Wimmera District celebrated their 25thAnniversary on 16th December at the Horsham Golf Club. Secretary Allan Henderson reported that “ three founding members of the Association Jock Winter, John Cheney and Arthur Ronning attended the golf day with 152 competitors taking part. John Cheney made the point that the membership fee in 1984 was $5 and it is the same today.
Foundation Member the genial Arthur Ronning from Dimboola rode around the course on a buggy and thoroughly enjoyed the day. He said it was good to catch up with Jock and John as he had not seen them since retiring from golf some 5 years earlier.
Below, from left: Jock Winter and John Cheney cutting the cake, and Arthur Ronning at the event and in earlier days ready for the fray.
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30/03/2009
The Annual Challenge between the West and South Gippsland District Golf Associations was held at the Phillip Island Golf Club on March 5th. The course was in excellent condition but the players found the the going tough with the best score of the day 36 points by John Monk on his home course. 117 players took part and the event was won by South Gippsland with an average stableford score of 27,9 to 26.3 in a close contest. On the left is West President Barry Muir presenting the perpetual trophy to South Gippsland Secretary John Maynard
17/03/2009
The Buninyong Golf Club recently created the title of "Legends of the Club" for 2 long time life members who have made major contributions to the club.
Bob Reynolds joined the club in 1970 from Midlands; that year he was club champion at both clubs. Buninyong changed from sandscrapes to grass greens at that time. Bob played off as low as 2; played 20 years in the Country week representing Ballarat District. He has had a stellar golf career in the district. It was only in recent years that his handicap went out to double figures. He stopped playing 3 years ago, age 86, on a handicap of 15. Bob was in the original group that formed Ballarat District Veterans in 1984 and later was President of the group. Bob is a life member of both the Ballarat District Golf Association and Ballarat Veterans Golf Association.
In later years he was recognizable on the course with his unique ride on home made buggy .
Bob has a reputation as fund raiser par excellence in the district and is life member of a number of other organizations including Lions. Bob won the original Veterans District Championship in 1984 and State Veterans Sandscrape Championships in 1993 at Avenel In 1990, Bob was selected in the Australian Senior Team to go to USA. (Age 70) He had a hole in 1 over there - 175 metres and 3 others in his career here.
Bob had over 20 years on the Club committee including spells as President and Captain.
Bob ran the social club for 25 years and raised a significant amount of money for the club to finance the changeover of greens, finance the extensions of the clubhouse and purchase some adjoining land that was the practice fairway (now replaced by practice nets) and the land has been recently subdivided into 17 house lots and resolved club debt.
Jack Barnett joined the club in 1984 and quickly became involved in the Social Club running the Thursday night dinners and other activities. Jack had similar influence on the club for the last 18 years as the Social Club President and made sure that the club could survive when the decision was made to purchase the Crown land in the nineties that the club had leased for 60+ years. This was achieved in 7 years without affecting the general balance sheet of the club. Jack has enjoyed his golf and has been a member of Ballarat Veterans for a number of years.
27/01/2009
On Monday 19th January the Bright Country Golf Club hosted the first NEDVGA event for 2009, and although there was some signs of excess Christmas cheer evident, the 197 competitors fared very well, in the trying conditions.
Men
A Division
Winner M.Dean 41 (Yarrawonga)
Runner up B.Clayton-Jones 39 (Yarrawonga)
B Division
Winner D.McInnes 40 (Corowa)
Runner up R Adams 37 (Bright)
C Division
Winner P. Bruce 39 (Myrtleford)
Runner up B.Knight 37 (Jubilee)
D Division
Winner M.Singh 38 (Wodonga)
Runner up R.Faux 37 (Howlong)
Ladies
Winner J.Humphrey 37 (Wodonga)
Runner up R.Baldwin 37 (Yarrawonga)
27/01/2009
On August 10th and 11th the VVGA will conduct their 22nd Sandscrape Championship on the Harrow Course as part of their 100th year celebrations.
This will be a memorable tournament and the Harrow members will ensure that participants will receive the typical country hospitality and long remember the event.
Alan Grant club secretary has forwarded the following and we look forward to seeing you at Harrow.
23/09/2008
Joyce Dawber wife of the genial Max, Secretary of the Goulburn Valley Veterans brought her tap dancing troup to perform for the veteran golfers and their partners at the dinner held during the Teams Championship. Joyce is very active in theatrical production and one of her skills is to conduct dancing classes for ladies of all ages. She is pictured below with the troup at Kialla.
From left Joan West, Janette Byrne, June Simpson, Joyce Dawber, Bev Longley, Trish O’Hara, Val Caldwell, Aimee Howarth, Front Jo Vasterink and John Oates.
23/09/2008
Well known Veteran Golfer Ivan Crowley was honoured with Life Membership of Buninyong Golf Club at the AGM. He has served the club as President, Captain and Handicapper and Delegate to the Ballarat District Golf Association.
He has also been President of the Association and has played a significant role in administering and playing Country week golf. Ivan is also a life member of the Ballarat Billiards and Snooker Association. Victorian Veterans are proud to have Ivan in the Association and acknowledge his award. He is a regular player in District and VVGA events still playing off single figures.
Left Ivan is pictured before hitting off in the VVGA Teams Championship representing the Ballarat District.
28/07/2008
Wimmera Secretary Allan Henderson had a memorable round of 45 Stableford points to win the Yamaha Trophy for the second time. Les Sudholz from Murtoa celebrated his 90th birthday as the oldest Wimmera veteran. Below left Les and right Allan with the Yamaha trophy.
