Not only were we enjoying lovely weather, but the course is in pretty good shape too. Tees, Fairways and Greens have been renovated; Holes 8 & 9 are shaping up pretty well; Lots of run on the course; Some stray dead trees have been removed and, of course, we have the added delight of the Spring blossom to admire.
62 women enjoyed these perfect conditions on Tuesday, and by the look of the results, some great golf was being played.
The course is shaping up beautifully for our Championships, coming up in a couple of weeks. If you haven't put your names down on the sheet in the Locker Room, please do so before THURSDAY 7TH OCTOBER.
Hopefully in a few weeks time we will also be able to have some interaction with other gals/friends/players in the clubhouse.
Last week I mentioned about reading your scorecard before teeing off. The scorecard has the indices for each hole on each of the courses on the left-hand side next to the Par for the hole. The Par/Index for a hole can change on different courses. For example, on the Red Course, Hole 15 is a Par 4/Index 17, on the White Course, Hole 15 is a Par 3/Index 6. The column next to the index shows how many shots you get if you are playing a Stableford Round.
There has been some chatter about where to stand after putting out on the 14th, if playing on a Saturday or in a Medley. Please refer to David's Blog this week for details as to standing in a safe spot. "When a group has putted out on the 14th they will need to stand behind the 14th green while the group on the 14th Tee, tees off. Then they can proceed down the 15th or to the Red Tees on the 15th".
We are also having the extra indulgence of playing in 3's and 4's - if double vaccinated). It is so much fun playing in a bigger group, and with our large fields now, the timesheet is not so spaced out. We might even have the extra indulgence of being able to share a bite to eat together in the Clubhouse shortly!
RULES
7.2
How to Identify Ball.
A player’s ball at rest may be identified in any one of these ways:
- By the player or anyone else seeing a ball come to rest in circumstances where it is known to be the player’s ball.
- By seeing the player’s identifying mark on the ball (see Rule 6.3a).
- By finding a ball with the same brand, model, number and condition as the player’s ball in an area where the player’s ball is expected to be (but this does not apply if an identical ball is in the same area and there is no way to know which one is the player’s ball).
7.3
Lifting Ball to Identify It.
If a ball might be a player’s ball but cannot be identified as it lies:
- The player may lift the ball to identify it (including by rotating it), but:
- The spot of the ball must first be marked, and the ball must not be cleaned more than needed to identify it (except on the putting green) (see Rule 14.1).
If the player lifts his or her ball under this Rule when not reasonably necessary to identify it (except on the putting green where the player may lift under Rule 13.1b), fails to mark the spot of the ball before lifting it or cleans it when not allowed, the player gets one penalty stroke.
Penalty for Playing Incorrectly Substituted Ball or Playing Ball from a Wrong Place in Breach of Rule 7.3: General Penalty Under Rule 6.3b or 14.7a.
Please click on the following link for a video and more rules on Identifying Your Ball.
www.randa.org/en/rog/2019/rules/players-edition/rule-7
DAILY RESULTS
Saturday 25th September - Stableford. 26 women in the field! Winner (c/b) was Barb Mead with a mighty 40pts! R/U was Chris Levy also on 40pts. These were great scores as we did not have preferred lies for the first time in quite some time.
Tuesday 28th September - Stableford. 2nd Rd Donkin Cup. With a fantastic 47pts Ellie Scott was the winner of the daily event. R/U with another fab score was one of our new members - Sue Humphry with 44pts. There were 15 girls who scored between 36 - 40pts.
Thursday 30th September. Stableford. Winner with 40pts was Rosemary Downing, with Anne Keys coming in a very close R/U with 39pts.
CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE!!
WHAT'S COMING UP?
Tuesday 5th October - Stableford on Blue Course
Thursday 7th October - Split 6's.
SPLIT 6’S – PLAY IN TEAMS OF 2
SCORING:-
HOLES 1 - 6 – BEST STABLEFORD SCORE
HOLES 7 – 12 – AGGREGATE OF STABLEFORD SCORES
HOLES 13 – 18 – STABLEFORD SCORES MULTIPLIED
You will each be given your individual scorecard - please just mark down YOUR score. When you put the cards through the reader, MiClub will work out the above scoring system for you.
Saturday 9th October - Stableford
THURSDAY 14TH OCTOBER - FIRST ROUND OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
The Women's Lifestyle Cup Event has now been moved to Sunday 7th November. Please email/call me if you would like to play on the day with either a Lifestyle or Junior member. It is also the Finals for the Men's Championships so, if we are able, there should be quite a buzz in the Clubhouse in the afternoon. Fingers crossed!
Don't forget to put your clocks forward on Saturday night - Daylight saving starts. This will give us some extra time in the afternoons to practice our golf!!
This is how the Winners in the Championships will celebrate!!
Annie