ASSOCIATES’ NEWS At the Associates’ AGM on 22nd November 2012 the new Committee was elected. Sue Cox was elected President as Judy Street retired after nine years of dedicated commitment to the Club. Jan Olsen was welcomed as VicePresident as were two other new Committee Members, Anne Moran and Helen Hains. Stephanie Cumming continues as Captain with Judy Theodoridis, Vice-Captain. Kerry Roberts is our new Secretary and Sue Hill, Handicap Manager. Sue Cox has since had to resign from the position of Associate President and issued the following statement: "It is with regret that I am writing to you to inform you of my decision to resign my position as President of the Associates’ Committee of Royal Queensland Golf Club effective from 31st January 2013. It is a decision made after long and careful consideration. My life has changed significantly since I was elected President of our Committee and the personal commitments I now have will not permit me to fulfil the requirements of my position as your President. Jan Olsen has kindly agreed to take over the position of President of our Committee. I thank her sincerely for accepting the Presidency and understanding my position. Joy Kruger has been appointed to fill the casual vacancy of Vice-President until the next AGM". We welcome you all to the 2013 golf season which opened on Tuesday 12th February. The day was a great success, with our usual Bring and Buy stalls and raffles. We also reverted to a two tee start from that day. Opening Day was also the day that entries opened for our annual competitions, being Eclectic, Gertrude McLeod Trophy, International Bowl, Golf Qld Brooch, and B&DLGA District Brooch. You may pay your entry fees for those competitions by seeing our Vice-Captain, Judy Theodoridis, or any member of the Committee. The annual review of the Stroke Index has been completed. The new Index reflects the level of difficulty of each hole as experienced by our Associates during the last twelve months. Similarly to last year, consideration was also given to the degree of balance between the two nines. The Match Index will remain unchanged for 2013. Lastly, but not least; there have been three Holes in One since the last Pin Hi. Christine Thomas achieved her Hole in One on 20th September, Glenda Fryer on 6th November, and Merita Pailthorpe on 9th December. Congratulations are extended to each of those ladies for their rare and coveted achievement.
Jan Olsen and Stephanie Cumming
SIR LESLIE WILSON CUP DINNER – FRIDAY 8TH MARCH The qualifying round for the 2013 Sir Leslie Wilson Cup is being held on nd Saturday 2 March and planning for that “special” partner has well and truly th commenced. The following week, Friday 8 March, the Sir Leslie Wilson Cup Dinner and Calcutta will be held at 6:30pm. Auctioneer extraordinaire Wally Boydell has commenced his research and will manage the Calcutta of the 32 teams that qualify for this prestigious event. Best of luck to all Members, including defending Champions Ian Thompson and Peter th Falcongreen, who initially qualified 16 . Dinner is $60 per person and remains one of the highlight events of the year. Book via the website or ring House Manager Ken Brown on 3633 6500.
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