Quarterly Update 1: Jan - March 2006

30^th March 2006: Welcome to the 1^st nnomads Golf Club update for 2006. The summer is officially over and three months of the golfing year has passed. So what has happened so far this year and what is coming in the near future? I’m glad you asked because there is much to tell.

1^st Quarter Bladder Statistics: As every man and his dog know, the role of ‘the bladder’ is to maintain the Club’s statistics for each year. It is not a ladder and there is no prize for the most points. It is the way we record our game, player and ball wining activity.

And the ‘bladder’ tells us that at the 31^st March 2006 Brendan had played 12 games of golf in 2006 (almost once per week). Of those he won 5 games and gained NTP on 4 occasions. That is a dedicated performance in anyone’s language. Well done Brendan. Now Steph had only played 6 games, but he won 4 of them and gained NTP on 2 occasions. So that is also an impressive performance. Well done Steph. That’s not to mention Steve who only played 7 games, won 3 of them and gained 1 NTP. Again an impressive performance.

In addition, the first quarter yielded other performances of note including Min who won two of the three games he played – not bad eh … and Tom who won one of the three games he played – again 1 in 3 is not bad. Even Harry has won two of the 8 games he has played and gained second place on one occasion. So at the end of the quarter we have eleven names on the ‘2006 Bladder’ and all that before the first championship event for the year hast been run. “Well it all looks like healthy activity from over hear. I just wish I was able to be with you” sighed Ricko as he climbed aboard a boat for another fishing frenzy in SA!

The committee is delighted at the solid start to 2006. The Bladder is showing solid and positive member activity over the first quarter. Clearly 2006 is shaping up to be the best year ever as the handicap developments illustrate (see below).

Bladder (as at 31/3/06)

Name	Cards	1st	2nd	NTP /LD	Total Balls Won	Points
Brendan	24	5		4	9	35.0
Steph	12	4		2	6	22.0
Steve S	14	3		1	4	18.0
Harry	16	2	1		3	16.0
Min	6	2			2	9.0
Tom	6	1			1	6.0
Fritz	4			1	1	4.0
Gordon	4				0	2.0
Pete S	4				0	2.0
Emile	2				0	1.0
Jack	2				0	1.0

1^st Quarter Handicap Update: As the above table shows, as of the 30^th of March 11 players were listed on ‘The Bladder’ for 2006. Of those, five players have reduced their handicaps during the first quarter.

Min & Brendan - The Stand Out Performers: For those that haven’t been following this story, Min slashed 2 strokes off his handicap in the last two months of 2005 and then slashed another 2.3 strokes by end of March 2006 (34 down to 32 and then down to 30 strokes). This was the stand out performance for the quarter. “Look …. a few balls at the practice range, better use of the ‘Killer Whale’ and playing for a few weeks in a row. It not rocket science” explained Min when interviewed by the media. The committee congratulates Min on his excellent performance over the last 5 months.

Brendan slashed his handicap by two strokes (13.6 to 11.8) during the first quarter of 2006. That should also be recognised as a great performance. “Look its more about hovering around than coming in.” he explained when given the opportunity. The committee congratulates Brendan on this positive performance in the first quarter.

Four More Come in a Stroke: Harry, Steve, Tom and Steph all came in by between 0.5 and 1.2 strokes, resulting in a reduction in their handicaps of one stroke. It showed that some good golf has been played in the first quarter of 2006. The committee commends these players on an excellent 1^st quarter performance. The remanning players on the 2006 board remained where they were (no movement in handicaps) other than Fritz who dropped one stroke (26 to 27). ‘I only went out 0.2 but that pushed me out to 27” explained Fritz. “But I’m not so fussed because that will help me at the MOTT on the 8^th of April won’t it” he sniggered with glee over a beer at the bar.

“Look it’s a very good performance over all. It is great to see such dramatic improvement in just one quarter. I hope they keep it up for the rest of the year” commented club handicapper Gordon as he released the end of quarter results.

Change In Player 18 Hole Handicaps 1^st Quarter 2006

(Difference between last entry during 2005 and last entry 2006)

Player	Handicap at Start	Handicap at End	Difference
Min	31.8	29.5	-2.3
Brendan	13.6	11.8	-1.8
Harry	28	26.8	-1.2
Steve S	18.3	17.3	-1.0
Tom	25.8	25.2	-0.6
Steph	21.1	20.6	-0.5
Jack	24.2	24.3	0.1
Pete S	17.6	17.8	0.2
Fritz	27.4	27.6	0.2
Gordon	24.9	25.1	0.2

Upcoming Events: Well the big events not to miss in the immediate future are the MOTT (8^th April at Cape Schanck, Victoria) and the SHIT (17^th June, In-Melbourne – venue TBA). There are 10 of 12 slots booked so book quickly to get into the final two slots. Of course the big interstate events in the immediate future include The Uralba Open (9^th to 14 June in Canberra) and The PIS (July in SA – venue TBA). So adjust your dairies and be ready to participate in an exciting year of golf of all kinds in the way that only the nnomads Golf Club can play the game. And for those that haven’t submitted a card in 2006 …. come on you bastards – get out there, have a game of golf and submit a card for 2006. It’s the only way to maintain your nnomads Golf Club handicap and you can do it from anywhere in the world by going to our web site www.nnomadsgolfclub.com or by emailing us at nnomadsgc@nnomadsgolfclub.com.

There is no excuse…… and its all about the game.

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