Great Weather, Great Golf and a Great Season at St Francis Links

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Great Weather, Great Golf and a Great Season at St Francis Links
Golf over the season (14 December to 14 January) was supported by some great weather with few “perky” days. Nearly 2000 member rounds were played with a total of nearly 4400 rounds by all! 1000 accompanied guests were treated to one of SA’s Best. 700 juniors and students tested their games here. Another 700 visitors benefitted from open afternoon times.
More than 45 000 items and drinks were served from the bar, restaurant and Deli. The standards were high, generally, the waiting time was relatively short.
Special Events highlighted the season!
RAAF filled the house!
Monsters of Rock presented by the “genius”, Steve Graham
Kids Rock and they did!
Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show
Another full-on ABBA Tribute
Kids Firefighting Course
And of course, SANTA visited the Club!
Moulin Rouge dazzled
Ladies’ Brunch to end off 2024
Special Friends visited us as well!
Star Professional, Justin Rose, came to town.
The legend, Oscar Chalupsky, continues to paddle through life’s threats.
By the Numbers 
1 Great holiday season (14 December to 14 January)
Proper Member-Member Champions – Warren and Gary Davis-Hannibal
3 Really “Perky” days – 50 – 70KMS (the rest were brilliant)
Holiday Holes-in-One
– Geordi McIntosh 17th
– Piet Smith 7th
– Lana Titmas 4th
– Johan Spangenberg 17th
– Brett Wilson-Jones 17th
– Scott Keevy 7th

Food and Beverage

  • Beers – 6991
  • Cocktails – 1343
  • Spirits
  • Brandy – 2027
  • Gin – 1149
  • Whiskeys – 752
  • Vodka – 1066
  • Rum – 442
  • Minerals – Fitch&Leedes – 1800
  • Waters – 4371
  • Breakfasts – 6574
  • Lunch – 5840
  • Burgers – 350
  • Pizzas 1173

Golf and More
Daily competitions in the Holiday (100% handicaps)
More than 20 of them played
Most Rounds played: 30 by William Sears
Most Points made – Individual Stableford: 40 by Nick Kruiskamp
Most Points made – Betterball: 51 by Sandra Marais and Roger Smith

Rounds Played

  • 4400 (last year 3866)
  • 2573 Carts used
  • Member carts used – plenty!
  • Lost balls found ???
Star Performer – Shaun Viljoen
Our junior member Shaun Viljoen (-10) won the Nomads SA Under 15 Championship at Schoeman Park Golf Club in Bloemfontein, Free State by 2 shots! You make us proud young man!
Project 25 gets underway!
Big News!
We’re excited to announce that we have commenced with the building of the temporary bar as our Clubhouse undergoes exciting renovations during early 2025.

While the changes are underway, your golf experience remains unaffected. Our golf course, ranked 3rd in South Africa, will remain fully operational, ensuring you enjoy the same world-class playing conditions. The Halfway Deli remains open, offering delicious refreshments as usual, along with our golf shop, Bard’au Medi-Spa and other amenities. We’re committed to maintaining the high standards you’ve come to expect during this exciting transformation.

What’s happening?
  • The clubhouse thatched roof will be removed and replaced with an aluminium roof.
  • The northern aluminium door and gable façade of the building will be updated to match that of the bar.
  • The Kids club will be enlarged.
  • The bar and deck will be updated with new flooring throughout, and optimised bar counter.
  • Furniture will be replaced where necessary.
What to expect
We have started packing up and getting everything ready for storage. As of next week, the deck and restaurant will close with the bar remaining open to the latter part of the week. There may be a couple of days where beverages will be enjoyed in the Halfway Deli, as we equip the new temporary bar on the lower level of the clubhouse.

We commit to keeping everyone informed as we progress with this very exciting project!

We wish you and your family many blessings for 2025! Thank you for your support and look forward to seeing you soon.

Results
More fun in 2025
The GAME-CHANGER
Quick question for you. What is the width of your dispersion pattern, first with the driver, and then your #7 iron?

Across 14 tee shots with the driver, it is NOT unusual to find regular golfers with a dispersion width of around 60 metres and more. With the #7 iron, 40 metres and more.

Reduce your dispersion numbers by just 10% and you will find yourself in more fairways and walking to a green with your putter out more often.

Five ways to reduce those numbers:
Stretching: Exercises that stretch out your hip flexors will help you maintain the proper posture through the golf swing. It is almost impossible to build consistency into a golf swing without that stability.
Strength: Stability (and power) is also improved with stronger core muscles, including your glutes. There are simple exercises that don’t need weights to build core strength.
Trail Wrist Action: Your trail arm wrist (right wrist for right-handers) controls the face angle at impact. Can you improve both your understanding of the correct action AND the execution of the action?
Swing Plane: Ball flight is a combination of your clubhead path AND face angle at impact. Too few golfers get the club onto a good swing plane on the downswing. They make it very difficult for themselves to attack the ball with a good swing path.
Club Fitting: There are so many ways a poorly fitted golf club gets in the way of you making solid square contact with a golf ball.
What’s your CHOICE?
We can help with a fitness program. We can help with a practice plan. We can help with an improvement plan. We can help with a club fitting. But, all improvement starts with a conversation about you and your goals first.
I’d like to start a conversation
Introducing
New Frontiers
A new metal. Restrictions removed. I-FLEX innovation in the face. Dual flex zones. Three new models.
The standard ZXi all-rounder that will work for many of our good and better golfers.

You’ll notice added distance created by faster ball speeds off the face.

Two flex zones deliver that added ball speed more often.

Two adjustable sole weights allow you to calibrate your preferred ball flight and shot shape.

The ZXi Max is the most forgiving in this line-up. A naturally higher ball flight and draw bias will complement the improved consistency with extra distance.

A rear sole weight allows you to set up the swing weight and feel you prefer.

Those with a faster swing speed and a more

consistent strike, will probably prefer the ZXi LS.

Two adjustable sole weights at the front and rear allow you to adjust the amount of spin created to maximise your distance.

Which frontier do you
want to explore?
The new face metal and design allow the ZXi Woods to break free of previous restrictions on ball speed and distance, shot shape and consistency. Where would improvement change your experience?
I’d like more info on the new ZXI Woods
 

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