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| G'day Members,
There’s some exciting happenings at the Club with the 10th green rebuild commencing earlier this week but I do have to apologise for the lack of forewarning. The schedule needed to be brought forward to allow some preparatory works ahead of the specialist golf course designer and shaper arriving in early October. The closure of the 10th hole means that our 19th Hole is now in play for the first time.
The courses have been adjusted to reflect the Par 3 19th and the shortened Par 4 15th temporary hole, to be known as 15T. Overall Par for Men at 70 and Women 71.
Digital phone scoring has been updated and all members should note that their handicaps will also now be different. Printed competition cards will also reflect the changes.
At different times over the 4-week construction period, the 11th tees may be placed forward due to safety concerns for staff working on the 10th hole/green, but most weekends, the tees will be in their normal positions. Early feedback on the 19th green has been positive and the new Tif Eagle putting surface is rolling well. Although rumour has it, that not too many players have actually hit the new green so far.
The 10th hole will be out of play for a good 4 – 5 months to allow for a proper grow in period.
Here is a reminder as to how the 19th hole works in conjunction with the shortened 15th Hole.
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For this Saturday’s AFL Grand Final between the Swans and Lions, we are encouraging Members to wear their team colours on the day. NRL colours can also be worn. We’re also running a meat tray raffle (4 prizes) in the Clubhouse with tickets on sale from 10am with the draw held later in the day. Winners will be notified on the day by phone if not present at the draw time.
Our Clubhouse cold room refrigeration replacement works is complete albeit ironing out a few kinks to set the rooms at the perfect temperature. The majority of the works were funded by a state government grant and should keep the beer cold for many years to come.
The Clubhouse main air conditioner unit has also had an overhaul and is now considerably quieter, with the distinct humming sound now all but gone.
Last Sunday, I ended up being a last-minute fill in for our Foursomes Championships to make up a group of four. The shotgun format played in groups of 4 players (2Balls) was a definite winner with players on the day. 100 players (all in carts) made for the biggest field for the Foursomes Champs in the last 10 years, even with both the CGC Mens and Womens pennant and match play teams in action on the same day at other venues. Most groups finished the 36 holes just on 6 hours ensuring that there was a large contingent at the presentation afterwards. We’ll definitely be looking to run that format again next year. |
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As we would all be aware the CGC Board and Management engaged Golf Australia to facilitate a Member Survey earlier this year which was intended to be one of the most comprehensive Member Surveys undertaken at the Cairns Golf Club. The overall intent of the survey and the corresponding report is to firstly understand some key areas where our membership see the club is most successful or, more significantly, the areas with the most room for improvement. We also sought to align the membership responses with the understandings we as a committee have for the day-to-day operations as well as future plans for the golf club. As your elected representatives we are all Members of the Cairns Golf Club and want nothing more than to be known as the Premier Golf Destination in FNQ.
While I won’t dive into the details here, the Board will be planning an information session in the future where we will discuss some of the details of the survey and the actions that are underway or being planned to ensure we are aligned as one club.
However, some highlights:
► 824 Invitations were sent out to all current members (at the time of sending)
► 418 Responses
► 51% Response Rate
► The Course rated the lowest among the benchmark scores.
♦♦♦ While not unexpected given the conditions at the time the improvement in the months since has been positive and some of the feedback already has been extremely positive.
♦♦♦ Greens and Bunkers were the #1 and #2 gripe in this area. A clear sign that we are all aligned with what we see as the priority on the course.
► There was a clear message for more social activities around the club.
♦♦♦ This is an interesting message to be explored further with additional feedback from members required. Many of the events hosted by the club over the preceding 2-3 years post Covid has seen a dramatic reduction in participation. The recent Trivia Night was postponed and then cancelled due to a lack of numbers. Something worth exploring so we can put on events people want to attend.
► In and around the Clubhouse there was one key message
♦♦♦ Food offerings to be expanded. Something the club has tried to make work for many years, with only limited success. However, this is something already being addressed and something the club would like to make work.
♦♦♦ The cleanliness of the Clubhouse and the facilities available came across as a positive. The club has engaged external cleaning contractors for some time to allow our staff to focus on what their core roles are. It has been working well.
► Practice Areas, across the board the responses were mostly positive however the elephant in the room is clearly the short game area.
♦♦♦ You may have noted we have decided to close the area to the left of the range for safety reasons.
♦♦♦ Since the construction of the driving range short game areas have suffered and it is noted, though the club is seeking alternatives including planning for a suitable area.
♦♦♦ We still need all players to not use the two practice greens for chipping under any circumstances for safety reasons.
► There was some additional commentary relating to the Board of Directors and specifically not being open for feedback or suggestions. One of the key points on which myself as President would like to address with the support of the committee and management is we are always available for feedback for members. Though we understand that members may not know the best way to provide it. As always, the first point of contact should be the office however if you see me around the club do not hesitate to come and discuss something on your mind. Alternatively, we will be setting up an email address for the President so that any correspondence can be sent directly – stay tuned once this is in place.
Rest assured the committee and management have been working feverishly on the outcomes of this report for some time. With the major competition season complete we thought it was an opportune time to present some of the findings and address some of the key outcomes. The Board is already working through the results and are developing an action plan to address the key findings. Should there be any questions or comments please reach out and there will be more information coming out in the future.
Sincerely,
Sam Bush
On behalf of the CGC Management Committee
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It’s great to see works have started on improving the 10th hole. The new 19th is now in play.
A strong field of 100 played last Sunday in the Clubs Foursomes Championship. The Shotgun format proved popular with many enjoying the fast 36 holes played in groups of four. Congratulations to our 2024 Champions:
► Christelle Prinsloo & Angel Pizzichemi – Women’s Gross
► Pieter Prinsloo & Matt Spilsbury – Men’s Gross
► Robyn Lowth & Sue Barnard – Women’s Nett
► Chris Adams & Rodney Swaffer – Men’s Nett |
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Our Women’s Matchplay team recently visited Palmer Sea Reef & our Men’s Pennant team visited Mareeba. Round 2 Results:
► Cairns Women tied with Half Moon Bay Women 3-3.
► Cairns Men’s A Grade defeated Mossman Men’s A Grade 3-2
► Cairns Men’s B Grade lost to Mossman Men’s B Grade 4-1
► Cairns Men’s C Grade defeated Mossman Men’s C Grade 3-2 |
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Sunday 29th September is the 4th round of the Superleague. With great prizes on offer, come & join us for a great day out. Save the date for the final on Sunday 27th October with a 12:30pm shotgun start.
Starting on Kings Birthday, Monday the 7th October our timesheets will change to the following:
► Monday’s, Tuesday’s, Thursday’s & Friday’s – from 6:00am (First Tee Only).
► Wednesday’s, Saturday’s & Sunday’s – from 6:30am (Both First & Tenth Tee’s).
Piccone’s Cairns Open entries are now open. Please enter through the link below: |
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| Well done to all the juniors that played in the Half Moon Bay Junior Open on Tuesday. In particular to CGC Junior & staff member Ashton Carney for winning the overall 36 Hole event. Ashton also represented our region last week in the Gary Player Classic at Pacific Golf Club. |
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Best of luck to our representatives in the regions Champion of Champions events this Sunday. At Babinda Golf Club our Women’s representatives are Christelle Prinsloo, Evie Golightly & Lyn Small. Our Men’s representatives playing at Atherton are Pieter Prinsloo & Ashton Carney.
Golfers playing this Saturday, 28th September 2024. Please remember to wear your footy colours. Four Ball Aggregate – No Mixed Teams. Individual cards will be marked handicapping purposes. MiClub will prepare Aggregate results. Golfers listed first & second on the timesheet will partner each other, as will golfers listed third & fourth.
A reminder to member’s, we are committed to Price Matching. If a particular product is not instore, we are happy to place an order. Demos are available in many brands, try before you buy. With 3 PGA Professionals onsite, book a fitting or lesson today.
Happy Golfing!
Kane & the Golf Shop Team.
Kane Nusteling
Director of Golf
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Ph: 4037 6777 |
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100’s Board
21/09/2024 – #77
Erwin, Hugo, Paul & Matt |
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18th September – 1st October
Weekly Sponsor
Sunday 29th September
Cairns Total Physio Sunday Superleague Round 4
Saturday 5th October
Monthly Medal
Saturday 5th – Sunday 6th October
Babinda Junior Open
Saturday 12th – Sunday 13th October
El Arish Southern Classic
Saturday 19th – Sunday 20th October
Piccones Cairns Open
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
CLICK HERE TO VIEW POSTER
Sunday 20th October
Ravenshoe Junior Open
Tuesday 22nd October
FNQVGA
Sunday 27th October
Cairns Total Physio Sunday Superleague Final
12:30pm shotgun start
Monday 28th October
Neville Grenfell Cup Golf Day
8:30am shotgun start – course closed AM
Saturday 30th November – Sunday 1st December
Palmer Sea Reef Open
Saturday 7th December
SAVE THE DATE
Members Christmas Party
Double SG start |
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