Good afternoon,

Firstly my apologies for the mist and Fog, I should have organized the weather better!

So a change in the game on Monday which will now be the Monthly Medal instead of the Green Keepers Revenge

There will be a new roll up sheet in the changing room for this.

A couple of other points whilst I have your attention.

Slow Play

I have been asked to re-iterate a couple of points

Ready Golf – If you can go to your ball and not be in the way of your playing partners shot please do so.

You should while waiting for your playing partner to play his shot, check your distances, select your club, have your practice shots and be ready to play asap after your PP has played

Always move your trolley or bag to the side of the green you will depart from or high up on the other side so you can depart the green from the back.

Do not leave your bag, trolley at the front of the green

Whoever is ready to tee off first does so, not the player with the lowest score on the last hole.

If you have lost a hole to the group ahead and are holding up those behind, play your tee shot, g, go to your ball s and wave the players behind through

If you are playing with someone not upholding these points, please tell them and if you get a rude answer, let me know.

We not wanting a race around the course but a round played at a sensible pace that avoids those behind have to wait on every shot which can be disruptive to a players round

New Score cards – Distances & Match Play Stroke Index

You will notice in the next week or so new cards

The first point is that the distances have be remeasured and used for these new cards

The second point is that the Match Paly Stroke Indexes have been changed, apparently we were not complying to the Golf England recommendations

These will apply to all Matches and games such as 4 Ball better Ball competition and our Summer Knock Out and U-Boat.

Major changes are the hardest hole for Match Play is now the 7^th not the 3^rd

NB THOSE IN THE U-BOAT FINAL MUST CONTINUE TO USE THE NORMAL STROKE INDEX THAT WAS USED FROM THE START OF THE COMPETITION, SO STROKE INDEX 1 WILL BE THE 3^RD

Matches

The sheets are up for the next 3 matches, Haddon Hill - Home, Naughton Downs - Away and Drayton Park – Home

Please note preference for Away Matches will be given to those playing Home Matches and those participating in a certain number of matches.

So for the prized away games for example Stowe Away if you have not played in any games or any Home games, you might not be selected.

Hot Toddy 19^th March

The sign up sheet is now on the board

ERIC CLACK START SHEET 21^st February 2019

Time	Name	Name	Name
08.32	Martin Buckingham	Tony Ward	Barry Lund
08:40	Mike Smith	Dave Butler	Peter Cartwright
08:48	Alec Tyrell	Jim Whalley	Brian Rollerson
08:56	John Watt	Paddy Marcks	Chris Hatherly
09:04	Doug Keen	Brian Floyd	Bill Ford
09:12	Pat Hiles	Alan Jones	Bill Howard
09:20	Realignment Gap	Realignment Gap	Realignment Gap
09:28	Declan Jordan	Dave Williams	Peter Burdon
09:36	Rod Rapley	Mike Twyman	Alan Lake
09:44	Bob Kirkwood	Glyn Rees	Terry Edmunds
09:52	Richard Gent	John Alexander	Phil Smart
10.00	Kevin Sheenan

Rod Rapley

Witney Lakes Seniors Captain

                                                                                                                                            

m:  07721420100 

e:   rod@jtiuk.com 

Hi all

Todays Events

U-Boat

John Watt and Jim Whalley beat Peter Burdon and Martin Buckingham, despite Peter scoring a net 69, it just shows how useful a high handicap is in this competition

However 2 lower handicappers Chris Hatherly and Mike Smith the reigning champions, I understand overcame Nigel Pitchforth and Peter Cartwright on the 20th hole

Stableford

A return to winning ways by John Alexander, albeit with a 16 handicap!! With 36 points on Countback

Twice nice birdies on the 8^th and 18^th certainly helped.

Second again was Mike Twyman with 36 points, but unfortunately for Mike a 14 handicap, and only a par of the 18^th

Thursday 14^th Feb Monthly Medal

The sheet is already up in the changing room with 16 names already on the list

So the first available tee time is 9.12, so no need to rush to the Lakes on Thursday

Tuesday 19^th Feb Green keepers Revenge

– Texas Scramble 3 ball game – Cards to be shuffled and picked when there are 12 players present

On the Front 9 Martin Burbanks will be placing obstacles around the games to make this a little bit more interesting!!

Thursday 21^st Feb Eric Clack Trophy

Our first Boarded Trophy of the year

Its yellow tee, Stableford and not a qualifier, just the sort of competition our treasurer Brian Rollerson loves

A great chance to get your name on the board and an entry into our Master Trophy.

It’s a sign up game!!

The list is coming down tomorrow.

If anyone want to play and cannot get to the Sports bar before 2 tomorrow, please e-mail me your entry before close of play tomorrow.

Late entries will not be accepted

Regards

Rod

Rod Rapley

Witney Lakes Seniors Captain

                                                                                                                                            

m:  07721420100 

e:   rod@jtiuk.com 

Hi all

Please note that I will be away on holiday from 21^st February to the 13^th March

Our Vice Captain Rod Bools will be looking after matters for the Eric Clack Trophy on 21^st  Feb, Winter Stableford Round 5 26^th Feb, and the Prize Giving and Chapman Format on 28^th Feb.

Cliff Smith with then look after the Bowmaker on 5^th March, Winter Stableford R6 on 7^th March and the Monthly Medal for the 12^th March

Change to competition fees

Following our recent committee meeting there was agreement to increase the main competition fees to £3 and the Championship to £4 from 1^st March.

Main competitions are Medals, Summer and Winter Stablefords and Trophy Board competitions

Roll ups will continue to be £1.

Looking at all our competitions, 64 remain at £1, a total of 35 increase by £1

The proportion of prize money will still be 50% or as near as possible until there are more than 35 players for a competition.

The reason for the changes were

1. Provide support to members attending Away days
2. Provide refreshments at the Prize Giving Days
3. Additional prize monies
4. Additional spot prizes to share the spoils around

I have arranged for 2’s competition to be in place for the £3 competitions from the 1^st March with a £10 prize pool to be split between any players scoring a Gross 2, no handicap allowance to apply..

Looking over the last 20 competitions only 3 times did more than one player score a 2.

If no-one scores a 2, which in the last 20 competitions happened 8 times the prize money will roll over onto the next £3 competition with a £20 prize pool.

We will see how this works for the next couple of months and if it is not successful, change it to another format.

Make sure you circle the 2 on your score card.

I will be back for the match at Lilleybrook on 14^th March for which we have a full team and will e-mail the players separately on this.

We also have a match on 21^st March at Meyrick Park, Bournemouth Away for which I am 1 player short and this can be a player up the a 35 handicap, so let me know if you want to play for the team.

Finally we play Kirtlington on 26^th March again we have a full team.

First Tee times will revert back to 8.00am from 2^nd April for the Summer Stableford R1. Robbie please note

Regards

Rod

Rod Rapley

Witney Lakes Seniors Captain

                                                                                                                                            

m:  07721420100 

e:   rod@jtiuk.com 

UBOAT

Very Fitting we have reached the semi-finals of the U-Boatt when Das Boat returned to our screens this week

Both semi final’s of the U-Boat  will be played Tuesday 12^th Feb

The first-semi final Mike Smith & Chris Hatherly and Nigel Pitchforth & Peter Cartwright will tee of at 8.56 and The second semi final between

between John Watt, Jim Whalley and Peter Burdon and Martin Buckingham will be played at 9.04

Hi all

Latest Results

Belated results from last Thursday and today.

Both competitions had under 25 players so it is just one division with 3 prizes

31^st January  19

1^st Brian Rollerson

2^nd Chris Hatherly

3^rd Alec Tyrell

5^th Feb 19 – 
1st Tony Ward
2nd Mike Twyman

7^th Feb 19 Erics game

1^st Bob Kirkwood

2^nd Geoff Mills

3^rd Phil Smart

Rod Rapley

Witney Lakes Seniors Captain

                                                                                                                                            

m:  07721420100 

e:   rod@jtiuk.com 

Good afternoon,

As most of you know the course is currently closed.

I spoke to Martin Burbanks this afternoon and he is hopeful that part or all of the course will be open tomorrow, if the current temperatures continue.

The Sports Bar is currently closed and it is possible it will remain closed until Thursday, we can of course use the Bistro.

I won’t be there tomorrow so if someone at the end of the round collect the cards and put them in the cupboard under the bar I will collect these on Thursday.

If the course is open the game tomorrow is The If Only game where 2 of yours scores can be removed and the handicap is 50% of your playing handicap.

The start sheet is in the changing room

The start sheet for Thursday Eric’s game is also up in the changing room.

Does anyone have the cards for last Thursday’s game, let me know

Regards

Rod

Rod Rapley

Witney Lakes Seniors Captain

                                                                                                                                            

m:  07721420100 

e:   rod@jtiuk.com