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Women's Christmas Tournament - December 2011

Santa (Geoff Clarke) and Rudolph (Ron Clements) visited all the players in the rain and gave out sweets.

Sisi's Garden Soiree - October 2010
Over fifty women (and two men) enjoyed a lovely day at Sisi's garden. The weather was kind albeit a little cool but this did not stop the pleasure of walking around the daffodils, trilliums and hundreds of other beautiful spring flowers. Lunch was enjoyed by all while listening to Harold Bragg playing the organ. Thanks to Sisi and Kit for providing the venue for this very successful day - over $500 was raised for the purchase of outdoor furniture for the club.

Harold Bragg, Alison Bragg and Gwen Allen,

Enjoying the moment

Local Rule for use of Distance Measuring Devices
For all play at this course, a player may obtain distance information by using a device that measures distance only. However, if, during a stipulated round, a player uses a distance measuring device that is designed to gauge or measure other conditions that might affect his/her play (e.g. gradient, wind speed, temperature etc.), the player is in breach of Rule 14-3, for which the penalty is disqualification, regardless of whether any such additional functions are actually used.

Heineken Trophy to Geraldine
Home-course advantage may have given Geraldine the boost it needed to beat the Lower Waitaki contingent which travelled to Geraldine for the annual Heineken Trophy match on Sunday 18 April. Played in the four ball best ball format the home team prevailed by 7½  to 2½.

The match was followed by a convivial gathering in the Clubhouse where a meal prepared by Geraldine women was served.  

Leading scores on the day, Geraldine player unless specified, were:-
Men (0–14): A. Tedham  68, M. Macdonald 69, W. Kerr (LW), R. Gatenby, and P Rudduck (LW) 70. Men (15-36): G. Waldren 66, D. Howell 71, M. Bensemann and P. Field (LW) 72.
Women: J. Ross 69, L. Bau (LW) J. Lawson, D. Plew (LW) T. Putz and M. Ellery 72.
Nearest-the-pins: R. Gatenby and M. Turner (LW). 

Lower Waitaki Club Captain, Peter Rudduck (left) presents Geraldine President Max Bensemann with the Heineken Trophy.

Kitchen duties. Geraldine members (from left): Jean Ross, Susan Lyttle and Marie Blackmore busy dishing meals after the match.

Geraldine win Gorge Trophy
Geraldine were triumphant when they met in the regular mid-week competition with the Waimakariri Gorge Golf Club at Geraldine on Wednesday 14 April. Geraldine scored a Stableford average of 32 to Waimak’s 28.1.

Here Geraldine’s Errol Rix receives the Gorge Shield from Gren Alabaster.

Geraldine Retains Triangular Trophy
Geraldine ran out the winners to retain the Triangular Trophy when they met sides from Temuka and Pleasant Point in a regular fixture held at Geraldine on Sunday 28 March.

A large field took part in the event which is organised by the Social Committees of the three clubs. Geraldine recorded an average Stableford score of 34.41 to Pleasant Point’s 32.73 and Temuka’s 32.23.

Detailed results were:-  Women: Jo Gallichan (G) 43pts; Sandy Twaddle (T), Margaret Dale (T) 36; Jenny Lawson (G) 35; Liz Altridge (T) 34; Shona Bensemann (G), Tina Putze (G) and Brenda Prestcott (T) 33.
Men: George Leslie (G) 42; Jack Leslie (PP) 40; Barry Hill (G), Peter Taiaroa (PP) 39; Errol Rix (G), Chris Reynolds (PP) 38; Tony Neilson (G),  D. Worner (PP), John Gould (T) and  Ray Teahen (T) 37.

Twos: George Leslie (2), Peter Taiaroa, C Jones (T), Margaret Dale and Barbara Clarke (G).
Nearest the Pin: Richard Lawson (G) and Liz Altridge.

Sandy Twaddle (Temuka) hands the Triangular Trophy to Shona Bensemann.

Geraldine Fail in St Andrews Challenge
Geraldine were unsuccessful when they met a Timaru team to contest the St Andrews Challenge Trophy at the Levels on Saturday 27 March, the locals taking the event by six points to four.

Played by four-man teams the competition takes the form of a challenge against the club holding the trophy on the holder’s home course.

Captained by Noel Lewis the team result was closer than the final score would indicate with four of the six matches going to the 18^th. The visitors found the hardness and speed of the greens a little testing on the day.

Results were:  Joe Yellowlees lost to Dallas Gillies 1 down, Ces Tubb lost to Stu Chapman 2 down,  Lindsay Robertson beat Brian Ward 5/4, Kerry Stevens tied with Hitesh Angrish, Noel Lewis lost to Steve Doyle 1 down and Simon Wright tied with Rob Maxwell.

On 8 March Sue Donovan had a Hole in One on the 16th hole at Pleasant Point during a women's tournament. This was Sues second hole in one having holed out on the 9th at home also during a tournament.

Denburn Victory to Geraldine
The locals were far too good for the visitors when Burnham and Geraldine met for the annual challenge at Denfield on Sunday 14 March.

Played in very humid sticky conditions Geraldine amassed an average Stableford score of  36.07 to Burnham’s 32.19 to retain the Denburn Trophy for another year.

Individual Geraldine scores were.- Men: Rick Putze 43pts by lot from Kit Silcock, Geoff Clarke 41, Richard Lawson, Greg Waldren and Stan Wilkinson 40, Graham Todd and Ron Gatenby 39. Women: Margaret Bolton 43, Susan Lyttle 39, Lyn Collins 37 and Barbara Clarke 36.
Nearest-the-Pins: Richard Lawson and Lyn Collins.  

Kitchen duties. Geraldine women, from left: Jenny Lawson, Susan Lyttle, Shona Bensemann (obscured) and Barbara Clarke  hard at work serving the meal at the end of the day.

Geraldine Women win Pleasant Point Summer Classic
On the weekend of 6 & 7 March Avrill Burrows and Joanne Gallichan won the Ladies section of the Pleasant Point Summer Classic.  Saturdays competition was a 4 Ball Best Ball with Avrill and Joanne scoring a nett 58.  In Sundays medal round Avrill came in with a nett 70 and Joanne with a nett 68 giving the pair a three round score of 196, eight shots ahead of the next best score of 204.

On Wednesday 24 February Bill Bradley played the perfect shot to score a Hole in One on hole 9. Bill is pictured here with his Hole in One trophy.

Geraldine Women in Eagles' Success
Two Geraldine women members were in the prizes at the recent Eagles’ National Convention held in the Hawkes Bay over the period 21 – 24 February. Jenny Lawson and Barbara Clarke were in the Aorangi team which came runners-up in the National Women’s teams event. They carded a 36-hole Stableford score of 264 against the Manawatu-Wanganui team’s winning effort of 271.

The women were among the 430 Eagles and partners who attended the Convention held in brilliant hot summer weather and who enjoyed golf on the finest courses in the district.

The women played the Maraenui Golf Club’s course in Napier and the Hawkes Bay Golf Club’s course at Flaxmere.

The other team members were Shirley Behrnes from Gleniti and Dorothy Southby from Pleasant Point. This same combination won the event at the Convention in Southland in 2008.

Grande Vue Victorious
Home course advantage played into the hands of Grande Vue members when they and Geraldine met on “The Hill” for the annual Lewis and Wilson Trophies clash on Sunday 8 November.  The locals took out both events.

Twenty one Geraldine members took part with the men losing the Wilson trophy 35.48pts to 33.53, and the women the Lewis Trophy 37.25pts to 29.25.

Geraldine President George Leslie (left) congratulates his Grande Vue counterpart Johnny Patrick on winning the Wilson  Trophy. Grande Vue Patron Brian McIsaac holds the  trophy.

Poor Closing Day Turnout
In a poor turnout only 36 members were on hand for the Club’s Closing Day event on Saturday 7 November. Less than half of these contested the closing day event, the Bean Cup.

Club Patron, Merle Ellery said such a turnout was disappointing particularly when, some years ago the event attracted large fields.

In presenting the prizes for the day, Club Captain Dennis Goodwin announced the winner of the Most Improved Player of the Year Award. This year it went to junior member Josh Neilson.  Josh began the season with a handicap index of 28.2 and finished it with 17.7.

Results for the day were.- Bean Cup: Adrienne Reid and John Bruce net 64, Denise Kenny and Richard Lawson 65.5, Merle Ellery and Cecil Tubb 67 and Fran Holman and Neil Collins 67.5. Nine-holes: Jan Chisholm.

John Bruce and Adrienne Reid with the Bean Cup after their victory on Saturday.

Josh Neilson with the Most Improved Golfer of the Year Award.

Geraldine Women play well at Champion of Champions.
Jenny Kellahan won the Best Gross at the recent Aorangi South Canterbury Champion of Champions held at Temuka Golf Club on 22 October, with a 36 hole score of 157.
The Geraldine Team of Jenny Kellahan, Margaret Campbell and Margaret Bolton won the team Gross Staleford Rosebowl and Margaret Bolton won the Bronze 1 Runner Up Nett.

From left Geraldine Champions: Margaret Bolton, Margaret Campbell and Jenny Kellahan.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The 102nd  Annual General Meeting of The Geraldine District Golf Club will be held on Monday 16 November 2009 at 7.30p.m. at the Geraldine Golf Club.

Any member entitled to vote who wishes to bring forward any proposal at the AGM shall give notice of the same in writing to the Secretary at least fourteen days before the meeting. 

AGM Nomination Form

Geraldine well represented in Aorangi Mens Pennant Semi-Finals
Geraldine players will be very well represented in the Aorangi Mens Pennant Semi Finals.  The Holmes Cup Team finished in second position with 68 points after Ashburton on 70.5. Timaru follows on 63 and Tinwald makes up the top four on 60.5

The South Canterbury Finance Team finished top with 45 points, ahead of Waimate on 43.5, Temuka on 31.5 and Tinwald on 23.

The Patterson Cup and Moyes Teams also finished at the top in their groups.

Women's Weekend Pennant Team makes Semi-Final
The women's Weekend Pennant team of Jenny Lawson, Susan Lyttle, Shona Bensemann and Jean Ross enjoyed the home course advantage to post a 9.5 / 1.5 win over Ashburton on Sunday 23 August to maintain their position at the top of the table in their zone and progress to the Semi Finals.

Ashburton player Trish Robertson prepares to put watched by Susan Lyttle (holding the flag), Nicky Gill and Jenny Lawson.

At the end of their match Jean Ross, Brenda Fechney, Shona Bensemann and Ellenor Sullivan complete their cards.

Ned Phiskie Remembered
Family and friends of the late Ned Phiskie gathered at Denfield on Saturday morning (4 July) to plant a tree in remembrance of the popular club member who died last year.

The tree, a flowering cherry, is sited beside the eighth fairway adjacent to the walkway from the 4^th green to the 5^th tee. In due course a small plaque will be mounted on a stone at the foot of the tree.

New Scorecards Introduced
Changes to the stroke rating of the men’s course are a feature of the new scorecards which were introduced on Saturday (4 July).  In reviewing the course, the Match Committee decided to introduce the odds and evens stroke index format.  As a result the index on holes one to nine are odd numbers and 10 to 18 even.

Since the introduction of hole-by-hole scores into the handicapping computer programme a more accurate record of the actual difficulty of each hole is available and this information was taken into account when producing the new card.

A number of local businesses have purchased advertising on the cards and this revenue helps to offset the production cost.  Support of these advertisers by Club members is encouraged.
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Two named in Provincial Squads
Two Geraldine players were named in provincial squads announced by the Aorangi South Canterbury Representative Convenor, Rod Patterson after Sunday’s Holmes Cup fixture at Geraldine.  Simon Wright was named in the Elite Squad and Gary Muff in the Development Squad.

Geraldine Women win National District Teams Final
The Geraldine team of Sisi Silcock, Ginny Bolderston, Maureen Joy and Marie Blackmore took out the Aorangi South Canterbury final of the National Teams Tournament played at Geraldine on Thursday 7 May.

The team’s net score of 127 was comfortably ahead of second placed Mayfield which returned a score of 130 and North Otago’s 135.

Played in fine conditions on a well presented course, the tournament attracted a total of 76 players from 19 clubs in the district.

Detailed scores were:- Geraldine 127 (Sisi Silcock, Ginny Bolderston, Maureen Joy and Marie Blackmore);
Mayfield 130 (Edna Ralston, Nic Baxter, Johnny Wright and Ruth Keeley);
North Otago 135 (Amy Winchester, Eileen Ruffell, Ana Perkins and Heather McMullen).
Nearest the Pins:  Sandra Gibson 6, Sisi Silcock 9 and 12, Barbie Bentley 15, Linda McLea 17.
Twos: Patsy Doaks, Barbie Bentley, Nic Baxter, Carolyn Rowland, Sisi Silcock, and Joan McRae.

Preparing food for the teams tournament are Jenny Prendergast and Lois McKnight.	Lyn Collins at work in the kitchen for the Teams Tournament