Ladies Update
Club Championship
The first round was held with the course in superb condition, a credit to a greens team following the massive storm only a week ago. The greens were super-fast and the pins were in very challenging positions. Well done to Mackenzie Tiscareno for winning the Girls Junior Championship and winning the best net in Div 1 on Sunday on a countback.
Round 1 and Medal winners were
Div 1 Louise Smith – net 77
Div 2 Amelia Toohey – net 82
Div 3 Sue Dunn – net 71
Round 2
Div 1 Mackenzie Tiscareno – net 76
Div 2 Caroline Blackmore – net 79
Div 3 Robbie Brown – net 74
The overall rankings in the Championships based on Gross scores are
Div 1 Louise Smith – gross 154
Div 2 Amelia Toohey – gross 210
Div 3 Sue Dunn – gross 211
Div 1 players will be playing next Saturday and Sunday, Div 2 and 3 have their final round on Sunday. Good luck to all our competitors.
It would be fantastic for all our members to attend the club in the afternoon of the 21st to cheer in the men and women as they finish and to celebrate the winners.
Singles Handicap Knockout comp commencing with the qualifying stableford round on 2nd May. Put a Q on your card if you wish to proceed to the knockout rounds on 9th May, 16th May,16th May and 23rd May. Please make sure that you are available for every round if you qualify.
Naggers Cup Sunday 5th May Husbands and wives, Partners and boyfriends all qualify if you are together. Entry forms are at the Club.
Pennants
The Bronze 2 Shield team won 3/2 against Avondale last Friday with team of Robyn, Andrea, Liz, Virginia and Barbara. Many thanks to Barbara Gavin for all the work that she has put in convening and playing in the team.
Bronze II team at Pymble Golf Course
Silver Shield will be commencing shortly on the 26th March. Trish Gillett is convenor for this team.
Safety on the course
Please carefully consider whether you should play your ball if it is likely to have come to rest on the hill on hole 7 and always play a provisional shot if unsure. There are still some muddy, slippery patches on the course so please avoid walking or rolling buggies over them.
The Course
After the Club Championships are finished the greens will get a minor renovation that was postponed due to rain. They should recover quickly although we are coming into slow growing season now, so we need to be vigilant at repairing the course on our rounds.
Rules Question
Can you always play a provisional ball?
No, there are specific situations where you can’t play a provisional ball. In these situations, if you chose to play another ball it instantly becomes your ball in play. Check out Rule 18.3a
Eg; if your ball is known or virtually certain to have gone into a red penalty area, you have 3 relief options, one of them is to replay the shot, however if you chose to do this, then that ball will become your ball in play. If you then find your original ball in a playable position within or very close to the penalty area and play the original ball then you will get a penalty for playing the wrong ball and you must also correct your mistake.
An exception to this rule is provided by our Local rule for hole 8 and is printed on the back of our scorecard.