Happy New Year

Here's wishing all our members a happy and healthy 2009, with lots of golf, on a well maintained course and a welcoming and friendly Club House.

Merry Christmas Parklands

Merry Christmas one and all !!

A busy weekend before Christmas

This was a busy weekend at the Club and we even managed to get some golf played, which was a real blessing. Saturday was the 'Bring and Win' for the ladies section, where each player brings a prize and then the prizes are drawn from Santa's secret sack, with all the players taking a prize. Food and goodies and a visit from Santa Danny .... a good start to the weekend. Saturday evening was the party for the 'grown-ups' with entertainment and a buffet and a few drops of Christmas cheer.

Sunday was the first Men's competition for many weeks. We played a Captain's Sweep, four ball better ball stableford over 16 holes. The course was wet, but most of us were so pleased to be playing golf on a Sunday morning again that we didn't care. The competition was a 'Bird and Bottle'. There were lots of bottles and cans, but not many birds. The prizes were awarded down to 8th place (37 points) with the winners having 41 points. The photograph shows the Captain, Paul Fairley presenting the winners, Geordie Faulder and Ronnie Dixon with their bottle and meat vouchers.

Sunday afternoon was the Children's Christmas party, a full house with all the tickets sold. The event was organised by Debbie and Kenny Shepherd and our thanks go to them for their considerable efforts in ensuring a great start to the Christmas week. The feedback has been great, the presents, the magician, Superman, the fairy and Santa Eli .... well done to all involved.

Christmas Party for the grown ups!

Don't forget that this Saturday, 20th December is the party night at the Clubhouse for the adults which includes entertainment and a buffet. If you have not ordered your tickets yet then please contact the office asap.

Free golf lesson and mini golf

I was reading a batch of emails and found this advert from Newcastle Racecourse. Since it is free and open to all, then it may interest our members, young and old.

Old sign and a familiar message

What a week for the Parklands golfer ... competitions cancelled last Saturday and Sunday; course closed Monday and Tuesday; open for 9 holes on Wednesday and Thursday for those brave enough to face the cold and then the rain; open for 13 holes with frozen ground conditions on Friday and then closed with all the torrential rain on Saturday. The Men's Competition cancelled for Sunday. What a week!!! Get the Christmas shopping done!!!!
Think we need a new sign on your Christmas shopping list David King.

Happy Birthday Nora

With the golf course either closed for snow or too wet, its been a difficult week for the Parklands golfers. The Clubhouse has been quiet through the day apart from the long lost souls drinking coffee and looking out of the window hoping for drying winds and warm temperatures ... some hope.

However, there were lots of ladies who turned up today (Saturday) to celebrate the 70th birthday of Nora Quinn and to help her celebrate by eating her birthday cake. Happy birthday Nora ......