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Gold Coast Show Day – Friday 1 September 2023

The Gold Coast Show Day public holiday is Friday 1 September 2023. Member Services will be closed on this date and reopen on Monday 4 October 2023 at 9am.

The Country Club will be open from 5am – 12pm but there will be no group fitness classes, Kids’ Club or Reformer Pilates on the day.

Men’s Foursomes Championship

The Men’s Foursomes Championship will be played on Sunday 17 September over 36 holes from 7:24am. This will be played in 6-balls off the black tees.

Date: Sunday 17 September 2023
Time: 7:24am tee off

All Abilities Open Day

The Club is hosting an All Abilities Open Day on Sunday 17 September 2023 on The Pines driving range and The Palms golf course. The schedule is as follows:

10:30am – 11:30am        
Come and Try Clinic on The Pines driving range

11:56am – 12:44pm        
18-hole tee times for All Abilities golfers on The Palms golf course

12:30pm – 1:30pm          
Come and Try Clinic on The Pines driving range followed by 9 holes on The Palms golf course

If any Members would like to be of assistance on this day, please contact Ryan Gailey via email.

The Palms Golf Course – Starting Hole Changes from Tuesday 12 September 2023

From Tuesday 12 September 2023, The Palms golf course configuration will be changing as follows:

• All one-tee starts will be from hole 1 (the current 9^th hole)
• All two-tee starts will be from:
  • Hole 1 (the current 9^th hole)
  • Hole 11 (the current 1^st hole)

Please note all signage and scorecards will be changed on this day.

Golf Australia Handicap App

The Golf Australia (GA) Handicap app is a fast, easy way to track and monitor handicaps. The key features of this app are as follows:

• Group/subgroup lookup – This feature allows you to store up to 100 GOLF Link numbers in your profile and view the GA handicaps of everyone in your list. You’ll only need to add players once before incorporating them into your groups. Create and name your own subgroups, such as ‘Saturday players’, ‘Family’, ‘Work golfers’, and so on.
• Notifications – Receive notifications anytime someone in your list has a new score processed to their GOLF Link record. Keep fully up to date with everyone’s scores as they come in.
• Daily handicap calculator – Choose the tees/course and this feature will display Daily Handicaps for you and everyone in your lists.
• Handicap record display – For you and any players in your list.
• Share scores and handicaps – The share feature enables you to message copies of scores/handicaps to your friends via text message, WhatsApp, Facebook, email, and more.

To download the app, visit the App Store or Google Play a search for GA handicap app.

Upcoming Honour Board and Major Events

Sunday 17 September            Men’s Foursomes Championships (36 holes)

Sunday 1 October                   Mixed Foursomes Championships (36 holes)

Welcome Charlie Dann

The Club would like to welcome Charlie Dann who has joined the Golf Services team as a Golf Services attendant. Charlie has been a Member at the Club since October 2020 and has been playing professionally on the PGA Tour of Australasia for the past five years.

Charlie previously worked at Pelican Waters Golf Club on the Sunshine Coast and brings a wealth of golf knowledge to Golf Services.

Welcome to the team Charlie.

Bank and Credit Card Fee Structure

With our new merchant service provider through Northstar, there are changes to fees associated with payments. To view this new fee structure, please click here.

Sunday Night Roast and Members’ Draw

The weekly Members’ Sunday Night Roast is held on Sunday evenings from 5:30pm.

The roast is $40 per person and includes a soup, a selection of traditional roast meats and vegetables and dessert.

Places are strictly limited, to avoid disappointment please book by phoning 07 5699 9000.

The Members’ Draw is conducted weekly at 6:30pm. Last Sunday’s Member drawn was Mr Sunny Newett. As Mr Newett was not present, the amount has jackpotted to $1,500 Club Credit with one chance to win.

Date: Sunday 3 September 2023
Time: From 5:30pm
Location: Lakeview Bar
Bookings: To make a booking, please phone 07 5699 9000

Pace of Play and Registration for Play

A reminder to Members to please observe the Rules Relating to Golf as well as the Rules of Golf in relation to the following:

• Slow play – Please remain observant of your pace of play during your round and keep up with the group in front. As outlined in the Rules Relating to Golf, slow play is not tolerated, and the Club has a slow play policy in place.
• Registration – Players must register with the golf shop at least 15 minutes prior to their assigned starting time and must be within the vicinity of their starting hole or on the practice putting green 10 minutes prior to their tee time. In line with the Rules Relating to Golf, not reporting to the golf shop on time may lead to disciplinary action, and the Rules of Golf state the following:
  • If the player is late, and starts no later than 5 minutes after scheduled starting time, a 2-shot penalty is issued (loss of hole in match play)
  • If the player is later than 5 minutes from scheduled starting time, they are disqualified.

Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club and the Jabiru – What Is This?

Just a minute – this is not the bird that has such a long history with Sanctuary Cove. No, it is not. In fact, the Jabiru is a South American bird which occasionally can be found in Mexico and even into the southern USA. It is not found in Australia. In northern Australia, a similar bird is traditionally called a Jabiru, but it shouldn’t be. Jabiru is not an indigenous name; it is a Brazilian name referring to this completely different species of stork which is native to South and Central America. The beautiful bird we know as a Jabiru is a black-necked stork. Click here to read further details.