An update from the Club Captain

Greetings from Dean

Tuesday, 13 December 2016

CAPTAIN'S CHAT

Dear Members

It has been a while since my last chat so there is a lot to cover.

Many of our overseas members are back and there is a buzz in the clubhouse but having said that, I get the feeling that there are less members here at this time of the year than in the past. I trust many more will return in the new year.

Our AGM was held on Monday, the 5th December and a big thank you to all those who attended. With few questions being raised I can only surmise that the majority of our members are happy with the way things are going in the club. Having said that, I want to assure you that your committee will not be stopping here and as I mentioned in my report we will be striving for continual improvement in all aspects of the club. Your new committee has been elected and will be meeting soon to plan the way forward for the coming years. As you heard in my report we have many important projects planned and to keep you informed we will be holding an information meeting in March before all our overseas members depart.

Committee:

President Frank Mc Donogh
Captain Dean Milbank
Vice captain Willem van der Merwe
Lady captain Fiona Chandler
Treasurer Ian Pennel
Member Karin Hailwax
Member Brad Manson
Member Johan Mostert
Seconded member Nico Kooij
Seconded member Andre Geldenhuis


A big thank you to the retiring committee members, Brigitte du Plessis, Nick Penstone and especially Errol Ferriman who has served for over 14 years in many positions. Serving on the committee is not an easy task taking up many hours of personal time so to commit to that many years to the club is certainly commendable.

For those who were not at the AGM here is the story behind the new award.

Erinvale is now almost 21 years of age and in this time we have met and made friends with many individuals. Some of these people love and promote Erinvale, they have become true ambassadors of our beautiful golf course estate. After some discussion one night I suggested that we create an award to recognise these friends of ours. The result is that “The Friends of Erinvale Award” was born. The first recipients of this award are The Scotties as we affectionately refer to them. These gentlemen who hail from Stirling in Scotland have been coming to Erinvale for 18 years without fail. They love Erinvale and everything we represent, feel at home and have made good friends here. They come for at least three weeks in November and play all their golf here and feel that there is no point in playing anywhere else as Erinvale is the best experience to be enjoyed. Besides this our bar sales get a boost while they are here. The Scotties are pictured below. Tiger Bones (on the right) unfortunately can't make the trip anymore due to ill health.





The Scotties
Hunter Fletcher, Stuart McKenzie, Dean Milbank(Club Captain), Errol Ferriman(Club President),
Gordon Robertson & Alan Rennie

Windhoek International Pairs:

On Saturday, 26th November we hosted the above competition. The top five places on the day go through to the next round and they were: Marisa & Ruggero Peroni, Roger Seymour & Patrick O’Farrel, Gerrit Kruger & Roland Greaver, Trevor Dukes & Terry Munro, Alan Bent & Allan Thirkettle.

Marisa & Ruggero Peroni won on the day with a fantastic score of 49 points that was topped with Marisa achieving a hole-in-one.


Dean Milbank, Marisa & Ruggero Peroni


Captain's Putter:
We had perfect weather in the morning but in the afternoon the wind came howling through with some serious gusts of up to 50km/hr that certainly made the golf challenging to say the least. This was reflected in the scores between the two fields. The course was in immaculate condition and the setup on the day while being a suitable challenge was fair to players of all handicaps.

In the afternoon many of our past captains played in my special internal competition which was won by Keith Colley. How fitting as it was Keith who initiated the Captain's Putter Competition way back in 1998. He was also one of only a few in the afternoon field to get into the top eight with a score of 38 points. The winner on the day was Deon Visser who had a superb round scoring 43 points, congratulations.

Dean Milbank & Keith Colley


Dean Milbank & Deon Visser

Captain's Dinner:
Following the Captain's Putter we held our very first Captain’s Dinner. We had a good turnout of people who came dressed for the occasion and how beautiful did the ladies look. The men not to be outdone cleaned up nicely and looked very smart in their formal suits. We added a bit of fun by wearing masks with a prize for the best couple. The theme was chic French style with singer, Danielle Pascal entertaining us with her French Café repertoire of songs from Brel, Dietrich, Piaf and Cohen. All this was well complimented by a four course menu designed by Head Chef Pierre and his team. Judging by the late hour that everyone left a good time was had by all.



Sonja Zuber & Holde Schmidt



Monika & Dean Milbank


Karin Hailwax, Esmé & Willem van
der Merwe


Dean Milbank, Fiona & Trevor Chandler
Best Masked Couple

Siyabulela Magadla:
How many of you remember Siya who worked under Johan Piek in the pro shop many years ago? Well this is a very good story. In 2001 Siya was working at the Shell garage in Lourensford Road where Johan met him and offered him work as his gardener for one day a week. A year later he took him to the driving range for a permanent job. He picked up a club and started swinging in his spare time. With coaching from Rae Hast and Johan he progressed so much that he moved to the bag drop area. Again he progressed well and was promoted to Head Attendant. Again he did so well that Johan moved him into the pro shop. It was not long before Johan enrolled him into the PGA.





When Johan got the Club Director position at Leopard Creek he went with him. Well, fifteen years later all this hard work has paid off as Siya has just qualified as a PGA Professional. Absolutely fantastic and great to know that it all started here at Erinvale.

We need more good stories like this that make a difference for those less fortunate. Congratulations to Siya and thank you to Johan and Rae who had the passion, generosity and foresight to recognise the talent.

On this very positive note I wish you well over the festive season and look forward to seeing you on the course and in the clubhouse soon.

Best regards,
Dean

Captain's Chat

Greetings from Dean Tuesday, 22 November 2016




Greetings,

What a pleasure to see the course and clubhouse filling up again with the return of our overseas members for the summer season. There is certainly a buzz in the clubhouse and loads of good banter.

Loch Lomond
On Sunday 6 November we hosted six members from the internationally renowned Loch Lomond Golf Club in Scotland. These gentlemen were out on a two week golfing tour and played many of our great Cape coastal courses from The Links to Pearl Valley. I am proud to report that to a man they said that Erinvale was one of the best if not the best course they played and would all come back here again. They said that we offered the complete package from the golf course, scenery, tranquillity, hospitality and of course the magnificent sunset they experienced from our Playa’s bar. We had a team of Erinvale members play against them in a friendly on the day. Pictured below is their team.


Friday saw the last of our big corporate days, CTP, who have been with us for many years and one we appreciate not only due to its member links but because they contribute significantly to Erinvale. Not only do they spend a lot of money with us on the day they also print our club diary so a big thank you to CTP, we really appreciate your commitment to Erinvale and look forward to many more years hosting your event. The last two corporate days of 2106 are smaller events but have been held at Erinvale for many years and are also linked to members. After these two there are no corporate days until the middle of March. I know some members are not happy with us hosting corporate days but they do contribute significantly to keeping your subscriptions down and have a very positive effect on the club’s liquidity.

On Sunday 13 November we had the final round of the Winelands Estate Challenge that was held at Steenberg. This is a friendly competition that was started four years ago between De Zalze, Erinvale, Pearl Valley and Steenberg. The aim was to forge good ties and camaraderie between these clubs as they share common interests. Later Arabella was added. It was the brainchild of Pearl Valley’s Pete Richardson who was keen to get the various club’s office bearers and committee members together to share ideas and experiences. Each club gets to host the other clubs each year. Teams are made up of eight men and four women and is played as a better ball stableford. All the scores are added up and at the end of the last round the club with the most points wins the trophy. This year Erinvale competed well and finished second to Pearl Valley, our highest placing in the competition ever. Well done to those players who made themselves available throughout the year. Good luck next year.


On Saturday 12 November we held our fun competition Snobs vs Slobs. For those new members this was started way back in 2000 and was a competition between those members who lived below and above the clubhouse. It is held on a Saturday when the competition is Individual Stableford and all that happens is we average out all the stableford scores and the group with the highest average wins. Two years ago it was felt that this should be extended to include our non-resident members who won it last year. No name has been given to them so this year just before prize giving I asked around the non-resident members if they could think up a name for them that would rhyme with the initial trophy. Someone came up with Sods (nothing derogatory, more salt of the earth stuff?). Being a democracy I asked for a show of hands for acceptance and it was approved.

Dean Milbank, Esmé van der Merwe (Sods Captain), Nanette Booysen (Snobs Catain) & Lilo Wood(Slobs Captain)


This year the three Captains were our ladies pictured above and the winners were again the Sods. It was all very tight until the last few cards came in giving the Sods a narrow 1 point average victory, congratulations.

This last Saturday was our first major, the World Cup, Commemorative Cup. This competition and trophy was presented by David Gant, the developer of Erinvale in 1997. This is the event that put Erinvale on the world map. One week of worldwide TV coverage showing off the talents of the best golfers from 22 countries challenging for the coveted World Cup of Golf. The fact that it was held in SA for the first time and at a new, less than two years old, Erinvale Golf Club was due to the efforts of Gary Player who designed the course. He convinced the organising committee to bring it here and that it would be a challenge was a stroke of genius. The cherry on the cake was that it was won by Ernie Els and Wayne Westener on a record winning 20 under par (combined medal). Today we are what we are due in large to this event. It created an international demand at a time when there was huge uncertainty about the future of the country and not many people were investing in property in South Africa. I guess the rest is history and we should continue to celebrate this event. It was a beautiful sunny day but as the day wore on so did the wind that certainly played a hand in players not posting record breaking scores. The course was in magnificent condition considering the drought we are facing and with high winds each day for the last week drying it out. Pictured below are two members of the winning team who triumphed with a score of 89 points, congratulations.

One of the fun features of this tournament is that teams select a country to represent and dress accordingly. Unfortunately this year it was not well supported so we need to rethink this for next year. Having said that there were two teams that made an effort, being the Swiss and the South African Teams. For their efforts both teams were given bottles of wine. Pictured below is the South African Team.




Dean Milbank, Esmé & Willem van der Merwe,
David & Angela Brunt (Absent) 

Greg Scrace, Dean Milbank,
Geoff Buultjens & Brad Manson


It seems Elvis’ Blue Suede Shoes are back in fashion as these three wannabees were seen having drinks in the Playas Bar on a Friday night. No prizes for guessing who these feet belong to, but have a go!




Friday 25 November is the next club draw so join us in the best pub in the Helderberg for drinks and the excitement of the draw. Remember to get your name into the draw by paying in your R100.00 at reception by the latest 17:00 on Friday. Stay on afterwards to sample Head Chef, Pierre’s new menu with a bottle of superb wine from our list.

Monday 5 December is our AGM. You are encouraged to attend as it is your opportunity to hear about the status of your club. Future plans/proposals will be tabled for discussion. New committee members will need to be voted on to serve you for the next period. It is also your opportunity to raise any issues you feel need addressing.

Saturday 10 December is the next major competition, The Captain’s Putter. This is an individual stableford competition. It’s an all-day event and please remember it is for members only. In the evening we are hosting our very first Captain’s Dinner and I hope that many of you will attend. It promises to be a fun evening with a French flair based on the war years styled Café’ restaurants featuring Danielle Pascal singing songs of the era such as Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Marlene Dietrich to name a few. Enjoy a fabulous four course menu of French cuisine designed by our very own Head Chef, Pierre. Please book early to avoid disappointment as this is going to be a night to remember.

Cheers for now
Dean

Knockout Rules

Greetings from Dean Tuesday, 15 November 2016





RE: Knockout Competitions

Dear Members,

With summer upon us it’s the start of the knockout matchplay competitions. In the past we have run into numerous challenges that we would like to address this year. One is the continual requests for deadline extensions. This causes loads of problems for our management team and players. If one person asks for an extension it might not be conducive to the other player/s and then we get into the situation where we have to make a call and give the non-offending player a walkover causing tension between management and players. If the extension is approved this has a snowball effect on the rest of the players as they are now rushing to complete the next round. This is not fair on those who have played by the rules of the competition. The other issue is that starting in mid-January makes the whole tournament very rushed so we’ll start earlier this year.

The rules for all the Knockout competitions this year are as follows.

• Enter the competition of choice by the closing date of Friday 25 November 2016
• There are set dates for each round and all games will be played on those dates with no extensions. See schedule below.
• All games will be played in the afternoon field
• In the event of extreme circumstance, if a player can’t make the assigned date that player will need to contact the Head Professional and ask for permission to play outside the designated date and give the reason for such a request. If approved, the next step is to ask the opponent to move the date BUT only before the assigned date. If that does not suit the opposing player, then the assigned date stands and a walk over will be given
• Once the draw has been made there’s no need for any player to make contact with their opponent or make any booking. This will be done by the bookings department.
• Under the rules of golf you may only play in one competition at a time so you may not play in the competition of the day when playing your knockout match.

The implementation of these new rules will make life easier for all concerned as you will know exactly which dates you are required to play. It will remove all contentious issues between players. It will also enable our management team to plan the rounds and finals. These are prestigious tournaments and we should give it due recognition and have all the finals played on the same day enabling spectators/supporters to watch. Obviously if a player is in multiple finals we will know ahead of time and plan accordingly.

I trust that you will give this your full support.

Best regards,
Dean Milbank
Captain





Individual Ladies & Men
Round 1 – Thursday 1 December 2016
Round 2 – Thursday 15 December 2016
Round 3 – Thursday 26 January 2017
Round 4 – Thursday 2 February 2017
Round 5 – Thursday 16 February 2017 Better Ball Ladies & Men
Round 1 – Thursday 8 December 2016
Round 2 – Thursday 22 December 2016
Round 3 – Saturday 21 January 2017
Round 4 – Thursday 9 February 2017
Round 5 – Thursday 23 February 2017


Knock-Out Finals Ladies & Men
Thursday 2 March 2017

Congratulations to Petro Kruger on all her major tennis achievements

Greetings from Dean Wednesday, 02 November 2016




Dear Members,

I have quite a lot of exciting news to cover so apologies if this is a lot to read.

Golf Course
Our course is in stunning condition after the recent hollow-tining. There is only one small issue on the 7th fairway where it was attacked by the fusarium fungus. It is recovering well and will be up to standard in the next couple of weeks. Greg and his teamare to be congratulated on a superb job in ensuring that we have one, if not the best conditioned courses in the Western Cape.

Last week we hosted the Western Cape Pro-Am and the compliments we received by the professionals and amateurs alike was exceptional. This week, Greg hosted the green keepers annual meeting and all his peers had nothing but praise for the condition of the course and to coin a phrase, were green with envy. As of 1 November, there will be no placing except for the 7th fairway until it has fully recovered.

Tournaments
Firstly, to the ladies who had a good year. For the first time since Erinvale has played in the Silver Handicap Division of the WP league, they ended up tied in first place in their section on 12 points. This led to them playing against Milnerton at Strand GC on the 25 October in the quarter finals. Unfortunately, they lost this game but not without a good fight. Very well done to all the ladies who participated between January and October. They played with great spirit and enthusiasm and we are proud of their achievement. I am sure they will do us proud again next year.

The men have also done us proud by winning their section and only losing one game in the Harry Solomon league. Willem is to be congratulated in managing this side under trying conditions at times, in gathering a competitive team. Congratulations to all who played and flew the Erinvale flag high. Last Saturday we played in the first knockout round against Simonstown and unfortunately were eliminated. Simonstown have never lost a game at home so it was always going to be a tough match, and of all the teams in the draw, this is the one we did not like to get in round one. Anyway, well done to the team and better luck next year.

I would dearly love to enter a side into the Masters League. We had one in the past but it appears that we can’t get commitment from our low handicap players. We have enough talent to be there and compete, so if anyone feels like I do and would like to take on the challenge, please let me know.

Arbor Day Trophy
This was the brainchild of Harry Brews and this wonderful trophy was his design that he also paid for leaving his legacy for saving our trees. We were pleased that Lyn Brews was there to present the trophy to the winners pictured below.



Geoff Buultjens, Dean Milbank, Lyn Brews, Brad Manson, Greg Scrace & Louis Rose


Seeff Monthly Mixed
Last Sunday was the first of the Seeff sponsored days. We thank Keith & David Colley of Seeff for their continuous sponsorship of this monthly event. As with most sports, sponsorship plays an important role, so please support their business when their services are needed. This Sunday the weather was outstanding, the course was in great condition and fun was had by all. Unfortunately, the winners were not present but pictured below is the couple who came second.



Nick Penstone, Margot Penstone & David Colley


Members Competition Days
Your committee has discussed these at length over a few months and have come to the following decision. On a Thursday and Saturday, the competitions will be split into mornings and afternoons, so the morning prize giving will be done about thirty minutes after the last players are in, and likewise the afternoon prize giving will be thirty minutes after the last players are in. This will come into effect on 1 November and last for the summer season.

In winter, we will revert to one all day competition. There are a few reasons for this decision. Firstly, as you witnessed last Saturday there were only two people out of seven winners present, and clearly this is not good. Another issue is the weather conditions between morning and afternoon that can be significantly different, giving one or the other an advantage. This will not affect any majors that will still be all day events.

Monthly Club Draw
This is proving to be ever popular, and on Friday night there was an expectant buzz in Playa’s with standing room only. The attention and excitement was demonstrated by Nick Sloan who phoned me from the airport having just landed from overseas to see if he was entered and that he was on his way. All this before he even called his wife to say he was home.

The first draw at 18:00 was won by Brad Manson receiving R1,400.00. In true Brad fashion, he quickly calculated that it would get him 30 Double Jameson’s. The second draw at 18:30 worth R2,100.00 was won by Brigitte du Plessis. I was on a roll with both being in attendance, and what’s worse, both on the committee so the comments were flying around. At 19:00, I was not going to take the risk of pulling another committee member, or my name for that matter, so got Bill Jack to do the honours and, yes, we had a winner in the house, Shona Ferriman who pocketed R11,515.00

It was great to have all three winners in the house and the buzz was electric. I hope that this event will grow, but it will be up to you the member to make this happen. Remember, this is for your enjoyment and is only open to members of the golf club. You may bring guests to enjoy the atmosphere but they may not participate in the draw.

Dean Milbank & Shona Ferriman 

Brigitte du Plessis & Dean Milbank 

Brad Manson & Dean Milbank

Achievements of Petro Kruger in European tennis tournaments and World championships for seniors.

Petro played a key role in the South African women’s over 70 team in the World Championship in Croatia at the end of September, to enable the team to finish 4th out of 12 teams in the completion. In the match against the French team (seeded no. 1) she beat the French number 1 in the singles, and with her partner also won the doubles, thus causing a major tournament upset by eliminating the French team during the play-off rounds - who were the favorites to win the tournament. Petro was also the key player to beat the Swedish team. Although Petro beat the English no.1, they lost the doubles match against England who won the competition for ladies over 70 this year.

In the individual world championships for seniors, held just after the team event in Croatia, Petro also did very well in the age group for over 70’s. She reached the semi-finals in the singles and both the finals of the doubles and mixed doubles.

Competing in various senior clay court tournaments in Europe this year, Petro won various titles in the over 70 categories at these tournaments:

In July:
Cognac: Won both the singles and ladies double titles.
Bordeaux: Won the mixed doubles and reached the semi-finals in the singles.
Amsterdam: Won the ladies doubles and reached the final of the singles

In October:
Major European tournament held in Majorca: Won the ladies doubles and reached the semi-finals of the singles.

Petro is to be congratulated for these fine achievements and we are proud that she is a member of Erinvale.

Staff
There have been many new appointments so I will be sending out a separate communication in the next week with their pictures and the positions they occupy, so you will know who you are talking to. At this point, I welcome them and wish them luck in their positions and hope that they will have a long and enjoyable career at Erinvale. Please extend a warm Erinvale reception to them.

Best regards,

Dean

The pro shop has a new look and feel!

Greetings from Erinvale Monday, 10 October 2016

CAPTAIN'S CHAT

It has been a few weeks since you last heard from me and I apologise but it has been very busy around the clubhouse lately. Lots to catch up on.

The spring hollow-tining has been completed and I am pleased to say that the course has recovered very well. We did experience some fusarium infection on a few holes but Greg has done an outstanding job in getting it under control with the greens responding well.

Friday, 30 September saw the second Club Draw take place and again we had a good turnout. The 18:00 draw was won by Ian Pennel who received R1,206.00 and the 18:30 draw was won by Alan Bent who received R1,809.00. On to the much awaited19:00 draw which was standing at R8,015.00. Howard Joyner’s name was drawn but unfortunately he was not present so it carries over to the end of this month. If the trend continues then I would expect the next draw to be worth at least R11,000.00. So if you want to have a shot at winning, then get your name and money in quickly and be there on the night! Besides the draw it is very festive with music, food and drinks to enjoy.

The alterations to the gents change room are almost complete and looking great. It is a lot lighter and has a spacious feel to it. We still have to get some pictures done to hang on the walls to put the finishing touch to it and here we are looking for a stunning shot of the course with the mountains as a backdrop.

The refurbishment of the pro shop is complete and for those who came to the opening thank you for your support. Judging by the comments it is a success and the 20% discount on all goods at the opening saw the shop have a good taking in just two hours. Thanks you again to those members who voted with their purchases. A couple from Sydney popped in and were so impressed with the design and layout that they took our ideas back with them to implement at their club. We now have a truly modern, spacious and bright pro shop. A big thank you must go to Global Golf who paid for the redecoration and fittings that topped R500,000.00 so I hope our members will support them and our club as we benefit financially from every sale that goes through the shop.



The re-opening of our pro shop

Our pro shop's new look and feel - it's brighter, more modern and more spacious!

I am very pleased to be able to report that the quality of the food being served since the arrival of our new Executive Chef, Pierre Fourie, has improved exponentially. I am hearing favourable comments every day and from members who said they would never eat in the club again! Congratulations to Pierre and his team on the good work in turning it around.

So, with all of these new changes the last piece in the puzzle was to get the front-of-house section of the club functioning well. To achieve this, we had to get someone who would be the link between all the departments and especially the kitchen. Welcome on board to Barend Lindes who joins us as clubhouse manager. He has a tough job ahead of him but he welcomes the challenge and I am sure he is going to make a difference. Please give him your support as he builds a strong team to deliver world class service to you and our guests.

On the golfing side I am pleased to announce that the Harry Solomon team is doing very well and has won both games played so far. Well done to Willem van der Merwe for all the organising, that is not easy, and the team on beating two of the top sides in the league. We also play in the Winelands Challenge each year. This was introduced to generate a bond between, Arabella, De Zalze, Erinvale, Pearl Valley and Steenberg. Each side gets to host a match at their club during the year. A team comprises of four ladies and eight men. I am pleased to announce that after three matches Erinvale is in second place behind Pearl Valley with two games to go. It is not about winning but the friendship that exists between the five estates and also gives us the chance to share ideas that we all have in common.

This Thursday we are hosting a very special golf day for our Olympic sprint sensation and champion, Wayde van Niekerk. This is a very prestigious event that will be attended by many top businessmen and dignitaries including our Minister of Sport, Fikile Mbalula. It is a field of over 120 players with a shotgun start. The cherry on the cake is that they were so impressed with our facilities upstairs that they decided to hold the evening banquet at the club and this will bring a lot of revenue. We also owe thanks to the Boland Nomads for agreeing to move their golf day at Erinvale to accommodate this big event.

I see a lot of our swallows returning for the summer season so welcome back to you all and I look forward to seeing you on the golf course. There is certainly a buzz at Eagles and the field is filling up fast.

That’s enough from me for now.

Best regards,
Dean

Important Notice from the Club Captain

Greetings from Erinvale Tuesday, 23 August 2016



Dear Members


We recently had a couple of issues with regards to incorrect results being entered into the handicapping system. To be more specific, the issue is about when you are allowed to enter a No Return (NR). We have investigated and met with two members that were brought to our attention and dealt with them accordingly. It was determined there was no deliberate intention to affect their handicaps but more of a lack of understanding of the rules as laid down by the Handicap Network Africa (HNA).

We are sure there are a lot more of these cases but as you can imagine it would take months to go through each and every members’ rounds. I am taking this opportunity to make all of you aware of the rules as to when you may enter a NR into the handicapping system.

Below is an extract from the HNA rules that’s on its website explaining when you are permitted to enter a NR. Other than these situations you may not enter a NR. If you do and it is reported or we find out that this has occurred, then you will be called to a disciplinary hearing and sanctioned accordingly.

5.3 Maximum score on any hole

The maximum score on a hole for handicap purposes is 2 over par except where a player has two handicap strokes on a hole, in which case the maximum score allowed is 3 over par for that hole. Players should, where possible, complete every hole regardless of their partner’s or their opposition’s score. Where a player does not complete a hole they should record their most likely score. Where a player is unsure of how to adjust the gross on each hole, the player may enter the scores achieved on each hole using the SAGA Handicap Terminal function “Hole-by-Hole” scoring, and the system will adjust the player’s actual score to the maximum allowed per hole and a total adjusted gross for the round.

5.4 Unfinished Holes, Conceded Strokes

A player who starts but does not finish a hole or is conceded a stroke must record the most likely score they would have achieved. The number of strokes most likely to have been achieved should not exceed the maximum allowed on each hole as detailed in 5.3 above.

5.5 Recording a score for incomplete holes

5.5.1 Rule 1 of the rules of Golf specifies “The Game of Golf consists of playing a ball from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance with the Rules”. No score can be returned in individual stroke play unless this Rule is followed.

5.5.2 In forms of play in which completion of every hole is not essential, it is sometimes helpful and speeds up play for a player to discontinue play on a hole perhaps because of a lost ball or for some other valid reason. Competitions should be scheduled to permit completion of all holes by every competitor whenever possible as it is strongly recommended that hole and rounds be completed to provide maximum information on the player?s ability. However, when play at a hole is not completed for any valid reason, the player shall, for handicap purposes only, return a score for the hole in accordance with the formula in Section 5.3 above.

“Please note for clarity that the following are also regarded as NR. Matchplay, Foursomes, Greensomes, Scrambles or any other form of play whereby you do not end with the same ball you started the hole with. Also, if the game is called off by the Director of Golf due to the course being declared unplayable and the round is not completed”

I urge you to please be careful when entering your scores and if by chance you are uncertain please seek advice from the Director of Golf. As from today there will be no leniency shown. This is a form of cheating and will not be tolerated. Please do not put your committee into the awkward position of having to sanction any of you. It’s not a pleasant task I can assure you.

Thanks & best regards

Dean

Upcoming events and fitting days at Erinvale

Greetings from Erinvale Monday, 22 August 2016

The launch of the Erinvale Monthly Club Draw

Greetings from Erinvale Thursday, 18 August 2016

THE LAUNCH OF THE ERINVALE MONTHLY CLUB DRAW

Erinvale Golf Club is happy to announce the launch of the highly anticipated Monthly Club Draw on the 26th August 2016.

For those members who are not sure what it entails, here is a brief outline:

Members who would like to enter each month will buy tickets from reception which will automatically place them in the draw; the price of a ticket will cost R100.00 per person. The money will be collected throughout the month and kept track of as it accumulates. Come the end of the month 3 lucky members stand a chance to win part of the total accumulated prize money.

On the night of the draw, names will be randomly selected at 3 different points in the evening. The first draw will take place at 18h00 - the winner of this draw will walk away with 20% of the money pot. The second draw will take place at 18h30 – of which the winner wins 30% of the pot and lastly at 19h00 the final draw will take place and one lucky member will receive 50% of the total pot.

In order to claim the 50% and to become the grand victor, the winning member has to be present on the night as the draw takes place! Each winner will have their winnings paid directly into their club card to spend as they so wish.

 


The draw will take place at the end of every month in the Playa’s Bar with live entertainment for the duration of the evening. On the day of the actual draw, the last tickets can be bought at 13h00, no tickets will be sold after 13h00.

Your winnings depend on how many members choose to enter the draw. So spread the word and let’s get you winning!

FOOD AND BEVERAGE

Farewell:
Juan Neethling
After a highly successful welcoming to our new Chef in conjunction with the new menu, Juan Neethling resigned as he was offered a position as Executive Chef in a newly built Hotel in Nigeria, which in his own words from a financial perspective it is one he could not turn down.

Pierre Olivier:
On the same day, our Sous Chef Pierre Olivier resigned, due his wife being offered a teaching position in Vietnam and which they decided to uproot their family and move abroad.

Rudi Williams:
Lastly, Rudi Williams as F&B Manager has decided to move back to the Middle East, specifically to Qatar and his last day will be next week Friday the 26th August.

We thank all 3 of these employees for their time and efforts, and we hope they have successful careers going forward.


Welcome:
Executive Chef Pierre Fourie
With Juan’s departure, it left open a very critical position as Executive Chef available and with all the efforts and strides we have made to get the F&B up to member’s expectations it was vital to get the right candidate in place.

We believe we have found that person and are very pleased to announce Pierre Fourie as Executive Chef who brings with himself a wealth of experience from variety of establishments namely:

• Fancourt,
• The Bay Hotel,
• Crystal Towers Hotel & Spa,
• Asara Wine Estate,
• Santé Hotel & Spa.

 

Pierre is a family man, a proud father of two girls and a third girl on the way, whom they are expecting early in the new year. We are very excited and confident that he will make a considerable difference to our Club and he looks forward to hosting you in the restaurants soon.

Regards,
Gavin

Sean bradley wins The Erinvale Open after a nail biting play-off

Greetings from Erinvale Friday, 12 August 2016

DIRECTOR'S REPORT

Erinvale Open
It is usually the weather that causes the drama at the Erinvale Open, this year was different - it was golf's turn, which had many similarities to the Duel in the Sun Part 2 we witnessed at Troon for the Open Championship between Stenson and Mickelson, as in our case it was a shootout between Sean Bradley and Michael Sheriff with Bradley eventually winning on the 3rd playoff hole and 3rd place being 8 shots behind.

Bradley opened his account where he left off at the previous week’s Strand Open; six birdies and an eagle (66) gave him a three-shot lead over Sherriff (69), who really wasn’t having much luck with his putter in his opening round.

In the afternoon Sherriff turned the three-shot deficit to just one after the first five holes. Bradley then stepped up a gear and holed four birdies in a row, and after 27 holes was now 12-under-par and had a six-shot lead.

Fortunes had changed by the time the players reached the par 3 14th, Bradley had three bogeys on his card and with Sherriff picking up three birdies and a bogey, was now only two shots adrift.

When both players bogeyed the par 4 17th, Sherriff needed to birdie the par 4, 18th to ensure a play-off. He nailed the birdie putt and so both players signed for a total 8-under-par, and play continued with a sudden death play-off.

Michael's putter turned cold and missed a sitter to win on the first playoff hole. With darkness looming the players halved the next hole, and Sean sealed the win with a par on the third hole.


Sean Bradley (left) and Robert Larsen
from the WPGU

Final Results
If you would like to see the final results for The Erinvale Open please click on the link below.
View Final Results.



Ulin's bouquet for Women's Day 

Women's Day Celebration



The Team excited to support The Lions at our
Super Rugby Final Breakfast

Chantel Roos winning the bubbly for wearing her supportive Red
on Saturday's Super Rugby Final



Congratulations must go to Luke Pienaar for his hole-in-one
on the 8th hole, Saturday 6th August


A beautiful collage of Erinvale compiled by
Johan Mostert


Volvo World Golf Challenge
Saturday the 20th is the final round of the Volvo World Golf Challenge and for those that are in the running make sure you don’t miss out on this great opportunity.

A reminder that the best 3 out of 4 rounds count for the overall winner.

The top 20 leaderboard is displayed below 

 





GET FITTED, PLAY BETTER GOLF AND  HAVE MORE FUN




SHOP NEWS

Changes to the Pro Shop Team

PRO SHOP UPDATE

As you may have noticed and as per previous correspondence we are in the process of significant changes in Erinvale’s pro shop. In addition to the planned renovations, there are staff changes as well.

This is in line with our revised strategy whereby Erinvale GC employs and manages the pro shop staff. For the past three years Global Golf employed the staff – under the new structure, Global Golf reimburses the pro shop salaries to the golf club – with the exception of Ryno Rudolph who remains employed and paid by Global Golf. Ryno is the link between the pro shop and Global Golf and he’ll concentrate on merchandising in his role as Retail Manager.

Today we welcome to the team Morne Oosthuizen who takes up the position of Golf Professional. In conjunction with me, he will take responsibility for the Golf Department which includes the pro shop, golf cart management, bag drop staff, starter marshalls, on course marshalls and the driving range. Morne is a PGA Professional, he was employed as Golf Manager at De Zalze GC for 5 years after he had worked up the ranks, where he was responsible for the golf shop and golf experience.

We also welcome Bronwyn Muskett-Yetts who joins the tee time reservations team to assist Deanne Wille in ensuring that members and guests’ golf bookings/events are professionally managed.


Morne Oosthuizen 

Bronwyn Muskett-Yetts

Our shop assistants, Hannes Swanepoel and Carla Meyer complete the current pro shop team.


Hannes Swanepoel 

Carla Meyer

Under this restructuring, Shalom Goldstone will transfer to the Food & Beverage department in Halfway House.

Finally, JP Cawood has been offered a golf-related position at Sun City Golf Club and will be leaving us during the month of August.

I thank you in advance for your support and help in welcoming them all to Erinvale GC.

Regards,
Gavin