NEWSLETTER 25 JULY 2022

Under sunny skies, albeit wet underfoot, we had a 4 ball Ambrose event.
We welcome 2 new (short term) members to the fold – Rod Attenborough and Mike Byrne.
And a big welcome back to John Parsons.

Winners on the day were:

• 1st Place – David Anderson, Bill Henderson, Ted Lynch and Garry Elliott ($40 each)
• 2nd Place – Lindsey Binnie, Peter Goding, Chris Mackay and Greg Pearson on a CB ($30 each)
• 3rd Place – Rod Attenborough, Peter Bell, David Benjamin and Steve Scott ($20 each)

6 teams received a golf ball in the run-down.

NTP Winners each receiving 3 golf balls:
3rd: Rod Alfredson
5th: Peter Bell
8th: Ross Hepworth
12th: Bob Walters
14th: Lindsey Binnie
15th: John Parsons

CAPTAIN’S COMMENTS
Well, this is a big one ……..

1. Next week 1st August, we have the first of two rounds for the Vets Championship (1st and 8th). This is a stroke event (Gross and Net) in two grades – 0-15 and 16-36. Cost to play is $20. As well as the card for the stroke round you are also requested to complete a separate Stableford card as you are in the regular competition. Please note to be eligible to play in this event you need to have played in 6 home or away games this year
2. If you don’t wish to play in the Championship, then it is just like any other Monday. Turn up, pay your $10 and see how it goes with a single Stableford.
3. The following week (8th) it’s the second round of the championship at a further cost of $20. This covers the single Stableford as prior week.
4. If you are swerving the championship, then just the same as before but the cost is $20! not $10…………. Gasp
   The committee discussed this, and it was decided we wanted to continue the tradition of offering a snack and a few drinks after the champs and with fields being down this year it necessitated a small surcharge. Hence the price rise from last year.
5. Now in addition on the 1st August we have the $25 prize for NTP on 15th. This has been donated by Brittany of Mind & Motion Exercise Physiology.
6. The Vets District Championship – not the one above, is being hosted by Peregian again this year on the 22nd August. This is a big deal and attached is the flyer which gives you an idea how big. The cost is subsidized by the Vets so you don’t pay the $35 entry fee. However, if you are a lifestyle member you will still have to pay your usual green fee. Spaces are limited, I’m convinced we will be oversubscribed. To make this as fair as I can, we will allow the Vets Club Champions 2022 (A and B Grade) to have a free pass into the District Championship should they want it. Everyone else will be decided by games played, the more you have the greater your chance. (1st Jan 2022 to 26th July 2022). We will maintain a reserve list in the event of pull outs etc.
   Please send me an email if you wish to play. Close date is 1st August. On the 2nd I will send out the players that have been selected and those on the waitlist. Of course, I will reserve the two slots for the championship result and advise when these are known and if there is an impact on the waitlist.
7. We will also require volunteers on the day. As an official volunteer you will be assigned a duty e.g. spotter and can purchase the events raffle tickets and enjoy the complimentary lunch. I will call for volunteers after we have sorted out the players etc so please no emails on this just yet.
8. Almost done, just a friendly reminder if you aren’t feeling well or have a cold/cough always err on the side of caution.
9. Right after all of that, I would like to ask this:
   DO YOU FEEL LIKE A MUG?
   Well, the vets have an answer…………………………
   A bespoke Peregian Springs Men’s Monthly Mug* will be available on a monthly basis (until stocks run out). August’s Mug will be awarded to the highest Stableford Score recorded on the 1st August. September’s criteria will be a whole lot different, just wait and see.
   * Beer not included. OK that’s it, time for a lie down.
   Mike