LATEST NEWS:

Next Game: Anglesea June 16. Round 2 of the Club Championships. This event has Tee Times rather than a Shotgun Start. Costs: Home Club Members $15 and Non Home Club Members $55. The timesheet will open on Thursday June 5.

AGM: The AGM will be held after the Lara game on Monday July 14. There will be vacancies on the committee. We will need a new Treasurer for the 2025/26 season. Many thanks to Leigh for his financial management. To state the obvious, the continued success of the GDVGA is dependent on an active committee. Game day costs - $20 Home Club Members and $50 Non Home Club Members. A lunch is included.

Wintersun Veterans Golf Carnival, North Queensland, August 4 to 12, across multiple courses. The entry form is on the right side of the VVGA Home Page (vvga.org.au).

Congratulations to Lonsdale Links winners of the 2025 Pennant Finals
defeating Ocean Grove 3/2

The Winning finalists: Graeme Burns, Rob Gaffney, Laurie Fitzsimmons, Rob Hopkins, Jeff Nicholson and non-playing captain Marty Evans.

2025 GDVGA Championships:
To qualify you must play a minimum of 2 of the 3 nominated championship rounds

Grading using GA handicaps based on current membership data of first round.
A Grade 0 - 12.5
B Grade 12.6 - 18.5
C Grade  18.6 - 45.0

If players are tied on points for the two best rounds, the winner will be decided on countback method as per R&A Rule 5.6.d Committee Procedures

VVGA: The entries have opened for the VVGA Country Championships at Colac on Monday May 5 and Tuesday May 6. The entry form is available on the VVGA website (vvga.org.au) under the VVGA Events tab.

Memberships: the 2025 Memberships of $25 can now be paid either at a regular game or by bank transfer. If you wish to play pennant these fees must be paid by January 31 2025. The bank details are further down this page.

Ross Duff, Geelong President accepts the Challenge Trophy from Corangamite President Graham Clifford.
Geelong had 60 Players with an average of 27.93 Pts to Corangamite 37 Players with an average of 26.54 Pts

There have been changes made to the timesheet entry which will hopefully avoid the issues we have been having. You can now add 4 Players as long as your name is in the same time.

These changes have been made with the responsibility of members to ONLY DELETE players they have added in and with their permission.

After selecting the timesheet and before adding or deleting names you must - First select the time, or in the case of a SGS the Tee.

Select OK from the pop up window.

With your name selected (by default) select Book Player

Select OK from the pop up window.

To add another player Select the players name from the drop down list, then Book Player

Select OK from the pop up window.

You can add 3 players in the same group as you. You cannot add players to another Time or Tee.

To Delete a Player, they must be in the same group as you. Select the players name from the drop down list, Select Delete Player
 – Important please only Delete players you have added.

Select OK from the pop up window.

When you have finished adding or deleting names select “Done”

Congratulations to Alan Fisher on winning the 2024 Lonsdale Cup.

Membership of the GDVGA is open to playing members aged 55 years and above, of golf cubs within the Geelong District. For full membership details please see the Administration TAB.