Dear Elysia,
What a day it was on Tuesday for the Women's Opening Day. Despite the heat, over 140 women donned 'a touch of pink' for the cross country Ambrose event. We witnessed two great feats, a hole in one on Hole O (left side of 15th fairway to 16th green) by Sue Barry and an incredible net 19.75 on the cross country Thomson course by Di Moore, Vicki Jordan, Ingrid Coats and Mary Sutherland.
Thank you to our Patron, Her Excellency, The Honourable Frances Adamson AC, Governor of South Australia for participating in the day and presenting the trophies, and congratulations on her runner up result.
Thanks also to the cross country mastermind, Paul Stuchbery, and our staff for bringing the event together.
On Saturday, we have a bumper field for the Members' Opening Day, one of the largest in some years. I look forward to tomorrow and hope to see some more feats of brilliance to kickstart the golfing year.
This week the Committee was pleased that Vicki Thwaites accepted its invitation to join the Member Services, Marketing and Communications Sub-Committee. Vicki is a longstanding member with a great love of the Club. She replaces Paula Botten who was a member of the Sub-Committee for many years until late last year.
Please note that due to security concerns, the breezeway doors will be locked from 6.00pm daily. Members will be able to access the breezeway by holding their fob against the reader, and leave by pressing the green buttons near the doors.In Mark's absence, please reach out to me with any questions or feedback at chris@royaladelaidegolf.com.au.
Hit them well,
Chris Crocker
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IN THIS ISSUE
Member Milestones
By-Law Changes
Women's Opening Day
Membership Invoices Due
10th Hole Video
Tripartite Results
Robin Neumann to Retire
Winemakers of Seaton ? Hugh Hamilton Wines
Women's Captain's Trophy and Anne Badger Trophy
Bronze Challenge
Shylie Rymill Foursomes and President's Trophy Qualifying
McMillan Shield ?
Round 5 Results
Flagstaff Hill Vardon Results
Rule of the Week
Upcoming Events
External Events
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MEMBER MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following members who will achieve a membership milestone this month.
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25 YEARS
Mr Robert Williams
20 YEARS
Mr Geoffrey Bone
Mr Neville Conrad
Mr Hugh Hamilton
Mr Antony Jarvis
Mr Michael Lane
Mr Simon Lane
Dr Peter Malycha
Mr Simon Newman
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20 YEARS (cont.)
Mr Mark Roderick
Mr Michael Schapel
Dr John Stapleton
Mr Donald Stephens
10 YEARS
Mr Harry Barnes
Mr Daniel Binks
Mr Adam Binks
Mr Joshua Groom
Miss Annie Porter |
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BY-LAW CHANGES COME INTO EFFECT
Two By-Law changes relating to Nomination for Membership come into effect on Friday 1st March as below. (Changes in italics)
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3. The Proposer and the Seconder of a Candidate must:
3.1 not be related to one another and must meet the requirements of Rule 4.1 at the time of nomination of a Candidate; and
3.2 not have acted as a Proposer or Seconder for more than a total of four Candidates within the current Year.
BY-LAW 6.2
6.2 The Nomination Form must:
6.2.1 be signed by the Proposer, the Seconder and the Candidate, and indicate the category of Membership which the Candidate is seeking.
6.2.2 be accompanied by a letter or email from the Candidate outlining why they wish to be a member of the Club; and
6.2.3 be accompanied by a letter or email of support from the Proposer and Seconder outlining how the Candidate is known to them and why they believe the Candidate would be a valued Member.
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The Pink concert commenced early, and Royal Adelaide was a sea of pink as 144 took to the course for the Women?s Opening Day cross country pink tee event. We were honoured to welcome Her Excellency, the Honourable Frances Adamson AC, Governor of South Australia to lunch and were delighted to have her play in the event as well. |
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MEMBERSHIP INVOICES DUE
Membership invoices for the 2024/25 year are now due for payment.
Thank you to those members who have paid their 2024/25 Membership invoices or have arranged instalment payments with the Club.
If you have not yet received your invoice we ask that you please contact the Club at accounts@royaladelaidegolf.com.au at your earliest convenience to request a copy.
Requests to change Category must be received in writing to membership@royaladelaidegolf.com.au by no later than 31st March in order to be presented to the Committee for their consideration for the 2024/2025 Membership Year.
Finally, please note that the Club accepts payment by EFT, BPay, and Credit Card (Visa, Mastercard and American Express), noting that no credit card surcharges are applied to members. |
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To celebrate the opening of the 10th hole this week, Course Foreman Dave Meadows prepared a time lapse video of the works on the 10th. |
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ROYAL MELBOURNE WIN THE TRIPARTITE |
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The 2024 Tripartite was held at Royal Melbourne Golf Club from Friday 16th to Sunday 18th February.
Royal Melbourne made full use of their home ground advantage to win by one point from Royal Sydney. |
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ROBIN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT |
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Our much-loved Caretaker, Robin Neumann, will retire in April after reaching a milestone 20 years of service.
Robin's final day will be Wednesday 3rd April. Members are invited to join us in the clubhouse between 4.00pm to 6.00pm to say goodbye. Beverages and light finger food will be provided. Please register your attendance for catering purposes. |
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FINAL WINEMAKERS OF SEATON |
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Bookings are open for the final Winemakers of Seaton event of the summer, with Hugh Hamilton Wines.
At the event on Wednesday 6th March, a selection of Hugh Hamilton Wines will be available to taste and order, with discounted pricing for orders placed on the night.
All purchasers will be put into a lucky draw to win an additional bottle of wine.
A strawberry cheesecake with pistachio Chantilly and vanilla bean ice cream will be available for dessert.
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WOMEN'S CAPTAIN'S AND ANNE BADGER TROPHIES |
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Entries are open for the Captain's Trophy and Anne Badger Trophy.
The Captain's Trophy is a knockout handicap foursomes match play event, first played in 1977.
The Anne Badger Trophy is a singles handicap match play competition for women with a GA Handicap of 33.0 and above from the green tees.
Players should not enter either competition if they are planning to be away, or are unlikely to be available to play for other reasons, for more than two consecutive weeks during the competition.
Entries will close on Tuesday 26th March. Once the draw has been finalised, players will need to organise a mutually convenient time to play their first round matches. |
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Monday 8th April
Individual handicap match play
7.45am for 8.30am shotgun start
Female members on GA handicaps of 15.0 to 25.0 are invited to register their expression of interest for our Bronze Challenge match against Glenelg.
A team of 9 players plus a reserve will be selected. Players will be required to wear the Club uniform (not provided).
$38 per person (includes lunch after golf) |
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SHYLIE RYMILL FOURSOMES AND PRESIDENT'S TROPHY QUALIFYING |
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Tuesday 9th April
18 holes foursomes stroke
8.00am for 8.30am shotgun start
The Shylie Rymill Foursomes is a statewide event.
The top 8 pairs will qualify for the President's Trophy.
A lunch will be held following golf at a cost of $38 per person.
Players are strongly encouraged to attend lunch and are automatically booked in. Players will be charged for lunch unless they notify the office that they cannot attend at least five days before.
Bookings open Monday 11th March at 3.00pm
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MCMILLAN SHIELD ? ROUND 5 |
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Royal Adelaide 4 defeated Tea Tree Gully 1
Report courtesy of Michael Jay
Perfect weather conditions greeted the aspiring talent of junior golfers in the state at Tea Tree Gully last Sunday for the fifth round of this 50-year old competition inspired by The Grange Golf Club.
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IMOGEN WINS AT FLAGSTAFF HILL
The 18 hole Flagstaff Hill Vardon was played on Sunday 25th February. 14 Royal Adelaide members contested the event.
Imogen Jessen won the women's event by five shots following a great score of -3. Josh Grundel also shot -3 to finish tied 2nd in the men's event.
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MEN
T2 ? Josh Grundel 69 (-3) ? 2nd Boys' (playoff)
T5 ? Billy Cawthorne 73 (+1)
T5 ? Malachy Marshall 73 (+1) ? 3rd Boys'
T5 ? Bradley Manton 73 (+1)
T17 ? Harry Coote 80 (+8)
T35 ? Hudson Haynes 87 (+15) ? T7th Boys'
40 ? Kelly Zhu 91 (+19)
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WOMEN
1 ? Imogen Jessen 70 (-3) ? One trophy limit
T4 ? Raegan Denton 78 (+5) ? 1st Girls'
T4 ? Alice Cho 78 (+5) ? 2nd Girls'
T6 ? Jaime Hards 79 (+6) ? T3rd Girls'
T6 ? Bekky Stutley 79 (+6) ? T3rd Girls'
T8 ? Katie Seol 81 (+8) ? T5th Girls'
10 ? Sophie Hilditch 84 (+11)
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TONY NEWMAN'S RULE OF THE WEEK
Can I move it?
I recently played my ball to a position within the sandy waste on the left of the 4th. It came to rest sort of under half of a dead bird. Unfortunately I couldn't remove the partial carcass without my ball moving so I played my shot. Unfortunately the bird went further than my ball.
Did I have to play it or could I have removed the carcass?
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Saturday 2nd March
Members' Opening Day
Callaway Fitting Day
Baker Cup and Alister MacKenzie Trophy entries close
Tuesday 5th March
Rowie Waterman Stableford 1st round
Laurel Wreath entries close
Wednesday 6th March
Winemakers of Seaton ? Hugh Hamilton
Thursday 7th March
Members' Clinic ? Men
Friday 8th March
Mercedes Benz Golf Day
Tee closed until 2.00pm
Tuesday 12th March
Laurel Wreath 1st round
Wednesday 13th March
Junior Summer Twilight
Tee closed from 4.00pm
Ping Fitting Day
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Thursday 14th March
Members' Clinic ? Women (all grades)
Friday 15th March
Monthly Masterclass ? Greenside chipping and wedge play
Saturday 16th March
DAL Abbott Cup
Wellington Cup 1st round
Monday 18th to Friday 22nd March
SA Amateur Classic and Rene Erichsen Salver
Course closed all day
Tee times available at other clubs
Saturday 23rd March
AH Magarey Cup
Wellington Cup 2nd round
Tuesday 26th March
Autumn Medal
International Bowl 1st round
Captain's and Anne Badger Trophy entries close
Friday 29th March
GOOD FRIDAY
No carts after 12.00 noon
Bar closed all day, pro shop to close early |
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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN EXTERNAL EVENTS
There are a number of upcoming events at other clubs in SA.
Further event information can be found via the South Australian Events Calendar below.
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Sunday 3rd March
Club Vardon ? 18 holes
Kooyonga GC
Monday 4th March
Senior OOM
Mount Osmond GC
Friday 15th March
TeeMates Par 3 Series
North Adelaide GC (Par 3)
Monday 18th May
Senior OOM
Tea Tree Gully GC
Tuesday 19th March
SA Amateur Classic and Rene Erichsen Salver commence
Royal Adelaide GC
Friday 22nd March
SA Amateur Classic and Rene Erichsen Salver conclude
Royal Adelaide GC
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Monday 25th March
Senior OOM
Thaxted Park GC
Sunday 7th April
Club Vardon ? 18 holes
Blackwood GC
Thursday 11th April
Metro Women's Open Day
West Lakes GC
Wednesday 17th April
TeeMates Autumn Cup
West Beach Parks GC
Friday 19th April
SA Aboriginal Championships
North Adelaide GC (South)
Monday 22nd April
Senior OOM
Flagstaff Hill GC
TeeMates 9 hole Series
Regency Park GC
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