Congratulations to Helen McMutrie and Chris Whitford in being inducted as Life Members of the Glenelg Golf Club at the 96th Annual General Meeting on Thursday 27th June 2024.
Helen McMutrie
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Started her membership at Glenelg Golf Club on 21st April 1978.
- South Australian Delegate for the Australian Ladies Golf Union 1993-95
- Assisted in the successful transition to Women’s Golf Australia through her time as the South Australian delegate.
- President Women’s Golf Australia South Australia Division 1996-98
- President Women’s Golf Australia 1999-2001
- Glenelg Golf Club Committee 2003-08
- Glenelg Golf Links Director 2008-current
- Glenelg Golf Club President 2015-current
- 1990 – 1992 Captain SA Junior Girls State Team x3
- 1991 – Manager senior and junior Australian Topman Cup team of New Zealand
- 1992 – Captain Australian Junior Team of New Zealand
- 1994 – Manager Australian teens of the International Team Championship for schools St Andrews Scotland (3 boys from Kooralbyn International School Queensland) – finished 3rd & Jonathan Riley won the individual
- 1997 – Captain winning Australian Junior Tournament Cup team Bonnie Doon NSW
- 2000 – Captain Australian team to World Amateur Team Championship (Espirito Santo Trophy) Germany
- 2000 – Australian Sports Medal in recognition of service for golf.
Chris Whitford
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Started his membership at Glenelg Golf Club on 1st June 1963.
- Was a member of the SA Junior team playing the Australian Championships in 1966, 1967 & 1968 (captain)
- Competed in over 120 Simpson Cup Matches for Glenelg Golf Club
- Winner of 6 Glenelg Golf Club Championships; the 1st in 1972, and the 6th 29 years later in 2001
- Competed in over 50 matches for SA Senior Team
- Manager of Simpson Cup Team from 1996 to 2010. Success in 1995, 1997 & 2003
- Manager of SA Colts team in 1999 & 2000
- Manager of SA Senior team from 2001 to 2009, during which time he was the chairman of selectors
- Golf Australia Selector & Team Manager from 2005 to 2011
- Started committee of management level at Glenelg Golf Club in 1994
- Captain of Glenelg Golf Club in 2001 & 2002
- Glenelg Golf Club’s delegate on the SA Golf Association Council from 1994 to 2008
- Member of SAGA/WGSA Amalgamation Committee set up in 2005 to establish guidelines for the amalgamation of men’s and women’s golf in SA.
- Member of the Interim Golf SA board from February 2008 to September 2009, under the chairmanship of Jan Sutherland, CEO Sports SA.
- Inaugural Chairman of Golf SA in September 2009
- Walking rules official at 6 Australian Opens 1999 – 2005.
- Currently President of the Senior Golfers Society of Australia.
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