Friday 13th March, 2020 HOWLONG NEWS MY GOLF Pictured: Some of our MyGolf participants practicing their putting skills on Sunday 1st March In case you’re wondering, the putt on the right went in! FROM PRESIDENT KIM GRAY Welcome to our March newsletter. 2020 at Clubhouse reception for absentee members who present themselves at reception. The Club’s Financial Report has been completed and externally audited, reviewed by the Board Under the triennial system three positions will and approved for the year ended 30th be vacated by rotation and any qualifying November 2019. A Profit of $52,742 has been member may nominate for a position on the reported for the year and whilst this is below Board for a three year term. I am available to our initial budget expectations we understand discuss with any prospective member any the stresses which have prevailed during the details regarding the role of a Director prior to year. An opportunity to detail our result will be the closure of nominations on Monday 16th open to members at our Information evening to April at 5:00pm. I intend re-nominating for the be held at 5pm on Monday 30th March at the President’s position. club. An important resolution has also been passed by Our Annual General Meeting is scheduled for the Board which will disallow the use of Monday 20th April 2020 and I am pleased to Members Points for the payment of advise that a change to voting process has been Membership fees with effect forthwith. We approved by the Board, which will allow pre understand this may not necessarily be popular AGM Voting. This will be open to members with some members but is essential in aligning who are unable to attend the AGM on the night with other clubs and preserving our cash flow in in the week preceding the AGM. For clarity, the critical time preceding the end of financial voting can take place from Tuesday 14th April year. Incentives will be put in place to (02) 6026 5321 | www.howlonggolf.com.au | [email protected] FROM PRESIDENT KIM GRAY (CONT’D) advantage members to utilise points within the Clubhouse and Golf Shop in upcoming months. The Board is concentrating efforts for future financial sustainability and continued work on strategic projects in order to maintain the solvency of the club and excellent facilities which club members will enjoy into the future. I encourage members to make welcome visitors to the club in a very busy period in upcoming months. March through to June will be a very productive period for the club in terms of visitors at the Resort, Golf course and our clubhouse facilities. Pictured (above): Kim Gray - President President, Kim Gray LADIES GOLF Hi again! McLean, Donna Rohrich, Libby Mott and Anne Weiss (marker) and our ever reliant Pro, Tim Already we’re into the frenetic world of golf. Do Cameron, who play on 24th March at Hunting- I go there? Will I be able to go here? Oh, there dale Golf Club in the Victorian Women’s State is just too much on! Final of the Volkswagen Scramble. Just sit down quietly, reassess the situation and Congratulations to all who participated in the you will find yourself playing 6 days out of 9! recent Open Days at Thurgoona, Albury and Good luck on your choices and above all else Wodonga. To those who had a win, well done. enjoy the travel to and from, meeting new friends, reacquainting yourself with old friends An NEDGA Ladies Open Day was held at and above all enjoy the game of golf. Yarrawonga on the 28th Feb. A very successful day was had. Good luck to the team of Helen Foster, Bernie LADIES GOLF (CONT’D) Pennant for NEDGA commenced on 2nd March. this year, with the first round of competition to Howlong is in Division 3 and commence their 1st commence on 27th April. match playing in 4's at Howlong on 16th March. Good luck to the team of Wendy Day, Fay Travellers will be on the move to Wangaratta, Barnes, Glenda Marshall, Joan Trevethan and Finley, Narrandera, Rich River and Walwa. Chris O'Toole. Howlong's Open Day on 25th March has been Howlong have entered a team in the NEDGA completely booked out which is absolutely Sunday Ladies Pennant which will commence on fantastic! Good luck participants. 22nd March when Howlong will host Beechworth/Yackandanda, Wodonga, and Reminders Yarrawonga. The Sunday Pennant is a great 1. Ladies please read the Grades for NTPs. opportunity for our working golfers to play Unfortunately there have been a few slip ups pennant. Good Luck to all. with some grades being put on the incorrect NTP in the last 5 weeks. Teams for Riverina Pennant are currently being 2. Ladies remember to keep the group in front finalised, with Howlong entering a third team in view (on that hole) and not worry about LADIES GOLF (CONT’D) the group behind. It is their responsibility to pace Competitions and Tournaments in March themselves with you. It has been noted that some 12th - Wangaratta Bowl groups are 2 fairways behind. If this is the case 13th - Finley please send 2 off as soon as putting is 16th - NEDGA PENNANT completed. 19th - Narrandera 20th - Rich River 23rd - NEDGA PENNANT 25th - Howlong Open Day 29th - Walwa Tournament 30th - NEDGA PENNANT Competitions and Tournaments in April 1st - Tumbarumba/Howlong’s qualifying day for Singles Match Play 3rd - Corowa Bowl 5th - Cellarbrations/Thurgoona 6th - NEDGA Pennant Finals 14th - Wodonga 15th - Culcairn Pinehurst 24th - Mansfield 30th - Thurgoona Good golfing and remember… The grass is always greener Pictured: Speaking of Nearest to Pins, where you water it! look at this beauty from Heather Sarau on the 5th on Monday 9th March Di Tyrell-Miller - Ladies Golf Committee (photo courtesy of Loretta Lehmann) MENS GOLF The final of the Summer Series saw the Bushrangers with an excellent Nett 62 with John Mason next come away with a 3 matches to 1 win over Yack best on 63 Nett. It was great to see 132 men Attack. Bushrangers captain Dylan Pool was playing the event along with 35 women in their obviously a little nervous and was defeated first Saturday Medal. The April Monthly medal comfortably by Trevor Britton. The three other has been moved forward to 29th of March matches all went down to the final two holes with because of Resort bookings and Easter. the Bushrangers winning all three. Josh Carr defeated Rohan Hall, Graeme Pool had a win over The NSW Veterans Week of Golf this week has Geoff Moss and David Lang defeated John seen around 140 players competing over four McMaugh. days at Corowa and Howlong with the final Presentation Lunch at Howlong on Friday. It is The Two Man Ambrose contested by the other ten always great to host so many visitors at teams saw Stuart James and Steven Humphries win Howlong at this time of the year when the with a fine score of nett 59.5 with Josh Mann and course can be seen at its absolute best. Anthony Harmer runners up with nett 62.25. All players were served lunch courtesy of John Kimber’s Also a reminder to all male members the fine tin and the general feeling was that players were annual Split Sixes 2 man event will be held this already looking forward to next season when we Saturday, 14th March with an added prize of may have a couple of new teams. $100 each to the winners. The March Monthly Medal was won by Tony Webb Rob Forrest - Captain THURSDAYS Did you know that SZETO Asian Restaurant are open for lunch Thursday to Sunday? (02) 6026 5321 Extn 5 Carpet Bowls @ 7pm (until about 9pm) $5 per person | Chocolate prizes for “touchers” Playing 2 x 10 ends with lots of laughs | Please wear flat shoes Meet on the dance floor at the Howlong Golf Resort FROM OUR COURSE SUPERINTENDENT New Carpark Fence Management would like to apologise should The removal of the dead hedge between the main there be any disruption to members or guests carpark and the course has commenced to allow a in this area during construction. new cypress post and rail fence to be erected in its place. It will improve the look of this area and will Paul Irvine - Course Superintendent allow more space for traffic movement and golf carts. It will have a 6-metre-wide set of decorative double gates at the current gateway adjacent to the putting Photos on the next page show the progress green and a set at the 1st tee. It will be termite made to date on the first section of fencing. resistant and will serve its purpose for many years to As you can see, much of the old hedge was come. It is being built in stages and should be dead. completed by mid-march. FROM OUR COURSE SUPERINTENDENT (CONT’D) Pictured: (above L & R) Day one, clearing the old hedge and levelling the area; (below L): digging post holes; and (below R): constructing the post and rail fence LADIES BOWLS Barbara Leddin Challenge. It is playing in Section 3 against sides from Commercial, Culcairn, Lavington and Walla Walla. At the end of February, our Club was leading in this Section. Section 3 of the Challenge concludes on 30th April, when four sides play Round 10 at the Howlong Golf and Bowls Resort. The Consistency and Championship Pairs have been played and the last Club event to be Pictured (L-R): Barbara Cherry, Dianne Wasley, played will be the Championship Singles – Dianne Fletcher and Margaret O’Donnell scheduled to commence in March.