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Unfortunately, we have had some news about members being on the sick list. Steve(The Sweeney) Hughes has had two aneurisms whilst in China and is hopefully on his way home now.
We have also heard that Geoff (Condom) Shields has suffered a relapse and that our old mate from The Batchelors, Kevin Neill has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
We hope and pray that they will all be kept safe and well.
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Please note that the game scheduled for Monday 9th November at Kooindah Waters is a free game for the following players:- J. Orazi, B. Gibson, R. Findlayson, Liz Taylor, Col Smith, R. Thompson, J. Carroll, D. Owen, C. Farrell, F. Briggs, M. Dunn, B. Waters, G. Hooper, P. Paki, D. Baker, J. Hayes, T. Reynolds and R. Langford due to Kooindah Waters giving these players a rain check after being washed out the first time around.
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V.A.G.'s
Ladies
NOW
WE HAVE YOUR ATTENTION.....We now have several ladies who
have joined the V.A.G.S and we would love to see even more
so please spread the word amongst your fairer
friends as well as
your mates.
It's a fun day out and the guys are more than willing to
share tips and encourage the girls who might be beginners
to enjoy the game.
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Great
Golf Courses of The World
www.barnbougledunes.com.au
Barnbougle
is a links golf course unlike anything ever seen in
Australia. You play between, over, and across towering
dunes, where breathtaking views and thrilling golf provides
a dramatic setting that is equal to the best links courses
in the world.
Steve Keipert, Australian Golf Digest in Jan 2005 said
“Barnbougle is so jaw-droppingly spectacular that it will
be love at first sight for even the most travelled golfer".
The course is strong enough to test the best players but
fair enough to be joy for any player. Spectacular views and
some of the greatest short holes in the world, it is an18
holes championship links golf course whose layout and
design equals the great courses of Britain and Ireland.
Geoff Slattery of Golf Victoria in June 2004 said “I am so
lucky to have played such a brilliant course”.
Located on the edge of the small Tasmanian town of
Bridport, Barnbougle Dunes is an hour’s drive north-east of
Launceston, right on the wild north coast that overlooks
Bass Straight.
A course for the people, Barnbougle Dunes continues the
tradition of the great American public courses at Pebble
Beach and Pinehurst and the Old Course at St Andrews in
Scotland, having no members. Everyone is welcome to play
and enjoy the first class clubhouse facilities.
Designed by American Tom Doak and Victorian Mike Clayton,
the Barnbougle Dunes experience includes:
* a championship 18 holes links golf course that has no
equal in Australia;
* driving range, putting green and chipping green with
bunkers;
* 4 star accommodation cottages; and
* a spectacular public clubhouse.
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Golfing.lifetips.com
Hitting
the Ball Longer
Tiger Woods, one of the best golfers in the world, only
weighs 180 pounds but he hits the ball 20 yards longer off
the tee than the average tour player. If you're like most
golfers, including those who have been playing for quite
some time, you'd like to add yards to your tee shots, too.
How does Tiger do it? Watch him and you'll see the same
small, dark grass area next to his hips when he is at the
top of his swing and at impact. Many amateur golfers make
the mistake of pushing their hips toward the ball when they
make their downswing. Tiger rotates his hips in making his
downswing but he doesn't make the mistake of moving them
toward the ball. There's something else Tiger does that you
might want to follow. When he begins his downswing, he
starts rotating his left forearm. With that action he
begins to square the face and gradually release the
clubhead. His swing is already halfway down when the
uncocking of his wrists begins.
