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Dear Member

And just like that......January is finished. We hope

you all survived and we look forward to welcoming

you to the club during the year ahead. Keep your

eyes peeled for all the exciting events coming up –

Don’t Miss Out!

Warm regards, UCC Management and Staff

FEBRUARY 2020

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Golf: J Ward, T Fenton-Wells, B Woods, C Woods,

C Woods, K Woods, M Smith, K Andrew, D De

Sylva, M Papadopoulos, D Smith, T De Mendonca,

P Ireland, J Parkinson, D Prins, M Brierly, M Rabe,

M Crawford, P Williams, W Serfontein, J Owen, R

Henning, A Sheasby

Bowls: J Richards

Squash: U Hoosen, K Cassere, B Bolton

Home Owner: L Harris

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Umhlali Country Club has been voted club of the year by the Club Management Association of South Africa (CMA-SA), proving that even a small club can compete with the big boys.

The club took home R50 000 from club management soft-ware provider and competition sponsor Jonas Africa.Club chairman Mike O’Donovan said the award was a great honour.

“When Umhlali Country Club was founded in 1961, no one could have imagined that some 58 years later it would have evolved into a fully-fledged country club with outstanding sporting facilities and be voted as South Africa’s Club of the Year,” said O’Donovan.

The club started as a humble nine-hole golf course, and as it grew it maintained its identity as a relaxed and fami-ly-oriented country club.

The club’s rich history is important to the the manage-ment and they have shown this through the introduction of Life 50 Awards for members who have completed 50 years of unbroken membership.

“On behalf of my exco colleagues, I wish to congratulate everyone involved in making this award possible, par-ticularly our new general manager Derick Reinke and his staff, former general manager John Boyce, our members, especially those sitting on our committees, and everyone associated with the club. I would also like to congratulate CMASA and RCA Consulting on how they have success-fully revamped the awards criteria to deliver even more objective and transparent awards for the industry,” said O’Donovan.

The CMASA awards recognise the top management at South Africa’s sport and recreation clubs and are the climax of achievement within the industry. Under the new criteria, the awards recognise the efforts of the collective club and not just its outstanding individuals. Umhlali Country Club and golf estate scored an overall 96.5% in the seven pillars of benchmarking and finance, training, legal compliance, environment sustainability, transfor-mation, guest experience and member satisfaction, and communication and participation.

CMASA general manager Janyne Marais said it was a very close contest. “I think what is particularly satisfying for Umhlali Country Club and golf estate is that what made the difference for them was the member survey and mystery guest audit. As a club, the experience of your members and guests is ultimately what you want to be judged on, and also a reflection of the high standards we want to set as an association.”

Club president and founding member John Hulett said winning the award was a great honour and praised O’Do-novan, his executive committee and complimented the Umhlali Country Club staff.

“I, on behalf of all our members, wish to convey our deepest gratitude and appreciation for the work they have put in to achieve this, the highest accolade of 2019,” said Hulett.

On behalf of CMASA & RCA Consulting, we would like to congratulate you on a superb performance in the 2019 CMASA Club of the Year Awards.

We are especially pleased and proud to announce Umhla-li Country Club as the CMASA 2019 CLUB of the YEAR!You have taken the OVERALL top position on 96.50%.Congratulations and well done, this is an amazing achievement.

We would like to thank Jonas for their amazing support of our CMASA Awards as they have sponsored R50 000 to you, the winning club. Jonas has stipulated that this prize money is to be reinvested back into the club, and used specifically for training of staff at your club

North Coast Courier Editorial

GOLF SECTION

Notice is hereby given that the Annual Gener-al Meeting of the Golf Section is to be held at the Umhlali Country Club in the Function Hall on Wednesday 26TH February 2020 at 17h30 for 18h00.

AGENDA

01. Notice of meeting

02. Apologies

03. Obituaries

04. Confirmation of previous minutes

05. Matters arising

06. Extension of agenda

07. Captains report

08. Appointment of committee members

09. Announcement of elected 2020

committee members

10. 2019 Golf report

11. General

12. Close

The Nomination Forms for the 2020/2021 Com-mittee Members are available in the Pro Shop and Reception. Please ensure that the proposed member signs the Nomination Form. Nomina-tions will close on 12th February 2020 at 17h00. All nominations can be handed into the recep-tion at Umhlali Country Club during office hours

A Reminder to please fix all divots, pitch marks & rake the bunkers after your shot, if you see your fellow playing partners NOT fixing their divots, pitch marks or raking the bunker after their shot please inform them to do so as it is in the interest of all members and visitors.

* Sand Bags are compulsory.

Allerton vs Durban Golf Club @ Cato Ridge – Lost 8-4

Central vs Victoria Country Club @ UCC – Draw 6-6

Premier - Bye

LEAGUE DATES

League will be upon us very soon and Sue Ellis will be getting in touch with you shortly to hopefully get you involved. League is really good fun and also gives you an opportunity to meet ladies, compete and play at other clubs. It is an honour to represent your club!!

9th vs Athlone away

16th vs Kloof home

6th MEDAL & PUTT

13th PAIRS 3 WAYS

18th SIMBITHI vs UCC TROPHY away

20th CAPTAIN vs VICE CAPTAIN

23rd Jean Duncan Taylor Trophy DCC

27th 4 BALL ALLIANCE - Members rate

28th KZN BRONZE CHAMPS + AGM DCC

Captain vs Vice is also on for Feb, last year Marthie and her Vice Team whipped me and my team, so hopefully my last stint will be a lucky one!

KZN Champs is always a big one, and this year it’s at DCC, followed by the AGM. Entries will be done as soon as I receive the official forms.

Last and by no means least, is the AGM. This annual meeting is extremely important and needs to be at-tended. Please forward any letters and queries you have to gm@umhlaliclub.co.za .This gives you the op-portunity to bring issues to the table and unless you are there it cannot be discussed in the agenda.

MEN’s LEaguE REsuLtssuNday 2Nd FEbRuaRy:

a woRd FRoM thE LadiEs CaptaiN:

FEbRuaRy FiXtuREs

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uCC goLF agM NotiCEaNd agENda 2020

The majority of the current committee will be step-ping down, including the captain, so new committee members need to be nominated to replace them. The nomination forms have been available and are in the Proshop and at Reception. Please read the criteria re-quired before you make your nominations. Your com-mittee will be ‘sworn’ in on this evening.

Prize giving will also be done at the AGM for the win-ners and achievers of the 2019 Club Champs. Please make sure you make yourselves available. The date of the 2020 AGM is Wednesday 26th February at 6pm.

Newly completed parking area between Bowls and the Driving Range.

We recently built a viewing deck on the 9th Men’s Tee Box – so players can see if it is safe to tee off.

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gREEN KEEpERsCoRNER:

FEbRuaRy

FEB 08 courier it betterball stableford & tennis agm

FEB 15 betterball combined stableford

FEB 16 ladies league vs kloof (home)

FEB 21 atlantic glass works golf day (60pax)

FEB 22 4ball alliance

FEB 23 allerton league vs athlone @ dgc & premier league vs vic @ vici

FEB 25 ucc ladies league vs royal (away)

FEB 26 golf agm

FEB 29 monthly medal

MaRCh

MARCH 01 north coast shield (36 holes) & ucc ladies league vs dcc (home)

MARCH 02 pob anniversary trophy

MARCH 03 tuesday school anniversary trophy

MARCH 05 ladies anniversary trophy

MARCH 06 illembe surfriders golf day (pm field)

MARCH 07 individual stableford & mens anniversary trophy

MARCH 08 kzn senior champs (pm field)

MARCH 09 kzn senior champs (am field)

MARCH 11 nortch coast seniors (7h30 shotgun)

MARCH 14 COURIER IT BETTERBALL STABLEFORD

MARCH 15 central league vs simbithi a @ ucc & aller-ton league vs kloof @ greater dbn & premier league vs rdgc @ rdgc

MARCH 20 sports festival

MARCH 21 sports festival & human rights day -public holiday

MARCH 22 sports festival

MARCH 26 ladies league vs kloof (home)

MARCH 28 monthly medal

MARCH 31 dcc golf (m horn am shotgun)

apRiL

ApRIL 04 individual stableford

ApRIL 05 premier league vs cotswold @ ucc & allerton bye & central league vs dbn gc a dbn gc

ApRIL 06 durban championship seeded @ 7h30

ApRIL 10 good friday – public holiday

ApRIL 11 courier it betterball stableford & holy satur-day – public holiday

ApRIL 12 easter sunday – public holiday

ApRIL 13 family day – public holiday

ApRIL 18 mens & ladies club championships pm

ApRIL 19 mens & ladiesclub championships am

ApRIL 22 club agm

ApRIL 23 ladies league vs royal (home)

ApRIL 25 monthly medal & mens matchplay champi-onships

ApRIL 26 mens matchplay championship finals

ApRIL 27 freedom day- public holiday

* subjECt to ChaNgE

upCoMiNg FiXtuREs:

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UMHLALI SPORTSFESTIVAL

SAVE THE DATE20 - 22 MARCH 2020

FOR MORE INFORMATION admin@umhlaliclub.co.za · 032 947 1181 · www.umhlaliclub.co.za

GOLF BOWLS LIVE ENTERTAINMENT SQUASH TENNIS

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Welcome back to all our Squash Members, we are looking forward to an awesome year of Squash!

Congratulations first off to Umhlali Country Club & Golf Estate on winning the CMASA Club of the Year Award for 2019! This is truly a fabulous achievement and the Squash Section are very proud to be part of and repre-senting this prestigious club.

We extend a warm welcome to our new members, we look forward to getting to know you and seeing you on the courts soon!

Umar Hoosen, Kerry-Lee Cassere, Brett Bolton,Werner Serfontein, Terrence Jenkinson

The Squash Section will be participating in the UCC Sports Festival from 20th-21st March. A “Save the Date” has been sent out to our members via What’s App but should you not have received this, please contact Heidi on 083 247 6813 for more details on how to enter.

Balgowan Doubles Tournament (Midlands) to be held on Venue: Michaelhouse SchoolTime: 11h30Entry Fee: R100 p/p (including Boerie Roll & a Beer)Contact: Heidi 083 247 6813Doubles & Mixed Doubles, prizes to be won! Everyone welcome!

Fun doubles tournamentUCC are hosting a fun Doubles Tournament to kick start the year. We would love for all members and non-mem-bers to come along and enjoy the day with us.Date: Saturday, 22nd February 2020Time: 10h00Entry Fee: R120 ppPrizes to be won!Contact: Heidi 083 247 6813

DATES TO DIARIZE

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Monthly Doubles TournamentsUCC will be hosting monthly Doubles Tournaments on the last Saturday of every month which will be open to all members & non-members.

proposed Date to be confirmed: 26th April 2020Details will be provided closer to the event.

Summer League kicked off on Thursday 30th January with 8 Teams entered. Games are played on a Tuesday and Thursday evening from 5pm. We would love your support, come along and enjoy watching some exciting squash!

Don’t forget to join us for Doubles every Wednesday evening from 6-8pm, we would love to see you there!Contact Steve to join: 071 612 4489

If you would like to order our UCC Squash Member Bricks, they are still available. Contact Heidi 0832476813 for further info and pricing. Please do follow us on Facebook and “Like” our page Umhlali Country Club Squash, for all upcoming events and exciting news, it truly is an easy way to stay informed!

It was the first weekend of over 40 Ethekwini league where the not so young braved the heat on Sunday morning.

Both Umhlali sides won their matches. Three couples in a team & 3 matches comprising the best of 13 games.

The 1st side beat a strong Prospect side at home 71 games to 51 overall and the 2nd side beat Coastal Breeze team 74 games to 48 at Windsor Club in Durban.

Interesting to note that the coaching practice provided by Mitzi Bateman & Cindy Bell before the match helped Wayne Atherstone & Mike Papageorge (see pic) to lay a claim for promotion from 3rd Couple to first couple in the 1st team.

News also this year is that John Donnachie and Neville wright travelled to Cape town to compete in the Cape Seniors competition & John increased the entertainment value off the court & in the singles & doubles managing the high Cape winds experienced during the week with his KZN learnt slices.

Neville won the singles draw over 60 section to fly the flag for KZN & Umhlali

pLEASE NOTE: Our Brian ward social tennis tournament is being held on the weekend of the 14th/15th March. There are a few spaces still available. The contact person is Mitzi on 072 135 1057.

Another year begins and we are already into February 2020. I think the older one gets the quicker it goes!

On 16 January 2020 the bowlers held their AGM and the following members were elected to the Committee

Expertly holding the Prospect strong first couple to a remarkable score of 6 games to 7 with lack of pace & timely chirps learnt from Mitzi & Cindy.

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president Dave RileyVice president Annette van BergenTreasurer Billy FosterSecretary Liz Foster

Mens Competition and Food Lovers

Dave Scobie

womens Competition and brettenwood

Annette SenekalCatering Erna HerbstGreenkeeper Mike FarrellGeneral Member Jean Blumeris

outside Competitions

The year started well for the bowls with five of our novices playing in the Port Natal Novices Competition – Annette Senekal, Jean Blumeris, Faye Pedlar, Dawn Griffiths and Yolande Victor. Annette has gone through to the third round and we are backing you all the way! Jean, Faye, Dawn and Yolande played well and though they have been ‘knocked out’ what a wonderful performance. All congratulations must also go to our coaches, Kerry-Anne and Rod Bishop. You have been a wonderful help to all the novices.

The Men’s League starts on Saturday 15 February pm with the UCC 1st Division playing at home. On the 29 Febru-ary the 2nd Division plays at home and on Saturday 21 March pm, on the Festival weekend, we have both the 1st and 2nd Divisions playing at home. To the bowlers, come and support our teams. To those who would like to know what bowls is all about, come and watch some of the best players in our District compete.

in-house Competitions

The bowling competitions have got off to an early start and the Mens and Ladies Trips are nearly completed. The list for the Mens and Ladies Pairs Competition will be put up on the board this week – don’t forget to put your name down!

Fun days

We are planning fun days and the dates will be confirmed however, please begin by diarising Friday 20 March 2020 pm we will be setting you a fun challenge to start a won-derful weekend at the Club’s Festival. Details to follow.

the wednesday Rollers

The Wednesday Rollers are back in action on a Wednes-day morning. Dates for the Wednesday Rollers versus the Broomstick Pilots will be discussed and you will be ad-vised when this very important competition is to be held.

general

Our very proud (and serious!) President holding up the Daily News Shield awarded for recognition of bowlers achievements. Well done!

Coaching

I am sure having read all the accomplishments the bowl-ing section has made some of you would like to join us in the wonderful game which involves fun, competition and lots of socialising. Coaching is offered on Wednesday af-ternoons by Kerry-Anne. The programme is 3-4 pm skills training and 4-5 pm novices.

Sponsored Competitions – WinnersFood Lovers – 12 January 2020 winners Gerry Murphy, Annette van Bergen (Skip) and Derek van Bergen

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On that note, happy bowling to everyone.Good bowling to all those in competitions this month. See you on the bowling green.

Pick ‘n Pay winners – 28 January 2020Val van der Linde, Jill Hackland, Tony Southwood (Skip) and Lucien Adam

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PLEASE NOTE: THERE ARE NEW NIGHT-TIME SPECIALS WHICH WILL CHANGE ON A WEEKLY BASIS. THESE SPECIALS DO NOT APPLY TO TAKE

AWAYS AND WILL BE FOR EAT IN ONLY. 10TH FEB - 16TH FEB.

MONDAyPizza buy 1 get 1 free

TUESDAyCurry buffet all you can eat R95 EXC Dessert

WEDNESDAyPasta Special buy 1 get 1 free

THURSDAy Battered hake and calamari combo R95

FRIDAy Rib and wing combo R99

SATURDAy Schnitzel napoletana baked in the wood fired pizza oven R85

SUNDAyRoast beef, Yorkshire pudding, green beans, roasted butternut and roast potatoes served with a red wine and rosemary jus R120inc dessert

pLEASE NOTE: there are new night-time specials which will change on a weekly basis. These specials do not apply to take aways and will be for

eat in only.

PUB NIGHT – 28TH FEBRUARY FROM

6PM – WINSTON SMILE

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PLEASE NOTE: THERE ARE NEW NIGHT-TIME SPECIALS WHICH WILL CHANGE ON A WEEKLY BASIS. THESE SPECIALS DO NOT APPLY TO TAKE

AWAYS AND WILL BE FOR EAT IN ONLY. 17 TH FEB - 23 RD FEB.

MONDAyPizza Special

TUESDAyBeef and Guinness pot pie served with side greens/chips @

R75

WEDNESDAyPasta special

THURSDAy Beef fillet Prego served with fresh potato slices

FRIDAy Burger night any burger off the menu less 25%

SATURDAy Selection of mini baskets

SUNDAyRoast pork belly topped with an apple and sage sauce, green

beans, roast potatoes and cinnamon roasted butternut

NEXT WEEK’S SPECIALS