- Queen's Birthday 12 Hole Competition
- Recent Results
- Coming Events
- Bunkers
- Know your Course
- Rules Quiz
- A little Humour
Winning the day's event with a net 36 1/4 were Helen Chadwick, Ash Southon, Jim Phillips and Anne Vitou. Longest drive winners were Sonya Bleakley and Paul Carroll, while Leonie Carroll and Peter Leon won the NTP (second shot) to the 12th. Congratulations to all involved. Here are some photos of the post-game conviviality.
- Wednesday 5th June. Much improved conditions from those of the previous week welcomed the field of 46 players to a rare midweek event, a stroke competition. Winner on the day with an outstanding 63 net was Langdon Emery (17), who rounded off his good day by also winning the pro pin. John Mulholland was runner-up on a count back with net 69, from John Mellen (15) who's 36 points gave him the Stableford win. No winner of the Eagles nest, while Darryl Purchase picked up the NTP 11th.
- Saturday 8th June. Eighty one players turned up to contest a single Stableford event in beautiful conditions. Four visitors from MacArthur Grange, Wakehurst and Sam Farthing (David's Son) from Ireland joined the field. One of our new members, Oliver O'Malley (29), cleaned up the contest with a score of 44 points from Michael Halfhide (22) on 40. Three balls are nesting in the eagles nest waiting to be won, Noah Roet won the NTP 11th and Tony Fitzpatrick the pro pin.
- The sign up sheet for the John Owens 4BBB Handicap Matchplay Knockout competition will be available in the pro shop from Wednesday 12th June. The sign up sheet will be closed after play on Wednesday 24th June and the draw published by the following day. Get your partners and sign up!
- Next Saturday (15th June) is a trophy day. The H A Murdoch trophy for single Stableford.
- Sunday 16th June is the last day to complete the semi final matches for the Club Championships in Foursomes.
- Next club Open Day is Wednesday 19th June. A 4BBB Stableford competition with a single Stableford in conjunction will be held. ALL players will be completing a score card, and the computer will complete the team score when the second player's score is entered.
The bunkers, of which there are only 9, located around the course are maintained in such a way that when a ball enters, the ball should travel to the bottom. The raked sand in the base of the bunker should provide a player a reasonable chance of playing a recovery shot. It's most important that players are aware of the correct method of raking the bunker following its use, and where to position the rake afterwards. The rake should be returned to the base of the bunker, in the direction of play, after use. The following photos show a correctly raked bunker (and a couple not correctly raked). Would all players please make an effort to leave the bunker in a better state then when they entered it. I'm sure you'll greatly appreciate it when you next find yourself 'on the beach'.
Last week I introduced this new segment to the weekly Blog. Unfortunately the prize (a club ball marker) was not won. The correct location, the 7th green, was identified by several members, but none emailed me their response. This week a new photo with the same competition prize. The first member to email me with the correct answer wins the marker. Give it a go.
In my previous Blog, I raised the question as to whether a player in a 4BBB competition was able to use a club from either his/her partner (or anyone else on the course), and if in doing so, a penalty should be applied.
The answer is that the player may use another player's club, but at a penalty of 2 strokes. If the player uses the club again a further 2 stoke penalty is applied. A maximum total of 4 strokes in penalty across the entire round. The prize was not won at this week's presentation unfortunately.
The scenario for this week.
A player plays a poor tee shot from the 15th tee box (located behind the 14th green). The ball rolls past the last pole (which supports the protective netting) and into the penalty area (Lake Katekar, Red Stakes). The accompanying players walk towards the ladies/visitor's tee and wait as the player plays their next shot. As the ball lays clear of the water, the player decides to play from where the ball lays. Unfortunately it's not their day, and it is hooked to the left and the ball hits one of the accompanying player's buggies and ricochets back into the lake and underwater. The ball is now unplayable and the player wishes to take relief.
The Questions.
- How many Options of relief are available to the player?
- Having taken relief, which number shot will next be played?
Police are called to an apartment one day, and when they arrive they find a woman, holding a bloody 3 iron, standing over the body of a lifeless man.
The detective asks her "Ma'am is that your husband?"
"Yes" replies the woman.
"And did you hit him with that golf club?".
"Yes, yes I did", she replies as she begins to sob, drops the club and puts her face in her hands.
"How many times did you hit him?" the detective continues.
"I'm not sure" she replies, "better put me down for a 5..........."
Go out and Enjoy a fun game of golf.