Captain's comment
Dear Members We have noticed recently that the bunkers are often not raked, resulting in golfers getting very bad lies in the bunkers. We have recently filled the bunkers with new sand which takes a little while to settle in, but at a recent council meeting we also discussed the efficiency of the new rakes. It was decided that the rakes need to be replaced with rakes that suite our texture of sand which we will be doing in due course. We hope that when we receive the suitable rakes, that all golfers will again rake the bunkers leaving no foot marks, divots or ridges. Please try your best until the new bunker rakes arrive.
Please also fill all divots and repair pitch marks, especially now in winter when growth is slow and conditions are damp. Again, I remind you all that if everyone fills one divot per shot, and fixes one pitch mark on each green, we will not have one on the course. On a humorous note, I find the way I am currently playing golf helps with pitch marks – I don’t hit many greens and then I putt from inside 50m. I then repair three pitch marks while my fellow golfers are putting, leaving the green better than when I eventually arrived. Please click on ASK THE CAPTAIN to read some of the questions and answers. Have a great week, and will see you next week after I return from my last camping weekend before the cold winter sets in.
Attached please find a copy of the Competition Scoreboard. A copy of the latest Rules and Regulations Edition 10 can be found on the following link, as well as on the website.
Yours in Golf,
Daryl Austin
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10 June: Silver League Round 2 – Plettenberg Bay vs Goerge @ Plettenberg Bay Golf Course
10 June: Bronze League Round 2 – Plettenberg Bay vs Goerge @ Plettenberg Bay Golf Course
11 June: George Golf Club Ladies @ Home Day. Find details for entering by clicking here.
01 July: Southern Cape Senior Ladies (Senior Ladies) Simola Golf Estate
Birthdays
07 June: Charl Bester, Francois Marais, Stephen Murray
08 June: Hein Kilian, Deon Mocke, Gert Strydom
09 June: André Meyer
10 June: Johan Jordaan, Lodewyk Meyer
11 June: Kosie Steyn, Nico Vd Westhuizen
12 June: Louise Lategan, Heinrich Neethling, Philip Ward
13 June: Daniel Conradie
Nicholas & Pietie’s course news
Our course staff’s main focus this week will be to finish squaring up our Yellow, White, Blue and Red tees (over time the tees loose their shape). Please note that the white course will be closed from the 10/06/19 – 17/06/19 for maintenance (light aeration and repairing of high worn areas).
We are currently busy with the reconstruction of some of the areas at our workshop and will try and minimise the noise as much as possible. Your patience in this regard appreciated. We are still busy on the course with trimming our trees on the course. Our main objective is to trim away the dead branches and control the water veins in our trees. This encourages more growth in shaded areas and help control bark fungus.
 | |  | | | | | | Course staff squaring up our Yellow, White, Blue and Red Courses |
 | | | Acorn Projects doing reconstruction in our workshop
| | Branchlets of the wild pomegranate tree at the 14th hole trimmed away to control the water veins |
Weather update
0mm of rain was recorded for the week.
Weather forecast for the coming week
Winter warmers
Halfway House's Chicken a-la-king with rice and a side salad special!
Indian Curry Evening and fun quiz
Come and join us for our very first ever themed food evening with a fun quiz.
Just the right time of the year to enjoy a heart-warming Indian curry and some fun with a quiz. Enter your team now or book your seat and we will add you to a team, with Léta at 044 873 6116 | leta@georgegolfclub.co.za.
This is going to be one for the books!
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Southern Cape Fixtures
SCGU - Ladies Fixtures click here.
SCGU - Ladies League Fixture list click here.
SCGU - Men’s League Fixture list click here.
SCGU - Fixtures 2019 click here.
2019 Southern Cape Mid-Amateur & Senior Championship
The entry fee includes the following:
• 2 x round of golf with a golf cart
• 1 x Championship function and dinner on Saturday night
• 1 x live entertainment the Saturday night
• Great prizes to be won!!
Please enter either with the entry form or online. Please note that entries only close on Friday 7 June 2019 at 12h00 and payment must be received by this date.
2019 GNGU Women's Open as well as Bronze Championships are now open. Click here for more information.
Click here for the results from the Southern Cape Seniors along with the stats per round.
Congratulations to the following George Club Members for taking part in the SC Seniors: Fanus Pauw, Lionel Davids, Kobus Landman, Joseph Booysen, Janus Byles, Johan Smuts and Pieter Els
Click below for the updated Order of Merits after the 2019 Fancourt Open.
• Overall Order of Merit
• Mid-Amateur Order of Merit
• Country Districts Order of Merit
• Order of Merit Ranking (Points Awarded per Game)
• Order of Merit Ranking (Stroke Average per Game) *Excludes Super League & Par 3 Championship.
• Order of Merit Points Breakdown 2018-2019
Please note that only the 2019 Southern Cape Closed Championship remain before the 2018/19 Order of Merit season concludes, and before we announce the 2019 Southern Cape Premier & Mid-Amateur IPT Teams.
Please enter online www.scgu.co.za for this Category “A” Tournament. Entries close at 12h00 tomorrow.
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Herbert’s Buy a Bed for Thembalethu project
Herbert’s “Beds for Thembalethu project” is an ongoing project.
Thank you to the donator for the funds to purchase blankets. This goes hand-in-hand with the beds.
Winter is upon us and there are still children sleeping on the cold hard soil. If you have beds, mattresses or funds to donate please contact Sandra on 044 873 6116 or sandra@georgegolfclub.co.za.
WESSA
Dear Friends of the Environment,
Herewith the WESSA Eden Newsletter for June.
In addition to a report on our May outing to Rolbaken Nature Reserve there is information on our two June events:
On Friday 7 June we celebrate Oceans Day at the Fat Fish Restaurant with guest speaker Louw Claassens of the Knysna Basin Project. (Book directly on 044 874 7803 – space is limited!).
Saturday 15 June – Take a botanical walk in critically endangered Knysna Sand Fynbos in Brenton with CREW Outramps member Nikki van Berkel. Only 10 participants so booking is urgent and essential to Annemarie ONLY! Book via email on angebhar@telkomsa.net.
Enjoy the read!
Regards,
Christine Ridge-Schnaufer
Honorary Secretary
WESSA EDEN
Tel: 044 873 4203
Fax: 086 646 5458
E-mail: wessageorge@isat.co.za
Web: www.wessa.org.za & www.wessalife.org.za
Social: www.facebook.com/wessa.eden
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George Arts Theatre
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