Blog

Updated – Vale Beverly Culpitt

The family advises golfers who know and would have played with Roy & Bev that a life celebration will be in the Club Banora dome at 2pm next Wednesday, 28th.

It is with much sadness that I advise of the passing on Friday last of our esteemed retired member Bev Culpitt. Bev was the beloved wife of Roy, much loved step mum of Ken and Denise, Donny and Denise , Pam and Grandma to their extended families.

Bev loved her golf and participating in the social side of our Club when off the fairways. The Christmas skits of years gone by were where she showed off the other side of her personality , appearing as many varied characters over the years.

Bev will be missed by many, fly high beautiful lady. 🌸🌸

J.LYLE Free day 19th September

πŸ’› DO IT FOR JAROD LYLE – 4 PERSON AMBROSE MEDLEY πŸ’›

Saturday, 19th September | 8:00am Shotgun Start

Get the yellow shirts out, find something bright and cheerful, and prepare your best β€œthat was definitely the shot we were taking” excuse β€” it’s time for our Do It For Jarrod Lyle 4 Person Ambrose Medley! β›³πŸ˜‚

This is a FREE DAY FOR MEMBERS ONLY, with an 8:00am shotgun start, plenty of prizes up for grabs and, most importantly, a chance for us all to get behind a fantastic cause.

After the golf, we’ll be enjoying pizzas from Galileo’s Pizza πŸ• and some light refreshments β€” because nothing helps you forget the four-footer you missed quite like beer & pizza!

πŸ’› LET’S BREAK OUR FUNDRAISING RECORD!

This year, we’d love to smash our previous fundraising record for Jarod Lyle’s charity.

All proceeds from the raffle will be donated, and the more money we raise, the better β€” because our club also goes into the draw for the chance to WIN A GOLF CART! πŸŒοΈβ€β™‚οΈπŸš—

We’d also love everyone to throw in a gold coin donation before the commencement of play. The golf is free, there are loads of prizes to be won, so digging around in the car console for a gold coin shouldn’t hurt too much! πŸ˜‚

So grab your team, wear yellow or something bright and cheery, bring a few dollars for the raffle and come along for a brilliant day of golf, laughs, pizza and fundraising.

Let’s fill the course, have some fun and see if Club Banora can set a new fundraising record this year.

πŸ’› DO IT FOR JARROD πŸ’›

This event opens this Friday for bookings. Walkers are able to book in prior to this Friday. Please see staff behind the bar for a tee time. Full groups of walkers will be given preference to the holes closer to the island house.

Men’s Captain

Patrick

Vets Golf.

A very nice day to finish off Winter only 47 starters though. Rundown 34pts. all in.

Winner Graham Hopkins (18) 42pts. R/U. Owen McCallum (23) 38pts.

N.T.P.S. 2nd. Wayne Muir + House 7th. Graham Hopkins + Bob McElveney 12th. David Vonitzstein + Dave Harrod.

16th. Steve Wilkinson + John Roberts.

Raffles. $25. Denis Crowe + Stephen Caine. $50. Vince Robshaw.

Raffle is $2 per space, try to take the right change .It was down $7 today .

Club Camps start next week, stroke for 2 weeks.

Vietnam Vets. Challenge was today with Denis Crowe. back to back wins.

Well done to all winners, good golfing and mental health.

Cheers Capt. Dave. (red O`clock)

Sat Medley Ambrose Results

SATURDAY AMBROSE β€” PRIZE REPORT

A Great Weekend of Ambrose

What a way to finish off the weekend! After the championship, it was great to see everyone getting stuck into a good game of Ambrose, with plenty of laughs, some quality golf and, naturally, a few moments that were probably best not included on the scorecard.

Congratulations to all our winners and thanks to everyone who got out there and enjoyed the day. There were some very nicely placed pins and some seriously tough tee box locations, which certainly added a little extra spice to proceedings.

A big welcome back to Brendon Willoughby, who has rejoined as a playing member. Great to see you back, Brendon!

Winners β€” Overall

The winning team of Peter Lindeblad, Patrick Ganet, Mitch Taylor and Gary Tozer, all playing off a handicap of 6.0 (6.25), took the honours with an excellent 54.75. Congratulations to the team on a fantastic result and the $50 voucher each.

The runners-up were Brian Springfield, Tony Blair, Katrina Springfield and Wayne Woodford, all off 7.0 (7.63), finishing with 55.37 and picking up $35 vouchers each. A great effort and not far behind the winners.

Rundown

  • Patrick Tregellas (4.0) β€” 56.25
  • Garry Dowding (4.0) β€” 56.25
  • Michael Kemp (4.0) β€” 56.25
  • Wayne Muir (4.0) β€” 56.25
  • Aaron Garland (5.0) β€” 56.75
  • Sam Benny (5.0) β€” 56.75
  • Wade Elphick (5.0) β€” 56.75
  • Kyle Harrison (5.0) β€” 56.75
  • Des Scott (11.0) β€” 57.00
  • Robert Monie (11.0) β€” 57.00
  • Graham Hopkins (11.0) β€” 57.00
  • Dean Stockwell (11.0) β€” 57.00

NTPs

  • Brian Springfield β€” 2nd
  • Tony Blair β€” 2nd
  • Katrina Springfield β€” 2nd
  • Wayne Woodford β€” 2nd
  • Michael McKay β€” 7th
  • John Faust β€” 7th
  • Greg Morrison β€” 7th
  • Stephen Robinson β€” 7th
  • Peter Lindeblad β€” 12th
  • Patrick Ganet β€” 12th
  • Mitch Taylor β€” 12th
  • Gary Tozer β€” 12th
  • John Faust β€” 11th
  • Liam Henzell β€” 16th
  • John Tannahill β€” 16th
  • Nathan Simpson β€” 16th

Kemp Creek β€” One Man, One Creek, One Very Nervous Pair of FootJoys

A special shoutout to Michael Kemp, who successfully navigated Kemp Creek without actually falling in. It was a close one, though.

It certainly helps when you don’t hit the side fence.

Unfortunately, the local wildlife weren’t quite as impressed with Michael’s approach as we were last week. Their home took a bit of a battering, and the FootJoys and socks apparently decided they were perfectly happy taking on the landscaping department as well.

Thankfully, Michael survived, the creek remained where it belonged, and the wildlife will hopefully have forgiven us by next weekend.

A Bit of Ricochet Trouble

In other news, a big shoutout to Bill Mann, who managed to take a knock to the eyebrow courtesy of a ricochet from a teammate’s shot.

I hope all is well, Bill, and that you didn’t require too many stitches! That’s certainly one way to make sure your teammate remembers to yell β€œFORE!” β€” although preferably a little earlier next time.

Pro Pin

  • Stephen Robinson β€” $86 Pro Shop Voucher

Raffle Winners

  • Darren Hubery β€” $125 Voucher
  • Bill Mann β€” $25 Voucher

Thanks again to everyone who played, helped out and contributed to another enjoyable day at the club. Plenty of good golf, plenty of questionable decisions and, thankfully, no one permanently claimed ownership of Kemp Creek.

One Final Note

If you don’t like the daily rules displayed on the A-frame, please don’t take it upon yourself to write over the signage.

To the member who did this: if you don’t like the rules, don’t play β€” or, better yet, be an adult and actually come and talk to me about it.Β My door is always open to hear your complaints, and if you want to be Captain then be my guest.

That’s the end of it.

Men’s Captain

Patrick

Ladies Golf Results – Foursomes Championships 27th August.

Today under blue skies and NO rain we played our Foursome Championships

. After a couple of weeks delay because of the weather it was great to get another of our Annual events ticked off the list !

24 ladies made up the field who played 27 holes followed by a lovely lunch and presentation.

The Winners of the Club Championships were. – Alison Blair and Katrina Springfield 143 gross.
Runners Up were – Denise F Culpitt and June McFadden – 148

Nett Winners were Pat Hodda and Lyn Simpson 112.5;
Nett Runners Up – Liz Edwards and Pauline Ryan – 115.25

In the rundown winners of a ball were ;

Christine Waghorn and Pauline Benny; Colleen Kelly and Lisa Smith; Glenda Ballard and Yvonne Morrison ;

Maran Cooper and Nancy Douglas; Diane Hughes and Helen Evans.

Thankyou to all Committee ladies who contributed to the running of this event.

Winners of our Raffle were – $20 – Peggy Williams; $15 Colleen Kelly;

$ 10 winners were June McFadden, Denise Melling (twice ).

Next week is A single stableford/ Jarrod Lyle Day. Please wear yellow if you can

I hope everyone enjoyed their day in the sunshine. I look forward to catching up with everyone next Thursday.

Pauline R πŸŒοΈβ€β™€οΈπŸŒοΈβ€β™€οΈπŸŒοΈβ€β™€οΈπŸŒοΈβ€β™€οΈπŸŒΈ

Men’s Wed Results

Wednesday Stableford – 26 August 2026

Introduction

Another tight Wednesday Stableford with 37 points proving to be the magic number at the top of both divisions. Aaron Garland and Jon Chugg took home the major prizes, while there was plenty of action further down the leaderboard with a logjam of players finishing on 36.

Winners

Division 1: Aaron Garland (4) claimed the win with 37 points, edging out Phil Coles (14), who also finished with 37 points, for runner-up.

Division 2: Jon Chugg (25) produced 37 points to take the Division 2 honours, with John Alexander (27) close behind on 36 points.

Rundown

  • John Faust (11) – 36
  • Keith Cooper (20) – 36
  • Kevin Bartlett (16) – 36
  • Bronte Smith (16) – 36
  • Darren Hubery (17) – 36
  • Alexander Kwok (32) – 36
  • Steve Archdeacon (25) – 35
  • Stephen Smith (19) – 35
  • Denis Crowe (19) – 35
  • Brent McLennan (26) – 34

NTPs

  • 2nd: Bronte Smith – 2 Balls
  • 2nd: Michael Byrne – 2 Balls
  • 7th: Graham Hopkins – 2 Balls
  • 7th: Brent McLennan – 2 Balls
  • 11th: Stephen Smith – 2 Balls
  • 12th: Graham Hopkins – 2 Balls
  • 16th: Trevor Neil – 2 Balls
  • 16th: Des Scott – 2 Balls

Pro Pin

  • Brent McLennan – $54 Pro Shop Voucher

Raffle Winners

  • Michael Byrne – $25 Voucher
  • Phil Coles – $25 Voucher
  • Perc Dempsey – $25 Voucher
  • John McLoughlin – $25 Voucher

Bring on the 4 person ambrose this weekend – woohoo!

Men’s Captain

Patrick

Sunday Mixed Competitions Aug – Dec 2026

Please see the amended draw: Special Note new date of Foursomes Championships (27th September) and Beauty and Beast (11th October) and our Jared Lyle Fundraiser day will be incorporated with Saturdays Medley competition.

August

  • 23rd: 2 Stroke Canadian
    • Sponsors: Ken & Judy Mount, Ali & Tony Blair
  • 30th: Pairs Special Sixes
    • Sponsor: Katrina & Brian Springfield

September

  • 6th: 4BBB Stableford
    • Occasion: Father’s Day
  • 13th: Medley Single Stableford (Mixed & Ladies Winners/Runners-Up)
    • Sponsor: Liz & John Edwards
    • Note: 3-Putt Weekend Away
  • 20th: 4BBB Stableford
  • 27th: Mixed Foursomes Championships (27 Holes)

October

  • 4th: 4BBB Stableford
  • 11th: Beauty Vs Beast Single Stableford
    • Format: Single Card Handicap Event
    • Sponsor: Alan & Lyn Simpson
  • 18th: Texas Stableford (Best 3 of 4)
  • 25th: Men’s Pennants Finals
    • Location: Banora Point
    • Note: Off-Premise Game Needed! (See ideas below)

November

  • 1st: Pinehurst
  • 8th: 4BBB Stableford
  • 15th: Canadian 2 Stroke
  • 22nd: Surprise Pairs Mixed Single Stableford
    • Sponsor: Desleigh & Martin Dobney
  • 29th: 4BBB Stableford

December

  • 6th: Elimination Stableford
  • 13th: Mixed Christmas Party
    • Format: 2 Person Ambrose

Mixed Results – Sunday 23rd August 2026

The Benny Duo Blazes to Victory in Sunday’s Canadian 2 Stroke!

It was a picture-perfect winter’s day for the Sunday Mixed Canadian 2 Stroke, proudly sponsored by Judy and Ken Mount. Players were greeted by beautiful, cool sunshine, and with the course drying out beautifully and looking in absolute top-tier condition, the stage was perfectly set for some low scoring.

In the Canadian Foursomes stroke-play format, it was the powerhouse pairing of P. Benny and S. Benny who truly made the most of the great conditions. Playing off a 15 daily handicap, the duo put on a clinic to fire a spectacular net 64 (-7), clearing the field by two clear strokes.

The Leaderboard Highlights

  • The Winners: P. Benny + S. Benny took top spot with a blistering 7-under-par net 64.
  • The Runners-Up: Vincent + Rasmussen mounted a serious challenge off their 22 handicap, carding a brilliant net 66 (-5) to secure second place.
  • The Steady Finishers: K. Springfield + B. Springfield showed great consistency playing off an 11 handicap, grinding out an even-par net 71 to claim third.
  • Rounding out the Top 5: Ryan + Jessop (+2) and the Cooper duo (+3) kept themselves firmly in the mix with solid rounds to finish fourth and fifth respectively.

Sharpshooters on the Greens: Nearest to the Pins

The competition was fierce across the par threes, with the Nearest to the Pins shootout proudly sponsored by Ali and Tony Blair. A special shout-out to Kaye Mills, Paul Pring, and Pauline Benny, who all managed to clean up multiple prizes on the day!

Here are the sharpshooters who hit it closest:

  • 2nd Hole: Kaye Mills (Ladies) & Brian Springfield (Mens)
  • 7th Hole: Kaye Mills (Ladies) & Dale Park (Mens)
  • 11th Hole: Katrina Springfield (Ladies) & Paul Pring (Mens)
  • 12th Hole: Pauline Benny (Ladies) & Paul Pring (Mens)
  • 16th Hole: Pauline Benny (Ladies) & Sam Benny (Mens)
  • PRO PIN 12th Hole – Alison Blair

Congratulations to the Benny team on a magnificent victory, and a huge thank you to Mounts and Blairs for sponsoring another fantastic day of club golf!

Next Week: Get Ready for Special Sixes!

The action doesn’t stop here. Make sure to grab a partner and book your spot for next Sunday’s event. We will be playing Special Sixes (Pairs), generously sponsored by Katrina and Brian Springfield.

With the course in prime condition, it is bound to be another massive day. See you all on the timesheet!

Cheers Katrina

Vets Golf.

A drizzly overcast with some sunshine mixed in winters day. 44 starters with rundown 34pts all in.

Winner Vince Robshaw (25) 37pts. R/U. David Vonitzstein (7) 36pts on c/b.

N.T.P.S.

2nd. Pat Hayes + House. 7th.Tony Waller + Grant McLean. 12th. Dave Von + Tim Pooley.16th.Pat Hayes + Steve Archdeacon.

Raffles. $25 Dave Harrod .$50 David Vonitzstein + Steve Williams.

Well done to all winners, good golfing and mental health.

Cheers Capt. Dave. (red o`clock).

Vale Betty Kuskopf

I have sad news that our retired member Betty Kuskopf has recently passed away.

Betty was a long time member having played way back in the eighties and long into the 2000’s . She served on our Ladies Committee and was a long time Treasurer.

In later years Betty became a resident of Fairways Nursing home and earlier this year moved to Brisbane to be cared for by family.

Sadly Betty passed away earlier this month and we send our sincere condolences to her family. 🌹🌹

Pauline R, Ladies Captain.