Golf News w/c 29.12.09
Fellow Members,
I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and are looking forward to good year of golf in 2010. This will be an abbreviated blog to finish off the old year. Your board has plans to make this a big year for your club and I hope all members will join in our competitioin days where possible. I thank those members who take the time to access these blogs and hope the readership expands to all members during 2010.
83 ml. of rain fell over the Christmas period - Wonderful news for the course, ground staff and Captain, not so good for the Treasurer.
I wish all members and your families a Safe, Happy and Prosperous New Year full of handicap lowering rounds of golf and good fellowship and most of all good health during 2010.
GOLF RESULTS
Wednesday 23.12.09 - 3B Multiplier Stableford - 62 players - CCR 68.
A new novelty event for the last Wednesday before Christmas, so new that Brian Lamb said in his 50 years of golf this was a first for him. the event was generally well received, those that scored well liked it those that did not, did not. Funny about that!
Winners - Tony Hobson, Neville Ridge and John Jones - 105 points. On both par 5’s where all 3 scores multiplied they scored 27 and 18 respectively.
R/U - John Gaudry, Bob Constable and Kevin Burke - 92 points.
Eagles Nest - Not won.
NTP 11th - Frank Eggert.
NTP 14th - Roger Williams.
Ball went down to - Roy Ogle, Mike Klopper and Jim Phillips - 86 points.
Saturday 26.12.09 - Single Stableford - 8 players - CCR 70.
Winner - Peter Girven (27) - 36 points
R/U - Craig Langby (5) - 35 points No Eagles Nest Or NTP’s
Two Balls - one each to the above players.
Heavy rain set in mid morning hence the small field and no vouchers.
Wednesday - 29.12.09 - Single Stableford - 80 players -CCR 69.
Winner - John Dash (16) - 41 points c/b (you will all be pleased to know this outing cost the Lord High Executioner 1.5 strokes and he is now off 14 exact.)
R/U - Wayne McKenna (19) - 41 points (Visitor from Woodhaven Green)
John Gaudry (9) - 40 points. (Club R/U)
Eagles Nest - Neville Ridge 4 balls.
NTP 11th - John Gaudry.
NTP 14th - Corydon Unwin.
Balls went down to Alex nicholson on 34 points c/b.
Congratulations to all the above winners.
COMING EVENTS
Saturday 02.01.10 - January Monthly Medal.
Wednesday 06.01.10 - American Foursomes - Stroke.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
A player places his ball on a tee within the teeing ground and, in taking a practice swing, he accidentally moves his ball. Does he incur a penalty?
Answer to last weeks question - Yes provided the flagstick has been removed from the hole and the ball therefore does not strike it. If the ball were to strike the flagstick, a breach of rule 17-3a would occur. The player must not lean on the flagstick to steady himself whilst he putts, as that would be contrary to rule 14-3, resulting in a penalty of disqualification.
Until next week, HAPPY NEW YEAR and good golfing.
David Stanley.
Captain.