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 Club Pool Our member’s club pool is now standing at R3400. Please note that although the course is closed on Friday, we will still have the members club draw and we will light the fires for our popular “Bring and Braai” evening. Salads will be supplied on a first come, first served basis. Do join us in the bar on Friday night to stand a chance of winning the members draw. Captain’s Comment Dear Members, In our Newsletter at the end of January, I advised you of a new initiative that will be included in all our newsletters from the beginning of February and we would like to explain how it will work. We are going to accumulate a list of all the prize winners in competition golf and record it on one database to make it easy for you to track your own over-all performance, as well as that of your golfing buddies. The results of our Wednesday and Saturday Competitions will be recorded as well as Friday’s Sundowners and most fundraising golf days. If you come first, you will be awarded 5 points, if you come second, 3 points and 2 points will be awarded for third place. These points will be accumulated over the year, so at any time you will be able to see who’s hot and who’s not. Non-members will be highlighted for easy reference. You will recall that last November, I wrote an article in the newsletter about how handicapping is designed to give all amateur golfers an equal chance and this new ‘Competition Score Board’ will hopefully prove that to be true. I hope that you will enjoy the new link and I remind you that this is not a competition. The leader at the end of the year will not be receiving a prize. Finally, we are aware that the bowled trees are becoming difficult to identify and this will be addressed in the next few weeks. More information on this will be in my Captain's Comment next week. Have a great golfing week on our beautiful course and I look forward to sharing the results of Golf Digest’s Top 100 Courses next week. Have a great week! A copy of the latest Rules and Regulations can be found on the following link, as well as on the website. Yours in Golf  Club Captain 082 4176871 d.austin@mweb.co.za Hole-in-One Congratulations to Knud Storgaard Jensen, a Danish Pro Golfer, who had a hole-in-one on our 13th hole on Sunday 4 February 2018. Knud used his 8 iron to ace the perfect shot - 137m. Knud plays off a +3 handicap. This is his 2nd hole-in-one in his golfing career (albeit his first was hole-in-one which did not qualify as he was practising on a hole). George Golf Club is one of his favourite golf courses to play in SA and he was very complimentary about the condition of our course. Well played Knud! Windhoek Lager International Pairs Congratulations to Louis Fourie and Hendry Kotze who are the first pair to win an entry to the Regional Finals which will be held at Plettenberg Bay Country Club later this year. They scored a whopping 52 points in the Betterball Stableford competition. The second pair to qualify for a round in the Regional Finals are Mark Cameron and Charly Coeries, counted in, on a score of 46 points. We wish these 2 pairs all the best in the Regional Finals.
Members Sundowners There will be no members 9 holes sundowners competition on Friday, 16 February due to the course being closed for the Dimension Data Ladies Sunshine Tour. Dimension Data Ladies Sunshine Tour will again; be held in George this month. Amateurs are teamed up with a professional lady golfer and together they compete for the Sunshine Ladies Tour Dimension Data Challenge Pro-Am trophy. Round 1 & 2 of the tour will be held at our club on Friday, 16 and Saturday, 17 February 2018. The course will be closed on both of these days for this prestigious event. Round 3 will be played on Sunday 18 February at Fancourt Outeniqua. Sanlam Cape Province Open This event will be held at both Kingswood and George Golf Clubs. The tournament is played over 3 days (19 – 21 February 2018). Eighteen (18) holes will be played on Monday and Tuesday alternately at Kingswood and George Golf Club. Thereafter the field will be cut to 65 players and ties. Thirty-six (36) holes will be played on Wednesday at Kingswood Golf Estate. Please note that our course will be closed on both the 19th and 20th. Reciprocity from Other Clubs during the Dimension Data Ladies Sunshine Tour & Cape Province Open
The annual Club Championship is proudly sponsored by Hollard Insurance Company in association with Outeniqua Risk Solutions. Men’s A & B Club Champs– February 2018 The Men’s A and B Division will take place on Saturday the 24th and Sunday the 25th of February 2018, over 36 holes of Strokeplay. The field will be limited to 108 players. The A Division handicaps are from scratch (or better) up to 9, and the B Division is from 10 to 18. All players will compete off blue tees for the weekend (no white or yellow markers will be set out). The entry lists for Club Champs are on the club notice board. Please add your names by Monday the 19th February if you’re competing in A & B Divisions. Green fees for A and B Division will be R300 for the tournament (R150 x 2 rounds). No competition fees will be payable as no two clubs will be paid out due to the nature of these events. The course is closed on Saturday 24th and Sunday morning 25th February for this event. Men’s C Division Club Champs – March 2018 The Men’s C Division Club Champs will take place on the afternoon of Saturday 3 March 2018. Handicaps 19 and higher will be grouped together in their own field during the afternoon and will play over 18 holes of Strokeplay. Tee times from 12:00 to 13:24 have been allocated for the club champs. Only white tees will be available to the C Division players. Unfortunately no player in this event may compete off the forward tees. The entry lists for Club Champs are on the club notice board. Please add your names by Monday 27th February for C Division. Green fees for C Division will be R150. This is a prestigious event for the club each year and we look forward to your participation. CMASA - Inter Club Golf Challenge - SAVE THE DATE! 31st Oct to 4th Nov 2018 We are thrilled to inform you that the date for the CMASA Africa Inter Club Challenge has been confirmed. As promised, they are giving those who participated in last year’s event, first opportunity to book. The event allows CMASA member clubs to enter a team that will represent their Club at the 3 day event at the magnificent Fancourt Hotel and Golf Estate from the 31st October 2018 to the 4th November 2018. Cost: • R21 500.00 ex Vat per betterball team or • R10 750.00 ex Vat per golfer The cost includes 4-nights’ accommodation at The Fancourt Hotel, evening functions & prize giving dinner, fantastic giveaways plus 3 rounds of competition golf on The Links, Montagu & Outeniqua courses including carts & caddies. Please note that a 50% deposit needs to be paid within 14 days of your booking in order to secure your spot. Contact admin@clubmanagement.co.za to book your team today – don’t miss out!  13 February: Barend Schuld 14 February: Frederick de Swardt, Ponky Firer, Ann Johnstone, Andrew Moolman, Johan Smit 15 February: Martin du Plessis, Riaan Karstens, Sylvia Mackay, Helmus Schnaufer, Adriaan van der Walt 16 February: Gill Elliot 17 February: Dave Evans, Kevin Gibson, William Walker 18 February: Milkton Booysen, Duncan Brown, Garth Hobson, Stratos Kritzas, Matthys van der Merwe, Tienie van der Merwe 19 February: William Boylan, Moira Courtney, Skippi Scheepers, Johan Smit
 The greenkeeping staff will prepare the course for the upcoming Ladies Dimension Data Sunshine Tour and the Cape Province Open to be held at GGC this weekend. They will focus on normal maintenance as well as fertilize the greens and tee boxes. Also a general clean-up of the course will be done as the week progresses. 5mm of rain was recorded for the week.
Sponsored Day 28th February 2018 We are so grateful and excited to have TaylorMade sponsoring our next sponsored day for us. To add to the day and make it extra special, we will be offering some great deals and exciting events on the day. • Buy any adidas or TaylorMade product over the amount of R500 on the day and qualify for a FREE Twist Face TaylorMade fitment at the Pro Shop George. • Buy 2 sleeves of TP5 or TP5X and get one sleeve free. • Join us after 4.30 at the 10th Tee for a fun “Straightest” drive competition, with the much anticipated Twist Face Drivers. Come test the new TWIST FACE technology and let’s get you fitted!
Fun Golf Quiz Evening 28th February 2018 Don’t forget to RSVP by Friday, 23 February, for the fun golf quiz evening. Get your 4 ball together and book at The George Golf Shop!
Looking forward to seeing you on the 28th February for an exciting day and evening! Yours in golf Esmé Orr  2018 Heidelberg Open Attached please find the results of the 2018 Heidelberg Open. Results A Division Results B Division Order of Merits Attached please find the following updated Order of Merits after the 2018 Heidelberg Open. • Overall Order of Merit • Mid-Amateur Order of Merit • Country Districts Order of Merit • Order of Merit Ranking (Points Awarded per Game) • Order of Merit Ranking (Stroke Average per Game) *NEW (Excludes Super League & Southern Cape Match Play)  The ladies Four Ball Alliance competition was kindly sponsored by Protea Hotel Marriott King George. Well done to the winners pictured below: Lucia Jonck, Gwen Rothman, Trudy Vis, Liz Hughes, Esmé Orr, Denise Danks, Marie Frylinck and Janine Lammers.
Ladies Dates to Diarise: 11 Feb : SC Mixed, Oubaai Golf Estate 11 Feb : Gauteng North Junior Girls Open, Centurion Golf Club 17-18 Feb : Border Championship, EL Golf Club 03 Mar : Robertson Ladies Open 10 Mar : Belmont Ladies Open 11 Mar : Port Alfred Ladies Open 23 Mar : Oubaai Ladies @ Home Day  Wednesday 14 February 2018: White Saturday 17 February 2018: Course Closed Wednesday 21 February 2018: White Please note that the tees listed above are subject to change should weather conditions or other external factors need to be taken into account. 
Club draw on Friday 09 February 2018 1st - R600.00 Derek Botes (916) 2nd - R450.00 Frikkie van Eck (1651) 3rd - R350.00 Jannes Byles (1368) 4th - Super Spar Meat Hamper: Dave Pike (1062) Club Pool R3000 – Edward Rusike - Club Number 3578 – NOT PRESENT Next Club Pool on Friday: 16 February 2018 – R3400  Tue 13 Feb : PM – Ladies Competition, WGU Medal, Sponsored by Sanguine Spa Wed 14 Feb : Members competition, Betterball Bogey Plus, Sponsored by Heather Park Super Spar Fri 16 Feb : Course Closed for Dimension Data Ladies Sunshine Tour Sat 17 Feb : Course Closed for Dimension Data Ladies Sunshine Tour Sun 18 Feb : Monthly Mixed Competition, Combined 4BBB, sponsored by K1 Quarry Mon 19 Feb : Course Closed for Cape Province Open Please note that the formats as listed above are subject to change should weather conditions or other external factors need to be taken into account.  Tues, 06 February 2018 Ladies Competition, Four Ball Alliance, sponsored by Protea Hotel Marriott King George 1st : Trudy Vis, Marie Frylinck, Lucia Jonck and Gwen Rothman on 106 points 2nd : Esmé Orr, Denise Danks, Liz Hughes and Janine Lammers on 97 points Nearest to the Pins 6th : Denise Danks 15th : Esmé Orr Two Clubs Paid R50 : Denise Danks and Esmé Orr Wed, 07 February 2018 Members Competition, Combined Stableford, sponsored by Sanlam Private Wealth 1st : Martin Olivier and Neil Douglas on 80 points 2nd : Will Sharpe and Shea Gibbs on 75 points 3rd : Hendry Kotze and Dean de Villiers on 73 points (c/i) 4th : Ricardo Claassen and Carlo Claassen on 73 points (c/o) Nearest to the Pins 6th : Thabu Bester 13th : Andre Barnard 15th : David Wall 17th : Brett Ellis Two clubs paid R45 each : Roger Rowett, Dave Muir, Chris Mackay, Meil Douglas, Simon Johnson, Freddie Nortje, Sarel Theron, John Bailey and Thabu Bester Next week’s attendance Draw : R1750 Tops Prize-giving Attendance Draw : R1500 – Simon Johnson – NOT PRESENT
 Friday 09 February 2018 Members Sundowner Competition, sponsored by SMSS Globalzed Marketing 1st : Frans Vermeulen on 22 points 2nd : Janus Byles on 21 points (c/i) 3rd : Johan Moller on 21 points (c/o) 4th : Andre Grobbelaar on 20 points (c/i) Saturday, 10 February 2018 Members competition, Betterball Stableford, Club Sponsored 1st : Louis Fourie and Hendry Kotze on 52 points 2nd : Koos Sieberhagen and Lionel Davids on 51 points 3rd : Tobie Nortje and JB Fletcher on 48 points (c/i) Nearest to the Pins 6th : Albert Viljoen 13th : Chris Mackay 15th : James Claasen 17th : Mallory Harker 2 Clubs Paid R35 each : S Clark, Charly Coeries x 2, Chris Mackay, Sylvia Mackay, Bryan Hockly, Ian de Swardt, Albert Viljoen, Gordon Winson, Francois Pretorius and Maurice van Merch Photo (left): Frans Vermeulen and Derek Botes (SMSS Globalized Marketing) Photo (right): Ruaan Ferreira (vice-Captain), Sandy Siddall, Hendry Kotze and Louis Fourie
 Breede River Hospice Golf Day will be held at Robertson Golf Club on 10 March 2018. Cost is R1600 per 4 ball which includes green fees, all meals, a bottle of wine and lovely prizes. Contact: admin@hospicebreederiver.org.za for registration form.
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