Maramarua Golf Club Inc.

Congratulations to Josie Mudgeway who shot a hole in one on the 14^th hole at St Andrews in Hamilton at the Masters Tournament on 23/08/10.

Another small factoid from my trunk of trivia: Chance of an amateur getting a hole in one: 1 in 12750, or chance of a PGA tour pro: 1 in 3756 (sourced from Golf Digest 1999) count those numbers up against the rounds you’ve played… better odds than lotto!

We have lost touch with a few trophies over the years. If you think you may have one sitting around – please bring it back to the club. We would also be appreciative if you are feeling club spirited and wish to donate a trophy to fill in the gaps. Please see Claire or Shaun if you are interested.

A reminder about the Lions collection tin: if you have any old style NZ coins or surplus foreign money you can drop it to the collection tin in the office. Thank you to those who have been bringing in jars for the marmalade, please bring in the smaller jars and not the larger Dolmio type jar.

Hey good looking. Yes you! Come on down to our Fun fashion night on Wednesday 13^th October. Tickets are $20 and are available from the office.

 Women’s scramble results 24/08: 18 hole scramble stbfd. A Thomson 36, P Price 33, Women’s 9 hole scramble net. S Jones 42, M McFarlane 44.

Men’s scramble stableford results 28/08: B Perry 44, G Kidd 43. Winner of the Darby Cup was K Teinakirahi and winner of the Colbeck Trophy was C York.

Midweek open results: men’s div 1 gross: K Thomson 73, men’s div 2 gross winner: B Wintle 86, ladies net winner: N Hansen 74.

Upcoming events:

Sun 12^th Sept – Franklin challenge at Maramarua 12pm tee off

Thurs 23^rd Sept – Midweek open, $20 entry & optional $2 for 2’s, tee off 9:30 – 12pm

Sun 26^th Sept – Daylight saving starts

Sat 23^rd Oct – Machinery Tournament

Wed 3^rd Nov – Start of twilight golf

Fri 5^th Nov – Stockies and Cockies

Sat 13^th & Sun 14^th November – Men’s 54 Hole and Women’s 54 Hole Tournament

Fri 19^th Nov – fire fundraising day

This Saturday is the final of the Colbeck and Darby Cup and also the first round of the Dunlop Cup which is the best 2 of 3 stableford scores – you have to play all three rounds.

Men’s stableford scramble results from Saturday: B Wintle 45, C York 42. The winner of the Vice Captains was S York with G Allen runner up.

The Franklin challenge is being held at Maramarua this year – put your name on the list for this wonderful event. We are holders of the senior cup and just missed out on the junior cup – by countback! So book in Sunday 12^th September so we can win the all the cups on our home turf (or you can stay home and mow the lawns!)

Due to an influx of citrus Denise will be making Maramarua marmalade, with proceeds from the sales going to the club. If you have any suitable jam jars spare please drop them off at the kitchen or office.

See you here Thursday for our midweek open, don’t forget to bring a friend.

Upcoming events:

Thurs 26^th August – Midweek open, $20 entry & optional $2 for 2’s, tee off 9:30 – 12pm

Sun 26^th Sept – Daylight saving starts

Sat 23^rd Oct – Machinery Tournament

Wed 3^rd Nov – Start of twilight golf

Fri 5^th Nov – Stockies and Cockies

Sat 13^th & Sun 14^th November – Men’s 54 Hole and Women’s 54 Hole Tournament

Fri 19^th Nov – fire fundraising day

Due to the weather on Saturday the Colbeck and Darby semi final has been postponed until this Saturday (21/08) and the final will be played on the 28^th August (the same day as the first round of the Dunlop Cup)

Put next Thursday aside for our Monthly Midweek Open. Despite the weather the course is playing well and this is an excellent opportunity to bring a friend golfing and show off our great course for only $20 and the chance to win prizes!

How about some golf trivia? So they say… 80% of golfers will never have a handicap under 18. How far down this list have you been? Bogey 1 over par, Par even, Birdie -1, Eagle -2, Albatross -3, Condor -4 and finally, Ostrich -5 (which would be a hole in one on a par 6!) Hear of a Sabbath stick? In response to the discouragement of playing golf on Sundays in the late 19^th century a Sabbath stick was disguised as a walking stick with the club fitting into the palm of your hand – you merely turned the stick around for a sneaky swing or two.

Women’s 18 hole net scramble results from 17/08: B Todd 72, P Dawson 73

Women’s 9 hole stbfd scramble 17/08: S Wallace 9, P Fitzgerald 7

Upcoming events:

Thurs 26^th August – Midweek open, $20 entry & optional $2 for 2’s, tee off 9:30 – 12pm

Sun 26^th Sept – Daylight saving starts

Sat 23^rd Oct – Machinery Tournament

Oct – Nov – Fire fundraising day – date to be confirmed

Fri 5^th Nov – Stockies and Cockies

Sat 13^th & Sun 14^th November – Men’s 54 Hole and Women’s 54 Hole Tournament

Had a touch of triskaidekaphobia lately? (that’s a fear of the number 13) If so, I hope you are not suffering from friggatriskaidekaphobia or paraskevidekatriaphobia today, because if you were you would have a fear of Friday the 13^th. If you really wanted to try your luck you could play a round at Superstition Springs golf club in Arizona, I wonder how many they have on their course today?

Here are a few golfing superstitions to keep your phobia button tuned to maximum anxiety: If you take a golf club out of your bag don’t change your mind and pick another club. Be extra careful when playing the 13^th hole. Carry an acorn to improve your game. Never approach the tee from the front. If you are having a good round do not clean your ball. Start your round before 12pm for the best luck. Use ball number 3 or 5 and aim the number towards the hole. I’m sure you have your own superstitions and if not you can buy your acorn from the golf shop (priced according to your last score)

News from the course: Rod and Ean have been hard at work unblocking the drain on the 7^th, so no more soggy puddles to wade through. Hopefully you have been appreciating the hard work that is being done to improve the drainage, despite the rain the course has been playing very well.

Men’s stableford scramble results from 07/08: S Lamb 43, M O’Hara 42

Women’s 18 hole nett scramble results from 10/08: A Hill 72, S Brice 75

Women’s 9 hole gross scramble results from  10/08: M McFarlane 60, M Sommerville 67

Upcoming events:

Thurs 26^th August – Midweek open, $20 entry & optional $2 for 2’s, tee off 9:30 – 12pm

Sun 26^th Sept – Daylight saving starts

Sat 23^rd Oct – Machinery Tournament

Oct – Nov – Fire fundraising day – date to be confirmed

Fri 5^th Nov – Stockies and Cockies

Sat 13^th & Sun 14^th November – Men’s 54 Hole and Women’s 54 Hole Tournament

Oh dear, it’s weather for ducks out there. While we are stuck inside for a bit why not take the time to explore the NZ Golf Website www.golf.co.nz. Did you know you don’t even have to log in to view upcoming events at Maramarua? How about playing at a different course? It is as simple as clicking the ‘events’ tab, then selecting ‘club events’ and no matter where in the country you want to play you can see upcoming events. You can even search for competition results.

Waiting for a sunny day? Be kind to your friends and bring them along to golf for the member guest price of $20.

Preparations are underway for our 54 Hole tournament in early November. There is a women’s and a men’s event on at the same time and they are both the same format of 27 holes each day. This year the entry price is $70.00 for the two days with 2’s optional at $5 for the weekend. We are running an earlybird promotion, if your entry is received before the 24^th October your entry price is $60 and you go in the draw to win your entry fee back!

 Scramble results:

31/07 Men’s scramble stableford: T Detmar 42, K Teinakirahi 42, W Evans 41.

03/08 Women’s 18 hole Scramble stableford: S Brice 38, P Price 34, A Thomson 32

03/08  Women’s 9 hole Scramble putting: D Chipman 19, S Wallace 19, M McFarlane 19

 Upcoming events:

Thurs 26^th August – Midweek open, $20 entry & optional $2 for 2’s, tee off 9:30 – 12pm

Sun 26^th Sept – Daylight saving starts

Sat 23^rd Oct – Machinery Tournament

Fri 5^th Nov – Stockies and Cockies

Sat 13^th & Sun 14^th November – Men’s 54 Hole and Women’s 54 Hole Tournament