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Round of the week The 'Legends' Tournament by Peter Heiniger Hyatt Regency Coolum

The following have won a free round of golf and entry into the Thursday 'Legends Tournament'
at the prestigious Hyatt Regency Coolum.
Congratulations.

21st November 1999 - The Hyatt Coolum Round of the week has been awarded to John Keating of Headland GC for a magnificent 43 stableford points (handicap 4) in last Saturday's Comp.

28th November 1999 - This weeks round goes to Daniel Farnes of Nambour GC for a great 66 of the stick in last Saturdays Stroke event.

5th December 1999 - The Hyatt Coolum Round of the week has been awarded to Doug Westlake of Gympie GC for a magnificent 59 net in last weekends Comp.

12th December 1999 - This weeks round goes to N. Lingeard of Twin Waters GC for a great 63 net in last Saturdays Stroke event.

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	Hazards

Apart from being a little wet, Water Hazards are defined by both Yellow and Red stakes. What do they mean?

• Yellow: Used to define standard water hazard from which you have two options, both incurring a one stroke penalty. (Example - Hitting over a stream or pond lying across your shots path)

1. Play another ball from where you last played - (stroke & distance)

2. Drop a ball as far behind the hazard as you want, keeping the point where the ball last crossed the hazard line between you and the hole.

• Red: Used to define a Lateral hazard from which you have four options, all incurring a one stroke penalty. (Example - Hitting beside a stream or pond lying along side your shots path)

1. The same as above

2. The same as above

3. Drop a ball within two club lengths of where the ball crossed the hazard line, no nearer to the hole

4. Drop a ball within two club lengths of a point on the opposite margin of the hazard the same distance from the hole as where the ball last crossed the margin, no closer to the hole

The above is an excerpt from Australian Golf Digest by John Morrissett, USGA Rules Official

(NB. Should the ball embed on impact when dropping, relief is allowed under Rule 25/2)

And yes, 'through the green' you are allowed to clear any loose impediments from the area in which you are preparing to drop the ball.

Examples of Water Hazard & Lateral Water Hazard

For the full rules of Golf, please visit the R and A site below

Hole-in-one club

• 1st July 1998 - Lance Cairns, aged 77, at 12th hole, Tewantin-Noosa Golf Club. (His third hole in one in 14 months)
• July 1998 - Don Mitchell, aged 72, at 6th hole, Gympie Golf Club. His first ever hole in one. Hope we all don't have to wait as long. Well done !!
• 11th July 1998 - John Sweeney at 12th hole, Noosa Par 3. Passed on to us by the Tewantin-Noosa Bowls Club. Thanks Greg.
• 8th August 1998 - Ed Backer at the 4th hole, Cooroy Golf Club. A beautiful 7 iron that spun back into the hole. (Oh for that sort of control.)
• Date ? - Joe Horvath at the 18th hole, Inverness Club, Ohio, USA. - 280 m par four
• Dec 1998 - Tim Elliot on the 6th hole during the first round of the Schweppes Coolum Classic.
• 30th December 1998 - N. Spring on the 17th, Horton Park.
• 9th January 1999 - L. Ranger on the 10th, Mt Coolum.
• 16th January 1999 - J. Lazarus on the 17th, Horton Park.
• 20th January 1999 - N. Spring on the 17th, Horton Park Again!
• March 1999 - Peggy Goulay on the 15th, Cooroy
• 7th April 1999 - Jack White on the 4th, Cooroy
• 17th April 1999 - I. Burrum on the 7th, Tewantin Noosa
• April 1999 - Wayne Perske on the 10th, Riversdale Cup, Melbourne - 247 m par four
• April 1999 - Travis Johns on the 10th, Riversdale Cup, Melbourne - 247 m par four
• 1st May 1999 - F. Afamasaga on the 4th at Caboolture
• 15th May 1999 - B. Kenning on the 4th at Caboolture
• 15th May 1999 - M. Wagner on the 18th at Horton Park
• 29th May 1999 - S. Gesch on the 9th at Horton Park
• 3rd June 1999 - P. Troy on the 10th at Mt Coolum
• 5th June 1999 - P. Abplanalp on the 14th at Nambour
• 26th June 1999 - G. Drummond on the 18th at Caboolture
• 26th June 1999 - J. Tetau on the 18th at Headland
• 14th August 1999 - J. Turner on the 14th at Caboolture
• 21st August 1999 - A. Wells on the 16th at Horton Park
• 18th September 1999 - T. Harvey on the 17th at Woodford
• 23th September 1999 - Tony Blacker on the 6th at Horton Park
• 23th September 1999 - Jason Glanz on the 17th at Horton Park
• 25th September 1999 - K. Robinson on the 6th at Caloundra
• 25th September 1999 - G. Stone on the 6th at Caloundra
• 25th September 1999 - E. Wilkes on the 7th at Horton Park
• 22nd October 1999 - R. Watson on the 10th at Nambour
• 23rd October 1999 - C. McGill on the 17th at Horton Park
• 27rd November 1999 - D.Byrne on the 18th at Headland
• 27rd November 1999 - B. Bonney on the 17th at Horton Park
• 27rd November 1999 - D. Gwydir on the 12th at Mt Coolum
• 12th December 1999 - P. Gourlay on the 18th at Headland

Hole in one dreams - Husband and wife Bill and Rae Kachelmier both fulfilled their dreams of a hole in one - on the same day! Bill at Pinehurst GC and Rae at St Maries GC. When Bill excitedly drove to St Maries to tell his wife of his accomplishment, she refused to be one-upped and reported her great deed in return.

The official Hole-in-one club of Queensland can be contacted on 07 3376 4226

 

Technology Breakthrough.

    A Gold Coast golf club has given its patrons an edge on the fairways through satellite technology.
    The Hope Island Golf Club has installed a global positioning satellite (GPS) system on its buggies which displays an aerial view of each hole and how far each player's golf ball is from the pin and hazards.
    Players can also record their scores on the system and if they hit a birdie or eagle it will reward them with applause.   
    The GPS system pinpoints a player's ball via the buggy which is parked alongside it.and uses the same technology which enables SCUD missiles and other smart bombs to hit their target. Visual display units in the buggy show the ball's distance to the pin and its position in relation to the tee, sand traps, water hazards, lay-up areas and other golf carts.
    Other features include an electronic scorecard and message displays like advertising, weather reports or even the cricket and football scores.
    Players can access the history of each hole and use professional tips to play them.
    The display units are in either English or Japanese and golfers can also pre-order drinks and food from the clubhouse.
  

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Tips & Tricks

Now which club do I use?

The best tip I ever received was 'Play the percentages'
In other words, use a shorter club from a difficult lie rather than trying to reach the maximum distance you can normally reach from a good lie. And, Practice !!!

Beginners - DON'T try to hit the ball too hard.
Practice a smooth swing to get a clean contact with the ball. Swing through the ball, not at it. It will go further than you think. Try a smooth 7 iron and see if I'm not right.

Golf Tips from the Stars
    Fuzzy Zoeller - Move up to move on
    Amateur Golfers all think they are going to hit their best possible shot but the truth is that they rarely do and so often they are well short of the target. So change the club up. If you think you need to hit a five iron to the green then hit a four instead. How many times do amateurs go through the green with a decently hit shot? Hardly ever, in my experience. So change the club up - and change your luck
(Excerpt from magazine 'Golf Tips from the Stars' - a very good magazine. Visit your Newsagent for your copy)

    Peter Heiniger - Chip and run

    A saviour when it comes to saving shots around the green, it is very similar to playing a long putt with a slightly open stance. To help with the feeling in a chip and run shot, imagine that you're trying to hit the ball under a bench. This will help the ball stay low and continue to run. A seven or six iron is preferred for this shot.

    Tom Watson - Putting

    Accelerating through the ball is a vital factor for consistant putting. Most putting problems occur when a player decelerates through impact. That makes it hard to keep the clubface square.

 

    Numbered Golf Balls

   The numbers on Golf balls are there solely for identification purposes. They have no bearing on the performance of the ball. Some manufacturers record different compression rates, but what number ball you use will have absolutely no effect apart from, perhaps, being a lucky charm.

 

Coming Events -

• Jan 11-12th Caloundra Open Pro-am
• Jan 16th Tewantin-Noosa Pro-am

Men's Open Days

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Women's Zone and District Events

The Hyatt Regency 'Legends Tournament' - Hyatt Regency, Coolum

Thursday, July 22 sees the lauch of the Hyatt Coolum Legends Stableford Tournament.
Open to all A.G.U. or W.G.A. handicap holders - break your handicap to win one dozen Top Flite Aero balls.
Contact The Hyatt Coolum Golf Club for details on (07) 5449 3366 for details

The Sheraton Noosa Stableford Series - Noosa Springs Golf Club

Wednesday, 16th June, 1999, saw the launch of the Sheraton Noosa Stableford Series.
Open to all A.G.U. or W.G.A. handicap holders - Weekly prizes include accomodation at Sheraton Noosa, and luncheons and breakfasts at Cato's restaurant.
Weekly winners also qualify for the Sheraton Noosa Challenge Trophy with major prizes of holidays at the Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas and Sheraton Mirage Gold Coast.
Contact the Noosa Springs Golf Club on (07) 5447 4600 for details.

Charity Golf Days

Please contact the clubs for details

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Please Email me with details of upcoming events.

Please Note: Some clubs are considering moving towards compulsory soft spikes.

• Noosa Springs
• Horton Park

 

Congrats to Tewantin-Noosa star and Queensland Junior Champion, Katherine Hull, who finished equal second in the Champions of Champions title at Brisbane Golf Club.

Congrats to Headland GC star, Richard Moir, who finished equal second in the Junior World Championships (15 to 17 age group) at San Diego's Torrey Pines South Course.
Congrats also to Brisbane junior, Andrew Buckle, who charged home to win the same age group, becoming Junior World Champion.

Congrats to Nigel Lane - topping the Order two years running!

Final Results of the 'Troppo' Tour - Sunshine Circuit Order of Merit 1999
Player Nigel Lane Ashley Dickie Brad Burns David Grenfell Martyn Roberts Shaun Wiggett A. Le Vesconte Peter Harrington Adam Crawford Brad Kennedy Matt La Roche Paul Bryant	Points 367 365 363 349 331 325 304 302 294 293 289 271

 

Sunshine Circuit 'Troppo Tour' 1999 to 2000
Event	Winner
TPC - The Willows Golf Resort PNG, Port Moresby Pro-am Palm Cove Paradise Palms Weipa Gordonvale Cardwell Tully Ayr Mackay Mackay Cricket Club Mackay Classic Lismore Wynnum Bribie Island Nambour Noosa Headland Horton Park	Craig Jones Brad Burns Craig Jones Adam Crawford Carl Smedley Nigel Lane Travis Cook Shane Tait Craig Jones Brad Kennedy Craig Goodall Carl Smedley Brad Burns Brad Kennedy Brad Kennedy Peter Wouti Peter Wuoti Martyn Roberts Brad Burns

Bribie Island Qualifying School - Oct 1999.

Tobias Dier (Germany) 15under
J.J. West (USA) -14
Malcolm Baker WA -13
Kim Felton WA -12
David Grenfell QLD -12
Paul Sheehan VIC -12
Brad Andrews QLD -12
David Bransdon VIC -11
Matthew Ecob NSW -10

Congrats to local identity John Elks who won the Australian final of the prestigious Mercedes Benz Golf Tournament played at the Hyatt Regency Coolum. He now goes on to represent Australia at the World final in Stuggart, Germany later this year.

Congrats to Headland GC for setting an enviable record in winning the A, B, C, & Junior Grades Pennants finals for 1999. Quite an achievement.

Congrats to Headland junior Richard Moir for winning the Australian Junior Championship at Kew Golf Club, Melbourne, with a four round total of 283 - five shots clear.

Congrats to Russ Nevin of Nambour for "shooting his age." - one over par !

ANZ TOUR '98/'99
Ford Open - 1998	Stuart Bouvier - Qld
Ford Open - 1999	Craig Parry - Aus
Australian Open - 1998	Greg Chalmers - WA
Australian Open - 1999	Aaron Baddeley - Amateur
Australian PGA - 1998	David Howell - Eng
Australian PGA - 1999	Greg Turner - NZ
ANZ Players C'ship - 1998	Stephen Leaney - WA
ANZ Players C'ship - 1999	Brett Rumford - Amateur
New Zealand Open - 1998	Matthew Lane -NZ
Coolum Classic - 1998	Stuart Appleby - Vic
Coolum Classic - 1999	Nich O'hern
Victorian Open - 1998	Kenny Druce - Qld
Heineken Classic - 1998	Jarrod Moseley - WA
Greg Norman International - 1998	Michael Long - NZ
Ericsson Masters - 1998	Craig Spence - Vic
Canon Challenge - 1998	Rod Pampling - Qld

ANZ ORDER OF MERIT
1	Jarrod Moseley - WA
2	Rod Pampling - Qld
3	Craig Spence - Vic
4	Peter Lonard - NSW
5	Michael Long - NZ
6	Craig Parry - NSW
7	Stephen Leaney - WA
8	Peter O'Malley - NSW
9	Peter Senior - Qld
10	Michael Campbell - NZ

 

News and Trivia

 

Perserverance - An anonymous but determined golfer recently recorded a 43 on the 369m par four first hole at Robina Woods GC. (Leaving room for improvement?)

Speed Golf - The Speed Golf Open Championship held in California recently saw Jay Larson confirm his position as the worlds best speed golfer.
He shot an even par 72 in 39 minutes 55 seconds for a score of 111.55, the best ever recorded. He previously held the record at a score of 114.
Scoring is calculated by adding one stroke for each minute on top of the stroke score.

Immovable Hazards
Men's Health Magazine in the U.S. has named the most dangerous golf courses in the world.
Top of the list was Gary Player's Lost City in South Africa which has a green fronted by a stone pit filled with crocodiles, giving new meaning to the phrase "a curling 15 footer".
Another to rate a mention was the Elephant Hills Country Club at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, which has fairways marked by craters caused by mortar shells fired across the Zambezi River.

A Question of Etiquette

What do you do when your playing partner says he has found his ball in the rough when you know damn well that he hasn't, because you've got it in your pocket???

  "Facts on Golf"  ???

In primitive society, when native tribes beat the ground with clubs and yelled, it was called witchcraft; today, in civilized society, it is called golf.
The man who takes up golf to get his mind off his work soon takes up work to get his mind off golf.
Golf was once a rich man's sport, but now it has millions of poor players!
Golf is an expensive way of playing marbles.
The secret of good golf is to hit the ball hard, straight and not too often.
There are three ways to improve your golf game: take lessons, practice constantly -- or start cheating.
An amateur golfer is one who addresses the ball twice - once before swinging, and once again, after swinging. Many a golfer prefers a golf cart to a caddy because it cannot count, criticize or laugh.
Golf is a game in which the slowest people in the world are those in front of you, and the fastest are those behind. Golf: A five mile walk punctuated with disappointments.
There's no game like golf: you go out with three friends, play eighteen holes, and return with three enemies.
Golf got its name because all of the other four letter words were taken.

 

 

Jack Newton Celebrity Classic Honour Roll
1979	Chris Witcher
1980	Jack Newton / Richard Lee
1981	Tim Bell
1982	Rob McNaughton
1983	Peter Senior
1984	Peter Senior
1985	Rodger Davis
1986	Peter Senior
1987	Ian Baker-Finch
1988	Ron Stephens
1989	Mike Colandro / Jeff Woodland
1990	Peter Lonard
1991	Stephen Bennett
1992	Darren Barnes
1993	Anthony Gilligan
1994	Rob Whitlock
1995	Anthony Gilligan
1996	Peter Senior / David Diaz
1997	Kenny Druce
1998	John Sendon
1999	A. Edwards / N. Lane

 

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