Monday Dec 15th

The course is open.

Better weather on the way also. The delayed events, The Ted Box Medal of Medals and the Peter Tait Trophy will be played next Saturday. The event setup on the computer for on-line bookings will be changed this morning to reflect the new schedule

2014 Franklin Templeton Shootout 

Similar to the bunker lip on our 7th hole - now we know how to play it.

December's not finished 
and already it is the wettest on record

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A rules question. On Saturday, in the Franklin Templeton Shootout. Ian Pouter and Billy Horschel both found themselves in a bunker, an iro shot from the green. They  claimed relief from the temporary immovable obstruction - a camera tower which had been erected for the event. As club players we wouldn't  come across this rule in action when we play on the course normally. What the rule allows is ,  among other things, is relief from the the temporary  immovable obstruction from the intended line of play.  One of the options available to the player, is to drop clear of the "line of play" at a position that is the nearest point of relief. They had called a rules official and it was interesting to see that Billy Horschel, who must well know the rules, wanted a drop to a position on the left hand side which would allow him a straight line of play to the green. He expressed obvious disappointment when the rules official pointed out to him that the nearest point of relief from the temporary, removal obstruction, was in fact to the right which would have meant he would have the tree to navigate so he didn't try for that. Both Ian Poulter and Billy Horschel elected to play their balls from where they landed in the bunker after first getting the camera dismounted from its stand. Herschel went on to birdie the hole! (Another reason that they elected to play from where their balls were, was that if they had claimed relief and taken a drop, their ball may well have ended up more embedded in the sand.)

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An unusual symbiotic relationship. We have heard of birds picking the ticks off rhinoceros (click here), but here we have Australia's own Kookaburra dicing with the 'claws of death' 

Monthly Medal winners this year are eligible to compete for the medal of medals -  Ted Box Trophy. 

January Medal 25th Jan 2014
A Grade - Luke Latimer
B Grade - Bruce Windybank
C Grade - Bill Pope

February  Medal 1st Feb 2014
A Grade - Ashley Southon
B Grade - Piero Dal Bianco
C Grade - Noel Symonds

March Medal 1st March 2014
A Grade - David Boyd
B Grade - Sam Mulholland
C Grade - Terry Downing

April Medal 26th April 2014
A Grade - Sam Mulholland
B Grade - Don Barker
C Grade - John Cooper

May Medal 3rd May 2014
A Grade - Frank Eggert
B Grade - Robert Eriksson
C Grade - John Cooper

June Medal 7th June 2014
A Grade - Tony Fitzpatrick
B Grade -  Leigh Batchelor
C Grade -  David Simmers

July Medal 5th July 2014 
A Grade -  Stuart Delholm
B Grade -  Mick Cooper
C Grade -  Harry Babbage

August Medal 2nd August 2014
A Grade - Frank Eggert
B Grade - Warren Ryan
C Grade - Peter Burgess

September Medal 6th September 2014 
A Grade - James Burkitt
B Grade - Paul Carroll
C Grade - John Conolly

October Medal 11th October 2014
A Grade - Frank Eggert
B Grade - Ken Dobie
C Grade - Peter Burgess

November Medal 8th November 2014
A Grade - Paul Pettiford
B Grade - Robert Young
C Grade - Bill Pope

December Medal 6th December 2014
A Grade - David Boyd
B Grade - Peter Girven
C Grade - Dean Poricanin