New Drop Zones/Hazard Extension

MEN’S NEWSLETTER 05 MARCH, 2015.

NEW DROP ZONES/HAZARD EXTENSION. NEW DROP ZONES AROUND THE GREEN KEEPERS SHEDS: Interpretations of the rules around the green keepers sheds have been stretched for a long period of time. To simplify this the sheds will have a line painted around them and 2 new drop zones marked. If you are within the lines from the 8th hole there will be a drop zone between the shed and the large tree. If you are within the lines from the 10th tee there will be a drop zone between the shed and the Ladies 10th tee. HAZARD AT THE REAR OF THE 5th GREEN. There has always been confusion as to whether or not the path to the 6th is part of the hazard. There will now be a line painted on the path joining the 2 hazard stakes, therefore if you are on the path in the hazard you can drop in the drop zone that is at the rear of the 5th green. Both of these changes should be in force by the weekend.

TOMKINS WAKE NZ SPEED GOLF OPEN. Well done to Landyn Edwards who won the NZ Speed Golf Open held at Rotorua. Landyn’s time was 23.27min for the front 9, 27.07min for the back 9, making a total of 50.34min. Add his Gross of 69 and he had a total of 119.34. Nick Willis was second with a split times of 18.30min & 19.30min with a gross of 84. His total being 122.00. As of today we have received over $3,300.00 in donations towards Landyn’s trip to the U.S.A. for the world finals. All those that donated went into a draw for tickets to the Holden PGA Championships this weekend. Every $50.00 gave you one entry into the draw. The winner was Charlie Low. There is still 1 ticket available if someone wishes to go to the PGA. See Don in the office. First come first served. Thank you all for your support for Landyn.

NEW CLUB BROCHURE. A new club brochure has been produced and is available to members from the office. The purchase price is $10.00 each. This brochure has been supplied to the club free of charge by Premier Publishing and will be used for promotion of the club, and as a fundraiser for the club. Premier Publishing have also distributed 1000 of the brochures to postal addresses around Rotorua. VICTOR JANIN. Brian Perry Classic at St Andrews Hamilton. On Friday, Bay of Plenty Professional Kieran Muir was the best of a quality field in winning the event with a 4 under score of 68. Played in a pro am format with professionals leading teams consisting of one talented junior and three amateur supporters of the charity, Muir was good enough to head off Ryan Fox, Josh Geary, and Victor Janin by one stroke. Muir conceded that his form has been a little off and he hopes this is an indicator of good things to come heading into The NZPGA Championship at Remuera later this week and The NZ Open at The Hills the week following. The Brian Perry Foundation have embraced the Pro Am format as a fundraiser for their highly successful charity work. Their team was ably lead by Jennifer Palmer and Murray Gutry and testament to their efforts is how quickly they fill their amateur teams every year. Ten scholarships were handed out to junior golfers and an exciting prize table was shared with the leading teams. Yesterday Victor got his qualification for the Holden NZ PGA Championship - Remuera - 5th - 8th March

CONGRATULATIONS TO…… Kath McMillan who had a Hole in One on the 17th hole at Lake View during their Association Pennant match on Friday 20th February, 2015. It was Kath’s first hole in one. Well done Kath.

PENNANTS 2015. Sunday 22nd February saw our Championship team play Taupo at Tauranga and Winning 7-2. The Senior team played Lake View at Ohope and won 5-4. Well done Guys. This weekend the Championship play Kawerau at the Mount. The Seniors play Hinehopu at Springfield, the Intermediates play Taupo at Murupara, & the Juniors play Hamurana at Lake View. Good Luck to all the teams.

LOST PROPERTY. Powerbuilt Oversize P1 & Taylormade Tour preferred 4 Iron. See the office.

CAFÉ 18.5. The Café is open every day from 9.00am for Morning Tea, Lunch, & Afternoon Tea. Drop in anytime and bring your friends/work colleagues. Group Breakfast, Lunches, & Dinners are available with prior bookings.

PROGRAMME 2015 The club programme is now available from the office and in the lounge. 27 HOLE FOURSOMES. This is being played on Saturday 21st March, 2015, with a 9.00am tee off from the 10th hole. You can enter by putting your name on the sheet on the notice board. Entries close Thursday 19th March at 5.00pm.

VOUCHERS. Are you travelling and looking to play golf? Vouchers are available for the following: (see Don in the office)  1 Round of golf for 4 players at Bay of Islands Golf Club. (3 vouchers)  2 persons, 1 night stay and play package playing a Hamilton Golf Club. (1 voucher)  1 round of golf for 2 players at Formosa. (3 vouchers) “MAKE AN OFFER…. PROCEEDS TO THE CLUB.”

TRUNDLER SPACE. We have trundler spaces available in the shed next to the Pro Shop. The cost for this is $48.00 per year. (Non powered sites)

COURSE.  Please do not take trundlers between the greens and the bunkers.  Please rake the bunkers after your shot has been played, including your footprints.  Please park carts at the cart parks as sign posted.  Please repair pitch marks & divots. Please see the notice boards, and the web site, on the correct procedure to fix pitch marks.  REPAIR YOUR PITCH MARK & 2 OTHERS. THIS WILL ASSIST GREATLY IN KEEPING OUR GREENS IN A SUPERB CONDITION.  Please repair your divots after a practice swing, especially on the Par 3’s.  WHERE YOU CAN PLEASE TAKE A SAND BUCKET WITH YOU TO FILL IN ANY DIVOTS YOU COME ACROSS.

SUGGESTION BOX. No suggestions received.

NEW MEMBERS. Sindu Morrison, Glen Chen, James Liu Welcome to the Rotorua Golf Club.

COMING UP. 07 Mar: Stroke Play Champs (3) 08 Mar: Championship Pennants Mt Maunganui, Senior Pennants Springfield, Intermediate Pennants Murupara, Junior Pennants Lake View 09 Mar: Ladies Association Pennants Rotorua 11 Mar: Scramble 12 Mar: Rotorua Vets at Springfield 13 Mar: Rotary West St Johns Tournament Rotorua 14 Mar: Stroke Play Champs (4), Monthly Medal 15 Mar: Senior Pennants Te Teko 18 Mar: Scramble 19 Mar: Rotorua Vets at Waiotapu Rotorua Chamber of Commerce Tournament. (Note change of date) 21 Mar: 27 Hole Foursomes. Names on the notice board. 22 Mar: Championship Pennants Rotorua, Senior Pennants Lake View, Intermediate Pennants Taupo Tauhara, Junior Pennants Hamurana.

RESULTS. Wednesday 25 th February, 2015. Bayleys Day Stableford 0 – 16: Kerry Iles 46, Phil Hogg 41, Don Stewart, Jim Weir 40, Bernie Lunn, Brett Ainsley, Duncan Stroud, David Rush, Peter Lewis 39, Ken Morley 37. 17-38: Todd Hughes 42, Barry hall 41, Ray Byford 40, Keith Mitchell 39, Jeff Timmins 38, Robert Kellett, Steve Freeman 37, Kesh Makan, Mark Irvine 36, Kierin Irvine 35. Raffle: Angus Carle, Duncan Stroud, David Humphrey Nearest the Pin 6th: Rod Park Kath’s Café 18.5 Nearest the Pin: Ken Morley Bayleys Day Winner : Kerry Iles 46 Bayleys Day Team: David Humphrey, Phil Cawte, Mark Hall, Todd Hughes Holiday Inn Rotorua Golf Club Men’s 72 Hole Match Stroke Play 27th, 28th February, 1st March, 2015. Our thanks to 100% Golf & New World for their generous sponsorship. Nathan Kim, from the Akarana Golf Club in Auckland, was the winner of this year’s Men’s Open Tournament. He had a 4 round score of 272, 8 under par. The runner up was Sam Davis from the Tauranga Club with a 4 round total of 274, 6 under par. Henry Spring set the pace on Friday with a 65, Nathan Kim had 66, with 68’s from Jordan Loof, Josh Sedgwick, Daniel Graham, & Sam Davis. William Howard, Josh Wilson, & William McFarlane opened with even Par 70’s. The second round saw Sam Davis, & last year’s winner Landyn Edwards, share the honours with 67’s, Nathan Kim, & Chris Charlton had 68, Jordan Loof & Tyler King 69, and Josh Sedgwick, Jordan Golding, & William Howard returning Par scores. The 3rd round saw Sam Davis & Nathan Kim with 68, Henry Spring & Josh Sedgwick 69, & Chris Charlton even Par. Going into the last round Nathan Kim had a 1 shot lead over Sam Davis, and a 5 shot lead over Henry Spring & Josh Sedgwick. The last round saw Chang Gi Lee & William Howard shoot 66, & Hayden O’Donnell had a 69. However Nathan Kim’s round of even par 70 was enough to hold out the others with Sam Davis, Karl Knedler & Henry Spring returning 71’s. The overall Nett winner was Jonathan Blair with Yusuki Niwa runner up. The overall Stableford Winner was Josh Wilson with Josh Sedgwick runner up. A full list of the results is on the web site. Wednesday 4 th March, 2015. Nett Blue Tees: Phil Hogg, Paul Jefford, David Humphrey 67, Phil Cawte 68, Graham Bishop 69, Ross Fisher, Don Stewart 71, Bryce Dunn 72, Ken Morley, Graeme Leigh 73. Nett White Tees: Kerry Iles 65, Keith Mitchell 66, Robert Kellett, Harry Bodde 67, Barrie Fenton, Grant Ludgate 68, Marinus Van den Hoek, Ray Byford, Alan Park, Denis Boyle 69 Raffle: Paul Jefford, Colin Wylds, Ross Fisher Kath’s Café 18.5 Nearest the Pin: Alan Park Nearest the Pin 6th Hole: David Crossley

CLUB SPONSORS. Below are our club sponsors. Please support them where you can as they support the club. ALCOM COMMUNICATIONS Score Cards BELL AUTOMOTIVE & ELECTRICAL 8th Tee BAYLEYS REAL ESTATE Corp CAFÉ de PARIS 9th Tee CAMPBELL CONTRACTING (ROTORUA) LTD Corp CHRIS SMITH GLASS 6th Tee COPTHORNE HOTEL 1st Tee CRAIGS INVESTMENT PARTNERS Greens Flags FIRST SOVEREIGN TRUST Corp HOLIDAY INN ROTORUA 18th Tee & Men’s Open HOLLAND BECKETT LAWYERS 12th Tee KONICA MINOLTA Corp LIQUORKING 2nd Tee MAD BUTCHER TE NGAE 17th Tee MANHATTEN MOTEL Corp MIKE STEINER INTERIOR DESIGN Tournament NAIRN FISHER 5th Tee NOVOTEL LAKESIDE ROTORUA 7th Tee PHIL CAWTE PLUMBING LTD 13th Tee POLYNESIAN SPA 15th Tee ROTORUA RENTALS 4th Tee TELFER YOUNG (ROTORUA) LTD Corp THE RADIO NETWORK Corp THOMPSON LAWNMOWERS & CHAINSAWS 3rd Tee VAN DYKES FURNISHINGS Tournament VISIQUE MCCLELLAND OPTOMOTRISTS 14th Tee