NEWSLETTER week ending 14th December 2013 (Vets)

Name: Cooroy Golf Club | Sunshine Coast
Rating: 4.8

CAPTAIN’s CORNER

I would like to thank all those who attended our final official competition day of 2013. The day was a huge success due to the large turnout of members and invited guests.

Your support of the golf ball raffle shows how much pride our members have in our golf club. You should soon see the results in the way of a new “Hole in One” board.

Thank you Kevin Tonkin for donating back the dozen golf balls that you had purchased.

It was nice to see Ken Morgan make the trip back, and thank you for sharing some of your latest jokes.

Ron Blount also deserves a mention for helping to set out the Tee markers on Tuesday afternoon and then returning them to their normal positions after our game.

Our 1^st game in 2014 is our Monthly Medal on the 15^th January, it will be an 8.00am shotgun start, and the nomination sheet will be at the club in early January.

On behalf of the Vet’s Committee I would like to wish our members a happy and safe Xmas and I look forward catching up in 2014.

VETS XMAS LUNCH

110 Cooroy Vets and invited guests, Jim Dunstan, David Jones, Assunta Easton, Green Staff – Kirsty, Paul, Chris & Damien and Andrew Denny from John Madill Toyota enjoyed Xmas lunch with good food and lots of laughs.

Congratulations to our Course Superintendent, Kirsty Herring, for achieving her Associate Degree in Applied Science from UQ – a great reward for 4 years hard work.

Cooroy Golf Club Patron, young Jim Dunstan entertained us with his usual well told jokes. When asked how old he was Jim’s reply was quite precise – 95.75 years – must be all that army training.

We had some Breaking News during lunch …….“Kevin Olsen finally pays up on bet” – well almost! Rather than a bag of wheat Kevin presented Errol (left) with ….. wait for it……a Weet-Bix in a small bag.

It was great to have members who haven’t been able to play golf recently for medical reasons join us for our final official get together for the year. A special mention for Len Highland who had to pass on lunch as he was heading off to hospital that day for some medical attention.

As Grant revealed on Wednesday you really only get to know someone when you play golf with them. Well you get to know them even better if the person is a golfer unable to play but joins you for a round as an observer. Brad Lavenders’ recent hernia operation prevented him from playing so he rode around with our group of 3. Brad’s comments were honest, succinct and to the point – mostly #%$## drive, or #%$## putt. Brad’s final assessment of our performance was a little more mellow – could do better, room for improvement – but we had a drink with him anyway. The quicker he gets back to playing golf the better!

Photos (left to right)

Bob Noble looking very pleased with his Hole-in-One prize and mounted ball. Big Kevin Tonkin standing behind doesn’t look quite as pleased about Bob’s achievement and seemed determined to stop anyone from getting to the front to collect their prize.

4 Man Ambrose teams watching hopefully as scores go up while waiting for lunch in a packed club house.

Jim Penman (right) presenting Ron Blount (left)with the Jim Penman Host Day Trophy Award.

Kevin Olsen (left) and Errol Radley (right) accepting the trophy as Pairs Matchplay Champions.

Photos of all our Annual Trophy Event winners are on the new Vets Noticeboard.

RESULTS FROM 11th DECEMBER 2013

Event: 4 Man Ambrose
Prizes: The Bush Boys
Field: 96

Winners: Ian Mulhall/Jim Turnbull/David Lyons/John O’Donoghue

Runners Up: Rudy Agerbeek/Alex Kologaras/Bill Hesse/ Matt Brindley

Run Down:

John Round/Stuart Wright/Don Pigdon/Doug Allisone
Bruce Wilshire/Jim Gregg/Dennis Guion/Brian Curson
Col Easton/John Stewart/Kevin Tonkin/Bob Noble
Lionel Willett/Hasse Anderson/Alan Blundell/Bruce McLean
Mike Smith/Terry Lyons/Peter Piggott/Andrew Dick

Best Front 9: Jim Penman/Dill Edwards/Ken McKay/Tom Williams

Best Back 9: John Cairns/Rob Powell/John Butler/Charlie Adelberg

Longest Drive Hole 2: A Grade – Geoff Pembroke, B Grade – Don Clelland, C Grade – Trevor Crosby

NTP: 4th Ken McKay, 6th Kevin Olsen, 7th Jim Penman, 10th Doug Allisone, 12th Geoff Kerr, 15th Ozzie Osborne
1st Mike Smith, 18th John Stewart.

Raffle: Trevor Crosby, Graham Laing, Grant Smallacombe, Jon Sendall

Merry Xmas and a happy and prosperous 2014.

This is the final Vets Newsletter for 2013.

Rod Booth – Secretary/Treasurer
Cooroy Veterans’ Golf Club

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Cooroy Golf Club has always been about people as much as golf. The reviews below come from members, social players, and visitors who’ve enjoyed the course, the setting, and the sense of community that defines the club.

Whether it’s a casual round, a competition, or a post-game drink on the deck, their words reflect what makes Cooroy special.

4.5 out of 5 Stars

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Course looking good, great afternoon.
Julie Collis
Very interesting course with many challenges well worth playing
Mark Knight
A great little course in the Noosa Hinterland. Friendly staff, challenging design with improved greens and fairways. Excellent value course.
Ramon Cao
As n ew Members we are very happy to be accepted and welcomed by the Manager himself; thanks Wayne
MARIO CALDERARI
“Big thanks to the Cooroy Golf Club crew for the great work you’re doing. I only hear good things from people who visit and play, and the club always feels welcoming and well run. Huge shoutout to Marty Hunt MP, Mark Kelly, Ron Ballantyne, Cameron Douglas, Peter Jeucken, Joe Daniels, Kate Sawrey, Doug Pearce, Mark Woolway, Wayne Patston, Cyril Trist, Anthony Jones, Derek Clayton, Paul Korczynski, Deb Macaulay, Elaine Henman, Jenny Tucker, Eve Hunt, Jainie Wynwood, Warren Smith, Bruce Otto, Grant Smallacombe, Jim Henderson, Rod Booth, and John Cranley. Keep doing what you’re doing, the community notices and appreciates it.”
Colin Davie
Best value for money golf course on the Sunshine Coast. A really fun course layout, forces you to use multiple clubs off tees And have good course management. The grains are in great condition and are really receptive
Liam Henderson
Fantastic golf course! Really well setup with signage, sand buckets, and ball cleaners on most tees. This course is designed for playing 1-18 consecutively rather than stopping midway. A ‘grip it and rip it’ mindset will lead to disappointment as there are many hidden hazards (yes I speak from experience!). Some of the fairways are deceptively narrow or have huge swathes of flanking rough hard to see from a distance. Lots of variety! Long par 5s to short par 3s and everything in between. Take care when walking between tees as its easy for first timers to get disoriented. At just $40 I felt it was great value and would definitely go back.
Daniel Bowater
Great course. Well maintained with very friendly staff!
carl gall
Nice course, plenty of water holes
Geoff Cohen
Amazing staff ,thanks for your hospitality,
The atmosphere was so relaxed and nothing was a problem. A true hidden gem just off the Bruce hwy
Luke Downey
Lovely course some tight fairways an honest challenge.
John Matton
Staff were super helpful in getting us setup with carts and directions.
Rob Kruger
This is a friendly country course in great condition. Greens are in good nick. Well worth a visit if you ate on the area.
Karen Lilliebridge
Beautiful fairways and greens, quite a walk but worth every step. We played in the afternoon and was very pleased with the price and quality of the course.
Hendrik van Aswegen
Lovely course. Challenging enough to make it fun, but not too difficult for high handicappers
Jonty
Great place to play golf. Course is a good challenge for all HC’s. Very picturesque,but if you walk it the last couple of holes uphill might get you. Very limited parking. Worth a look.
Daren Muddle