The rains have been playing havoc but am I glad? Yes, I am. They are doing a w o r l d l y g o o d t o t h e course. I can appreciate the inconvenience to the hard core golfers but in the larger perspective, it will give us good returns in times to come.

Thanks to the elections, the use of smart card has been brought to greater use.

I did mention that the Gold Smart Card can be loaded with cash so that any cash transaction is avoided and secondly the usage is not reflected in the members monthly bill.

We are taking it a step further. With effect from 1st December 2010, billing will be totally dispensed with. The

modus operandi will be that the member pays the entire years’ subscription upfront with a discount of one month (i.e. one pays subscription upfront for 11 months only). The Gold Card may be charged for any amount the member deems fit and the same will be swiped at the restaurant or bar for the exact usage.

Details of this will be advertised adequately for the information of members in the coming few months to bring about awareness and implementation. Kindly be good enough to go through the details for smooth transition.

We shall be having a series of Golfing events. So please do keep yourself abreast with the events and the calendar. Sadly the attendance for the Independence Day Dinner was very thin. Kindly appreciate the effort and expenditure that goes into organising such functions and am afraid that if the same trend continues, these functions may take a back seat, for obvious reasons. The club can ill afford these losses.

Happy Golfing!

Col Pravin Uberoi, VSM (Retd.)Arjuna Awardee, Secretary

Hole In neOFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE NOIDA GOLF CLUB

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Rahul Bajaj currently ranked

No. 2 in India, in the amateur

circuit, has been selected to

represent India in the Asian

Games, to be played in China.

He has also been selected for

t h e W o r l d A m a t e u r

Tournament, the Eisenhower

Trophy, to be played at

Argentina.

Rahul spoke to Hole In One……..

"What came as a hobby to me, in the first stages, never even

hinted that I would some day be representing my country at

the Asian Games at China in November 2010.”

“My first stint with the game was when I was 15 years, at

Noida Golf Course, a summer hobby when I had an off from

school. As we all know, the game has its ways to get you

addicted and the same happened with me. It was only when

I had turned 19 that I knew my passion to be my profession.

Thats when I started working seriously with my coach

Monish Bindra at Noida, to get my game to a more

competitive level.”

“ After playing the National Amateur Tour for one full year,

in my second year, I had my first win LG Jaypee Amateur

National title in May 2008, when I was 22. That, I think, set

the pace for me and then there was no looking back.

Thereafter, I have won 2 more National titles and some

runners up finishes.”

“Playing the National Team Trials and missing it by mere

single spots for the last 2 years, I trained hard this year and

after playing over 8 rounds of qualifying, finished second,

that got me a spot to represent India at the Eisenhower

Trophy and Asian Games 2010 at Argentina and China

respectively.”

“All this would be incomplete and impossible without the

support of my family, my coach Monish Bindra and not to

forget OIL India Ltd who have been supporting me for the

last 2 years in all my golfing endeavors. A special thanks to

Noida Golf Club.”

Rahul brings laurels to NGC…

Rahul with his mentor!

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The Independence Day Cup, as usual, got The Prize Distribution was held on Aug Prize winners: a huge response. It was initially 22nd. Due to the unpredictable rain, the 0 to 8 JOSEPH KOSHYscheduled over 3 days, Aug 12th to 14th venue was indoors, in the Banquet Hall. 09 to 16 ADITYA GUPTA2010. Due to heavy rain, it was postponed There was thumping music and great

17 to 24 NEERAJ SETHIto the following week-end, Aug 21st & eats, mood was high and members had a 65 to 74 years Col. R P THAREJA,22nd. great time.Above 75 years A/M R K DHAWAN

Around 280 enthusiastic members Kabir Talwar played an excellent round of Ladies AASHANA MONGAparticipated, they enjoyed not only golf, shooting a round of two under. He Junior AMIT KUMARplaying golf but also the beautiful emerged the Overall winner of the

weather, an overcast sky with light rain!! Tournament. Congratulations Kabir!!

- Jasjeet SinghINDEPENDENCE DAY CUPINDEPENDENCE DAY CUP

Birds of prey are Nature's tools of destruction for rats and mice which are arguably the worst enemies of farmers. They inspire an awe which birds of other categories fail to do. Eagles, owls, ospreys, harriers, hawks (eg., shikra), vultures, are some such birds. Of these, the resident birds of prey of Noida Golf Course are:

- Dr. Sheela Bedi

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NGC Birds of Prey

The sight of this regal bird soaring high in the sky is common enough but groups of these awesome birds sitting on the fairways (esp sixth and eighth) is an equally common visual on our course. The biggest nest on the highest branch of the tallest tree on NGC would be of an eagle. Eagles are mono-gamous and use the same nest each year.

Small and heavily barred. Usually seen at dusk. But I was lucky to spot a pair in broad daylight on the fourth fairway rough.

The jungle owlet hunts mainly at dusk and dawn and its meal may consist of insects, small birds and reptiles or rodentsIt is known to call and fly during the daytime

This pigeon sized bird is a lightly built hawk (also called cheepak in Hindi) It Is blue grey above and white barred below. Tail is black and barred.

A shikra being chased by the Drongo (remember the glossy black bird with a long forked tail, also called the jungle kotwal) is an amazing sight.

Small sized. Grey and white with black shoulders. I have spotted this bird on the wires overhead the parking lot of Noida Golf Course.

Like other raptors, black w i n g e d k i t e s h a v e a n e x c e l l e n t e y e s i g h t a n d powerful bills and claws. They breed all year round.

EAGLE JUNGLE OWLET SHIKRA BLACK SHOULDERED KITE

PHOTO FEATURE

A snake swallowing the egg of a lapwig bird. There were 3 eggs lying near a sapling in the rough on way to Hole no. 17, after crossing the water hazard. One egg was swallowed, while being watched, the other, is in his mouth and the third is protected by the snake.

Captured...- Col. R K Jagota

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HEALTH CLUB

SWIMMING POOL

YOGA CLASSES

HOLIDAYS

All Saturdays at 1930 Hrs.

Morning 6:00am to 11:00am

Evening 4:00pm to 9:00pm

Monday CLOSED

Morning 6:00am - 10:30am

Evening 6:00pm - 7:30pm (Children & Adults)

7:30pm - 9:00pm (Adults only above 18 yrs)

Coaching 8:30am - 9:30am

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Monday CLOSED

Tuesday to Friday (5:30pm - 7:00pm)

Office will remain closed on the following holidays:

September & October 2010 1. Thursday 02.09.2010 Janmashtmi

2. Friday 03.09.2010 Alvida

3. Saturday 11.09.2010 Eid

4. Saturday 02.10.2010 Gandhi Jayanti

5. Friday 08-10-2010 Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti

6. Saturday 09-10-2010 Shri Kashiramji Nirvan Diwas

7. Sunday 17-10-2010 Dussehra

By Lt. Col A K Anand (M. No.4045) on Hole No. 10 on 5th August 2010

Our Hole-in-One presents another Hole-in-One

Calendar: September-October 2010

Eagle’s nest at NGCEagle’s nest at NGC

Know your Management Board

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Our Board Members have got their respective portfolios. Soon they will form their sub-committees. Hole In One wishes the Board Members NGC a very successful tenure.

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SIMARJEET SINGH

Golf Captain & ChairmanGreens & Tournament Sub CommitteeA product of NGC, Simarjeet has represented the country as a member of the Indian Golf Team in various international Tournaments and has won many Tournaments in the IGU Amateur Golf Circuit.

G - 91, Sector -25, Jalvayu Vihar, Noidam: 9810017741 | e: simarjeets@hotmail.com

Elected Members

UMESH DUBEY

Chairman, Estate, Building and Development Sub CommitteeMasters in Mass Communication from Roosevelt University, Chicago, USA. He is the founder member of Ayu Dham (an old age home). An avid golfer, philanthropist, environmentalist, poet, known for his oratory skill, Umesh has keen interest in national/international affairs.

D-185, Sector 47, Noida 201303m: 9810024516 | e: umesh.dubey06@gmail.com

JOSEPH KOSHY

Chairman, Finance & HR Sub CommitteeA graduate in law from Bangalore and Masters from Queensland, Australia. He is a lawyer having his own practice. An avid golfer, he has been actively involved in organizing a tournament for the legal fraternity. He has achieved a single digit handicap in a short span of 4 years.

F-55, Sector 41, Noida 201301m: 9811147614 | e: josephkoshy@hotmail.com

Brig ASHISH DUBE (Retd)

ChairmanMembership & Discipline Sub CommitteeA very keen golfer, Brig. Dube was a member of the services golf team in 1991 & 92. He has played and won many tournaments and has represented India in the Seniors, Asia Pacif ic Gof Championship. He has Captained the Agra Golf Club (1980-83) & the Wellington Golf Club, Nilgiris (1986-89)

Penthouse 4, ATS Green Phase II, Sector 50, Noida

m: 9810524617 | e: dubeashish@gmail.com

Cdr S S AHUJA (Retd)

Chairman, Hospitality Sub CommitteeA software engineer by profession, Cdr. Ahuja has served in the Indian Navy till 1994. He has been actively involved in the cultural events of Noida Golf Club. He has also been an elected member of the Sports & Entertainment committee at the DSOI, Dhaula Kuan.

H-89, Sector 25, Noida 201301m: 9811078735 | e: sharansahuja@gmail.com

M.No. 2346 M.No. 3157

M.No. 3025 M.No. 3385

M.No. 3994M.No. 2872

MONISH BINDRA

Chairman, JTP, Health Club, Swimming Pooland Handicapping Sub CommitteeA coach at NGC, he is an A level teaching professional at the Indian National Golf Academy, one of the only 8 in India. Asian PGA Teaching Professional. Teaching Staff Taylor Made-Callaway, Golf Physiology & Mind Control by Dr. Bob Rotella, USA. Swing Mechanics at Ping Facility-USA, Coach-Kel Llewellyn in Australia.

D-46, Sector 39, Noida 201301m: 9810056558 | e: monishbindra@gmail.com

Nominated Members

SIRAJ HUSSAIN, IAS

After post-graduation in Biochemistry from Allahabad University, he joined doctoral research in the Department of Microbiology in Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim U n i v e r s i t y , A l i g a r h . H e j o i n e d I n d i a n Administrative Service in 1979 and has held senior positions in Government of UP and Government of India. From 2000-05, he was Vice Chancellor, Jamia Hamdard University in Delhi.

From 2005-06, Sh. Hussain was in Food Corporation of India as Executive Director (Traffic) and from 2006-10, he was Joint Secretary (Policy) in the Ministry of Food & Public Distribution. Since April 2010, he is Chairman and Managing Director of Food Corporation of India.

PANKAJ AGRAWALA, IAS

Mr. Agrawala is an avid sportsman who has played cricket, table tennis and badminton at State and National level. He is an enthusiastic naturalist and is a Life Member of The Bombay Natural History Society. He did his schooling from St Xavier's and studied History for his BA(Hons) and MA from St. Stephen's College. He was a Mason Fellow at

Harvard, where he did his Masters in Public Administration. He joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1978 and has served in governments of UP and India in varied assignments in Power, Education, Industrial Development, Information Technology, Urban Development and Planning Departments. He has tought Urban Development at the UP Academy of Administration, Nainital under an Indo Dutch collaboration. Mr Agrawala is married and has a daughter and a son.

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Thoughts on thedynamics that influenceimprovement of the NGC…

The continued development of a golf course squeeze in a round mid week to maintain their course, as also facilities like an all weather day should be the consequence of the aspirations feel. Some that like to play mid week prefer to and night driving range, and short game of three categories of its members. The first tee off very early. infrastructure, are a decided boon. This category is the 55 years plus members. These category deserve the best coaching facility

For others the driving range, if flood lit, would members desire to pursue their passion for and support.provide an opportunity to practice mid week. golf albeit at a leisurely pace.This category is very competitive and a Next comes the arguable question of how

This category is de facto, the mainstay of a programme to increase their skill level would difficult should a golf course be. Since the golf club in India. They play on an average 4 to be appreciated. They also cause the "rush" majority are 55+ members as also the 25 to 35 5 times a week. They are also the largest during week ends. It is this golfing jam along category the course design should conform to category that play golf in any given week. with the first light rush that demand their difficulty quotient. Hosting a national These members like to tee off early and management. and international level tournament is a contribute to the first light rush. The 1st and factory by which golf courses are "seeded".

The last category is the school and college 10th holes of flood lit would be a boon for players who are the future of golf in the club Hence a course must possess the stretch them. Since they have experience, are and the country. In our country the club golfer potential to make it more difficult just for the articulate, and have time at their disposal, goes straight to the national level short duration during which a tournament is they provide meaningful suggestions for tournaments. hosted. This aspect demands professional improvement.

inputs from a very experienced golf course The next category is the 25 to 35 year golfer. The selection to the national team is both an designer.This is the bread winning class who play individual effort and the facilities provided by monthly over the week end. They attempt to the club. To hone their skill level, a good - Brig Ashish Dube

EditorMs. Nalini Sharma

MembersMs. Manjula MahajanMs. Shalini TomarMr. Umesh AroraMr. Simarjeet SinghMr. Amit Dube

SecretaryCol Pravin UberoiVSM (Retd)

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Our first lady Pro, Nalini Singh, has had a good start in the Ladies

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6th August, at the Eagleton Golf Resort, Bangalore. Nalini's

scores over 3 days are very impressive. She played 6, 4, and 7

over. She finished 4th, to win a prize money of nearly Rs 25,000.

The total prize money of the tournament was 1.5 lacs.

In the next event, which was held at the KGA, Bangalore, Nalini

finished 8th. Good beginning, Nalini. We wish you luck in your forthcoming

tournaments in Jaipur & Delhi.

Well done Nalini...NGC’sPride

Tuesday, September 14 MEDAL ROUND (Ladies Section)

Thursday, September 30 MEDAL ROUND (Ladies Section)

Monday, October 4 to Wednesday, October 6 JTP TOURNAMENT (1st Day Practice Round)

Wednesday, October 6 to Tuesday, October 12 JTP CAMP

Sunday, October 10 PRE-CHAMPIONSHIP DINNER (Ladies Section)

Monday, October 11 to Thursday, October 14 NOIDA OPEN 2010 (Ladies Section)

Saturday, October 16 MONTHLY MEDAL ROUND

Tuesday, October 19 to Friday October 22 UP STATE JUNIOR SUB JUNIOR (Faldo Series)

Sunday, October 31 PETROTECH GOLF TOURNAMENT (By Invitation only)

GOLF CALENDAR - SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2010

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N G C F O O D F E S T I V A LN G C F O O D F E S T I V A L

PARANTHA FESTIVALTuesday 28th Sept. - Sunday 3rd Oct.

KEBAB HI KEBAB FESTIVALTuesday 12th Oct. - Sunday 17th Oct.

COASTAL CUISINE FESTIVALTuesday 2nd Nov. - Sunday 7th Nov..

Organised & managed by:

Fun Match ofCaddies & Members

-Rashmi Bhalla

It's safe to say that Caddies are the right hand of all golfers, for you may have noticed that more often than not they're standing on your right side at each shot. And, you take your club from them with the same hand, too. So, to give them their due credit, the idea of organising a match between the caddies and the members formulated. We got immense support at every step, right from the Secretary, the Golf Captain, the Members, the Manager, the Caddy Masters, and the Caddies themselves.

The spirit was so high that even the Rain God had to bow down and the The Golf Captain, Simarjeet Singh, praised the event match started at 9.15 am, just 15 minutes late, on 23rd August. There was a and stressed the need for more such matches to be shot gun start and the format was stroke play. There were 12 groups. Each organized. He assured the organizers of full support group consisting of two caddies and two members. in future. He expressed the need of working

collectively, Members and Caddies, to make NGC the There were prizes galore for the caddies. Apart from the usual Gross and best club in the country. Nett categories, there were three more runner up prizes in the Nett category, two for Longest Drive on Hole 9 and two for Closest to the Pin And last but not the least, Caddie Master, Sandeep, on Hole 3. Seeing the enthusiasm amongst the Caddies, which was visible on behalf of all the caddies thanked everyone for the in their attire, a special prize was given for the Best Dressed Caddy. The encouraging and motivating idea behind this event unanimous choice was Minto. and requested that more such events be organised.

We could not disappoint the good performance of Members, two prizes for Best Gross and Best Nett were given to them. To add to the fun, there were two lucky draw prizes for the Members. Prizes were graciously handed over by the Golf Captain Simarjeet Singh and the sponsor of the eats, Mr. Deepak Gupta, who praised the event as one unheard of in any other club.

Category Winner Caddies Winner MemberGross DEEPAK ANKIT NAGARNett SANTU JOSEPH KOSHY

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Given below is the list of prize winners. Hope to have more such fun-filled matches in the near future.

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- Aashana MongaSWIG & SWING: Ladies Section Fun Tournament

Drugs are very much a part of professional sports today but golf is theonly sport where the players are not penalized for being on grass.

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The prize distribution ceremony for the JTP Tournament & Camp was held on Aug 25, 2010. Parents and grand parents turned up in large numbers to encourage the youngsters.

The camp was very well attended. It ended with a putting and chipping competition.

The prizes were given away by the Lady Captain Savita Talwar and Golf Captain NGC, Simarjeet Singh. The programme was conducted by the new Chairman JTP, Monish Bindra.

The next JTP would be conducted in October.

RESULTS:

Prateek Nagar, Porus Jain, Akshay Sharma, Tanmay Rakheja, Manpreet Mann, Dhruv Kumar, Akshay Sharma, Shubam, Anadeep

Jai Khanna, Chittaj Khanna, Aryaman Chugh, Rishabh Chikker

Winners Tournament June & July 2010:

Winners Camp July 2010

Junior Tournament & CampPrize Distribution

YOUNGACHIEVERS

Fun Tournament, an annual feature, well organized by the Ladies Section, was played on Saturday, the 28th August 2010.

To make it fun filled, interesting and exciting, all the players had to play 9 holes keeping only three clubs and a putter in their bag. Nearly 60 men & ladies donned themselves in colourful attire and took off on a shot gun start at the Noida Golf Course.

‘Swig and Swing’ was taken very seriously and well rewarded too. Players who had a glass of beer or a peg

of vodka got an extra stroke on that hole'. Isn't it interesting? Well, somebody has rightly said, "Golf is like a love-affair, if you don't take it seriously, its no fun. But if you take it seriously, it breaks your heart."

Back to the tournament, what a great round of golf it was! As the players made their way around, they were not only greeted and welcomed by beer and vodka but also had the chance to win extra prizes on certain holes.

Each four ball had a prize for the straightest drive and of course nearest to the pin. The game was done and was followed by tambola and of course a great lunch.

The prize winners took home Fab India Vouchers.

Results:

Winner Runner upJoseph Koshy Simarjeet SinghNalini Sharma Malini Joshi

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