General Managers Message
Dayne Bulloch

Kia ora koutou,

We start moving into a new part of the year with holiday makers heading back home, schools starting next week, and our big tournaments for the year already behind us, but we still have plenty of summer left to get out and enjoy the course!

This week I wanted to remind all members that each of you has a members or 'house' account.  When you become a member of Omokoroa golf club you automatically get one.  When you grab a drink at the bar, give your membership number, and then the loyalty amount is put onto your account which can be used to make purchases at the bar, pro-shop, and cafe.  The money on your account cannot be used to pay for subscriptions, but can be used at the bar, cafe, and in the pro-shop for product.  Also, some club haggles will pay any winnings into your account which makes it a cheap way to pay for that next beer or sandwich!  if you have any questions regarding the house account please reach out.

On Monday the 7^th Hole will be closed for laying of concrete for the cart path.  On Monday give yourself two stable points on the 7^th and move onto the 8^th this will be the easiest two points you will make this week!

Captains Corner
Daryl Muir

Unfortunately with only 32 entrants for Opening Day on Sunday on 2^nd February, as of Thursday  30^th we have had to cancel the Opening Day competition.  With the pressure on the course, especially on Sundays, it is not possible to run a shot gun start and close the course for such a small field.  At this time last year we had a field of 116 members.  Hopefully we can repeat this number for Closing Day at the end of the year.

During our current summer daylight hours Club Members are taking to the course early in the morning outside the normal Tee opening time of 7 am and teeing off the 1^st .  Unfortunately, this has created a few problems in the field when this clashes with members who have booked a time on the 10^th tee at 7 am.

Those who have teed off early and are attempting to play 18 holes must be through the 10^th hole before the tee opens at 7 am.  The members that have booked and are on the 10^th Tee or playing the 10^th hole have priority.  Players cannot simply jump the field because they are on the course and have already played 9 holes.  They must wait for an appropriate break in the field or, if not possible, finish their game after 9 holes. Anyone teeing off before the recognised tee times do not have any rights on the course, you must give way to green staff and players who have booked in the tee sheet.

A request from Stacey
Stacey Koppens

I have an upcoming PGA assignment; preparing players for competition

I am looking for one player that has a competition coming up in the next 4-6 weeks who would be prepared to commit to a pre-competition plan and goal setting which we would set together. The event can be anything from, a pennants match, a futures event, club event you want to prep well for. At the conclusion of your event, we would sit together again to conduct a review. The plan, the learnings, your name (if comfortable) your feedback, and my review of the whole process would then be submitted to the PGA in my assignment. If you would like to work with me on the assignment, please get in touch staceykoppensgolf@gmail.com

9 Hole Ladies
Yvonne Hoskins

After a pleasant Christmas / New Year break the 9 hole ladies participated in their Opening Day yesterday.

We had a field of 40 players who enjoyed the stunning weather and played Russian Roulette in pairs.

Winners on the front nine were Colleen Blair and Diana O'Brien, runners up were Jacqui Crossfield and Robyn Lamborn.

Winners on the back nine were Shirley Johnstone and Vicki Burns, runners up were Dianne Mahony and Lyn Bird.  Well done ladies.

As it was a 'fun' day we had prizes for closest to the pin number 4 won by Jacqui Kerr;  longest drive number 5 won by Margaret Griffiths; and longest putt number 8 won by Margaret Seavill.

Closest to the pin number 11 won by Rohanne Hancock;  longest putt number 13 won by Carolyn Robinson; longest drive number 18 won by Vicki Burns.  Great effort ladies.

The lucky draw was won by Dianne Litten.  

Looking forward to good golfing in 2025.

9 Hole Men
Fred Hartley

Men’s Nine Hole Golf, Thursday 30^th January 2025

It was the official Opening Day of the new season with an assortment of prizes, the haggle was based on drawn pairs for the combined Stableford score of both players. The three top pairs totals were sorted by a countback.

1  Rod McLeod/Rusty Hyland           41 pts
2  Blair Francis/ Thomas Hansen      41
3  Ted Parker/Alan Poore                    41
4  Colin Griffiths/Gordon Lusby         30

Next week    Tee-off from 9am on the Back Nine in the 4-ball groups as per the computer booking sheet and in that order.

Presidents Message
John 'Swampy' Marsh

A  number of members have questioned me regarding the removal of trees, please be assured that the abrourist has inspected the tress for remobal, yhe marjority are for safety reasons. some are rotting in the core, some are split. Let Colin know if you require firewood.

Congratulations to simon Colson who has holed out on the 17th hole at wednesdays twilight. 

Our sincere condolances to the family of Mary Ludwig who has assed away, Mary was a popular 9 hole member. 

A big thank you to Sean Murphy for donating timber poles and half rounds to the club, and thanks to Dave Ashton, and John Herder for their help in loading up. Cheers to John Crawshaw for the loan of his trailer. 

Happy golfing everyone

Friday Haggle
Terry Golder

24 January 2025

Div 1
Peter Tetzlaff           42
Cherry Reehal         37
Ross Capill               37

Div 2
Keith Barrington-Pace   41
Jack Kotze                       40
Sandra Gee                     40

Longest Putt (Hole 9) - Mike Berry 

Junior Coaching

We are about to kick into Term 1 golf for 2025. I was hoping you might be able to send out an email for junior golf to your membership as we start next week Thursday 6th February.

Good morning/afternoon all. We are about to start term 1 coaching with Hayden Nganeko on Thursdays from 3.30pm 6th February. 

We use the Operation 36 platform to assist us with running our junior golf program. Click here to find out more about operation 36 and how it could benefit your children or grandchildren.

We have junior golf sessions at Omokoroa Golf Club for term 1:

1. Thursday's introduction session (3.30pm to 4.30pm) $156 pp per term: This session is aimed at an introduction level at kids aged 5-9 years. It will have a games based approach to get kids ready for passing levels 25m and 50m on the Operation 36 playing framework. 
2. Thursdays intermediate/advanced session (4.30pm to 5.30pm) $156 pp per term: This session is aimed at kids 10 and older and designed for kids to move from the 50m and 100m levels on Operation 36 playing framework and build them to becoming members of the club and gaining handicaps.

To register click on the links below:

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If you would like any further information please do not hesitate to email Hayden Beard at hayden.beard@theclubroom.co.nz