· Amanda Forknall GENERAL MANAGER

LAST DAYS OF WINTER

After all the winter rain our course is looking fabulous.

August has been a busy month at the club, and thanks to the support of our members we have had very successful events.

Our Moroccan evening on Woman's Day the 9th August was a huge success, and quite a few members have requested a repeat performance. We plan to keep this on our calendar in future months. We brought back the Curry Evening by popular demand, and received lots of praise. Thanks again to Martin Sara for his culinary attributes.

During the next few months we are going around the world with our cuisine ideas, Mexican and Greek to name a few.

We have a new staff member in the Food and Beverage department, Nancy Hayward (some of you may have met her at the Jazz evening, or other events during the month). Nancy comes with a huge amount of experience in the catering field

In Tony Louw's report there is a request from the Sports Centre to advise the club of cancellation of tee times. Please guys let us know of any changes, it's important to us to keep all our members happy, and to enable smooth running of the field, in accordance with the booking sheet. For those no shows the time slot will be billed to the responsible person, unless cancellation is advised a day before the time.

You will be receiving correspondence of our Informal Meeting of the members to nominate 2 Member Ambassadors. Please don’t forget to complete the nomination form to put forward your nominee for election. See www.atlanticbeachgolfclub.co.za

September is the start of the Rugby World Cup. We have a special evening planned for the opening game on the 7th September, and on the 14th September South Africa Versus UK we have a braai on the Legends Bar Menu, as well as competitions and prizes for those who support the game.

We look forward to seeing you at our September events, and we remain constantly dedicated to making your experience a special one.

Regards, Amanda

· Teddy Webber GOLF ACADEMY

Golf Academy News
Teddy Webber, the teaching professional at Atlantic Beach is about to release his golf book: Golf - The How To and Why. It will firstly be available in 'e' book on download off the internet, and for the members on cd rom directly with him at the driving range. It will also be available in soft cover a little later in the year. The book is produced and demonstrated by Teddy Webber, South African Top 20 teachers in 2003 and 2004 and SA PGA Teacher of the Year 2005. His golfing achievements include over 40 amateur titles including the Rhodesian Amateur Title and twice consecutive South Africa Amateur Champion Titles. He represented Rhodesia on 2 occasions in the Eisenhower Trophy in 1974 and 1976 with players of the calibre of Nick Price, Mark McNulty, Dennis Watson and Tony Johnstone. He was nominated Rhodesian Sportsman of the Year in 1978 and turned Professional that year.

Teddy played on the South African PGA Sunshine and Winter Tours from 1978 - 1993 and also the European Tour from 1986 - 1988.

His book covers easy to understand 'basics, with pictures of swing mechanics, set-up procedures for all shots including chipping, bunkers and most importantly putting and the correct length of putter for you. It also includes specific routines for all shots including faults and why, practise programs, tournament preparations and golfing terminology.

All this and more for less than the price of an 1 hour golf lesson!

Contact Teddy Webber on 082 821 7647 for further details or e-mail tedweb@telkomsa.net regarding the above.

  · UPCOMING EVENTS AUGUST

MONTHLY MEDAL	1st September
MEXICAN FIESTA	6th September
SA VS ENGLAND RUGBY WORLD CUP BRAAI	14th September
CURRY EVENING	20th September
KIDS COOKING CLUB	22nd September
MINSTRAL CUP	23rd September
SUPPER CLUB with JC Le Roux	25th September
LADIES OPEN	26th September
KIDS COOKING CLUB	29th September

Please see our website for further details on the events above on www.atlanticbeachgofclub.co.za

· Tony Louw SPORTS CENTRE

Top of the day to you all!!!

I am sure all our Members are aware there has been a lot of activity at the Club and plenty of visitors from neighboring golf courses playing over the past few weeks. Thank the good Lord for the rain as our dams are full and the course needs it badly, we have been the only Golf course in the Western Cape who has not closed its doors for play. That's why I ask please, if you book a fourball or a tee-time and you cannot fill the time please phone a day before otherwise I will be billing the entire time slot to your account. I think it's only fair to give other golfers a chance to play this great game if you cannot.

For all those who have not yet qualified for the Lexus Estate Challenge, the last time will be the 8th of September.

Golf Calendar:
September 01: Monthly Medal.
September 08: Lexus Competition 6th Round
September 15: Finals Club Match play.
September 23: Mistral Cup
September 26: Ladies Open
September 30: Atlantic Beach Open

MONTHLY COMPETITIONS

Date	Format	Players	Score
02/08/2007 09/08/2007 11/08/2007 16 /08/2007 18/08/2007	Better Bogey + Combined Stableford 4B Alliance 4B Alliance Indvidual Stable ford	L.LEWIS & P.NIEMAND S.HANSEN & HILAAR B.van BILJON,J.O'CONNOR F.SCHOEMAN,C.HAMMAN D.KIDD,T.AMARO J.COETZEE ,F.McDONOHOUGH S.LANGENHOVEN	+8 75pts 89pts 84pts 45pts

MONTHLY MEDAL - 5th MAY 2007

04/08-2007 04/08/2007 04/08/2007 04/08/2007 04/08/2007 04/08/2007: 04/08/2007 04/08/2007 04/08/2007 04/08/2007

A Div: gross B Div: gross C Div: gross Silver –Div Gross Bronze – Div Gross A -Div: net B-Div :net C-Div :net Silver-Div net Bronze-Div net

G. BUCHANAN M.LANGENHOVEN T.LOUBSER S.BEHRENS M. AINSCOUGH S.BARKER G.HUNT C.AINSCOUGH I.VAN BILJON S.HUNT-CARROLL

Rule of the Month:

Question: A player marked the position of his ball with a coin, lifted the ball and pressed down the coin with the sole of the putter. He walked to the edge of the green and then noticed that the coin had stuck to the sole of his putter. What is the ruling?

Answer: In this case, the movement of the ball-marker was directly attributable to the specific act of marking the position of the ball. Accordingly, no penalty is incurred and the ball or ball marker must be replaced. If the spot where the ball or ball marker lay is not known, it must be replaced as near as possible to where it lay not nearer the hole (rule 20-3c).

The Sport Centre Winter Clearance sale has started…. Be sure not to miss out on true quality at a bargain price!

Yours in golf,
Tony Louw
Director of Golf / Club Manager

· Allen Bland GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE

Rainfall: 31 July - 27 Aug 07-66mm: Total ytd 451mm for the 2007 year.

Over and above our normal day to day maintenance routine we are currently also busy with the following projects:

Post and Rail:
Due to the rain, the program of spraying the Kikuyu out of the fynbos along the post & rail has not been able to be followed, but the program will be in full use as soon as rain eases. We are still in the process of removing all dead kikuyu from fynbos.

Greens:
All greens are in the process of being lightly top dressed and fertilised. All greens will be sprayed with heritage for fungus. The fertigation system is running, and all fertilizing during the winter months will be done via the fertigation system. Greens will also be fertilised with 18-3-18.

Tees & Fairways:
A number of the uneven tees will be laser levelled in early spring. During the winter months all tees, fairways & semi roughs will be fertilized through the fertigation system. A number of tee markers have been stolen, and we are in the process of having new tee markers made up.

Kikuyu:
The test plot to eradicate kikuyu out of the cynodon will be sprayed through the winter.

Landscape Areas:
The south side of the clubhouse behind the 18th green has been completed. The back of the 14th green, a number of silver oaks will be planted. Weather permitting areas of fynbos at no 15 and 17 we will be seeded with veld grasses.

Projects:

• The eradicating of the kikuyu from the fynbos will be an ongoing project.
• The reeds at the 8th tee are being thinned out to improve the visibility of the water. This will be an ongoing process.
• A number of bunkers will be revetted the same as the bunker at no 5.
• New ropes have been ordered, to replace the existing ropes across the fairways.

Allen Bland
Golf Course Superintendent

· Simone Hayward LEISURE CENTRE

Firstly, all of us here at the Leisure would like to wish all our members a very happy Spring!


Art classes continue on Monday mornings from 9am - 1pm and evenings from 5pm - 7pm and Wednesday's from 9am - 1pm.
*Please note that art classes will stop over the September school holidays*
For bookings or any further information please contact Rosemary on 082 515 0339

Yoga classes are still held in the Blue Mountain Room on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 09:30 - 11:00.
*Yoga classes will also stop over the September school holidays*
To book please contact the Leisure Centre on (021) 553 2223

Jerome Peterson is still holding his Jutsu classes in the Blue Mountain Room on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 15h00 - 16h00.
*Jutsu will also take a break over the September school holidays*
To book your child into a free introduction lesson please contact Jerome
Tel: (083) 462 9089
www.karate-jutsu.co.za
Email: honbu@karate-jutsu.co.za

Zahn Puren's Little Fingers - Baby Tots classes are still taking place in the Blue Mountain Room and is great fun for toddlers to play and enjoy the afternoon with their little buddies. The classes take place on Fridays in the Blue Mountain Room from 10:45am - 11:30am.
To book please contact Zahn on 082 415 2736

With the warmth of the new season comes a very exciting holiday program for all our young & enthusiastic members. With events like our Kids Movie Nights & a Spring Break Party, our young members cannot afford to stay away! Please see our website and posters up around the Clubhouse and Leisure Centre for further information.

Many thanks & kind regards
Simone Hayward