Hi,
Great news - next Tuesday there will be soup and rolls available in the cafe to warm your hands after golf on these freezing mornings. Rebecca, our 18 hole club captain, organised it for her ladies and has extended it to us on Tuesday. How wonderful!
BIRTHDAY BASH - 8 SEPTEMBER 2026
Mark it down now, our 9-Hole Ladies 28th Birthday Bash is on Tuesday 8 September. Welcome from 8am, shotgun start at 8.30am. No entry fee, so no excuses.
Format is Ambrose, teams of 4. Prizes up for grabs for 1st, 2nd and 3rd teams, plus NTP, straightest drive and squiggly line.
After golf we celebrate our 28th birthday properly. Head upstairs from 11am for birthday cake and prize giving. Bring $5 cash for the raffle, the bar will be open and food is available to purchase at the cafe counter.
If you have anything to donate to the raffle, please drop it off at the office before the day. Enter via the events calendar on the website or on the paper sign up sheet in the Pro Shop.
OPEN DAYS - PLEASE RE-READ THE DATES
A few of these have shifted since last time, so please double-check your diary against this list.
9 Hole Women's Open Days 2027
- North Shore GC, Friday 5 March 2027
- Whangaparaoa GC, Friday 9 April 2027, hosting the NH 9 Hole Ladies Provincial Champs
- Pupuke GC, Friday 30 April 2027
- Warkworth GC, Friday 1 October 2027
- Helensville GC, Friday 15 October 2027
- Wainui GC, Thursday 11 November 2027
CLOSING DAY - NEW DATE
Our Closing Day is now Tuesday 15 December. This is where we present the trophies of the year, so please make every effort to play and stay on for lunch afterwards. It is a lovely way to wrap up the year together.
COMMITTEE NEWS
We had a great meeting this month; here is what came out of it.
- I raised the tee markers and how hard they are to spot on course, other playing groups have flagged the same thing so it is being looked at.
- New penalty stakes are in on hole 6 and hole 7.
- The new practice nets will be up and ready to use soon.
- The 16th tee box will be levelled as part of a refurb, it will be out of action for 2 to 3 months.
- The bunker refurb starts this summer. Each hole will be done in its entirety and closed while the work is on, starting with the 2nd, 7th, 9th and then 13th.
- Drainage work is underway around the 8th and 9th.
- The path on the 3rd hole is being extended.
We had some pushback after Rules Day, which is great, it means people are engaged. Off the back of that, there will be some changes to our local rules. Once these are confirmed, I will let you know here and in the main club newsletter.
We are still waiting on prize money budgets for each membership group from Jamie, our golf manager, so be prepared for the prize money across our four events this year to look a little different for 2027.
It was also pointed out that the 18-hole captaincy term is 2 years, which means Sheridan and I are coming up on our two years soon. Should we follow suit?
Report back to me on the soup; I am two months away from swinging a club again… nearly there!
Penny & Sheridan
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