NEWSLETTER week ending 23rd November 2013 (Vets)

Name: Cooroy Golf Club | Sunshine Coast
Rating: 4.8

CAPTAIN’s CORNER

Monday saw a visit from our Invitation team Woodford, close to 20 visitors made the trip up. Unfortunately for our Women their 2 nominated Ladies decided not to come at the last moment.

Kevin (bag of wheat) Olsen won in A Grade with 39 points, Jim Gregg in B Grade with 41 points, Vic McCullough (Woodford) won C Grade with 37 points, and Sonja Cordwell with 35 points won the Ladies div on a c/b. A good day was had by all.

Wednesday attracted an excellent field of 79 players, and it was great from my point of view to see Kerry Martin bounce back after last week’s disqualification. His 39 points took out the A Grade honors on a count back from the inform Errol Radley.

Nice to see John Kelly getting his bearings right this week. For those who didn’t know John turned up nice and early as he usually does at Cooroy last Wednesday. He paid his entry fee and made himself very comfortable at his favorite table awaiting Kevin Crundalls’ arrival. It was only when starter “Jim Henderson” noticed John’s name was not on the sheet that we realized that John was supposed to be at Tewantin/Noosa. Being so early, John had plenty of time to collect his refund and join Kevin at the correct venue.

I had a very entertaining game with one of our characters in Con Russell. At some time during Con’s life he learnt to swear a lot. When I chipped him about it, he replied “you must have come from a very uneducated family if you haven’t heard those words before”.

Con (left in photo) showing the style that once enabled him to be ranked in the top 3 Australian boxers in Featherweight, Junior Lightweight, and Lightweight divisions all at the same time. If you want Con to tell you about his boxing, just mention his fight at Festival Hall, Brisbane in 1969 against Noel Kunde.

VETS FUNDING COURSE PROJECTS – 4th, 9th & 17th

The Vets funded projects are under way.

You might have noticed some yellow marks on the 17th fairway in front of the Ladies Tee in preparation for the new drainage work which starts early next week, weather permitting.

Work on the new cart path to the right of the 9th green is also expected to commence next week.

You can check out Kirsty’s latest updates From The Shed on projects and the course on the Notice Board on the website.

RESULTS FROM 18th NOVEMBER 2013 – WOODFORD INVITATION

Event: Stableford

Prizes: Cooroy Vets

A Grade Winner: Kevin Olsen 39, Runner Up: Les Arthur 38

B Grade Winner: Jim Gregg 41, Runner Up: Grant Smallacombe 36

C Grade Winner: Victor McCullough (W) 37, Runner Up: Len Highland 33

Women Winner: Sonja Cordwell 35

Run Down to 34: Kevin Tonkin, Col Bain (W), Col Wilson (W), Phil Botting, John Stephens (W), Col Duncombe (W), Ron Blount, Brian Flynn, Rod Roemermann, Derek Clayton, Jim Prendergast, Don Clelland, John Kelly, Joyce McKay(W).

NTP (M): 4th Con Russell, 7th Kevin Tonkin, 10th Jim Henderson, 12th Jim Prendergast, 15th Col Bain (W).

NTP (W): 4th Muriel Willett, 12th Joyce McKay.

Raffle: Jim Henderson, C Priestley (W), Muriel Willett, Noel Green (W).

RESULTS FROM 20th NOVEMBER 2013

Event: Stableford

Prizes: Cooroy Vets

Field: 79

John O’Donoghue hit a ‘cracker’ of a drive on the 11th to finish 10 meters from the green – unfortunately it was the 10th green – his ball had taken a severe ricochet off a steel fence post. John took it in his stride however and went on to post a very good 41 points.

Another good effort by Errol Radley saw him move to a 2 shot handicap buffer over playing partner Kevin Olsen. That bag of wheat is looking good although Kevin reckons the drought has affected crops making it very hard for him to pay up on the bet – it might have to be a thimble of bird seed.

A Grade Winner: Kerry Martin 39, Runner Up: Errol Radley 39

B Grade Winner: Rod Roemermann 44, Runner Up: Stuart Wright 44

C Grade Winner: Don Pigdon 41, Runner Up: John Milligan 41

Run Down to 36: John O’Donoghue, Derek Clayton, Terry Harrison, Ian McMullen, Ron Blount, Rob Nash, Bruce Wilshire, Peter Piggott, John Stewart, Don Clelland, Dennis Guion, John Kelly, Les Arthur, John Round, Phil Mason, Tom Williams.

NTP: 4th Brian McLoughlin, 6th Brian McLoughlin, 7th Andrew Dick, 10th Allan Emery, 12th Don Clelland, 13th Tony Kershaw.

Captain’s Choice: 2nd shot – 9th – John Stewart.

Raffle: John Round, Phil Mason, Hasse Andersson, Jim Penman.

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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