July Snapshot

A very special congratulations to KCGC Member and Employee Dylan Price who in June represented Australia at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin.  Dylan, along with caddy/father Terry, combined to finish 3^rd in their division after 4 rounds of 9 holes - shooting 203.

The Club along with Teaching Professional Chris McCourt and mentor Jarrod Mann are all extremely proud of the golfing journey Dylan has completed thus far in his career.  Well done Dylan.

For a full article on Team Australia's Golfing results - please click here 

An alarming trend is starting to emerge regarding pace of play during the Club's Competitions.  During Winter, the need to remain vigilant in regards to your place in the field becomes paramount.  Below are a few reminders which all members should adhere to while playing during a competition. 

·         Looking for a lost ball is limited to a maximum 3 minutes (Rule of Golf).

·         Let shorter hitters hit first off tee blocks.

·         Play 'Ready golf'

Your place in the field is not in front of the group behind,

it is directly behind the group in front.

The Club has seen several occasions whereby groups lose touch with the group in front and the issue becomes compounded for each group behind. 

Congratulations to the Club's ladies who won their respective divisions of the BDLGA District Foursomes held during June.  

Div 1 Gross Champions - Mikayla Dyal & Partner Lily Surasen (Pelican Waters)

Div 1 Nett Champions - Tracy Thompson & Jemma Leonard (pictured below)

Div 2 Gross Champions - Pat Connor & Jill Garvey.

Div 2 3rd runners up - Kim Williams & Susan Mortimer.

As most would be aware, the club successfully received a funding grant of $325k under the Qld Government Community & Recreational Asset Recovery & Resilience Program to assist with the repairs to the 8^th hole.  More specifically the funding is for the replacement of the retaining wall adjacent to Kedron Brook (northern side).

The Club has since entered into a bilateral agreement with the Department of Tourism, Innovation & Sport (DTIS), which has appointed RPS Group as the project delivery managers.  

The stakeholder group involved in the project include Keperra Country Golf Club, (DTIS), RPS Group, Dept. of Environment, Dept. of Natural Resources, Brisbane City Council & Moreton Bay Regional Council.  Consequently, the preliminary works program has required extensive consultation & investigation with these groups.  

Although we are yet to see any "ground broken" in the area, the below update from RPS Group (30/06/2023) provides some insight into the project status:-

1. Conceptual design scope of works is completed and under final review.
2. Consultation will occur with KCGC once DTIS endorses the scope/s of work/s.
3. RPS Group are currently evaluating the Quantities Surveyors' costing summaries against the approved scope as we move to the next phase.
4. After endorsement of scopes and costings, the next phase will be schematic design/detailed design/specification, moving to Tender Preparation.
5. Surveys have been completed where required.
6. Geotechnical investigations are underway where required, and field works are due to be completed in the next two weeks.
7. Sports consultant has started compiling reports where required.

Periodic updates will be shared as they are provided to the Club, as I am sure we are all eager to see the 8^th green back to its best.  

The Club would like to congratulate our Ladies who participated in the BDLGA 2023 Pennant Season, specifically the Silver Weekend and Sapphire Zone 1 Midweek.

Keperra's Silver Ladies were defeated by Brisbane who were undefeated with Oxley coming in as Runner Up. 

Keperra's Sapphire Ladies came runners up by 1 point (9 points total) to Oxley who were undefeated in all matches. 

Both teams put in valiant efforts and the Club is very proud of their Seasons - well done Ladies.

The Gents Pennant season will commence shortly with a Home game against Brisbane GC on July 16th.    As always, the boys are calling on members looking to support the side and caddy to get in touch with the Club (admin@keperragolf.com.au). The full season's draw is listed below

16/7       Brisbane GC (H)

23/7       Royal QLD GC (A)

30/7       Redcliffe (H)

6/8         Brisbane (A)

13/8        Royal QLD GC (H)

20/8       Redcliffe GC (A)

The Club would like to also acknowledge and thank Member and Club Pennant Sponsor Phil Wuersching of Jim's Test & Tag for his support of all our Teams.

MiScore will running an update to their app on Monday July 17th. Members are encouraged to restart the MiScore App, by closing and re-opening prior to their round from 17 July. A restart will only be needed once to ensure the app is up to date.

Sunday June 4th saw the Club's annual Gents Foursomes Championships played in fresh conditions.  128 players put their friendships to the test over the 36 holes.

In the end it was 9 time Champions Gavin Chapman and Matt Dowling who would once again prevail, eventually coming away with a 9 shot margin over runners'-up Luke Simpson and Junior Ben Dowling.

June has been a busy month for the Keperra Ladies.  The Monthly Medal winners are Weekend - Sandy Allan, Weekday - A grade, Kim Williams, B grade, Jackie Dowling and C grade, Kerry Brammer. 

Winners of the Nell Harvey Memorial Foursomes were Susan Mortimer and Kim Williams with runners up Sandra Hathaway and Pam Lawrence. It was a tough match, 2 up with 1 to go.  BDLGA held their annual Foursomes Championship at Keperra on Monday June 19. It was well supported with 96 ladies playing, the Nett champions being Trace Thompson and Jemma Leonard, Division 2 Nett winners Susan Mortimer and Kim Williams, Division 1 Gross Mikayla Dyal and Lyly Surasen (Pelican Waters). Division 2 Gross Pat Connor and Jill Garvey. 

The delayed President's 4BBB champions were Jung-lan Hovav and Gillian Di Corleto as well as Deb Byrne and Melanie Teterin who won the Noelene Lancaster Shield with 45 point.

Congratulations Ladies

The Club will again be running the British Open Par 3 Competition on July 21st to coincide with the second round of the 2023 British Open from Royal Liverpool.  The Club will again design 18 unique par three holes with a 1:30 pm shotgun start, followed by a Dinner with a keg of Guinness for the evening.  The online booking sheet is now open, and the event presents an excellent opportunity to invite guests to Keperra.  Golf & dining is $95 for Members and $115 for guests, with payment required at booking.  A dining only option for partners is also available, and for those interested, please contact the Club on 3355 7744 (3).  Please be advised this event is all-inclusive and has a limited field size of 72 with all bookings to be finalised by July 14th.

This event is Sponsored by Club Major Sponsor Height 4 Hire and we wish to thank Ken Baker for his ongoing support

18^th                        AM Shotgun

21^st                        PM Shotgun

24th                      AM Shotgun