Inside Golf - September 2010

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September 2010

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Longdrive golf goes West

Memberships available at
Links Kennedy Bay
Sorrows, Scramble at
Sanctuary Golf Resort

JOE Camilleri and the Black Sorrows will be performing a live concert in Sanctuary Golf Resort’s beautiful Marquee on September 17. Tickets are $45 presale or $50 at the door (if still available). Doors open at 7:15pm for an 8:30pm start. Call 08 9725 2777.

Two days later, on Sept 19th, the final Holden Scramble will roll into town. The Holden Scramble is very strong in the area — with Bunbury Holden sponsoring many events. This is the last chance for many of you diehard tragics to make the regional final, so don’t miss this one!

Sanctuary Golf’s Rob Miguel has told us that the pin placements will be set up in such a way that you’ll need some extremely accurate and well-thought-out approaches in order to make birdies. Bring your A-game!

More information: www.
sanctuaryresort.com.au;

SECRET Harbour Golf Links welcomed Australia’s best longball hitters to WA at the recent RE/MAX World Longdrive Championship Australia — and those who came to watch were in for a treat!

While the “Stars” of the show included some of the biggest names in Australian longball, a “Special Guest Star” role featured the grand opening of Secret Harbour’s brand-new $3 million dollar clubhouse.

With the first-ever prize pool for a RWLCA event – not to mention double-points on offer — there were plenty of new faces in the competition.

The locals were out in force to
support the WA debut event, and with
the largest amateur division yet, it was
not until the tail end of the day that a
winner emerged. Paul Mews set the
bar high for all of the competitors with
a massive 304.5m bomb. Bart Staines
recorded a 285.4m drive of his own,
while Luke Page wasn’t far behind with
a measurement of 276.1m.

The Open Division also saw one of its largest fields yet. Everyone’s eyes were on Order of Merit leader Stephen Kennedy as well as newcomer Daniel Lee — who is one of the youngest Open competitors, and certainly one to watch in the future. Local Iain Dick was also in fine form — with his cheer squad in tow — finishing in the top 6.

The Super Senior division saw a one-on-one battle between tour regular

Big hitters with their Big Dogs at Secret Harbour’s longdrive event

Brian Reichel and newcomer John Collins. Brian took the win with a fantastic measurement of 299.7m (a 2010 Super Senior Record).

The battle between Mark Sanford and Simon Abbott has travelled right around Australia but it wasn’t until the final ball that a winner could be crowned. This time it was the Big Man Mark Sanford with a measurement of 309.0m. Simon qualified 1st for the finals with a measurement of 310.8m, but just could not find what was needed to beat Mark’s consistency throughout the day.

THE Links Kennedy Bay are currently offering a limited number (less than 100) of Foundation Memberships. Foundation members receive reduced golf fees for lifetime of membership (15% off 2011/2012 rates and 10% off every other year) and a guarantee of no nomination fee ever.

Full 7-days are available at $1600, including a $260 bar levy and $60 ins/affiliation fees. Full seniors ( 60+)/5-day/5-day seniors and intermediate ( 18-25 yrs) all qualify for Foundation Membership Status prices on application.

More information: 08 9524 5991
or email admin@kennedybay.com.
au;
Kwinana events

ENTRY forms are available for Kwinana’s State Seniors 4BBB on November 11th and 12th, and their annual Kwinana Cup on Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st November. Both events are 36-hole events. For more information, or to download entry forms, visit www.kwinanagolfclub. com.au;