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Wednesday 25th Feb - TGIF Hot Food -  White  Horse  Cup - Par 3s - Safety -  etc etc

25/2/2015

 
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The Friday 12 hole and 4 hole comps listens to Kevin Kenny's presentation 
TGIF - Hot Food  on Friday from 4 to around 7pm bar snacks will be available at the clubhouse. These snacks can be purchased by anyone. Maybe you would like to consider joining the 12 hole or 4 hole competitions followed by a relaxing drink on the terrace ? The 12 hole comp is a roll up start from 2.30 and the 4 hole comp is a roll up start from 4.30. 
  • Beef nachos $10.00
  • Cheese and bacon planks $10.00
  • House made spring rolls with sweet chilli sauce (4) $12.50
  • Satay chicken skewers (4) $12.50
  • Tempura prawns with soy ginger dressing (5) $12.50

White Horse Cup Reports
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Bowral 1 had their first win against a strong Wollongong team at St. Georges Basin on Sunday 3 ½ to 2 ½ .
We got off to a good start at the BGC Car Park at 6.15am as Ashley was on time.
Hit off was about 8.30am with Robert Eriksson leading us out.

Results were :   
Alex Mulholland 6 / 5. Had an exceptional game with a mixture of eagles, birdies and pars.
Sam Mulholland square : A hard fought 18 for 5 hours in hot humid conditions. Well done
Ashley Southon : Great effort going down 2 / 1. Little finger was out of sort on the day.
Paul Carroll : 3/1 up. Drove straight all day and wore opponent down.
David McGinnes : 2 up. Always in control but put opponent away on the last.
Robert Eriksson : Met the burglar on the day but held his head high for a 2/1 loss.


Next week we play St.Georges Basin at Kiama for an 8.00am start. Team is Alex Mulholland, Ashley Southon, David McGinnes, Don Barker, Peter Girven and Robert Eriksson.

Well done boys, we just need to win our next two matches and for somebody to knock over Jamberoo to reach the finals. Paul Carroll


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Bowral Team 2 
defeated Nowra at 
Highlands today 4/2.
Paul Pettiford won 6/5
Jim Phillips won 1 up
David Boyd won 2 up
Bob Young won 2/1
David Stanley lost 5/3
Terry Downing lost 4/3

Next we are at home at Bowral to Shoalhaven Heads when our team will be David Burgess, Pascal Timores, Alan Turpie, Bruce Frankland, David Mathers and Terry Downing.
We are equal top in our division with Vincentia and Highlands (I think we may be in front on matches won), so if we can win next week we will go to Vincentia for the last round on 15 March with a chance of making the finals. 
Well done fellows.

David Boyd


Local rules. Just a bit more on the deletion of the local rule regarding the signs on the 14th hole regarding the signs. Local rules must conform to the criteria for local rules viz a viz this extract from the Golf Australia website concerning local rules:-
Committees may only provide local rules in accordance with either Appendix I, Part A of the Rules of Golf as approved by R&A Rules Limited, or with this document. Approval must be obtained should any additional Local Rule be desired – please contact your state association.

Golf NSW also confirmed that the local rule was not appropriate. The sign as it stands was introduced some years ago to give some guidance to play sequence on the 14th and 15th hole. Players are requested to stay behind the fence but they are not required by a local rule. Therefore there is no penalty for golfers who proceed up the 14th fairway while the golfers on the 15th tee are teeing off. 

Playing golf involves inherent risks, I suppose like most activities. One of the obvious risks is being struck by a ball. In the rule book it says 

Safety Players should ensure that no one is standing close by or in a position to be hit by the club, the ball or any stones, pebbles, twigs or the like when they make a stroke or practice swing. Players should not play until the players in front are out of range. Players should always alert greenstaff nearby or ahead when they are about to make a stroke that might endanger them. If a player plays a ball in a direction where there is a danger of hitting someone, he should immediately shout a warning. The traditional word of warning in such situations is “fore”.
PictureA new sign will be placed on the way from the 4th green to the triple tee. A quotation is being obtained
Following the request to review the 14th/15th hole situation I had another look around at risks on our golf course and advisories from different golf associations. From this came the new interim policy of not calling up on par 3s. It is a recommendation of Golf NSW whereas Golf Australia is less definite but suggests that club committees consider it. Two holes spring to mind where calling up may come into play - the 14th, but more especially the 4th. In the afternoon golfers on the greens would both be looking to the western sky and for some of us our eyes have difficulty in picking up a golf ball travelling over 140km/hr coming towards us out of the sun, therefore there is probably a greater risk at Bowral of being struck by an incoming ball. The advisory from Golf NSW seems very sensible. 

There is another side to this, of course, in that our, as in our club, potential liability for accidents on the golf course. There is a well cited case of a golf course in Scotland that was found 30% liable in a 400,000 UK pound settlement where the golf course should  have erected a warning sign. We will be erecting a warning sign on the way from the 4th to the 5th tee, so that golfers are aware of the potential of being struck by errant balls played from the 17th tee. 


As I said before, playing golf, like all other activities, involves inherent risks. One of these risks is being struck by a ball. The onus is on the player hitting the ball, making sure the way is clear. Players on the course should be aware of the potential risks on the course, so that they minimise the chance of an accident. 


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Marion Ricordeau - just keeping a track on how our guest is going
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Damage to the course.
The main culprits are Correllas, Ibis and foxes. Weather damage is just 'one of those things'  with the most obvious , the last few months water damage from incessant rain that leaves waster lying on the course that then kills the grass in spots. The foxes are after the white lave as are the Ibis. The corralls are looking for lava, for roots and bulb-like corms, in plants such as onion weed. 

On our side 
 Just a reminder - practice chipping on any tee is not permitted. . Many members chip from the practice area by the 1st to the practice green - that is probably the best place.

 

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Waterlilies in 2nd water hazard pond
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Update to the course improvement project.
The first part of the project was the construction of the bridge on the 1st. The structure of the bridge has been completed and we are now waiting for the concrete to develop its design strength. The bridge will have a stone cladding and this work will start early next month. The new bridge will be open for traffic in the week beginning the 9th of March and the old bridge removed as soon as possible after. 

The next stage of the project will be the concrete paths around the 5th tee and we are (endeavouring) to obtain final quotes - our  estimate is within the budget for the complete project. Competing for contractors and tradesmen's attention amid other requests for their time, such as other quotations, obligations undertaken,weather delays and the like is always a challenge, but we are trying our best.  Jobs always take longer than wished and  this project is no exception

Photos Presentation Night- Calling Up -Field  Artillery-Centennial Vineyards  Member  Benefit  - Golden Rules

19/2/2015

 
As we know we have had a lot of trouble with the little corellas. In the past we've used various bird scaring devices: artificial hawks, humming wires, cut outs of cats etc. We sought the advice of pest control experts and liaised with Parks & Wildlife. The most effective deterrent appears to be our gas gun which scares the birds . Of course using the gas gun is preferable to using more harsh means. Our greens staff are on the course at 6:30 in the morning and use the gas gun at times during the day. David S. has volunteered to use the gun later in the afternoon and this has had a great effect with no bird damage recorded on the greens for about six days.  (Where we live we can hear the gas gun being used at Centennial Vineyards)

Golfers are allowed relief from holes made by birds under Rule 25 reproduced below
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25-1. Abnormal Ground Conditions
a. Interference
Interference by an abnormal ground condition occurs when a ball lies in or touches the condition or when the condition interferes with the player’s stance or the area of his intended swing. If the player’s ball lies on the putting green, interference also occurs if an abnormal ground condition on the putting green intervenes on his line of putt. Otherwise, intervention on the line of playis not, of itself, interference under this Rule.


Abnormal Ground Conditions An “abnormal ground condition” is any casual water, ground under repair or hole, cast or runway on the course made by a burrowing animal, a reptile or a bird.



CALLING UP ON PAR  3s  POLICY
I have put up a new policy for calling up on par 3s. This will be discussed at the next Match and Greens and at the next board meeting. For the moment it is an interim policy. A member raised a concern about the Local Rule about playing the 14th and 15th holes and about how players were observing it. Some investigation revealed that Golf NSW had an advice about calling-up on par 3s and its implication with regards to liability etc. For this reason I have posted the following notice which the board may later ratify. 


"Playing golf involves inherent risks, including the risk of being struck by a golf ball. The risk of being struck by a golf ball is significantly increased if players "call up" the following group on a par 3 hole. Calling up on par 3 holes is not permitted on this course. Any player calling up a following group in breach of this policy does so at the player's own risk, and may not be covered by insurance."


Local rule deleted
The Local Rule on the back of the card (click here) concerning play at the 14th and 15th hole has been deleted. 

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Robin Murray is the proprietor of the Centennial Vineyard's restaurant. Robin is a member here and has generously arranged a benefit for members of our club. 


When a couple goes to the restaurant and order from the a la carte menu and produces their membership card (at ordering time) they are entitled to receive a free bottle of the Bong Bong white or Bong Bong red - both very drinkable wines. 

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Last Sunday on the way to golf we passed many Porsches heading towards Centennial Vineyards. Robin had 96 members from the Porsche car club there for lunch. 
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This year's winner of the Bill Crystal Trophy for left handers was decided on Saturday with Robert Eriksson coming in with a +2 in the par competition.

The Jock Rossell Trophy is a 2 ball aggregate par which was won by David & Peter Burgess. There were three teams on +1 and to decide the winner a countback was made. The count-back was even on the last 9, the last 6 and only on the last 3 was the winner decided. 


USGA - Golden Rules of Golf


From the United States Golf Association's 
Links Magazine.

The 10 Golden Rules Of Golf 


  1. Play the ball as it lies. 
  2. Don’t move, bend, or break anything growing or fixed, except in fairly taking your stance or swing. Don’t press anything down. 
  3. You may lift natural objects not fixed or growing, except in a water hazard or bunker. No penalty. 
  4. Movable man-made objects may be moved. For immovable objects, you may take relief by dropping away from them within one club-length of the nearest point of relief, no nearer the hole, except in a water hazard or if the object defines out of bounds. In a bunker, you must drop in the bunker. No penalty. 
  5. You may take relief from casual water, ground under repair, burrowing animal holes or casts, anywhere except in a water hazard. On the putting green, place at the nearest point of relief, no nearer the hole; otherwise drop within one club-length of the nearest point of relief, no nearer the hole. In a bunker, you must drop in the bunker. No penalty. 
  6. In a water hazard or bunker, don’t touch the water or ground with your hand or club before the stroke. 
  7.  If you hit your ball into a water hazard and cannot find or play it, either drop behind the point where the ball last crossed the hazard margin or at the place where you played the shot. On the tee, you may tee the ball. One penalty stroke. If you hit into a lateral hazard, you may also drop within two club-lengths of the point where the ball last crossed the hazard margin, or, within two club-lengths of a point equidistant from the hole on the opposite margin. One penalty stroke. 
  8. When you hit your ball out of bounds or can’t find it after five minutes of searching, add a penalty stroke, go back and drop a ball at the place where you played the shot. On the tee, you may tee the ball. If you think you have hit your ball out of bounds or lost it outside a water hazard, play a provisional ball before searching for the first one. 
  9. When you have an unplayable lie, you may drop a ball at the place where you played the previous shot, adding a penalty stroke. On the tee, you may tee the ball. Alternatively, drop within two club lengths, no nearer the hole, or any distance behind the unplayable spot, keeping it between you and the hole. If the ball is in a bunker, you must drop in the bunker, under either of the alternative options. If you can’t play your ball that is in a water hazard, see Golden Rule No.7. 
  10.  10. You may repair ball marks and old hole plugs on the putting green that are on the line of your putt, but not spike marks.

Saturday night was Presentation Night and it was very well received. This year was in a similar format as last year with the winners of the events being presented with their trophy and certificate and the runners-up in championship events being presented with a certificate. Runners-up in other events were given "an honourable mention". The evening flowed along very well. Neville & Bruce were successful and Neville gave a speech about claiming medical expenses for back injuries whilst carrying one's partner. 

The Green Jacket - White Horse Cup - Rules Seminar at Bowral proposed -  Etiquette -  New Bridge

11/2/2015

 
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What a hole in one ! click the picture to see.

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Bowral Team 1 had a bye on Sunday and Paul Carroll provided catering and starting for the Whitehorse Cup teams from other clubs all playing at Bowral.

Bowral Team 2
lost today against Highlands at Shoalhaven Heads 4.5 to 1.5. David Boyd lost 3/2, Pascal Timores lost 4/2, Alan Turpie squared, Bob Young lost 5/4, Bruce Frankland lost 2/1, Terry Downing WON 3/1. However, against that Port Kembla were disqualified in the match with us last week for playing off incorrect handicaps, so we have lost one and won one, albeit by default. Our next fixture is on 22 Feb when we play Nowra at Highlands.
Regards, David Boyd

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Something I picked up on the internet from the Bleacher Report  :-


The Masters: 10 Things They Don't Tell You About Augusta National on TV


here is an extract

"The Green Jacket came about for a very simple reason. In the tournament’s early years Augusta National members were encouraged to wear the jacket so patrons would know who to ask questions. Secondarily, when a member hosts guests in the clubhouse, the green jacket designates who gets the bill."

 
So the idea is not to wear a green jacket to restaurants.
For the complete article click here


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Last Saturday Warren Ryan shot a net 64 which won him the 'B' Grade medal and, perhaps more importantly, the Anniversary Cup. The Cup was donated in 1964 by Sefton Cullen, President in 1953, to celebrate Australia Day.

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Rules Seminar at the club. Those interested should contact Paul Carroll.  We hope to have around  30 people, starting  6.00pm on say a Thursday until about 9.15pm. 

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Here is a very good video - produced by the R&A about etiquette with Padraig Harrington.  click on the picture to see the video

Here are a few photos of the  bridge work on hole 1. So far there has been  8.3 cubic metres of concrete used in the construction. That is around 20 tonnes. The bridge, when finished, will have a 2.4 metre wide carriageway. The bridge will be finished during next week and the stonework facing will come later.  We expect the bridge will be in use by the end of the month, following that the old bridge will be removed.
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Paul Carroll holds his certificates after completing his mandatory director training. The NSW government introduced the requirement in recent legislation for all new directors to complete successfully two courses.  ‘Director Foundation & Management Collaboration’ and ‘Finance for Club Boards’. There are exemptions for some clubs but all the current directors are registered for the course with several now having  completed them. The content of the course goes into directors responsibilities, the role of the board and the key purpose of the club among many other things. The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal conducted a survey in the NSW club industry  and produced a report. From their recommendation the government made a number of changes to the legislation and regulations and among those introduced the requirement for director training. Directors are responsible under the Corporations Act and other pieces of  Federal, State and local regulations and laws ~ there are 600  or under which a director may be personally responsible.  These include environmental laws, occupational health and safety laws, employment law, taxation law, financial reporting laws.


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5 Dec email to members about the paths bridges etc
20th Jan - Email from Captain

February 03rd, 2015 - Presenation Night (UPDATED) - White Horse Cup  -  4 hole comp - Don't try this at home - Course Improvement fund Target Exceeded

3/2/2015

 
The Trophy Presentation Dinner is on Saturday 14th Febuary 6:30 for 7pm. The format will be similar to last year but this year we will acknowledge and call up the winner and winning teams to be presented with the appropiate trophy and the runners up will be acknowledged. This should result is a more streamlined evening. Last years format was very well received. Click here (it's been updated) to see those that have won free admission to the presentation night. Please note that the A, B and C grade winners each receive 2 dinner entries - all other winners and runners-up receive 1. As noted prizes from Legacy Day, RPEYC, St Andrews Day and Whales Tooth have already been awarded at separate events.
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We reached and have now exceeded our target thanks to the generous donations of our members. Some donations came from people that don't even play golf. Money was received  from 36 donors.

The first two contracts have been let. For the new bridge on the first the succesful bidder was AJM Landscaping & Bricklaying who will be starting next week (weather permitting). The new bridge will be constructed slightly to the left of the existing bridge and will have a carriage way 2.4 metres wide.  Ultimately the side of the bridge will have a facade of stonework over the structural core filled with concrete blockwork which forms the side of the bridge.

Aquaman Irrigation will be extending of the irrigation on the 16th which will enable extending the fairway on the 3rd (The irrigation of the 16th irrigates the 3rd in the section thatt we want returned to fairway. This will enable the existing path to be removed once the fairway has grown. Where there is a masonry bridge on the 3rd this will be removed and a concrete causeway made through the hazard. That small section of hazard on the 3rd (where the existing bridge is) will be converted to an ephemeral waterway



The first White Horse Cup  
pennant match were held on the weekend


From the captains:-
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TEAM 1 David Boyd has lodged with the captain results of Bowral 2 on Sunday. I was hoping to avoid doing this for Bowral 1, however I don’t want to appear we are running away from the result. As explained on the day it is easy to be a winner, however it takes character to lose in style. That’s where we are, full of character and style, following our 5/1 loss to Jamberoo at Wollongong. Without going into full scores, suffice to say the Don Barker was the “glowing ray of sunshine” with the only win. Although by reports, none of us played that bad, however we had to give all of Jamberoo 2-3 shots and they didn’t miss a shot all day.
I wish to thank the team, as we had a great day out.
Next Sunday is the bye at home, so if any of you can give me a hand from about 7.00am at the club, it would be most appreciated.
Please let me know.
Paul Carroll

TEAM 2 lost our match today against Port Kembla at Nowra 4 matches to 2. Keeping in mind Port Kembla was runner up in 2014 and won the Cup in 2013 it was a good effort by our guys, especially Paul and Jim..
Paul Pettiford won 1 up
Dave Burgess lost 7/5
Jim Phillips won 4/3
David Boyd lost 4/3
Alan Turpie lost 3/2
David Mathers lost 2/1.

Next week we play Highlands at Shoalhaven Heads where our team will be Pascal Timores, Alan Turpie, Bob Young, Bruce Farankand, Terry Downing and David Boyd. 

Regards, David Boyd
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Players waiting to tee off on the 18th please wait up on the tee. Players approaching the 17th green must only play when it is safe to do so. There is a sign at the pro-shop and on the tee as a reminder


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Burns Supper. a very succesfull night with cock-a-leekie soup through to haggis and dancing.

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The four hole comp starts this Friday with a role up start at the pro-shop from 4:30. It's best to get there a few minutes before. There are 2 comps - 1 for those withour handicaps and one for those with handicaps. The format is an ambrosee played on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 18th hole. 
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