Yesterday, we had jumpers on, jumpers off. Umbrellas up, umbrellas down. Wet weather gear on, wet weather gear off. It certainly was a crazy day on the golf course. Thunder could be heard in the distance, and, at one stage I thought of "calling the whole thing off!" BUT...... Blue skies appeared, and we all managed to finish off our game in relatively dry weather, with the course/greens playable.
Congratulations to all players!
TAKE THE CHALLENGE...
Test your knowledge of the rules in these 6 questions. Answers at the end of the Blog!
Question 1.
In a match, player A requests player B to lift B's ball that is on A's line of play. B refuses to do so. What is the ruling?
A - B does not have to comply to the request and can leave the ball on A's line of play.
B - B loses the hole for failing to comply with A's request.
C - A does not have the right to make this request, so loses the hole.
Question 2.
In stroke play, player A concedes player B's short putt and knocks the ball away. Player B lifts his ball and plays from the next tee. What is the ruling?
A - Player B gets a penalty of two strokes
B - Player B is disqualified.
C - Player A and Player B both get a penalty of two strokes
Question 3.
In stroke play, a player bends long grass near her ball so that she can see the ball when playing her stroke. She plays her shot.
A - The player gets one penalty stroke.
B - There is no penalty.
C - The player gets two penalty strokes
Question 4.
In match play, a player moves a leaf lying close to his ball in a penalty area and in doing so causes his ball to move. What is the ruling?
A - The player gets one penalty stroke and must replace the ball.
B - There is no penalty and the player must replace the ball.
C - The player loses the hole.
Question 5.
In stroke play, player A played from outside the teeing area and hit his ball out of bounds. He plays another ball from the correct teeing area. What is the ruling?
A - The player's next stroke from the tee will be his fourth.
B - The player's next stroke from the tee will be his third.
C - The player's next stroke from the tee will be his fifth.
Question 6.
In stroke play, a player plays a left-handed stroke with the back of the head of a right-handed club. What is the ruling?
A - The player gets one penalty stroke.
B - The player gets two penalty strokes.
C - There is no penalty.
DAILY RESULTS
Saturday 9th October - Stableford. Winner with a lovely 40pts - Ruth McErlane. R/U - Barb Clayton with 39pts. Well done to Sally-Anne Ferguson coming 3rd on a C/B from Marg Horwitz with 38pts.
Thursday 14th October - 1st Round of Club Championships.
Daily Nett Event :-
Div 1 Winner - Virginia Wozniak - 71 Nett. R/U - Jenny Ogg - 76 Nett
Div 2 Winner - Beth Chambers - 78 Nett. R/U - Ruth McErlane - 80 Nett
34 women took part in the 1st Round of the Championships. Due to the pretty awful weather forecast, 17 women decided not to play.
The 2nd Round will be played on Tuesday, 19th October. The draw is on the computer, again, it is a seeded draw. The 3rd Round will be played on Thursday 21st October - this time the draw will be seeded in reverse order.
PLEASE put your names down at the end of the field, if you are not in the Championships. There is a daily Nett Event on each day, with a ball rundown.
The Knockout Competitions for Barbara McCarthy Memorial Trophy, Rosevale Plate and Hastings & Meg Clark Trophy are in the final stages.
Di Mellen plays Jenny Ogg in the final of the Barbara McCarthy Knockout
Carole Turpie plays Sonya Bleakley in the Rosevale Plate
Hastings and Meg Clark Trophy is still at the Semi-Final stage.
Good Luck to you all!!
WHAT'S COMING UP?
Next week - Championship Rounds.
Saturday 23rd October - Stableford
Tuesday 26th October - Stableford on Blue Course
Thursday 28th October - Stableford
Tuesday 2nd November - Melbourne Cup
Sunday 7th November - Men's Finals, Junior Championships & Women's Lifestyle Cup
Don't forget our Annual Meeting and Presentation of Trophies on Thursday 25th November - please contact Pam Barker if you would like more details.
Hoping you enjoy being with your families, going to restaurants, having a coffee sitting down at a cafe or shopping this weekend. Stay safe.
Annie
Thanks to Meeghan Bourne for this........
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