The Canterbury Golf Awards Dinner was held at the Casino on Wednesday 6 May. Attending on behalf of the Club apart from me were Kate Johnstone, Louise Glubb, Jan North, Glenn Bongartz, Dennis Maguire (also as a Canterbury Selector), Paul Needs, Struan Cain & Garry Forward. In addition there were a number of other club members present including David Page (who is of course Chairman of the Board), Kerry & Dianna Sullivan (Kerry is Chairman of the Referees Ass.), and Jim Will. It was great to catch up with Jim and he promises to make an effort and come down to the Club on a Saturday but unfortunately his health does not allow him to play at the moment.
On the menu was a cold Salmon fillet entree, followed by a main of Lamb Racks (which were really good) and a tasting plate of desserts. Readers will be pleased to know that plenty of red wine flowed throughout the evening and no one was red carded but then we didn't try to purchase a whole bottle this time!!
The evening was successful for the Club in that two of our members were named as the male and female golfers of 2008. Dana Kim with her outstanding season last year was named the winner of the Women's category while Sam Ma was named as the Men's winner. Congratulations to them both on their outstanding performances during the year. It is unfortunate that they are to be lost not only to us as club players but also to Canterbury & New Zealand golf as they have both returned to Korea to pursue professional careers.
Currently Sam is playing on the secondary Korean Tour as an amateur in order to gain experience before seeking a full card in October. Initially we had hoped he would be back in New Zealand for the Woodward Cup season but sadly this will not now transpire. I am sure all the Club will be in support when I wish both Sam and Dana all the best for the future. We will watch for their progress full of expectation of success.
For the record note that Dana's younger sister is now an active member of the Club and there is an exceptionally good chance she will follow in her footsteps given her commitment to the game. She has just received her first handicap, 8!!
The evening also marked the launch of the Canterbury Golf Youth Development Trust to encourage the development of young golfers within the Canterbury Region. The Trust has been formed under the auspicious of Brett Tucker of PGF and features a number of Club members as trustees including Brian Andrews and Ken Fergus. The intention of the Trust is to ensure now and in the years to come Canterbury has the best programme to support and develop successful golfers.
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