EX-SERVICEMEN’S & WOMEN’S DAY

This Saturday the Club will be holding our annual event for Legacy.

The halfway house will be closed, instead a BBQ and refreshments will be available. There will be a nearest the pin prize on all the par 3s, only available to those who have paid for the BBQ and refreshments. The cost is $15 which will be collected prior to the commencement of your round, we hope that all members can support Legacy on this day. Raffle tickets will also be sold and we thank Bing Lee, Mark Reeve and Carlton for their support of the day.

The best score for the ex-servicemen and women will be invited to compete in the Legacy Cup usually conducted at the Australian Golf Club.

CLUBHOUSE CONSTRUCTION:

Members would have noticed that works have already commenced in clearing the new clubhouse site- the area looks like an atom bomb has gone off!

We have attached a link to a presentation compiled of photos and video taken from our drone which concludes with artist impressions of the new clubhouse.

The area will be levelled prior to excavation which should commence in another couple of weeks. As soon as excavation commences we will need to close the western side of the course for 4 -6 weeks, depending on weather, to allow an estimated 4000 truckloads of material to be trucked from one side of the course to the other.

Early Clubhouse construction November 9 2016 from Strathfield Golf Club on Vimeo.

COURSE WORKS:

The course will be closed next Monday and Tuesday for spring renovations. During this time we will build the haul road from the clubhouse site to the works area adjacent to the mound/ old 9th green.

The area behind the old 18th tee, 2nd tee and current first hole has been levelled and top dressed and we hope to have this area turfed on those days as well. We will also be removing a couple of small trees in front of the temporary hole on the old 3rd fairway as this hole will be in play once the western side of the course is closed.

The new green on the old 10th hole was opened last Saturday and members reports were very positive with comments like “this is the best green on the course” from many members.

AGM/INFO NIGHT:

Please note the AGM and Information Night for members will be held at the club commencing at 7pm on Friday November 25.

PRESENTATION NIGHT

Club Presentation night will be on Saturday November 19- this is your chance to have some fun and congratulate all the winners and runners up of major events during the year. Please book on the sheet in the foyer to assist us with catering needs for the night.

The evening commences at 7 pm and will be presentations and dinner of canapes followed by a 3 course meal at a cost of only $49.50.

CROSBY TROPHY AND ORDER OF MERIT EVENTS:

RESULTS

CROSBY TROPHY – Better Ball (Donated by Doug & Trevor Crosby)

• Winner                                 Stan Kontominas
• Runner Up                          Jim Georgiou

CROSBY TROPHY – Individual (Donated by Angelo Donati and The Club)

• Winner                                 Warren Bourke
• Runner Up                          Stan Kontominas

ORDER OF MERIT (Donated by Greenfield Sports)

• Winner                                 Stan Kontominas
• Runners Up                        Michael Cooke, John Veness, Chan Kwon, William Choi

Congratulations to the winners and we thank the Donors for their continued support of these keenly contested events. See you all at Presentation Night on Saturday 19^th November.

WEBSITE

The member pages of our website will be updated more frequently as we go into construction of both clubhouse and course works. Members are encouraged to visit this page often as we will be posting up to date news on a more regular basis and will not be using the log in page as much as previously.

HYUNDAI SPONSORSHIP

We have been offered a three year $15000 sponsorship from Phil Gilbert Hyundai. Full details as to member and club benefits will be provided at completion of contract.

BAR WINE SPECIALS

Brian has two wines on special this month at 20% off normal price– take away only- WILDCARD Chardonnay and CERVO ROSSO Cabernet Shiraz just $14.50 per bottle.

GOLF TIP

This mistake in your takeaway is costing you major yards off the tee

If you can’t consistently find the fairway off the tee, there could be a simple fix. Hank Haney says players that have struggle off the tee are often letting their wrists roll as they take the club back. This is bad news, because it puts your hands in a position to allow the clubhead to move way inside and it creates a seriously flat swing plane. To be able to get the clubface back to the ball from that position, you’re going to have to manipulate the clubhead a lot. This is not a recipe for consistent ball-striking.

So, how do you fix this horrible situation? Don’t let your wrists roll. Instead, hinge them.

Here’s a little drill to help teach yourself what hinging your wrists and the correct position at the top should feel like:

Take your grip and set up. Pick up the club towards your torso, just using your wrists. If you kept going you’d hit yourself on the forehead with the club, but here stop when the shaft is parallel to the ground. Now, do a full body turn, and look at your position at the top. You’re back on plane — and your wrists are in strong angles instead of that floppy, rolled over nonsense.

When you’re actually hitting balls, think about maintaining the integrity of your wrists as you take it back and let them hinge, instead of roll. You’re going to get much more consistent contact. And that means more distance and more fairways.

WEEKLY GOLF RESULTS

 

 

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