Women’s Golf News 28-12-23
Posted on: 28 December
Hello everyone,
Hoping Christmas celebrations with family and friends were a great success for you.
Roll on 2024 !
The Golf Course was a bit soggy on Wednesday this week, after the tropical downpours on Tuesday and Christmas Day.
Baby galahs and the fabulous black cockatoos are busy and noisy on the course.
We saw the swan in the dam near the 3rd & 4th hole.
We only saw one swan….there were two in the lake on the 16th a couple of weeks ago. 
Keep an eye out.
Welcome to our newer Lifestyle and Beginner members. We hope you are enjoying your golf at Gisborne Golf Club.
If this is the first news for you, welcome.
I send weekly news for our women members mainly focused around our Wednesday morning, and weekend Women’s competition results, and broader GGC goings on.
Monday Funday will begin in the new year. Monday Funday is 9 Holes after 9.15am for those players brand new to golf, and beginning golfers, playing with our lady members.
If you haven’t tried it, come along, and join in. More details in a week or two.
Upcoming Events for your playing calendar
- Wednesday January 3, (next week) is the Monthly Medal Stroke Competition and the first of the Silver Spoon Events for the year.
See below for information about the Silver Spoon.
- Saturday January 6 is the Weekend Medal Stroke Competition.
- Wednesday January 31 Women’s 2024 Season Opening Event.
We will kick off our 2024 Wednesday Women’s Competitions on Wednesday January 31, with a surprise Novelty Format event tbc by Co-Captains.
Co Captains Sharon and Nancy are reinstating an Opening Day with a bit of fun golf for everyone.
2023 Medal of Medallist Finals rescheduled due to being rained off in December.
- Saturday 3 February 2024 Weekend Final
- Wednesday 7 February 2024 Weekday Final
Gisborne Womens Challenge Bowl Monday, 19 February 2024
This is an invitation event for teams of three players from other clubs to compete for our Challenge Bowl trophy.
We host this event, and our Co Captains will choose one team of three players to represent us.
The 2023 Challenge Bowl was won by the team from Medway Golf Club with a total of 97 points.
Visitors from across the state enjoy coming to Gisborne GC for our Bowl, and our members traditionally provide homemade slices, tarts, and cakes for dessert. Our desserts are famous !
I send our invitation to around 65 clubs across the city and state, but some clubs internal communication systems are basic to say the least.
Therefore, if you have friends at other clubs who may like to enter a team in our Bowl, keep an eye out for the 2024 Invitation attached to a news email in a week or two, and you can forward to them directly.
From the portal – upcoming competitions
Pennant News 
Sunday Pennant – Suzanne Velk is the 2024 Manager and all players have now provided availability details.
Suzanne will be arranging the teams. Pennant commences 17 March. We are in Division 4 this year.
From the GGC website
Golf Rules – Unplayable Ball
POSTED ON: 27 DECEMBER
Ball unplayable.
You can declare your ball unplayable anywhere on the course EXCEPT in a penalty area (where the only relief option is Penalty Area relief as previously explained)
There are three relief options for an unplayable ball in the general area or putting green, all with one penalty point added to your score.
1. Stroke and distance. I.e. you may play from where the original ball was played. In this case you don’t need to identify where your ball is lying.
2. Lateral relief no nearer the hole . In this case the reference point is where your ball lies, and the relief area is within 2 club lengths of that point (no nearer the hole)
3. Back online relief. The reference point is anywhere on a line between where the ball lies and the flag and continuing back from where the ball lies.
Once you have established where you want to drop, you have one club length from that spot and the ball may roll within that club length, even if it rolls forward.
More detailed information and a video explaining the rule on the GGC website.
From the Co-Captains – Sharon Kemp and Nancy Inglis
Hello everyone,
There are three Golf Australia events in the Victoria state Women’s calendar which can be entered at Club level.
Previously GGC members have paid for all three events in a block booking. This year Gisborne Golf Club women members will be offered the opportunity to enter all events or individual events, on-line.
On-line booking and payment details will be provided in January.
See below all the dates for your calendars and the Golf Australia information on type of competitions.
Golf Australia – Victoria Women’s State Events
2024 Silver Spoon
18-Hole Stableford
This is a Club qualifying event. Gisborne Golf Club will hold four qualifying rounds.
The winner of each round will play off, with the winner to play in the State Final.
NB: You do not have to play in all four events.
Gisborne Golf Club Qualifying Dates:
- Wednesday 3 January 2024
- Wednesday 7 February 2024
- Wednesday 28 February 2024
- Wednesday 3 April 2024
- Wednesday 1 May 2024 Gisborne Golf Club play-off
State Final: Monday 18 November 2024 (Venue & Time TBC)
Entry Fee: $8.00 Per Player (incl GST)
2024 Royal Women’s Hospital
18-Hole 4BBB Stableford
This is a Club Qualifying event.
It is a State-wide competition that raises funds to purchase new equipment and to train specialist doctors in urogynaecology, for the Uro-gynae unit at the RWH.
This is a Club-based virtual event. Statewide entries close 1 November 2024.
Gisborne Golf Club Qualifying round: Wednesday 24 April 2024
Entry Fee: $12.00 donation per pair ($6.00 donation per player)
NB: This is a pairs event, and if you enter your playing partner must also have paid to enter.
2024 Doris Chambers Cup
18-Hole Foursomes Stableford, GA Handicap Limit 45.4 at date of entry
This is a Club Qualifying event.
The winning pair will qualify to play in the State final.
Gisborne Golf Club Qualifying round: Wednesday 15 May 2024.
State Final: Friday 18 October 2024
Entry Fee: $12.00 Per Pair ($6.00 Per Player)
NB: This is a pairs event, and if you enter your playing partner must also have paid to enter.
Next news – January Monthly Medal results.
If you don’t want to receive weekly news just respond to this email and I’ll take you off the list.
Meanwhile enjoy your golf, and if you are away, send me a pic of you playing, and the name of the course.
Cheers,
Jenny Malberg
Secretary GGC Ladies Sub Committee