OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE NOIDA GOLF CLUB Hole In ne J U N E 2 0 1 1 1 The month gone by has been eventful and full of activity despite the sweltering heat. We have had the Northern India Junior Championship which saw the young brigade facing the hot sun for four consecutive days. It was a pleasure to watch the juniors & sub juniors braving the event with competitive scores. The play off for the A category was a sight to watch which could finally be decided on the fifth hole. Kudos to the juniors. Our NGC lot did us proud by winning quite a few events. The results and details are given in the magazine. After the tournament an exclusive event was held under the aegis of Toyota Etios which was well attended. once again another junior event saw a record number of entries. Although quite a few golfers were of the opinion that it is hard and tough for the juniors to play in this part of the season but the kiddies went through both the tournaments sportingly. I suppose the IGU and Albatross calendar would have some constraints on that account. With the petrol prices having soared, the prices of our catering items have also been revised along with the subscription rates and other connected issues. Do look up the notice boards. Both, the Platinum or Gold cards are available at a yearly fee of and respectively. The fees for the first year is waived off. The platinum card has a whole lot of privileges as compared to the Gold card but the choice is entirely with the esteemed members. A . Do visit & try them out. The Coaching classes at the Swimming pool are in full swing. Both children and adults are welcome to join in. The work on some of the fairways has begun & will be completed within three weeks. Inconvenience caused to the golfers is deeply regretted. But then these are the only few months before the onset of monsoon that we get to make any major changes. Do bear with us. Col Pravin Uberoi, VSM (Retd.) Arjuna Awardee Secretary The Albatross, The State Bank of India have agreed to have a co-branded card with NGC. Rs 3,999 Rs 499 couple of new machines have been added to the Gymnasium Happy Golfing
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OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE NOIDA GOLF CLUB
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The month gone by has been eventful and full of activity despite the sweltering heat. We
have had the Northern India Junior Championship which saw the young brigade facing
the hot sun for four consecutive days. It was a pleasure to watch the juniors & sub juniors
braving the event with competitive scores. The play off for the A category was a sight to watch
which could finally be decided on the fifth hole. Kudos to the juniors. Our NGC lot did us proud
by winning quite a few events. The results and details are given in the magazine. After the
tournament an exclusive event was held under the aegis of Toyota Etios which was well attended.
once again another junior event saw a record number of entries. Although quite a few
golfers were of the opinion that it is hard and tough for the juniors to play in this part of the season but the
kiddies went through both the tournaments sportingly. I suppose the IGU and Albatross calendar would
have some constraints on that account.
With the petrol prices having soared, the prices of our catering items have also been revised along with the
subscription rates and other connected issues. Do look up the notice boards.
Both, the Platinum or Gold
cards are available at a yearly fee of and respectively. The fees for the first year is waived off.
The platinum card has a whole lot of privileges as compared to the Gold card but the choice is entirely with
the esteemed members.
A . Do visit & try them out.
The Coaching classes at the Swimming pool are in full swing. Both children and adults are welcome to join in.
The work on some of the fairways has begun & will be completed within three weeks. Inconvenience caused
to the golfers is deeply regretted. But then these are the only few months before the onset of monsoon that
we get to make any major changes. Do bear with us.
Col Pravin Uberoi, VSM (Retd.)
Arjuna Awardee
Secretary
The Albatross,
The State Bank of India have agreed to have a co-branded card with NGC.
Rs 3,999 Rs 499
couple of new machines have been added to the Gymnasium
Happy Golfing
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29th Junior Albatross Golf ChampionshipThe 29th edition of Albatross Junior Golf Tournament was held at Noida Golf Course, Noida (U.P) on May 06,
2011. Over 100 Junior Golfers participated in the tournament and over 30% were from outside National Capital
Region. The highlight of the tournament was the score of Tarundeep Singh Chadha (Chandigarh) who carded a
score of 1 under Par, and that was to be the best score of the day across all categories and Tarun took away the
Winner's Trophy in Category-A (Age's 15-17 years Boys).
The 12 year old Ridhima Dilawari who chose to play higher Category than her age (13-15 years) carded the best
score amongst girls in Category A & B put together and was honoured with the winners prize amongst the girls.
Amrita Anand of Noida Golf Course with an excellent round of 6 over Par, won the Category C (10-12 years)
followed by her off course mate & a rival on course Ashvika Gogia who
came 1st Runner up. Besides, the course was in a great shape, with soft
fairways and beautifully manicured fast and true greens.
The tournament was eventful with playoff between Piyush Sangwan and
Priyanashu Singh in category B (13-15 years). Piyush Sangwan was able
to control his nerves and won the playoff off with a 25 feet birdie putt and
was cheered up by his friends and gallery. The prizes sponsored by
Taylormade were awarded by Col. Pravin Uberoi, Secretary Noida Golf
Course, Brig. Dube representing Managing Committee NGC and Simarjit
Singh, Golf Captain of the Club.
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TOYOTA ETIOS NORTHERN INDIA JUNIORS 2011 Monish Bindra, Chairman JTP
Noida Golf Course was the perfect venue for the Northern Mr Narender Kukreti, Dy. General Manager Toyota took
India Juniors championship held from 16 May to 20 May keen interest in the Tournament by being out with the
2011. Even though the temperature was soaring the IGU participants and encouraging them to give their best
had to conduct pre-qualifying rounds in most categories performance. He also gave away the main prize to the
and a total of 112 participants qualified to play the main overall winner Honey Baisoya.
tournament. From NGC 22 Juniors participated in the
qualifying rounds and 14 Juniors made it to the main Draw.CATEGORY BOYS GIRLS
After two days the cut was implemented in the A, B & C D Aadil Bedi Tanishka Kumarcategories and at this stage in category D, Adil Bedi & C Arjun Prasad Suchitra RameshKaran Pratap Singh were tied for 1st position. In category B Honey Baisoya Vrishali SinhaC, Arjun Prasad was leading, Category A, Honey Baisoya A & B Tarundeep Chadha Vrishali Sinhawas leading over Tarundeep Chadha by one shot.
Nikita Chowhan winner of Hole-in-One on Hole 10
The Northern India Juniors Tournament had a grand finale
finish with Tarundeep Chadha winning the Northern India
Juniors in a 5 holes play off. The 5th hole was Hole No.11 of
NGC which was birdied by Tarundeep Chadha.
Noida Golf Course Juniors, Amrita Anand & Ashvika
Gogia secured top 5 positions in their categories. Tanishka
Kumar (Category D - Girls) with scores of 92, 83, 91 won by
six shorts. Tanishka also secured 2nd position in the last IGU
event played at Golden Greens. She is a product of the
Noida Golf Course, Junior Training Program and as her
coach,I forsee a great golfing future in Tanishka.
OVERALL WINNERS
Note:
Some comments of our guests…..
“The course is playing excellent.The greens seem well manicured and the fairways are lush.We all enjoyed playing here during the Northern India Juniors held at Noida Golf course. Keep it up!”
Trishul Chinnappa, Bangalore
“The course is playing fantastic,truly PGA Tour like.Love playing on such greens.The fairways are truly awesome.Hats off to the management for such a wonderful job.”
Tarundeep, Chandigarh
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NOIDAGOLF
COURSE
LADIESTOUR
...to Neelam Anand Saxena. After a fruitful, funfilled, fantastic
innings at the helm as the Lady Captain, Savita Talwar will be
handing over charge to the new Lady Captain Neelam
Anand shortly. Congratulations! Neelam, on behalf of our
Ladies Section, we wish you all the best, and look forward
to plenty of happy Happenings during your tenure. You
see, we have really been spoilt silly
with all the good times we have had in
the Ladies section. Keep the ball rolling...
says Neelam. She also acknowledges that, over a period of
time, the previous Lady Captains and their Committee
Members, with their hard work, have brought laurels to the
Ladies Section, and have made everyone proud.
"With the support of everyone, I will continue the good work,"
AND THE BATON PASSES ON... - Manjula Mahajan
Equity . Commodity . Currency . Depository
Mutual Funds . IPO's . Insurance
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Shalini's excellent portrayal of Noida warms the heart of every
Noidaite. All aspects have been covered in the exquisite
illustrations.Not only does she write about and portray the IT Giants,
IT Parks, Learning centres, Film City, shopping centres etc. but also
the yummy street food. In her write up there is accuracy, clarity and a
melody of colours. Noida, indeed, is a city to be reckoned with.
The depiction of Noida Golf Course is iconic .Every facet has been
represented superbly-main gate, putting greens, swimming pool
and the overall ambience. Shalini writes:
"Players come to NGC not to enhance social status, but to have a
good round of golf and a great time with friends". She goes on to
say "NGC organises championship leagues and other prestigious
tournaments throughout the year, which attracts a large number of
sports enthusiasts".
Destination NOIDA takes the reader on a pictorial tour of Noida - a futuristic modern, industrial city - buzzing with
activity and hope! Infrastructure and amenities are show cased in a most colourful way- motivating every aspirant to
reach Destination NOIDA to achieve his dreams and settle down for best quality living. No denying that Noida is a
composite and complete city and the best suburb in the NCR.
Amongst the innumerable salient land marks are The 1805 War Memorial, The Shaheed Smarak and The Botanical
Gardens. Noida Golf Course has a unique standing of its own.
Spread over 93 acres, it boasts being
one of the best in North India for
hosting tournaments. The NGC is
indeed the lungs of Noida.
This book has instilled a sense of
belonging and an element of pride in
every Noidaite. It has placed Noida on
the cultural map of India. Above all it
has given Noida a soul.
This book is a must for all Coffee Tables in all the households, corporate offices and institutions.
Please note: This book is available in our club library for all true... blue... Noidaites.
Shalini Mitra is a freelance travel and lifestyle writer since 1990.
She has travelled extensively in India and abroad. Her articles
and travelogues have appeared in various travel & lifestyle
magazines. She has also contributed her articles to many leading
newspapers, and Indian, international & in-flight magazines.
She is the author of “The Art of Successful Parenting” a
guidebook for parents. A casual artist with All India Radio, New
Delhi, she has been living in Noida with her family since 1996.
About the Author
DESTINATION NOIDAA COFFEE TABLE BOOK BY SHALINI MITRA Book review by Prema Aggarwal
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Maintenance of the CourseAfter the exciting and great finish of the Northern India Junior Open, a wave of motivation has struck the workers of NGC. The bright faces and comments of the young golfers and their parents about the condition of the Golf Course has made us believe that NGC will not only be amongst the best Golf Courses in NCR region but the whole of India.
Now we are looking at a major construction project on our back 9 fairways. Hole nos. 11, 12, 13 and 14 have always faced a water logging problem during the monsoon time. We are going to be reshaping certain parts of the fairways and introducing sub surface drainage and putting catch basins to drain water. A pond will be constructed on hole no. 14 (From 1st fairway bunker and extending behind) that would extend to hole no. 13 right hand side rough which will accumulate all the rain water during monsoon time. Catch basins will also be constructed on holes 11 and 12 fairways which will be connected by means of underground drainage pipes to the already existing hazards on the fairway. This process will eliminate the problem of water logging. This project will take almost 3 weeks to complete. I request the members to be patient as we might have to close these fairways during construction.
Next we will take up the job of coring the fairways for the 2nd time with effect from June 15, so that we can complete this work before the monsoon hits us. Target date of completion is 30th June.
- Sidharth Arora
Toyota Members Tournament - Simarjeet Singh
NMC conducted a free medical check up for the participants
Toyota Etios Northern India Juniors Tournament was
followed by Members Tournament played on 21st May
2011 and it was well supported by all categories of
members. More than 130 members participated in a shot
gun format, and for a change the weather gods were very
kind with strong winds, rain and perfect Scottish weather
adding fervour to the day.
PRIZE WINNERS
Category Winner Runner Up
0-9 Brig Ashish Dube Mr Ashish Kapoor
10-18 Mr Vijay Mohan Col A Tyagi
19-24 Col KK Aggarwal Mr G S Bawa
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Golfing is not only recreational seen sitting here and there on the short, Golf has done miracle for
but also has great therapeutic and hard surface of the different me. Now, I cannot be termed to be
curative value. fairways and calling off the game a 'spineless' person. I feel my spine
after four or five holes. is as strong and flexible as was In June, 2006, I developed acute bestowed upon me by nature!pain in my lumbar region and the In due course of time, my stamina
pain travelled down through both improved, muscles got strength- The above observations are true to
the legs making me immobile and ened and there appeared to be a my peculiar condition and may
miserable. One of my sincere remarkable change in my game. I not be taken for universal
friends pointed out that my application.
posture resembled with that of the Golfing may not be a complete 'Leaning Tower of Pisa'.panacea for all the ills but my firm
I consulted a host of eminent belief is: those who have been
Ortho-Neuro-surgeons and all of going through a lean patch on the
them were unanimous on the health front will find their health
point that the pain is on account improve dramatically by playing
of degenerative vertebrae and g o l f ( p h y s i c a l c o n d i t i o n
immediate intensive surgery is permitting). Stress and tension
required to fix the steel clamps. It are the products of our minds and
was said to be a case of medical in the present era hardly anybody
emergency. My humble and remains unaffected. Golfing
innocent query to each one of reduces the stress resulting in
them was: Would I be able to play peace of mind and provides an
golf after surgery? opportunity to have a full fledged
exercise which one needs. Initially, there was grim silence
followed by a hesitating response. The researchers believe that
I could understand more than playing golf itself has a significant am now walking straight (may be what they said! I was reminded of impact on health. Golfers seem to not as straight as Kutub Minar!) a saying "Change your thoughts live longer and healthier. A very and golfing with full vigour and you change your world!" I
senior col league of mine, without the need of sitting here ventured to take an erratic or say
whenever he meets me on Course, and there on the ground. Of late, un-medical decision of not keeps on repeating: the medical deficiencies which allowing my spine to be subjected
were pointed out to me have said to surgery. Against medical good-bye! I am golfing happily and advice, I continued to play golf have no inhibition to join the with poor shots as a physically group(s) of the super-players. In threatened person who could be
"Do not
abandon the game. He who
plays golf regularly keeps the
sickness at bay".
GOLF - MY MIRACLE THERAPY - Justice OP Garg
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GOLF
TAMBOLA
HEALTH CLUB
YOGA
SWIMMING POOL
HOLIDAYS
Wednesday, June 01Captain’s Day - Ladies Section
All Saturdays - 8:00pm onwards
Morning 6:00am to 11:00amEvening 4:00pm to 9:00pmMonday CLOSED
Office will remain closed on the following holiday:May 2011 1. Thursday 16.06.2011 Hazrat Ali Jayanti
The course and the club will be open on all holidays.
Club Calendar: June 2011
?In primitive society, when native tribes beat the ground with clubs and yelled, it was called witchcraft; today, in civilized society, it is called golf.
?The man who takes up golf to get his mind off his work soon takes up work to get his mind off golf.
?Golf was once a rich man's sport, but now it has millions of poor players!
?The secret of good golf is to hit the ball hard, straight and not too often.
?There are three ways to improve your golf game: take lessons, practice constantly ... or start cheating.
?An amateur golfer is one who addresses the ball twice ... once before swinging, and once again, after swinging.
?Many a golfer prefer a golf cart to a caddy because it cannot count, criticize or laugh.
?Golf is a game in which the slowest people in the world are those in front of you, and the fastest are those behind.
?Golf: A five mile walk punctuated with frequent disappointments.
?There's no game like golf: you go out with three friends, play eighteen holes, and return with three enemies.
Goodness Gracious Golf
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YOU AREINVITED
NGC presents aCHILL OUT MANGO-ICE
CREAM COMBO Mela in the month of June!
Watch out for further announcements.
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Karnal, Haryana, May 12, 2011: Arjun Singh Chaudhri of Noida prevailed in a playoff against Karan Vasudeva of Delhi to win the PGTI Feeder Tour event at the Madhuban Meadows Golf Course in Karnal. The two golfers ended the regulation 54 holes with an identical total of 12 under 195 before Chaudhri emerged champion on the first playoff hole. The 31 year old said "It's an amazing feeling to win." Arjun Singh Chaudhri now leads the PGTI Feeder Tour Order of Merit as a result of taking home a winning cheque of Rs. 76,290 from Karnal. You have done us proud.
Well done Arjun Singh!
The Applaudable achievement ofArjun Singh Chaudhri
