Click here to download the application form for the Killara Golf Day

This year instead of our golf day being held at Pymble Golf Club we are offering our members a chance to play at Killara Golf Club. 

We are also offering our Corporate members a chance to ‘Sponsor a Hole’. This will cost $500 or for an additional $500 (total $1000) the member can nominate 4 players to participate free of charge as part of the sponsorship. Sponsorship includes naming rights on the hole and green, recognition in our Annual Report and Newsletter and recognition on the day in the form of brochures etc. if applicable.

(Please contact the office if you are interested in ‘Sponsoring a hole’)

This entry form becomes a Tax Invoice upon payment (ABN 88136792377).

The cost of the day is $160pp for members and $180pp for non-PCA members, this includes golf and dinner with wine and trophies.

The main event is an Irish 4 Ball. There will also be Individual Men’s/Women’s Stableford Trophies, Longest Drive and Nearest the Pin Trophies as well as a Novelty event.

It will be a shotgun start at 12.00 noon with registration starting at 10.30am and a light lunch available in the Clubhouse or Half-way House at 9^th Hole at each individual’s cost.

Note – for non-PCA members: If an additional amount of $20pp is paid then membership of the PCA will be arranged at no extra cost. Membership details will be taken on the day.

To be completed and returned by post, fax or email to:

The Primary Club of Australia
P.O. Box 783
Pennant Hills NSW 1715

Phone: 02 9980 2525
Fax: 02 9489 1312

Email: primaryclub@optusnet.com.au
Website: www.primaryclub.com

Please complete carefully. We need an email address or phone / fax number to advise you of your Tee No. and hit-off time.

Click here to download a copy of The Primary Club of Australia’s May 2010 newsletter – First Ball

We have some good news though - the golf day is being held at Killara Golf Course on the 30th September.  (For information about this – please click here .. )

Of course, we expect to be back at Pymble in 2011 and wish the Club every success in their efforts to restore their course back into its normal excellent condition as soon as possible.

Don’t forget our Autumn event – the PCA Golf Day at Elanora scheduled for March 28, 2011.  We hope to get a very strong attendance at this event in the new year.

Wednesday 11th August
Walton CC 6/177 (P.Scott 2/16, D.Thompson 1/8) lost to Primary Club Aust 6/181 (D.Thompson 36, M.Falk 35, R.Thompson 35, G.Verco 20) at Walton Yorkshire.

Monday 2nd August
Primary Club Aust 5/160 (P.Lanham 51, D.Thompson 35*, R.Thompson 18, M.Falk 17) lost to Saffron Walden CC 5/164 (C.Hambleton 2/18, M.Falk 2/33) at Saffron Walden Essex.

Friday 30th July
Primary Club Aust 10/179 (R.Thompson 34, J.Dedman 29, D.Thompson 28, M.Fulcher 25) lost to Primary Club (UK) 4/182 (J.Dedman 3/30) at Beckenham Kent.  PCUK retain the “Primary Ashes”.

Thursday 29th July
Primary Club Aust 6/154 (M.Holmes 34, J.Dedman 26, M.Falk 23) beat Richmond CC 10/137 (A. Luff 3/32, J.Baird 2/18) at Old Deer Park Richmond. 

Wednesday 28th July
Primary Club Aust 10/147 (A.Luff 40, M.Falk 30*, P.Lanham 29, J.Dedman 25) drew Wembley CC 9/134 (M.Falk 4/25) at Vale Farm Sudbury.

More details about the event will be available in the Annual Report and on this website.

Please check back for more details closer to the event.

Sir Roden Cutler VC, AK, KCMG, KCVO, CBE served as Twelfth Man and Patron of the Primary Club of Australia from our inception in 1974 until his passing in 2002.  Richie Benaud OBE graciously assumed this role since.

Sir Roden agreed enthusiastically back in 1998 to lend his name to this special award, which the Primary Club and its members choose to present to an athlete or administrator who has performed an extraordinary service to his/her sport on behalf of people with disabilities.  As part of the award, the awardee now receives a grant of $20,000 for recreational facilities for the sport of his/her choosing.

Past winners of the Sir Roden Cutler Award include:

• James Pittar (Swimming) 1999
• Zoltan Peglar (Yachting) 2000
• Michael Milton (Skiing) 2001
• Julie Higgins (Equestrian) 2002
• Ben Felten (Rowing) 2003
• Jan Pike (Equestrian) 2004
• Kurt Fearnley (Wheelchair Marathon) 2006

At the Marathon Cricket Dinner at the SCG on Tuesday 19^th January last, President Jim Maxwell presented the 2009 Sir Roden Cutler Award to Brad Dubberley for his services to Wheelchair Rugby.

Brad Dubberley is regarded as one of the best wheelchair rugby players in the world and played a key role in Australia’s silver medal performance at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics.

Brad became a quadriplegic when, aged 12, he slipped and fell down a 50m cliff head first into a creek when playing in the bush with friends.  While still in rehabilitation, Brad took up wheelchair rugby in 1995, at the age of fourteen.

Brad first represented Australia in 1996 at a Test Series against New Zealand in Sydney.  During his sporting career, he has competed in over seventy major competitions including Paralympics in Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004.  In November 2006, Brad was appointed to the position of Head Coach of the Australian Wheelchair Rugby Team.  As one of the youngest coaches of a national team in the world, he coached Australia to another silver medal at the 2008 Beijing games.

“Brad epitomises the spirit of playing the game, coaching and inspiring other young disabled athletes that Sir Roden would have been proud to witness,” said Jim Maxwell.  Brad has advised the Primary Club that the award funds be directed to the acquisition of multi-purpose chairs and equipment for Wheelchair Sports.

If you know a disabled althete  who you would like to nominate for a future award, please contact the Primary Club of Australia office on 9980 2525.

A Synthetic Turf Softfall was also installed to provide a safe ground covering for the playground.

For those who don’t know what Blind Cricket is – this link will explain the rules: http://www.blindcricket.com/GENERAL/about_the_game.htm

This game was played on the 21 March 2010.

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The PCA captain Joe Scarcella struggled to field a team due to a number of last-minute withdrawals. This is not an uncommon occurrence at the end of a long season, as our experience tells us. With the help of several I Zingari players who didn’t make the host team, we did however manage put a much-weakened side on the paddock.

The hosts won the toss and elected to bat first. Our young opening bowlers Joe Scarcella Jnr and Sam Cox were at best steady, but not penetrative, against a solid opening pair, in what was a very strong batting line-up. Our change bowlers, Jock Baird and Joe Scarcella, came on after 12 overs with the score at 0-53, and had some success in taking some wickets and keeping the scoring rate down to a respectable rate. However, the captain had very few bowlers to call upon from there, so we had to rely on part-timers to complete the overs. Our opponents took full toll on the attack in the latter overs, scoring at a very heavy rate.

The top scorer for I Z’s, PCA member Marcus Braid, batted very well and eventually made 85 n.o. However, he offered a simple catch early in his innings which was inexplicably dropped. He also was given the benefit of the doubt for a close caught and bowled chance off the captain’s bowling. He definitely made the most of his chances, while we were left to rue what might have been…

I Zingari lost only 3 wickets in its innings, finishing their 40 overs with an imposing total of 3-231.

It was a target that was always going to be hard to beat; and so it proved. The opening batsmen Scarcella Jnr and Story started steadily enough against some good bowling but the run chase against the strong I Zingari attack was proving too difficult to chase.  Mark Clarebrough, coming in at first drop, batted strongly and along with the captain, made a useful contribution. From that point on the wickets fell on a regular basis, without threatening the total at any time.

For I Zingari, Sandy Tubbs starred with the ball, taking 5-30 off his 8 overs.

Despite the lop-sided match, the teams did enjoy a lovely lunch and post-match drinks day in the fine autumn sunshine. 

Bowling:
J. Scarcella 2-32 (11 overs); J. Baird 1-27 (7 overs); 

Batting:
J. Scarcella – 25;  M. Clarebrough – 14; P. Scott – 16 n.o. ; R. Bowden – 13; M. Story – 13 
Joe Scarcella

29 March 2010