Perfect weather today, course in great condition but only 49 players with rundown 34pts. all in.
Winner Steve Archdeacon (23) 41pts. R/U. Dave Harrod (23) 37pts.
N.T.P.S. 2nd. Jeff Trichter + Grant McLean.
7th. Nick Davis + Terry Trevitt.
12th Warwick Self + John Roberts.
16th. Steve Wilkinson + Steve Archdeacon.
Raffles. $75 Mark Jessop $50 Jimmy Wood $25 Terry Trevitt.
Well done to all winners, Good golfing and mental health.
Cheers Capt. Dave. (H2O is still GO, GO, GO.)
Monday 7th December. 4 man Ambrose 3 drives each player. 7-30 am for 8-00 am. shotgun start.
Unfortunately due to lack of play from rain, hence not as many raffles, coffers are a bit low, so cost will be $20 per Head.
Get your teams together and put your names and money in an envelope and give to Capt. Dave.
No restrictions this year. Entries close monday 30th November.
Any donations towards the raffle greatly appreciated.
Cheers Capt. Dave.
A wonderful day in paradise but only 45 starters. Rundown 34pts all in.
Winner John Edwards (24) 40pts. on c/b from Steve Archdeacon (25) 40pts.
N.T.P.S.
2nd. David Vonitzstein + Steve Archdeacon.
7th. Bryan penny + Steve Archdeacon.
12th Kim Thackery + Brent McLennan.
16th. Denis Crowe + Daniel Minogue
Raffles. $125 Robert Hedger.
Well done to all winners good golfing and mental health..
Cheers Capt. Dave.(H2O is still GO,GO,GO.)
Any donations for the Xmas Raffle gladly accepted.
Still 7 mondays left to get your 5 games up.
A very pleasant day with 50 starters all out for a good time. Rundown a very generous 34pts. all in.
Winner CoL Norton (20) 40pts. R/U Allan Corke (31) 39pts.
N.T.P.S. 2nd Nick Davis + John Bell .
7th .Nick Davis + House.
12th. Pat Hayes + Grant McLean.
16th. D0ug Kercher + Bazza McFadden.
Raffles. $25. Rod Jackson + Bazza McFadden + Michael Byrne + Kim Thackery + Ross Telfer.
Well done to all winners,good golfing and mental health.
Cheers Capt. Dave.(H20 is still GO,GO,GO.)
P.S Still 8 mondays left to get your 5 games up for Xmas Party.
NOTICE TO PLAYERS
SATURDAY MEN’S COMPETITION – NEW FORMAT TRIAL
Commencing Saturday 10 October 2026
From Saturday 10 October, the Saturday Men’s Competition will trial a new competition format giving players the choice of playing from either the WHITE or BLUE tee markers.
HOW IT WILL WORK
Before commencing your round, you MUST nominate which tee markers you will be playing from:
WHITE MARKERS
OR
BLUE MARKERS
Your handicap will be adjusted to suit your nominated tee markers.
There is no handicap restriction on which tees you choose.
Any handicap can play from either the White or Blue markers — you simply need to nominate your tee before starting.
TWO SEPARATE COMPETITIONS
Two competitions will be held on the day:
WHITE MARKER COMPETITION
Winner – $50 Voucher
Runner-up – $35 Voucher
BLUE MARKER COMPETITION
Winner – $50 Voucher
Runner-up – $35 Voucher
NEAREST THE PINS
All NTPs will be divided into White and Blue, meaning each tee competition will have its own NTP prizes.
PRO PIN
The Pro Pin will be played from a nominated position, with ALL players hitting from the same spot, regardless of whether they have nominated the White or Blue competition.
IMPORTANT
Nominate your tee BEFORE commencing your round.
Once nominated, play the competition from those tee markers using the adjusted handicap applicable to your chosen tee.
This is a trial format, so we encourage everyone to give it a go and provide feedback.
Choose your tees, play your game and enjoy the competition!
All Honor board events / Monthly Medals events will be played from the Blue Markers
Men’s Captain
Patrick
A lovely sunny day greeted us for our annual OBE day, a celebration of club members who still enjoy their golf over the magic age 80.!
Today 27 ladies , of which 17 were celebrated OBE’s, played a single stableford game on a perfect day for golf. The course has lots of run and the greens are running true. In my group a certain young lady who is well and truly over 80 played some beautiful golf and came in with the winning score of 44 points – needless to say she enjoyed the lovely playing conditions . The winner was our lovely Myra Biggar.💕
The OBE’s and the under 80’s made up the rest of the competition field and the winner was Kathryn Colsell, 40 pts, runner up Thelma Roffey 39 pts. Well done to all 3 ladies.
Rundown went to : Coral Rasmussen 37, Maren Cooper 37, Lyn Simpson 37, Denise Melling 36, Viv Sulejmani 36, Marilyn Berryman 35, June McFadden 35, Colleen Kelly 34, Helen Evans 34, Mary Swanson 34.
NTP – OBE 2nd hole – Coral Rasmussen
Div 1 7th – Denise F Culpitt; Div 2 Maren Cooper.
Div 1 16th – Colleen Kelly. Div 2. Kathryn Colsell
Pro Pin Winner – Mary Swanson.
Raffle Winners – $20 Pauline Benny; Lyn Simpson $15; June McFadden $10; Glenda Ballard $10; Cathryn Colsell $10.
A lovely day to celebrate our OBE’s , I’m sure every one enjoyed the golf and the lovely afternoon tea.
Next week Round 1 of our Club Championships will be held – 2 Divisions, please come and play and enjoy a day in the sunshine.
Pauline R, Lasies Captain 🏌️♀️🏌️♀️🏌️♀️🌸🌸
Rain gods were not kind to us today, 35 keen combatants ventured out but alas none finished.
N.T.P.S. 2nd. Michael Byrne + Brent McLennan 7th. Lindsay Smith + House.
Raffles. $75 Dave Harrod $25 Terry gosling.
Cheers Capt. Dave (H2O is the GO, GO, GO.)
Lovely to see a good field of ladies out on the course today doing battle with the little white ball and a howling wind! The scores indicated that there was plenty of run and wind assistance to be had if you could keep the ball on the fairways. Winners today with a score of 47 were Pauline Benny and Christine Waghorn from Liz Edwards and Fiona Almond with a score of 46. Well done ladies.
Rundown went to Colleen Kelly and Judy Mount 45 Pts; Denise F Culpitt and Marlene Wyatt 45 pts; Myra Biggar and Pauline Ryan 44 pts; Denise Melling and Denise M Culpitt 44 pts; Marilyn Berryman and Lyn Simpson 43 pts ;Maren Cooper and Nancy Douglas 42 pts and Diane Hughes and Helen Evan’s 42 pts.
If you had one of those good scores today make sure you check your handicaps before your next game.
NTP. 7th Div 1 – Barbara Panzram ;Div 2 Helen Evans
16th. Div 1 – Nancy Douglas. Div 2 Denise Melling.
Today we had our annual Tombola stall, thank you ladies for your generous donations of goodies. I’m sure everyone enjoyed selecting items from the table – everything you could think of was available from cakes to plants !!
Next week we will be playing from a temporary tee on the 1st and 10 th holes, please be careful moving onto the course as there will be a lot of work going on in this area. Ladies will still be playing the 1st and 10th as a Par 5. No eagles will be paid on these holes from the temporary tees.
Have a great week and we’ll see everyone next week for a Canadian.
Pauline R. 🏌️♀️🏌️♀️🌸
A wonderful Spring day to finish off the Championships,47 starters with rundown 73pts all in.
Well done David Vonitzstein regaining Vets Club Champion.
Todays Comp. A grade winner John Kraus(17) 71pts On c/b from Mark Jessop(18) 71pts.
B grade winner Jeff Trichter(!9) 66pts. R/U. Martin Dobney(21) 70pts.
C grade winner Brian Britton(29) 70pts. R/U. Ken Woods(28) 71pts.
Championships.
A grade gross winner David Vonitzstein (7) 159pts R/U. Pat Hayes (8) 167pts.
B grade gross winner Jeff Trichter (19) 180pts R/U. Max Jessop (22) 185pts.
C grade gross winner Ken Wood (28) 196pts. R/U. Brian Britton (29) 205pts.
A grade nett winner Mark Jessop (18) 148pts. on c/b from Graham Hopkins (17) 148pts.
B grade nett winner Owen McCallum (22) 143pts.R/U. Terry baker (24) 146pts.
C grade nett winner Bob McElveney (30) 150pts. R/U. Terry Gosling (28) 155pts on c/b.
N.T.P.S. 2nd.House. 7th.RayMills +Ross Telfer + House 12th.John Cusack + Martin Dobney + Tim Pooley
16th. Bria Penny +Max Jessop + House.
Raffles. $75 Max Jessop $50 Gary Pettit $25 Kim Hall.
Well done to all winners, good golfing and mental health.
Next week back to normal.
Cheers Capt. Dave. (red o`clock)
Twin Towns has made the decision to change the location of the 1st and 10th tees due to ongoing safety concerns involving golf balls striking nearby homes.
For some time, residents in these houses have faced the risk of golf balls being hit onto their properties. This has raised legitimate concerns about the safety of residents, visitors and the homes themselves.
The tee changes are intended to reduce the risk of golf balls being hit towards residential properties and create a safer environment for everyone.
While changes to the course may take some adjustment for golfers, safety must remain a priority. Twin Towns believes these changes are a necessary step to address the ongoing issue and help protect the surrounding homes and residents.
We appreciate the understanding and cooperation of all members and golfers as these changes are introduced.
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NEW COURSE CHANGES
STARTS TUESDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER 2026
THE 1ST & 10TH HOLE WILL HAVE A TEMPORARY TEE BOX IN PLAY UNTIL THE NEW TEE BOX IS CONSTRUCTED. THE RED TEES WILL REMAIN A PAR 5
WHILE THE BLUE & WHITES WILL BE REDUCED TO A PAR 4
NEW COURSE RATINGS TO COMMENCE 22/9/2026
BLUE TEE – PAR 69 – SCRATCH RATING 68 – SLOPE 130
WHITE TEE – PAR 69 – SCRATCH RATING 67 – SLOPE 120
RED TEE – PAR 73 – SCRATCH RATING 73 – SLOPE 120
CLUB BANORA GOLF COMMITTEE
Men’s Captain
Patrick
