEASE. WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE TWO NEW SPONSORS ON BOARD GREG FERGUSON OF COB CREEK WILL BE SPONSORING A BETTER BALL STABLEFORD ON THE 1ST SAT OF EVERY MONTH JOHN COOPER OF CHAS EVERITT WILL BE SPONSORING THE MONTHLY MEDAL ON THE LAST SAT OF EVERY MONTH. A VERY BIG THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. WE HOPE IT WILL BE MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL. OVER EASTER WE WILL ONCE AGAIN BE HAVING THE ROTARY DAY ON THE 3 APRIL (SAT)– IND STABLEFORD. THIS IS ALWAYS A GREAT DAY. ON MONDAY 5TH APRIL THE FORMAT WILL CHANGE AS IN THE PLACE OF THE 3 JACKS AND A JILL WE WILL BE HAVING THE PAM GOLDING CLASSIC – A BETTER BALL STABLEFORD, ANY COMBINATION. PLEASE SUPPORT ALL THESE DAYS AS WE DO WISH TO GIVE OUR SPONSORS THE SAME SUPPORT THEY ARE GIVING US. WE ARE HOLDING OUR FIRST CALAMARI CLASSIC MEETING THIS WEEK SO THOSE OF YOU WHO USUALLY PLAY AND HAVE NOT PAID YOU DEPOSIT OR CONFIRMED YOUR TIME NEED TO CONTACT MARGIE IN THE OFFICE. OUR FINES MASTER HAS TAPPED A LOT OF YOU AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING IT IN THE SPIRIT IN WHICH IT IS MEANT. THE MONEY IS ALL BEING WELL SPENT AND YOU THE MEMBER WILL REAP THE BENEFIT. A FRIENDLY REMINDER - PLEASE REPAIR PITCH MARKS, PUT SAND IN DIVOTS AND KEEP UP WITH THE PLAYERS AHEAD OF YOU. FOOD FOR THOUGHT: |
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| FROM THE CHAIRMAN I am very honoured to have been elected Chairman, and to follow in the footsteps of those who have shaped our fine Club to what it is today. I will strive to uphold the high standards that have been set, and to maintain and possibly improve the overall golf experience for all who play at our course. A brief background for members, who may not know me, is that I have been a member of the Club and resident of St Francis Bay since retiring here in July 1999. I have been a keen golfer all my life, and have played at provincial level for Eastern Province in the 1960’s, and represented the P E Golf Club, Wanderers Club in Johannesburg and Durban Country Club at league golf for many of my years. I was also a member of our own Standard Bank league side, which has sadly fallen away recently due to the retirement or departure of the majority of members who constituted the team. It is a hope of mine that we will once again be represented in our local league in the near future. I have served on our committee on several occasions in the past. I am a keen tennis player, and also enjoy swimming and “strandlooping” on the fine beaches in our area. Our course continues to receive accolades from all who play it, and rightly so, as it is in my opinion the most enjoyable course to play on in the region. Having said that, I also believe there is scope to improve the overall beautification of certain aspects of the course, for example, the pathways, tees, tee surrounds and gardens, and I hope to address these points as we progress. Unfortunately we have to remember that financial constraints limit us from doing as much as we would like each year. May I wish you all lots of good golfing in 2010, with many pars, birdies, and eagles to grace your scorecards! Yours in golfing |
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From the Seniors Thursday 11 Feb - 43 golfers played at Fynbos (Eerste Rivier). The ladies were included and we all had a good time. Monday 22 Feb – again had a good turnout with 40 players. The fourball winners were Mike Laverack, Peter Anderson, Graham Allison and Bernard Jubb with 88 points but they gracefully declined the prize as they were not in the draw. Needless to say Mike Laverack had the highest individual with 36 points. Monday 1 March – we had a record of 44 players even though a number of seniors were away or had other commitments. I personally did a test from approx. 7.00am i.e. paying green fees, teeing off on 1st and 10th and everyone was off by 8.30am. The official time is to meet at the putting green at 7.30 for the draw at 7.45am and then tee off at the applicable tees. I will do further tests on Mondays and then the Seniors can decide what times they want. We have been invited by John Summersell to play at Humewood Golf Club on Monday 10 May all men are welcome. Closer to the time notices will be on the board. Allan Davidson for Mens Seniors |
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News from the Ladies Bad weather, but unfortunately NOT LOTS of rain, has affected 2 Tuesdays recently but we have otherwise had excellent fields and lots of fun, with a number of visitors joining us. We are very proud of Cindy Mills for winning the ECWGA B Division Strokeplay Championships. Well done Cindy! It is good to see you getting back into golf again after your various mishaps! Disappointingly only 3 of our girls represented the club at the Jeffreys Bay Open. A number of our regular players were ill or away but we need to consider making sure there is a bigger representation from St Francis at the 2011 event. The girls from J Bay are so friendly and hospitable. The course is greatly improved and their new locker rooms are fantastic! Carol Hemsley managed 6th place in the Individual Stableford. Saturday 27 saw the 2nd medal event of the year, which was won by Maureen Cuff with a nett 69. She also took the putting prize with 27 putts. Carol Hemsley was 2nd with a nett 70 and Maureen Sands had a nett 73. A big thank you to Chas Everitt for their sponsorship. A Kouga Social Day is to be held once every quarter and on 2nd March we hosted the event, in which 36 took part. The weather was kind to us and all seemed to enjoy the day. Maureen Cuff kept up her excellent golf, winning on 36 points. Beryl Day followed on 35 and Sandra Marais of The Links on 34. Ria Bestbier from Jeffreys had 33. The last 3 prizes went to Jean Fynn, Marianne Liebenberg and Melinda Mc Cay from Uitenhage on a count on 32. The Baboon Trophy against J Bay takes place on 23 March on our course and our 36 hole stroke play will be played on the weekend of 10 & 11 of April, together with the men’s championships. Also make a note of the Mixed Open on 25 April. |
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