Member News – 19 April 2024

General Manager - Richard Attwood

Clubhouse and Course Development

Another big week of work completed around the club this week. Kitchen flooring and walls will be completed today, with the stainless steel going in on Monday.

The course is notably different this week, with trees down near 14 green and 12 tee now down. The Wood’n’Tree team is nearing their last week on course with further trees on 14 and 12 going down next week. The slash will be removed from the course in the coming weeks.

Mounding has started on 13 and will continue onto holes 9,5 and 4 next week.

For those playing on Monday we will have three trucks moving fill onto hole 9 from 8:00am. Please park outside the orange cones and to the right of the car park.

Thank you,

Club Captain Update – Phil Barlow

A timely reminder we are in Autumn came last Saturday with colder temperatures and a bit of drizzle for the afternoon players. That being said, and after all the rain we had on the Thursday, the course is playing well and in great condition with plenty of run still happening on the fairways. There was also plenty of talk amongst players during the round as we all start to see the work take place on the course. Some of your aim points may need to be changed with so many trees being felled.

The Metro B team is playing in the final against Bottle Lake at McLeans Island this Sunday (21 Apr) at 10:00am. Best of luck to Glenn and guys in defending last year’s victory.

This Saturday sees the men playing Stableford from the Blue tees, while the women have Combined Best Nett. Play well everyone and enjoy your weekend.

Results for last Saturday

There were 22 2’s paying out $11 each, and Nett Eagles went to hole #12 with no winner so we have a jackpot for next week.

Pro Tip – Craig Mitchell

After watching this Masters Tournament, it was evident how many putts were missed because of the wind and the speed of the greens.

So having said that I have 2 things you can try when the wind is really blowing:

• Take a wider stance for stability.
• When you have addressed the ball, wait if it’s really gusting for the wind to drop a little and then putt.

Rules tip

Question – how long is 2 club lengths if I want to tee off back from the tee blocks on a par 3?

Sometimes you are able to take advantage of the rules that we are provided with to make our golf easier. This is one that helps if you are struggling to select a club on a par 3.

If you are between clubs on a par 3, the rules state you can take 2 club lengths back from the markers. The key thing to note is that it is not 2 club lengths of the club you are playing, rather the longest club in your bag, except a putter. So, in reality, using a driver to measure, you can tee from nearly 2.4 metres back from the tee blocks.

Upcoming golf (for full details refer to the 2024 programme – copies available at the Pro Shop).

Sat 20 Apr – Men: Stableford (Blue tees). Women: Combined Best Nett.

Sat 27 Apr – Monthly Medal (White tees). Women FMS Stableford Rnd 3.

Sat 4 May – Men: BCHP Qualifying, others Stroke. Women: LGU Rnd 4, Putting, Harewood Cup Rnd 2.

Sat 11 May – Men and women: Harewood 4BBB semi-final, others Stableford.

Sat 18 May – Men and women Harewood 4BBB final, others: men 4BBB Par and women: 4BBB.

Enjoy your golf.

Mid-Week Women’s Results – Sonia Brown

Tuesday 16^th April

GRANDMOTHERS DAY - STABLEFORD

1st     Janet O’Brien                         39 stb

2nd   Pamela Hopkins -

         (Grandmothers Prize)          38 stb

3rd   Yu Lan (Amy)                           37 stb

4th    Annette Hooper                    36 stb c/b

TWOS:

# 3     Ranee Morgan

#13    Lynn Brand

NETT EAGLES:

#4     Nikki LePine

WOMENS INTERCLUB RESULTS:

MONDAY 15th APRIL

18 HOLE 4’s   Loss to Waimak Gorge   1.5/2.5

Mid-Week Men’s Results – Simon Hubble

Monday 15^th April

Game - Par - Played in excellent conditions and in good spirits however the scores do not reflect that.

Division One

1st Jos Steetskamp         3

2nd Hunter Liu                  (CB) 1

3rd Tomas Hruby              1

Division Two

1st Simon Hubble             1 

2nd Charlie Su                   (CB) 0

3rd Dennis Morgan         0

Division Three

1st Darryl Dowthwaite   1

2nd Barry Crowther        (CB) -2

3rd Alf Hewitt                    -2

Thursday 18th April

Game - Stableford - Played in excellent conditions again with Kevin Pritchard making the most of it with a Hole in One on Hole #3. Congrats Kevin.

Division One

1st Ramiro Guerrero      (CB) 38

2nd Kevin Pritchard         38

3rd Alan Dickson              (CB)37

Division Two

1st Tony Carroll                 42

2nd John Keepa                37

3rd Brian Jones                 34

Division Three

1st John Gilmore              43

2nd Alf Hewitt                   34

3rd Eric Wilson                  (CB)31

9 Hole Women Results – Kay Worley

Wednesday 17th April

David Issac Goblets Round 2 Stableford

1st                          Faye Sedgley

2nd                        Sylvia Strong