Cranbourne Report:

In the absence of the President Captain Jeff Stevens welcomed us to Cranbourne and thanked the Club for use of the course and Club facilities.

Unfortunately 3 of our numbers were unable to find the entrance to the course as their GPS units had not updated to the new entrance location.

Our starters for the day Peter Garbellini, Phil Horsburgh and Gary Moreland along with Treasurer Peter Ross were thanked for conducting the start.

We ask all members to please support our sponsors - Innes Ireland at the House of Golf and our sponsor through David Heraud, Jimmys Jams (a great product).  David has advised that he is able to increase his support based on sales to Club members - so it's not just the great taste there will also be a benefit to us as a Club.

The Committee are still looking for volunteers to assist the Marketing area and in increasing our joint capabilities of managing the web site.

Membership

The deadline for membership renewal arrived at the end of April and our current memberships are:

• Life Members: 8
• Playing members: 84
• Social members 10
• Sponsor members: 2
• Members resigned by default: 21

Added to 11 other members who left the club in the last 24 months we are a long way down from our membership growth in the pre-CoVID era.  It also could be one of the recently left members is your mate.  Perhaps you could talk them into rejoining, or find out why they left and advise the Committee.

It behoves all of us to seek more members as to put the Captain in a strong negotiating position with our host Clubs being able to guarantee in excess of 72 starters is seriously helpful.

Odd spot

This was copied from Mondays Age. I'm sure it makes you want to hire an American Jury.

A Massachusetts couple have won a $7 million in a court ruling against a local country club after suffering a years-long “continuous threat” from wayward golf balls.  The couple’s home abuts the course’s 15th hole, but their lawyer insists the occasional backyard golf ball pales into comparison to the 651 balls that have hit their property, with several broken windows, including one where the shattering glass terrified their young daughter.  The judgement is being appealed, with the defence arguing that the payout is excessive.

At just over $10,700/ball, we tend to agree with the appeal.

Captains Report:

Results from 'Cranbourne'

Captain Jeff Stevens welcomed members to Cranbourne Golf Club for the Grant Haselgrove Trophy Stableford event.

Overall winner

Jeff Stevens (22) with 36 points won the Grant Haselgrove Trophy

Jeff received a $40 House of Golf voucher for this effort.

Grade winners

A Grade:  Peter Garbellini (14)  35 points

B Grade:  Peter Fischer (28)  33 points

C Grade:  Colin Holmes (32)  32 points

Balls down the line:

32 points  Chris Procter (20)  John Molloy (23)

30 points  Miguel Magana (18)  Lindsay Quennell (26)  Philip Horsburgh (30)  Rod Goode (31)  Bill Heron (35)

29 points  Gary Morland (19)  Christopher Thorne (25)

NAGA Award:

Winner David Rieger won a House of Golf 30 minute lesson !

Nearest the pin

Hole 3 Jeff Stevens

Hole 8 Jeff Stevens

Hole 12 Chris Procter

Hole 14 Miguel Magana

Door prize Winners:

Miguel Magana celebrated a good day at Cranbourne by winning the door prize of a round for 4 at Cranbourne.

David Rieger will be able to enjoy the wonderful flavours of a Jimmys Jam pack.

Chris Procter won the third of our door prizes, a nice bottle of red.