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Last day of the year with 46 players, very warm but some good scores in. Ball rundown 35pts. all in.

Div. 1 winner Jeff Trichter (18) 40pts r/u Bill Mann (18) 38pts.

Div. 2 winner Stephen Caine (26) 40pts. r/u Rod Jackson (28) 38pts.

N.T.P.S. 2nd. Graham McKenzie + Stephen Caine. 7th. Jeff Trichter + House.12th. Bill Mann + Vince Robshaw.

16th. Graham Hopkins + Owen Snelling

Eagles nest went off to Bill Mann 12 balls coming your way. Back to 1 ball for the New Year..

Raffles. $25. Tony Waller + Stephen Caine + John Kraus. $50 Terry Trevitt.

Well done to all winners, good golfing and mental health. Merry Xmas and a happy New Year,see you all on 5th. January. 2026.

Cheers Capt. Dave.(H2O is still GO,GO,GO,but RED is goooood)

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What a great day to finish of our year! No sign of rain everyone was there that could possibly make it including our retired friends! The course was looking great, with our Xmas tree and curvy line flowers in the sand and no mowers!! Our golf game went smoothly , shotgun start everyone on time nice quick fun game! Then it was time to party! A lovely lunch thankyou Sharon!Plenty to drink served by Barry and Russ, thankyou for looking after us , a lovely choice of sweets – thankyou ladies. Presentation of the days prizes followed by presentations of our annual special events and finishing of with our super raffles!! I hope everyone enjoyed their day a lot of work behind the scenes by a lot of people.

The winners were Chris Mills and Alison Blair 66 points . Runners up were Mary Swanson and Daphne Andersen with 68 points everyone received a ball so no rundown! Nearest the Xmas tree was won by Vivienne Sulejmani and Thelma Roffey. Nearest the Curvy Line was won by Vivienne Sulejmani and Marlene Wyatt. NTPs were won by Denise F Culpitt, Lisa Smith, Alison Blair, Diane Hughes, Liz Edwards and Denise F Culpitt. The ProPin was won by Marlene Wyatt with a generous add on by Barry!

Its only 1 sleep away. The Men’s Christmas party is near. Make sure you get there bright and early for a breakfast snag. Barry will have the BBQ going by 7am. We did have plans to have another BBQ behind the Ladies 11th tee block but with the weather being uncertain, the decision has been made to have that BBQ in the outdoor area at the Island house. after you finish the front 9, you can stop in for a burger and top up the esky.

With such a large field, it will be slow going. please be patient and respectful of all players and please drink responsibly out there.

Records show 20 Players booked in who haven’t paid and that cut off was today at 5pm. Hopefully those 20 players will still have a spot tomorrow as numbers are limited, and the waiting list is long. This information about the Xmas party has been on blog for 2 weeks and alot of signage within the club. If you are paying tomorrow, Its CASH ONLY, no excuses.

Have Fun, bring your best Christmas shirt and enjoy the day.

Men’s Captain

Patrick.

A nice day, 42 players with rundown 33pts. all in.

Div. 1 winner. Martin Dobney (20) 38pts. on c/b from Tony Waller (22) 38pts.

Div. 2 winner Ken Wood (29) 36pts. r/u Terry Gosling (30) 34pts.

N.T.P.S. 2nd. house 7th.Nick Davis + house. 12th. Tony Waller + house.16th. Nick Davis + Owen Snelling.

Raffles $150. Neil Armstrong.

Good golfing and mental health.

Cheers Capt. Dave.

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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It’s nearly that time of year again, Dust off those crazy Christmas shirts and golf attire. The Tee booking sheet opens this afternoon. Make sure you get in early to avoid disappointment.

2025 MEN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY

WHEN:             SATURDAY 13^TH DECEMBER

TIME:                 8AM SHOTGUN START. PLEASE BE THERE EARLY FOR DAYS BRIEFING AND BREAKFAST SAUSSAGE SIZZLE.

EVENT:             4MAN AMBROSE – NO LIMIT ON DRIVES – WHITE MARKERS

COST:               $15 PER PLAYER – PLACE MONEY IN AN ENVELOPE ALONG WITH YOUR NAME AND PLACE IN BOX IN ISLAND HOUSE. THIS MUST BE PAID PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF ROUND.

TO BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY, ITS REQUIRED THAT YOU HAVE PLAYED 5 ROUNDS OF COMPETITION IN 2025.

OPEN TO MEMBERS ONLY

FOOD: PRE ROUND MORNING SAUSSAGE SIZZLE.

FOOD: THERE WILL A BBQ SETUP NEXT TO THE LADIES 1^ST TEE BLOCK. BARRY’S HAMBURGERS.

PRESENTATION: WILL BE HELD IN THE ISLAND HOUSE. THERE IS BE SUBWAY WRAPS AND REFRESHMENTS.

RAFFLES: ALL TEAMS WILL GO INTO THE RAFFLE TO BE DRAWN AFTER THE LAST GROUP AS FINISHED.

** PLEASE ADVISE IF YOU HAVE ANY DIETARY REQUIREMENTS BY EMAILING GOLFCOMMITTEE@TWINTOWNS.COM.AU **

MEN’S GOLF COMMITTEE

Capt. Patrick

Summer came early today but 52 brave souls weathered the heat and beat the storm. Some good scores in with 34pts all in.

Div. 1 winner Graham Hopkins(16) 39pts. R/U W. Howlett (22) 38pts on c/b.

Div. 2 winner Alex Kwock (35) 37pts. R/U Owen Snelling (29) 33pts.

N.T.P.S. 2nd. Wayne Lloyd + Ken Davey. 7th. Robert Sheppard +Terry Trevitt. 12th. Nick Davis + Terry Gosling. 16th. Brian Penny + Mark Waters.

Raffles. $50. Ray Mills. $25. Dave Harrod + Peter McCray + Peter Malone + Wayne Lloyd .

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

A big warm welcome to new Vet Mark Waters.

Cheers Capt. Dave. (H2O is still a GO, GO, GO, but Red is goooood.)

Don`t be late next week 7.30am for 8.00 am tee off.

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🤩

As you may have noticed my handicap has been bouncing around a lot since the transition to the new GA Connect System. As previously blogged. My handicap has been 4, 6.5, 12.2, 16.5 and 17 which have been incorrect and no fault of my own. Each time I play, it goes up to a random number or comes down to my normal handicap of 4 after the completion of my round. I have been in direct contact with Golf Australia regarding this on-going issue and have been advised to keep playing in the hope it will sort itself out. Golf Australia is aware of the problem and have advised it’s been happening to players and clubs across Australia since the transition. As of the 20/11/25 they still have no solution to this on-going problem. As for the last 3 rounds, I have been playing off my usual 4 GA handicap. As a golfer, I can only play by what GA gives me to play on the day. It’s out of my control. It has caused me great stress and anxiety over the last 2 months.

On the 1^st of November – Monthly Medal. I played off 17 and finished with a Net score of 68. I have no intention to use this score to be the monthly medal winner in B grade. This result has been amended to reflect the following. Winner Kyle Harrison with a net score of 69. Runner up was Mark James with a net score of 69. All financial miscalculations have been corrected to reflect these conditions.

On the 8^th of November – Single Stableford. Playing off a handicap of 20, I finished with 46 points. I did not take the win. The winners on that day were Tony Waller with 37 points and Runner up was Ryan McDonald on 36, as per the report on the notice board.

Should you have any further concerns or questions please direct them to Brent McLennan (President) at golfcommittee@twintowns.com.au

Regards

Patrick and Brent

Men’s Captain & President