Golf News w/c 21.12.09
Fellow Members,
I don’t know if I am meant to publish this blog. This is my third attempt, the previous two have disappeared just like a putt from the top of the 16th, just disappeared. Word Press must be incredibly sensitive and should I ever meet the person who wrote the software I shall tell them so and a few other things as well.
Our fields last Wednesday and Saturday showed a marked improvement on previous weeks and I hope this trend is going to be the norm rather than the exception, 72 on Wednesday and 110 on Saturday is quite good from our relatively small player base. Admittedly Wednesday was an Open Day and Saturday our Parent and Offspring Trophy event combined with Christmas Cheer Day.
I understand we have some members who for one reason or another are not interested in playing competition rounds but still make full use of the course on a regular basis, and that’s good. Our visitor numbers are steadily growing providing a much needed cash flow for the club, however in my mind our competition/trophy events are the lifeblood of our club and would like to see them patronised as much as possible. We endeavour to provide a program that historically contains the most popular events with our members, if anyone has any ideas as to how we can improve the popularity of our competitions I would love to hear from them. The old chesnut of running a single events in conjunction with 2 ball and 4 ball events keeps rearing it’s head. This would mean marking 2 cards in some instances and if it means increasing our fields perhaps we should look more closely at it. Other clubs run them on a regular basis, is this the way you want to go?
At this time of the year I would like to record my thanks to every member for the support I have received since becoming your Captain last May. It has been a steep learning curve for me and I have enjoyed the challenge, your help and advice has been invaluable, thank you.
Anne and I wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and hope thar Santa leaves a handicap improving game under your tree. Remember “You ain’t got a thing if you ain’t got that Swing”
A reminder that the clubhouse and pro-shop will be closed on Christmas Day with the pro-shop reopening on Boxing Day.
GOLF RESULTS.
Wednesday 16.12.09 - Single Stableford - Open Day - 72 players CCR.
Winner - Charles Vaughan-Smith (13) 42 points. Although you were no doubt visited by the Lord High Executioner Charles it’s good to have you back in the winners circle.
R/U – Kevin Burke (19) 40 points – Visitor John Francis (18) Cromer Club 40 points.
Eagles Nest – Not Won
NTP 11th – Paul Wilson
NTP 14th – Peter Bracken
19 competition balls went down to John Mulholland 35points c/b
Saturday 19.12.09 – Parent and Offspring Trophy / Christmas Cheer – 2BBB Stableford – 104 players CCR 68.
Trophy Winners – Bruce Windybank (17) and Richard Windybank ( 6 ) 45 points c/b
R/U – Austin Richardson (26) and Scot Campbell (7) 45 points
2BBB Stableford;
Winners - Peter Garvin (28) and Craig Langby (5) 46 points
R/U – Taffy McCarten (24) and Michael Fitzgerald (28) 45 points
NTP 11th – John Mulholland
NTP 14th – Richard Lawson
Longest Drive 1st;
“A” – John Mulholland
“B” – Jeff Spender
“C” – David Mathers
Longest Drive 18th;
“A” – Scot Campbell
“B” – Alex Mulholland
“C” – Joshua Frith.
Two sons and a grandson, not bad, showed the old buggers what it’s all about! Just don’t forget who taught you the game!!
NTP in 2 – 13th “A” Richard Windybank – “B” David McGinnes.
NTP in 2 – 16th “A” Jim Phillips – “B” Alex Mulholland
NTP in 2 - “C”;
4th – Grahame White
12th – Graham Ducker
Four “ball grabbers” for the worst scores – Names withheld to protect the guilty and I believe there is an inquiry pending.
COMING EVENTS.
Wednesday 23.12.09 – Stableford Multiplier Teams of 3.
Saturday 27.12.09 – Single Stableford
Sunday 28.12.09 – 2BBB Stableford Medley.
Saturday 02.01.10 – Monthly Medal.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK.
May a player putt with one hand while holding the flagstick with the other?
Answer to last week’s question.
Yes, provided the act is not for the purpose of testing the putting green (Rule 16-1d). It is recommended that a ball be cleaned in other ways to eliminate any question as to the player’s intentions.
Until next week, Merry Christmas and good golfing,
David Stanley
Captain.