Golf Management Australia – Qld Division
Bribie Island Golf and Pacific Harbour Golf and Country Club
The two day event was held at Bribie Island Golf Club and Pacific Harbour Golf and Country Club on Sunday 22nd April and Monday 23rd April 2012.
The weekend trips away are held once a year and are designed to encourage Managers to interact with fellow Managers and our valuable sponsors. The event started at Bribie Island Golf and everyone was made feel very welcome by new General Manager Steve Middleton. It is a true credit to the Committee and staff at Bribie Island to see the course in such great condition considering the problems they have encountered due to the heavy rain and flooding during recent months.
The winner of the Single Stableford event held at Bribie Island was Charlie McGill (Horton Park) with 37 points from Jason Looker (Caloundra) with 36 points. The Team Event was won by Mark Whiting (Tin Can Bay), Sharon Purnell (Mt Coolum), Allan Harris (Tewantin Noosa) and Simon Parker (The Brisbane) with 110 points.
Monday started with breakfast at the Pacific Harbour Golf and Country Club. Rick Anderson the Assistant General Manager of Nudgee Golf Club provided a presentation on his experience of the Club Managers Association of American Conference held in New Orleans. Rick presented a very informative report and detailed relevant items of interest. Just a few were Personal branding, How to deliver Blockbuster Service at your Club, Growing golf and Strategies to attract new golfers and keep the ones you have. His presentation can be accessed on the GMAQ website. GMAQ would like to thank Jeff Pollock and Jamie Kennedy from Schweppes Australia for funding the bursary.
Marcus Sullivan the General Manager of Pacific Harbour gave a brief presentation on his club and his experiences.
The Rules Accreditation Course was outlined and a couple of rules were discussed; I encourage everyone to attend the Rules of Golf Accreditation Program.
The Managers were all ready to tackle the challenging Pacific Harbour layout and some players found it easier than others with the winners of the day coming in with a fantastic score of 41 points, congratulations to Jeff Pollack (Schweppes Australia) and Ben Dobson (Headland) – runners up Cameron Harvey (Pacific) and Aaron Muirhead (Redland Bay) had 37 points.
On behalf of GMAQ I would like to express thanks to Steve Middleton (Bribie Island) and Marcus Sullivan (Pacific Harbour) and your staff for hosting a great weekend away on beautiful Bribie Island. I trust everyone had an exceptional experience and enjoyed the hospitality and the company of your fellow managers.
Our next event is the Rules of Golf Accreditation Seminar and Examination to be held at The Brisbane Golf Club on Thursday, 17th May 2012.
Look forward to seeing you there.
Simon Parker
President
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