LEEUWKOP GOLF CLUB
NEWSLETTER JUNE 2013
Dear Members
The Club Championships held over the weekend of 25-26 May were a resounding success. Pelop ensured that the event was run professionally, the course was set up excellently and the good entry led to some great rivalry.
The Men Champion was decided by a ding-dong battle between Reggie Mkhonto and Club Chairman Alpheus Mohale. Alpheus truimphed in the end by 1 shot, achieving a goal he has been pursuing since the early Nineties. In the Ladies Championship Karen Botha retained her title with n imporessive 10 shot win. New members Willie Odendaal and Amos Makhubele were also among the winners. This is an encouraging sign of the growth of Leeuwkop.
Club Championship Results:
A Div winner Alpheus Mohale (150 gross), runner up Reggie Mkhonto (151 gross), Darryl Amos best nett (144 nett), runner up nett Alan Bellamy (145 nett). B Div Winner Willie Odendaal (171 gross), runner up Amos Makhubele, best nett Dennis Powell (148), runner up Shawn Valerio (149). C Div winner Sagie Chetty (71 points), runner up Steve Mayward (70), third Charlie Heyns (68). Ladies A Div winner Karen Botha (176 gross), runner up Samantha Pretorius (186 gross), best nett Cathy Kozmary (166 nett0, B Div winner Tish Driver (68 points), runner up Megan Hancock (60 points), third June Powell (58 points.
Knockout Winners:
Mens singles Bruce Grubb, Ladies singles Val Cairns,Mens doubles Dave Rodger and Stewart Brown, Ladies doubles Jill van Zyl and Tish Driver, Mixed doubles Pam Martin and Trevor Joubert.
Nature Watch
Adrian Lloyd sighted a Black Heron (also called the Black Egret) at the 7th hole dam on Wednesday 22. This bird is very rare at Leeuwkop. It has a unique way of fishing, forming an umbrella with its wings then catching the fish lured by the “safety” of the shade. Pelop and Peter Hutton sent in a photo of duck they saw at the 7th for identification. It was one of the group of 3 Yellow Billed Duck which normally hangout around the big willow on the 4th fairway.
May Competition Results:
Wed 01/05 IPS: 1 Bruce Botha (39), 2 Tello Selepe (38 c/o), 3 Gary Tomman (38). Sat 04/05 Medal: A Div Bruce Botha (67 nett). B Div D Zunker (68 nett). C Div Mass Borgia (40 points). Seniors Peter Howarth (69 nett). Ladies Pam Martin (75 nett). Best Gross Mike Cameron (76 gross). Sun 05/05 IPS: 1 Ivan Solomon (35), 2 Norman
Caplan (31c/o), 3 Marcel Chetty (31). Wed 08/05 Meat Comp IPS: 1 Hilton Dawason (36 c/o), 2 Jan van Rhyn (36), 3 Mass Borgia (36). Sat 11/05 IPS: Morning – 1 Tony Levy (41), 2 J Morrison (39), 3 Craig Ryall 938): Afternoon – 1 Graham Roche 935), 2 Norman Caplan (34), 3 R Lowe (33). Sun 12/05 BBS: 1 Reg Kivi, Norman Caplan (48), 2 Andrew Harrison and Mike Cairns (47), 3 Andrew Harrison and Val Cairns (45). Wed 15/05 Meat Comp IPS: 1 Vimal Bansi (38 c/o), 2 Graham Roberts 938), 3 Hilton Dawson (38). Sat 18/05 BBS: morning – 1 Saleen Ayoob,K Munsamy (46), 2 Sam Salis, Joss Ngoepe (45 c/o), 3 Rob Giuricich, Recardo Nostri (45): afternoon – 1 Mass Borgia, Clive Kluckow (48), 2 Albert Hardie, Dave Rodger (47), 3 Karalynn van Vuuren, Cookie Konson (46). Sun 19/05 4B Alliance: 1 W Oosthuizen, Richard, G Velhowe, M rennie (52), 2 Paula, Julie, Justin, Claire (50), 3 D Tiffin, D Tunbridge, G Tiffin, G Haden (48). Wed 22/05 Meat Comp IPS: 1 Mark Farley (38), 2 Niger Roscoe (36 c/o0, 3 Wouter Smit (36). Wed 29/05 Meat Comp IPS: 1 Owen McDonald (44), 2 Bruce Meyer (39), 3 Eddie Davidson (38).
Course Improvements:
A number of rutted pathways have been filled. The ramp pathway from the 7th tee past the slipway has been finished and the side grassed. The swampy area on the beginning of the 7th fairway has been drained. Saplings around the 7th dam have been removed allowing a clear view of the water. Trees all around the course have had bottom branches and foliage trimmed, giving a clean cut look to the course. All noxious Bug Weed bushes and Lantana have been removed around the course.... this pest plant is increasingly rampant all over the country.
Welcome to Leeuwkop
We welcomed 8 new members in May: Amos Makhubele, Horst Apker, Fredrick Chitonga, Michael Norris, Abden Akaloo, Jack Ingle, Tom Maluleke and Dinesh Badloo.
Regards
Roy Paige - Communications
