04 November 2002 Year 2002 has been busy indeed for Mt. Lofty. First, the long awaited General Meeting was held with an extraordinarily large turnout of members. It's good to see this kind of interest. Most of you will know by now that the decision of the meeting was that the Club should not consider the proposal to sell the club to outside interests that promised considerable upgrades to the facilities. Most members, I think, were concerned about possible loss of membership rights. Second, we managed to sell the Schocroft bore land for something over $170,000. This will work wonders for Club finance. Third, we farewelled Matthew Dent, Club Professional for nearly a decade. Matthew takes his expertise to Blackwood. Finally, we welcomed Warren Symons, from Hahndorf, as our new Pro. Warren impressed members years ago when he was Ted Williams' "Aspro". At this stage I recall going through one of those well-known phases in which one tries anything to play reasonable golf again. An unorthodox book came to light. It was entitled, "The Golf Swing of the Future," written by Minden Blake, an English scientist. The book helped a bit, but no-one could help me with putting its tenets into practice since they had no idea what I was trying to achieve. Warren offered to read the book and then give me a lesson. How's that for service. Welcome back, Warren. Good luck and "have a nice stay." Just a thought, or a plea, really. Golfers should try remembering their score for a hole at least until after they have hit off on the next tee? Try it! Players can save ten minutes every round by driving immediately they reach the tee instead of fossicking around with cards when it's their honour. Some clubs suggest that the first to reach the tee drives off regardless of honour. Another thing, if you have a good joke, tell it while walking between shots, not while fellow competitors are waiting to hit. Frank Coulter. President's Report Well! Summer is fast approaching and the golf course is looking good. The twilight competitions have started and a new competition will be held. The Rob Paddick putter will be an aggregate event, of which the best 4 of 6 scores will decide the winner. The event is open to all 5, 6 and 7 day members and will be keenly contested. Be there. On Sunday the 24th November 2002 a working bee is being held to tidy some areas of the course, a list is displayed in the clubhouse. Many hands make light work and drinks and a B B Q will follow, so put this in your diary and I look forward to seeing you there. Congratulations to Scott Hayes who has been selected to play in the State Junior Team, a great achievement Scott. Our lady members continue to work tirelessly for the club and I thank them for this. The ladies had their AGM last Thursday and Sybil Mulroney has been elected President, congratulations Sybil. Thank you to the outgoing President, Marion Cartwright for her service on the ladies committee. Marion's service to the Committee of Management is ongoing. I thank her for her support. Congratulations also to our caterer Cindy who once again as been nominated for the A.B.I.A. awards. Bookings are firm for functions, which will see our revenue improve. Cindy has been busy promoting an upcoming event at the Club "The Big Wedding" on the 18th November. I know Cindy's expertise in this area and hope this promotion is successful for her. The Corporate Membership package is about to be aggressively marketed. This is a seven day membership targeted at the Corporate Sector pointing the facilities on offer at Mt. Lofty Club. Phillip Middleton has been appointed in the role of Secretary Manager and his keenness in the future of the club is evident. Matthew Dent has now moved on to Blackwood and we wish him well in his new position and thank him for his service to our club. Warren Symons, previously a trainee at Mt. Lofty and professional at Hahndorf, has been appointed as Professional. Warren is very enthusiastic about his new position and we welcome him to the team. I would like to thank my fellow committee members for their ongoing efforts. Yours in Golf, |
