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I was at the Club on Monday, and it looked like a desert sandstorm hit the course! For those who haven’t been around, it’s hollow-tining time and the team has been hard at work to treat the greens, tee boxes and fairways for the upcoming winter season.

2023 Autumn Hollow-tining will take place from Sunday afternoon 30 April to Wednesday 03 May, with the course opening on Thursday 04 May 2023

 

I am writing this week’s insert from Utrecht, and no it’s not the Utrecht in Netherlands, but the one in the middle of no-where somewhere between Newcastle and Vryheid in Kwa-Zulu Natal where I am visiting family. As usual, I have popped into some of these little town golf courses on route and whilst some are a bit run down and battling, others are the main gathering point for the local community where friends and family get together for a round of golf and a social “kuier”.

There will be an official Prize giving on Saturday 29 April with Herold Primary School sponsored Members Competition. Please make sure to be present for the prize giving if you play on the day.

The next Rands-in-Raffle and Members Attendance Club Draw will be on Friday, 28 April 2023. Club Pool A is standing at R5000.00 with Club Pool B at R5000.00.

On Tuesday we held our annual AGM. Thank you to all the members who attended. As I mentioned last week, this is the one chance in a year when everybody can get together and focus on matters of the club. And the members made themselves heard, which is a very positive thing.

There will be an official Prize giving on Saturday 29 April with Herold Primary School sponsored Members Competition. Please make sure to be present for the prize giving if you play on the day.

The next Rands-in-Raffle and Members Attendance Club Draw will be on Friday, 21 April 2023. Club Pool A is standing at R5000.00 with Club Pool B at R4600.00.

The Masters have a new champion in Jon Rahm. Congratulations to the young Spaniard, who I think, became the 8th winner in his twenties in the last nine majors contested. The odd one out was a then 50-year-old Phil Mickelson in 2021. I think it is safe to say that professional golf has become a young man’s game, driven by power and distance.

The next Rands-in-Raffle and Members Attendance Club Draw will be on Friday, 14 April 2023. Club Pool A is standing at R5000.00 with Club Pool B at R4200.00

This week sees the start of the men’s majors season with the Masters at Augusta National. For GGC members this also means the traditional Masters’ Saturday sponsored by the Golfers Club. All the best to those competing in the event. The weather outlook is not promising, but then we all know George’s weather. Wait until Saturday as George’s weather does not let itself be dictated to by weather forecasts. Remember there will be a formal prize giving on Saturday evening as it is a sponsored event.

IMPORTANT NOTICES
•    There will be no Club Draw, Evening Special, or Fires lit on Friday 07 April (Good Friday)
•    There will be an official Prize giving on Saturday 08 April with The Golfers Club Sponsored “The Masters” Members Competition. Please make sure to be present for the prize giving if you play on the day.

The next Rands-in-Raffle and Members Attendance Club Draw will be on Friday, 14 April 2023. Club Pool A is standing at R5000.00 with Club Pool B at R4200.00.