Cabramatta Golf Club Limited

CABRAMATTA GOLF CLUB LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2012 ABN 75 000 060 355 CABRAMATTA GOLF CLUB LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2012
ABN 75 000 060 355
Captain’s Report
This year the club competed in Major and Masters Pennants, Eric Apperly Shield, Junior
Pennant, Encourage Shield, Warren and Gibson Shield, Super Seniors and Mixed
Pennants.
To the Managers of these teams, thank you for giving of your time and for those selected
to play congratulations. We won our division in the Masters, Juniors, & Super Seniors. We
were beaten in the semi – final of the Junior pennant. Our Major Pennant team won their
division and went on to win the Division 2 pennant, our first major win in 24 years.
Peter Stojanovski won the NSW Junior Championship, beating a star studded field
around the Charlestown Golf Club in Newcastle. He represented in the Aaron Badderly
International and was successful in winning two 54 hole tournaments in the Middle East
Club Champion
Andrius Belkus won the championship for the first time, his score of 287 was tremendous,
he was seven over at the end of round one and he finished seven over. Any time you can
score under par on the course during championship play says much for your ability and
Andrius has much of that. He is looking at testing his game in the pro ranks and we wish
him all the best in those endeavours.
In a close battle for second Shannon Speller again filled that role this time he was one
place in front of his nemesis Mick Nagy. Owen Woodley is the Junior Champion and Greg
McKay won the senior title congratulations to them.
In the final of the Matchplay this year we witnessed a dominant performance from Troy
Norris he defeated Shannon Speller 8/7.
Major Pennant Team
The selected team for this year was:
Troy Norris (c) Andrew Marsh Shannon Speller Andrius Belkus
Peter Stojanovski Mick Nagy Josh Ingram Tom Dunkin
Owen Woodley Greg Narayan
Owen and Josh debuted for Cabramatta in the first seven this year. This year we were
successful in the divisional games, we won all matches at home, our only loss was
to Avondale away, we beat both Killara and Bankstown away. In the semi – final at
Cumberland we were seeded against Liverpool in a match that could have gone either
way, we prevailed 4 matches to 3. The match was extremely close, Mick Nagy’s fight back
from 4 down thru 4 holes to win 2/1 was the pivotal game.
In the final we were matched up against Wakehurst at Moore Park. Through the first nine
holes Wakehurst had the better of the contest our team were able to gain the ascendency
around the back nine. Andrew Marsh was up all day and recorded our first point with a 3/2
win, Josh Ingram was 2 down with 3 to play, a birdie par par finish saw him gain another
valuable point at the same time Mick Nagy and Troy Norris were winning their games to
give us an unassailable lead. Peter Stojanovski was 2up with 2 to play and Andrius Belkus
was on his way to victory when they were called off the course. We recorded a 5/2 victory.
We will be competing in division one in 2012.
To the many members who act as caddies for the team thank you it is most appreciated. To
the many supporters who attend our games thank you. It is the envy of other clubs to see
so many Cabra shirts at our matches, the Wakehurst team Captain was impressed with
the support we had. Thank you to Trish Nance for her assistance in refereeing the team
matches this year.
Golf course Renovations and Additions
Our new course Superintendent Steve Kazurinsky started in October. In the short time
he has been with us the course has shown rapid improvement, grass on tees and strong
growth structurally within our greens.
The area around the 5th green was landscaped, the bunkers at the 12th and 15th have
been rebuilt, the 15th has been built using bitumen as the base, we will see how this goes
over the next 12 months. We will be working our way through the bunkers on the course
until all bunkers have had a makeover.
Dean Belgre resigned his role as second in-charge to pursue private interests we wish him
all the best and thank him for his contribution to our club. The past summer has been the
wettest one for many years and the growth around the course caused many great angst.
I would like to thank Steve, his team of Nick McCann, Dean Attard, Shane Attard, Paul
Sanders, Bob Erskine and Matt Martin, Chris Catt our apprentices, for their assistance in
working the additional hours needed to get on top of the long grass.
Administration
Our club is in a solid financial position, club patronage is up, the poker nights are
successful, our partnership with Bellissimo’s is forging ahead, corporate golf days and
sponsorships are on the increase due largely to Bill Basan and Monica’s dedication, it is
very much appreciated.
Professional
We are fortunate that Matt Dowd and his dedicated team of Andrius, Michelle, John
and Jace provide the members with a standard of service second to none so for all
golfing needs speak to Matt and his team. Matt’s help in organising the sponsor’s day is
appreciated.
Junior Development
Each Saturday Bob Brown, Bill Watson (Life Member) together with our Professional,
Matt Dowd coach as many junior golfers as possible. The Hoxton Park Driving Range has
closed and now Bill and his team attend the Milperra range.
We are looking to extend the practice tee on the 10th fairway so Matt Dowd can coach the
kids in this area, the club sponsors this programme and it provides us with a steady stream
of young people. Bill’s dedication to fostering youth goes largely unnoticed, his staging of
junior events during school holidays, transporting young people and generally assisting
around the club is much appreciated.
New era Cabramatta Cup.
This year’s Cabramatta Cup was won by Jordan Zunic of the Bonnie Doon club with a
score of 71, Dimi Papadatos of the Moore Park club came second with a score of 73.
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