Member News – 27 October 2023
Wilson Demo Day Tomorrow
Don’t forget tomorrow is our Club Demo Day with Wilson. This will happen between 9:00am – 12:00pm so make sure you come down and try out the new Wilson equipment alongside some specials on irons.
Twilight - Make Time Play Nine!
Our Twilight Series starts this Tuesday. It will be 6 weeks of Twilight Golf on Tuesday starting at 5:30pm. We will have a field of 50 entries each week and food will be available each night.
Entries are $10.00 for club members and $20.00 for non-members.
Contact the Pro Shop to secure your spot and we look forward to seeing you out there on the course.
Weekly Update - By Club Captain Phil Barlow
There is nothing like the Rugby World Cup to put some gaps into the tee times for a Saturday morning, and I’m sure everyone would agree it was worth watching before heading to the course. It was also great to have only a gentle zephyr of wind and cloudy skies to make the temperature a nice one for a round. The newly maintained greens made it a bit tricky on some putts but it’s all part of making our greens some of the best for the rest of the year.
The Cancer Charities collection was about $140 combined, so thanks to those who donated. The funds will be forwarded on appropriately. I did forget to mention that it was pink and blue theme in Woodlands Word last week, however Kim Dale didn’t fail to disappoint, as he does each year, with an outstanding pink outfit – well done Kim.
This week’s competition is Ashby Mugs for the men (combined Stableford pairs) and 4BBB for the women. The women’s Allprint Shootout is on this Sunday at 10:30am from the 10th tee.
Go the All Blacks!
Results for last Saturday
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Women
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Best 3 of 4 Stableford
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Total
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1st
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Fiona Nicholls, Deb Wekking, Anne Ott, Steph Withell
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120
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2nd
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Alice Tan, Victoria Webb-Smart, Julie Monk, Carey Fletcher
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115
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Men
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Best 3 of 4 Stableford
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Total
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1st
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Bevan Seddon, Matt O’Carroll, Glenn Bunting, Hamish Stewart
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127
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2nd
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Terry Smith, Michel Cupido, Petyer Batchelor, Mark Duggan
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117
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3rd
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Iain Findlater, Richard Hurley, Gary Gillespie, Taona Kahwema
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117
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There were 17 2’s last Saturday earning $12 each, and the Nett eagles hole was #5 and was not struck, so jackpots.
Pro Tip of the week – Craig Mitchell
Long-range putting
Never think about how hard to hit a long-range putt – have a practise stroke looking at the hole and try to feel the distances in your rehearsal stroke, then aim and trust your feel.
Rule of the week
Ground under repair (GUR) – rules and relief
With parts of our course under GUR at the moment, this is a timely article regarding what is deemed GUR and how to take relief.
In essence, ground under repair is an area on the golf course considered unfit for play. A player can drop out of this area with no penalty. It is often, but not always marked with a white line, and many of ours are not marked while the works take place.
To take relief, you must take the nearest point of relief (stance) and one club length. Make sure you drop the ball no closer to the hole. The ball must be dropped from knee-height.
For more info, click on the link above for a straight forward explanation for all GUR scenarios.
Upcoming Saturday golf (for full details refer to the 2023 programme).
28 Oct – Men: Ashby Mugs – combined Stableford. Women: 4BBB.
29 Oct – Women’s Allprint Shootout.
4 Nov – Men: Monthly Medal (Blue tees). Women: International Stableford.
11 Nov – Men: Stableford (AllPrint Shootout closes). Women: Irish Stableford.
18 Nov – Men: Blind Pairs 4BBB stroke. Women: TBC (was closing day)
25 Nov – Men: Irish Stableford. Women: Closing day Stableford, Josie Dwight Trophy, Prizegiving.
26 Nov – Men’s Allprint Shootout (9:30am start).
2 Dec – Men: Monthly Medal finals day, others Par. Women: Summer Cup Rnd 1.
Enjoy your golf.
Midweek Ladies and Mens Results – By Sonia Brown
Tuesday 24th October
BRIAR STEER TROPHY WITH MIDWEEK MEN - COMBINED STABLEFORD:
1st Helen McKay & Sue Polson 78 stb
2nd Mary Lock & Kim Dale
(Winners of Briar Steer Trophy) 72 stb
3rd Janet O’Brien & John Stevenson 71 stb c/b
4th Karen Munro &
David Williams-Jones 71 stb
TWOS:
# 6 David Williams-Jones
#13 Cyril White
NEAREST THE PIN: #15
Bruce Rickard
Margaret Black
9 Hole Ladies Results – By Kay Worley
Wednesday 25th October
Greensome
1st Pat Murray & Sylvia Strong
2nd Faye Sedgley & Min Kim
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