Hi Members

Friday Flash - 4 December 2020

Matt’s Message

We have hired a gang mower and the team  worked hard last week to ensure that our course was cut. We are working so we can keep it under control. The unpredictable weather patterns we have been experiencing in Wellington does mean we urge members to take care walking around the course. Greenstaff have been removing fallen tree branches in the last couple of days. Please keep alert when playing in windy conditions.

Thank you

Have you taken a rest on the 8th?

Thanks to the Shirties;  Laurie Cook and Dick Borgdorff for organising and placing a lovely new seat on the 8th tee. These bench seats not only look good, but are so comfortable to sit upon. What a great view!

Adopt a Ditch - Volunteers needed…….

Thanks to Dick, Dave, John and Chris who have signed up to keep No. 6 and No. 5 creeks/streams tidy and under control. There will be some photos and guidelines developed to ensure all those who volunteer are aware of potential risks and safety precautions needed. We are still seeking more volunteers - if we all pitch in then it means we can spread the responsibility.  Great to see so many people offering to be part of the solution. Thanks.

SHOOTOUT - THIS SUNDAY!

Polish up those spurs and shine up your saddle ready for the 2020 Shootout competition which is taking place from 8.24am on Sunday 6th December. There is a wonderful prize pool

 to play for - just have to make it to the top 10! - Players needed to have 12 qualifying cards to compete in this prestigious event.  Congratulations and all the best to these players who have ‘made it’.

Sponsors

We have a new sponsor of the sixth hole. PayMyPark this is a great app that you can use to pay for your parking in town or buy coupons.

PayMyPark makes parking easy, simply find a park and start your parking. No more guessing how long you need to pay for. Running late? Just extend your parking, no need to run back to the meter, no more searching for coins. Finished early? Stop your parking and get a refund back to your account.

It’s free to register and to download the App.

Register now and save time as well as accessing features like Start-Stop Parking.

Thanks Garth Mickell for your support!

If any other members would like to highlight their business on a prominent site at the club please contact the club  karorigolfclub@gmail.com

Shop

We have a delivery of colourful ladies gloves from Footjoy, there is also a big box of used balls now available. We have some fantastic Tiltleist caps available $35 without KGC Logo, I will have some available with the Karori Golf Club Logo in time for Christmas.  Remember we still have Pro V’s at $79.99 a doz and some nice Footjoy KGC Polos.

Please support the club by buying from our shop,

Report on the First Men’s Interclub Trial – 28 November 2020

Starter and Club Captain Fiona Kearns sent thirteen trialists off in perfect overhead conditions.  Our well drained and prepared course withstood all the rain dumped on it over the last few days and provided an excellent test of golf. 

In keeping with Interclub playing conditions,  players were ranked in handicap index order and matched against each other in a way that minimised the handicap difference between players.  The matches and results are shown in the following table:

Singles

Four Ball

Also Played – Mark Graham

Points were awarded as follows:  Singles Win – 1, Half – 0.5, Loss – 0 / Four Ball Win  - 0.5, Half – 0.25, Loss – 0 / Playing in the trial – 1

Points and Prizes after the first trial are:

Hole in 2 - Garth Mickell on the 13th

A review of the available  cards showed that all players were able to post good individual hole scores.  However, in many cases some big numbers crept onto the card.  There were two exceptions to this. Horn Dim who kept up his City of Wellington form with another 78 and Alex Lim who played the eight holes 9 to 16 in just one over par. 

A matter that came up over refreshments at the end of the trial was the need for players to understand the Rules of Golf and be able to use them to their advantage during a match.  There is good news on this front with a Rules session run by the Wellington Golf Referees Association being planned for Interclub players.

Thanks to those who played in the trial - the race to the Eddy Deonarain Trophy has started!

The next trial is scheduled for December 12th with tee times from 10:04.  Please make the effort to play in it as we build to season 2021.

Geoffrey Lee

Men’s Interclub Manager

BEER, BEER, BEER … AND SHANDY

The club has teamed up with local brewer Garage Project to bring members a range of their award-winning beers.

Turbine APA

Pils'n Thrills Pilsner

Fugazi - Low Alcohol 

Shandy

COVID PRECAUTIONS

Please keep up the handwashing, the checking in, and all of the other usual precautions around this. The authorities fear people are getting lax, and the events of this week have shown it can resurface very quickly.

SCORECARDS

If you want to avoid printing cards, use the golf.co.nz app instead, it has a scorecard enabled. Simply use the clubhouse wifi to open it and the scorecard before you tee off - then it is able to operate in offline mode.

CLUBHOUSE HOURS

Monday - 10am-3pm

Tuesday 9am-3pm 

Wednesday 9.30am-4.30pm

Thursday 10am-3pm

Friday 9.30am-3.30pm

Saturday 9am-5pm

Sunday 9am-5pm

Funny

This reminded me of a number of players at Karori !