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Castlecove Golf Club has a great group of loyal members who all agree it is Sydney’s friendliest golf club.

Junior Development Programme May 6 - July 8 2012
(not including Mothers Day or June long weekend)
Next intake is in term 3

Primary school aged kids (8 - 12) are invited to join us at Castlecove to participate in Golf Australia’s Mygolf programme.

All experience levels are welcome as kids will learn through an 8 week programme that encourages juniors to progress from bronze to gold.
All sessions start with a warm up and safety talk then onto the skills session for that week, "rip it, roll It, chip it, fly it, blast it!"

The Mygolf challenge gives children their own progress chart that tracks progress in a series of golf skills, which they can also track on line with their Mygolf log-in. For more programme information and outline click here to access the Golf Australia Mygolf website.

Timing: 9:30 -11:00 (enough time for mum and dad to play 9 holes!)
Dates: Sunday 6 May to Sunday July 8 (not including Mothers Day or June long weekend)
Total cost includes: Mygolf membership, full 8 weeks of tuition by Head Professional Kate Macdouall, golf shirt, graduation day ceremony and BBQ
only $135 per child

Call Pro-Shop on (02) 9417 5566 to enrol - places are limited

Download the Mygolf parent consent form
Download the Castlecove Golf Club Junior Programme enrolment/payment form

Want to learn or improve your golf?

The Chippers Development programme has been run on Saturday afternoons at Castlecove for different levels from beginners to intermediate golfers who want to improve their game. The next round of clinics will be in Spring 2012. Bookings are now available on (02) 9417 5566.

Over 100 Chippers have gone through the programme in the Summer of 2012 and all are invited to play in the Chippers competitions held on Saturday afternoons at 2:00 to learn all the rules and scoring before playing in regualr competitions.

The best way to inprove your golf is to play regularly in competitons

Playing in regular competitions possible at Castlecove Golf Club once you have become a club member.
All members receive a GOLFlink handicap which enables players to use their handicap on golf courses all over the world.With club membership, competition play enables you to to set goals, monitor your progress and learn the rules of many different formats including stableford, stroke, par and 4 ball games. For those golfers interested in a greater challenge, inter-club pennants teams for both women and men are open to members.

Unlike many clubs, Castlecove has no joining or nomation fees or interviews- just one yearly membership cost.
Castlecove believes golf is a fantastic sport for people of all ages and abilities and should be as accesible as possible.
That’s whyCastlecove Golf Club offers the best value golf membership on Sydney’s North Shore.
Call the Pro-shop on (02) 9417 5566 for more details

Next Tournament is June Long weekend - Monday 11th June

May 2012
NEW-9 hole competitions with GOLFlink handicap

9 hole members are invited to play in two new mixed, open 9 hole competitions

• Saturday afternoons
• Thursday mornings

Great for time poor players,  and  people new to competition play.

PLUS May  special offer for 9 hole membership at only $400.00 (normally $450) until June  30 2013.
Call Pro shop on 9417 5566 to check weekly times

April 2012

ANZAC Day Tournament
The ANZAC day tournament saw stunning weather for the full field  for great golf and a gourmet BBQ.  The competition was split sixes and the winners with a score of 90 were Jenny C, Myra F, Vivienne H and Barbara Mac-G. Individual Winners were Jenny C with 40 and Rod B also 40.  Congratulations to the winners.

Keep the June long weekend (Monday 11th ) free for your next chance to play in one of these great days.

Easter Tournament

The Easter tournament was a magnificent day, attracting both members and visitors. Many new members participated and won prizes as well as many familiar faces.
Congratulations to the overall winning team, Myra F and John B who won the day on a countback with a whopping 50 points!Ellie B and David G were the runners up and scratch winners with 32 scratch points

March 2012

The last two groups of the Chippers Development Programme for Summer have graduated on the 17th March in the drizzling rain. Great commitment shown by all!
All Chippers who have finished the programme are welcome to play in the clubs "Chippers Competitions" as a a stepping stone to regular play in membership competitions.
Chippers start at 2:00 pm on Saturdays

February 2012

Another group of the Chippers Development Programme graduated last Saturday, 4th February. They were addressed at the graduation celebration by the Castle Cove Golf Club President Angela, who invited them to continue playing by joining various competitions including the Saturday afternoon 9 hole comp.

A special welcome to Chippers, Darius and Peter, who have joined the club and we hope to see them in regular comps soon!

January 2012

The Australia Day comp on 26th Jan, turned out to be a test of the game in wet condtions! Nevertherless, a full field endured the day and enjoyed a generous Australia Day BBQ and loads of prizes.

There was a terrific turn out for the New Years Day Tournament on 2/1/2012. Loads of great prizes were awarded to winners of all divisions as well as the top 12 teams. Congratulations to our Lady Captain, Myra and a new member, Trevor who won the day with an impressive score. Perfect weather was complimented by a generous BBQ lunch which saw many players stay in the Castle Bar well into the afternoon.
Congratulations to our Club Pro, Kate, her team and the Committee for putting on such a great event to start the new year.

Chippers Social Comps
All graduates of the Chipper Development Programme are invited to join the next Chippers social comp on Saturday 14th January.

December 2011

The Chippers Development Group have started a Saturday afternoon 9 hole comp, their first competition was on Saturday 3rd December. Congratulations to the winner, Darius, who won a Pro- Shop voucher. Runner up, winning a ball, was Wendy.

The following Saturday saw different Chippers taking the prizes with Dylan taking the men’s first prize and Darius being the runner-up. Ladieswinner for the voucher was Linda, and Maryann won the golf ball, a great result since it was the first time in a Comp for both ladies. Everyone was back with broad smiles and in good time to down some well earned refreshment at the bar. Another great day at CGC!

Saturday the 17th saw the fourth group of Chippers graduate. They are pictured below with golf Pro, Kate in Castlecove’s Castle Bar

ALPG visits Castlecove Golf Club

The ALPG (Australian Ladies Professional Golf) tour took a detour on December 1 and spent a glorious afternoon at Castlecove to hone their short game skills before heading out of Sydney.

The girls were able to relax and all enjoyed the "friendly" match so they could play with their tour mates without the pressure of a tour event. Many of the participants are International tour players and were very impressed by our beautiful course, especially our famous greens.

We would like to extend our best wishes to their upcoming tour events and look forward to seeing them back next year!

May - July Fixtures

Click here to download the May 2012 fixtures
Click here to download the June 2012 fixtures
Click here to download the July 2012 fixtures

Castlecove Golf Club is celebrating its 80th Anniversary!

On April 12th, Castlecove Golf club commemorated its 80th anniversary with over 100 people in attendance.

Our host, NSB's 99.3 fms Geoff Stanwell read the front page of the Sydney Morning Herald  from the day to take us back to the time. He was then joined by Willoughby Mayor Pat Reilly who reminisced with his personal memories of the club,  and the many stories already told to him from  the many members and ex-members at the event.

Angela Smith, our Chairperson, helped him plant a commemorative Waratah tree, then Mayor Reilly unveiled a plaque to ensure the day was remembered into the future.
You can see the Waratah tree as you walk up the stairs to the pro- shop on the right hand side.


After the official bits were complete, Mayor Reilly proceeded to the first tee to  re enact the opening in 1932 by Edgar Deans, who later became Mayor of Willoughby Council.




The Mayor bravely used an antique hickory driver, an antique ball and teed off a mound of sand prepared by his caddie, nine year old Hamish Grant.


Then the fun began with 14 octogenarian members of the club who competed in a long drive competition with the antique golf stick.
Congratulations to Barbara Douglas and John Potts the women’s and men’s victors.





The whole event was videoed by the Sydney Video Club and a video will be available shortly.


Many thanks to many people who helped the day become a success.



There will be more activities later in the year to further celebrate the anniversary, but make sure you save  Saturday night 22nd September for the 80th anniversary Gala Ball and Sunday 23rd September for the Heritage Golf Day



Click here to see the North Shore Times coverage of the day
 

Members Social Clubs

Women’s Bridge Club
Meets 2pm Wednesdays at Castle Bar
Contact Margot Whitfeld (02) 9958 6037

Women’s Craft Club
Meets 2pm Thursdays at Castle Bar
Contact Maureen Graham (02) 9499 2797

Women’s Book Club
Meets first Wednesday of every month 2pm at Castle Bar
Contact Jenny Kelly (02) 9977 0745

Men’s Who Club
Men play Fridays from 12.30pm after a lunch in the Castle Bar. There is a free sausage sizzle the last Friday of every month.
Contact John Chapman (02) 9488 9411

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