November 2023 Newsletter

Congratulations to our November Monthly Medal winners:

The winner of the Mens Open was Angelo Bourandanis from Royal Canberra Golf Club.

The Ladies Foursomes was won by Val Leitch and Gaye Wilson with a very impressive score of 65.5 net.

Congratulations to Hunter Caldwell for winning the 2023 Charlie Beaumont Memorial Junior Open.

Win a Hyundai i30!

The car raffle is being drawing this Saturday 25th November at the Snowy Mountains Skins Tournament so this is your last chance to grab a ticket. All proceeds from the raffle go towards paying for the bank loan we took out for the irrigation upgrade works that were completed over winter. Please support your club and buy a ticket - someone is going to win this car on Saturday and it could be you but you need to be in it to win it!

Please feel free to forward the ticketing link to any family or friends who might want to buy a ticket in the raffle.

https://www.trybooking.com/CIUJF

Snowy Mountains Skins Tournament

The Skins Tournament is on this Saturday 25th November. The format is a 9 hole stableford qualifier (front nine or back nine) with the top 12 scorers going through to play for skins. Group 1 plays for $150 per hole, Group 2 plays for $100 per hole and Group 3 plays for $50 per hole. This event has fantastic prize money sponsored by Southern Disposal Services and Waterland Irrigation so get onto 1Golf and book your spot!

Juniors playing in Competitions

It’s great to see more juniors and intermediate members (under 25 years of age) joining the club and playing in competitions. To support these younger members of the club to learn the rules and etiquette of golf the following rules will apply from Friday 24th November:

1. No more than 2 Juniors or New Intermediate Members (<25 years) in any competition group

2. Juniors & New Intermediate Members must have at least one adult over the age of 25 in their competition group

3. Where possible, Juniors & New Intermediate Members must swap cards with an adult over the age of 25 for scoring in competitions

Sub Junior Golf Clinic - Sunday 10th December

There is a sub junior golf clinic on this Sunday 10th December commencing at 10am. The clinic will include a short coaching clinic followed by a 6 hole competition on the modified sub junior course and finish with a sausage sizzle and presentation.
The cost of the clinic is $10 for kids of members and $20 for kids of non-members. Non-members can book their children in online : https://www.trybooking.com/CMCJM
Kids of members can pay on the day - please email the golf club [email protected] to let us know if your children will be attending.

Medal Of Medals

The Medal of Medals will be held on Saturday 9th December 2023. The Monthly Medal Winners who have qualified to play in the Medal of Medals are as follows:

A Grade - Nick Moon, Mark Rainsford, Mark Burke, Hunter Caldwell, Sean Bradshaw, Tony Venables, Tom Stewart, David Stewart, Stephen Young, Brian Searl

B Grade - Phil Amey, Ben Rolfe, Ben Smith, Peter Callan, Chris Brown, Norman Marshall, Gino Cerro, Alan Kelly, Paul Dyball, Roy Hankinson

C Grade - Marty Janota, Col Evans, Kerry Blencowe, Greg Abraham, Harry Mould, Jason Harris, Jonathon Clark, Cameron Taylor, Laurence Cowie,

Ladies - Angela Andrews, Misook Barnes, Jenny Rainsford, Yvonne Barnes, Helen Crawford, Claire Caldwell.

The Medal of Medals is a Stroke competition and this year we will not be arranging playing groups, so if you are playing in the Medal of Medals you can book in at whatever time is convenient for you. There will be a Stableford competition for anyone who didn’t qualify for the Medal of Medals.

2024 Club Championships

The 2024 Club Championships will be a 3 round event (handicaps locked from first round) on the following dates:

Saturday 24th February
Saturday 2nd March
Saturday 9th March

2024 Medal, 4BBB & Eclectic Changes

In 2024 there will be no Ladies Monthly Medal - the Ladies will play in Grades with the Men for the regular Monthly Medal on the first Saturday of every month.

There will also be a Midweek Monthly Medal (mixed, no grades) on the first Wednesday of every month.

During 2023 we have been running a trial of ‘Optional’ 4BBB competitions once per month in conjunction with Stableford competitions for an additional $3 competition fee. Next year those 4BBB competitions will no longer be optional and the competition fee for the combined competitions will be $20.

The Eclectic for 2024 will be mixed (mens and ladies) with a 75% handicap allowance. Entry fee is $20 with overall and graded prizes.

Click here for the 2024 Program of Events (also available on the Cooma Golf Club Website) - a description of each competition is on the last 2 pages.

Volunteers

We are once again on the hunt for volunteers to go on the golf club roster. The commitment is just a few hours per month, either in the Pro Shop as the Starter or on the Bar in the afternoon. A current RSA is required for bar shifts but the club will pay for your RSA training. Please speak to Angela 0438 419 142 or [email protected] if you would like more information.

Upcoming Competitions

Friday 24th November - Twilight Ambrose
Saturday 25th November - Snowy Mountains Skins Tournament
Saturday 2nd December - Klein Trophy
Saturday 9th December - Medal of Medals
Friday 15th December - Annual Tradie & Farmers Day
Saturday 16th December - Ham Hit Out & Presentation Day