05/04/2024 - Mt Broughton Golf Course - SINGLES MATCHPLAY - FINAL ROUND - Ambrose - 9:00am

SINGLES MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITION

 Frank Fuller defeated Ian Tillbrook 3&2

26 players arrived to a cool (10 degree) morning with strong winds from the south and clear sky

The proshop dropped a bombshell when they informed the Secretary & Treasurer that a recent sale of the golf club to a new owner resulting in a new management team and an increase in green fees from $57 per player that we paid in March 24 to $89 per player today. The Treasurer charged players $50 in competition fees and this green fee charged by Mt Broughton would have resulted in MGC being required to subsidize $1014 to today's competition plus the cost of prizes. Those players who were present agreed to pay an additional $20 per player in an effort to reduce the subsidy down from $1014 to $494 which was considered to be a much more reasonable amount. A BIG THANK YOU to all players for their unselfish response.

AMBROSE COMPETITION:

WINNING TEAM:    Steve O'Toole, Steve O'Grady, Darren Welsh (66)

RUNNERS UP:          Mick Connor, Steve Baker (69.5)

BALL PRIZES:

  2nd Hole: NTP:                   Steve Baker

  4th Hole: NTP: A-Grade:   Tim Tillbrook

  4th Hole: NTP: B-Grade:   Nobody

  4th Hole: NTP: C-Grade:   Nobody

16th Hole: NTP:                    Darren Welsh

13th Hole: D&P:                    Matt Whibley

18th Hole: D&P: A-Grade:    Tim Tillbrook

18th Hole: D&P: B-Grade:    Steve O'Toole

18th Hole: D&P: C-Grade:    Doug Regan

7th Hole: Eagles Nest:           Nobody

Longest Drive: 15th Hole:

A-Grade:                               Ian Tillbrook

B-Grade:                               Tony Bedingfield

C-Grade:                               Doug Regan

New Members:

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Visitors:

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Horse Lotto $100):

Rob Guidi

Acknowledgements:

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Notices:

1. Buso Tour is being booked for 2nd week in August. Please respond to the email invitation sent out by Scott Whyte who is organising the trip again this year. It is always a great trip with a mixture or good golf course, a day at the Gold Coast Races and great accommodation in Mermaid Waters close to the Casino and good restaurants and watering holes.

2. The Minutes of the recent AGM have been uploaded to the website by Scott Whyte prior to heading off to Singapore on a Pacific Cruise.

Adrian Adelerhof has undergone a double knee replacement and although he will not be back playing golf until June 2025 he is planning to join us at The Ridge next week for the after-game presentation. 

Green Fees will increase to $60 commencing next week (12 April). The increase is required to offset increasing green fees charged by the golf clubs and address the losses experienced by MGC over recent years. This increase should restore the club to a more profitable footing and avoid the need for further increases in the near future. This increase was approved by the members who attended the AGM.