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NEXT EVENT……In an endeavour to encourage our membership to become ACTIVE members and encourage our members to introduce new members,it has been decided to use our next event at Lynwood Country Club as a lefty promotion.
THE DEAL….Enter this event and pay the green fee of $25 plus comp fee of $10.
Your green fee will be treated as your annual membership fee (due 31st March 2012).
It costs you nothing to play!!
Your green fee will be treated as your annual membership fee (due 31st March 2012).
It costs you nothing to play!!
Bring a prospective lefty member and we will pick up the tab for his/her green fee in the hope that they will enjoy the day and join the Association.(They pay only the comp fee of $10).
As usual your righty guests are welcome but the green and comp fees apply.
DATE Thursday, 8th March at 10.30am.Shotgun start.
Lynwood Country Club,
253 Pitt Town Road,
Pitt Town NSW 2756
Tel 45808555 (pro shop)
We played Lynwood last March and found it to be a fabulous course.Entry form is enclosed for those receiving this by post or enter on the website www.nalg-nsw.org.au
If you enter on the website you will always receive an email acknowledging your entry.
Long Reef Golf Club,Tuesday,7th February.
Long Reef golf course must have been the only fine and sunny spot in Sydney on Tuesday,7th February.Most of us drove through rain to get there and whilst overcast as we hit off it cleared to a lovely mild day.The course was in excellent condition having hosted the Australian amateur championships the previous week.A fair turnout for the first event for 2012 with 18 members and 9 visitors.Nice to see Sandy Elliot (Avondale)turning out for his first lefty event.
The main event a 4BBB required a countback with three pairs tied on 43 points.Warwick Stanwell and Bruce Richardson edged out the husband and wife team of Roger and Dianne Johnston with John Mesley and Brian Halstead third.
The individual lefty winner was Mike Simon with 36 points and the leading visitor was Brian Halstead with 40 points.Full scores were:
2BB Winners Warwick Stanwell and Bruce Richardson 43 cb
Runners Up Roger and Dianne Johnston 43 cb
Individual Lefty Mike Simon 36
Individual Visitor Brian Halstead 40
NTP Clive Curwood
Lady’s Trophy Dianne Johnston
BB ball rundown
John Mesley and Brian Halstead 43
Mike Simon and Ron Alexander 40
Keith Walkerden and Noel Langthorne 40
Colin Aldrick and Tony Smith 39
Bowl & Vase leader board after Long Reef
Mike Simon (36) 8
Bruce Richardson (34) 7
Allan Coles (33) 6
Colin Aldrick (32) 5
Rex Langthorne (32) 4
Noel Langthorne (32) 3
All other starters received 2 points.
Blog for Lefthanded Golfers
An American lefty,Bob Jones,from Salem,Oregon,sent me info regarding his lefty golf blog.If you are interested log on to www.leftsidegolf.blogspot.com
SUBSCRIPTIONS DUE 31st March.
$25 for ordinary members,$10 for lady members and for juniors under the age of 18.
As mentioned above,if you register for the Lynwood CC event on 8th March,your green fee will be deemed to be your annual subscription.Ladies and juniors will need to pay the $25 green fee (and will therefore have paid the annual sub) and all players will have to pay the $10 competition fee for the trophy pool.
Registering for Lynwood therefore negates the need to renew your membership for the year.
A further reminder regarding subscriptions will be forwarded in the March newsletter due shortly after the Lynwood event,but for those wishing to pay now and not able to play Lynwood: # goto home page – www.nalg-nsw.org.au and click on MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL button
# Click BOOK ONLINE for your type of membership
# Click PROCEED TO REGISTRATION
# Enter your golflink number then click login.
#Select your payment option and complete your renewal by clicking on the SUBMIT button.
Confused ? Ring me and I will talk you through it.
New Members
We welcome William Dahl (Pennant Hills) and Geoff Martin (Avondale).Hope to see them in one of our events very shortly.
As always, good golfing,
John Mesley
