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O N T H E T E E NEWSLETTER

General Manager's Report

WINTER EDITION

Damon Selwyn General Manager This edition we are pleased to profile one of our long serving members – and a tireless volunteer who has been heavily involved in many of the major clubhouse projects over the years.

Member Profile Bob Beverley

Bob joined the club in 1982 and has almost 35 years as a member of Wynnum. Having lived in Wynnum all his life, Bob is now a retired licenced builder but is still actively involved in club lending his experience and expertise to various repairs and maintenance projects around the club.

Playing off a handicap of 24 nowadays – Bob has a list of handy golfing achievements which include 3 holes in one at Wynnum (two on the 6th hole and one on the 16th hole), and Bob also won the Dunhill Cup honour board event with Mick Power. This event is no longer played and Bob tells us the actual honour board is now proudly on display at Mick’s home!

Major clubhouse projects:- - Performed major renovation work on the property at 12 Tamaree when the club purchased the house some 12-13 years ago - The clubhouse veranda from the putting green around to the 1st tee - The upstairs walkway extension and toilets around the carpark side of the clubhouse - Lift installation from the ground floor foyer - Men’s locker room and toilets – which used to be the location of the old pro-shop

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DATES TO REMEMBER21st JUNE State of Origin Game 2

21ST JULY Members Night "Goose Club" Christmas in July

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12th JULY State of Origin Game 3

12TH AUGUST Black Tie Casino Royal Night

9th JULY Sunday Session with Nick Koschel


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Bob attending to another repair job around the club. No job is too big or too small for our resident handyman!

Besides these major clubhouse projects – Bob is always on hand to help with a whole range of repairs and maintenance jobs, and has oftenbeen called out to help after hours when a problem comes up. The amount of money Bob has saved the club over the years would be significant – and like many other memberswho have supported the club over the years –this great club has evolved to be what it is today because of people like Bob Beverley. Thanks Bob!

Mobile Phone App We are pleased to announce a new mobile phone app which is now available to download to any I-Phone or Android mobile device. This fantastic new app will give members access to the latest news, coming events and special updates – plus direct access to member competition and social play timesheets. Download the app TODAY and start enjoying the fast download speed and other benefits of the mobile app! Download Instructions:- Depending on if you are using an android or Iphone device – you will need to go to one of the following locations on your mobile device

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to find the app and download. Android – go to the Google Play store IPhone – go to the App store You find one of the above locations in your mobile phone apps. Search for “Wynnum Golf” Once you have downloaded the app – you will be promoted to register. If you experience any problems downloading the app – please call into the office for assistance.

UBET at Wynnum Golf Club We are pleased to announce the club has entered into a 12 month partnership with UBET which includes a fully functional sports betting facility located adjacent to the gaming lounge in the members bar. The facility was installed in mid-May and the feedback from members so far has been very positive – with the bar staying open till late on a few Friday and Saturday nights and a few members staying back for a drink and a punt!The partnership with UBET includes a fully funded subscription to Sky Racing 1 and 2, plus the installation of the facility in the bar.

UBET lite site now installed at the Club. Members and visitors can setup their own online account at the bar – or just use cash to place bets at the terminal. Ask the bar staff for assistance to setup your account. Our UBET representative, David Gray is now a 7 day corporate member so no doubt members will meet David over the coming weeks and months. UBET have also agreed to support various club events over the next year as part of the partnership between UBET and Wynnum Golf Club. PAGE 2


General Manager's Report (Continued)Friday Members Night JACKPOT DRAWS Since the start of April we have been running a new format for our Friday Members Night. MINOR Jackpot There is now a MINOR Jackpot of $100 which is drawn from all member numbers. Members must be at the club to be eligible. If the winning member is not in the clubhouse – the nearest member number who is at the club receives a minor prize of a 6-pack of beer. MAJOR Jackpot Draw The major jackpot winner is now drawn from the $1 raffle tickets sold on Fridays. If your raffle ticket number is drawn - you automatically WIN a $50 house credit, PLUS a chance to draw a coloured ball from the bag! To be eligible for the new Members Draw – you simply need to purchase a $1 raffle ticket from one of our committee volunteers on the night (Chris Dower, Alan Hubbard or Vivien Lewers). Remember, the more tickets you buy – the more chances of your raffle ticket number being drawn. The new lucky draw format consists of 17 coloured balls – which consist of 10 x red balls and 7 x different coloured balls which are all held in a bag and hold a different value as follows:-Red balls = $0 | Yellow ball = $20 | Green ball = $30 | Brown ball = $40 | Blue ball = $50 | Pink ball = $60 | White ball = $70 | Black ball = Jackpot value Anyone who purchases a $1.00 raffle ticket can be drawn to select a coloured ball from the bag. If you purchase multiple raffle tickets you have more chances to have your lucky number drawn.The lucky raffle ticket holder automatically wins a $50 house credit – plus the chance to draw any one of the coloured balls and collect the value of that ball. If a red ball is drawn – that red ball is replaced each week until the jackpot reaches the $2,000 limit, then balls are removed each week regardless of colour.


If another colour is drawn, the ticket holder collects the value of that ball as a house credit and the coloured ball is removed from the bag until the black ball is drawn in subsequent weeks, and the jackpot struck! Once the black ball is drawn, and the jackpot struck, all balls are returned to the bag and the jackpot is re-set to $500 the following week. For example – if the lucky raffle ticket holder draws a yellow ball – they receive $50 + $20 for a total prize of $70 house credit. Depending on how many raffle tickets are sold each week – the normal raffle prizes are offered as a run-down on the night. Visitor Eligibility If you have a guest with you and they would like to become eligible to win – they simply need to sign up as a Social Member on the night for only $5 and they will be able to buy a raffle ticket and be eligible to participate in the draw. Any of our friendly committee members or bar staff can assist with any visitors who would like to join up as a Social Member. We hope to see you at the Club on a Friday Members Night – or any of our up-coming Club Social Events!

Staff News Noeleene Shan - clubhouse cleaner/caretaker We are pleased to announce a new team member – Noeleene Shan who joined the team in April as our new clubhouse cleaner/caretaker. Noeleene has been employed primarily as a cleaner – and is at the club from Wednesday to Sunday morning cleaning all clubhouse areas. Noeleene also helps out with various maintenance jobs around the clubhouse when time allows. This is a change from fulltime contract cleaners – and we now use contract cleaners on Monday and Tuesday.

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Nicole Lewis - Front of House Supervisor We are also pleased to announce the appointment of Nicole Lewis to the permanent position of Front of House Supervisor. Since our previous Food & Beverage Manager left in January, the hospitality team have worked very well together to continue providing a great clubhouse experience for our members and guests. The appointment of Nicole to the position of FOH Supervisor provides our team with some much needed leadership – plus Nicole is an extremely positive person who leads byexample. We are very pleased to have someone like Nicole in this important role to ensure we continue to offer a great hospitality experience for our members and guests.

Patrick Barret – Part-time Kitchen Hand/Cook We have added Patrick to our kitchen team to assist us with functions and events as needed, and also in the hatch 2 Sundays per month to give Di Hogan a much needed rest. Patrick has a strong background as a cook in a pub environment and also bring significant front of house experience in bars - so we are pleased to have someone join the team who is very versatile with a broad skill set. Patrick is also a very positive person who has a strong work ethic and is always happy to jump in and help where needed. Patrick also lives locally on Tamaree Avenue –so a win-win for the club and also Patrick who doesn’t have far to travel to work each day!

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Australian Bridal Industry Awards A big congratulations to Rebekah and our Food and Beverage Team on coming 4th in Queensland for best Club Wedding Reception with a rating of 96.8, which was held on Tuesday the 13th of June at Cloudland. With the large amount of weddings booked from now until May next year, we hope to make it to the top 3 atnext years awards, fingers crossed.


From The Board

First and foremost, I wish to sincerely thank everyone, from all of our awesome Staff to ourloyal Membership for their support and patronage of the Club. A big thanks go to the many volunteers who contribute their time to help present the Club and Course to the best it can be.

A special “Congratulations” goes to our resident Professional, Matthew King, for receiving the QLD PGA Club Professional of the Year at the recent QLD Golf Industry Awards night. This is a well-deserved and I believe a long overdue recognition of Matty’s commitment to Golf, our Club and the number of Charities that he works with and supports.

Adding to this, it is with pride to acknowledge that the Wynnum Bartons/BMD Pro-Am won the QLD PGA Tournament of the Year. On behalf of the Board and Club, I wish to thank the tournament organising committee as well as our own Admin Team for their tireless work behind the scenes in putting together an excellent event and a first-class field of players.

As we move into the second half of our Financial Year, I believe it’s important to keep our members informed of what’s coming up but more importantly how the Club is travelling.


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Laurie Hoppner President

with the Prez In this respect and as mentioned in our last Newsletter, I intend to host a Members Information event with a date to be confirmed in August, so stay tuned.

We as a Board have implemented a number ofchanges including our first Friday Night Goose Club of the year, a revamp of the Friday Night Members Draw, our first Members Function of the year and the installation of a TAB/UBET facility, all of which I’m sure our House Chairman will cover off in his Newsletter piece.

Good golfing everyone and I look forward to seeing you at the Club.

History throw back to 1922 The Wynnum Golf Club's First Committee


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Captain's News hazard within the margins of the hazard when extended upwards. May the player ground his club? A. Yes. A bridge is an obstruction. In a hazard, the club may touch an obstruction at address or in the backward movement of the stroke-see note under rule 13-4. Touching the bridge prior to address is also permissible, since an obstruction in a water hazard is not “ground in the hazard”. (This applies even if the bridge has been declared an integral part of the course).

MEN’S MAJOR EVENT RESULTS Harold Paton Memorial (HB) Winner - Ian Keable Jack Hughes Memorial (HB) Winner - Billy Jones Foursomes Handicap (HB)Winners - Barrie Ryan & Larry Welsh Men’s Monthly Medal Winners – April A Grade - Jeff Ransom B Grade – Alan Hubbard C Grade – Ian Keable

Men’s Monthly Medal Winners – May A Grade – Dan Smith B Grade – John McKee C Grade – Matt Zahner Congratulations to the following players for scoring a Hole in One since April 8th April – Mark Chabowski – 9th Hole 12th April – John Provians – 16th Hole 25th April – Cy Petersen – 16th Hole 9th May – Barry Smith – 16th Hole

Ormiston Rise & Tranquil Waters Shield Members 55 years and over (Men) or 50 years and over (Ladies) are invited to participate in a round robin event for the Ormiston Rise & Tranquil Waters Shield. Event Dates: Monday 26th June 2017 – Logan City Golf Club (8am Shotgun Start) Friday 18th August 2017 – Redland Bay Golf Club Monday 11th September 2017 – Wynnum Golf Club Friday 29th September 2017 – Carbrook Golf Club Cost: $15pp (inc. Finger Food) For bookings please register with Scott at the Club on 3396 9000 or email [email protected]


Winter is here, Saturday time sheets are now filling up fast. The fields are smaller and we have less daylight to play so I please ask only book if you can commit to that time. New score cards and scoring system is up and running. With the new system the match committee is able to monitor the time to play a round. As indicated last newsletter we will be adding times to play a hole on the score cards as a reference. Congratulation to Christopher Wood on winning the Morobe Open and a 4th place in the PNG Open recently up in Papua New Guinea. Also congratulation to Brooke Beck, Finley Mitchell and Kai Schloss who all gained selection on the Met East golf team. They all will travel to Toowoomba in late July to play at City Golf Club in the Queensland School Sports championship. Best of luck to all... Men’s Pennant just around the corner. So come out and support our team on the quest to win the flag this year. Dates of matches are advertised on the clubhouse notice boards or on our website. Look forward to seeing you all out there again this year. Congratulation to all recent Honour Board winners, presentations off those winners will be at our next goose club night on the 2nd July. I must say the recent over sow of the green’s has been a success. Thank you to Jason Adams and his staff for their efforts, commitment and dedication to our course. We have all enjoy playing on greens with no sand and duck poo ... Thank you for the feedback from members on the over sow program. Local rules are back on the score cards for golfer to use. Also read the main local rule board at the clubhouse as from time to time we can add or remove temporary local rules. Rules Question: 13-4/30 Grounding Club on Bridge in Water Hazard Q: A player’s ball lies on a bridge over a water PAGE 7

Stewart Schloss Director of Match


Ladies Golf News

What a fabulous time of year to be playing golf! The course has recovered well after the heavy rain and winds following TC Debbie; we so needed that rain and even though it interfered with our Kath Duthie timetable, it was great to see green back in our course and the dam full.

The Ladies have now competed in the first two Honour Board events for the year. The first was the Kath Duthie 4BBB Matchplay. Sixteen pairs qualified to compete on 23 March and some very tightly contested matches were played over the next few weeks, often with many shots being given due to the keen participation of some of our newer ladies. The final wascontested on 13 April between Jackie Zuidam and Marnie Nathan, versus Barbara Hall and Taimi Kautiainen. Jackie and Marnie won the event, great achievement for them after being runners-up in 2016. We had about 20 ladies follow the field as spectators and it was great tosee such keen interest in the competition.

The Wynnum Open Cup HB was held on 20 April. We had a great field with good representation from other clubs as well. The winner for the second year running was Lindy Phillips with a nett 74, congratulations to her for such a strong performance two years running.

The first Open Invitation Day was our Irish Fourball, sponsored by Bartons Bayside on 16 March. We had a fantastic field of 127 ladies and the luck of the Irish with the weather.


The winning team with 89 points was Elaine Wilshire, Pat Field, Lyn Barwick and Lenore Miller. Thanks to Bartons for their continued sponsorship of this event. The field was a sea of green, great participation by all.

Monthly Medals – March Division 1 was won by Janelle Stroud with 74, Division 2 by Denise Dhu with 72 and Division 3 by Elaine Wilshire with a fabulous 70. Weekend Medal for March was won by Rachael Sellars with a great 69. April Division 1 was won by Leah Palmer with 76, Division 2 by Marilyn Price with 74 and Division 3 by Janice Hess with 76. Weekend Medal for April was won by Kay Eleison with 73. May Division 1 was won by Daph Hine with 75, Division 2 by Jan Hamilton with 72 and Division 3 by Helen Camden with 77.

The Ladies Pennants Season is underway with teams competing in Division 2 (off the stick) and Weekend 2 (handicapped). The new purple shirts make the teams really stand out and the ladies have been performing well. So far Division 2 has played 3 games, won two 3/2, lost one 2/3. Weekend 2 have won both their matches and we hope are on a roll! Great competitive play! Other standout events in the ladies’ calendar have been the fun event on 27 April, Wipeout where ladies dressed in their finest beach /surf attire. Division 1 was won by Denise Dhu & Sandra Samuels, Division 2 (and best dressed) by Helen Thomas and Sandra Cosgrove. We were successful in winning back the Terry Termite Trophy in our interclub annual challenge against Redcliffe on 4 May. It’s good to have Terry back in our trophy cabinet!

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Jan Hamilton Ladies Captain


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Course Report

It seems incredible that we can now say Winter is now here. I can't believe how fast the year has gone and these recent short weeks haven't helped either although luckily the grass has all but stopped growing across the courses.

The oversow program on the greens is completed and I am very pleased with the outcome. As discussed in the last newsletter we are trialling a few different variances in the seed application this year and it will be interesting to hear member’s feedback on the greens surfaces over the coming months with the different variances that have been put in place.

As we head into the cooler months and turf growth/recovery rates tend to slow down on the golf course so it becomes more important than ever to leave the course as YOU would like to find it. That refers to sanding divots, repairing pitch-marks and raking bunkers. Divots on fairways take a lot longer to recover at this time of year so filling them with sand and smoothing them is most important a heaped pileof sand in the divot is not healthy for the turf’s recovery or our cylinder mowers used to cut fairways so please try to smooth these little piles of sand out.

Did you know?? The average number of ball marks made on greens per round is 8 per golfer. Assuming only 130 rounds are played each day on your course, your greens receive 1,040 pitch mark ball impressions daily, 31,000 per month or more than 374,400 per year. Are you wondering how to make a putt under these conditions? PLEASE REPAIR YOUR PITCH MARKS!!


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Once again I would like to say THANK YOU to our army of men and women volunteers your work does not go un-noticed especially from thecourse staff. Our volunteers contribute at least 50 hours of voluntary labour each week to the golf course doing the less specialised jobs that the course staff are unable to get too. These jobs may seem small and unnecessary but in the bigger picture at the end of each week they contribute greatly to the finished product.

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Golf Course Care Tips

Bunker Care Never walk down the face of a bunker, always enter the bunker from the lowest edge ensuring minimal disturbance to the bunker face. Before leaving the bunker, a player should rake to the middle of the bunker with the rake head pointing in the general line of play.

Golf Carts The use of motorised carts, three wheeled motor bikes or any other type of vehicle on course is subject to the direction and approval of the Board. Club notices and cart directional signage regulating the movement of golf carts are to be strictly observed. It should be particularly noted that carts must not be driven by members within 5 metres around greens (unless on the cart path).

Golf Course SuperintendentJason Adams


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Congratulations on our very own Christopher Wood on winning the Morobe Open at Lae Golf Club, Lae, Papua New Guinea! His winning score was a very impressive total of -20 under par (68, 65, 66, 65) beating 2nd place by two shots. We wish him the very best of luck in this week’s WA PGA Championships at Kalgoorlie Golf Course!

Holden Scramble Entries Now Open! – Sunday 11th June 2017 – Register online below http://www.holdenscramble.com.au/event#/competi tion/1020377/info once entered contact Wynnum Pro Shop on 3396 3546 to organise a tee time for the day.

Titleist Fitting Day – 6th July 2017 Call the pro shop on 3396 3546 or email our pro shop on [email protected]


Interested in improving your game? Contact the boys in the pro shop to discuss what programme would suit your lifestyle on 33963546 or email us on [email protected]

Golf Tip Power 1. Switch On The Power Here's a simple thought to help turn on your power switch: Your weight shift and the clubhead should travel in the same direction. During the backswing, both the weight and the clubhead move away from the target; during the downswing, the direction switches–your weight and your clubhead move toward the target.

2. Own A Release A horse and rider arrive at aseven-foot wall at top speed when, suddenly, the horse stops, catapulting the rider over the jump. The image that's important for your golf swing is the passing along of energy because this is how you transmit power to the golf ball.

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Pro Shop News


As we come into the cooler months here at Wynnum Golf Club the house and membership team along with the staff are working tirelessly to provide entertaining evenings for the members. In the next three months we have Sunday sessions, Christmasin July “Goose Club” and our own James Bond style Casino Night.

Sunday Sessions On the first Sunday of every month we have our live music Sunday Sessions. What could be better than sitting on the deck with a cool drink, taking in the views of the golf course and listening to acoustic beats from local artists? Our next artist is Nick Koschel who is also a member of the golf club. Nick is a regular at the Charming Squire in Southbank and certainly worth the visit to our clubhouse on the 9th of July.

Goose Club “Christmas in July” Goose club returns on Friday 21st July. Starter- to be confirm Plated Main- Traditional Christmas Turkey with all the trimmings Plated Dessert- Plum pudding with Brandy custard/ custard (non alcoholic).

There will be the usual Goose Club raffles accompanied by the new ‘pick the ball out of the bag draw” for our major prize and you never know who might just drop by with a couple of surprise gifts!!!!


State Of Origin Wednesday 21st June sees the second in the three game series of Origin Football. Whether you are Maroon or Blue supporter why not come down and cheer on your team in the clubhouse. The happy hour runs from 6pm to 8pm and there will be tasty snacks on the menu! Again Wednesday 12th July sees the third and final game of the series, where hopefully, Queensland will retain the trophy.

Casino Royale Have you ever wanted to be James Bond? Well I know I have. Saturday 12th August plays host to our second members themed function this year. We have secured the services of Bris Vegas who with their professional team, will provide an entertaining evening of thrill, spills and some magic. Your entry ticket will include a drink on arrival, canapes throughout the evening and playing chips for the roulette, blackjack or poker. A thoroughly entertaining evening is guaranteed.

UBET For those of you that haven’t been into the clubhouse for a while, Wynnum Golf Club nowhas are own UBET facilities for all our members and guests to use. There was a lot of hard work behind the scenes done by Tim Denholme on securing the deal. I would like tothank Tim for all of his efforts along with DavidGray (UBET) for supporting the Golf Club.

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Clubhouse NewsChris Dower Director of House & Membership



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UP COMING EVENTS

save the date Saturday 12th august

Black Tie Casino Royal Night The next Club's themed night

Details to follow

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