House, Prize and Ball Accounts

Members House, Prize and Ball Accounts due to expire on 31 May 2024, will have their expiry extended to 30 June 2024 to allow Members the opportunity to use their funds in the new Golf Shop that will open at the start of May.

Any vouchers or balls awarded to Members account after 1 May 2024, will not expire until 31 May 2025.

With the Golf Shop now operated by the Club, Members Voucher and Ball Accounts will be merged from 1 July 2024. A reminder that since 1 Feb 2024 Members are able to use all winnings including what was historically in their Ball Accounts across all areas of the Club including the Bar, Café and Golf Shop.

Golf Shop Update

Building on February's 'From Your Board', we are pleased to confirm construction of the Golf Shop has commenced and is on track for completion in the final week of April.

We would like to invite Members to our Golf Shop opening in the evening of Friday 3^rd May. An invitation will be sent to Members in the coming week, with more details around the event and some of the specials that will be available to Members on the night.

It's an exciting era for Long Reef Golf Club and we look forward to providing Members with excellent facilities, a broader range of food and drinks plus the latest and greatest golfing products in the market. We aspire to be your one-stop golf try-out and solutions service.

Amendments to By-Laws 20 - 28 (Sub-Committees)

The Board approved the adoption of the following By-Law:

'20.6 Confidentiality All members of each Committee and other invitees present at Committee meetings have a duty to maintain confidentiality concerning all matters discussed or decided at Committee meetings unless expressly approved by the Chairperson of the Committee who prior to giving approval has consulted the Board. This obligation of confidentiality continues indefinitely except for information in the public domain which has been disclosed by or with the approval of the Chairperson of the relevant Committee. It is the fundamental right of every Committee Member to be able to speak openly in committee meetings on issues affecting the relevant delegated duties without having to consider whether their comments would be repeated outside of the meeting to non-Board and Committee Members.'

Other minor amendments were made to By-Laws 20 - 28 and can be viewed here.

Please do not hesitate to get in touch with me if you would like clarification or further expansion on any of the items above.

Keith Warren | President

Note: This document is not intended to be a minute of the relevant Board meeting but is intended to provide members with a summary of the significant decisions made or issues discussed by the Board at its most recent meeting. Certain matters may be commercially sensitive, subject to privacy considerations or otherwise confidential and will not be included in this summary document. 

During the Course renovations earlier this month, some very dedicated Members donated their time to come in over the two days to work on the gardens surrounding the Clubhouse, Putting Green and Golf Shop. The results can be seen through the improved Clubhouse entry, landscaped courtyard of the Ocean View Room and tidy up of the Centenary Gardens boarding the Course and Putting Green. Thank you to those who came down and we hope to see more Members join our team of Volunteers who are making a positive impact on the Course every Tuesday morning.

Additional Parking Restrictions on Anzac Avenue            

In the past week yellow lines have been painted at Anzac Avenue intersections of Seaview Parade, Beach Road and Cliff Road. These yellow lines indicate 'No Parking' and provide a clearer view of the intersection as cars approach, to improve the safety for pedestrians and other cars. As of today, the parking signs have not yet been updated, but please be aware of these new parking regulations.

As part of our ongoing improvement plan for the mounds across the 14th, 15th and 16th holes, we a conducting a trial on one of the mounds on the right side of the 16th to ascertain if a layer of good quality soil placed over the current soil will improve turf quality. The existing turf has been removed from the first mound on the right side of the 16th hole, and built up with 120mm of a good quality soil mix over the area and returfed. The mound will be monitored to see how the growth and turf quality improves and if the amount of soil is sufficient to counteract the existing poor quality soil underneath. This trial will assist in deciding on the long-term action to improve the playability of these holes. 

Ben Russell | General Manager

Long Reef Medal and Salver | 6 April 2024

The 2024 winning Northern Beaches Inter Club Challenge Cup team and the Trophy won on the 18^th March which will be displayed in the Members Area.

Results

Wednesday 20th March - 4BBB & Single Stableford with  a field of 190 players
The overall winner with a score of 41 points on the countback was Tony Holley.
Full Results

Wednesday 27th March - 2 Ball Aggregate & Single Stableford with a field of 205 Players

I would also like to thank our organising committee, Adriana Bowyer, Libby Cleary, Sandra Haberlin and Val Hindmarsh for a wonderful job. Another special thanks to Karen Smith our auctioneer extraordinaire. We are very lucky to have a club that encourages and supports our endeavours.

 Michelle Milsted | Women's President

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Women's Grade 2024

Following our exciting win in Division 3 last year, Long Reef was promoted to Division 2 for 2024 and our representative players were Emma Thurlow, Rachel Buxton, Kate Shanks, Peta Bird, Vanessa Murphy, Natalie Driver, Jen Jansson and Jenni Brown. We were up against Pennant Hills, Oatlands, NSW, Bayview, Carnarvon and The Australian.

 The season commenced at Long Reef in early February, where we hosted all the teams before launching into our campaign the following week. We had a narrow 3-2 loss to NSW in round 2 followed by a win against Carnarvon 3-2 a week later. In the battle of the Northern Beaches in Round 4, Bayview got us 4-1, then we had back-to-back 3-2 wins against a previously undefeated Pennant Hills side and The Australian who were sitting at the top of the division by the end of round 6.

 As so often happens, it all came down to what played out in the final round to determine the winner. We were certainly in the mix as one of five teams within a point of each other and able to take the flag depending on the results in the last round at The Australian. We all played our hearts out against a solid Oatlands side who were too strong for us on the day winning 3-2. That was enough for Oatlands to skip in front of everyone and win the division by half a point!

 Special mention must go to Rachel Buxton, who was undefeated over the five matches she played with 4 wins and a square! Also, to Vanessa Murphy who had her first foray into the grade competition this year and was a fabulous addition to the team. 

To everyone in the Long Reef team, congratulations on a fantastic grade season! You are all legends, both on and off the course, and have played some incredible golf over the last couple of months. To our wonderful caddies - Mick Snell, Karen Smith, Sue Kruse, Wendy Millson, Wendy Thomas, Pam Burke, Sally Hill and Prue Bardsley - thanks for being such tremendous support as always. You're the BEST!

I am extremely proud of our entire team and thrilled with our performance in Division 2, securing our place there. As we look ahead to 2025, while Oatlands ascends and Carnarvon descends, we face new challenges as Killara and Wakehurst join our division. It's an exciting lineup of clubs to compete against.

The Silver Salver Pennants commences on the 5th April 2024.  The first round will be played at Killara against Pennant Hills. The team is: Vanessa Murphy, Jenni Brown, Sally Hill (field Captain), Jane Hagan and Marianne Rudd.  Reserves: Karen Smith and  Wendy Millson. The second round will be held at Cromer on the 12th April against Killara. The team is: Vanessa Murphy, Jane Hagan, Marianne Rudd, Karen Smith and Wendy Millson.  Reserves: Helenka O'Connell and Wendy Thomas.

Good luck ladies!

Long Reef Plate

The Long Reef Plate is an 18-hole stableford and one of our major trophy events.  Rather than play the event on a Tuesday when there are no formal presentations the Plate will now be played on Thursday 9 May 2024.  The Long Reef Plate is played off the Red Tees in two divisions. Division 1 is for players with a GA 16.2 - 27.2 or DH 19-30 and Division 2 for players on GA 27.3 - 54.0 or DH 31-45.  The Long Reef Plate will be played in conjunction with the Lilith Gollan trophy which is played over the first 9 holes and open to all handicaps.

Results

On Tuesday 19 March 2024, Rachael Loomes (19) won Division 1 with 39 points from Dale Ronald (27) on 36 points. Division 2 was won by Fiona McKnight (37) on 40 points from Mel Bradstreet (35) on 36 points. The Gold Tee competition was won by Fiona MacDonald (45) with 38 points from Nikki Winestock (38) with 31 points. The 9-hole competition was won by Peter Moore (22) with 19 points from Ly Ashton (37) pm 18 points.

The Women's Charity Day was played as a 4BBB Irish Stableford. The winners with 93 points was Jan Hanson (34), Kathie Nelson (38), Julie Simpson (30) and Muriel Dawson (27), second place with 92 points went to Lisa Mackenzie (34), Liz Morton (31), Lisa George (27) and Jude Sandvoss (24), third place with 88 points went to Val Wilson (29), Jodie McPherson (35), Angela Brown (38) and Sue Rossi (39) on a c/b from Marg O'Connell(29), Mary Payne (35), Kerry McCallum (41) and Nikki Winestock (42).  

 Sunday 24th March 2024, Susan Hay (19) came third with 39 points on a c/b from Ali Gattas (16).

Tuesday 26 March 2024 Division 1 was won by Muriel Dawson (27) with 40 points on a c/b from Sue Kruse (15).  Division 2 was won by Julie Campbell (32) on 40 points from Amanda Savage (39) on 37 points.  The Gold tee competition was won by Elizabeth Wilkins (40) with 34 points on a c/b from Kerri-Ann Perks (42).  The 9-hole competition was won by Mary Payne (34) with 18 points from Lyn Harper (35) with 17 points. 

The first round of the McNicol Trophy was held on 28 March 2024.  The overall winner on the day was Tracey Martin (27) with +4.  Division 1 was won by Jeannie Reitzer (21) with +1 from Ali Gattas (15) square, Division 2 was won by Tracey Martin (27) with +4 from Lisa George (27) on +1, division 3 was won by Sheila Dickson (37) with +4 from Petrina Rousel (38) square. The Gold Tee competition was won by Sue Gleave (44) with +1 from Caroline Berner (41) on -1. The 9-hole competition was won by Lyn Harper (35) with 18 points. 

Up Coming Fixtures

4 April - Weekday April Medal round enter in Divisions

6 April - Weekend April medal round and Long Reef Salver

11 April - Second Par round and Veteran Voucher

14 April - Mixed Foursomes - organise your partners

18 April - Weekday Golf NSW Bowl 4BBB stableford event for those players that paid their GNSW fees.

27 April - Weekend Golf NSW Bowl 4BBB stableford event for those players that have paid their GNSW fees

He had reached the 18^th hole and hit his shot to the green. His ball was just short of the green and to his dismay when he reached it he found that it was just off the green in a sprinkler head. He was relieved to know that he would get relief because that was an Abnormal Course Condition and he would have a free drop.

Which is correct?

A) The Reference Point and the Relief Area must both be off the green in the General Area.

B) The Reference Point and the Relief area must both be on the green.

I would like to thank the Friday Club for their very kind donation of $1,000 to Gotcha4Life. This donation will assist in raising awareness and education around mental health. The money has already been forwarded to Gotcha4Life.

Whilst staying at Arcadia for rehab for my hip replacement, I have run into a number of Long Reef Members, also doing Rehab for knee and hip replacements. To Marg Mullins, Pat Williams, Robyn McCormick, Simon Thorn, Peter Ruthven and Milton Bray a speedy recovery and looking forward to seeing you all back on the golf course very soon.

Stephen Twigg | Welfare Coordinator

Sometimes a General Manager or Club Professional will move from one club to another and propose to his new home a reciprocal agreement with his old club. This is how our agreement with Portsea Golf Club came about when Anthony Dignan initiated it.

 Members of a club may retire from their working lives and move out of the city to enjoy a quieter life style. Just such an occurrence saw us form a relationship with Forster-Tuncurry Golf Club. Alternatively members of a country golf club may come to the city - particularly younger players wishing to further their golf careers and gain experience at a higher level. When Tom Bateman, Dylan Perry, Nathan Waters and Will Barnett arrived at our Club we quickly formed a relationship with their home club, Scone.

The 2015 Pennant team photo below features three of the four 'Scone' Young players. The club really benefitted from this connection with Scone.

Answer:  A is correct.  The Reference Point is the nearest point of complete relief in the general area.