Author: Patrick Tregellas

Another perfect day of golf. Let’s hope it stays this way. This should be our last round with the manual cards. The new system should kick in by Saturday. Its still mind blowing that members when given a card to fill out, dont write their name, golflink number, tallied score or handicap on the card. Cmon Gents. Please make the effort to have these crucial pieces of information on your card.

Div 1: Winner: Kev Tooley . Runner up: Ryan Modini.

Div 2: Winner: Bill Roffey, runner up: Ken Wood

Rundown: Nick Davis, P Dickinson, John Edwards, Brent McLennan, Alan Simpson, P Malone, Graeme Johnson, M Dobney, Bryan Penny, Jim Storey, O Snelling, Terry Gosling.

Pro Pin: G Lutton $76

Pins:

2nd: Patrick Hayes

7th: Shane Vanderlight, G. Lutton.

12th: K Harrison, R. Downes

16th: Nick Davis, L Bradley.

11th: Patrick Hayes

Raffle: D.Crowe $25, Walter Fisk $25, Wayne Muir $25, Paul Quinlin $50.

Captain Patrick

The below players have been selected for the Eisenhower Cup being played on the 26th OCTOBER. If you are unable to make this day. Please let me know ASAP

Team 1: Terry Foster, Garry Dowding, Sam Benny, Charlie Huff, Grant Treloar, Wayne Muir, Simon Gates

Playing at Mullumbimby- 9:45am

Team 2: Bryan Penny, Brent McLennan, Jimmy Woods, Darren Hubery, Paul Quinlin, Will Salter, Steve Salter.

Playing at Murwillumbah- 9:00am

Capt Patrick

With the transition near complete. We have rescheduled our mens Saturday events. Please see the below changes.

4th October – October Monthly Medal

11th October – Jarred Lyle Day 4 Man Ambrose

18th October- Single Stableford 2 Divisions

25th October- Men’s 4Somes Championship. 27 holes – shotgun start

Capt Patrick

How to activate your new Golf Connect Account. Commencing 2nd October 2025 

1. Please ensure you have your own email address. It must be your own individual email address. no shared emails accepted i.e.: Mr. & Mrs. Smith. 

2. Go to the website www.Golf.com.au and click “activate” it will ask you for golf membership number 22014######. Now,  if your email address is registered with our Club Banora system, it will send you an activation code to your email. You will be prompted to enter this code to go to the next step. If your email is not registered with simply golf (Club Membership through Twin Towns) you will need to contact the pro shop to have it added to your member information. Once that is completed. You can start this step again. 

The Golf App will update once It goes live.

If you have any questions. Please reach out to Barry, Tim or myself to help you through this transitional period.

In the transition period. No one will be handicapped and handicaps frozen. Barry will have printed out sheets for whites and blues. Please take the time to get the correct handicap and write it on your card. Please take the time to fill out your card correctly as it all has to be completed manually.

thanks

Capt Patrick

The 2025 Men’s Championship Results. 

We have been lucky enough to get the 4 rounds out in consecutive weeks. The course over these 4 rounds has been amazing and challenging.  Full credit to Brendon and the boys. Thank you for all the work you put in around the course and please know its noted and very much appreciated.

It was good to see some new faces on the leader board. Just remember there’s always next year and for all the A graders, we hope one day Garry Dowding lets someone else win, With our foursomes just around the corner. Our honour board events are almost over.

Thank you to Baz, Tim and Russ for everything you do behind the scenes.

Gross Champions

A Grade: Winner and 2025 Champion. Garry Dowding with a total gross score of 300. Runner up: Patrick Tregellas with a gross score of 324

B Grade: Winner and 2025 Champion is Liam Henzell with a total gross score of 345. Runner up: John Faust with a gross total score of 347.

C Grade: Winner and 2025 Champion. John Olsen with a total gross score of 377. Runner up: Wayne Stone with a gross score of 379.

Nett Winners

A Grade: Jarred Brown with a Nett score of 289. Runner up: Grant Treloar with a Nett score of 297

B Grade: Joseph Lehkyj with a Nett score of 288. Runner up: Dave Wallis with a Nett score of 291

C Grade: Bob Myers with a Nett score of 280.  Runner up: Perc Dempsey with a Nett score of 294.

Ball rundown went to 303.

Pro Pin: Simon Woolley $75

2nd: Wayne Stahlhut, David Harrod, Sam Benny.

7th: Graham Hopkins, Simon Woolley, Jared Brown.

11th: Garry Dowding.

12th: Kim Hall, Luke Hammond, Graeme Johnson.

16th: Simon Woolley, Robert Myers, Jared Brown.

Raffle: Kim Hall $75, Graham Hopkins $75, Gary Pettit $25

*Single Stableford Competition*

Winner: Nathan Simpson (13) with a score of 40 points. Runner up: Tony Brown (26) with 39 points.

Ball rundown went to 36 points.

Capt Patrick 

The A Grade Gross Winner Garry Dowding, Runner up Patrick Tregellas. Nett Winner Jared Brown & Nett runner up Grant Treloar.

We are in need of 2 more players for our Eisenhower teams. It will be played on the 26th of October which is a Sunday.

I need to know by 5pm today. Please let me know via email: golfcommittee@twintowns.com.au

Capt Patrick

Just a reminder the nominations of the pennant event closes this Friday. Please ensure you have your name on the sheet in the island house.

Div 1 Winner: Wayne Stone (18) with 37 points. Runner up on a count back is Jimmy Cardoo (18) with 37 points.

Div 2: Danny Minogue (23) with 41 points. Runner up Terry Trevitt (25) with 38.

Rundown went to 35 all in.

Pro Pin: Graham Hopkins $74

2nd: Michael Byrne, Rick Downes.

7th: Kevin Barett, Brent McLennan.

12th: John Bryant, Paul Dickison.

16th: Graham Hopkins, Paul Dickison.

RAFFLE: Michael Byrne, Perc Dempsey, Walter Fisk, john Mcloughlin and Bryan Penny all taking home $25

CAPT

Patrick

The 4th and final round of the Men’s Club Championship will be held on Saturday 27th.

Congratulations to everyone for making it this far. We have certainly had a good run with the weather and conditions.

The top 4 best gross scores from each grade will play in the seeded groups as per below. If you can’t make this time slot. Please advise me ASAP. Some players might be affected by these changes. Please ensure you check the booking sheet prior to Saturdays round. We had to shuffle a few people around to make the seeded groups work.

A Grade- 10:24am Garry Dowding, Patrick Tregellas, Jared Brown, Grant Treloar.

B Grade: 10:30am Joseph Lehkyj, John Faust, Liam Henzel, Avnija Sulejmani. 

C Grade: 10:36am Will Salter, Jimmy Woods, Peter Lindeblad, Wayne Stone.

Good luck and happy golfing

Patrick

Capsec

Round 3 – Men’s 2025 Championships / Daily Stroke

A Grade- Winner Kim Hall (11) with 71 – Runner up: Jared Brown (9) with 72.

B Grade- Avnija Sulejmani (13) with a score of 70 – Runner up: Joseph Lehkyj (13) with 73.

C Grade: Bob Myers (28) with a 66 – Runner up Will Salter (20) with a 72.

Single Stableford Competition

Winner: Mark James (16) with 40 points and a eagle on the 10^th Hole. Binned it from about 120m out. Runner up: Kevin Bartlett (14) with 37 points.

Ball Run downs – Stableford 34 points all in / Stroke 73 all in.

Pro Pin: Mark James $75

2^nd: Dave Callard, Dean Stockwell, Aaron Garland.

7^th: David Kammer, Darren Hubery, Patrick Tregellas

11^th Charlie Huff

12^th: Mark James, Robert Myers, Arron Garland.

16^th: Franky Watego, Neil Armstrong, Patrick Tregellas.

Raffle: Walter Fisk, Patrick Tregellas, Wayne Muir, Luke Hammond wining $25, David Wallis and Dave Harrod taking home $50 each.

Capsec

Patrick

The signage has fallen down off the notice board but the following local rule applies.

The signage should hopefully be back up by the end of this week. Until then please see the following ruling and attached documentation.

E-5 Alternative to Stroke and Distance for Lost Ball or Ball Out of Bounds

Purpose. When a provisional ball has not been played, significant issues with pace of play can result for a player needing to take stroke-and-distance relief for a ball that is out of bounds or cannot be found. The purpose of this Local Rule is to allow a Committee to provide an extra relief option that allows a player to play on without returning to the location of the previous stroke. 

The Local Rule is appropriate for general play where golfers are playing casual rounds or playing their own competitions. The Local Rule is not appropriate for competitions limited to highly skilled players (that is, professional competitions and elite amateur competitions). For guidance on when and how this Local Rule may be used in order for scores to be submitted for handicapping purposes, consult the rules or recommendations contained within the Handicap System operating in the local jurisdiction. 

Where a Committee has introduced such a Local Rule for general play, and removes it for competitions, it should ensure that all players are aware of this before play begins.A Committee may introduce such a Local Rule for all play on the course or only for one or two specific holes where it may be especially useful (for example, where players are unable to see the landing area and therefore may not know whether or not to play a provisional ball). 

This option allows the player to drop in a large area between the point where the ball is estimated to have come to rest or gone out of bounds and the edge of the fairway of the hole being played that is not nearer the hole.The player gets two penalty strokes when using this relief option. This means that the relief is comparable to what could have been achieved if the player had taken stroke-and-distance relief. 

This Local Rule cannot be used for an unplayable ball, or for a ball that is known or virtually certain to be in a penalty area.If a provisional ball is played and neither the original ball nor the provisional ball can be found, then the Local Rule may be applied for the provisional ball that cannot be found.

please click and download the Pdf below for a clearer understanding of the rule

Club Banora Golf Committee