A message from the Chair-

HCGC NEWSLETTER HELENSVALE COMMUNITY GOLF CLUB MMUNI- ` April, 2016

16 Wandilla Dr,

Helensvale 4212

Ph: 07 5573 1329

Fax:07 5573 3905

www.helensvalecommu

nitygolfclub.com.au

From the Chairman:

A Club Is Only As Good As Its’ Members

Helensvale Community Golf Club prides itself on the social, community

based environment we have created and is continually striving to serve

and impress all of our members—old and new.

As we continue to grow and evolve it becomes increasingly important to

not only maintain and preserve our wonderful relation ships with our

current members , but also expand throughout the community to build

exciting relationships with new comers.

Every club needs support and it’s more important now than ever to

continue to receive that from our members. We would love to see

continued and increased member support as we grow as when you have

a good thing you want to share it

around!

Last but certainly not least please

welcome our talented new Operations

Manager, Michael Roberts, to the

club. Michael & I have known each

other for a long time and I have no

doubt he will make a considerable,

positive impact to our Golf Club.

We are very excited for what the

remainder of this year has to offer us

all and we look forward to sharing in

the excitement with you.

- John Atkinson, Chairman

In This Issue

Anzac Day

Summer Of Golf

Cart’s Café & Functions

Memories

Gaining Perspective

Pro Shop

Anzac Day Trade

Junior Golf Coaching

Pro Tip

Events calendar Michael Roberts

Operations Manager

Australian Summer Of Golf

THE Australian Open, PGA and World Cup dates are locked for a massive

summer of Aussie golf.

And while the Perth International is set to go again next February the location and

date for the Masters, the traditional third leg of the Aussie triple crown, is still to

be confirmed.

World number two Jason Day looms as a major drawcard for both the Open and World Cup, to be played at Kingston Heath, where he is the defending singles champion.

Day won the last instalment of the event, along with Adam Scott, at Royal

Melbourne in 2013, but he hasn’t played in Australia since. After winning the

inaugural Greg Norman medal late last year, Day declared his desire to get back

and play at home.

“I’m looking forward to coming to Australia this coming year ... definitely,” Day said.

Australian Open, Royal Sydney, 17-20 November

World Cup of Golf, Kingston Heath, 24-27 November

Australian PGA Championship, Royal Pines Resort, 1-4 December

2013 PGA winner, Jason Day Jason Day expected to return to Australia

What’s Been Happening

Presentation—Winners

Cart’s Café can cater for all of your event needs. From birthdays to weddings—whatever

your function we have the answer! Don’t forget to book now for

Christmas in July as weekends are filling up fast.

We are open for lunch from Tuesday to Sunday or for dinner from

Thursday to Saturday so come on in and trial our delicious Autumn

menu. The pizzas are to die for!

Don’t forget you can text or call orders straight through to me, Ray, on

0428 167 286 .

Cart’s Cafe

Steak Cooking Tips:

Rare: 2-3 mins each side

Medium: 4 mins each side

Well Done: 5-6 mins each side

Remember! Only turn the steak once to

prevent it from drying out.

Happy Cooking!

TRIVIA ANSWERS 1. 11 2. 1984

3. Joern Utzon 4. 1861

5. Glenrowan 6. Banjo Patterson

It’s easy to lose perspective when you

are blessed with beauty all year round.

Here on the Gold Coast we can safely

assume we will see green grass, sunny

blue skies and comfortable

temperatures almost year round.

On a recent trip into outback QLD,

Helensvale Community Golf Club

Chairman, John Atkinson, was

reminded at how good we have it.

As you can see in the pictures above,

Taroom Golf Club makes the best of

what they have playing on a brown, dry,

dirt compacted course.

Thankfully, with daily maintenance and

our beautiful environment we are able

to enjoy the stunning course we have

today.

Let’s take a moment to appreciate just

how good we have it!

HCGC Green

Taroom Golf Course, Outback QLD

HCGC Green

Gaining Perspective

FROM THE

PRO

SHOP

Sureshot

GPS

micro700X

$239.00

Men’s Australi-

an Spirit Golf

Shirt

$39.00

Nike

Ladies Golf

Shoes

$99.00

Sureshot GPS

micro300X

$189.00

On 24 April, the sale and supply of alcohol must cease at midnight (with a grace period of 30 minutes for consumption permitted until 12.30am). From 10am to 1pm on Anzac Day (25 April), liquor may only be sold or supplied in conjunction with a meal in a part of the premises that is ordinarily set aside for dining, if the meal is also prepared, served and intended to be eaten on the premises. The sale of take away liquor is not permitted prior to 1pm on Anzac Day. After 1pm on Anzac Day, normal liquor trading hours and conditions apply. No gaming is permitted between midnight and 1pm on 25 April. After 1pm normal trading hours will resume.

Pro golf

AWKWARD LIES

Your near the green with not much grass under your ball and what little there is , is patchy.

In this situation, choose your sand or pitching wedge to give you the proper amount of loft you need to stop your ball on the green. If your set up is right, you’re well on your way to solving this difficult lie.

The danger is that you'll hit behind the ball, stabbing your club head in the ground.

To guard against this, place your weight in your left hip and stand closer to the ball with a more upright position. This makes your club shaft more vertical and automatically tips your club head onto its toe reducing the bounce of the club. This way less of your club head is exposed to the ground.

Your upright posture also causes you to raise your hands at address protecting your wrists from over cocking.

Since the heel of your club is off the ground, position the ball toward the toe of your club where you want to make contact.

Striking the ball on the toe is not only safer but the slightly off-center hit produces a much softer shot, Once you're set up correctly, your swing is the same as it is for a normal pitch shot.

Hope this helps you improve your chipping

Happy golfing

Golf Calendar

EVENTS CALENDER

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Joker SS

+ Spin Club

2 Men’s

Comp MM +

Ladies

Stroke

3 Open &

Mixed SS

4 Men’s

Vets– SS 5 Ladies

Vets TS 6 Men’s

Comp Wed

Cup Stroke/

Putts

7 Ladies

Comp—MM

Stoke/Putts

8 Jokers SS

+ Spin club

9 Men’s

Comp SS +

Ladies SS

10 Open +

Mixed 4 Ball

Ambrose

11 US

Masters

Challenge—

10am Start

12 Lady

Vets SS

13 Men’s

Comp 4BBB

S

14 Ladies

Comp TS 15 Jokers

SS + Spin

Club

16 Men’s

Comp SS +

Ladies Comp

SS

17 Open +

Mixed SS 18 Men’s

Vets—S

19 Lady

Vets 4BBB S

20 Men’s

SS

21 Ladies

Comp—SS

22 Jokers

SS + Spin

Club

23 Men’s

Comp DD +

Ladies Comp

SS

24 Open +

Mixed Irish 4

Ball

25 ANZAC

DAY—1pm

Social Play

26 Lady

Vets—

Reverse Am-

brose

27 Men’s

Comp SS

28 Ladies

Comp 4 Per-

son Accumu-

lator

29 Joker

SS + Spin

Club

30 Men’s

Comp SS +

Ladies Comp

SS

April, 2016

May, 2016

26/05/16 Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea - come and help raise funds for the Cancer Council.

Open invitation with a gold coin donation. Get involved and bring a plate to share

on the day!

Jake’s Corner

The Summer Cup has now been completed. The final was played between T.

Gordon & B. Hargraves V T. Silver & T. Burnett-Jones with Gordon &

Hargraves taking out the win.

The monthly medal winners for March 2016 were:

A Grade—E.Leah

B Grade—V. Schollum

C Grade—M. Gooch

The monthly medal winners for April 2016 were:

A Grade—B. Hargraves

B Grade—G. Ponder

C Grade—J. Robertson

It’s great to see all the new mowers & they have certainly made a

difference—The course is looking really good! Member’s should be aware

that the rough will be cut down in stages to achieve the best final product.

If there are any member’s with some time on their hands we are always

looking for volunteers to do small tasks around the course. Please contact

Michael Roberts, the Operations Manager, to see how you can be involved.

I must also congratulate our lady members on their very high standard of

dress on the Golf Course. Well done ladies.

Until next month, Jake.