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Created: 30 July 24

Trentham Golf Club has launched an exciting new initiative at Trentham: the Women’s Golf Program. The program is designed to enhance the skills and confidence of women golfers of all ages and abilities. Through a "Change Our Game Activation Grant", the program will increase women's participation in golf.

About the Program

This comprehensive program will be led by our high-regarded professional golf instructor, Matthew Duncan, and supported by community instructor Lisa Caines. It will cover all aspects of the game, including golf swing, positioning, chipping, driving, putting, mindset, exercises, and the mental aspects of golf. Our goal is to create a welcoming environment where women can learn and improve their skills and enjoy the game to the fullest.

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Created: 30 March 24

Graeme Smith was the winner of the 2024 Arthur Moloney trophy, played as a Stableford round on March 23.

Graeme scored an outstanding 43 points, to win by a single point from Trevor McKeon on 42 points. Graeme Wright was third in the trophy with 40 points.

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Created: 22 March 24

Trentham's much loved Life Member Jim McCormack died in hospital on Thursday March 21 at the age of 86. Jim was an absolute institution at Trentham after joining the club over 60 years ago. He was the longest-serving Trentham member.

Jim had many years as a committee member, and served on a number of occasions as President and Captain. He was the club handicapper in the days before GolfLink, diligently changing numbers on the handicap board after every event. He was the membership officer at the same time.

He will always be remembered for his gentlemanly nature, friendliness and his tireless work for the club. He was very generous, supporting many club projects and sponsoring events and trophies, especially for women.

Jim was still playing golf every Thursday and Saturday until this year, and even up to three weeks ago occupied what seemed like a permanent chair in the clubhouse ... helping on the finishing and starting desks for our competitions. We will miss his copperplate script on the trophy vouchers.

In 2022 Jim achieved his second hole-in-one (pictured), over 45 years after his first!

Jim was also a life member and former Captain of the Spring Hill CFA, for whom he served in a tireless capacity for many years. He sold his large property at Spring Hill, around the shores of the Coliban Reservoir, a few years ago, and while he moved to live in Kyneton he still travelled to Trentham for golf. He was also the last student to attend Spring Hill Primary School No.1906 before it closed in 1951.

His funeral was held on Wednesday April 3 at 1:30 pm in the Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church, Kyneton, followed by burial at the Kyneton Cemetery. CFA members and Trentham Golf Club members formed a guard of honour outside the church.

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Created: 13 March 24

The 2024 Trentham Men's Singles Knockout matchplay final was completed in very warm conditions on Saturday March 9th.

Playing off a handicap of 15, Kevin Sheedy (right) was the 3 and 2 winner against Liam Murray (8). This is the second time Kevin has won the championship.

Congratulations to both players for making the final.

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Created: 16 January 24

Trentham is running a new teams competition this year, the "Wombat Cup". The competition features:

• Ten teams of 8
• Mixed abilities, genders and handicaps
• Stableford competitions on the second Saturday of every month
• Matches between teams with the best four Stableford scores to count
• A premiership ladder determined each month, published on the website
• Prizes and a trophy at the end of the year for the premiership team.

The first round was played on Saturday, March 9, scores and ladder available here.

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Created: 14 January 24

Life member Neil Rothe (left) returned to the club on Saturday January 13th to present the Rothe Mixed Matchplay trophy to the winners, Alison Borchers and Simon Ovenden. The final was played in December, where Alison and Simon defeated Julie Hanson and Colin Wilson 1 up.

The trophy was initiated by life members Judy and Neil Rothe to add a mixed matchplay event to the trophy cabinet. The fine trophy is made by renowned silversmiths Flynn's of Kyneton. Judy Rothe, a long time stalwart of the club, passed away in 2022.

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Created: 10 December 23

Trentham's former greenkeeper for 34 years, Bob Dobinson (right), received his life membership medallion from President Keith Webster at a presentation after the competition on Saturday January 13th. Bob was elected to life membership of the Club at the Annual General Meeting on December 9th.

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Created: 09 June 23

June 9th marked two years on from the intense storm that devastated our course and the surrounding Trentham area. Local members suffered damage to their homes. And few people who sheltered in their homes that night envisaged what was happening on the course. Seventy-five large trees were blown over, fences damaged and our practice nets destroyed. The course was closed for nearly two months before it was playable again.

Looking back and two years down the track, the efforts of our greens staff, club members, visiting green keepers and contractors have achieved a wonderful outcome. While a few signs are still visible around the course in the form of a few remaining fallen trees and timber piles in the rough, and mulch piles where trees once stood, the course is fully playable and back to its best.

It's an ill wind that doesn't blow some good, and the course has improved in some areas. As examples, the 2nd and 12th greens have more sunlight and better grass health with fewer tall trees shading them from the north. The 12th hole is much better without the two large gum trees overhanging the fairway on the left hand side of the approach. The 14th hole has been opened up with fewer trees down the left side and the removal of the large eucalypt near the 15th tee. Our new and much improved practice nets are currently under construction.

Two years down the track the club would like to thank everyone who has helped either by giving time, expertise or financial contributions. It demonstrates what can be achieved by community effort and good organisation, motivated by a love of the club and the course.

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Created: 08 February 23

Trentham Golf Club has developed a new volunteer program to assist in course maintenance and improvement. The aim is to maintain and improve Trentham's reputation for course condition and playability, and to make the course even better for members and visitors. There are four work areas covered by the volunteer program: mowing, gardening, sand and bin run, and woodcutters.

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Created: 11 December 22

Trentham introduced the competition credits system in 2020 as a response to Covid-19 lockdowns. Along with the usage of timesheets, it was designed to eliminate cash payments, and to allow players to compete in competitions even when the clubhouse was closed. In fact, because of the non-contact and social distancing nature of the system, the club was permitted by the Victorian Department of Health to conduct "virtual" competitions even when other sporting competitions were banned across Victoria.

The competition system has been so successful, popular and administratively useful that it will continue as a standard feature of club competition organisation.

The advantages of the credits system are:

• Members can book into competitions at a wide variety of start times from early morning until 12.30pm. The previous limits were removed.
• Members don't need to bring cash every week
• The need for someone volunteering on the starter's desk is removed.
• Cash deposits at the bank are eliminated.
• Administration of the system is easier, without difficult and time-consuming reconciliations.

Participating in the system is easy. Paypal or credit cards are used to buy credits online. Members pre-purchase credits for play, and every time they play in a competition one credit is deducted from their balance (three credits for Access members). When their balance reaches zero, they receive an automated reminder e-mail to buy more.

Please remember when using the "Buy credits" form, to enter your full 10-digit GolfLink number. Hit the "Tab" key after number entry and your name and current credits will appear in the next fields (see image). If you don't do this, your purchase may not work. Then you can go on to purchasing more credits to top up your balance.

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Created: 25 June 21

Trentham Golf Club was first formed in 1937. The club commenced by leasing land for a 9-hole course on land owned by the Trentham Co-operative Society. In October 1949, the club purchased all the land owned by the Co-operative Society and over 60 years has developed the course we have today.

To compare what the course looked like in 1946 to what it looks like today, click the link below. The historic aerial photo from 1946 shows the Trentham Co-operative Society's yards and slaughterhouse just forward of the 4th tee among the large cypress trees, most of which still exist. The club's sand greens show as white dots, some in the same place as today's greens. Some trees existed in 1949, such as those around the 15th tee, the large Manna gum on the hill on the corner of the 16th, and some roadside trees. But nearly all trees on the course, native and exotic, have been planted since the land was purchased in 1949.