Well the rain GODS allowed us to get our open day in. A bit breezy and cold.
A good time was had by members and visitors.
Vets championships coming up, 7th and 14th September, must have played 5 games since last championships to be eligible.
Good golfing and mental health.
Cheers Capt. Dave. (red o`clock)
Well, who said all those months of playing in wet conditions at Club Banora weren’t good preparation?
While other teams arrived at Mullumbimby looking at the conditions and wondering where their gumboots were, the Club Banora boys looked around and thought, “This feels just like home.”
And after taking on Yamba, Murwillumbah and Teven, our Division 6 team produced a fantastic performance to claim the 2026 Eisenhower Cup, winning the division by a massive 17 points!
Not a bad day at the office.
There were a few late changes and some tactical team tweaking leading into the final.
One of those changes saw Mitch Taylor receive the call-up after casually firing a 64 nett in the August Monthly Medal. Apparently that was enough to get the selectors’ attention.
Mitch was given the honour of leading the team out and promptly delivered 32 points. Welcome to pennant golf, Mitch!
A special mention also has to go to Garry Dowding, who somehow managed to grind out 31 points while playing injured and basically operating on one leg!Most golfers struggle to make 31 points with two perfectly functioning legs, so Garry’s effort deserves some serious recognition. There were no excuses, no white flag — just get out there, hobble around Mullumbimby and get the job done for the team.
The scores were:
It was an excellent all-round team performance in difficult conditions, with Club Banora eventually taking the division by an impressive 17 points.
Perhaps our preparation was better than we realised. After spending half the year navigating wet fairways, preferred lies and wondering whether certain parts of our own course should be classified as wetlands, the Mullumbimby conditions weren’t going to scare us.
A special mention must go to Ryan Modini
Ryan battled his way to 22 points, which probably wasn’t quite the number he’d pictured when he woke up that morning.
Unlucky mate.
But pennant victories aren’t built on Stableford points alone.
Someone had to drive the team bus.
Ryan got everyone there, got everyone home and therefore played an absolutely crucial role in the victory.
We’re officially recording it as 21 points and one major assist.
On a personal note, I’d like to thank every member of the Division 6 team for their support, encouragement and focus throughout the day.
Pennant golf is very much a team event, and everyone contributed to what was a terrific result for Club Banora.
It was a great win and a fantastic moment for the club.
There was, however, one thing missing…
Terry “The Big Cat” Foster.
Unfortunately, The Big Cat wasn’t in attendance to witness the boys lift the Eisenhower Cup.
We’re not saying his absence motivated us…
…but we’re also not ruling it out.
Our Division 11 team travelled to Murwillumbah and unfortunately couldn’t quite bring home the Cup.
There were still some excellent individual performances, particularly:
Brian Springfield — 37 points
Brendon Marshall — 32 points
Great golf, boys, and unlucky to the entire Division 11 team.
Our Division 12 representatives consisted of two Club Banora teams who also fought hard throughout the competition.
Unfortunately, they fell just short of bringing home the pennant, but once again represented Club Banora extremely well.
Finally, a massive thank you to everyone who participated in the 2026 Northern Rivers Pennant season.
Considering the weather, cancellations and everything else thrown at this year’s competition, we can at least say:
We got one round in… and we got a final played!
And Club Banora managed to come home with some silverware.
I probably don’t say it enough, but we genuinely have a great bunch of guys at this club.
Year after year, people put their hands up, turn up, support their teammates and proudly represent Club Banora in pennant competition.
That means a lot.
Whether you won, lost, played brilliantly, battled all day or simply drove the bus, you represented the club and did Club Banora proud.
Congratulations to our Division 6 Eisenhower Cup champions, congratulations to everyone who represented Club Banora in 2026, and thank you for another memorable pennant campaign.
Now there’s only one thing left to do…
Enjoy the Cup, enjoy the bragging rights, and let’s come back and do it all again next year!
Patrick Tregellas
Men’s Captain
Club Banora
Righto lads… we need TWO MORE PLAYERS to complete our 2026 Northern Rivers Pennant / Eisenhower Cup Teams 1 & 2 this Sunday, 2nd August.
What’s in it for you?
🍻 A FREE game of golf
🍺 A few well-earned beers
🤣 A great day with a top bunch of blokes
🏆 The chance to help Banora chase the elusive Eisenhower Cup
The match will be played at either Mullumbimby or Murwillumbah Golf Club, with an early morning start.
No promises you’ll play like Rory McIlroy… but we can guarantee you’ll have more fun than mowing the lawn on a Sunday morning.
If you’ve been telling everyone at the club, “I could play pennant if I wanted to,” then here’s your chance to prove it! Dust off the clubs, stretch the back, and come join the team.
If you’re keen to take on the challenge and represent Banora, text Me on 0407 093 714 as soon as possible.
Come on boys… don’t make us start asking the bar staff or the greenskeepers!
Men’s Captain
Patrick
Good morning ladies, hopefully we will play our Pink Lady game this Thursday, please wear pink or purple if you can
We will also be celebrating our retired member Betty Halls 100th birthday.
This day we will also hold a raffle with proceeds going to the Oncology Dept at Tweed District Hospital. We would appreciate receiving donations for the raffle, please leave on the large table in the big office area.
Coming up is our Foursomes Championships on 20th August. The cost for this 27 holes event will be $31. This will include green fees, comp fee and light lunch. Conditions of Play have been posted in the windows as you come through the alley to golf. You will book on the web site in the usual manner.
Here’s hoping the weather is kind to us as I’m sure everyone is eager to get out in the course for a game .
Looking forward to catching up on Thursday
Pauline R. 🏌️♀️🏌️♀️🏌️♀️🎉🎉
GOLF COURSE OPEN
NO MOTORISED CARTS or SCOOTERS ALLOWED
VETS COMPETITION CANCELLED
At the moment the course is in its worst condition it has been in the last 3 months. We have gone from a situation from last Wednesday of the course in its best condition in the last 3 months to now where it is in its worst condition in that time. This is the first time the course has been closed for a period of time since Anzac Day. The huge deluge of rain we experienced on Anzac day and days after looked to the naked eye that the course was completely flooded, however the water disappeared very quickly and we were back on track within 3 days so playing golf and carts being on course was still feasible at times.
Since then we have experience out of the ordinary rainfall constantly through the colder months which has caused frustration for the committee, members, grounds staff, pro shop and social players alike. A lot of members would be wondering why the course has been completely closed from Sunday, viewing things from afar and although things may look good from afar, when you get up close to the fairways and course in general things and conditions look far from good.
At the moment the course is unplayable and if you can all please see the attached photos this is how all fairways look when you get up close. Other things to consider is the current evapouration rates. Even though the pumps have been on sonstantluy they can only get so much water off the course and the rest relies on evaporation, As an example on Sunday 19th July the recorded rainfall at Coolangatta was 18.2 mm which was primarrily from Midnight until 7am. The rest of the day was completely sunny with high gale force winds which you would expect is great drying weather, however the total evapouration rate for the day was 3mm. If you take that into account that is still 15mm + of water that just does not dissappear.
The continual rainfall we have had since Sunday has been completely unexpected and has been even more detrimentle to the course in general. All grounds staff have been very reluctant to even drive our vehicles on course and picking our battles and focusing on making sure all drains are flowing. The only things being mowed at the moment are the greens and they are the best thing still looking on the course.
When the grounds staff have these situations we try to focus on other jobs required that you can’t do in the summer months and when the course is like this so we have been focusing on the continual fade lift of the Island House which has been progressing at an alarming rate.
On a good note the forecast over the next 10 days looks very promisiing and we are hoping to present a great course for the Mens Chanpoinships beginning on Saturday 1st Auguist.
Please be patient everyone its just as frustrating for all of you as it is for all of us.
Best regards
The Shed
Unfortunately, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this Saturday’s Medley Ambrose Fun Day.
After consulting with our grounds staff and assessing the course conditions, it is clear that the course has not recovered as quickly as we had hoped following the recent weather events. While the surface may appear to be improving, the ground remains extremely wet underneath. As a result, there is no possibility of allowing golf carts or mobility scooters onto the course this week, and several holes are still too wet to be safely and fairly played.
The safety of our members and the protection of the golf course must come first. We appreciate everyone’s understanding as we continue to work through the challenging conditions.
The good news is that the Medley Ambrose Fun Day will be rescheduled for later in the year, and we look forward to hosting the event when the course is back to its best.
Instead of the Ambrose, we will be holding a Medley Single Stableford competition.
Thank you for your patience and ongoing support. We know many members were looking forward to the Ambrose, and we’re just as eager to run it when conditions allow. We appreciate your cooperation in helping us protect the course so it can recover as quickly as possible. Please check the blogs regularly for all course info and competition updates.
Men’s Captain
Patrick Tregellas
Due to the ongoing wet weather it was decided at our meeting today to transfer Pink Lady Day to next Thursday 3Oth July. This Thursday (if we are able to play ) will be a single stableford .
Names that are down for Pink Lady will be transferred as they were booked. This will be done when I can access the Pro Shop, hopefully tomorrow if the course is open.
We have decided to abandon the May and July Medals and hopefully play the August Medal as programmed .
Please keep up with the information on the Blogg , this wet weather makes it difficult to personally keep you informed of necessary changes.
Pauline R. Ladies Captain 🏌️♀️🏌️♀️🏌️♀️☔️
Vets Comp. Monday 20/7/2026 cancelled due to no carts.
Cheers Capt. Dave.
Todays Competition has been Cancelled
