golf queensland
PresCare announced
as QSOOM naming
rights sponsor
MyGolf camp a great success in Blackall
During May, Golf Queensland
celebrated a centenary of administrating
amateur golf in Queensland.
Golf Queensland recently announced
aged care provider PresCare as
the naming rights sponsor of the
Queensland Senior Order of Merit
(QSOOM).
The partnership assists in the
sustainability of securing the QSOOM
for the next two years ensuring for a
comprehensive competition calendar of
events for the over 55-year golfer.
Golf Queensland Chair Peter Castrisos
said he was pleased to welcome a new
sponsor to the golf industry and in
particular to the QSOOM.
“It is refreshing to see new businesses
realising the benefits in partnering with
golf,” Mr Castrisos said.
“Golf is a sport that caters for all age
groups, and in this case, the PresCare
QSOOM calendar provides opportunities
for senior golfers to travel and participate
in events at fantastic Queensland golf
courses.”
PresCare’s Acting Chief Executive
Officer Michael Bosel said the QSOOM
sponsorship enabled the not-for-profit
organisation to reach thousands of
older Queenslanders across the state
through 41 local seniors’ tournaments
throughout the year.
“Often members of sporting clubs
perceive a high level of support and
friendship, key factors in reducing social
isolation. So it follows playing a round
of golf with your mates can improve
your health and wellbeing and that may
ultimately save someone’s life,” Mr Bosel
said. •
Golf Qld celebrates
Centenary
On 8 May 2014, it was precisely 100 years
since the first meeting of the Queensland
Golf Association, the original predecessor
organisation to Golf Queensland.
T
he first MYGolf Junior camp kicked off
for 2014 in the Central West at Blackall
Golf Club in April.
The concept of Golf Queensland travelling
to a regional district and supporting a threeday junior camp began last year in the Central
West at Tambo Golf Club and has gained
momentum throughout Golf Queensland’s
development. This year there are MYGolf
camps in the June/July holidays at Yeppoon
(Capricorn Golf Resort), Charters Towers Golf
Club, Emerald Golf Club and in the September
holidays at Miles Golf Club.
The camps are targeting juniors aged
5-14 years at the beginner to 3, 6, or 9-hole
ability with a passion to learn and play golf.
Equipment is also supplied if required.
The Blackall camp saw 37 juniors from the
Central West Queensland district including
juniors from Tambo, Ilfracome, Barcaldine,
Muttaburra and of course Blackall attend the
camp.
Golf Queensland’s Development Officer
and PGA and ALPG golf professional Lee
Harrington along with husband Peter, also a
PGA golf professional, delivered a structured
three-day program consisting of warm-up
games and activities, skills sessions on full
swing, chipping and putting, rules session and
on-course play.
There was once again great local sponsorship
by Tambo Teddies, Choyce’s Livestock
transport, Coolibah Motel and Shane Robinson
Construction as well as support from BlackallTambo regional council. The support of Junior
Coordinators Bill Rogers and Shane Robinson
was instrumental in the camp being such as
success for the second year.
Local Junior Coordinator Shane Robinson
said the camp was a huge success. “The
organisation, fun and expertise that these
camps provide for our juniors here is
tremendous benefit for our juniors and for
our district clubs, also the parents and junior
coordinators and volunteers also learn a few
things on the latest MYGolf coaching practices
and also for our own golf games,” Mr Robinson
said.
Golf Queensland’s Lee Harrington supported
Robinson’s comments. “It’s great to spend three
days with local coaches and parents to educate
them on the latest games and skill delivery
techniques that will keep them assisting the
juniors when we are gone.
This practical involvement is highly valuable
for their motivation to keep them involved
with the juniors. More local members need
to come and see how easy and fun junior
coaching can be now, with the fun games and
equipment that we use,” Mrs Harrington said.
Thank you also to Blackall Golf Club for the
use of their facilities and to all the parents and
volunteers who assisted throughout the camp.
Once again Hills International Golf College
is supporting junior golf in regional areas
by sponsoring two juniors to attend their
September golf camp from every MYGolf camp
in 2014. This provides a great opportunity for
juniors from regional areas to keep working
on their golf, mixing with juniors from the
city and an opportunity to play on grass
greens. We thank Hills International College
for this support in working together on the
development of the game.
To celebrate this milestone, Golf
Queensland and the State Library of
Queensland (SLQ) showcased a range of
online media-based programs throughout
the month, which included a digital
golfing in Queensland exhibition in Flickr,
an interactive digital experience of current
and past golf clubs through Historypin,
and an online presence to golf clubs
in Wikipedia.
A key outcome for the project is for
every member golf club to collect, digitise
and describe its memorabilia for golfing
generations to come.
Golf Queensland Chair Peter Castrisos
said golf was a sport steeped in tradition
and maintaining the history was vital.
“The centenary celebration provides us
with an opportunity to promote golf in
this state while preserving our past,” Mr
Castrisos said.
“Partner