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Mount Lofty Golf Club News
October 2001 I've got a cold! Who can be surprised at falling foul of some dread disease during this awful weather? More than half of Spring gone and only a couple of days to get into short sleeves so far. In our last newsletter the President promised us pleasant golf in the Spring that hasn't come yet; and he's not even a politician! Ironically, the course has stood up remarkably well to the long wet spells, so if we were game enough to get wet, we couldn't blame the course for our poor play. In any case, being in bad form during winter is never much fun on any course. You might enjoy the series of Club emblems coming up in the MLGC News over the next few months. These monograms were all fully embroidered at some time or other, but none ever got to be used officially. I'm not really taken with the dickie bird we have gone for recently. It is 'sweet', but doesn't seem to indicate anything distinctive about us, unless we happen to be bird fanciers. Though it does look well on clothing and other items available from Matthew, it is somewhat ordinary in its simplified form on letterhead etc. It's an improvement on the ordinary shield we had, though. This had been in use since someone surreptitiously changed the delightful old 1930's version that used to be resplendent on Club blazers. Now that one really did show some-thing of Club history. Maybe you'd like to write a letter to the editor about this and tell him what a picky crank he is. Enjoy your warm weather golf - when it arrives! "Sherlock", a.k.a., Frank
Coulter,
From The President The last few months have seen some interesting developments at the Club and it is appropriate that I address some of these in this newsletter. Graham Gamble has made a major contribution in this area and we're getting a clearer understanding of the level and quality of resources we'll require in the future. Matthew has already taken over full responsibility for promoting golf events generally and I'd like to thank Matt for the entrepreneurial and professional way he has gone about the task. The other matter that has been rumored arose from an approach to the Committee of Management by a couple of members who have ideas about Club development. We're always interested in growth opportunities so the Committee met the 2 members for a general discussion - at which time we were asked to (and did sign) a confidentiality agreement. The Committee asked the 2 members to provide a definitive proposal, which could then be assessed, and if appropriate presented to the membership at an Extraordinary General Meeting. We have yet to receive a detailed proposal and so we have nothing to consult the membership about. Should anything of interest develop from this you have my assurance that the Committee will consult members in accordance with the Club Constitution. The key focus for the Club remains membership numbers and the Committee plans to introduce some greater flexibility with Membership categories which we hope will increase traffic at the Club and use of the course and facilities. More of this later. It's been a damp spring and I see that South Australia's reservoirs are over 90% full. The course is still fairly wet and like most of us I'm looking forward to the clocks changing; summer evenings and some decent weather. In golf, Jack McKean. |
