  |
|
 |
|||
LOFT Masters Auckland Chapter
While we aim to master the lofting drive,
And for the perfect pitch and putt we strive, We remain golf Duffers, it's apparent, Due to our Lack of F***ing Talent. | |||
| |||
Click here for the latest Chapter news | |||
|
The LOFT Masters Auckland Chapter, is the brainchild of FD Carol Gordon. She was inspired to create it after discovering Anyone For Tee and the Duffers Golf Club, and - amazingly - finding it amusing. Well, New Zealand is a quiet place when they're not filming 'Lord of the Rings', beating England at rugby or organising yacht races.
The chapter is composed, at executive level, entirely of women, while the men (the husbands) are seemingly all accountants. As we said, it's a quiet place...
Chapter News March, 2004 LOFT Masters Auckland hold their first EGM (pictured below). | |||
When it comes to tough decisions, FD & President Carol Gordon is not afraid to stand up and be counted. "Chardonnay", she instructed the barman, before calling to order the inaugural Chapter meeting. "The first item on the agenda," she continued, "is our Mission Statement. I submit for your approval the following ditty, which I believe sums up our golfing ambitions." Pausing only to refresh her vocal chords and recharge her glass, FD Carol intoned the words which now stand at the top of this page, and was immediately greeted by thunderous applause and cries of "More!". "Surely we haven't finished the bottle already," she gasped. "I suppose we'd better get another one." Clarity of thought and strong leadership come easily to the President of the DGC LOFT Masters Auckland Chapter. April, 2004 FD & President Carol paid a visit to the Duffers Golf Club HQ in London. A little work was done, a lot of wine drunk, and the bonds of Anglo-Kiwi friendship through golf and chardonnay were firmly tied. Read more here. May 28-30, 2004 The inaugural LOFT Masters Auckland Chapter tournament took place in Whangamata. The turnout was excellent, although much of the golf turned out awful. It may just have been what the late, great Dean Martin had in mind when he said: "If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt." But they did. Find out what happened here. 
Portrait of a MemberFD Clare Stewart is both a keen Duffer and the current champion "Pot Scrubber" of New Zealand. The Pot Scrubbers are a group of hard-working, hard-playing Auckland housewives, who compete annually for the "WIFE" award, a beautifully engraved iron, bestowed by friends and spouses. "WIFE" stands for "Washing - Ironing - F****** - Etc". (In case you're wondering what the *** mean, just use your imagination - it's "Feeding", obviously - Ed.) FD Clare shares the same birthday and year as LOFT Masters President FD Carol (what a great year 1983 was!), and is always ready to pull up a chair and pull out a cork whenever there is important Chapter business to be done. Thanks for your help FD Clare. It's grass roots members like you who help to make the Chapters work. Just for the record, FD Clare's husband Donald is an accountant as well. (There seem to be more accountants than sheep in New Zealand. Why? You can neither eat them nor shear them for wool. On the other hand they can fleece you - Ed). If you have a compromising picture of a fellow Chapter member that you feel is worthy of full public exposure (golfing situations only, please), send it to teebox@anyonefortee.com and mark it "Privates and Absolutely Not Confidential" for consideration by the Committee, whose decision is final (cash preferred). Thank you. | |||
| Contact details If you would like to arrange a game against the LOFT Masters Auckland Chapter, you can do so by e-mailing any of the following:
| |||
| Back to top | |||
|
This page © Copyright 2004 by DuffersGolf |
       |