Roll Up Thursday 16th November - Stableford

Hi guys

An apology from me.
I took the sign up sheet down yesterday and have misplaced it

So I am going to put another one up on the notice board in the Sports Bar

I won't be there on Thursday, well I will be at the Lakes but not available for the competition, so Ron Feasey will be master of ceremonies.

It is a qualifier, one of the last of the yellow tees this year, I would imagine.

Important - Nearest the pin on the 6th
Malcolm has generously donated a bottle of wine for nearest the pin on the 6th
Can the first group out pick up the marker from reception and place it on the 6th hole

Good Afternoon,

A couple of housekeeping matters first.

I did advise that I would run the player draw this morning between 8.10 to 8.15. However when I arrived at 8.12 this had already commenced. Unfortunately this lead to a large degree of uncertainty of who was playing with who and at what time. Steve Aldren thought he was drawn out, but was unaware of the timings or indeed who he was playing with. No body had completed the start sheet.
He therefore thought that he had not been drawn out and was put into another group, before the confusion was sorted out

So although it was a kind gesture from whoever commenced the draw, I must ask that we follow my directions on these matters to avoid any misunderstandings. As I said I was there at 8.12, our first tee time is 8.30 so there was no need to commence the draw before I got there

The second point the club have asked me to restate is that all golfers must sign in at reception. Those seniors that do not wish to join with their colleagues in playing from 8.30 must book a time time themselves, they cannot just tee off without a tee time.

So on to less onerous matters, the Texas Scramble, where 27 turned out.
I have had positive feedback on this competition, I think most enjoyed it and it does give the opportunity to try shots that you would not necessarily try during a medal.

The result was very close with 3 groups all returning to the club house with a score of 64. In the Witney Lakes Seniors we do not operate a system of decimal points in these competitions therefore a handicap of 9.3 is a handicap of 9 , for future reference. So the winners were decided on count back.

The winners who had a stunning last two holes of gross Birdies where Martin Buckingham, Roger Laban and Chris Hatherly

Results
1st Martin Buckingham, Roger Laban & Chris Hatherly    Net  64 (on CB)
2nd John Alexander, Malcolm Saunders & Gerry Webb     Net 64 (on CB)
3rd Richard Gent, Bob Kirkwood & Rod Rapley                 Net 64 (on CB)

Not the Birdie he wanted

Some of you will already know that Richard Gent had his golf ball taken away by a crow last week.

So I thought I would check the rules and see what they are for this type of incident

I found this on the interweb, however if it is not correct I am sure someone will advise me accordingly

Rule 18-1 says that if a ball is moved by an outside agency (anyone or anything that isn't involved in your round, caddies excluded), the ball must be replaced at the spot where it was moved, without penalty. If the ball can't be found, but you know it was taken by an outside agency, you must put a different one in play.

You must also put your ball back in its original resting spot if it's struck by another ball.

If your ball is moved by a fellow-competitor or his caddie during stroke play, there's no penalty. If the ball is moved in match play, other than in searching for it, then the side that moved it receives a one-shot penalty. This includes a ball that's moved by an opponent who thinks your ball is in the way of his next stroke, even on the green. He needs your permission to move it.

What if a ball is moved, but you can't determine where it was moved from? Using Rule 20-3c, through the green (anywhere on the course except hazards, and the green and teeing area of the hole being played), the ball must be dropped as near as possible to the place where it lay. Same goes if it was in a hazard. But it must be dropped in that hazard. On a green, it must be placed, not dropped.

Update to the Texas Scramble competition on Tuesday 14th

There will be a handicap adjustment following some feedback.
This will be 1/6 of the 3 combined scores
If the last group out is a 4 ball their adjustment will be 1/8


Tuesday game is a Texas Scramble that will be played as a 3 ball competition. 
Each member of the team must use a minimum of 5 tee shots during the round
Scoring is the total shots taken on each hole i.e. strokeplay

By popular opinion we will start drawing the cards at 8.10 as soon as we have 9-12 players present.

Make sure you turn up asap to make sure you are part of a 3 ball!!

For those of you that prefer a sign up sheet we will have that for the Stableford on the 16th

Good Morning

Tuesday game is a Texas Scramble that will be played as a 3 ball competition. 
Each member of the team must use a minimum of 5 tee shots during the round
There is no handicap adjustment.
Scoring is the total shots taken on each hole

By popular opinion we will start drawing the cards at 8.10 as soon as we have 9-12 players present.

Make sure you turn up asap to make sure you are part of a 3 ball!!

For those of you that prefer a sign up sheet we will have that for the Stableford on the 16th

Presentation Evening


Those that attended the Presentation Evening on the 27th October, will know that the quality of the food was somewhat below an acceptable standard.

I have been in discussions with the club and have negotiated a discount of the price paid of £8 per person or £16 per couple

In discussions with the committee members, our recommendation is that Brian allocates this money against our monthly competition subs, rather than get Group4 to park a van outside the Sports Bar.

I hope this makes sense to all, however if any individual is vehemently opposed to this method of repayment please let me know.

Regarding the quality of the catering going forward  and in particular with regard to our match day meals, I am in further discussions with the club on this and will come back to you on this in early Spring, before the start of our fixtures 

U Boat Competition 2017/18

I have added a tab for the U Boat competition and posted the draw

There is a preliminary round, so the timings for the first round proper between the winners of this match and the Round 1 match with the current holders should take place asap or on the 28th November. There is time in the calendar to make up the time before the final in April