AS competitions came to a close for 2024, Parklands Golf Club hosted its 2024 presentation night and Christmas dinner. 

The night provided an opportunity to celebrate the Life Membership award presented to Dale Grambau. 

Dale’s significant, long-standing and ongoing contributions to the club were acknowledged by members and he was presented the honour at last month’s Annual General Meeting.

Grambau grew up playing golf at Parklands from the age of 12 when he joined his mother playing on Sundays, before he commenced in the Saturday competition from the age of 15 and he has continued ever since. 

He was part of the club’s pennant teams for a long period of time and was involved in eight pennant flags between 2004 and 2019.

The newest life member has experienced personal success on the golf course, winning the Western District Sand Green Championship at Grampians in 2019 and winning the Parklands Golf Club Championship five times.

Grambau’s long history of service to the club formally started during his first term on the committee between 1994-1999, which included two years as vice captain. 

He later fulfilled various roles as part of the committee during the 14-year period between 2009 and 2022, including periods as president and vice president.

The club stalwart also represented the club for six years as the club delegate for the then Southwest Golf Association, including three years as junior vice president until it became the Western District Golf Association.

He is always willing to help others golfers to improve so that they can enjoy their golf as much as he enjoys the game, providing coaching to those new to the game including running the MyGolf program for five years. 

Grambau’s contributions to the successful running of the club continue with the stocking of the bar, weekly placement of the tees and hole placements, and service on the committee.

The club celebrates the contributions that Grambau, and all volunteers have made to create the course and club enjoyed by the community today.

Personal success was recognised at the presentation with the awarding of trophies won during the year.

Ladies champion - Jaymie Broad, ladies handicap winner - Mary McCallum, Spectator Trophy winner - Kelly Hitchcock, and Eclectic winner, Jaymie Broad. 

Men’s champion - James Brown, men’s handicap winner - Stuart Turner, Eclectic winner - James Brown, Eclectic handicap winner - Barry Oldaker, and The Russell Family 4BBB Trophy was won by Peter and Sue Irvin.