Toowoomba Bridge Club Inc

1st March 2025

People

Organiser:	Chris Snook
Phone:	0413136435
Email:	chris@snook.id.au
Director:	Glenys Clift 07-46328932

GENERAL INFORMATION

· A two-session pairs event (9:30am-12:45pm and 1:15pm-4:30pm).

· Prior entry is required to allow for seeding and to plan the movement.

· Entry Fee: $12 per player (eg $6 normal table fees per session) - payable in advance via MyABF Credits

· Entries close: 4:00pm Friday 28th February.

· BYO lunch. Complimentary nibbles and drinks at close of play.

· Red masterpoints at the appropriate graded level.

· This event is only open to financial members of the Toowoomba Bridge Club.

· Toowoomba Bridge Club regulations apply.

· Green and Blue systems. No Brown Stickers treatments.

· Each player must have an approved current ABF system card.

· Format to be decided by the Director based on the number of entries.

o A Grade – Open to all players

o B Grade – Both players must have fewer than 150 masterpoints

o C Grade – Both players must have fewer than 50 masterpoints

o Small fields may be combined, but prize money will be awarded in each grade.

o Pairs may ask to play in a higher grade, but not a lower one.

Location - Toowoomba Bridge Club

PROGRAM

Note: Entry is restricted to members of Toowoomba Bridge Club Inc.

Event	Full entry fee per player	Day	Time	Total entries	Action
Patrons Day - A Grade (Open field)	12 credits	Saturday	01-03-2025 - 9:30am	10	Enter View Entries
Patrons Day - B Grade (fewer than 150mp)	12 credits	Saturday	01-03-2025 - 9:30am	9	Enter View Entries
Patrons Day - C Grade (fewer than 50mp)	12 credits	Saturday	01-03-2025 - 9:30am	3	Enter View Entries

For those members who are relatively new to the Toowoomba Bridge Club, the following is a synopsis of what Clive Berghofer has contributed towards our club and why we are so fortunate in having him as our Patron.

There is a detailed explanation of Clive Berghofer’s contribution to our building fund in the Bridge Club History, but briefly, after he had already agreed to fund the air-conditioning ($70,000), just prior to the commencement of construction a quantity surveyor gave us a new update on costs and at that point, we found we were $55,000 short. When we approached Clive and explained our problem, he brought all his construction workers back from leave and had them do all the site works given that the site for the club was on a sloping hill, in preparation for the builder. Problem solved. When the club started fund-raising in 2004, we had $110,000 – the final cost including building, gardens & car parking was well in excess of $700,000.

Since then, each year he has contributed $1000 towards the prize money for Patron’s Day with the club contributing another $500. Clive will be turning 90 this year and hopefully he will be coming at the end of the day to present the prizes.