What a day!!! Beautiful conditions and a beautifully prepared course. We had a massive turn out of 101 members! The day started off with a morning sausage sizzle with Baz on the BBQ. It was a slow 4-man Ambrose but it was worth the wait to get the mid round hamburgers which just melted in your mouth. Once everyone was in, we had wraps and refreshments. This year’s raffle had the usual spirits, wines, beers, balls, vouchers and the new inclusion of 2 golf carry bags, 2 umbrella’s and 4 titleist caps.

This Year we had the inclusion of greens staff in this year’s event and moving forward this will be a on going tradition. A big thank you to Brendon Willoughby, Tim Landon, Peter Neary and Will Salter who played in our Christmas day. Words can’t express our thanks to you and other members on your ground staff for transforming the course the way you have. The course has never been better and thank you for all your hard work.

A big thank you to Barry and Sharon for preparing the food. Barry, you did an amazing job on Saturday, and everything went smoothly and perfectly. I know it was a huge day for you and thank you so much. Thanks to the Tim and Russ for handling the island house craziness and thank you for all your work behind the scenes, running comp’s and all my requests throughout the year.

A special mention to the Meat Merchant at casuarina. Mathew Quinlin supplied the snags and the hamburgers for day, and most would agree, absolutely amazing quality and just melts in your mouth. The Meat Merchant is located at casuarina.

Thank you to Twin Towns Services Club and the Board for all your support throughout the year, with a Special Mention to Ken Culpitt. Ken Helps the Committee and the golf club out so much behind the scenes. This Year Ken has revamped the Club Banora page, and it looks amazing and easier to navigate.

Plans for 2026: Well, its all pending currently, but the ideal plan would be to change hole 2 and 11. Meaning you would play the first hole which is a par 5 and then you would play the 11^th Hole as the 2^nd and the old 2^nd hole as the 11^th. This will speed up play and stop any back logs of groups and make the challenging 2^nd hole a bit easier on the second time around. It will be open for discussion in the new year.

We plan to have a lot more fun days in the Men’s Golf, we hope to add a few charity days in to raise money for local charities in need, also adding more fun types of events, like Pinehurst, Texas stabled ford, Canadian 2 stroke etc. Depending on our much we drank at the party, we will be having a lot more free day’s.

The Christmas Xmas Party was a day to just enjoy with your mates and play the game we love. It didn’t matter if you won or come last, its all about getting out there and just living. We are blessed to have such an amazing course every week and a good tight knit bunch of guys that love a good laugh and sincerely care about each other. Take away all the banter and the competitive aspect and we will have an absolute great bunch of guys who just want this club to grow and get better each year.

 We have lost a few members this year, Jim Benny. Bernie Anderson, John Dawes, Rosie Connolly, and Macca McGuiness. All loved and treasured members of our Club.

With that being said, here are your winners.

🏆 Winners
The standout performance came from the team of Nathan Simpson, Liam Henzell, David Williams and Shane Vanderlight, who combined beautifully to post an impressive 53.1 off a team handicap of 6.88.

Hot on their heels were Nathan Smith, Kyle Harrison, Aaron Garland and Paul Dickison, finishing with 53.5 off 6.5. Terrific scoring from both groups.

The Pro Pin Winner was Kim Hall – Taking home a brand new $100 note

Thank you to everyone for being well-behaved and patient out there on the course. I really think it was one of the best Christmas break up parties we have had in many years. Full credit to everyone involved. It’s going to be bigger and better next year. Hopefully Ryan Modini picks up his speech game, he had such promise last year. Oh well Ryan, maybe next year huh 😉

Wishing you all a merry and safe Xmas and happy new year. See you all next year!

Men’s Captain

Patrick Tregellas

Another great day of golf. Some high scores and some not high scores.  With the end of the year just another the corner, we have be blessed with great weather. I hope to see everyone ready to go on Saturday.

The Men’s Xmas party is just days away. Please have you money in the box, along with your name in the envelopes provided. This entry fee must be paid by this Friday the 12^th.

Winners by Division

Division 1

• Winner: Graham Hopkins (HC 17.7) – Total: 40 – Prize: $50 Voucher
• Runner-up: Tim Deffner (HC 14.2) – Total: 40 – Prize: $35 Voucher

Division 2

• Winner: Graeme Johnson (HC 23.9) – Total: 40 – Prize: $50 Voucher
• Runner-up: Stuart Irving (HC 21.1) – Total: 39 – Prize: $35 Voucher

Ball Rundown

1. Shane Vanderlight (HC 14.3) – Total: 39 – Prize: Balls
2. Tony Waller (HC 23.8) – Total: 36 – Prize: Balls
3. Des Scott (HC 20.6) – Total: 36 – Prize: Balls
4. Bill Mann (HC 20.9) – Total: 36 – Prize: Balls
5. Brent McLennan (HC 27.5) – Total: 35 – Prize: Balls
6. Peter Mitchell (HC 17.3) – Total: 35 – Prize: Balls
7. John Cusack (HC 10.3) – Total: 35 – Prize: Balls
8. Peter Malone (HC 29.1) – Total: 35 – Prize: Balls
9. John McLoughlin (HC 23.1) – Total: 35 – Prize: Balls
10. David Von Itzstein (HC 9.1) – Total: 34 – Prize: Balls
11. Paul Quinlin (HC 23.0) – Total: 34 – Prize: Balls
12. Les Browning (HC 16.0) – Total: 34 – Prize: Balls
13. Nick Davis (HC 18.4) – Total: 34 – Prize: Balls

NTPs, Pro Pin, and Raffle Winners

• Pro Pin Winner: Kevin Tooley – $66 Pro Shop Voucher
• NTPs:
  • Nick Davis (2nd)
  • Brian Britton (2nd)
  • John Cusack (7th)
  • Owen McCallum (7th)
  • John Cusack (12th)
  • Ross Telfer (12th)
  • Patrick Hayes (16th)
  • Brent McLennan (16th)
• Raffle Winners:
  • Perc Dempsey – $25 Voucher
  • John McLoughlin – $25 Voucher
  • Steve Wilkinson – $75 Voucher

Men’s Captain

Patrick

What a great day on the course for our last Saturday Monthly Medal for 2025 The field was strong with 71 in the field, the scoring was tight, and several players put together some excellent rounds to take home vouchers, balls, and special prizes. Here’s the full rundown of how things played out.

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🏅 Division 1 – Winners

Patrick Hayes put together an impressive performance, taking out the Division 1 Medal with a tidy 69 (11). Close behind was Gavin Moore with 74 (12), securing the runner-up position and a well-earned voucher.

In the gross category, Garry Dowding impressed again with a solid 76 (+1) to claim the top spot.

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🏅 Division 2 – Winners

A strong effort from Wayne Lloyd saw him post 70 (14) to secure the Division 2 Medal. Graham Hopkins followed closely with 71 (18) to claim the runner-up prize.

The gross win went to Francis Watego with 87 (16).

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🏅 Division 3 – Winners

Consistency was the key for Steve Wilkinson, who took out Division 3 with a great 65 (20). Jim Storey, not far behind, returned 71 (26) to claim second place.

In the gross event, Peter Lindeblad led the way with 92 (20).

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💥 Ball Rundown

• Phil Coles (16) – 72
• Graham McKenzie (21) – 73
• Les Browning (16) – 73
• David Kammer (26) – 74
• David Killion (9) – 74
• Will Salter (20) – 74
• Stuart Smart (16) – 75
• Bryan Penny (19) – 75
• Simon Woolley (17) – 75
• Terry Trevitt (28) – 75
• Nimai Strickland (8) – 75
• Avnija Sulejmani (14) – 75
• Charles Huff (12) – 75

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🎯 NTP Winners

• Garry Dowding – 2nd
• Nathan Simpson – 2nd
• Will Salter – 2nd
• Patrick Hayes – 7th
• Simon Gates – 7th
• Andrew Wedlake – 7th
• Gavin Moore – 12th
• Terry Trevitt – 12th
• Stuart Smart – 12th
• John Faust – 16th
• Bryan Penny – 16th
• Steve Wilkinson – 16th
• Garry Dowding – 11th

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💰 Pro Pin

• Bryan Penny – $67 Voucher

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🎟 Raffle Winners

• Patrick Tregellas – $25
• Walter Fisk – $25
• Perc Dempsey – $25
• Paul Quinlin – $25
• John McLoughlin – $25

Just a friendly reminder, make sure you have paid your Money and placed it in the box for the Men’s Xmas Party on the 13^th of December. This money MUST be paid by Friday the 12^th of December.

Men’s Captain

Patrick