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We will be welcoming our sponsors and life members to the
club on Saturday. Anyone who wishes to join them on the balcony from 2pm
may do so by buying a ticket. The $20 entitles you to balcony access from
2pm to 8pm, four drinks, finger food and an evening meal. Please advise by
email if you are interested, as places are limited.
Each year, the South African community come to Tregenza
for a BBQ and a scratch match against any OC member
(old/young/male/female) who is up for it! Bring your family,
picnic rug, chair and food, but the bar is open so please do not BYO grog.
We had great fun at the Frat Party after defeating
Burnside. Old Collegians was full of nerds, jocks and cheerleaders
enjoying the free beer and watching the Wallabies and the Springboks on
the big screen, followed by various movies.
.... no, not an entire keg per
person ... editor
We held a Quiz Night at the clubrooms on Friday,
5th August .
Eight tables competed to be recognised as the brains-trust of the
club. Good fun was had by all, puzzling over “bogging” and “coprophilia”,
humming familiar tunes trying to recall the lyrics, and randomly guessing
the publication date of the first volume of Das Kapital.
After a strong start the table of Frocs and their friends slipped
to the middle of the order, while the First Grade floundered, eventually
drawing for last. First place was shared by the tables of Bradelys/Thewlises/Apteds/Finns
and McDougalls/Church/Butler&friends.
The first prize was decided by a “knock out true or false”, the
winners being the Clan McDougall.
Congratulations to all, and thanks to Peter “Jesse” James and
assistants for running the night.
Ms College was Ben Suttell, Runner Up was Peter Cross, Ms Popularity
was Andy Farquharson (crowd vote) and Peter Cross was also Ms Calcutta
(the favourite in the Calcutta auction). The contestants were (see photo,
left to right, top to bottom): Ben Suttell, Jame "Kenya"
Pinkerton, (Ben Suttell), Michael Bell, Peter Cross, Andy Farquharson (as
Aleeyah Aleh Wahaab), Leigh Rebbeck, Andrew Waddinton, (Peter Cross), Ed
Mitchell and Andrew Sheppard.
Rumour has it that Jamie, true to the veil, garter and pink handbag
that Marc Fullager had forced on him, went home before midnight, almost
totally paralytic. Photos anyone, please ...
Everyone went through the huge amount of food like locusts, as usual.
Tacos, paella, bean salad, lamb on a spit (with thanks to the Wilsons for
the lamb and to Ray and his protegés for cooking).
A great deal of tequila, margaritas and sangria consumed. Many
sombreros. Boy with moustaches drawn on. The occasional poncho.
Piñata busted, after failed attempts by a series of children/losers,
by the club captain Ryan Neilsen. Chocolates and minties consumed, free
vouchers for tequila/beer/Tshirts claimed.
Lots of people - a good night.
Rugby on big screen - all the right teams won - bwa ha ha ha ha.
Raffle to raise funds for women's state team went well.
Winners - 1st prize (Scooter from Suzuki in the city valued at $890) -
Chris Darby
2nd prize (DVD Player) - Sue Thewlis
3rd and 4th prizes (Subscriptions to Inside Rugby donated by Murraylands
Newsagency) - Ben Suttell and Rob Paprzycki
5th prize (carton of beer) - Sally Kellet
6th prize (two bottles of D'Arenberg donated by Murray Curran) - Viv
Fullager
Many thanks to Tara for helping cook and set up on Friday night. Many
thanks to Belinda, Candy, Imogen, Tara, Roberta and D'Arcy for helping to
cook serve/sell raffle tickets/clean up yesterday. Many thanks to Anne,
Sue and Ted for cleaning up this morning in time for the private function
scheduled for today at the club.
3rd Annual Old Collegians Open
Tanunda Pines Golf Club
An encouraging turn out of 31 players competed at the Tanunda Pines
Golf Club on Sunday 6th February 2005 for the 3rd Annual Old Collegians
Open.
The format this year was 18 holes of Ambrose - if you do not hit a
good shot then you put your partners under a lot of pressure, similar to
missing a tackle in rugby. Seven groups of four and one group of three
competed.
President Kim Evans was on hand to keep the groups in check and to
be the “drinks bitch” (her words).
It was also pleasing to see Ted Apted (former President) in
attendance for the day. Ted accompanied one of the groups around the
course on foot (he must be in training for a come back).
As per usual, we underestimated the thirst of the Old Collegians
and had to purchase more on course drinks as the day progressed. The golf
club was extremely generous in providing this sustenance at a heavily
discounted rate to ensure that we did not run at a loss. At the conclusion
of the round Ted Apted, ably assisted by Peter Allen, Danny McCarten and
Bruce McDougall stoked up the barbie and we all sat down to well earned
meal.
Ryan “Booboo” Neilsen and Tom Secker had arranged to play
with a 12 handicapper (Peter Denley) and a 5 handicapper (James Swift).
This made their group clear favourites for the event. Another strong
contender for the title was the group of Craig de Carle, Richard Czeglik
and Craig’s mate Mick, playing as a three to avoid the extra distraction
of a fourth player (I think it was so that they could get back to the bar
first).
Submission of the cards at the conclusion of the day revealed a
clear winner. A team with the unlikely names of Jimbo, Beno, Chado and
Leono bolted from the blue with a gross score of 67 (5 under par). This
was the same gross score as the more fancied team of Swift, Denley, Booboo
and Secker. However, after taking handicaps into account the former team
won by more than five strokes.
Third place went to Craig, Mick and Czeza who by this time were in
the clubhouse for so long that they did not care who had won. Golf was the
winner on the day. Fashion pulled up the rear. Third place received a
selection of prizes donated by Gordon Hazzard (a loyal supporter of Old
Collegians and the golf day). Second place received three Nike golf balls
each and the winners a bottle of Rockford Cabernet.
Each participant in the day received a ticket in a raffle. The prize was a
magnum of 1999 Rockford Home Block Cabernet. A well-known wine identity,
present on the day, estimated it to be worth at least 750,000 something or
rathers. Verification of this value is obviously not possible but it is a
great, great wine. The winner was Tedgey (enjoy).
A raffle for a second magnum of Rockford Cabernet raised an additional
$100 for the day. Andrew McDougall won this second raffle.
At the conclusion of the presentation, John Denley from Pro-Time presented
President Kim with a cheque for $750 dollars being this year’s
sponsorship.
PLAN for next year’s golf day to be held on Sunday 5th
February 2006
Make it even more successful with MANY MORE PLAYERS
Sponsored by Pro-Time Business Solutions with special thanks to Gordon
Hazzard
On 12th February we welcomed in the Chinese New Year for the
fifth year in a row. This year is the year of the Rooster,
a year of happiness, colour and drama which should be tempered with common
sense. There’s a Chinese saying, “If you take a step back, you will
find the sea and the sky are boundless.”
In keeping with Chinese tradition and principles of feng shui, the
club was filled with Chinese decorations in red and
gold to bring luck and prosperity, with a fish above the bar to bring
wealth and a dragon over the trophy cabinet to bring
glory and protection. This year was bigger than usual, with a healthy
spread of roughly 300 club members, players,
friends and neighbours wandering in to enjoy the festivities.
Traditional Chinese food was provided by the wonderful chefs who
have catered all of our Chinese New Year parties.
Typically, the food sold out in record time!
The kids always enjoy the night and particularly the breaking of a
piñata not entirely a traditional Chinese custom). Kim was caught in the
four-deep riot of marauding children when the chocolate fell, while Joyce
looked on and assessed their tenacity and speed with recruitment for our
junior teams in mind! The fireworks display was, as always, very popular
and seems to get better every year.
The traditional Lion Dance display was the best yet. The tired old
lion of previous years has been fired and the new troupe was full of
daring, athleticism and humour. A great start to the year!
.. Tregenza Times, March 2005
The Old Collegians' Open
Sunday 6th
February 2005
4 Ball Ambrose
Registration 11:30 am
Tee-off from12:00 Noon
Tanunda Pines Golf Club
Dress Rules Apply (Collared Shirt)
Next to the Novotel Barossa near Jacobs Creek
Clubs,
buggies available for hire
Motorised carts (bookings essential)
Arrange your own team or be placed on the day
Lunch by arrangement from the club before or during the round
$50 entry includes
Prizes
18 Holes of Golf
On-course Drinks
Gourmet BBQ Dinner (5:30 pm)
Raffle Ticket for Magnum of Rockford Wine
$25 for Gourmet BBQ
Dinner and Raffle Ticket
(take a tour of the wineries then
join us for dinner)
Second Magnum raffle with tickets available on the day
Bus may be provided if sufficient interest shown
(additional
cost involved)
Bookings
essential for catering - phone the Denleys 8332-2735
Entry
Form here
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