Q Golf - Official online magazine for Golf Queensland QGolf - Winter 2017 | Page 3

Q Golf online Editor: Claire Power E: [email protected] Contributing Writers Tony Durkin, Bernie Pramberg and David Newbery. Golf Queensland Chief Executive Officer Lindsay Ellis Golf Operations Manager Golf Operations Officer Golf Operations Officer Head Coach Luke Bates Chris Evans Matt Field Tony Meyer Communications & Marketing Manager Claire Power Communications & Marketing Officers Kirsty Wrice Louise Corrigan Finance Manager Matthew Sedgman Administration Officer Sam Houston Participation Development Manager Adrian Hewat Participation Development Officer Scott Simons Sally Stringer 14 Walden Lane Bowen Hills, QLD 4006 PO Box 50 RBH Herston QLD 4029 From the CEO - Lindsay Ellis Welcome to the Winter edition of the Q Golf Magazine. At Golf Queensland, we are proud of the schedule of events and the range of State- based Championships we offer. With 25 tournaments on the Golf Queensland calendar and 25 on the PresCare Queensland Senior Order of Merit calendar, along with numerous clinics and workshops, every year is a big year. We are pleased to see participation in our events growing from year to year. The 2017 Queensland Women’s Country Championship has continued its dominance as Queensland’s largest golf participation event with close to 400 players travelling to the Golf Central Queensland District. Rockhampton Golf Club and Yeppoon Golf Club played host to this year’s championship with 60 clubs represented in the field. Congratulations to all involved, it was a tremendous success. Following on from this, June is a big month of events and sees Bargara Golf Club again hosting the Qld Boys’ and Girls’ Amateur. This is always a highly anticipated event on the junior golfing calendar. This year is no exception with the Boys’ competition full and the Girls’ heading in the same direction. And it is also great to see junior representation from all states. The big month continues with the Men’s and Women’s Sand Green Championships to be held at Blackall Golf Club and Hughenden Golf Club respectively. These championships are always highly anticipated as evidenced by the number registrations to the two events. This highlights that golf is certainly alive and well in Queensland. Golf Queensland delivers a diverse range of championships for amateurs through to the Isuzu Queensland Open for professionals. The Queensland Open is the pinnacle of golf in Queensland and the event has provided great publicity and promotion for the game. Participation in golf is central to ensuring our game grows stronger. The strong participation in our tournaments and events this year is most encouraging and provides a good indicator that interest competition golf is on the rise. This is also supported by recent participation data published by Golf Australia indicating participation in club competition rounds in Queensland increased by over 5% last year. It is pleasing to see more Queenslanders enjoying more golf and competition is a great way to socialise as well as challenge your skills. No matter if you are a humble club player or you are aiming to win one of our Golf Queensland championships I wish you all the best in golf this year. Please enjoy this edition of QGolf and happy golfing! Lindsay Ellis P: [phone] E: [email protected] www.golfqueensland.org.au Publishing and Design Golf Industry Central www.golfindustrycentral.com.au Golf Queensland Ltd cannot ensure that the advertisements appearing in this publication comply absolutely with the Trade Practices Act and oth er consumer legislation. It is the responsibility of the advertiser and/or supplier to ensure compliance with all legal requirements. Golf Queensland does not accept responsibility for incorrect information appearing in such advertisements. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, transmitted or used in any other way without prior permission for Golf Queensland. Contributions including the contributor’s name and address are welcomed by this publication, and should be addressed to The Editor, Q-Golf Online, PO Box 50 RBH, Brisbane, QLD 4001 or emailed to [email protected]. www.golfqueensland.org.au www.golfqueensland.org.au Winter 2017 Q Golf 3