Centenary 2011

Right: Brian Pool , Robert Buchanan & Bryan Mustchin

Patron: Brian Pool & Mrs Beverly Pool

Life Memmbers:

Robert Buchanan, Rodney Ensor, Brian & Beverly Pool, Leslie Harris

Centenary Commitee

Don Giles, Lindsay Debenham, Judith & Bryan Mustchin, Jason Hill, Richard Tapper & Lynda Lunn

Report On the Central Celebration

What a great weekend was held by all who attended - from Friday nights “conversatione” until Sunday’s unveiling of the official Plaque and then a BBQ lunch, the weekend went without a hitch.

About eighty people attended Friday night with a lot of past and present members rubbing shoulders. The highlight of the night was a letter from The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews and a presentation was made to the Club of the flag from the 18th green from the final day of this year’s British Open held at Royal St. Georges, in Kent, UK. The flag is signed by Padraig Harrington, a former winner of the Open.

The weather played its part with a great day in store for the 86 players who played an Ambrose competition on Saturday. Brian Pool started the proceedings with a “Shot Gun” start. This was one tournament where everyone was a winner.

Saturday night saw 102 people sit down to a formal dinner at the Heritage. Guest speakers Mrs Beverley Pool, Mr. Rodney Ensor, Sir Richard Hadlee and Mr. Philip Leishman (Host of the HSBC Golf Show) enthralled the guests with their wit and humour.

Sunday morning saw a more formal start to the day with the unveiling of the Commemorative Plaque by our Patron and his wife, Mr. Brian and Mrs. Beverley Pool. The planting of a Japanese Maple by our oldest Life member, Mr. Bob Buchanan, was followed by holes of golf and a barbeque lunch.

The Golf Show will be featuring the weekend on its show in the next few weeks.

Thank you very much to our Centenary Committee who put this weekend together. It has been 2 years in the planning, and to come up with a great weekend is a credit to this committee.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mike Ballard for donating a painting of the “Gum Tree” beside No. 7 Green. This is truly a magnificent painting and we are very grateful to Mike for it.

Below is the site to go to to look at photos taken at the Centenary.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hanmer-Springs-Golf-Club/169796993058581