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Captain’s ReportThe exciting golf continues on home soil this time with The Australian Masters played at Huntingdale. A bogey on the 17th by Peter Senior made the competition all the more interesting however the recovery he made on the 18th with a testing bunker shot and 8 foot putt to make par set him up for a great win.
While Peter Senior was a home town favourite up here, I couldn’t help but notice the number of other Queenslanders who featured in the event…..John Senden tied for 2nd, Adam Scott in fifth place while Matt Guyatt, one of our members, finished in a tie for 6th place. Maybe there is something in the water? Amazingly, three of the commentators were also from Queensland with Wayne Grady, Ian Baker-Finch and our own Ossie Moore. It’s always great to listen to Ossie with his relaxed but informative interview style with players. We all appreciate the plug here and there he makes for The Grand during the commentary.
The weather continues to be kind and these conditions have greatly assisted with the rapid recovery of the golf course. The fairways have fully recovered and members are generally pleased with the amount of grass under the ball. The greens have also recovered nicely, offering uniform putting surfaces with a bit of pace which is unusual for this time of the year.
While the golf course is in recovery mode and our turf surfaces are relatively soft due to the amount of water and fertiliser applied, please repair divots throughout the golf course and repair pitch marks on the greens. It is surprising how quickly divots recover if the turf surrounding the divot is ‘chipped in’ and then top-dressed with the sand provided on the golf cars. As always the ninety degree rule applies to golf cars. Please park on the pathways and not on the green surrounds. Your continued support with these matters is greatly appreciated.
There will be a couple of changes to the Rules of Golf to look out for in 2016. The changes are the outcome of The R&A’s regular four yearly review cycle which is held in conjunction with the United States Golf Association. The significant changes include the “withdrawal of rule on ball moving after address” and “prohibition of anchoring the club while making a stroke”. A summary of the key changes to the rules will be provided in the Golf Shop for your information and in this Newsletter.
The 12th fairway is back in play however remains closed for golf car traffic. The closure will be in place while the turf on the new drainage lines recovers and also to avoid any unnecessary subsidence on the trenches. There is a compulsory drop off the new turf and then the ‘preferred lie’ rule applies on the fairway portion.
Don’t forget to book for The Grand Trophy Presentation night and 18th birthday party on the 5th December.
I look forward to seeing you there and would also like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
David BurrupCaptain
This Month’s Quote:
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas….
December is:● The beginning of Summer and also the end of the year ..● Its birth flower is the narcissus.● December’s birthstones are the turquoise, zircon, and tanzanite.● The zodiac signs for the month of December are Sagittarius and Capricorn
MAJOR WINNERS
CHANGES TO CREDIT CARD CHARGES - EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1
NEW AND RETURNING MEMBERSWelcome to our newest member, Michael Chen and also a huge welcome back to two members that have returned to The Grand - Dr Robert White and Stephen Crewes. We know you will make them welcome during the summer period.
Congratulations to our Members who have taken out the major prizes here at The Grand over the last month. The November Monthly Medal was won by Michael Fusco with 71 nett who also won the Men’s Medal of Medals for 2015. The November Ladies Monthly Medal was won by Endang Solomons who also won the Ladies Medal of Medals for 2015.
The course and Clubhouse are closed on
Christmas Day
REMINDER
Michael Fusco Endang Solomons
John Goss Cup
Kingston Heath Cup
The John Goss Cup was won this year by Kingsley Kelly with 149 Gross
This year’s Kingston Heath Cup was taken out by Paul Vautin with 144 Nett
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Member of the Month You’ve won a Free Bottle of Wine at The
Grand Golf Club Restaurant up to a value of $50.00
Congratulations to December’s Member of the Month
GREG HUNT
GUEST PASS
Booklets of 10 Guest Passes still available for $770.00 valid for twelve months and charged to your Club Account
Steve and Endang Solomons recently celebrated their wedding on a beautiful afternoon under the fig tree at The Grand. Congratulations Steve and Endang!
Lovely Day….
The Third HoleTHEN AND NOW…..
AGAPANTHUS
Have a look at the change in appearance on the 3rd. The Casuarina and Melaleuca on the left hand side of the 3rd fairway have grown together with the Ficus on the left hand side of the 3rd green. Dietes bicolor and a small callistemon have been grown on the tongue of the greenside bunker while the wetland plants including lilies, sedges and reeds on the edge of the pond between the 3rd and 4th holes now provide a healthy habitat for our native fauna.
You know Christmas is just around the corner when you see the Agapanthus starting to bloom. The genus name means Flower of Love. They come in two different colours – purple and white. We have lots of them here at The Grand Golf Club. They stretch their purple heads towards the sun and they look awesome as a border.
Some people call them The Lily of the Nile although they are not a Lily – they are actually part of the onion family. They’re native to Southern Africa although now you can find them in Australia, The United Kingdom, Mexico, Ethiopia and Jamaica. They have been used medicinally for cardiac complaints.
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LEG OF LAMB WITH ASIAN-STYLE MINT SAUCE & ROAST POTATOES● 2 tablespoons fish sauce● 1/4 cup (60ml) sweet chilli sauce● 1/4 cup chopped mint● 100ml sunflower oil● 2.5kg leg lamb● 1.5kg floury potatoes, peeled, cut into 3cm pieces
Asian-style mint sauce● 2 tablespoons grated palm or brown sugar● 2 tablespoons peanut oil● 1/4 cup (60ml) rice vinegar● Zest and juice of 1 lime● 1 tablespoon fish sauce● 2 long red chillies, seeds removed, cut into thin strips● 2 spring onions, sliced on an angle● 2 cups mint leaves, torn
1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Combine fish sauce, sweet chilli, mint and 1 tablespoon oil in a bowl. Place lamb on a rack in a roasting pan and brush with marinade. Fill pan with 2cm hot water, then loosely cover lamb with foil. Roast for 1 hour, then remove foil and roast for a further 45 minutes for pink or until cooked to your liking. Rest, loosely covered with foil, for 15 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, place potatoes in a pan of cold salted water, then bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-high and simmer for 2 minutes. Drain well, then return to pan and shake to fluff up the edges. Transfer to a baking dish and toss with remaining oil. Season.
Recipeof the
Month
You can’t get any more Australian at Christmas than a leg of lamb. And Australians do nothing better than a fusion of cultures - whether it is in everyday life or the cuisine we serve. This lamb leg with an Asian-style mint sauce will be a Christmas hit!
WATERMELON ICE● 1/2 cup sugar● 1/2 cup water● 3 teaspoons finely grated ginger● 1 watermelon● 3 tablespoons mint leaves, finely chopped
1. Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan and stir over low heat until sugar has completely dissolved. Add ginger, bring to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
2. Cut all the flesh from the watermelon, chop, then puree in a food processor. Strain the pureed watermelon into a bowl, then strain the cooled syrup into the same bowl. Add the mint and stir until well combined. Pour into a metal dish (like a cake tin), cover with foil.
3. Freeze for 4 hours or until the mix is beginning to firm up around the edges. Stir with a fork to break up the frozen chunks, then cover and freeze for 2 hours. Stir again to break up the ice chunks, then cover and freeze. Leave in the freezer for about 8 hours until evenly frozen.
4. To serve, scrape the ice with the side of a spoon to create shavings. Spoon into serving glasses and serve immediately.
5. Add a dash of Sparkling Wine or Vodka to give it an extra Christmas edge!
These recipes first appeared on Taste.com.au
3. Once lamb has been cooking for 1 hour, place potatoes in oven with lamb and roast for 45 minutes. While lamb is resting, increase oven to 220°C and roast for 15 minutes until crisp and golden.
4. For the sauce, combine all ingredients in a bowl, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
5. Carve the lamb and serve with roast potatoes and the mint sauce.
Wine of the Month
Tasting Notes…
Alicante Bouchet is a juicy, fruit driven, zippy light red.
An interesting and distinctive wine that is difficult to resist.
It is different because it has red juice and ripens to low levels of natural sugar.
This means we can make a wine that tastes like cherries and can be served icy cold to enjoy with all the spices and aromatic flavours that the cooks of the world have brought to our table.
Robert O’CallaghanWinemaker Proprietor
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This Month’s ResultsThursday 26th November 2015 Men’s Single StablefordA Winner Frank Daday 34 pointsB Winner Colin MacVicar 41 pointsB Runner- up Jace Cosgrove c/b 38 pointsB Third Place Mark Larcombe c/b 38 pointsC Winner Richard Esteb 34 pointsNearest the Pins6th John Poletto8th Clive McKerr14th Brad Deighton16th Matt EdwardsVoucher Rundown Steve Solomons / Brian O’Neill / Tony Sibley 38 / 38 / 38 pointsWednesday 25thNovember 2015 Men’s Competition Single Stableford1st Paul Vautin 43 pointsWednesday 25th November Ladies Competition Single v Par1st Gina Barnett +12nd Kim Vautin +1Nearest the Pins6th Not Hit8th Arlene Carlon14th Sally Lewis (Double Jackpot)16th Janelle EngwirdaTuesday 24th November 2015 Open Competition Single Stableford1st Bruce Toole 40 points2nd Warren Lee 38 pointsMonday 23rd November 2015 Open Competition Single Stableford1st Richard Esteb 39 pointsSunday 22nd November 2015 Open Competition Single Stableford1st Simon Finlayson 42 points2nd Nichloas Hughston 39 pointsSaturday 21st November 2015 Men’s Kingston Heath / John Goss Cup Single StrokeA Winner Kingsley Kelly 72 nettB Winner Craig Leach 70 nettB Runner- up Simon Finlayson 72 nettC Winner David Homewood 71 nettNearest the Pins6th Brad Deighton8th Kingsley Kelly14th Terrence Scamp16th Warren SevilVoucher Rundown Travis McLean / Dom Verstreken / Steve Smith c/b 73 / 73 / 74 nettSaturday 21st November 2015 Ladies Single Stableford1st Jan Emblem 34 pointsNearest the Pins6th Jan Emblem (Jackpot)14th Not HitThursday 19th November 2015 Men’s Single StablefordA Winner Mike Hall 42 pointsB Winner Matt Edwards c/b 38 pointsB Runner- up Derek Van der Kley 38 pointsB Third Place Dave Cherry c/b 37 pointsC Winner Jeff Allen 37 points
Nearest the Pins6th Terrence Scamp8th Scott Tyne14th Steve Smith16th Steve SmithVoucher Rundown Paul Vautin / Ryan Sevil / Drew Edwards 39 / 38 / 38 pointsWednesday 18thNovember 2015 Men’s Open Challenge Single Stableford1st Brian O’Neill 40 points2nd John Westera 38 pointsWednesday 18th November Ladies Pairs Ambrose1st Linda O’Neill / Petrea Edwards 73¼ nettNearest the Pins6th Libby ChapmanTuesday 17th November 2015 Open Competition Single Stableford1st Richard Esteb 40 points2nd Brett McMahon (guest Rob Muir) 38 pointsMonday 16th November 2015 Open Competition Single Stableford1st Bob Robertson c/b 37 points2nd Stephen Sprague 37 pointsSaturday 14th November 2015 Men’s Kingston Heath / John Goss Cup Single StrokeA Winner Paul Vautin 69 nettB Winner Brad Deighton c/b 70 nettB Runner- up Matt Edwards 70 nettC Winner Steve Ellery c/b 71 nettC Runner-up Shawn Burt 71 nettGuest Winner Rob Peel (Guest of Simon Finlayson) 76 nettNearest the Pins6th Drew Edwards8th Brad Deighton14th Kris Dobbins16th Brad DeightonVoucher Rundown Drew Edwards / Frank Daday / Clive McKerr 70 / 70 / 71 nettThursday 12th November 2015 Men’s Single StablefordA Winner Ricky Esteb 39 pointsB Winner Simon Finlayson 46 pointsB Runner- up Matt Edwards 41 pointsB Third Place David Burrup c/b 38 pointsC Winner Jeff Allen 42 pointsNearest the Pins6th Ryan Sevil8th Paul Vautin14th Steve Ellery16th Warren SevilVoucher Rundown Wayne Washington / Brad Deighton / Ryan Sevil 40 / 38 / 38 pointsWednesday 11thNovember 2015 Men’s Single Stableford1st Clive McKerr 38 points2nd Ricky Esteb 37 pointsWednesday 11th November Ladies Mercedes Benz Monthly Medal Single Stroke1st Endang Lugowski 69 nett2nd Gina Barnett 70 nett3rd Petrea Edwards 71 nettBest Putts Jan Emblem 27Nearest the Pins6th Therese Bourke (Jackpot)8th Jan Emblem
14th Not Hit16th Wendy WilliamsTuesday 10th November 2015 Open Competition Single Stableford1st Ricky Esteb 42 points2nd Terry Morris 40 pointsMonday 9th November 2015 Open Competition Single Stableford1st Matt Edwards 38 pointsSunday 8th November 2015 Open Competition Single Stableford1st Stephen Solomons 37 points2nd David Cherry 36 pointsSaturday 7th November 2015 Men’s Mercedes Benz Monthly Medal Single Stroke1st Michael Fusco 71 nett2nd John Parsons c/b 72 nett3rd Mark Robertson c/b 72 nett4th David Homewood 72 nett5th Ernie Ward c/b 73 nettNearest the Pins6th Brad Deighton8th Michael Fusco14th Steve Smith16th Scott TyneBest Gross Kingsley Kelly 72 grossVoucher Rundown Derek Van Der Kley / Matt Edwards / Kingsley Kelly c/bSaturday 7th November 2015 Ladies Single Stableford1st Gail Hunt 34 pointsNearest the Pins6th Not Hit14th Gail Hunt (Jackpot)Friday 6th November 2015 Open Competition Single Stableford1st Brad Noble 39 pointsThursday 5th November 2015 Men’s Single StablefordA Winner Clive McKerr 43 pointsB Winner Terrence Scamp 42 pointsB Runner- up Tim White 40 pointsC Winner John Parsons 38 pointsGuest Winner Paul Fink (Guest of Barry Miles) 36 pointsNearest the Pins6th Ricky Esteb8th Roger Tonks14th Steve Jones16th David BurrupVoucher Rundown Ryan Sevil / Steve Smith / Colin MacVicar 39 / 39 / 39 pointsWednesday 4th November Ladies Single Stableford1st Therese Bourke 35 pointsNearest the Pins6th Not Hit16th Therese BourkeTuesday 3rd November 2015 Open Competition Single Stableford1st Ron Champion 41 points2nd Steve Solomons c/b 36 pointsMonday 2nd November 2015 Open Competition Single Stableford1st Ricky Esteb 43 points2nd Terence Hammond 40 pointsSunday 1st November 2015 Open Competition Single Stableford1st Lino Girardi 40 points
EVENTS
DATE EVENT PLAY
Wed 2 Ladies’ Mercedes Benz Monthly Medal Stroke Thurs 3 Men’s Single S’ford Sat 5 Men’s Mercedes Benz Monthly Medal Stroke Ladies’ Balls Up 8.15am S’ford 18th Birthday Party & Trophy Presentation Wed 9 Ladies’ Christmas Luncheon Teams Event 8.00am Shotgun Start Thurs 10 Men’s Single Yellow Tees S’ford Sat 12 Men’s Single S’ford Ladies’ Balls Up 8.15am S’ford Wed 16 Ladies’ Single (Alt Course) S’ford Wed 16 Open Challenge S’ford Thurs 17 Men’s Single (Alt Course) S’ford Shotgun Start 12.30pm followed by Lamb Spit Sat 19 Men’s Single S’ford Ladies’ Balls Up 8.15am S’ford Wed 23 Ladies’ Single S’ford Thur 24 Men’s Single S’ford Fri 25 Christmas Day Course & Clubhouse Closed Sat 26 Men’s Single S’ford Balls Up 8.15am S’ford Wed 30 Ladies’ Single S’ford Thurs 31 Men’s Single S’ford
December 2015
