"THE CLUBHOUSE NEWS" Volume 4/2020 - Tairua Golf Club

In this issue
 “THE CLUBHOUSE • From the President
 • Events

 NEWS” •
 •
 Reports
 Results
 • Upcoming events
 Volume 4/2020

 The President’s Report
Now we are back in level one it is great to see our Club being used by golf and croquet
members and also used for social functions.
A big thank you to the generous volunteers who have come forward to help, especially
when Tony our Club Manager is away for June and July. (Tony’s contract is for 10
months of the year) The help in the bar, kitchen, gardens, and course work has been
appreciated. Wood sales so far have generated $10,000 this year. All the work has
been done by volunteers and is a great source of income for our Club in these difficult
times.
Our golf course is in very good condition thanks to our Green Keepers and volunteers.
We have had a good influx of green fee players who are discovering our course due to
the shutdown period because of Covid19.
A reminder, if playing or practicing golf please take a card as this allows us to contact
trace all players if called upon.
Tina Larsen, our ladies captain and kitchen organiser, has been a stalwart over many
years for her dedicated work. Tina is handing over the kitchen duties to Jenny
Chalmers and her subcommittee who will continue for the remainder of the year. Thank
you, Tina, for all your work over the years.
Three very successful functions have happened this month. This has brought people
together especially after the lock down and has proved to be a good money earner for
the Club. They have been Ken Edwards birthday party, Brendon Finns farewell and the
Curry Night.
Brian Fellows

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Working Groups
To enable the smooth running of every aspect of the Club working groups have been
formed and will meet regularly. Any suggestions to go through the Club Manager and
will be passed on to the Committee Chairs.
Course Committee – Brian Fellows, Doug Hayward, Bill Boon, Geoff Cambie, Bruce
Crawford, and Mike King.
Constitution Working Group – Jan Collier, Jean McCann, Joyce Birdsall, Tony Cliff,
Ross Cambie, Barry Welch.
Finance Committee – Terry Kingham, Tony Cliff, Jan Collier.
Health and Safety – Brian Fellows, Brett Chalmers.
Social/House/ Kitchen Committee – Jenny Chalmers, Shirley Fellows, Jill Shanley,
Robyn Hunter, Tony Cliff, Jan Collier.

Match Committee – Bill Boon, Tina Larsen, Jill Shanley, Tony Cliff.

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 Private Functions
 • A small group of Ken and Kath’s family and friends celebrated Ken’s 75th.
 Thanks to the volunteers who manned the Bar.
 • The Principal of Tairua School, Brendan Finn, was farewelled by a large number
 of parents and their children. The primary school community feedback on the
 evening and after the event has been great. Special thanks to Ian, Craig, John,
 Ken, and Brian Fellow who were behind the bar for this farewell. The parents
 provided a smorgasbord of finger food which was supplemented by Tina, Jill and
 Jenny’s deep-fried food.

 A small group of Ken and Kath’s family and friends
 celebrated Ken’s 75th.
 Thanks to the volunteers who manned the Bar.

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SOCIAL/KITCHEN/CATERING REPORT

The kitchen is up and running again since the 2-month Covid close-down. Normal service
of toasted sandwiches, fried foods and pies will be available on Thursdays and Saturdays.
We have also seen several private functions and a club fund raising dinner which have
resulted in good bar takings.
 The highly successful “Curry at the
 Club” night, postponed from March,
 made a profit from food, bar and
 raffles of over $1,000.00. Look
 forward to dinners with different
 themes in coming months. The next
 event for your calendar is the July
 Birthday Club. It will be a potluck
 dinner on July 29th. Details and a
 sign-up list are on the noticeboard.

On Tuesday mornings we have initiated a “Coffee Club” for retired golfing ladies, social
members, and their friends. Come along at 10.00am for a cuppa, a cookie, and a chat.
Active golfing ladies are welcome to join us on wet days. The charge of $3.00 each will
help fund kitchen equipment and maintenance.

It is with regret that I need to advise that Tina Larsen who has shouldered the role of both
kitchen/catering co-ordinator and ladies’ club captain since the last AGM has handed in her
apron and stepped down from catering duties. She has been a kitchen stalwart for many
years, and I thank her sincerely for her hard work and cheerfulness whether catering for a
crowd of hungry golfers after a tournament or gracefully hosting an evening event for a
private function. In the interim I am stepping into her shoes and feel very relieved and
grateful to have a group of Tairua golfing women who have agreed to join a committee to
assist with the various catering and social functions that have always been a significant part
of the life of the club.

Jenny Chalmers
Social Convenor

Many guests asked for the Mango Kulfi recipe, so I have added it to the end of the
newsletter.
Jean

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Diane Bruce, Perrine Busby, Diane Bruce, Jan Collier, Joyce Birdsall,
 Bev Waterman Lyndsay Ison, Norm Hammond, Bob Birdsall

 Neil Feasey
 Bev Wickham
 Jo Feasey
 John Young

 Val Bradley
 Shirley
 Fellows
 Ruth Hope
 Fay Dickson
 Brian Fellows
 Jim Hope
 Arthur Larsen
 Tina Larsen

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Members at Large
 On candid camera

Guess Who? Guess where?
 CAPTION PLEASE

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New Coffee Club Gathering
A new initiative to foster camaraderie amongst the ladies of the Club is the Coffee Morning
to be held every Tuesday 10a.m. Come along for a cuppa, a cookie, and a chat. The
charge of $3.00 each will help fund kitchen equipment and maintenance.
Our patron Margaret Wilson with Liz Young, Shirley Fellows and Tina Larsen.

Jan Stanley, Jenny Cosford, Jean McCann, and Diane Bruce

Ruth Hope, Joyce Birdsall, Jan Tower

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GOLF CROQUET REPORT
As soon as level 2 was announced we resumed golf croquet. A bit different to usual we
managed to keep social distance, did not have a draw and stayed in the same 4 for both
games. Lots of cleaning of equipment etc. but it really did work and as usual we had fun.
Level 1 and back to normal with record numbers of 0ver 20 for the past couple of weeks.
Despite the weather the courts are in excellent condition thanks to Brian W and Rick, your
hard work is much appreciated.
Michelle McLean
Golf Croquet Captain
 GOLF REPORTS
Well an interesting year, firstly an awesome summer then Covid and now a wet
winter…the joys of living in paradise. We have where weather permits, been attempting to
play golf but for some the new handicapping system and the wet weather is playing havoc
with their game. All I can say is it will eventually level out.
Being positive, July is about to start, the days are getting longer, and it hasn’t snowed. To
all the Vets in the club, male and female, a couple of dates for the calendar
Monday 20th July final round robin of pennants at Pauanui on 20th July get your names
on the board or email me before the 15th July please…all welcome but 6 will be selected
for the team. $25 a head including lunch.
August 16/17 sees the Coromandel Pacific pairs for Vets, hosted by Tairua this year on
the Sunday at home then the Monday at Mercury Bay. Day prizes as well as overall
prizes. Entry details on Web Site as well as in club rooms.
We will be attempting a Meat pack in the third week of July watch out for email closer to
date.
Stay dry and where possible enjoy the immaculate course that Tairua offers
Bill Boon
Men’s Club Captain and Vets Convenor.
Finally we got started on Tuesday 9th with a mixed 9/18 hole players social day with 33
players attending, men and ladies, playing 9 holes and then having drinks and nibbles for
a couple of hours Great start to “Welcome back to Tuesday Golf”'.
The two Tuesdays since have seen a good attendance of players both 9- and 18-hole
rounds. We have shortened our programme for the rest of the season, all BOPTV
HomeLink’s and Pennants Competitions have been cancelled for this year, and one or
two of our home competitions have also been put aside for this year, but we hope to be
able to fit in both the Strokeplay and Matchplay Club Championships before the end of the
season, when the weather improves.
Tina Larsen
Ladies Club Captain
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Results from Club Days
 OPENING DAY
 Tuesday 9 June
 9 Hole Net Putting Ladies and Men’s
1 Jan Stanley 18
3 Ruth Hope, Joyce Birdsall, Pat Gilberd 15
 Ruth Hope, Jan Stanley Hidden Holes
 Sayde Muntz Nearest the Pin
 18 Holers playing 9 holes
1 Brett Chalmers 18
2 Corsin Ausderau, Steve Parkin, Frank 17
 Wirth
5 Ruth Crossman, Larraine Brooks 16

 Thursday 11 June Stableford
1 Terry Kingham 41
2 Phil Smith 36
4 Ross Reid 35
5 Ken Edwards 34
 Saturday 13th
1 Riki Tawa 41
2 Phil Smith 36
 Jeff Cambie 32
4 Wayne Rogers 31

 Tuesday 16th
 9 Hole Ladies and Men’s
1 Jack
2 Brian
3 Jan
4 Chris
5 Craig

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Tuesday 16th June 18 Hole Stableford
 Linda Keyte 31
 Larraine Brooks 30
 Marilyn McCabe 29

 Thursday 18th: No competition due to rain
 Saturday 20th June Nett Medal Results Round 1
1 Harold McCracken 71
2 Geoff Cambie 72
3 John Fraser 72
5 Mark Corey-Wright 73

 Tuesday 23rd
 9 Hole Ladies and Men’s Stableford
1 Diane Bruce 15

2 Jean McCann 14

3 Arthur Larsen, Jack Harrop, Ruth Hope 13

 18 Hole Nett

1 Corsin Ausderau 75

2 Ruth Crossman 76

3 Frank Wirth 78

4 Jan Collier 81

5 Robyn Hunter 82

 Saturday 27th June Rain stopped play

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UPCOMING EVENTS

 2020 Coromandel Pacific Coast
 Pairs Vets Classic
 Hosted By

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 Sunday 16th August – Tairua Golf Club
 Monday 17th August – Mercury Bay Golf Club
 10:00 a.m. multi Tee Start both days.
 Separate Men, Women and mixed divisions. (subject to entries)

 Day 1 @ Tairua, 4BBB Stableford
 Day 2 @ Mercury Bay. 2 player aggregate Stableford
 Trophy for Overall 2-day winners plus daily prizes

 Entry Fee $45.00 per player
Entry fee to be banked online account 03-0458-0211854-00 Tairua Golf
 Club. Ref: players name.

 Entry form to be emailed to info@tairuacountryclub.co.nz
 Entries close Wednesday 12th August 2020
 Players must be a member of an affiliated Vets Association.
 A NZ Seniors Association Event
For further information contact Vets Convenor, Bill Boon on 021829645 or
 email bill_boon@yahoo.com.au

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ENTRY FORM
 2020 Coromandel Pacific Coast
 Pairs Vets Classic
 Hosted by
 Tairua Golf Club

 and
 Mercury Bay Golf Club

 Separate divisions for Men, Women and Mixed pairs
 16th & 17th August 2020
 Entry Fee $45.00 per player
 Entries Close Wednesday 12th August 2020
Player 1 Player 2
Name: Name:
Home Club: Home Club:
Member Number: Member Number:
Phone: Phone:
Email: Email:
Select Division (Circle): Men’s Pair Mixed Pair Women’s
Pair
 Completed entry forms to be emailed to
 info@tairuacountryclub.co.nz and payment by internet to:-
 Acc: 03-0458-0211854-00 ref: Players name
 All entries will be confirmed upon receipt of entry form and fee.

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Shootout information from the Sponsors Colliers & Wilsons
 Shootout 2020
As with golf, the shootout has been disrupted by Covid 19 lockdowns. Member's handicaps
have also been readjusted with the change to the new handicapping system. Golfers will
notice that they are playing off a lower handicap than last month. This will mean that if you
score close to a net 71 or 72 you have played to your handicap instead of 68 or 69.
In the light of this we have decided to change the qualifying criteria this year only.
Those players who have played one or more rounds will automatically be eligible for
qualification.
To play in the Shootout finals on the 20th September, you need to have paid to the club $10
by Saturday August 29th.
After the 29 August if there are spare spaces in the qualifying lists it will be opened up to
others on a first in first served basis.
The sponsorship will be similar to past years, although without the more generous
contributions made you members, the prizes will not be as valuable
The finals will operate as usual without top qualifiers. The 1st and 2nd divisions will be
decided by a draw.
In the 18 holers, the top man and lady from each division will play off no 12 to decide who
wins the Wyatt Trophies. Nine holers just play as normal
2021, back to normal. Eligible Qualifiers are on display in the clubhouse.
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July Birthday Club

It is the middle of winter, and as the club has done for a number of years, it is time to
celebrate the birthdays of everyone who was born in July. Get your glad rags out and cook
up a treat for a shared pot luck dinner.

 Wednesday July 29th at 6.00pm in the Clubhouse
Put your name on the list on the noticeboard with an indication of whether you are bringing
a main dish (meat, vegetable, pasta, or rice dish) or a dessert. There is no entry cost but
there will be a great birthday raffle and the bar will be open so you will need a bit of cash.
Numbers are limited so get your names up quickly.
Sssssh! Someone well-loved is celebrating a 90th birthday and there are others reaching
good numbers too.
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 Get Ready for the We have had the MBIE confirm for us that
 firewood can still be sold and delivered
 Winter Season under essential services provisions, but we
 Firewood for Sale will do so under the following terms: -
 • We will limit orders to one load per
 Tairua Country Club month at the moment.
 • Delivery must be contactless.
 $100 a load delivered to Tairua • Please direct Darren where to drop the
 firewood (it is possible it may not be
 To book your order where it has been previously).
 Phone Jan 07 8647999 or 02738-8735
 Fortunately, the weather is holding, and
 Or
 fires are not desperately needed now. We
 Email info@tairuacountryclub.co.nz have a good supply of firewood.
 We will invoice you.
 Please pay online. This is, as usual, a one-man operation with
 No cash or cheques. Darren alone loading and delivering.
 Keeping you and Darren safe from the
 virus is our priority.

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How To Make Quick Mango Kulfi Recipe | No Cook Mango Kulfi Recipe

Making this entirely no cook mango kulfi is very easy to make and only needs 10 minutes of mild
work. This sinfully rich, delicious, creamy, and irresistible mango kulfi has a perfect authentic chewy
and creamy texture. It tastes so great when flavoured with ripe mango. This extremely delicious kulfi
is laden with one of my all-time favourite things — mangoes, and loads of mangoes. This can also
be made with rosewater.

INGREDIENTS
• (250 ml cup used)
• 1 Cup Whipping Cream Or Heavy Cream
• 1 Cup Mango Puree
• 8-9 Saffron Strands Soaked In 2 Tbsp Warm Milk
• 1/4 Cup Chilled Milk
• ½ Cup Condensed Milk, Or Milkmaid (You Can Add More If You Like It Sweeter)
• 3/4 Tsp Elaichi Or Cardamom Powder
• 2 Tsp Pounded Or Coarsely Powdered Pistachio (You Can Also Use Almonds Or Cashews)
• Powdered Pistachio/almonds For Garnish – 2 Tbsp

 Prep time Cook time Total time
 5 Minutes 5 Minutes 8 Hour 10 Minutes
 ☶ Category ♨ Cuisine ☺ Serves
 Main Indian 4-5

Nutrition Info: 290 calories // Servings: 1 Kulfi
INSTRUCTIONS:
For Puree:
1. Wash and peel mangoes. Chop them into cubes and blend to make a smooth puree.
Or Use tinned Pureed Mangoes
For Kulfi Mix:
1. In a mixing bowl or jug add the whipped cream, mango puree, saffron strands mixture, chilled
milk, condensed milk, cardamom powder, and powdered pistachios.
2. Blend on a medium speed for 2-3 until smooth.
Freezing In Molds:
1. Transfer kulfi mix to kulfi moulds, plastic cups or popsicle moulds.
3. Freeze for 8 hours or overnight.
4. Once the kulfi is well set, rub the moulds between palm for a minute.
6. Garnish with powdered pistachios/almonds. Cut them into slices or serve as it is.

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