Club Championships Draw
The second round of the club championship qualifying was played on Saturday. The lowest gross scores over two rounds was selected to be in the draw. Three players, Keith Markwell, David Boyd and John Cummins elected to compete in A Grade. The draw from the qualifiers is done following the R&A recommendations. Where there are 8 Qualifiers - upper half - 1 v 8 & 4 v 5 - lower half - 2 v 7 & 3 v 6. The rounds must be played by the dates contained in the conditions of competition. To avoid the chance of disqualification please play your match as soon as you can. Condition 10 from the Conditions of Competition states:-
The second round of the club championship qualifying was played on Saturday. The lowest gross scores over two rounds was selected to be in the draw. Three players, Keith Markwell, David Boyd and John Cummins elected to compete in A Grade. The draw from the qualifiers is done following the R&A recommendations. Where there are 8 Qualifiers - upper half - 1 v 8 & 4 v 5 - lower half - 2 v 7 & 3 v 6. The rounds must be played by the dates contained in the conditions of competition. To avoid the chance of disqualification please play your match as soon as you can. Condition 10 from the Conditions of Competition states:-
| | "Except in exceptional circumstances, no extension beyond the closing date of each round will be permitted. The course not being open for carts is not an exceptional circumstance. Matches played before the Sunday for quarter and semi finals must be with agreement from both players. If the round is not played and completed by the due date the contestants will be disqualified. In the case of only one player on the tee at the designated time for any finals match then the match will be awarded to that player. Contestants are advised to play their ties as soon as possible to avoid complications in organising and completing a match by the due date." Congratulations to all the qualifiers and good luck in your matches. When preparing the draw much needs to be prepared and checked, vetted and then re-visited. My thanks to Frank Eggert and Darryl. |
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Members will all agree that the course presentation has been outstanding. Vsitors have been generous in their praise.
| Qantas Golf Club  Qantas Frequent Flyer is launching the Qantas Golf Club this summer. Bowral Golf Club has been accepted as a participating golf club for this new venture. What that means is that Qantas Golf club members will be able to book on line through the Qantas Golf Club web site to play at our club. The scheme has been endorsed and supported by Golf Australia and Greg Norman also is endorsing this scheme. Players can earn Frequent Flyer points when playing golf. Qantas also plans to have special Qantas Golf tournaments and will have golf travel packages available. There are two levels of membership - premium members will have their handicaps maintained by the club. For us, at Bowral Golf Club, it is an opportunity to bring visitors to the club and showcase our facilities.  Many thanks to Dad's Army for the excellent job they did of weeding the 11th tee. | The Veterans Trophy was played in conjunction with the qualifying rounds of the Club Championships. This competition is for the best nett score over two rounds for those players over 65 who are entitled to enter the competition. The Winner: John Cummins 136 Runner Up: Alec Dietsch 141 The Course Presentation Policy. As mentioned last week the Match & Greens Committee were to review having a first cut of rough on the fairways. The M&G committee discussed this at length with the pros and cons being considered in detail and passed their recommendation to the Board. The Board ratified that we will cease to have a first cut of rough as part of the course presentation policy. Many courses have a first cut of rough and some have second and third. Watching the PGA tour on the golf courses in the US, most seem to have this. Other courses seen, don't. These seems to go in line with the type of course it is. Local courses, Moss Vale and Mt Broughton, don't have a first cut. Barwon Heads, where a group of us play each year, also doesn't have it. Famous courses in the UK, such as St Andrews, Carnoustie, Troon, Turnberry, Royal Dornoch don't. I suppose, also it is not like our rough is very long, in fact it is cut at a height of just under 2 inches. Each course has its own characteristics and this gives it its individuality. |
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