Cabramatta Confidential

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Cabramatta
Confidential
Welcome to Cabra Confidential. If you have any suggestions or contributions please email me on
[email protected] …..Thanks Dennis Krilich
“New Board elected”
At the recent AGM a new Board was elected to represent the members
of Cabramatta Golf Club, they are:
President:
Vice President:
Treasurer:
Captain:
Vice Captain:
Director:
Director:
Director:
Director:
Peter Mahoney (existing)
Ray Wilson (new)
Willy Kourieh (existing)
Andrew Marsh (new)
Brendan Hardy (existing)
Dennis Krilich (existing)
Phil Whybro (existing)
John Ward (new)
Scott Sullivan (new)
Cabramatta Golf Club is fortunate to have a volunteer Board of Directors
comprised of a highly committed group of people from diverse
professional backgrounds. The skills of our Board Members include
Business, Construction, Electrical, Telecommunication and Management.
Our Board of Directors paves a strategic vision for Cabramatta Golf Club
direction and ensures the club success meets the expectations of our
members.
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From the GM
Well the Clubs Annual General Meeting has been held and the Election of Board Members has taken
place. Not quite ”an old fashioned Cabramatta Chainsaw Massacre” as one long serving member
described it, but some significant changes none the less. The new committee consists of:
President Peter Mahoney, Vice President Ray Wilson, Treasurer Willie Kourieh (UNOPPOSED),
Captain Andrew Marsh, Director Brendan Hardy, Director Phil Whybro, Director Dennis Krilich,
Director Scott Sullivan, Director John Ward.
A healthy 114 Full Playing Members voted which equates to just on a 20% turnout.
Whilst congratulating the incoming Board I must thank the previous Captain John Dunkin & the previous
Vice President Chris Zouroudis for their tireless efforts over many years. I would like to personally thank
each of these gentlemen as both were often my first call option over my 6 ½ years as General Manager
and the two that I worked closest with.
A number of significant changes have been implemented in the past couple of weeks.
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The first being that the first round of the Club Championships no longer fall on the October long
weekend or NRL Grand Final weekend. A & B grade now commence on Saturday 11th October,
this is followed by C Grade on Sunday 12th October.
The second significant change is that it is now not compulsory to be a Director to manage one of
our representative teams. Thus as the appropriate representative eason approaches the Club will
call for interested applicants.
For members who like following our Monthly Financial Statement displayed each month, I am pleased to
advise that after four months of this financial year ( April 2014 thru July 2014 ) the Club is currently up
$135,081 on the corresponding period last year, this is attributed to income being up $93,967 and expenses being down $42,714. We all hope this trend can continue for the remaining eight months, fingers
crossed.
When we talk Club Championships we also start talking Presentation Night, this date is set down for
Saturday 29th November. The entertainment will be great and I would also like to remind you that on
that night we conduct both the Men’s and Ladies Presentations and you can’t beat the price….
”free for member & partner”, so make sure you book!!!
Until next month, swing slow!
Bill Basan
General Manager
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From the
Captain
Hello Fellow Golfers
Firstly I would like to acknowledge John Dunkin for his efforts for the past 9 years as Club Captain. Thank
you John.
As your newly elected Club Captain I would like to advise that Brendan Hardy will be the club’s
Vice Captain.
I would also like to congratulate our new Board of Directors for the 2014/16 season and I look forward to
working together.
The Eric Apperly Pennant team has represented Cabra with pride but were unfortunate in not progressing
to the next stage. Well done Boys!
The Warren and Gibson Trophy team likewise failed to make it to the final this year
On behalf of the club and myself I would like to congratulate Geoff Gerard and Ed Sulkowicz in
representing Cabra at the 2014 State Men’s Fourball Championships held 7 th – 10th October at Bonville
Golf Club and Barry & Gaynor Maloney representing Cabra at the 2014 State Mixed Fourball
Championships. Good luck to all and do Cabra proud.
There has been a change of date to the start of the Club Championships. It will start 1 week after the long
weekend in October .
Round 1
Round 1
A&B Grades
C Grade
11th October 2014
12th October 2014
Round 2
Round 2
A&B Grades
C Grade
18th October 2014
19th October 2014
Round 3
Round 4
A, B & C Grades
A, B & C Grades
25th October 2014
26th October 2014
Top 32 seeded - from each grade
Top 16 seeded - from each grade
All competitors are eligible to complete in the 4 rounds. (There is NO cut)
Good Luck to all
Due to a lack of Juniors there will be no Encourage Shield this year which is unfortunate.
There is a voluntary working bee on the course on the 16th September starting at 12pm. Anyone who can
spare an afternoon come on down , many hands make light work for all.
We will be focusing on picking up sticks on the course. All to meet at the greenkeepers shed at 12pm,
there will be a BBQ & drinks at the shed afterwards.
Look forward to seeing everybody around the club, so come up and say good day.
Andrew Marsh
Captain
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Hi all,
Welcome to spring! As we move into the warmer periods I would like you to
take stock of the clothing you wear on the course. I notice that a lot of golfers
are wearing old shirts not appropriate to the months ahead. I invite you to take
a good look around the pro shop in the coming months and check out the
Amazing materials now used to make golf clothing.
We do our best to hunt down the best deals for our members to get the best
names in golf into our shop so you won’t pay anywhere near the retail price
elsewhere. So have a look at your favorite golf shirt and compare it to what we
have for you in the shop, I promise your golf will be far more comfortable.
Along the same lines, check your grips. As it gets warmer and your hands start
to sweat, check to see if your grips have hardened, if they have its time to
regrip. We have grips to try in different thicknesses from $10 a club fitted
professionally and backed up by warranty. We back all of our work to be done
quickly and correctly, don’t trust a backyard hack that is buying cheap copies
off the net to fit your clubs. We have also been fitting a number of fat putter
grips of late.
The advantage of having a fatter grip when putting is it stops your hands from
overworking in the stroke, our Wynn pro grips will change the way you put,
starting at $24.95. We also have the standard putting grips from $15, if you
come in 15 minutes before your tee time we can have one ready before you
go!
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The new club in the shop already purchased by some of our customers is the
G30 ping model. We have demo product available but be warned it’s a major
improvement for golf club engineering and is hard to give back! I have been
testing the product and I can tell you it is putting yards on my drives (I can
now hit it 190!) so if it can help me I suggest you try it. We have available for
demo at the moment not only the new metals but also, ping karsten irons
graph, ping g30 reg steel, ping I 25 stiff steel. Taylor made sldr irons in reg
steel, Titleist ap1 steel reg and Titleist ap2 irons. All in a full set for you to try
on your course not into a net in a shop!
Lesson time? I now do lessons at three locations to suit my clients.
Cabramatta G.C. when possible, Fairfield Golf Course driving range and
Sharks driving range. When you have the time I’ll make the time to suit you.
Give it a go you might be surprised that I don’t just sell coke and mars bars
for a career! Over the years I have been to P.G.A coaching seminars by the
likes of Chuck Cook, Butch Harmon, Hank Haney, Ian Triggs and many more. I
have a lot of knowledge on the golf swing from listening to great teachers
such as these and blended it with my own philosophies to help you improve
your golf. I always look forward to new challenges so if you think you have
the unfixable slice give me a go.
Junior golf, I have started to take the first small steps in growing our junior
base again. I have allocated half an hour every Saturday from 10-10.30 at
Fairfield driving range, to teach and greet all new comers, so if you child or
grandchild would like to learn how to swing a club, come down. I teach the
kids for free but you may need to buy balls for the range. If you have any old
clubs you would like me to cut down for your kids bring them in and I will do
them for free with a new grip until grip stocks last.
Congratulations to all who have given their time to be appointed to the
Board for the next two years, I know together we can move forward and
keep improving our club.
All the best in golfing,
Matt and the pro shop staff.
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News from the Green Staff
September is an exciting time of year for us, as we start to see the course change after
winter, as it blossoms into spring and summer. This is, as always our time to renovate
greens and prepare them for the season ahead. We have hollow tined greens with a
16mm tine, at 50mm spacing and to a depth of 60mm. This relieves the compaction
created through general play, cutting and rolling. We then top dress with sand, and rub
this in, with the goal being to fill the holes and leave a minimal amount of sand on the
surface. The sand filled cores create channels for the roots to penetrate deeper than
otherwise. We were lucky enough to loan a broom that is relatively new to the industry.
The advantage of the broom is that it fills the core holes with sand and at the same time
brushes the sand out of the grass canopy, leaving minimal sand on the green surface, and
it is also very gentle on the turf which allows the greens to recover from the operation
more quickly. Now is the time for us to promote the best root system possible, and in
doing so, allow the greens to survive the harsh, hot conditions from December to March.
This process is a key factor in our preparations for summer and maintaining the best
possible greens surface we can, week after week.
I would also like to take the opportunity, from not only myself, but on behalf of all of my
staff, to thank John Dunkin for his time and efforts in working together with us on
improving not only the golf course but our facilities and machinery, in his time as Captain.
My first 3 years as Course Superintendent have been very enjoyable and John has been a
big part of that. The golf course is progressing well in the right direction, and I’m sure we
can continue to improve and provide the best facilities in this region.
Steve Kazurinsky
Course Superintendent.
If a lot of people gripped a knife and fork the way they do a golf
club, they'd starve to death. ~Sam Snead
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Rules questions
(see below for correct answers)
1.
Which action is permitted before the stroke when a
player's ball lies in a bunker?
A:
Placing clubs, an umbrella or a rake in the bunker.
B:
Throwing a rake into the bunker, causing the ball to move.
C:
Sticking the handle of a rake into the sand.
2:
In stroke play, if a player returns a score for a hole higher than he
has taken, he shall be disqualified.
True
3.
or
False
If a player declares his ball which lies in a bunker unplayable, he may
drop a ball within two club-lengths of where it lies, not nearer the
hole but it must be dropped in the bunker.
True
or
False
.
Answers:
1. A (Rule 13-4)
2. False ( Rule 6-6d)
3. True (Rule 28c)
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Golfer Profile of the Month
Debbie Carrier
Associates President
How many years have you been a member of Cabra?
8 years
What is your handicap at present and what is your goal for the year ahead?
24 - to be an “A” grader
What is you biggest achievement in golf?
Winning the Queen of the Greens
Do you practice?
No
What is your favourite club in your bag?
3 wood
Favourite course apart from Cabra?
Port Kembla
Favourite hole at Cabra and why?
6th Hole — had an eagle
Favourite other hole elsewhere?
18th at Port Kembla—why because it is nearest the 19th
What makes a good amateur golfer?
Patience
Who would be in your dream four ball
Myself, Adam Scott, Adam Scott & ADAM SCOTT
What is your favourite drink?
Vodka
If you were down to your last $10, how would you spend it?
Buy a lottery ticket
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Hole in One
Tony Tibbens—5th Hole
Stephanie Solia—12th Hole
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Associates News
For my first newsletter for 2014 I would like to thank our
outgoing committee members Trish Nance, Edna Burton, Kaori Ingram,
Stephanie Solia and Tracey Shanahan.
Thankyou, for your commitment, hard work and dedication throughout the
year.
Welcome to our new committee
Debbie Carrier-President
Michelle Dunn-Captain
Monica Chester-Secretary
Beryl Dunn-Vets delegate
Committee members:
I look forward to the year ahead
Alice Casey-Vice President
Ruth Perkins-Vice Captain
Sue Conrades-Treasurer
Robyn Murray and Elaine Findler
A special thankyou to Tracey Shanahan who has served on committee for
12 years. Your dedication to our club is very much appreciated.
Golfing news
The Foursomes were played on Sunday, 14th September. See all the
winners at Presentation Night.
Due to bad weather we have postponed our charity day until
25th September, 8.30 Shot Gun Start. Fingers crossed that this date
will be rain free.
Debbie Carrier
Associates President
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From the Archives
1957—1958
President…………
E. N. Brodie
Captain …………
R. M. Watson
This year the Club recorded its second largest operating surplus in it’s history with an
annual result of £3,164. This was the result of increases across most revenue items, but
particularly Public Green fees which
increased £1,500.
An increased overdraft has been arranged to enable extensions to be carried out to the
clubhouse. Tenders were accepted and work would commence early in the next financial
period.
The introduction of water restrictions limited watering of greens to hand watering at very
restricted hours. Because of the water tank installed in 1956 with it the club’s ability to
obtain supplies from Cabramatta Creek, the course came through the period better than
most.
The 1957 Pennant Team was successful in winning it’s Division, but were beaten by
Bankstown in the semi-final. Bankstown went on to win the pennant.
Barry Warren won the Australian Amateur Championship. He defeated Bruce Devlin in
the final.
Membership as at 31st March 1958 was:
Full Members……………
Ordinary
Social
Junior
Life
265
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Associate Members……...
Ordinary
Social
Life
112
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The Professional Purse was re-introduced this year and was won by G. Watson from
Marrickville. The Cabramatta Cup was won by P. Langham of Concord.
The Club Champion was E. J. Rigney.
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YOUR PARROT IS DEAD, SENOR
At dawn the telephone rings, 'Hello, Senor Rod? This is Ernesto, the caretaker at your
country house.'
'Ah yes, Ernesto. What can I do for you? Is there a problem?'
'Um, I am just calling to advise you, Senor Rod, that your parrot, he is dead'
'My parrot? Dead? The one that won the International competition?'
'Si, Senor, that's the one.'
'Damn! That's a pity! I spent a small fortune on that bird. What did he die from?'
'From eating the rotten meat, Senor Rod.'
'Rotten meat? Who the hell fed him rotten meat?'
'Nobody, Senor. He ate the meat of the dead horse.'
'Dead horse? What dead horse?'
'The thoroughbred, Senor Rod.'
'My prize thoroughbred is dead?'
'Yes Senor Rod, he died from all that work pulling the water cart.'
'Are you insane?? What water cart?'
'The one we used to put out the fire, Senor.'
'Good Lord!! What fire are you talking about, man??'
'The one at your house, Senor! A candle fell and the curtains caught on fire.'
'What the hell?? Are you saying that my mansion is destroyed because of a candle? !!'
'Yes, Senor Rod.'
'But there's electricity at the house! What was the candle for?'
'For the funeral, Senor Rod.'
'WHAT BLOODY FUNERAL??!!'
'Your wife's, Senor Rod', she showed up very late one night and I thought she was a thief, so I
hit her with your new tailor-made R580 XD golf club.'
SILENCE . . . . . . . . . . . LONG SILENCE . . . . . . . . . . .
'Ernesto, if you broke that driver, you're in deep shit!!'
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At the Davis Hirsch Memorial held on 10th July at Karella Golf Club
The 2 Glenday boys find glory again!
Congratulations to Harrison Glenday who won the Overall and Division 2 Nett
Cameron Glenday won the Division 1 nett
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Barry & Gaynor Maloney
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Barry & Gaynor Maloney represented Cabramatta in the State Final of the Keno NSW
Mixed Fourball Championship which was conducted at Bonville Golf Resort during
9 – 12 September.
Bonville is located on the Mid North Coast of NSW, just south of Coffs Harbour
These finals were contested between 40 pairs - 20 from Sydney Metropolitan, & 20
from the Country Areas of NSW.
To qualify, Barry & Gaynor won a mixed event at Cabramatta last February, and then
had to finish in the top 20, in a game against some 60 other teams from the Sydney
Area in July.
Having achieved this they were entitled to compete at Bonville, where they were
provided with:* 3 nights’ accommodation, including breakfast.
* 2 rounds of Golf at Bonville – i.e.: the 36 hole competition of the Final.
* A welcome barbeque dinner, (including drinks), on the first night – & here
they were provided complimentary shirts & caps.
* A three-course presentation dinner, (again with drinks included), following the
final round.
During the welcome presentation the contestants were rightfully advised by the
hosts, that the prize for being in the tournament was not winning the final event, but
just qualifying – probably a true statement, as having the opportunity of playing on
the Bonville course, and meeting people from other clubs provides some insight as to
problems or solutions they have in the management of their course
Bonville is a beautiful, but testing course – the fourball winners finished with a 36
hole score of 83 points – Barry & Gaynor were 7th – their score 77.
Keno also hold a Members fourball event at Bonville – Geoff Gerard & Ed Sulkowicz
have be successful in reaching the finals & will be attending in October. We will
probably be hearing stories of the exploits soon after.
Members should keep their eye opened for the 2015 qualifying events, the three
days at Bonville is a wonderful experience, but note – you do have to be over 18
years of age to be eligible.
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See Matt in the Pro shop for getting an entry to this
great day on the 24th October
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