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ROTORUA GOLF CLUB
VOL 2: ISSUE 10 : NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019
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from the President 2 15
As you will have noticed from the new
format of subscription notices, the Why ENGLISH
administration changeovers / upgrades is so hard to learn
are well underway and have involved
Ali Painter
a significant effort on the part of our Check out the following:
administrator Tracy. More about this in 1. The bandage was wound
the next newsletter. around the wound.
Club staffing reorganisation happened to increase the number of board 2. The farm was cultivated to
(two years ago now) as a result of members and speaking of the latter, produce produce.
increasing financial constraints and thank you to those who have accepted
3. The dump was so full that the
where once upon a time the office staff nomination. Key people are seconded
workers had to refuse more
could sometimes assist with some now to provide support to the board
refuse.
committee playing administration, in areas of their expertise, collectively
contributing a significant amount of 4. The soldier decided to desert
this in fact belongs with the various his tasty dessert in the desert.
committees. time and energy. Thank you, this is
appreciated. 5. The wind was too strong
Once the above mentioned change to wind the sail around the
overs to dotgolf are complete and As the dotgolf website says, “Love
Golf, Live Long”. If you need to mast.
the next year’s playing committees
remind yourself of why we play this 6. When shot at, the dove dove
are in place, we plan to run some
game, have a look at the benefits of into the bushes. A True Story
training sessions for those who ‘need
to know’ to facilitate competition and playing under the “Make time, play 9” 7. I did not object to the object
Recently I struggled to complete
tournament administration. header. which he showed me.
my crossword, with one last clue
The Board chairperson has explained “Golf is NZ’s most popular club 8. The insurance was invalid being ‘Entrance’.
in this newsletter also the need based sport for adults in NZ” for the invalid in the hospital
I had the letters _y_ _ _ t _ _ e
bed.
What could the answer be?
9. A seamstress and a sewer
fell down into a sewer line. Eventually I realised that the
“Love 10. How can I intimate this to my
clue was ‘Entrance’ and not
‘Entrance’ with the answer being
most intimate friend?
“Hypnotise”! HG
Golf,
Live Arikikapakapa | The Rotorua Golf Club
Long” YOUR CLUB . . .
let’s make it the VERY BEST in
New Zealand!
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from the Board 3
The Board met on 15 October 2019.
Richard Pryce
One matter which has been discussed
during the course of this year is
the possible need to expand Board
membership. In that regard the current
ruling is that the Club President, Vice
President, Mens’ Captain and Ladies’
Captain are ex officio members of the
Board, and there are four members The rationale behind the proposed
who are elected at the AGM. change is that the Board sees the
next few years as critical in shaping
Although the Board will need to sign the Club’s future, and there are a host
off on matters of detail at its November of significant issues which need to be
meeting, it is proposed that the maxi- addressed in a comprehensive way by
mum number of elected members be persons with a range of different skills.
increased from four to eight, but on The reality is that it is difficult for
the basis that there be a minimum of progress to be made in as effective
four. Whether eight are elected for any a way as possible with the current
particular year would depend on the number of Board members. Further,
number of nominations received and the Committee structures clearly work
the result of the elections at the AGM. best when a Board member is on each
then
England It is further proposed that the Board Committee.
have the power to appoint members, The above scenario would, of
whether on a temporary basis or for course, involve amendments to the
PLAY
the balance of the then current Board Constitution. Such amendments would
term, to fill any vacancies of elected need approval by members at this
members which might exist. year’s AGM, with the proposed wording
being circulated to members with the
The Board currently has the power to notice of the AGM.
fill a vacancy in its membership for the
unexpired Board term. However, the So this column gives members
new proposed regime would give the advance notice of the position as the
Board the power to fill a vacancy which Board sees it, and to enable them to
exists not because of a Board member, ponder the merits of what is proposed.
for one reason or another having Incidentally the date of the AGM is
resigned, but because a member was now 9 December 2019 rather than
not elected in the first instance. 2 December 2019.
at RGC
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programme - DECEMBER 2019 13
SHOWCASING OUR FANTASTIC GOLF CLUB . . . MEN LADIES
. . . WOW, HOW GOOD IS THIS SHOT! Sun 1 Mixed Club Christmas
Sun 1 Mixed Club Christmas
Hamper
Hamper
Mon 2 Toro Women’s Inter-
Wed 4 Men’s Scramble
provincial (2-6) Hawkes
Thu 5 Probus Bay
Rotorua Vets at Rotorua Tue 3 Open Christmas
Sat 7 Men’s Closing Day. Tournament
Forum. Prizegiving Wed 4 Nine Hole Ladies Summer
Sun 8 Shootout Final Cup F9
Wed 11 Men’s Scramble. Ham Sat 7 Summer Cup
Day. Tue 10 Summer Cup
Thu 12 Rotorua Vets at Lake Wed 11 Nine Hole Ladies Summer
View. Closing Day. Cup B9
Sat 14 RH Jones Summer Cup Fri 13 Landmark Luncheon
(1). Summer Stableford.
14th
Sat 14 Summer Cup
Wed 18 Men’s Scramble.
Tue 17 Summer Cup
Summer Stableford
Wed 18 Nine Hole Ladies Summer
Sat 21 Summer Stableford.
Cup F9
Arikikapakapa | The Rotorua Golf Club Sat 28 RH Jones Summer Cup
STRATEGIC PLAN Sat 21 Summer Cup
(2) by today.
OUR VISION Summer Stableford Tue 24 Summer Cup
For Arikikapakapa to be recognised as the premier course in the Bay Of Plenty, Sat 28 Summer Cup
by providing a unique geothermal golf experience.
Tue 31 Summer Cup
OUR MISSION
To develop and maintain Arikikapakapa to the highest possible standard
as a truly unique golfing experience, thereby attracting a strong
membership base and visitors from both New Zealand and overseas.
programme - NOVEMBER 2019 12
12
from the Men’s Committee 5
MEN I have arrived back from Canada and
Nine hole Ladies, BOP
Sat 1 Battersy Salver Australia and am now working with
champion of champions, Peter on the first draft of the 2020
Mon 4 Diner’s Club Freyberg
Merv Lee
Springfield programme. This will include a few
Masters (4-8 Timaru) Tue 5 Melbourne Cup Day. trial competitions and others that are
Wed 6 Men’s Scramble Sweepstake. Grandmothers not supported being deleted.
Thu 7 Probus and Great Aunts. The new competitions will be a mixture
event with a lot of the players saying
Rotorua Vets at Rotorua Wed 6 Nine hole Ladies Aunties of team and individual competitions,
they will return next year.
Fri 8 Craig’s Hospice Classic Day F9 so I guess if they are not supported
they will also disappear the following It was great seeing our members
Sat 9 Monthly Medal Sat 9 Consolation Stableford out watching the top players getting
year as the committee cannot run
Wed 13 Men’s Scramble Sun 10 BOP champion of competitions that have only a few around. They certainly play a different
Thu 14 Rotorua Vets at Waiotapu champions, Hauraki players entering so its up to the game (way) than the average club
membership to let your committee member.
Sat 16 Free Day Tue 12 Consolation Stableford
know what you want. Come December is the time for
Wed 20 Men’s Scramble Wed 13 Nine hole Ladies Pairs B9
The Rotorua Open has been run and election of club officials and we
Thu 21 Rotorua Vets at Lake View Sat 16 Ladies Hidden Hole require four new committee members
the winner was Tane Robson with our
Sat 23 Leslie Cup (1) Sun 17 Shootout. own Raoul Piggott runner-up. Well and a Club Captain. So guys put
Nine hole Ladies Shootout. done Raoul. your thinking caps on and approach
Tue 26 Toro Men’s Interprovincial
those who may be available for these
(26-30 Hawke’s Bay) Tue 19 Ladies Hidden Hole. This year we ran a 54 hole white tee
positions.
Wed 27 Men’s Scramble Wed 20 Nine hole Ladies Mystery division and it was great to see so
Trip many of our club members playing in
Thu 28 Rotorua Vets at this division, including several of the DID I READ THAT RIGHT?
Springfield Sat 23 Closing Day. Top Chick and Juniors (school boys). This shows that Red Tape Holds Up New
29 Fri Copthorne/Millenium Lame Duck golf has a secure future if those lads
Corporate Day 10.00 am Tue 26 Closing Day. Canadian persist with the game. Bridges . . .
Foursomes. AGM. My thanks to the Greens Staff who You mean there‛s
LADIES NZ Women’s Senior presented the course in fine order and
something stronger than
Foursomes (26-29) the greens running quicker than usual.
Fri 1 Bronze II & III Champs,
Whakatane Wed 27 Nine hole Ladies Closing Also thanks to Kath and her team for duct tape?
Day Mauve looking after the players with food and
Sat 2 Match Play Semi-finals beverages.
Fri 29 Copthorne/Millennium
Sat 3 Match Play Finals 36 holes To the volunteers and committee Hey . . . giv
Corporate Day 10.00 am e th
Mon 4 Diner’s Club Freyberg members who helped and to Matt sponsors y ese
Sat 30 Summer Cup. and Karina Schofield for all their work our
Masters (4-8 Timaru) custom!
making the tournament a successful
from the VOLUNTEERS 6 11
To illustrate the need for monetary around and only one person working
Congratulations: Club member Buzz changes in sponsorship rates, the that is what’s going on! The course
Rathbone achieved the feat of playing CONTRIBUTIONS numbers below are not 100% accurate, and facility improvement committee
to his age on 14 October 2019. WELCOME! but they are close to reality. will wait until course designer Clyde
He had turned 80 on 12 October, and 2018/2019 Gross $26,771.00. This Johnson is in New Zealand to have
to YOUR newsletter . . .
scored 80 off the stick two days later. included 20 memberships valued their first meeting.
Pretty good planning, Buzz, and may it at $22,820.00; GST $4,015.00; The committee will take
be the first of many. In order for us all to commission $2,670.00 (estimated at advice on the design
If you look at the photos on the wall keep in touch with what 10%); Net loss -$2,734.00 structure of holes and the
in the club restaurant of those who is happening 2019/2020: Gross $50,220.00. This greens should, I’m sure,
have achieved this, the numbers are in OUR club . . . includes 16 memberships valued at be shaped by Adam
relatively few. Some, such as Bill Lean, $18,320.00; GST $7,533.00 Estimated Jones who shaped our other greens.
regularly achieved this feat. Bill had a cost of new signs $6,600.00; Com- Some work should start relatively soon
66 when he was 66 years old as his please send any mission at 10% $5,022.00; Net gain on the two brand new holes the greens
first “play to your age.” contributions $12,745.00 of which will be close to Old Taupo
road on the old 9 Hole course.
Some members will have noted the to the editor: 2020/2021: Estimate of Net profit
“Sold” notice on the fence by the $20,000.00. A par 4 that would have the blue tees
5th tee. Mary and Murray Browne rob.judythompson@gmail.com hitting from where the Ladies 17th
THE OFFICE tee is now, back across the lake on a
have sold to move to more suitable
Some of you I am sure have noticed 330m par 4. Then, using the old tee
accommodation for Murray. Mary has
I am not interested in the use of the box right above Old Taupo Road, a
been a stalwart of the club for many
windows in the Office. Please just par three, maximum distance 185m,
years, and loves her Rhododendron
knock and come on into the office. where the green will overlook the lake
plants. Many of the rhodos planted on
I’m happy to have a chat or take care at the highest point, and which offers
the course have been donated by Mary
of your issues/needs or even better, the best views of Arikikapakapa.
and Murray, including the plantings
write them down to give them to Tracy.
behind the 4th green. Once we can offer some quotes on
Tracy by the way, has been slaving getting the pluming for the new greens
The “RGC” sign of small Nandina
away making two changes of software and tee boxes arranged, we will be
plants on the hill face behind the 14th
programs - one for golf administration, applying for funding and begin the
tee is also a result of their efforts to
from club manager to Dot Golf and work.
keep the course attractive - even from
adding Xero as our accounting system.
the air. Okay, that’s enough from me.
I was happy to suggest to the Board
she deserved a pay rise and thank you Go the mighty ALL
Question: What is the temperature to the Board for agreeing. BLACKS crush those
of the Waimangeao stream? English hearts, PLEASE!
Answer: It warms badly hit balls!
THE BIG PICTURE
Seismic testing is on 11 November,
so if you see a bunch of men standing
Phone 0800 000 777
to speak with a broker for
professional advice and an
empathetic service . . .
Tortoise Corner 10 from the Ladies 7
October was a big month on the golf CLUB CHAMPS & STROKE
calendar.
PLAY
Peter Spiers
Karen Chard
The club champs match play We are in the midst of playing club
championships were well contested champs with semi-finals and final to
and congratulations to the winners. be played Saturday 2 and Sunday 3
The successful Rotorua Open was November. Top Qualifiers in Match-
held last weekend. A big thanks to Matt play: Ella Campbell – Silver and
For those sponsors who chose not to
and Karina for their work in making Susan Taylor - Bronze I. Good luck to
take the new deal, we thank you very
the Open flow smoothly and congrats the finalists. FUTURE EVENTS
much for your past and future support
to Matt for shooting the low round of Keep the dates free and get your
of the club. Strokeplay winners
the tournament. Thanks also to Megan names up!
Davies and Sotheby’s for sponsoring The value of tour tee sponsors is representing Rotorua
very important to understand. They at the Champ of Cambridge Interclub
the event and braving the tent on the
are supporting the club and we Champs area finals. This event is back on the calendar
14th hole in driving wind and rain,
need to support their businesses, Ella Campbell - Silver Sunday 24 November, playing here
good effort!
as often as we as members can. Champion, Brenda at Rotorua. Get your names up to
In my last newsletter I wrongly used This is a most important part of our Keir - Bronze I and play in this long running Interclub
the example of the Rotorua Open relationship with them, so please Jenny Urbahn - Bronze competition.
losing money in previous years in fact use their services as often as II champion. Good luck Caci Ladies Shootout
it was only last year that it ran at a loss, possible and or recommend them to you all at the Champ of Champs Sunday 17 November
so apologies to Don Blackledge for my to family and friends. at Hauraki and Whakatane later this
using a poor example to make a point Closing Days
month.
as mostly the Open has run with some Saturday Closing Day
profit. Strokeplay Gross Results: Ella 23 November – followed by High
Campbell – Silver Division. Marilyn Tea
SPONSORSHIPS Our sponsors Field – Silver I Division. Brenda Keir – Tuesday Closing Day
The RGC now has 15 holes sponsors, ARE VERY Bronze I and Jenny Urbahn Bronze II. 26 November followed by AGM
IMPORTANT!
with the new signage - a work in Strokeplay Nett Results: Ella Campbell and dinner.
Please
progress - as we wait for more aerial support them. – Silver Division. Wai Morrison – 9 hole Ladies Closing Day
photography opportunities. Silver I Division. Brenda Keir - Bronze 27 November.
I did receive some negative feedback I and Jenny Urbahn - Bronze II. Mixed Club Christmas Hamper
from the big increase in the cost of Sunday 1 December
being a tee sponsor. By and large
JUNIOR GIRLS
Ladies Open Christmas
however, the vast majority understood INTERPROVINCIAL Tournament
the need for the increase and that the A very enjoyable and successful week Tuesday 3 December
RGC would indeed be doing more to with some very good golf to watch with
Landmark Luncheon
promote their businesses. the junior girls competing recently at
Friday 13 December
-continued Rotorua.
NAIRN FISHER
ACCOUNTANTS
HAVE
- give them a call A GREAT
07-343 1002 ROUND!
from the Rotorua Vets 8 9
-contributed by James (Jim) Comber The plan was to restart early in the We had great assistance from Matt
Organising Committee Chairperson. afternoon. However down came the and Karina in the Pro Shop, printing
rain again and the day had to be and sorting cards, organising two’s
Rotorua Golf Club Veteran Golfers donated in 1928 by the Vice President,
abandoned. and providing help with prizes. A big
Society Report on the 92nd Annual Mr. F.W. Wilkie.
We had a situation where several thank you.
Veterans Match Play Tournament Preparation for the tournament usually
23, 24, 25 September 2019. games had been completed, some Finally, thank you to President Ali
commences in May when entry
partly played and others yet to start. Painter for warmly welcoming our
In the late 1920’s, the Rotorua Golf forms, flyers are sent out to clubs. In
The committee then had to do some visitors.
Club was very involved in the formation addition a good data base of previous
serious thinking!
of Veterans Golf in New Zealand. participants is maintained and they
Our annual tournament is one of the are invited again by email. The decision was made
oldest, if not the oldest, continuous Entries came in from as far a field as
to make the third day A True Story
running veteran’s golf tournament in a stableford round
Wellington and Northland, this year One day, shortly after joining the
New Zealand. We owe our special using the first day
we welcomed players from 35 clubs, PGA tour in 1965, Lee Trevino,
relationship with Vets golf to an early groupings of winners
many returning visitors, even more
Life Member, C.H. Redhead. and losers. Almost a top professional golfer and
heartening quite a number of new
every player was very married man was at home in
Before leaving Dublin, to come to entrants. There is always a friendly
pleased with the committee’s decision. Dallas, Texas, mowing his front
Rotorua, he had won the Veterans’ atmosphere amongst player’s, and
The final outcome for all players was a
Challenge Cup at Portmonarch. He also a reunion for many. lawn, as he always did.
very enjoyable tournament with many
was responsible for convincing the This year, sadly our tournament was saying they would be returning next An attractive lady driving by in a
committee that such a tournament set back with inclement weather. On year. shiny new cadillac stopped in front
should be played at Rotorua. The the second day of the tournament
Every successful tournament is of the house, lowered the window
trophy is a replica of the Irish Veteran play was suspended (course became
attributed to a good team of committee and asked, “Excuse me, do you
golfers Championship Cup and cost unplayable).
members. Special thanks to Mary speak English?” Lee responded,
some 50 guineas. This trophy was -continued
Browne, our secretary, who puts much
“Yes Ma’am, I do.”
TROPHY WINNERS time into ensuring entries are all in
2019 order, the draw organised and for the The lady then asked, “What do
John Mohn many other tasks which she performs. you charge to do yard work?”
(Bob Bishop Cup), Thank you to Perry Stevens for his Lee, who had a quick wit
Ken Allen (Consolation
top PA announcing, helping with the and robust sense of humor,
Cup),
Peter Barnes draw and other support. To Marinus responded, “Well the woman in
(NZ Veterans Cup), van den Hoek, Sayuri Gotz, Brenda
this house lets me sleep with her.”
John Han Keir and Elaine Ludgate many thanks
(Arikikapakapa Cup). for your help during the three days. The lady hurriedly put the car into
Inhee Kim – Ladies For my part I took care of the finances, gear and sped off.
(Spicer Cup) prizes and a few other jobs.
not present.
If you are a sponsor and your logo does NOT appear in
this programme, please contact Peter Spiers.
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