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STATE NEWS treated to an excellent golf course which was presented beautifully. Thank you to Fiza Errington (General Manager) and all the staff, and the committee for hosting this event. The winners: 1 st - David Stein, John Burggraff, Alex Lawson, Paul Findlay – Cheltenham Golf Club – 98 points 2 nd - Tim Hanton, Stephen Nichols, Sonny Trinder, Neil Aubert – Settlers Run – 97 points the rain was not going to get in their way. So, without any further delay, they all headed out onto The Pines knowing full well that the afternoon was going to be a wet one. That said the golf course was presented beautifully as the teams battled it out for the EC Coker Shield. The final results saw the Ballina team of Mark Whiting (CEO), Jennifer Ellenbroek, Geoff Barnes and Paul Wilson take out the day’s major event with 76 points. The winning team from Ballina receive the EC Coker Shield from Ted Coker. 3 rd - Lindsay Bell, Chris Kelly, John Reggars, Des Heberman – Heidelberg Golf Club – 95 points QUEENSLAND: GMAQ EXECUTIVE DAY SURVIVES THE RAIN AT SANCTUARY COVE The 2018 GMAQ Executive Day was held at the fantastic facility of Sanctuary Cove – The Pines on Tuesday 6 March and although the weather made life a little uncomfortable for all concerned on the day, it didn’t dampen the spirits of the 76 players that turned up to play. Facing rain in the morning, after many days of rain preceding the event, the course was understandably wet underfoot but the forecast of rain for the rest of the day had the event in doubt for many. Rather than make an executive decision on how to proceed, the GMAQ Captain elected to let democracy take its course and asked the golfers present what they would like to do. The majority had come to play golf and Taking out the daily Four-Ball event was new member Brett Lawton and sponsor Jamie Gianneas with 46 points. The GMAQ would like to thank the Sanctuary Cove Team led by Executive General Manager – Paul Sanders and Superintendent Paul McLean and their teams for the wonderful event and the chance to play on one of Australia’s finest facilities. WWW.GMA.ORG.AU I 15