The Board of Virginia Golf Club would like to introduce our new Secretary/ Manager, Mr David Bell. David has previously worked in management positions for Queensland Athletics and V8 Supercars. Prior to these roles, he practised as a commercial lawyer at a major Brisbane law firm. He holds degrees in Law and Accounting and a Masters degree in Sport Management.

He has specifically asked that the members of Virginia Golf Club make themselves known to him as he intends on talking to as many people as possible about the Club and its priorities. David commenced in his role this week so please stop in and say hi! 

Players were presented with difficult conditions in round 1 of the 2009 Club Championships.  The wind gusts were as strong as 35 km/hr at some parts in the afternoon.

Ben Fletcher leads the way after an opening round of 70 - the only sub par round for the day.  Hot on his heels is former champion Steve Sinclair (71) and Justin Cooke (72), who had the best score of the afternoon field.  Ricky Siddle (73) is tied for 4th after a back nine 32 which included 5 birdies.

The Junior Championship will be a two horse race between the in-form Don McLauchlan and the always steady Alex Wall.  Don earned the points in the first round of this bout with 74 to Alex's 78.

The Senior Championship (being played over 4 rounds for the first time this year) sees 8 players within 5 shots of the lead.  Steve Watkinson is the front runner after an opening 74 but leading the chasing pack is Bob Watson with a 76.

You can view a few photos from the Championships by clicking here.

The second round is played next Saturday and you can view all the scores by clicking on the links below:

Following a review of membership, the Board of Directors has made a change to the rights of reciprocal members.  From 1 September 2009, reciprocal members are limited to six games per year at Virginia (including both competition rounds and social games) unless prior permission is obtained from the Secretary Manager.  A reminder that all reciprocal members must show a current membership card from their home club. 

In 1991, Chad McCormick and Justin Cooke played together on the golf team for Craigslea State High School. They won the State Secondary Schools Metropolitan Golf Championship. Eighteen years later, they were forced to play each other - in the final of the 2009 Captain's Trophy. It was Justin who took the honours, winning the match 3&2 and claiming this honour board event. The full draw can be viewed by clicking here. 

The latest Club newsletter has been released and you can view it online by clicking here.  You can pick up a paper copy from the office.

The Virginia Cup has been won by Don McLauchlan in an 18-hole play-off against Brad Murphy.  Both shot excellent rounds of nett 67 in regulation play on July 11.  Don won the play-off, held on July 18, with a score off nett 71 to Brad's nett 74.  It was a close contest with just a single nett stroke separating them with two holes to play.

The Cup also served as the qualifying round for the Captain's Trophy, a single match play event. For those who attempted to qualify, the cut off score was nett 73 (on a countback) and the full draw can be viewed by clicking here. The first round is played on July 25.