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In this Issue Our Sponsors Page 1 Our Charity and Our Supporters Page 2 President’s Remarks Page 3 Comp Results Page 5 Captains Corner Page 6 Next Comp and Post Comp Page 7 Upcoming Events Page 8 FCGA Golfing and Related News Page 9 The Golf Guru Page 9 Discussion Board Page 10 Golf News that didn’t make to TV Page 10 Just for Laughs Page 10 Feedback and Contributions Page 11

Our Sponsors

Chalisa Indian Restaurant, located in Tuggeranong

ACT, serves a long list of fine traditional Indian food in Canberra. The restaurant offers an elegant ambience, perfect for casual dining with an international edge.

The chefs individually have over 15 years of experience in preparing tandoor dishes and North Indian cuisine. They have worked in India, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia.

Enjoy the amazing tandoori dishes of North India. The chicken tikka and chicken kebab simply tastes heavenly. And remember, 20% (meals only) discount to all Fiji Canberra Golfers Association members while dinning at Chalisa Indian Restaurant.

Enlighten Electrical Group has been in operation since January 2016. With over 6 years’ experience, Enlighten is locally owned and operated, servicing Canberra, Yass, Bungendore, Queanbeyan and all surrounding areas. Enlighten is committed to provide a reliable and flexible service to ensure 100% satisfaction is met by the clients. Enlighten specializes in all domestic and commercial maintenance and installations, there is no job too big or small for our team. Contact: Shandil Sharma on 0423 278 609

On London Legal and Migration is located on 13 London Street, Canberra ACT 2601. Its new office in Sydney will be opened soon.

On London Legal and Migration lawyers are experienced and innovative legal professionals who do not shy away from a challenge. On London Legal and Migration provide a unique service to their clients because their team has come from a wide array of business and vocational sectors and each matter is handled with this multi-disciplinary mindset.

On London Legal and Migration provide advice on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, including; commercial property leasing, conveyancing and migration assistance such as permanent migration to Australia, student and temporary work visas, work visas and the pathway

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to permanent residence, tourist and temporary work visas, investor and entrepreneur visas and refugee and asylum seeker visas.

Contact: Radhika Reddy on 1800 118 993

Our Nominated Charity

Cancer Council ACT is a non-government not-for-profit community organisation that aims to promote a healthier community by reducing the incidence and impact of cancer in the ACT region. The Council depends largely on the generosity of the ACT and surrounding community providing donations and supporting fundraising initiatives.

FCGA has been organising annual charity golf day to raise funds for Cancer Council ACT. We look forward to seeing you at our next charity golf day on 28 April 2019.

And thank you too all of you that have supported us at the 2018 FCGA Charity Golf Day.

Our Secondary Charity – Supported

through Fairbairn Golf Club

Soldier On’s mission is to achieve the best reintegrated generation of serving and ex-serving men and women in Australia’s history. To achieve this, Soldier On supports those who have served by focusing on their physical and mental health, their family, their community, and their future. 72,000

On every ANZAC day, FCGA members gather at Fairbairn Golf Course to support the fundraising activity through a round of social golf. FCGA does this by providing a donation to Fairbairn Golf Club and FCGA members put money in a hat that is

passed around before the tee off. All funds raised goes to Soldier On through Fairbairn Golf Club

Please join us on ANZAC Day Thursday 25 April 2019 for a round of social golf for a fun day and help raise some funds for. Soldier On supports anyone who has served Australia and their families.

Our Supporters

Stay Updated with Golf News

Golfers, as you know, there are more rules to golf

then there is to run a country, and there are more

golf stories then there are stars on a cloudy night!

Stay updated with your golf fix at:

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Our chosen sports peak body in Australia

pga.org.au golf.org.au

golfnsw.org actgolf.com.au

fijicanberragolfers.com Fairbairngolfclub.com.au

FCGA’s Newest Member – Sam Schmidt

FCGA’s Newest Member – Boumik Bhumia

President’s Remarks,

Hi Members and Friends of FCGA,

Hope you are having fun battling the harsh Canberra winter. Members had a great time last week on the course and the later in the clubhouse where a lot of stories were shared in which some were funny and some inspiring too. Well before we even realise, winter will be gone and spring will bring spring in the steps of golfers. I am sure every golfer will agree with me that the only place we don’t feel cold is in the Tee off area, fairways, and on Greens and that is the reason we are there on the course. Jokes aside, friends, our monthly competitions are getting tighter and tighter and as some of the golfers are out of race for this year’s championship, others are tightening their grips to stay in top. Let’s see who takes the FCGA championship in 2018. The FCGA AGM was held last month and it was really a fruitful one. A lot was discussed and lots of decisions were made on the night to take this club to next level. I would like to welcome all committee members bck to the leadership group and also welcome the newest member ( Newal Singh) to the team. I believe this team is on the roll and will work together for the betterment of the club and its members. I am really looking forward to spring season which will bring, our Golf Away, Captains Cup, Matchplay Championship and of course, Gala Dinner and Awards night. Happy golfing Friends. Lalen Sharma FCGA President Happy Golfing Friends. Lalen Sharma- FCGA President

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FCGA Class of 2018

The Class of 2018 look great in their new Teal coloured. The new uniform has a larger FCGA logo as well as the member’s full name. The smiling faces is an endorsement of the new outfit.

FCGA May 2018 Comp in pictures

Member finding ingenious ways to keep hands warm

Tough day at the office…but no amount of fog or cold is going to stop FCGA from playing golf

Rob has returned from his warm up routine

As usual, Brendan looks very cool and relaxed

Sour newest member Sam had the honour to tee off at his home course !!

Member pondering what worked and what didn’t work….you cant blame it all on the cold!!

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Captain Hem is sharing his wisdom of sportsmanship

And some words for Sam…He should have spoken at the tee off to inform of the dangers of the course….particularly of open drains and how buggy’s can get stuck!!!

And it would help if Ian let go of the brakes…would make it

easier to push the cart back….anyway…the boys figured out

what had to be done…. eventually!!

June 2018 FCGA Championship Comp

Winners

Overall winner: Krishneel Sharma

Nearest to Pin (1) Kartik Sharma

Nearest to Pin (2) Sam Schmidt

Drive and Pitch: Ronald Naidu

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Longest Drive: Sam Schmidt

Eagles Nest: No winner in June 2018, however, No eagles nest - 36 balls in the nest for July 2018! Although a Crow took one of the players ball to the Crows Nest!!

June 2018 FCGA Championship Monthly

Results

FCGA CHAMPIONSHIP Monthly Results

Pos Score Points Member

1 38 12 Krishneel Sharma

T2 37 10.5 Hem Chandra

T2 37 10.5 Sam Schmidt

3 34 9 Kartik Sharma

4 33 8 Robert Blomfield

5 31 7 Dinesh Kumar (Snr)

T6 28 5.5 Ronald Naidu

T6 28 5.5 Ian Burnell

8 27 4 Nathan Kumar

T9 25 2.5 Ashwin Kumar

T9 25 2.5 Navin Lal

11 22 2 Shandil Sharma

12 19 2 Brendan Burnell

2018 FCGA Championship Leader Board

Round 6 of the 2018 FCGA Championship started with a strong field turning up at Murrumbidgee Golf Club despite the very cold and wet conditions with an early taste of winter. It was an overcast and a very cold morning with light chilly wind. Despite the weather, we made good progress knowing the 19th hole was only 18 holes away. After round six, our Captain produced a fantastic round to take the lead from Navin, Being at number one of the ladder is not easy…as many players would attest. It now remains to see if Captain Hem holds on to number one position after June comp. FCGA has lots of giant killer players who come up with a surprising round. Congratulations to Captain Hem Chandra for winning the round in very tough conditions announcing he is a serious contender continuing his consistent form. Congratulations to all the other proxy comp winners.

2018 FCGA Championship Leader Board

Player Pts Player Pts

Hem Chandra 46.5 Nathan Kumar 23

Navin Lal 43 Rajneel Chauhan 22.5

Ashwin Kumar 39 Dinesh Kumar (Jnr)

19

Dinesh Kumar (Snr) 39 David Chand 11.5

Krishneel Sharma 37.5 Sam Schmidt 10.5

Kartik Sharma 33 Rocket Reddy 8

Shandil Sharma 32.5 Newal Singh 6

Ian Burnell 31 Aussie SpeedGolfer 0

Brendan Burnell 25.5 James Kumar 0

Ronald Naidu 24 Pasquale Perre 0

Lalen Sharma 24 Rodney Laugher 0

Robert Blomfield 23.5 Boumik Bhumia 0

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FCGA New Business Card

Upcoming 2018 FCGA Events and Comp schedule details Put these dates in your diary….

Note: Payment is due by Tuesday before the Sunday comp. Please pay on time so you are included in the monthly comp. If you are member of a particular golf club, you do not have to pay the green fees at that club during

FCGA comp; please pay the comp fee of $5 only and inform FCGA about your membership with the respective club.

LIFE in THE TRAPS

Captains Corner

Fellow golfers as we say good bye to autumn and enter the winter season let’s take the challenge to step up to keep the passion for golf going. While we maintain the passion of sportsmanship remember the opportunities will come to each one of us just like that they will be gone too. Lots of thing will go through your mind but remain positive and calm especially to maintain the leader board which requires consistence performance We are all friends out there playing big competition but we would like to have good time. All I can say is keep trying the better days are ahead. When you value sports it makes you go wow but the bigger question is how people are doing so we. All I can say is there is no fear or favor in this sport believe in yourself and continue to learn from one another and of course practice. Looking at the leaderboard it’s clear that the pressure is mounting (just like putting under pressure) any player can jump the leader. Take every opportunity as a good putting make you win the competition. Tension is good for performance it’s just normal as long as there is a motivation to go forward in sports. As I see we are good team as long as we stay together we will be great team.

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Finally to all members I would like to encourage you to remain active. Golf is for socializing and it will keep you physically and mentally healthy Physical fitness is the cream of greatness. Yours in golf Hem Chandra – FCGA Captain

Sound advice from our resident PGA

Professional - James McMaster

James has agreed to provide a monthly tip for our members. This month’s article – LASER FOCUS for DRIVING. Many club golfers set up on each tee with the aim of simply keeping the ball within the tree line or within the bounds of the fairway. The problem with doing this is that by giving yourself such a huge target area to aim for you only need to be a little bit off target and you are in the trees again. A lot of club golfers will also tend to focus on the negatives such as ‘I need to stay away from the water hazard’ or ‘I can’t hit it left here or I’ll be out of bounds’ which often causes the body to tense up and in these situations players will do exactly what they focused on ‘not doing’. Some players will also go to the polar extreme, and by staying away from the left hand side OOB end up hitting it 30m into the right trees. Do any of these situations sound like your last game of golf? If so, I challenge all of you to try this simple tip during your next round whilst teeing off on every hole. Rather than aiming for the fairway, really dial in your senses and pinpoint a specific target on the golf course such as… - the small mound in the middle of the fairway. - the player in the group in front walking along the middle 300m away. - if there is a dogleg and you can’t over hit the corner a great target would be a specific tree or landmark in a direct line through the middle of the fairway. - the small patch of dry grass in the centre of the landing area.

Every course will have different targets for you to focus on but the key to all of this is focus on a small target to block out external influences and to avoid thinking about the dangers on each hole. This can be extended to your approach shots, chipping and putting but let’s start simple for now with the driving as we generally have a much larger landing area than any other shot. Regards, James McMaster

Word from our Supporter – Drummond

Golf Fyshwick

With the days getting shorter and mornings getting frosty, I hope everyone is getting prepared for the incoming Canberra winter and making the most of the limited warm days we are experiencing. In preparation for the colder months, we have made the switch with our apparel ranges with the initial deliveries of winter apparel already selling through well. Don't despair... we have significantly more arriving fortnightly and weekly refills of all the latest apparel for winter. Including our biggest range of pants ever 30+ different styles, pullovers, base layers, polos, wet weather tops and bottoms, beanies, hand warmers, winter gloves and much more. This month we are also extremely excited to

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announce we have a new team member, Craig Carmichael has joined the team. Arguably the most experienced golf professional in the Canberra area we are looking forward to the wealth of knowledge Craig will bring to the team, welcome on board Craig. Product Review TAYLORMADE P790 UDI - By Rodney After the amazing success of the P790 irons, TaylorMade have listened and are set to release the latest in utility irons, P790 UDI. With a thin top line and minimal offset this iron will suit a wide variety of players looking for an extremely versatile club. Be the first in Canberra to get your hands on the new P790 UDI, in-store now!

We look forward to seeing you in-store soon, Rod and the Fyshwick team

Please don’t go into Drummond looking for the putter in the cartoon!!

Coach’s Corner

Are you struggling with your golf game? Has your scoring been poor? Are you looking for more distance? Do you want to enjoy your golf more? Are you just looking for a touch up on your putting? Then it’s time to change your game and I would like to help. Check out James McMaster Golf at mcmastergolf.com.au

Next comp and post comp details

The seventh comp for 2018 is scheduled for Sunday 15 July with tee off at 7.45 am at FCGA home ground…Fairbairn Golf Course. It will be a Single Stableford event Please arrive by 7.15 AM so team announcement, course rules (if applicable) and any other announcements can be made prior to tee off.

If you wish, you can study the course layout at http://www.fairbairngolfclub.com.au/fgcsitehub/FGCcourse.html

Address: Laverton Ave Fairbairn ACT

Following on after the comp, members are requested to gather at the 19th hole for a few drinks and for the awarding of the prize for the round.

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Golf Guru – has retired

Going forward, now that FCGA is an official social club, we will bring you news and golfing updates from Golf NSW.

Rules of Golf Golf is a game in which a ball is struck with a club from a prepared area, known as the "teeing ground", across fairway and rough to a second prepared area, which has a hole in it, known as the "putting green". The object of the game is to complete what is known as a hole by playing a ball from the teeing ground into the hole on the putting green in the fewest possible number of strokes. A "round of golf" consists of playing 18 such holes. There are basically two forms of play, one which is decided by holes won and lost (match play) and the other which is decided by the total number of strokes taken to complete the round (stroke play). There are three important principles to remember when playing golf: • Play the course as you find it. • Play the ball as it lies. • And if you can't do either, do what's fair.

Discussion Board

Members, For discussion:

2018 FCGA Golf Away?

Dear members.

Hot on the heels of the 2017 Golf away, we are

now asking members to nominate the venue of

our 2018 Golf Away.

Please drop an email to

fijicanberragolfers@gmail.com with your

thoughts. Please provide some reasons why you

believe your nomination would be a fantastic

venue for the 2018 FCGA Golf Away.

Top 10 Caddy Responses

Number :10 Golfer: "I think I'm going to drown myself in the lake." Caddy: "Think you can keep your head down that long?" Number : 9 Golfer: "I'd move heaven and earth to break 100 on this course." Caddy: "Try heaven, you've already moved most of the earth." Number : 8 Golfer: "Do you think my game is improving?" Caddy: "Yes . . . . You miss the ball much closer now." Number : 7 Golfer: "Do you think I can get there with a 5 iron?" Caddy: "Eventually." Number : 6

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Golfer: "You've got to be the worst caddy in the world." Caddy: "I don't think so . . . .That would be too much of a coincidence." Number : 5 Golfer: "Please stop checking your watch all the time. It's too much of a distraction." Caddy: "It's not a watch - it's a compass." Number : 4 Golfer: "How do you like my game?" Caddy: "It's very good - but personally, I prefer golf." Number : 3 Golfer: "Do you think it's a sin to play on Sunday? Caddy: "The way you play , it's a sin on any day." Number : 2 Golfer: "This is the worst course I've ever played on." Caddy: "This isn't the golf course . . . . We left that an hour ago." And the Number : 1 . . . . Best Caddy Comment: Golfer: "That can't be my ball, it's too old." Caddy: "It's been a long time since we teed off, sir."

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