🏌️ Monthly Medal Results

Another day, another “coincidence”…

Funny how the early starters once again managed to jag the best of the conditions. By the time the later groups teed off the breeze had arrived, the greens had firmed up and excuses were being handed out free of charge. Strange how that keeps happening… 😂

Congratulations to all of our winners and prize recipients.

Division 1 Winners

Patrick Hayes (10) claimed the Division 1 Monthly Medal with a terrific 2 under nett (69), while Michael Kemp (7) finished just one shot back on 1 under nett (70). Charles Paton (2) produced the day’s best gross score in the division to take the Gross prize with 4 over (75).

Division 2 Winners

Division 2 produced the standout scoring of the day with Mitch Taylor (19) firing an outstanding 7 under nett (64) to comfortably claim the Monthly Medal. Not far behind was Charlie Huff (14), who’s excellent 6 under nett (65) would have won most competitions. Both players put together superb rounds and were richly rewarded for their efforts. Michael McKay (18) collected the Gross prize with 14 over (85). – Welcome to A Grade Mitch, you just lost 7 shots off the old handicap

Division 3 Winners

Rick Downes (25) took out Division 3 with an impressive 3 under nett (68), edging Tony Waller 22 who finished on 1 under nett (70). Francis Watego (20) secured the Gross honours with 23 over (94).

Ball Rundown – 73 all in

• Phil Coles (18)
• John Faust (14)
• Mark James (14)
• Chris Harding (25)
• Brian Springfield (11)
• Wayne Muir (24)
• Aaron Garland (6)
• Rex Vowles (18)
• Steve Salter (24)
• Jim Storey (25)

Nearest the Pins

• Hole 2 – Ryan Modini, Charlie Huff
• Hole 4 – Rick Downes
• Hole 7 – Ryan Modini, Jim Storey, Kevin Bartlett
• Hole 11 – Will Salter
• Hole 12 – Phil Cook, Patrick Hayes
• Hole 16 – Ray Mills, Darren Hubery, Graham Cron

Pro Pin & Raffle Winners

• Ray Mills – $71 Pro Shop Voucher
• Darren Hubery – $125 Raffle Voucher
• Walter Fisk – $25 Raffle Voucher
• John McLoughlin – $25 Raffle Voucher
• Michael McKay – $25 Raffle Voucher

Finally, best of luck to all of our pennant teams heading away tomorrow to contest the Eisenhower Cup. Play well, enjoy the day and bring the silverware home! 🏆

Men’s Captain

Patrick

🏆 Wednesday Stableford Results

A Great Day on the Course

🥇 Division 1 Winners

Bronte Smith (18) produced the best score of the day in Division 1 with an outstanding 42 points to claim the winner’s voucher. Peter Mitchell (15) followed closely with 41 points to secure the runner-up prize after another impressive performance.

🥇 Division 2 Winners

Brian Britton (31) topped Division 2 with a winning score of 41 points, earning the winner’s voucher. Terry Gosling (31) finished runner-up with 39 points after a solid round.

🎯 Ball Rundown

• John McLoughlin (23) – 37
• Kenneth Davey (25) – 35
• John Krause (17) – 35
• Bill Mann (16) – 34
• Peter McCray (14) – 34
• Alexander Kwok (33) – 34
• Patrick Hayes (8) – 34
• Jeffrey Trichter (19) – 34
• John Edwards (23) – 33
• Aaron Garland (5) – 33
• Jonathan Roberts (28) – 33
• David Von Itzstein (7) – 33
• Michael McKay (16) – 33
• Robert Hedger (42) – 33
• Phil Coles (16) – 33

📍 Nearest the Pin

• Hole 2 – Graham Hopkins
• Hole 2 – Jim Macpherson
• Hole 7 – Kim Thackeray
• Hole 7 – Steve Salter
• Hole 11 – Phil Coles
• Hole 12 – Nick Davis
• Hole 12 – Jim Macpherson
• Hole 16 – Cem Okan
• Hole 16 – John McLoughlin

🎁 Pro Pin and Raffle Winners

• Terry Baker – $78 Pro Shop Voucher
• John Edwards – $50 Voucher
• Peter Edwards – $50 Voucher
• Perc Dempsey – $25 Voucher

Men’s Captain

Patrick

How lovely it was today to finally get out on the golf course. The course was in remarkable condition after all the wet weather and a huge Thankyou goes out to the grounds staff. As it was our annual Pink Lady team event the flags were pink and the sand refill bins were resplendent with a pretty flower. Again Thankyou for taking the trouble to make our day special.

We also celebrated our retired member, Betty Hall’s 100th Birthday. What a milestone and Betty joined us after our golf to enjoy catching up with everyone and of course to cut the cake.

We also held a raffle with the proceeds going to the Oncology Dept at the Tweed Hospital.Many thanks to everyone who supported this very worthy cause and we raised $325.

I would like to take space to thank my hard working committee for making this day such a wonderful success.
The event of the day was proudly sponsored in memory of Rosie Connolly – 12 months have flown by since we lost her. Liz Edwards and sister Jane donated all prizes and these were greatfully received by lots of winners.

Winners of the team event – 3 scores to count were : June McFadden, Myra Biggar, Helen Evans And Diane Hughes 122 pts from Kaye Mills, Pat Hodda, Peggy Williams and Pauline Ryan 117 pts.
Winners of the Pink Ball game held in conjunction with the team event were : Alison Blair, Marlene Wyatt Coral Rasmussen and Privanda Hawley 38pts.

All players, except the winners of the NARGA award, received $5 on their card.
NTP on 7th – Colleen Kelly and in 16th Diane Hughes. Each member of the team received a prize.

The Pro Pin was won by:Nancy Douglas.

It was lovely to see so many ladies out enjoying the sunshine and the course today . Next week we hold our final Medal for the year so get your names down.

Pauline R 🏌️‍♀️🏌️‍♀️🏌️‍♀️🏌️‍♀️🌸

So Good to be back out there 🙂

Another fantastic day at Club Banora with some impressive scoring leading the way. Congratulations to everyone who picked up a prize and thanks to all who came along for a great day on the course. It was great to be back out there and the course slowly bouncing back. A big thank you to Brendon and the boys for getting the course back to a playable state and let’s hope the sun keeps shining all week.

🏆 Winners

Overall Division

David Killion (9) produced a superb performance to finish on 42 points, comfortably taking the top prize. Garry Dowding (0) claimed the runner-up spot with a solid 37 points.

🎯 Ball Rundown

• Graham McKenzie (21) – 36
• Peter Lindeblad (20) – 35
• Gerry Martin (18) – 35
• Patrick Tregellas (8) – 35
• Michael Kemp (7) – 35
• Wayne Muir – 35

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🏌️ Match Play Semi-Final Report

What a spectacle! Brent McLennan has booked his place in the 2026 Club Banora Match Play Championship Final, defeating Simon Gates in the last of the semi-finals.

The golf was impressive, but the real story was Brent’s heroic commitment to fashion. In a majestic showing, Brent conquered all 18 holes wearing long pants—a gargantuan effort that will surely go down as one of the greatest endurance feats ever witnessed at Club Banora. Historians are already dusting off the record books.

Brent now marches into the final where he’ll take on Jared Brown, with the 2026 Club Banora Match Play Championship on the line. Best of luck to both players!

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🔥 Shoutout of the Day

A massive congratulations to Dave Killion, who absolutely blitzed the field with a brilliant 42-point performance. Dave attacked the course from the opening hole, played with confidence, and left the rest of the field wondering what had just happened. A dominant display and a well-deserved winner! Probably not the smartest move Dave before the champs. I hope you don’t lose too many shots off your handicap.

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📅 Looking Ahead

Mark it in the diary—Saturday, 1 August is the start of the 2026 Club Banora Championship.

It’s time to strap yourself in for four glorious rounds of stroke as players battle it out for the club’s biggest title of the year. Good luck to everyone competing, and may your drives be long, your putts be true, and your scorecards kind! 🏆⛳

Men’s Captain

Patrick

🏌️ Wednesday Stableford Wrap-Up

Another enjoyable day on the course saw some impressive scoring despite the winter conditions. Division 2 produced the round of the day, while a host of players collected golf balls in the rundown and plenty of extra prizes were handed out around the course. Congratulations to all of our winners!

Division 1 Winners

David Von Itzstein (8) claimed Division 1 honours with an excellent 39 points, earning the $50 Voucher. Darren Hubery (18) finished runner-up after a solid 37-point round to collect the $35 Voucher.

Division 2 Winners

Terry Gosling (32) produced the best score of the day with a superb 41 points to take the Division 2 title and the $50 Voucher. Brent McLennan (27) was runner-up with an impressive 39 points, earning the $35 Voucher.

Ball Rundown

• Jonathan Roberts (28) – 36
• Graham Hopkins (17) – 36
• Peter Mitchell (16) – 35
• Kenneth Davey (25) – 35
• Colin Norton (21) – 35
• Alwyn Phillips (20) – 35
• Tony Blair (11) – 34
• Lindsay Smith (21) – 34
• Warwick Self (22) – 34
• Rick Downes (22) – 34

Nearest to the Pins

• 2nd Hole: Bryan Penny, Alwyn Phillips
• 7th Hole: Darren Hubery, Martin Dobney
• 11th Hole: Kevin Bartlett
• 12th Hole: Graham Hopkins, Ross Telfer
• 16th Hole: Steve Wilkinson, Steve Archdeacon

Pro Pin

• Martin Dobney – $80 Pro Shop Voucher

Raffle Winners

• Terry Gosling – $25 Voucher
• Bryan Penny – $25 Voucher
• Martin Dobney – $25 Voucher
• Walter Fisk – $25 Voucher
• Mark Kenny – $25 Voucher

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Banora Point Weather Prediction – Friday 17 July to Saturday 18 July 2026

According to the latest Bureau of Meteorology forecast:

Date	Forecast	Temperature
Friday 17 July	Cloudy with frequent showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Fresh southerly winds (20–30 km/h). Rainfall 5–25 mm.	14°C – 21°C
Saturday 18 July	Mostly cloudy with showers continuing and a slight chance of morning thunderstorms. Gusty southerly winds (25–35 km/h). Rainfall 3–20 mm.	13°C – 22°C

The forecast suggests a wet weekend with persistent showers and breezy southerly winds. Players should be prepared for soft course conditions, waterproof gear, and the possibility of intermittent heavy showers.

We will try to advise ASAP on any course news, or carts off for the weekend. the outlook dosnt look promising but fingers crossed it blows over fast.

Mens Captain

Patrick

A magnificent winters day with 49 players out there having fun. Some really good scores in with r/d 34 pts. all in.

Winner Terry Trevitt (26) 40 pts. R/U. Bob McElveny (30) 39pts. on C/B.

N.T.P.S.

2nd. Stuart Irving + Bill Roffey.

7th. Stuart Irving + John Alexander.

12th. Steve Wilkinson. + House.

16th. Mark Jessop + Vince Robshaw.

Raffles. $75 Stuart Irving. $25 John Bell + John Edwards.

Good golfing and mental health. Well done to all winners.

A warm welcome to 2 new Vets. John Barringer and Alan Croke.

Cheers Capt. Dave.(red o`clock )

Saturday Competition Wrap-Up

Congratulations to Our Winners

Another excellent day of competition with some terrific scores across both divisions. Congratulations to everyone who featured in the prizes.

Division 1

Mark James (14) claimed the Division 1 title with a superb 38 points, while Steven Warne (11) finished runner-up on 37 points.

Division 2

Division 2 was tightly contested, with Robert Sheppard (20) taking the winner’s voucher on 38 points, just ahead of John Tannahill (30), who also finished on 38 points to secure the runner-up prize.

Ball Rundown

• Codey Rice (17) – 38
• Greg Morrison (19) – 38
• Vince Robshaw (31) – 38
• Brian Springfield (11) – 37
• Patrick Hayes (11) – 37
• Dane Wilson (20) – 37
• Patrick Tregellas (8) – 37
• Michael McKay (18) – 37
• Wayne Woodford (16) – 36
• Michael Kemp (7) – 36
• Simon Gates (17) – 36

Nearest to the Pins

• Hole 2 – Luke Coe
• Hole 2 – Charles Paton
• Hole 7 – Michael McKay
• Hole 7 – Dave Callard
• Hole 11 – Ryan Modini
• Hole 12 – Patrick Hayes
• Hole 12 – Darren Hubery
• Hole 16 – Robert Sheppard
• Hole 16 – Edmore Mahleka

Pro Pin

• Edmore Mahleka – $79 Pro Shop Voucher

Raffle Winners

• Walter Fisk – $25 Voucher
• Stephen Caine – $25 Voucher
• Rick Downes – $25 Voucher
• John McLoughlin – $25 Voucher

A Reminder About Pace of Play

We’re seeing an increasing number of groups, particularly in the morning field, falling well behind the group ahead. Please remember that it is the responsibility of the lowest marker in each group to help ensure the group maintains the correct pace of play. Your group should be right behind the group in front at all times. Moving forward a new Local rule will be introduced disqualifying the group, not just the lowest marker as per Men’s Golf Match Committee 11/7/26

When groups lose position early in the day, it creates a ripple effect that sees the afternoon field teeing off 30–50 minutes late, with the final groups not finishing until around 5:00 pm.

From now on, slow groups will receive a written warning for a first infringement. A second infringement will result in disqualification from the competition.

Please be considerate of your fellow members by keeping up with the group ahead, being ready to play, and embracing Ready Golf wherever possible.

Good Luck to Our Pennant Teams

Best of luck to all of our men’s pennant teams representing the club in the 2026 GNR Pennants this Sunday.

• Team 1 and Team 3 will be travelling to Ocean Shores.
• Team 2 heads to Coraki.
• Team 4 will compete at Mullumbimby.

We wish everyone the very best. Play well, enjoy the day, represent the club with pride, and most importantly—have fun!

Don’t forget to book into our free members Ambrose day on the 26th July!!!!

Men’s Captain

Patrick

How lovely it was to to play under blue skies and sunshine for a change. The course is recovering beautifully from all the rain and it is a great credit to the green keepers who have worked so hard to get it back to top condition. The greens were fast and true. Thankyou to all who work out on the course.

Apologies for the delay in posting the results of the game, I think we’ll put this game to sleep !!

Some wonderful news from the day was an eagle by Kaye Mills on the 3rd hole – congratulations Kaye, such an amazing shot!!

Our Winners for the day were Dorothy Robertson and Coral Rasmussen with a great score of +6.

Runners Up on a count back were Chris Waghorn and Pauline Benny – +5

Rundown went to Diane Hughes and Helen Evans +5; Liz Edwards and Pat Hodda +4;

Yvonne Morris and Glenda Ballard square; Kaye Mills and Pauline Ryan square; Denise Melling and Denise M Culpitt square: All In.

NTP. Div 1 7th hole Kaye Mills ; Div 2. Coral Rasmussen
16th hole Kaye Mills ; Div 2 Diane Hughes

Pro Pin Winner – Glenda Ballard $22

Raffle Winners $20 ; June McFadden $15; $10 each to Liz Edwards, Colleen Kelly and Alison Blair.

Have a lovely week and we’ll see everyone next Thursday for our catch up medal from May.

Pauline R. Ladies Captain 🏌️‍♀️🏌️‍♀️🏌️‍♀️

It was another enjoyable competition with plenty of impressive scoring and some excellent teamwork on display. Congratulations to everyone who featured in the prizes, with a tightly contested leaderboard and plenty of familiar faces collecting vouchers, ball rundowns and special prizes.

Winners

Jeffrey Trichter (20) and Ken Wood (28) combined superbly to take out the overall victory with an outstanding aggregate score of 71 points, earning the winners’ vouchers and balls.

Close behind in the runners-up position were Mark Jessop (21) and Maxwell Jessop (23), who finished on 70 points to secure the runner-up vouchers after another strong performance.

Rundown Winners

• John McLoughlin (22) – 65
• Brent McLennan (27) – 65
• Michael Walsh (15) – 64
• Josh Walsh (13) – 64
• Steve Archdeacon (24) – 64
• Brian Britton (31) – 64
• Hayden Gilbank (33) – 64
• Tony Waller (20) – 64
• Patrick Hayes (9) – 63
• Jonathan Roberts (29) – 63
• Kyle Harrison (13) – 63
• Aaron Garland (4) – 63
• Paul Quinlin (21) – 63
• Shane Vanderlight (9) – 63
• John Krause (17) – 63
• Stuart Irving (18) – 63

Nearest to the Pins

• 2nd Hole – Liam Henzell & Timothy Pooley
• 7th Hole – Luke Hammond & Wayne Stone
• 11th Hole – Les Browning
• 12th Hole – Liam Henzell & Jeffrey Trichter
• 16th Hole – Patrick Hayes & Mark Jessop

Pro Pin

• Patrick Hayes – $62 Pro Shop Voucher

Raffle Winners

• Paul Quinlin – $50 Voucher
• Ross Telfer – $25 Voucher
• Walter Fisk – $25 Voucher
• Perc Dempsey – $25 Voucher

Mens Captain

Patrick

Finally got a Monday game in. 36 brave souls faced the freezing wind and odd scud to test their stamina.

Rundown 33pts. all in. Winner EL President Brent McLennan (28) 37 pts. from r/u Jeff Trichter (20) 35pts.

N.T.P.S. 2nd House 7th. John Kraus + Dave Harrod 12th, Robert Sheppard + House. 16th. Steve Wilkinson + Grant McLean.

Raffle. $100 Tim Pooley $25 Jeff Trichter.

Well done to all winners. Good golfing and mental health.

Open day coming up on 10th August.$45 being sponsored by $20 bringing cost down to $25 per club member, so get your name and money in envelope and give to Capt. Dave before end of month.

Cheers Capt. Dave.(red o`clock time.)