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Welcome to 2014 and may I take the opportunity to wish you all a great golfi ng and successful year ahead. December was a very busy month for the club as holiday golfers and members enjoyed playing our beautiful course. Rain did affect us on certain days but all in all the weather was great and many a compliment was received on the golfi ng experience at WCC. With our greens recently hollowtined and prepared for the rest of the year, I can’t help but mention the large number of unfi xed pitch-marks on the greens of late. I would like to urge all golfers to please check the green for your pitch mark before cleaning your golf ball as an unfi xed pitch mark takes three weeks to recover and a fi xed or repaired pitch mark takes fi ve days to recover fully. This will help our greens remain in wonderful condition. Divots are a similar exercise and for golfers we also need you to please fi ll in those divots straight after your shot, helping in keeping our fairways in great shape! Woodhill Club Champs will be hosted on the 15th and 16th of March 2014 and entries will open two weeks before the date. This also co-insides with our yearly Subs as members

of WCC, which falls prior to the Champs on the 1st of March 2014. Please make a note of these dates and the ‘Take Up the Challenge’ to win your handicap division this year. As a Woodhill CC member, an added benefi t is that we have secured for you a number of Inter Club Agreements. These clubs have agreed to give a preferential green fee on all days except a Saturday. I can confi rm that the following clubs are on board: The Els Club Copperleaf, Silver Lakes CC, Centurion CC, Arabella, Koro Creek GC, Ebotse CC, Germiston CC, Princes Grant CC and Zebula CC. Please present your Woodhill membership card at the green fee counter at these clubs, as well as informing them when making your booking that you are from Woodhill CC. Congratulations to Louis Bekker who won the Castle Light Challenge Finals at Woodhill in early December. Louis not only won some lovely Castle Light products but also the latest Mizuno Aerolite stand bag for his efforts on 40 pts. Well played! Over the past year a partnership between Mercedes-Benz Menlyn, Woodhill CC and Silver Lakes CC has created an opportunity

for a group of 27 children from a small school in Mamelodi to learn how to play golf. My fellow PGA member and the Director of Golf at Silver lakes Andrew Mackenna and I take turns in coaching the children at the club’s driving range to build their golfi ng skills from the absolute beginning.

Golf clubs and golf balls are provided by us for the kids and the entire project is sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Menlyn. This has really made a difference in these children’s lives and I am happy to say that we will continue with the project in 2014. The kids are dressed in a golfi ng kit and driven to each venue where after the coaching session, are treated to a lunch and soft drink and then driven safely back home to Mamelodi. Many of the children have a natural fl air for golf and we hope we can assist many of them in taking up the game permanently. Our Pro Shop Team has two new shop assistants for all your golfi ng needs. They are Lardus Van Rooyen and Christine Van Cittert We wish them a long and happy stay with us.

Paul Marks

Golfi ng Greetings To You All

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Welcome to 2014 and may I take the opportunity to wish you all a great golfi ng and successful year ahead. December was a very busy month for the club as holiday golfers and members enjoyed playing our beautiful course. Rain did affect us on certain days but all in all the weather was great and many a compliment was received on the golfi ng experience at WCC. With our greens recently hollowtined and prepared for the rest of the year, I can’t help but mention the large number of unfi xed pitch-marks on the greens of late. I would like to urge all golfers to please check the green for your pitch mark before cleaning your golf ball as an unfi xed pitch mark takes three weeks to recover and a fi xed or repaired pitch mark takes fi ve days to recover fully. This will help our greens remain in wonderful condition. Divots are a similar exercise and for golfers we also need you to please fi ll in those divots straight after your shot, helping in keeping our fairways in great shape! Woodhill Club Champs will be hosted on the 15th and 16th of March 2014 and entries will open two weeks before the date. This also co-insides with our yearly Subs as members

of WCC, which falls prior to the Champs on the 1st of March 2014. Please make a note of these dates and the ‘Take Up the Challenge’ to win your handicap division this year. As a Woodhill CC member, an added benefi t is that we have secured for you a number of Inter Club Agreements. These clubs have agreed to give a preferential green fee on all days except a Saturday. I can confi rm that the following clubs are on board: The Els Club Copperleaf, Silver Lakes CC, Centurion CC, Arabella, Koro Creek GC, Ebotse CC, Germiston CC, Princes Grant CC and Zebula CC. Please present your Woodhill membership card at the green fee counter at these clubs, as well as informing them when making your booking that you are from Woodhill CC. Congratulations to Louis Bekker who won the Castle Light Challenge Finals at Woodhill in early December. Louis not only won some lovely Castle Light products but also the latest Mizuno Aerolite stand bag for his efforts on 40 pts. Well played! Over the past year a partnership between Mercedes-Benz Menlyn, Woodhill CC and Silver Lakes CC has created an opportunity

for a group of 27 children from a small school in Mamelodi to learn how to play golf. My fellow PGA member and the Director of Golf at Silver lakes Andrew Mackenna and I take turns in coaching the children at the club’s driving range to build their golfi ng skills from the absolute beginning.

Golf clubs and golf balls are provided by us for the kids and the entire project is sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Menlyn. This has really made a difference in these children’s lives and I am happy to say that we will continue with the project in 2014. The kids are dressed in a golfi ng kit and driven to each venue where after the coaching session, are treated to a lunch and soft drink and then driven safely back home to Mamelodi. Many of the children have a natural fl air for golf and we hope we can assist many of them in taking up the game permanently. Our Pro Shop Team has two new shop assistants for all your golfi ng needs. They are Lardus Van Rooyen and Christine Van Cittert We wish them a long and happy stay with us.

Paul Marks

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With it being Woodhill’s 15th birthday this year, I have decided to give a short overview of the past nine years and six months that I have been involved at the Woodhill Country Club.

I started my journey at Woodhill on the 1st of September 2004 as the Course Superintendent after being involved at Zwartkop Country Club for four years. I always knew that Woodhill was a golf course with a lot of potential and that if ever given the opportunity to work there, I would do my best to improve the golf course and show off its true potential.

On the maintenance side, there were a lot of changes that we had to make to ensure that playing surfaces improved. The top dressing used on the fairways, tees and green surrounds were probably the best cultural practice that we could have introduced to Woodhill. Together with the fertilisation program that was introduced, we were able to improve the quality of the poor soils that the golf course was built on.

Cutting activities were increased to create tightly knitted fairways and other kikuyu areas. By cutting all of the areas of the golf course on a daily basis, we ensured that the course

would also be ready at any time, for any event. Manicuring of the course came with time and we decided to mulch around all trees to fi rstly protect them from daily maintenance with trimmers and secondly to keep the moisture in the soil for longer, which would be highly benefi cial for the tree. We also started a policy of only planting indigenous trees and shrubs on the golf course to try and become one of the fi rst indigenous courses in the country. There is however still much work that needs to be done on this, as we do have a large number of invasive plants on the golf course. We have also built more indigenous gardens on the golf course, with the one at the 7th hole defi nitely being the most popular amongst members and even visitors that come and play at Woodhill.

The golf course has become better every year and one can see how trees are getting bigger and how grass surfaces have improved. The equipment and the maintenance of it, as well as the 3 year cycle on which equipment is rotated, has defi nitely played a role in this regard.

We do however have to invest in the course as I think that we will have to do a lot of work on bunkers and tees soon and most probably

look at work to be done on the greens in a couple of years’ time. We are currently looking at work that needs to be done on the irrigation system as this system is 17 years old and was installed two years before the course was opened. Unfortunately there will always be some improvements that one needs to make to the golf course to be able to compete with other courses.

I do however think that the course has come a long way since I have started here and the changes and improvements didn’t always come easy, but it was all worthwhile. I can say that I am very proud of Woodhill Country Club and all of my staff, as well as the other staff members that were involved during this process to get the course to where it is today. I can also assure you that I will always keep on improving the golf course and its high standards so that we can carry on shinning as one of the top golf courses in Gauteng.

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Want to improve your golf swing? Melanie Retief of Retiefi sio may be able to help. Melanie is a physiotherapist with a special interest in sports injuries. Since her husband is a keen golfer, she naturally developed an interest in the sport. Even though she leaves the technical swing training to the pros, she knows how the body works and what is required of your body to perform at its best.

If we look at a normal swing sequence, as explained by Robert Baker, one of the world’s leading golf instructors, there are a few things that need to happen in a specifi c order to generate the best results. In a good sequence, there is a rolling of the ankles on the fi rst move of the downswing which allows the left hip to open up and in turn will pull back the shoulders. As the shoulders accelerate, the energy is transferred through the shaft and into the clubhead by the downward pull on the grip of the club. For all of this to happen, the body needs to be completely loose and relaxed. Over time we “forget” to use certain muscles and the body naturally compensates by using different muscles to do the work of the inactive ones. We become less fl exible and any structure that is already tense, cannot contract effectively and will limit your golf swing.

The answer to this problem lies with a technique developed by Douglas Heel called muscle activation. Melanie uses these techniques to “wake up” the right muscles to do the right thing at the right time during the swing. The muscles can then function at their maximum strength, endurance and fl exibility. Once activated, you will feel more relaxed and balanced, and swinging the club with power will seem easier because the muscles can fi re in the right sequence. An activation session starts with an assessment of fl exibility and then pressing on specifi c pressure points to activate the inactive muscles. This is combined with resistance training to strengthen the core muscles and improve posture. Muscle activation can be done at any age, at any skill level and for any sport. It will not suddenly make you an excellent sportsman but it will help you do what you do best.

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What a wonderful Christmas and New Year! We really had so much fun welcoming 2014! So, a new year always brings resolutions and that is part of our new challenge this year. As a committee, we would like to spark a new and exciting enthusiasm for golf and our Social Group!

We have a couple of new events on the cards for our Woodhill Ladies Calendar, and as a group of friends, we would like to invite all those who would like to join us! Please come and have some fun with us; we are looking forward to meeting you!

Our fi rst exciting event is the Gautrain Trip which is scheduled for the 19th of March 2013. We are looking so forward to this. For further information please contact Riana Moore or Maryna Groenewald.

Our Ladies Club Champs date has changed and it will now be held on the 22nd and 23rd of February 2014. Please make yourselves available to play in the most prestigious event on our annual golf calendar. If you love golf, you will know how special this event is and you never know, you may just be a winner! Take a chance! Be there, if you don’t play you can’t win!

We have a Doubles and Singles Knock-out schedule starting for 2014 and if you would like to participate please let us know as entries close on the 5th of February 2014.

Women’s Thursday League starts early this year with our fi rst games being played on the 6th of February 2014. This year our League Tournament is different in that we are no longer playing home and away games. We are only playing at neutral venues. That means that there are less games to play and therefore makes the League a huge challenge for us. We have two great teams in place and are going to try our best to get that trophy this year!

Remember we have Golf on Thursdays for all of the ladies and if you would like to join us, please put your name down in our Ladies Pink book in the Pro Shop. If you can’t play on Thursdays, there are some of us who play on Tuesdays, so please come and join us.

A very special Happy Birthday goes out to our Past Ladies Captain, Karen Van Huyssteen, who turns 60 this year in February. Looking good at 60 Karen!

Also, we have had a number of new ladies joining Woodhill, and we would like to say a very special “Welcome” to you all. Thank you for joining our club and we look forward to having a round of golf with you!

Our Committee Members are:Erica Van Wyk 083 676 9803

Riana Moore - 082 467 8299Susan Maree - 083 285 2975Maryna Groenewald - 083 226 8051Delma Van Der Merwe - 082 779 0269

Should you need any assistance or information, please contact us. We will be happy to assist you.

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Want to improve your golf swing? Melanie Retief of Retiefi sio may be able to help. Melanie is a physiotherapist with a special interest in sports injuries. Since her husband is a keen golfer, she naturally developed an interest in the sport. Even though she leaves the technical swing training to the pros, she knows how the body works and what is required of your body to perform at its best.

If we look at a normal swing sequence, as explained by Robert Baker, one of the world’s leading golf instructors, there are a few things that need to happen in a specifi c order to generate the best results. In a good sequence, there is a rolling of the ankles on the fi rst move of the downswing which allows the left hip to open up and in turn will pull back the shoulders. As the shoulders accelerate, the energy is transferred through the shaft and into the clubhead by the downward pull on the grip of the club. For all of this to happen, the body needs to be completely loose and relaxed. Over time we “forget” to use certain muscles and the body naturally compensates by using different muscles to do the work of the inactive ones. We become less fl exible and any structure that is already tense, cannot contract effectively and will limit your golf swing.

The answer to this problem lies with a technique developed by Douglas Heel called muscle activation. Melanie uses these techniques to “wake up” the right muscles to do the right thing at the right time during the swing. The muscles can then function at their maximum strength, endurance and fl exibility. Once activated, you will feel more relaxed and balanced, and swinging the club with power will seem easier because the muscles can fi re in the right sequence. An activation session starts with an assessment of fl exibility and then pressing on specifi c pressure points to activate the inactive muscles. This is combined with resistance training to strengthen the core muscles and improve posture. Muscle activation can be done at any age, at any skill level and for any sport. It will not suddenly make you an excellent sportsman but it will help you do what you do best.

For more information and to book an activation session, you can contact Retiefi sio at:

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Custom fi tting is a service that is widely used by many golfers worldwide and the advantages of fi tting your clubs correctly is that it can help you perform much better, eliminate any element of doubt, and give you the peace of mind that your clubs are right for you. For this series I will be acting as a complete novice that knows nothing about custom fi tting. Paul Marks who currently is the Vice Chairman of the PGA of SA and the Golf Director at the Woodhill Residential and Country Estate will do my fi tment for me. Paul has many years of experience in club fi tting and has a fantastic setup at Woodhill, which includes an indoor fi tment center and a driving range.

When it comes to custom fi tting, an area that I feel gets overlooked very often is selecting the correct putter and wedges for a player’s game. Firstly let’s start off with the putters. In today’s day and age, selecting the correct putter can really make a massive difference to your game and give you that edge over your fellow competitors. I always say that selecting a putter is like choosing your husband or wife, as this is a very personal part of the game. When purchasing a putter, start off by selecting some putters from the shelf that you like the look and weight of, this I think is very important as you want to feel confi dent when you look down at the putter. Secondly, after consulting with your local PGA professional, it is very important to determine what type of putter will suite your

stroke as certain putters can enhance your stroke while others can make life very diffi cult for you. Face balanced putters; heel to toe balanced putters and centre shaft have been the order of the day over the years with the odd exception of some players using a broomstick putter. The one great revelation in putting over the last couple of years has been the introduction of the belly putter. This has saved and built many great careers on all of the major tours all over the world. Because of its design so many problems are taken out of the equation and this has really given so many players the confi dence and trust to become better putters. The one great equaliser in golf is putting and if you can fi nd the right putter, I guarantee you your scores will come down quite substantially.

The second aspect we looked at from a custom fi tting point of view in this segment is choosing the correct wedges for your game. With the new rules surrounding the grooves of the wedges, no panic sets in as the average club golfer will still be able to use the wedges they know for years to come. Only when you become a high level amateur player that competes in major events or aspires to become a professional, “V” grooves on wedges will come into play. Another design feature of a wedge that is very important to look at is the bounce of the wedge and the degrees of loft you need. The lower the bounce of the club, the easier the club head will dig into the

ground, and the higher the bounce, the less chance you will have of this happening. Look at the type of courses and weather conditions you tend to play in most often and choose the correct bounce which best suites these conditions. Secondly, the degrees of loft between your wedges, I believe should be exactly the same; for example Pitching Wedge 48°, Gap Wedge 52°, Sand Wedge 56° and your Lob Wedge 60°. The advantage of doing it like this is that you can really become very consistent with your distance control, ball fl ight and spin on the greens and this is what wedge play is all about. All top players are magicians when it comes to putting and wedge play, and the reason for this is that they follow these steps I have just explained in fi nding the correct equipment and then spend hours on the range and putting green perfecting them.

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