Golf
A number of SYC Members and their guests get together to play Golf on the first Monday of each month (unless otherwise notified).
SYC Tour to Noosaville to play Hyatt Coolum and Noosa Springs Courses
SYC Golf Byron Bay Golf Tour May 10th - 12th 09
Information for new members in 2009
2008 Annual Report SYC Gold Group
Golf Club Booking Form
SYC Social Golf - Next Game at Gainsborough Greens Golf Club on April 6th, 2009.
Welcome to autumn – cool breezes and soft sunshine – and more golf! A new course for us – at Gainsborough Greens – please read the blurb below.
The SYC Golf Club has to pay $62.50 per player ($67.50 if you count the cost of prizes) but we will be subsidising this figure to $55 per person (out of our competition kitty), which includes carts for all and cooked lunch – sounds like a fantastic deal. Numbers are limited to 24 players only, so get in quick for a great day’s golf.
Registration at 8.00 am for 8.30 hit-off as usual.
All SYC Members (ladies & gents - any category) and guests welcome.
Play is Stableford. An official handicap is not required.
Golf days are normally the 1st Monday of each month
Starting time is 8:30AM Queensland time with registration at 8:00AM.
Normal cost is $40 which includes a sandwich and one drink (see the newsletter above for changes to this fee and other requirements for attending these social golf days).
Prizes are presented for Best and Runner-up scores, best first and second nines, best lady (min. 3 ladies playing), Nearest to the Pin on front and back nines and the Worst score.
Calendar year SYC Golf Club membership fee is $20. Includes End of Year Party and Presentation Night in December.
Golf Captain
And we have a new Golf Captain, Paul Hepher, who has taken over the reins from Peter Rau. Paul is working on the Golf Courses for this year, most of which are now booked – see list below.
We thank Peter Rau for the excellent job he has done as Captain during the past two years but Peter has to ease back on his activities since his recent heart surgery.
Annual Membership Fee
The SYC Social Golf Club Annual Membership fee for 2009 will be $20, which will include the Christmas Commodore’s Trophy Presentation Function for the player only.
An additional charge will apply for spouses, partners and friends to attend the Christmas function (to be advised later in the year).
Regular and Non-Regular Players
The following players are regarded as Regular players (as they played more than eight times last year) – we assume they will play each month (so they do not need to confirm), unless we hear from them by email to the contrary: Ralph Brading, Andy Corry, Norma Ewen, Clive Foster, Paul Hepher, Phil Kellond-Knight, Gunter Loicht, Don Nowlan, Bert Sherring, Don Stead, Terry Stephenson.
All other players need to advise by email (or phone Tony Bailey on 5537 5686 and leave a message) that they will be playing. Tony Bailey will send out an email reminder approximately 14 days before each event.
We have established a limit of 24 players on any day (to get players back into the clubhouse for lunch), so we do not wish to disappoint late subscribers. Visitors are still welcome but names and numbers should be advised at least ten days prior to play.
54 Point Modified Stableford Scoring System
We will be playing a modified form of Stableford scoring to better establish handicaps. The following format is one used by a number of social groups as a fair way to handicap social golfers. How it works:
All players ignore the hole Difficulty rating (index) given to each hole. All players score the following points per hole:
Double Bogey (Par + 2 shots) 1 Point
Bogey (Par + 1 shot) 2 Points
Par (Par) 3 Points
Birdie (Par -1 shot) 4 Points
Eagle ( Par -2 shots) 5 points
The player’s final score is achieved by adding the player’s handicap to their “points score” and if they have played to their handicap the score should add up to 54.
Shots are added to, or subtracted from, the handicap for each two shots over, or under, the 54 benchmark.
For Example - an 18 handicap player gets a shot per hole and if he/she plays to the handicap, they should get a bogey on each hole.
18 x 2 points = 36 + the handicap of 18 = 54
The Maximum handicap is obviously 54 and applies equally to men and women (that’s equality for you!!).
Programme for 2009
February 2nd Southport Golf Club
March 2nd Surfers Paradise GC
April 6th Gainsborough Greens GC
May 11/12th Byron Bay Golf Club (2 rounds)
June 1st Gold Coast Country Club
July 6th Ocean Shores GC
August 3rd Surfers Paradise GC
September 7th Parkwood GC
October 5th Tweed Heads GC
November 2nd Gold Coast Country Club
December 7th Southport GC
We have tried to introduce some new courses this year (Gainsborough Greens, Ocean Shores and Parkwood), while still trying to stay close to our $40-45 a day budget. Accommodation has yet to be booked for the Byron Bay Away Tour (more details later).
Both Paul and I wish you all of the best for the coming Commodore’s Trophy competition and trust that the arrangements above will be satisfactory for you. Or else!
Tony Bailey (President), Paul Hepher (Captain) - SYC Social Golf Club.
For further details:
President Tony Bailey on Ph: 07 5537 5686 (or tbbb.bailey@bigpond.com)
SYC Reception on Ph 07 5591 3500 or Fax 07 5532 7507.
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