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ON THE March 2019 Email: [email protected] Web: www.vinesofreynella.com.au In this edition… • From the Captain…Men’s Matchplay Championships, Father and Son and Family Pairs • FROM COURSE SUB COMMITTEE…tee signs, new sprinklers • The Issues Surrounding our Cart Policy for Heat…from Rob Millington • You may have wondered, “Who are they?”…a few of our volunteers • 2019 Air Diffusion Agencies Pro Am…lodge your entry now • RULE of the month… WHEN IS A BALL HOLED? and RULE 1 • A WORD FROM THE GIRLS…Opening Day, Championships, Gala Day, pennants From the President & Manager…Rob Dowling & Jacqui Baker Attention all Members New Membership Special Offer. The Committee of Management is pleased to offer a limited membership offer to attract new members to our Club. Our special offer is detailed on our website and is: Half price membership fees until the end of September 2019 including free $100 bar credit and affiliation fees. **Special offer for the first 20 new members. A free half hour lesson with our resident golf Professional Dylan Thomas.** Conditions apply. • This offer only applies to new members who also agree to join our Club for the 2019/2020 season; expiring 30 September 2020. • Offer is only available for 5, 6, 7 day and 9-hole membership packages. • Normal membership rates apply for season 2019/2020. • The total agreed membership package can be amortized into equal monthly • Payments until the end of season 2020. Fees apply. • Strictly limited number of “new membership special offers” available. “We look forward to our member’s supporting our goal to increase our membership base by encouraging their friends to take up our special offer to join “The best golf course in the South”. We will reward all successful member’s referrals with a $50 deposit into your golf or bar account.” New membership rates are available from our office. Application for membership forms are available from our office or website. (From the President & Manager…continued) We Need You Over the next few weeks Wayne Lines & his Hospitality team will be developing the Social Events Calendar for the next six (6) months April to September. What would be really helpful is your input & assistance with ideas & support to organize certain activities. Some of the suggestions to date are; • Seasonal themed dinners accompanied by wines from one of our suppliers. For example; Start Autumn with a Pig on the Spit Bring on Winter with Different Curries Spring Surprise Summer Salads & Seafood • 60/40 Dance Night • A Night of Classical Music This is in addition to our Quiz night, Melbourne Cup Day & other Public Holiday events. They are focused on making more use of our Clubhouse on Saturday nights. So if you have the time & wish to contribute to our Social Activities please contact Wayne Lines on 0427 493 889 or leave your name & suggestions with Julie at the office. Entries are now open for the 2019 Air Diffusion Agencies Pro Am. This 12.30pm shotgun start event will be held on Monday 25 March, with players having the opportunity to play golf with some of Australia’s best professional golfers. The $120 entry fee includes a gourmet BBQ lunch, along with a 3 course dinner and drinks following the round. Limited places are available, so be sure to get your entry in to the Office fast. The entry form is available on line or from the Office or Pro Shop. An added bonus this year is that Bill Threadgold has organized for Phil Smyth to be Guest Speaker at the dinner. Phil Smyth AM is an Australian former basketball player and four-time Olympian who won three National Basketball League championships with the Canberra Cannons before going on to be a three-time championship-winning head coach of the NBL's Adelaide 36ers. So this should make for a very entertaining evening. Main Club Sponsor… (From the President & Manager…continued) Golf Australia Vision 2025 Last week Jacqui and Ladies President, Jan Threadgold, attended the presentation of Golf Australia’s “Vision 2025”. Vision 2025 is based around increasing women’s and girls’ participation in golf at all levels. The presentation focused on ensuring Clubs are adhering to the Equal Opportunity Act by providing equal rights to course access and events, along with embracing different forms of golf and membership options to increase participation of the female demographic. Ideas were also discussed surrounding the concept of providing different membership options to cater for different lifestyles rather than the traditional 7 day membership model, such as single day memberships or part-year memberships. FROM COURSE SUB COMMITTEE…from Peter Shaw (Vice President, Course) New Tee Block Signs are now being progressively installed to each main tee block and separate red/yellow tee block. Directional signs will then follow in due course. Current Tee Signs for Sale expressions of interest are invited from club members who wish to purchase a used one owner Tee Block Sign. We are only asking $50.00 for each sign. So far, we have sold the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 14th and 18th. If you are interested please email [email protected] or enquire at the office. New sprinklers at each green have now been installed. This has been another factor in the improvement of localised dry spot incidence on greens and surrounds. There is little maintenance required with these sprinklers. They always pop up and retract as they should, and the rotation is virtually guaranteed. The last month has been quite interesting in terms of weather. We went through a heat wave that included the highest maximum on record at 46o C. On the whole the golf course handled the extreme conditions very well. Again we acknowledge the wetting agent dosing unit for reducing the localised dry spot that would normally result during extremely hot weather. With the hot weather came the wind. Both gully winds and prevailing southerlies have been producing vast quantities of bark and leaf debris to be cleaned up on a daily basis. The winds have also caused some drying issues on the southern sides of some fairways, greens and tees. Working Bee was held on Thursday 7th March and our dedicated group of volunteers assisted ground staff trim low limbs on the tree line between the 7th and 8th fairways. This work has been delayed a number of times due to the hot weather. We have been slowly working our way around the course with only the LHS 7th, 4th, 16th to go. We will also re-visit the 2nd to try and clean up the mess left after trees were hacked under the power lines. The Course Sub-Committee is looking for your feedback on any issue any time that relates to the Course. Have a question, a suggestion or criticism, please write to [email protected]. Any correspondence will be treated confidentially. From the Captain…Dean Nobbs Men’s Matchplay Championships Qualifying for the Men’s Matchplay Championships commences on Saturday 23rd March 2019. The top 16 gross scores in A grade will qualify and the top 8 gross scores in B and C grade will qualify. The A grade round of 16 will commence at 7:00 am on the 30th March and the A, B and C Grade quarterfinals will be played from 11:15 am on the same day. The semi-finals for all grades will be played on Saturday 6th April 2019 from 7:00 am. The final for all grades will be held on Saturday 13th April 2019 from 11:15 am. We encourage the morning field to head out onto the course after their round to watch the last 9 holes of the Final. Rohan Haslam Hole in One. He’s done it again!!! Rohan Haslam has had his second hole in one, this time on the 10th hole. There was a lot of commotion from the 12th hole to inform Rohan that he had done it again. Congratulations Rohan. Captain’s Summer Trophy The Captain’s Summer Trophy final was held on Saturday 9th March 2019. The 4BBB format final included Tony Van Wyk and James Weir taking on Mick Gibbie and Chris Watson. Congratulations to Tony and James who took out the Captain’s Summer Trophy and Mick and Chris for making the final. Father and Son and Family Pairs The Father and Son Cup (H.A Harris Trophy) and the Family Pairs Trophy will be played on Sunday 7th April 2019, from 11 am. The Father and Son Cup was first played in 1933 and is one of the oldest competitions at The Vines. The Father & Son Cup is open to players who have a Golf Australia 18 Hole Handicap and who are both members of The Vines Golf Club of Reynella. Family Pairs/Spouses Cup is open to players that must be immediate family, married or partners in life (i.e. mother/son, father/daughter, brother/brother, aunt/nephew, husband /wife etc) at least one of which is a member of The Vines Golf Club of Reynella. All players must have a valid official Golf Australia Handicap. Rod Knigge 47 Points Rod Knigge has been recovering from injury the last few months and on Saturday 9th March, playing off a 12 handicap, had 47 points (72 off the stick). It’s great to have you back and on the mend Rod. Other notable scores of late include Darren Jochinke 42 points, Corey Apthorpe, 40 points, Oscar McDonnell 40 points, Mick Fitzgerald nett 66, Greg Hart 42 points, Joel Smith 40 points, PJ Barker 40 points, Marc Fulton nett 65, Raymond Eckermann 42 points, Nigel Coles 42 points, Brenton Bosco-White 41 points, Hans Larsen 43 points and Sam Noble 41 points.