| Dear
Golfers, Welcome
to the 9th edition of the Sutherland Shire Golf Academy E-News.
We
have had a lot of events happening over the last few months.
Thanks to all those who participated to help make these events
a success.
As
the cold weather draws to an end now is a good time to get
practicing your golf again.
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Contents |
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the read!
Regards,
Kurt and Gary
- Directors S.S.G.A.
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| 2006
Holden Scramble |
The
SSGA held its annual Holden Scramble at Woolooware GC on the
18th of September. The SSGA had its largest field to date. A
gorgeous spring day greeted the players for a 7.30am shot gun
start. Players travelled from as far as Oberon GC to compete
in the event.
The winning team on the day was the young junior team of Brad
Thompson (7), Steve Behringer (17) and Tristan Berrett (12)
with a great nett score of 54, in second place was Jackie Timbrell
(38), John Ticehurst (7) and Zoe Ticehurst (31) with a nett
score of 54 2/6, in third place was the defending champions
from last year of Mark Simpson (19), David Puckeridge (13) and
Adrian Adelerhof (12) with a nett score of 55 2/3.
Also on the day, the SSGA ran a raffle with the Money raised
going to the SSGA's junior program.
We would like to thank our supporters including sponsors and
Holden, Jobson's, Srixon, Woolooware Golf Club, Golf Australia,
The Tradies and The Ridge Golf Driving Range for making the
day a success. |
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| Winning
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Second
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on 10 |
NTP
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Super
Sharks Represent Australia
On
the 27th of August our Super Sharks Team represented Australia
in the Australia Japan Junior Golf Challenge.
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The
challenge was an official event of the 2006 Australia-Japan
Year of Exchange and many juniors and their families traveled
from Japan for the occasion. Special guests on the day included
Mr Kawada and Mr Manabe from the Consulate of Japan in Sydney;
Mr Chiba from PGA Japan and Bill Dunk, multiple winner of
the Australian PGA Championship as well as representatives
from Japan Airlines and Yamaha.
The
Super Sharks did us proud with them all playing well and shooting
very respectable nett scores. The only down side was that
Cole Halls had to withdraw with a back injury
(it must be added that Cole has become a prolific winner at
Kareela GC of late, reducing his handicap from 27 to 17 in
2 months).
Following
are the scores from the day Matthew Osborne 69, Lee Ming 70,
Jackie Timbrell 72, Oliver Duncan 72. At the end of the day,
it was a close finish as the top five nett scores from each
country were tallied to determine the team winner. Congratulations
to the Australian juniors who took home the gold medal
with a total of 334, just one better than the Japanese juniors
on 335. |
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Schweppes
Shoot Out
The
Annual Schweppes Shootout was staged on the 16th of September
at Kareela GC. A total of 40 players competed in the event
and it was a huge success. With a trip to Queensland at stake
the juniors were playing for keeps, the closeness of the scores
after the nine holes was exciting. |
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The winner of the day was young female golfer Zoe Ticehurst,
who had an impressive score of nett 25, count back winner
into second place was Zoe's great mate in Jackie Timbrell
with a nett score of 26, in third position to make it a girls
day out was Emma Orgovanyi.
The scratch winner was Lee Ming who had an impressive 3 over
par, his card included a triple bogey which meant he played
the other 8 holes in Par. Lee will now go into the draw to
win a trip to QLD. So hopefully Lee will join Zoe on a trip
of a lifetime. |
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| Winner:
Zoe Ticehurst |
Runner Up: Jackie Timbrell |
Scratch
Winner: Lee Ming |
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Angus
Ward - Hole in 1 at Cadets
It
was a thrilling moment in golf for young Angus Ward when he
approached the uphill 18th hole at Kareela GC. |
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was already having a good day but made it all the sweeter
when he holed out for a 1. Using a bright pink golf ball he
smoothly hit the ball up towards the pin where Head Coach
Kurt was looking on.
Kurt
let out an almighty roar, that had heads turning. Angus's
father Tony, looked up and said "that didn't go in did
it". It surely did and young Angus sprinted up to find
his ball in the hole.
Angus
also won the 9 hole event with a nett score of 20. Great effort
Angus. |
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Primary
Schools Visits
The SSGA has been out and
about visiting local primary schools and introducing the game
of golf. Schools visited this term have been Kareela Primary
School and Inaburra Primary School - pictured below.
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| Kurt
on PGA Website
Head
Coach Kurt is on the Australian PGA website giving a tip on
putting.
Go to www.pga.org.au
you will see Kurt's picture and simply follow the prompts.
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| The
Ridge Golf Driving Range Spring Specials |
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| Group
Clinic Graduates |
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Congratulations
to the following people who have completed the PAR Level 5
week intensive group clinics.
| Par
Level |
- Elsa
Tannos,
- Val
Francis,
- Jane
Muschler,
- Reiner
Muschler,
- Sandra
du Toit,
- Gary
Wilton,
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- Peter
Callaghan,
- Ciaran
Callaghan,
- Valerie
Jones,
- Phillip
Batten,
- Albert
You.
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| Inside
the Ropes- with Karrie Webb (courtesy
of Srixon Sports Australia) |
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Your Home:
Ayr North Qld when in Australia
First Car: Nissan Pulsar
Current Car: Volvo XL90
First set of clubs: Mixed Bag of cut down
clubs
Favourite Footwear: Thongs
Other Sports gear: Sunglasses and sports
bag
Favourite CD: Currently Missy Higgins
Favourite DVD: Austin Powers
Favourite Trophy: US Women’s Open
Last Book read: 3rd Chance - James Patterson
Never travels without: Underwear
What's In my Bag:
Driver: Srixon W-506
3 Wood: AD403
5 Wood: Taylor Made
Irons: Srixon I-302
Wedges: Srixon Prototype
Ball:
Z-URS
Glove: Srixon Tour Cabretta
Other stuff in bag: My lucky
ball marker
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| Equipment
Review - Srixon’s
Revolutionary New Clubs
Featuring The WS System. |
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Srixon
Z-TI Driver - Feel The Power
The
flagship of the new Srixon club range is the Z-TI Titanium
Driver. Visually, the clubs are spectacular, with bright burnished
finish, red and black graphics, and the distinctive metallic
and red inserts that make up the WS System (Weight Optimisation
plus Shock Absorption). At 460cc, the Z-TI has a powerful
presence too, what you can’t see, but will certainly
appreciate on the course, is the ultra-thin construction that
produces high launch angles, low spin and an incredibly powerful
trajectory.
The
crown of the Z-TI is just 0.5mm thick – less than any
other premium club on the market. What Srixon term the Impact
Power Face varies from 2.35mm at the periphery to 3.25mm in
the centre. This increases repulsion around the face and makes
for high-speed launch, decreasing distance loss from off-centre
hits and adding stability.
The
Z-TI is fitted with the proprietary SV-3006 Fujikura Shaft,
developed especially for Srixon. Designed with increased bending
flexibility at the top again give’s greater stability
and increased distance. Controlled tests have shown that the
Z-TI carries an average of 8.3 metres further than the Ping
G5 and surpasses even Srixon’s own W-506 is distance,
with greatly increased accuracy.
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Srixon
I-601 Irons - Higher Launch, Longer Distance
The
new Srixon I-601 irons share the family good looks with the
Z-TI, with sophisticated graphics and the standout WS System
clearly visible. The clubs have been designed to maximise
the effects of the low centre of gravity created by the system;
lifting the ball easily through the balance factors and the
undercut wide sole. Because the WS System greatly assists
in maintaining perfectly square impact, regardless of club
length, accuracy is maximised, together with a unique dampened
feeling.
As
on the Z-TI, the tungsten weighting shifts from the toe on
the longer irons to the centre on 5-7 and the heel on 8-PW.
The head design features a special pocket cavity and the Impact
Power Face technology also used in the Z-TI. It produces quicker
acceleration of the ball, less spin and hence, increased distance.
Using a #5 I-601, tests produced consistent shots of 174.4
metres – 8.3 metres more than the Ping G5. The 1-601
range is available with either the SV-3007 Carbon Shaft or
the NS 950GH Steel Shaft.
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A
Total Family
Completing
the new Srixon club line-up are the M-Steel Metal Woods
and the AD Hybrids. Across the M-Steel range, great
attention has been paid to producing a club with a sweet,
vibration-free feel – a combination of the Impact
Power Face and the WS System’s impact-absorbing
materials. The Tungsten Nickel weighting in the heel
of the M-Steel gets the ball into the air quicker, with
a more stabilized flight pattern and increased forgiveness
in off-centre hits. The M-Steel has a far larger sweet
spot than the Srixon W-403AD and comes standard with
a SV-3008 Carbon Shaft which has been specially designed
for fairway woods. The M-Steel 3-wood carried an average
of 198.5 metres under test – 4.6 metres more than
the Ping G5.
The
new Srixon AD Hybrid utility clubs also feature a greatly
enlarged ‘sweet spot’ area, producing greater
accuracy from difficult lies. The Impact Power Face,
varying from 2.1mm to 2.6mm wall thickness increases
stability in flight, while the special impact-absorbing
jelly inside the head cavity produces an exceptionally
soft feel at impact. Both steel and carbon shafts are
available.
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in Australia by Srixon Sports Australasia. Call
1800 222 227 |
| Golf
Quiz |
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your chance to win 1 dozen Srixon Golf Balls simply answer
this trivia question. All correct answers will go in a draw
to win.
Question:
Which
country did the Super Sharks play against when representing
Australia?. The
answer is always somewhere in this newsletter.
Email
your answer to: news@ssga.net.au.
Edition
7 Quiz Results:
Question:
What
was the name of the golf venue where Kurt and Gary met Tigers'
Coach?
The
correct answer is: Hyatt Regency Coolum.
And
the winner is: John Harker
Congratulations.
John
has won 1 dozen Srixon Golf Balls. |
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Programs
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