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For the second week in a row Mike Woosley walked away the \" Winner \" this time of the \" Ranches Pairs Challenge Match \" Mike partnered by Kuttan returned a score of 62.6 easing out second place Wolf and Kay whith a 63 on the day. Nearest the Pin went to Mike Wells on the 12th and Tim Burnell on the 2nd. Longest drive went to Chris van Zyl. A great event enjoyed by all.

Michael Woosley Wins EGS first outing to The ELS Club. Playing off the blue tees Mike admitted he really liked the course adding, \"I hit the ball very well all day and keeping my head down brought about new success on the putting greens - It is nice to win this tournament \". Sat Sembi finished second on 36 points. Mike Wells finished 3rd, Erwan Testard 4th, Dr. James 5th and Steve Keleher 6th all on 35 points positions being awarded on scorecard count back over the last 9 holes. Nearest the pins were won by Vanessa, Dylan, Dean and Erwin. Dave and Wolf were the lucky winners drawn from the hat of 2 additional prizes. Well done to all the winners. EGS look forward to a return match at the ELS Club in the future.

We have been provided a corporate rate (based on a minimum number of staff joining) for the Tower Links Golf Course. There are two rates available:

Corporate Gold @ 8500 AED
This package includes Peak and Off Peak Green Fees, Golf Cart, Free Range Balls and a 10 Day Advance Booking Privilege.
This offer can be paid in 4 installments and requires a mminimum number of 8 named delegates.

Corporate Silver @ 5000 AED
This package includes Off Peak Green Fees, Golf Cart, Free Range Balls and an 8 Day Advance Booking Privilege.
This offer can be paid in two installments and requires a minimum of 8 delegates.

Note: If you are interested please do not register with the golf club, but through the EGS. You can register your interset on the events page (this link).

If you are not interested in joining but only playing the odd game, Tower Links have also provided staff a reduced rate on the green fees: At peak times (Friday and Saturday) the rate is 300 AED and the offpeak rate is 260 AED.

Introduction

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Chris Van Zyl welcomed and thanked all members present.

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Members present were Chris van Zyl, Tim Collins, Iain Lachlan, Paul Nightingale, Terence Flynn and David Williams.

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Apologies

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Apologies were received from Darryl Atkins, Bob Atkins, Cees and Maria Van Dooren and Leo Fewtrell.

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Committee Status and Proposals

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With Chris stepping down as Captain and Darryl resigning as Treasurer nominations were called for and seconded therefore the committee for this season is:

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• Captain: Iain Lachlan
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• Treasurer, Fixtures and Vice Captain: Chris Van Zyl
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• Secretary and Webmaster: Tim Collins
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Treasurers Report

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The society is in healthy financial position for the 2007/8 season.

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Although it was highlighted that golf expenses have increased significantly in Dubai, it was agreed to keep subscriptions at AED 200/- for this season.

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Events/Fixtures

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A number of events have been secured for this year, however, difficulties are being experienced due to course availability and cost. It was highlighted that there will be 4 sponsored events and 4 non-sponsored events.

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The Captain will arrange the sponsored overseas team event. Event will be arranged by the end of November; initial feedback was that it would be best to arrange for March 2008.

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Prizes

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All agreed that, aside from sponsors� requests and the Club Championship, prizes will be in the form of vouchers.

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Social Events

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It was decided to provide a more personal event as previous organized events have not been very well subscribed. The new Captain kindly volunteered to host an end of year barbecue.

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Membership

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Membership is robust; currently 100 members are registered on the website (2 paid).

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Membership will continue to be open for Emirates Group staff and their spouse. Non-Emirates Group staff will no longer be able to join, although Grandfather Rights apply for current non-Group members.

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Sponsorship Status

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Sponsorships have been agreed with: Boeing, Airbus, Fedex and Emirates Flight Catering. Negotiations are currently in place with GE and Rockwell Collins.

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Any Other Business (AOB)

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Bob Atkins, in absentia, asked for a ruling regarding outstation staff and their ability to register for events. It was agreed that \r\n(a) outstation staff are welcome to join the Society and pay the registration fee and become full members, \r\nor; \r\n(b) register as a Guest by emailing the webmaster.

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NB: It was agreed that EK staff / spouse registered would have a higher priority than other Guests.

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In closing � A special thanks to Darryl Atkins for his contribution to the society over the last few years.

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Splendid conditions and a slightly breezy day got the season off to a cracking start. The winner on the day with 38 stableford points was Paul Nightingale who played a good round winning the event by 3 shots over James Spreadborough with 35 points. Third place went to Michal Szalbot who scored 31 points and won on a last 6 hole count back. Nearest the pin prizes were held on the 2nd and 8th holes and were won by Sat Sembi and Paul Nightingale.

We had our annual AGM on 2nd October � the key highlights are presented below:\r\n

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1. Chris van Zyl stepped down as Captain, but remained as Fixtures Secretary and Treasurer - the attendees thanked Chris for his support as Captain last year.
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2. Daryl Atkins stepped down as Treasurer and from the Committee - the attendees thanked Darryl for his many years of support on the Committee.
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3. Iain Lachlan was voted as the new Captain of the Society.
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4. Tim Collins remained Secretary and Webmaster
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5. It was noted that tee slots are becoming increasingly difficult to get and that costs have increased substantially, however Chris highlighted that four sponsored events and four non-sponsored (EGS) events are planned this year.
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6. The membership fee to remain at AED 200/-.
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7. A social event will be planned this year around April 2008 � exact details still to be decided.
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\r\nThe full minutes will be posted in due course, but as can be seen, the main news is that Iain Lachlan has returned as Captain. Many thanks to Chris for last year�s stoic effort although, Chris does remain on the Committee as Fixtures Secretary and Treasurer. Also, we would like to offer Darryl Atkins our thanks for several years� hard effort as Treasurer � hopefully, you�ll now have more time to improve that swing!\r\n

Details of the Jebel Ali event are as follows:

Date: Sat 6th October
Time: Please see below
Event: Individual Stableford
Price: AED 200/- (Guests: AED 300/-), which includes lunch, cart, green fees and prizes

The tee times are as follows:

09:00 - Graeme Mowbray, Loe Fewtrell, Bruce Watson, Len Thyagarajan
09:10 - Warren Delf, Kay Brodofsky, Michal Szalbot, Terence Flynn
09:20 - Jason McDicken, Dave Moore, Greg Kerr, Steve Keleher
09:30 - James Spreadborough, Ted Green, Malcolm Harbron, Mark James
09:40 - Brett Carnell, Tom Alabakis, Mike Woosley, Eric Smith
09:50 - Craig McBride, Amith Kumar, Paul Stump, Sat Sembi
10:00 - Chris van Zyl, Phil Stuckel, Paul Nightingale, Steve Fidire

Please be advised that any no shows will be charged.

Dear All:

Welcome to the new season - we hope you\'ve had a nice and relaxing summer and are all looking forward to the upcoming golfing calendar. For your information, we are still finalising dates and events with courses - this is obviously becoming increasingly difficult as golf becomes more popular in the region and, based on last years closure of Nad Al Sheba, there are fewer venues to utilise. However, we are hoping to have as many events this year as last year, so this is good news.

As you can see, we now have two events that you can register for: the AGM on the 2nd October and our season opener at Jebel Ali on the 6th October. Please feel free to register your interest in attending/playing on the registration form. We hope to see you there (please also remember to bring your 200AED membership fees also!).