{"id":282,"date":"2025-08-11T00:45:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T00:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gdvga.golf\/?page_id=282"},"modified":"2026-02-24T11:19:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:19:37","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gdvga.golf\/?page_id=282","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Membership of the GDVGA&nbsp;is open to all amateur golfers who have reached their 55th birthday, a member of a golf club or organisation affiliated with Golf Australia and hold a current Golf Australia handicap. A small joining fee ($20 for 2026) is charged to cover administrative costs and an annual fee of just $25(2026) entitles members to play in all GDVGA sanctioned events, including a pennant competition conducted during the summer months. Membership also entitles you to enter Victorian Veteran Golfers Association (VVGA) events. New members are always welcome, and you should contact the GDVGA delegate at your own club, or the GDVGA Secretary, in the first instance.<br>Approximately 12 events are scheduled throughout the year and competition fees, which may include a light lunch and green fees, start from just $35 (2026 rates). Some venues do attract a higher charge but even so, members still receive very favorable rates and enjoy playing most of the top courses on the Bellarine Peninsula and Surf Coast. Competition is usually individual Stableford and most events start from 8:00 am on a Monday.&nbsp;<br>Pre entry for all regular events is essential, and members are encouraged to enter directly through the website, gdvga.com.au<br>If for any reason this is not possible, please contact your club delegate to arrange your entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Golf related enquiries, late entries for games and cancellations, contact the Captain or Vice Captain at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:gdvga3220@gmail.com\"><strong>gdvga3220@gmail.com<\/strong><\/a><br>All membership and administration enquiries should be directed to the Secretary by email at&nbsp;<strong><u><a href=\"mailto:gdvgasecretary@gmail.com\">gdvgasecretary@gmail.com<\/a><\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong><u>Committee Contacts:-<\/u><br>President Ross Duff 0417 599 594<br>Secretary Ray Drady 0490 259 172<br>Captain Harvey Otter 0401 412 511<br>Treasurer Mark Nolan 0418 142 298<br>Vice Capt. Greg Bennett 0412 186 113<br><u>Committee:-<\/u><br>Ted Stroomer 0413 622 706<br>Rob Law 0401 955 024<\/strong><br><strong>Peter Thompson 0412 385 053<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Address for Correspondence:<br>Ray Drady, Secretary,GDVGA Inc, <br>27 Maud Street, Geelong, 3220<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Heat Policy&nbsp; &nbsp;For complete Extreme Weather Policy please refer to document link&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gdvga.com.au\/Images\/GDVGA%20Heat%20Policy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here<\/a><\/strong><br>At 1:00pm on the day before the competition, should the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) website forecasted temperature for the scheduled venue be 34<sup>0&nbsp;<\/sup>Celsius or higher, the event will be cancelled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>GDVGA Championship Policy<\/em><\/strong><br>To qualify you must play a minimum of 2 of the 3 nominated championship rounds<br>Handicaps used for determining grades (as evenly as possible) based on GA handicaps of the field, prior to the date of the first championship round.<br>If players are tied on Stableford points for the two best rounds, the winner will be decided on countback method as per R&amp;A Rule 5.6.d Committee Procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>GDVGA Constitution<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column282_a683c7-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column282_a683c7-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column282_a683c7-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column282_a683c7-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column282_a683c7-a4 > 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