Author: Liz Edwards

LADIES RESULTS AND NEWS DEC 4

We played our second last Thursday for the year beautiful conditions , not too hot, no rain! And the course getting better all the time!! A fun day today a Texas Stablefordand the winners were: Alison Blair,, Maren Cooper, Mary Minogue and Lyn Simpson. With 146 points. The runners up were: G lenda Ballard, Yvonne Morrison, Marilyn Berryman and Kathryn Colsell with 130 points.
In the rundown we had Denise F Culpitt, Chris Mills, Dorothy Robertson and Desleigh Dobney with 127 points and Pauline Ryan, Peggy Williams, Kaye Mills and June McFadden with 121 points.
NTPs were: 2nd Div 1 Alison Blair Div 2 Denise Melling. 7th Div1 Denise F Culpitt Div 2 Denise Melling . 16th Div1 June McFadden Div2 Marilyn Berryman ProPin Vivienne Sulejmani $31.

This coming week Thursday 11th Dec is our last Thursday for the year XMAS PARTY DAY shotgun start 7.30am for 8 am . $30 pay to Barry. This will be for your golf Xmas lunch and a Xmas drink!There will be lots of raffles , hams and wines. Also presentation of our SPECIAL EVENTS that you have been playing for all year. Decorate yourselves , decorate your tables !!

See you all there

Liz and your hardworking committee

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This week we played a Single Stableford, we had a small field , no rain not so hot got a bit windy at the end but as there will be no golf for a while it is disappointing to see a good day going to waste !!
The winner this week was Pauline Ryan 36 points from Runnerup Pat Hodda with 35 points

NEWS and XMAS PARTY details

Next Thursday 4thDec is a Texas Team of Four ,there are still some spots available! After that we only have Thursday 11th Dec our Xmas Party and Special Events Presentations. We are playing a Two Stroke Canadian with a Shotgun Start : 7.30 for 8.00 am. There are still spots available.
There will be NTPs on holes 2, 7 and 16, a Pro Pin on the 12 th , Nearest the Xmas Tree and Nearest the Curvey Line.
Cost for the day is$30 this includes your golf, Xmas lunch and a drink.
There will be lots of Xmas baskets, hams and wine.
presentation of our Annual Special Events.
Catering is by Barry and Sharon (as we had last year) can you please advise Barry of any special food requirements asap .
If you have any donations towards our raffles could they be in by lunch time on Tuesday 9 th Dec.

Hoping for night time rain for the next two weeks

See you out there Captain Liz and our extremely hard working team

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Good to be back at golf after a week away for Course maintenance , a lot of work has been done by the boys in Orange!!🍊 We played a fourball Aggregrate this week the winners were Colleen Kelly and Nancy Douglas with 71 on a countback from the Runners up Kaye Mills and Pauline Ryan also with 71. The rundown went to 66. Full results info on the results page!

Only three games left for this year next week is a Single Stableford followed by a Four Person Texas Stableford and then on the 11 th December Xmas Party day ! A Canadian 2 stroke !

The booking sheet will come out on Wednesday evening this week it’s a shotgun start 7.30 for 8 am . We already have some bookings if you have a team let us know on Tuesday . We are trying to keep the first hole available for people who want to walk!

On the day there will be NTP,s on the 2nd 7th and 16 th . Nearest the Xmas Tree in two divisions , and nearest the curvy line in two divisions and the Pro Pin.
The cost is $30 for golf and Xmas lunch and a drink! Lunch only is $20 for members and guests !

There will be plenty of raffles as usual also 4 boneless hams as we had last year.
We are happy to receive donations towards our Xmas hampers hopefully by lunchtime on Tuesday 9th!!
Any ladies who would like to contribute a Xmas sweet would be appreciated.

See you all on Thursday Captain Liz and your very hardworking committee🤩

SADLY WE HAVE LOST ANOTHER EX-MEMBER FROM BANORA GOLF CLUB. MAX SMITH PASSED AWAY ON MONDAY NIGHT IN TWEED COAST HOSPITAL . HE WAS A MEMBER FOR MANY YEARS AND REPRESENTED THE CLUB IN NUMEROUS PENNANT MATCHES AS WELL A PRIVATE FUNERAL WILL BE HELD FOR MAX.

COMMITTEE CLUB BANORA GOLF

last week we celebrated the 90th birthday of our long time member Myra Biggar , still playing golf twice a week

Fourth of November we enjoyed Melbourne Cup Day a few showers dampened spirits for a while then after the game we adjourned to the club “behind the curtain” for lunch , a Melbourne Cup quiz, sweeps and the race!

We played a Medley Fourball , the winners were Vivienne Sulejmani and Dot Robertson with 46 points and the Runners up were Vivienne Sulejmani and Kathryn Colsell with 44pointsAs Vivienne played as a swinger she only gets one prize (not two prizes as shown on the prize report)

Then Thursday 6th Nov we played a 2 stroke Canadian 🇨🇦 The winners were Kaye Mills and Pauline Ryan with 69 nett. Runners up were Marilyn Brown And Colleen Kelly with 73.25

No Golf next week so our Greens staff can do their renovations , the course is looking better all the time it’s very obvious everyone out there is on the lookout for things that will improve our course Thankyou boys!!!!

Only four more Thursday games till we are finished for the year so come on out and make the most of your membership! Because we certainly didn’t get our moneys worth in the first half of the year

Cheers to all from Liz and our hardworking committee

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Due to circumstances beyond his control Barry is unable to provide cold drinks of any kind tomorrow so we have tables booked in the dining end at Club Banora . We will have to buy all our food and drinks there and will have our presentations and sweeps etc over there .
See you all there!

We played a 4 person Ambrose with a draw for teams . We had a good field of 32 and we had generous trophy donors something we need if we are to play team games! I hope you all enjoyed a change of playing partners and hit off times !
We now have 7 weeks of golf before we break up for Xmas and New Year. Work has started on our program book for next year , let us know if you have any ideas for different games you would like to play or any you you don’t like.
There are still plenty of spots available for Melbourne Cup day it’s a Medley Fourball so everyone is welcome !

Results for today’s Ambroseare as follows:

Winners with 60.62 are Diane Hughes, Alison Blair, Dorothy Robertson and Lisa Smith. Runners up with 60.67 are Pauline Benny, Brooke Almond, Judy Mount and Kathryn Colsell. Rundown with 62 were: Pat Hodda, Pauline Ryan, Maren Cooper and Christine Waghorn, with 63.37 were Liz Edwards, Kaye Mills, Coral Rasmussen and Daphne Andersen.with 64.37 were Desley Harrington, Vivienne Sulejmani, Mary Swanson and Desleigh Dobney.
NTPs 2nd Diane Hughes, Alison Blair, Lisa Smith and Dorothy Robertson. 16th Desley Harrington, Vivienne Sulejmani, Mary Swanson and Desleigh Dobney . The winner of the Pro pin is Lyn Simpson .

Next week we will have a Single Irish Stableford , hope to see you all there

See you all there Captain Liz and our hard working committee

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Betty retired at 94 , now 99 and Lucy retired OBE

OBE Myra about to turn 90, and OBE June

Helen new OBE and Diane OBE

Mary OBE and Doreen OBE turning 90 next year

Nancy OBE, Desley OBE and Maren OBE

Nancy OBE Runnerup OBE comp, prize donated by Myra

Captain Liz UBE with UBE Winner Alison Blair

OBE,s Mary Peggy and Judy

We celebrated OBE day this week , everyone played a single stableford with Winners and Runners up in both groups and a general rundown . It was great to see our retired OBEs , we hope they continue to keep involved in our special club!!🎀

Results of the OBE Single Stableford are: Winner Mary Swanson with 40 points. Runnerup Nancy Douglas with 37 points.
Results of the UBE Single Stableford are: Winner Alison Blair with 38 points. Runnerup up Pat Hodda with 36 points.

Rundown Pauline Benny 36, Coral Rasmussen 36, Liz Edwards 36, Myra Biggar 35, Lyn Simpson 34, Helen Evans 34, Denise Culpitt 33, Glenda Ballard 33, June McFadden 33.

OBE Ntp 2nd Mary Swanson. Over the field pins 7th Div 1 Pauline Ryan, Div 2 Mary Swanson. 16th Div1 Vivienne Sulejmani , Div2 Pauline Benny. Pro Pin Pat Hodda.

The draw for our team game next week is out extra players are welcome!
Melbourne Cup Day is coming up it will be a Medley Fourball everyone welcome more details to come.

Cheers to all from your hardworking committee who all make a great effort to make sure you have good day at golf!

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This week we have our OBE day on Thursday , we have also some invited guests some retired OBEs . Hope to see you all there !! Please wear some PINK if you are an OBE and we ask that all those who haven’t reached that number yet could you wear BLUE.

Coming up we have our 4 person Ambrose next week 23rd October There is a draw for teams , there is a nomination sheet out .Keep in mind Melbourne Cup Day on the 4 th November , this will be a 4 ball , ladies or mixed teams .

Results for Thursday 9 th October: we played a Pinehurst which was a nice change !
The winners were Mary Minogue and Alison Blair with 73, Runners up were Denise m Culpitt and Pauline Benny also with 73.
Rundown Kaye Mills and Pauline Ryan 75.12, Maren Cooper and Nancy Douglas 75.75, Judy Mount and Desley Harrington 77.25, Peggy Williams and Vivienne Sulejmani 78, Helen Evans and Pat Hodda 78.12, Myra Biggar and June McFadden 79, Marlene Wyatt and Denise F Culpitt 79.62 and Lyn Simpson and Dorothy Robertson 80.

Team NTPs 2nd Peggy Williams and Vivienne Sulejmani, 7th Mary Swanson and Coral Rasmussen . Pro Pin Pauline Ryan.

See you all Thursday

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