North West Bay Golf Club
Newsletter
March 2017
In this edition
North West Bay Golf Club Web Site............................................. 2
Associates News by Jan Palfreyman ............................................. 2
Competition News ......................................................................... 2
Men’s Monthly Medal Results March ................................... 2
Saturday: ................................................................................... 2
Wednesday: ............................................................................... 2
Men’s Pennant ....................................................................... 2
Around the Club ............................................................................ 2
Corporate Golf Day ............................................................... 2
The Club House Development............................................... 2
Junior Golf ............................................................................. 2
Course News .................................................................................. 2
TasWater Works .................................................................... 2
Thank You ..................................................................................... 3
Laurie Loves Tyres ................................................................ 3
Reece Plumbing ..................................................................... 3
Kingston Panel and Paint ....................................................... 3
Brett Rolf, B&M Plumbing ................................................... 3
Jamie Clark, Kingborough Mechanical Services ................... 3
Golf Rules – Changing the Setup of a Club During a Round ........ 3
Chaplain’s Corner by Peter Ball .................................................... 4
Golf Humour.................................................................................. 4
Golf Defined .................................................................................. 4
NWBGC Café ................................................................................ 4
Our Valued Sponsors and Members with Businesses.................... 5
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Men’s Pennant
North West Bay Golf Club
Web Site
The Club has a new web site.
To access the new site, use the
following link:
This year, the Club has two teams
representing our Club – one in
Division 3 and the other Division7.
http://www.northwestbaygolfc
lub.com.au/
Our Division 3 Team has
encountered some stiff opposition
and unfortunately have lost their
first two games.
The new site is still a work in
progress. However, members
can access the competition
roster, competition results,
newsletters and more.
The Division 7 Team has played
three games and currently have 2
wins and a draw. Hopefully the
team can get one away win to have
a chance of winning the Pennant.
Good luck to both teams.
Associates News by Jan
Palfreyman
Some of our recent events have
been the AE Michael Shield won
by Jan Palfreyman. 1st round
Silver Spoon winner Ruth
Dawford.
The ladies would like to
congratulate Neil for gaining a
MyGolf Community Golf
Instructor Certificate and we look
forward to his gaining his
instructor certification for Swing
Fit Program for Women.
Jan
Competition News
Men’s Monthly Medal Results
March
Saturday:
Vince Sorrentino
86.18.68
Wednesday:
Franz Kohl
41 pts
Congratulations gentlemen.
If you can help please contact
John. Any assistance will be
greatly appreciated.
The Club House Development
The Associates have started their
pennant roster and have travelled
to Tea Tree coming away with a
2½ / 2½ result. We then went to
Orford and surprisingly came
away with same 2½ / 2½ result.
Hope we can keep it going.
On Tuesday 7 March we travelled
to Huon Valley to participate in
the annual charity day and it was
North West Bays turn to name the
charity which was Helping Hands
Kingston. The amazing amount of
$546.50 will be handed to the
charity.
encouraging a business to enter
a team. Members can also help
by:
• Selling or purchasing raffle
tickets
• Donating a prize for the
raffle or the competition
• Providing an item for
auction or
• Volunteer some time on the
day to set up, cook, provide
drinks, etc.
It would be great to say it is
happening…unfortunately, all we
can report is there is nothing to
report.
Junior Golf
Around the Club
Corporate Golf Day
The Club is holding a Corporate
Fundraiser Golf Day to assist with
course maintenance. This year's
Golf Day will be held on Friday
7 April at 9:00 am.
The entry fee is $300
including GST per team of
four and includes team photo,
food before, during and after
the game, unlimited regular
drinks on the course and a
post-match drink for each
team member in the
clubhouse.
Entries Close March 31st or
when field is full.
Breakfast commences @
9:00am. All Entrants need to
be on course and registered by
9:30am, for a Shotgun Start @
10:00am.
The Board is asking for
assistance from our members
either by entering a team into
the Corporate Golf Day or
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By the end of March, we are
aiming to start a Junior Golf Clinic
(aged 5 to 14) on Wednesday
afternoons starting around 4:00.
The program will be a MyGolf
activity and the program must be
registered with Golf Australia.
Once this is done, then the
program will commence.
The current MyGolf registration is
$7.00 per child. Besides the
registration cost there should not
be any other costs.
If you know of any youngsters
interested in golf, let them know
about the program.
Enquiries can be directed to Neil
on 0478 597 347.
Course News
TasWater Works
Over the past three years, the
Board has provided information
about proposed TasWater works to
lay water pipes along the 12th
fairway. Projected dates for the
work have come and gone and
nothing has happened.
Recent discussions with TasWater
indicate that the work may occur
in the second half of this year,
possibly August or September.
Reece Plumbing
Mr James Penwright of Reece
Plumbing kindly donated a shower
liner for a shower in the
maintenance shed. The
construction of the shower is so
the Club complies with work
health and safety requirements.
If this work proceeds, then the 12th
hole will be out of play for several
weeks. During the pipe laying
work and the restoration of the
fairway, the 12th will be converted
to a par 3 of between 100 and 130
metres.
So, if you have any plans to redo
your bathrooms, to do some
plumbing work or install an
irrigation system, give Reece
Plumbing a call to see how they
can help you.
TasWater will make good the 12th
fairway and they have indicated
that TasWater will help our Club
improve the fairway and fill in
some of the hollows between the
150-metre mark and the green.
Reece Plumbing is located at 36
Browns Road, Kingston
Phone: 03 6227 1333
As more information becomes
available and dates are finalised,
the Club will advise our members.
Website: www.reece.com.au
Kingston Panel and Paint
Thank You
Scott Jackman generously
provided their tip-tray truck to help
the Thursday volunteers to remove
the root base of the fallen trees.
Without the tip-tray, the root bases
would have been an eye sore and
hazard on the course. Thank you,
Scott.
The Club extends our gratitude to
the following businesses and
persons for their invaluable
assistance to our Club.
If you are looking for services
provided by these businesses,
please give them an opportunity to
quote your work as they have
assisted our Club.
Kingston Panel and Paint
specialises in motor vehicle smash
repairs, panel beating and spray
painting of all vehicles makes and
models. The purpose built
1800sqm workshop caters for all
vehicles, from cars to commercial
trucks and buses. Our unique
workshop features state-of-the-art
equipment and highly qualified
tradespeople, resulting in fast
quality work turnover.
Laurie Loves Tyres
Laurie Gardner replaced the front
tyres on the Fiat tractor at no cost
to the Club.
Laurie Loves Tyres is a familyowned business with over 24 years
experience offering old-fashioned
values, like honesty, integrity and
value for money!
Services include free quotes,
roadside assistance, puncture
repairs, wheel
balancing/aligning, scheduled
tyre maintenance, alloy wheels,
quality tyres and more.
Pensioner discounts are available
and finance is available with
NILS.
Laurie Loves Tyres is located at 86
Browns Road, Kingston.
Ph: 03 6109 4015
Kingston Panel and Paint is
located at 43 Patriarch Drive,
Huntingfield.
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Phone: 03 6229 7548
Brett Rolf, B&M Plumbing
Brett has contributed many hours
of his time assisting with various
irrigation, plumbing and general
works around the course and the
Club. And his labours have saved
the Club many hundreds of dollars.
Thank you, Brett.
Website: laurielovestyres.com.au
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You can find information about
Brett’s business in the Members
with Businesses section of the
newsletter.
Jamie Clark, Kingborough
Mechanical Services
Jamie has been servicing the
Club’s machinery for over two
years and his efforts have
lengthened the serviceability of the
machinery considerably. In
addition, he undertakes prompt
emergency repairs when
equipment breaks down.
All the work Jamie does is free of
labour costs, which saves the Club
heaps. Thank you, Jamie,
Jamie’s business details are in the
Members with Businesses section
of the newsletter.
Golf Rules – Changing the Setup
of a Club During a Round
Adjustable drivers are a relatively
new phenomenon in the world of
golf, but altering your clubs has
long been accounted for by the
Rules of Golf.
Let’s turn back the clock to 1991
and a time when adjustable drivers
weren’t even a consideration.
Wayne Levi, the PGA Tour`s 1990
Player of the Year disqualified
himself from the Honda Classic
after the first round.
Levi called tournament official
Mark Russell early Friday morning
to report that he may have
unwittingly violated a rule midway
through the first round. He
reported that he pulled lead tape
off the back of his driver’s
clubhead.
Levi was disqualified for violating
Rule 4-2 of the Rules of Golf. The
rule states: “During a stipulated
round, the playing characteristics
of a club shall not be purposely
changed.”
Players over the years have used
lead tape to add weight to their
clubheads. However, if the tape is
used, it cannot be removed if a
competition round had
commenced.
Rule 4-2 has had a renaissance
since the advent of the adjustable
driver in recent years as now the
rule pertains to adjusting your
driver loft or clubface orientation
during the round. Here’s the rule in
its entirety:
4-2. Playing Characteristics
Changed and Foreign Material
a. Playing Characteristics Changed
During a stipulated round, the
playing characteristics of a club
must not be purposely changed by
adjustment or by any other means.
The rule carries a two-stroke
penalty for carrying, but not using
the club for the first two holes. A
maximum of four-strokes for not
using the club can be assessed.
However, if you use the altered
club in competition, the penalty is
disqualification, as Levi found out.
Chaplain’s Corner by Peter Ball
I find it quite remarkable how Golf
is so much like everyday life. In
life, generally, we set out each day
intending to walk a "straight path"
doing the things that are important
for the day, and hoping for a
successful outcome in each
activity. But unfortunately,
frequently, we strike problems
difficulties and sometimes
disasters.
In life, of course, when in trouble
we often know what is the best
way of handling the problem, but
often take the "easy" out which
may of course come back to bite us
in one way or another.
"You know what shot I'm going
to take here."
In life's "game" we do set out with
the intention of "staying on the
fairway, doing the right thing" so
to speak. But as we are not
"perfect" mistakes happen, and we
end up in trouble. Like the good
golfer, we should admit to
ourselves we "got it wrong", take
our medicine so to speak. This
may mean if our mistake has been
that we have hurt someone, we
should take the "good golfer:
approach" and humbly with good
grace say that we are sorry.
Golf Defined
“Speaking personally, I find both
these choices, in Golf and in Life,
quite difficult and challenging. So,
I must confess that I am in both
cases quite guilty of “getting
outside assistance.” (Divine of
course)”
Stay on the fairway,
Chaplain Peter.
Golf Humour
• If your best shots are the
practice swing and the "gimme
putt", you might want to
reconsider this game.
• Achieving a certain level of
success in golf is only
important if you can finally
enjoy the level you've reached
after you've reached it.
• Golf is the only sport where
your most feared opponent is
you.
• Golf is like marriage: If you
take yourself too seriously it
won't work....and both are
expensive.
• The best wood in most golfer's
bags is the pencil.
• To some golfers, the greatest
handicap is the ability to add
correctly.
• In golf, some people tend to get
confused with all the
numbers...they shoot a "six",
yell "fore" and write "five".
• Swing easy. Hit hard.
In Golf, of course we begin our
round, intending to stay on the
fairway, avoiding the traps,
bunkers, heavy rough, and water,
etc. But like life we don't seem to
be able to complete the round
without some errant shot creeping
in and getting us into trouble.
How we deal with these "troubles"
can make quite a difference at the
end of the day. Of course, most
golfers know what is the best way
to handle trouble when it comes,
but then again, they don't
necessarily follow that through.
Instead of "taking their medicine"
and chipping out or replaying the
shot, or taking a penalty drop etc.
they go for the Seve Ballesteros
shot, "a one in ten for the average
golfer, which often results in more
trouble.
"Yes, sir," replied the caddie as
he took a hip flask of malt from
the bag.
• Why is it twice as difficult to
hit a ball over water than sand?
• Golf! You hit down to make the
ball go up. You swing left and
the ball goes right. The lowest
score wins. And on top of that,
the winner buys the drinks.
Shot Selection
He'd sliced his drive and
watched resignedly as the ball
plummeted into the woods. He
followed after and found his
ball...surrounded by thick
undergrowth and wedged firmly
between two tree roots.
He contemplated the situation
for a few profoundly silent
minutes then turned to his
caddie and asked
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NWBGC Café
The Café is an integral part of the
Club’s services to members. We
encourage you to support Kim and
the Café.
By request, Kim can also supply
birthday cakes, cater social
functions and parties and provide
take home meals.
Our Valued Sponsors and
Members with Businesses
Jamie Clark
Where you can, please support
the companies that support our
club.
5 Ascot Drive, Huntingfield
(03) 6229 7514
Salamanca Square, Hobart
Ph 1300 660 491
www.tassal.com.au
Jamie has been professionally
repairing the North-West Bay’s
course equipment at no cost to
the Club.
11 Swallow Parade, Glenorchy
(03) 62711000
www.cripps.com.au
Thank you, Jamie.
Vince Grimes
Brett Rolf
Shop 34
37-43 Channel Hwy, Kingston
(03) 6211 8760
26 Channel Highway, Kingston
(03) 62291422
[email protected]
www.halefinancial.com.au
For all your plumbing
requirements.
THE FINISHING TOUGH
Brett & Maree Rolf
Painters & Decorators
[email protected]
Ph. 0407 402 697
Ph. 0418 396 426
For all internal and external
painting and interior design.
Brett has provided several
services to our Club at no cost.
Thank you, Brett.
Brett Cleary
33 Pearl Street, Derwent Park
131 Sandy Bay Road, Sandy Bay
1800 096 267
Mertonvale Circuit
Kingston TAS 7050
Ph (03) 62231200 or FAX (03)
62235160
Tel: 03 6229 9910
www.strapmark.com.au
www.bayhire.com.au
Brett has supported the Club by
providing equipment and
equipment operators to our Club
at no cost. Thank you Brett
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Fax: 03 6229 9976
Mobile: 0418 581 909
[email protected]
Adam Sutton
Blackmans Bay Motors
9 Opal Drive, Blackmans Bay
(03) 62291434
www.bbmotors.com.au
A.F & M.E.G Sutton Roofing
Pty. Ltd.
Huntingfield, 7055
Ph. 0407 683 166
17A Main Road, Moonah
(03) 6228 0505
Specialising in all roofing repairs
as well as flashings, fascia, down
pipes, roofing, wall cladding;
fencing, gutter protection
systems, maintenance reports,
storm water insulation systems
and guttering cleaning.
[email protected]
http://www.packsend.com.au/cou
riers-tasmania/
Adam Carr
Shop 49B Channel Court,
Kingston
59 Albert St, Moonah
(03) 6927 0000
[email protected]
www.tascon.net.au
1718 Channel Highway, Margate
(03) 62672830
www.betterperformance.com.au
(03) 62297999
Also at Bellerive, Huonville,
Rosny, Glenorchy, Moonah,
North Hobart & Rokeby
The North West Bay Golf
Club Board of
Management thanks our
sponsors. Without them,
maintaining our Club
would be a bigger
challenge.
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