SMERGS History

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Key Dates

 
1984 First games played at Cammeray, Castle Cove. then Northbridge GC
1984 Ten second rule introduced
1986 First annual tournament against "The Morning After The Night Before Golf Club"
1987 Last tournament against "The Morning After The Night Before Golf Club" (click for photos)
1986 Ten second rule abolished?
19?? SMERGS first tour??
1992 SMERGS name introduced
1993 First Mountain Masters played
1993 SMERGS first annual dinner held
1993 SMERGS handicap system first used
1993 The first ANZAC Day Trophy
1994 Rick Chadwick first said "I can never win off my handicap"
1994 SMERGS' white shirt introduced together with famous SMERGS logo
1995 First Curtley Cup
1995 Riverside Oaks Country Classic
1996 Mother Mary McKillop Cup
1996 SMERGS' song first sung
1998 SMERGS' black shirt introduced
1998 The first Buenes Aires Cup
1999 First Di, Dodi and the Driver Memorial Cup
1999 First SMERGS Memorial Cup
1999 First St Nicholas Cup (at St Michael's)
1999 The first Beige Jacket
1999 The first Carlos Road Cup
2000? Web page set up by Simon Rowe
2000 Riverside Oaks Tweed Jacket first played
2002 SMERGS' green Murray shirt introduced
2002 The first Newcastle Flyer
2003 17 August - the Green Croc Award (courtesy Ken Miller) awarded for the first time
2005 The SMERGS Hall of Fame created and first member inducted (Rob Lowndes).  Only anointed members may appoint future members.
2006 2 Oct - The first Croc'n'Brock Memorial Cup to determine the Pairs Champions
2006 Second member (Phil Stabback) inducted to Hall of Fame
2007 28 Jan - a new record on the back nine by Ian Baker with 29 points (34 hits off 23 handicap)
2007 13 May - a new stroke record, 31 strokes on the back nine by Alan O'Donovan (before the temporary holes came into play)
2007 8 Sep - The first Killara Cup played on APEC public holiday
2007 16 Sep - First day on new temporary course while dams built.  10 holes each Sunday until further notice
2008 13 Apr - Peter Burns sores an Eagle on the par5  6th hole at Cypress Lakes.
2008 20 Apr - Return to the traditional back nine after completion of dams.  Possibly lowest team score ever with just 7.5 pt average and four players in team!
2008 25 Apr - Rob Miller farewelled in style at Chez Hillyard.  Read the Ode to Robbie.  Rob takes leave of absence at end June to live in Syracuse.

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The People

No. Start End

SMERG

Introduced by

1 1984   Phil Stabback Carlos Road
1 1984   Rob Lowndes Carlos Road
1 1984   Phil Alexander Carlos Road
1 1984   Rick Chadwick Carlos Road
5 1986   Alan Waddington Peter Burns
6 1984   Peter Burns Carlos Road
7 1984   Mike Bell Carlos Road
8 1986   Tim Becker Rick Chadwick
9 1986 1987 Lynton Franzi Rick Chadwick
10 1987   Nick Hillyard Alan Waddington
11 1987 1990 Russell Higlett Peter Burns
12 1987 19?? Peter Stenning Phil Alexander
13 1991   Peter McDougall Peter Stenning
14 1991   Peter Thornton Peter Burns/N Hillyard
15 1992   Ken Miller Rick Chadwick
16 1994   Robert Miller Ken Miller
17 1994   John Webb Carlos Road
18 1995   Rick Butler Nick Hillyard
19 1996   Simon Rowe John Webb
20 1996   Steve Figgis Alan Waddington
36 1996 199? Julian Tre Evans Nick Hillyard
29 1997 1999 Andy Knott Nick Hillyard
30 1998   Gary Skulander Rob Lowndes
31 1998 1999 Tim McAndrew Andy Knot
32 1998 2002 David Spencer Robert Miller
33 1998   James Halliday Rick Chadwick
34 1999   Bruce Rowe Simon Rowe
35 2001 2002 Steve Ashby Simon Rowe
36 2004   Alan O'Donovan Gary Skulander
37 2004   Ian Baker Rob Lowndes
38 2005   John Ferreira Ian Baker

 

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Last Updated on 2/12/05