LABOUR WEEKEND TOURNAMENT
The labourweekend Golf Trilogy Tournament will again run over the three days of the long weekend, with 18 holes of foursomes played daily.
Click HERE to view the poster and entry details. Enter with Golf Fusion staff at the Pro Shop.
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DAFFODIL DAY GOLF
Friday 27 August
raising funds for the Cancer Society
Book a tee time now for Daffodil Day. $10 entry for all players donated to the Cancer Society. $5 Pro Shop Haggle and a lucky prize draw for all players. The results of the Haggle and Lucky Prize Draw will be published here by Monday 30 August. Groups welcome.
To book a time phone:-
Pro Shop on 5788465 ext 2
Club Office 5788465 ext 3
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NEW SIGN
A new sign was fitted at the entrance to the Club car park on 9 August. The sign will be enhanced with a small garden.
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2010 SRIXON PAIRS TOURNAMENT
TAURANGA GOLF CLUB
Sunday 5 September
Click HERE to view the poster for the 2010 Srixon pairs Tournament to be played at Tauranga Golf Club on Sunday 5 September.
Entries are now being taken and you can register on the entry sheet posted on the Clubhouse Notice Board yourself or phone the Club Office on 5788465 ext 3 and we'll take your entry.
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BAYWIDE PENNANT FINALS - RESULTS
Click HERE to view the results from the Baywide Pennant Finals played in Rotorua on Sunday 20 June.
INTERMEDIATE WINNERS
Richard Smith, Warwick Barnett, William Coxhead, Mike Sherratt, Lindsay Klee and Darren Mcleod
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EBBETT TAURANGA
"Marque of Excellence"
Ebbett Tauranga has extended it long association with the Club with a further 12 months sponsorship of the Golf Autoscore System.
Promotion of the "Euro" brands Landrover, Volvo and Jaguar will be the emphasis for the ongoing sponsorship, and these brands feature prominently on the Card Printing Kiosk, Scorecards and Clubhouse Leaderboard graphics.
The Club is grateful to Ebbett Tauranga Dealer Principal David Johnston for his company's ongoing support of the Tauranga Golf Club. Why not pop down to Ebbetts now and talk to Club Members David Johnston or Ian Humble about your next vehicle.
The Card Printing Kiosk looking resplendent in its new livery.
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AFFILIATED MEMBER STATISTICS
Click HERE to view the national membership stats as at 31 May 2010. Information supplied by NZ Golf Inc.
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FOUR TAURANGA TEAMS
MAKE BAYWIDE PENNANT FINAL
Men - Tauranga scored a triefecta at the BOP Golf Mens Pennant Semi-Finals Day played at Tauranga on Sunday 30 May, with all three qualifying teams having comfortable wins to progress to the Baywide Finals on Sunday 20 June.
The Championship Team defeated Mt Maunganui, Senior A's defeated Lake View and Intermediates defeated Taupo in a record breaking clean sweep for Tauranga Golf Club.
Women - In the Womens Silver Championship Pennant played at Te Aroha on Sunday, the Womens Team defeated Springfield 5-1 to also qualify for the Baywide Final on 20 June, when they will match up against Rotorua.
Photos to come. Full results will be posted on the BOP Golf Website in due course. To view the results click here - BOP GOLF
The teams on the day were as follows:-
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Womens Silver |
Mens Senior A |
Mens Intermediate |
| Michael Barbeau |
Anna Brabyn |
Ollie Coxhead |
Warwick Barnett |
| Eddie Burgess |
Rudi Downs |
Richard Craven |
William Coxhead |
| David Feeney |
Rosslyn Hosking |
Karl Knedler |
Lindsay Klee |
| George Kinghorn |
Alison Holdem |
Jason Ornberg |
Darren McLeod |
| Blair Murdock |
Joyanne Merrick |
Shane Rowse |
Mike Sherratt |
| Hayden O'Donnell |
Jan Payne |
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| Ben Shanley |
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WESTPAC DROPS IN
The first hole became a temporary Land Zone for the TECT Westpac Rescue Helicopter on Thursday 27 May as part of a fundraising venture arranged by Westpac and Board Chairman Richard Craven, who is a Westpac Business Development Manager. Westpac are a sponsor of the Mens Thursday roll Up Competition and members Ian Cross, Vinnie Aston, Duncan Wood and Paul Smith won the flight from the Westpac Rescue Base to the golf Course.
Westpac TECT Rescue Chopper lands on the 1st Fairway
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FIRST ASSOCIATES MEMBERS JOIN CLUB
The first of our new Associate members joined the Club on 13 May. Denis McMahon and Terry Steven of McMahon Property Managers felt that the terms of the new membership were tailored for their circumstances, and offered the perfect solution to the "occasional" golfer, whose family and business commitments precluded regular club day involvement.
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COURSE RECORD BROKEN
A happy Richard Lee
Touring Professional Richard Lee (aka Mohamed) lowered the Tauranga course record to 59 on Rd2 of the 2010 Carrus Tauranga Open, one shot less than the 60 recorded by Tauranga's Eddie Burgess in 2002.
The Record round of 59 - Hole by Hole
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2010 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The 2010 AGM was held in the Clubhouse on the evening of 26 April and 93 members were attendance. The following is a brief summary of the outcomes from the meeting:-
Election of Officers
Elected unopposed were Anna Brabyn (Club President), Michael Smith (Club Captain), Graham Cathie (Board Member) and Bob Diprose (Board Member).
Membership Subscriptions for 2011
The Notice of Motion proposing an up to 5% increase in subscriptions for the 2011 year was adopted.
Membership Rule Amendments
The Notice of Motion proposing amendments to the Club Membership Rules was adopted in full.
New Board Chairman
After the AGM, the new Board met, and Richard Craven was elected Board Chairman, replacing Murray Goodhue, who completed his term of office on the Board at the AGM.
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COURSE CLOSURE - MONDAY 3 MAY
As published int the 2010 Handbook, the course will be closed for maintenance on Monday 3 May, including greens aeration and the application of fertliser. The tees will also be sprayed with a herbicide. This work is essential prior to the recovery of the greens and tees prior to the onset of winter and the closure will give staff the chance to carry out the work without delays.
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MORRIS MYNAH
Morris Mynah turned up for a round a couple of weeks ago, and liked the course so much that he decided to join the Club. It wasn't long before Morris became a minor celebrity, featuring on both local and national media. His presence has generally been well accepted by fellow members and although his eating habits can be somewhat unusual at times, he is only a minor distraction to players. Good on you Morris!
Photo: Lindsay Klee
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MEMBER SERVICES ONLINE PAYMENTS
Did you know that you can now make subscription and other payments to the Club on line using your Mastercard or Visa Credit or Debit card? To make a payment or amend your membership details only click on the image below to go to Member Services Online, log in using your User Name or 7-digit player number and Password and follow the simple instructions.
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FIREWOOD ORDERS
Winter may be a long way off yet, but that doesn't mean you can't get your firewood delivered. The TGC Firewood Gang is now taking orders for immediate delivery. The wood supplies are dry and ready to burn, and the cost per Ute load is $75, delivered.
To order your winter supply, contact Noel Copestake on 5769351
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ADDITIONAL CLUB CAR PARKING
A reminder to members that additional car parking is now available within the fenced areas of the BOP Racing Club on the left hand side of the road down to the stables. The parking is available after 9am daily, but excludes Race Days. Click HERE to view or download details about the new parking area, including an aerial photo with yellow pins showing the available areas, which provide overflow parking for 70+ vehicles. While the area is fenced, the gates are able to be left open from 9am daily, outside of race days.
The Club is grateful to the BOP Racing Club for their assistance with this additional parking.
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HOW TO REPAIR PITCH MARKS & DIVOTS - CORRECTLY
A pitchmark only takes a few seconds to fix correctly. A pitchmark repaired incorrectly takes over three weeks to heal. In common with the Miami courses referred to by the presenter the video on repairing divots, the dominance of warm season grasses on our course makes the preferred method of repairing divots the use of sand rather than replacement of the divot.
Click on the images below to view a video demonstration on how to correctly repair pitch marks and divots on our course.
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Sandbuckets
A supply of sand buckets is provided at the 1st Tee adjacent to the Pro Shop, and sand bins are located at the 1st, 7th and 13th holes. Please return your buckets to the 1st Tee after finishing your round, or if you are going to the car park, leave your bucket under the hedge to the right of the roadway where it exits into the car park (a collection bin will be located at this point once we find something suitable). These will be collected on a daily basis. It is pleasing to see the good level of support for our fairway sanding programme. Please remember to flatten the sand in the divot scar down to ground level. This will minimise the wear and tear on the fairway mower blades.
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