The Woodlands Word
 
IN THIS ISSUE
Member Update – from Club Captain Doug Claridge
Course Beautification – Donate a Hebe Month
Mens Senior Interclub Trials on Sunday 30th – Cancelled
AGM 2021
Course Rating – A Fascinating Insight
Midweek Women update - from Robyn Campbell
Midweek Men Results - from Peter Larkin
Akaroa Golf Club – Centenary Celebration Registrations
Motorhome Caravan & Leisure Show – 2 Free Double Passes to Give Away
 
 
Dear Guest, Friday, 28 May, 2021

Member Update – from Club Captain Doug Claridge
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Above, Harewood 2, 2021, from left to right, Fiona Nicholls, Lesley Hedges, Denise Guerin, Lynn Brand, Catherine Butts and Valerie Woods.

The forecast for Saturday has been changing all week. It looks as though we may be able to play without getting too wet, with a few showers forecast. It is Yellow tees this weekend. Either all irons (a hybrid is not an iron) or Bisque Par. The rest of the weekend and early next week looks wet. Please, if you decide not to play advise the Proshop or cancel your booking online. This will be important over the next 12 weeks of 2 tee starts with the pressures on the tee bookings on Saturday.

Two tee starts begin next weekend, and those who book normally on a Friday will have already made their booking before this comes out. With 2 tee starts there is a reduction of the total number of tees available on a Saturday. With the growth in membership over the last 18 months (from just under 500 to 645) there has been an increased pressure on playing times on Saturday. The two-tee start is the best solution for fairness in respect to allowing the greatest number of players to get a game on Saturday if there is a frost. We have a course and greens that we should be proud of; keeping off the frozen greens protects them from damage. There will be 3 tee slots open on each side (1and 10) from 8am that can be booked into with the proviso of:

      1. being through the turn by 10.00am

      2. these slots will be closed / unavailable in the event of frost closing the course.

The Sunday competition will begin on the 6th of June. This is a Stableford competition available for members that will run over the 2 tees start period of winter. Prizes will be paid out as Proshop vouchers each Sunday, and there will be a cumulative best 5 rounds of 13 Stableford competition for those who regularly play the Sunday competition.

The Mid-winter Mixed shotgun is on the 13th of June that bookings can be made via the Proshop.

Congratulations to the Harewood 4BBB winners;

Men: Phil Barlow & Troy Clark defeated Matt O’Carroll & Ben McCarroll 1up – a very tight match

Women: Lynley Gainsford & Lynn Brand defeated Hyeza Kim & Kerrie Cady 2&1 - also a tight match

Well done to the Women’s Weekend Interclub winners! (Report below from Lesley Hedges Saturday ladies captain).

“In an exciting, cliff hanger of a final, Harewood 2 won the Women’s Weekend Interclub against Weedons at Russley last Sunday. After a frost delayed start, but in otherwise perfect conditions, Harewood had to dig deep, finally winning in a sudden death play-off. Whilst Lesley Hedges had an early loss to 14-year-old Deanna Matthews who had a par round, the other three players battled till the 18th, with Lynn Brand and Catherine Butts having wins and Denise Guerin, a loss. In the subsequent play off, Harewood’s nominated player, Lynn, played Deanna, maintaining her focus and composure to par (and almost birdie) the Number 1 hole after Deanna had putted long and missed the return putt.
This win makes it a double for Harewood Women, after the Mid-Week women’s success in the Silver 18 Hole Interclub competition a fortnight ago. Many thanks to the caddies and Harewood members who came out to support the team. Such support is a real boost to players and one of the many things that make Harewood a great club."

Results:

 

Men: 4BBB Par

Ladies – Stableford

1st

Scott McKenzie & Brian Tinworth +10

Jung Hee Kim 37

2nd

Pat Bonisch & Ray Polson +9

Diane Deuart 37

3rd

Bradley Edmonston & David Ott +9

Phillipa Pentecost 37

4th

John Hamilton & Ramon Coleman +9

 

Best of luck for the weekend – let’s hope the wet weather stays away until Sunday!


Course Beautification – Donate a Hebe Month

In line with our work in making improvements to the gardens and the pathways, we would like to make the area in front of the toilet block (next to the practice green) our next project. It would be great to have input from the members and so we have decided to make the month of June…. Donate a Hebe month.

Simply buy/donate a hebe (approx. $15) and leave it next to the pro shop. Colin will collect and look after them until the end of the month when a working bee will plant them all out in the area near the sand bucket stand & bin, as you walk off 18 green. This area is currently just a sand hill, scruffy in appearance and not an attractive entrance way to No 10 tee… it needs our attention!

New soil will be needed and the current old growth removed, you may have noticed this work has begun. Please donate a Hebe, of any description, leave it beside the Pro shop and a group of volunteers will take care of the rest.

We thank you in anticipation of another positive project by keen Harewood members.

Thank you!

Debbie Scott - Chair Course Committee


Mens Senior Interclub Trials on Sunday 30th – Cancelled

The forecast is pretty nasty for Sunday with heavy rain and southerlies around for a day or 2 so I am making the call early to cancel the first trial.

Hopefully most can make the 2nd trial on Sunday June 6th.

AGM 2021

The Board have set the date for the Club’s 65th AGM as Thursday July 15th at 7:00pm in the Clubhouse.

Nominations of members willing to act as officers or members of the Board are sought, with two positions for Director being available, one for President and one for Club Captain.

Nominations should be lodged with the General Manager 28 clear days before the date of the Annual General Meeting, this date being June 17th.
 
A complete list of all nominated members, the positions for which they have been nominated, together with the names of their respective proposers and seconders will be posted in the Clubhouse by June 21st.

The Notice of AGM is attached. Nomination forms will be distributed shortly.


Course Rating – A Fascinating Insight

Last week our Greenkeeping 2IC Chris Clarke and I had the pleasure of learning more about the dark art of golf course rating.

The 1 & ½ day course was led by Golf NZ’s Handicapping & Golf Services Manager Phil Aickin and local rating guru John Thompson. It’s fair to say there is significantly more to the science than we imagined, and you certainly couldn’t learn it all in that limited period of time.
 
I recommend you have a look at this video which summarises the course rating process nicely.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UHQlHVUQbA

The Canterbury Course Rating Committee could certainly do with more help so if you are interested in learning more about how you can help, please let me know and I will put you in touch.


Midweek Women update - from Robyn Campbell

What a great way to start the week in celebrating another fantastic Interclub Final win by our Weekend No 2 Team.

Congratulations to Denise Guerin, Lynn Brand, Catherine Butts. Fiona Nicholls, Valerie Wood and Lesley Hedges in a sudden death win on hole No 1 against Weedons at Russley.

Tuesday 25 May:

Nancy McCormick Foursomes RD2

Winners: Julie Jones and Robyn Campbell nett 75 c/b

Runners-up: Ranee Morgan and Lynda Hague nett 75 c/b

Third: Margaret Black and Wendy Nichols nett 75

Other’s Stableford:

Winner: Julie Hamilton 32 pts

Runner-up: Helen Bishop 31 pts

9 Hole Ladies:

Wednesday 26 May:

Stroke:

Winner: Sue Vivian 31 nett

Runner-up: Faye Sedgley 34 nett


Midweek Men Results - from Peter Larkin

Eighteen ‘hardy’ souls turned up for Monday’s Stableford event in less than desirable conditions with four ‘wise’ blokes retiring after 9 holes!

Great to see a good number (34) of MWM turn for Thursdays Ambrose off the BLUE tees.

The MWM’s group would welcome more members to join in - you just need to be a member and have a handicap. Contact joint MWM Club Captains:

Simon Hubble 0275 060 708 or Peter Larkin 021 395 465

Monday 24 May - Stableford White Tees.

Individual Results:

Division 1:

Phil Stevenson 36
Tomas Hruby 35
Peter Moore 35

Division 2:

Barry Crowther 37
Bruce Gillespie 35
John Hooper 33

Thursday 27 May - Ambrose Blue Tees.

1st:

Ramiro Guerrero           59.375
John McCrae
Josh Steetskamp
Darryl Dowthwaite

2nd:

Reeves Nesbitt              62.5
George Grieve
Kevin Prichard

3rd:

Tony Ralfe                       66
Cyril White
Alf Hewitt

Akaroa Golf Club – Centenary Celebration Registrations

Akaroa Golf Club will be celebrating 100 years in April 2022 and they have asked us to circulate the attached flyer to try and capture any past members of the club.


Motorhome Caravan & Leisure Show – 2 Free Double Passes to Give Away

I have been given 2 double passes for the above show being held at Christchurch Arena on July 10 and 11.

The first 2 emails received will secure these – let’s see who actually reads the WW!

See www.nzmotorhomeshow.co.nz

 
 
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