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MAY DAY WEEKEND RESULTS Last Saturday a field of 33 ladies played a single standard scratch for trophy donated by Dulcie Webb. In a tight contest Kerry Rodda took the honors with a +2 on a count back from Bev Gaulton. Rundown W.Scholtz, B.Macvfarlane, D.Crees and M.Tyson Donnelly on square. Pinshots No.15 P.Bala, No.14 D.Bancroft, No.9 B.Gauton, No.8 V.McClelland, No.11 H.Gallimore. Gents played a single stableford for trophy donated by Bruce Cook. The gents competition was also a tight affair with Herb Weatherley heading the field on 42 points on a count back from Graham Keech. Rundown M.Nedelko 41 points, T.Bennett, B.Harp 40 points, E.Zipf, R.Swaffield, S.Earnshaw 39 points, R.Bean, T.Bean, B.Albertson, C.Warington 38 points, A.Archer, R.Kerr, J.Guthrie, M.Jeffrey, M.Wilkins, T.Renata and L.Johansen 37 points. Pinshots No.14 S.Zipf, No.9 J.Guthrie, No.8 A.Crowe, No.11 B.Barnett, No.2 J.Thomas. Proshot No.6 D.Marrinan. Big thanks goes to both Dulcie Webb and Bruce Cook for their ongoing support to the Club. On Sunday ladies and gents played single stroke events for Club trophies. Ladies winner was Pat Buntain on 71 nett from Pam Drillis on 75 nett. Pinshot No.11 and Proshot No.6 B.DuPrechamier. For the gents, Peter Sorensen won with a 69 nett from Steve DuPrechamier 70 nett, M.Slade, J.Buntain and W.Fritz on 71 nett. Pinshots No. 8 P.Lowry, No.11 W.Fritz Proshot No.6 R.Mooney. The May Day holiday saw 37 players participate in a single stablefod event. Winner with a big score of 44 points was Michael Dellit from Gary Kenny on 41 points. Coming events- This Saturday ladies play their Medal, Brooch and Putting with the top 16 to qualify for the ladies single match play championships. Gents play their medal event for Ray Hunt's trophy. On Sunday "Mothers Day", a Mixed 4B stableford will be played for Lyn and Laurie Eggerling's trophies. JUNIOR RESULTS - BILOELA OPEN A Grade Male: Jake Mcleod (y) 74 R/U: Shaun Antcliff (Gr) 79 ( from a play off with Steven Hart (Gl)) R/U: Aaron Lacey (Y) 85 ( from a play off with Tom Hodgson (Y)) C Grade Male: Corbia Reeves (Y)85 13Hole Male: Lachlan Cartwright (Bits)78 R/U: Zac Gallagher (Y)93 6 Hole Female: Marissa Reeves (Y) 43 R/U: Breanna Bull (Y) 43 From a play off with Marissa Reeves Tuesday Ladies Results 6th May 2008 Another perfect Autumn morning on the coast on Tuesday 6 May saw 36 ladies contest a Single Stroke event. Val McClelland's 71 nett won the trophy donated by Bernie Antcliff, closely followed by Wanie Scholtz 72 nett, Denise Trott (ocb) and Marilyn Burns 73 nett, Jocelyn Lederhose (ocb), Val Barnett and Jean Breakspere all returned a 75 nett. Pin Shots: Division 1, second shot on No. 10 was not won; Division 2, third shot on No. 1 was not won; and Division 3, fourth shot on No. 9 was won by Beryl Thomas 6m 4cm. The Bird's Nest, second shot on No. 11 went to Val McClelland (in the hole) Anne Prendergast took the Pro Shot, second on No. 6 (in the hole). Ladies are reminded that the game on Tuesday 13 May is scheduled as a Single Stableford and a Standard Scratch will be held on Tuesday 20 May. | |
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Golfer of the Year: - Monthly Qualifying Round Gents Monthly Medal - 1st or 2nd Saturday Local Rules - Yeppoon Golf Club Inc. TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RULES OF GOLF. The following Local Rules apply to the Yeppoon Golf Club Inc. course, the limits of which are defined by Out of Bounds on the outer perimeter of the property. Permanent gardens - GUR All cart & buggy paths, clearly defined by formation or frequent use, are immovable obstructions (Rule 24-2 applies). Drainage trenches on No's 4, 7, 12 and 13 fairways - GUR Stones in bunkers are moveable obstructions (Rule 24-1 applies) Buildings, sheds, power poles, pumping equipment, concrete paths and wire netting are defined as immovable obstructions. If a ball strikes a power pole, stay, or an aerial power line, the stroke must be cancelled and replayed without penalty (see Rule 20-5). If the ball is not immediately recoverable, another ball may be substituted. A ball hitting a kangaroo may be replayed. Free drop in bunker if ball comes to rest in kangaroo paw depression, or other obvious kangaroo marks in bunker Free drop off access road to Clubhouse. Road is defined as bitumen surface plus one (1) club length each side of the bitumen surface. Play of a provisional ball for a ball which may be in a water hazard (hole No.5 only). A provisional ball may be played under one of the options of Rule 26-1 - water hazard (Local Rule clause 2b Appendix I) Ball in garden bed right hand side of No. 4 green - ball must be dropped in nearest of the two drop zones. Ball played to No. 9 green and entering the BBQ area or the Clubhouse (including paved surrounds), must be played from designated drop zone When playing No.17, the area west of the water hole is out of bounds, until you pass the markers adjacent to the 9th tee. Out of bounds area is defined by black & white stakes. When playing No.9, the area left of the black & white stakes bordering the right side of No.18 fairway is out of bounds. Out of bounds extends to the entrance roadway including the practice green. All bare patches on No. 5 fairway from GUR drain up to 1st bend in fairway (bounded by GUR drain across fairway; cart path on right hand side; water hazard (yellow) pegs on left hand side and contour bank at corner of dam) free drop at nearest point of relief. Black and white stakes defining "out of bounds" within the course are defined as immoveable obstruction - Rule 24-2 applies. A player may obtain distance information by using a device that measures distance only. However, if during a stipulated round, a player uses a distance measuring device that is designed to gauge or measure other conditions that might affect his play (eg. Gradient, wind speed, temperature etc), the player is in breach of Rule 14-3, for which the penalty is disqualification, regardless of whether any such additional functions are actually used. Stakes and Markers Out of Bounds marked by white? stakes with black tops GUR marked by white pegs or lines? Water hazard? - yellow stakes Lateral water hazard - red stakes? Distance markers on? holes - 130 metres from centre of green (except on 7, 9 and 18 which are 100 metres) | |
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Club Notices | |
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Yeppoon Junior Open Championships - 1st June Yeppoon Gents Open Championships - 7th and 8th June Proudly Sponsored by J A Engineering Australia Yeppoon Ladies Open Championships - 11th July | |
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Club Officers | |
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President: Graham Lederhose Vice President: Gurney Clamp Secretary: Michael Prior Treasurer: Glenn Sommerfeld Captain: Peter Lowry Green's Director: Peter Wilson Committee: Margaret Dunphy, Karen Higgins, Bernadette Antcliff | |
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Course Information | |
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Yeppoon Golf Club Inc was formed on 26th November 1965. Membership in 2007 comprised 485 full members, 141 juniors, 8 intermediate, 10 country, 45 temporary and 8 corporate members. The club was established to provide a community-based golfing venue for the Capricorn Coast and while owned by the members, is essentially a public course enjoyed by a broad demographic of locals and visitors. Yeppoon Golf Club Inc. promotes the benefits of pursuing a healthy lifestyle through the sport of golf and provides and maintains golfing facilities at affordable prices for members and guests. The club has a particular focus on fostering junior involvement, engaging local schools and the Greg Norman Foundation to promote golf to the younger members of our community. COURSE PARTICULARS The 18 hole course is not particularly long at 5766m off the blue tees (5171m for the ladies) but it is relatively tight, being contained within an area less than 40 hectares and out-of-bounds threatening on 8 holes. Water is potentially in play on five holes, and there are a total of 6 strategically placed fairway bunkers along with 27 green-side bunkers. The 328 greens are generally undulating with some deceptive slopes that demand close attention to the usual combination of pace and line. Yeppoon is a par 72 for the ladies with the standard fare of four par 3's and four par 5's while the 432m fifth hole is a par 4 for the men, making it a par 71 track for them. Former Australian Junior Champion Boyd Watts holds the course record of 64, having secured that feat in the first round of the Club Championships in 2007. Course Guide 7th November 2007 No 1 A slight dog-leg left, avoid the trouble left with a drive favouring right of centre. The bigger hitters can fly the second fairway bunker at 230m, leaving a short iron to a front-to-back sloping green. Long is not always the worst option here, as the chip will be back into the slope. The green-side bunker left is a better bale-out than the trees right if recovering with your approach shot. No 2 A straight drive to the corner of the dog-leg here leaves a middle iron to a well bunkered, green. The "Tiger" line cuts the corner and can either promise a birdie, or bogie or worse if the drive clips one of the many trees framing the right-hand side of the approach leg. A great risk-reward hole that is home to the flattest green on the course. No 3 A straight-away 347 metre par 4 with OB left, the perfect drive is slightly right of centre with a draw to the top of the rise or beyond for the bombers. From here it is a short to middle iron to a long narrow green with deep bunkers on both sides. Long here calls for luck with avoiding palms and paths, while short will demand attention to line and length for a not-so-easy chip. No 4 OB left leaves the tee-shot bail-out to the right side of a generous fairway that is fairly severely uphill and nearly always into the prevailing south-easter. Hit the ball straight and the OB all down the left side and the thick forest of native gums right won't even get your attention. At 473m, some will have the power to reach in two, but there's trouble all around the green if the long iron or wood approach shot is wayward. The small water hole short and left of the green really shouldn't come into play but it claims enough victims for this hole to retain its stroke index of 6. No 5 This pivotal 432m hole offers classic risk-reward options. A good drive to the corner leaves 200 metres to a well protected green, while a tee-shot across the dam requires selection of a line that matches ability and confidence. On the green, watch out for the vagaries of one of only two greens on the course that slope to the east. No 6 The first of the par threes that demands accuracy to avoid greenside traps left and right and careful club selection to find the correct level of this two-tiered green. Avoid going long. No 7 At 285 metres, this dead straight par 4's only protection is the prevailing breeze and the pond fronting the narrow, sloping green. If the pin is short, avoid getting too much action on the approach shot and spinning the ball back into the drink. Long is no bargain either so choose the approach club carefully. No 8 Hitting into a two-tiered green that's 30 metres deep, it's judgement of the wind and club selection here that will present realistic birdie opportunities. There is water all down the left, but a slight miss right shouldn't present too many problems making three. Over the back of the green is dead. No 9 Decision time. It's a 230 metre straight hit from the blue tees to the middle of a heavily contoured green, guarded well by bunkers short left and right. The safer conventional play from the tee is to the corner with a middle to long iron, leaving a wedge or short iron for the approach. This hole's only defence is the green which will grab your attention no matter from where you are putting. The other feature of note with No 9 is OB left. No need to go there. No 10 Another straight par 4 with a generously wide fairway and receptive green guarded both sides by good bunkers which are a preferable miss to wide or long. Short in front is not a bad miss either. No 11 A great medium length par 3 that belies it's stroke 16 index. Three bunkers green-side right trap the wind or spin affected shot, while mounding on the left demands perfect touch to find the pin on a deceptively sloping green. Long is not the worst place to miss this green. No 12 Enter the "business" stretch of the course with this demanding 368 metre par 4 that requires a precise tee shot shaped right to left uphill. The drive is the key here, with three large gum trees at the top of the hill left waiting to hurt any tee shot less than perfectly hit. Don't go long straight from the tee either, as it's easy to run out of fairway and into more tree trouble. Bombers will fly all the trouble and end up with a very short iron to a green that slopes predominantly right to left. If the pin is front half, don't miss this green to the right. No 13 Aside from the OB all down the right, there is nothing in this 506 metre par 5 that should present too many problems. It's straight, has one fairway and one greenside bunker, and a generous green sloping mainly right. No 14 If you get a good drive away, the two fairway bunkers starting at 170 and 190 metres left don't really come into play but the OB right on this straightaway par 4 is obviously something to avoid at all costs. A relatively flat green, guarded by 2 deep bunkers, will accept a well struck approach shot. This hole is all uphill and usually into the cooling sea breezes. No 15 At 367 metres and usually into the wind, this index 3 hole demands a good tee shot. OB right and a fairway bunker and trees left, leave no options but to find the fairway off the elevated tee. Judgement of wind direction and strength is important on the approach to a heavily contoured green protected front and left by bunkers, and OB to the right. Pay attention on the green - there's subtle breaks hidden in the more noticeable undulations. No 16 The longest par three at 169 metres, the green is a wide target with bunker left and OB well right for the badly hit shot. At only 14m deep, choose a club that will get there but not go long - a particularly difficult challenge to get up and down from over the back of this green. Picking the true wind direction here is essential. No 17 A reachable in two par 5 at 486m, the key to the seventeenth is the tee shot - water all down the right with (internal) OB on the far side of the water. Two bunkers guard a generous but sloping green. Long is not good, while short in front presents a relatively easy chip. No 18 One of our juniors has aced this hole in competition so it is definitely reachable for the bigger drivers. Conventional play is to the corner (210m), leaving a very short iron to a wide but not so deep elevated green. Again, long presents the more difficult recovery, but short left is a large bunker. | |
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