Rules Quiz

Find the Fact – Rob Taylor

How well do you know your fellow senior? Which of the following facts about Rob are true and which are false?

1. In June 1976 Rob was travelling in an armoured vehicle which drove over a landmine. Other than being temporarily deafened Rob suffered no major injuries. Five days later exactly the same thing happened again. This time Rob was evacuated on a medical helicopter
2. In February 1996 Bob was evacuated from Canary Wharf forty-one minutes before an IRA bomb detonated killing 2 and injuring over 100 people
3. In June of the same year, Bob was evacuated from the Arndale Centre. 75 minutes later an IRA bomb (the largest on British soil since WW2) exploded

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Winter League – Final Round

Reporter: Paul Foster

The final round of the Winter League produced a myriad of scores and tales to be told in the bar.

The winter greens I’m convinced were designed by someone who’s never actually seen a golf ball roll. One putt bobbles left, the next one hops like it’s avoiding landmines, and the third one stops halfway like it’s suddenly remembered it left the oven on at home. I hit what I thought was a perfect putt from four feet; it took two bounces, changed postcode, and finished closer to the Manchester Ship Canal than the hole. At this point I’m not even looking at breaks anymore, I’m just aiming for the general county and hoping for the best. As Ian Goodman pointed out, my 15-foot putt on the 8^th finished approximately 1” from the hole but spent most of its journey in mid-air!

Nineteen players from the 1^st division, and twenty-two players in the 2^nd division.

No 2s scored today, and not even a sniff of a par at hole 5. Official statistics reveal; birdies – nil, pars – nil, near emotional breakdowns – several, green hit in regulation – classified, confidence levels – under investigation. In conclusion, the 5^th will be remembered not for birdies or pars, but for its incredible ability to humble every golfer who dared to challenge it. Future players on this winter hole are advised to approach it with caution, realistic expectations, and possibly a dream that someday a par will be achieved. Officially a par 3, but emotionally a par 12.

The returning antipodean Mr Craggs equalled the league high of 30 points (rounded up to 12 holes) and receives the largest cut in handicap this year. Love it!

To protect his identity the following senior’s name has been changed. Let’s call him Bill Berry. After careful examination of Bill’s submitted scorecard, the committee would like to congratulate him on producing one of the most creatively completed cards of the Winter League. Unfortunately, while the artistic use of scribbles, mystery numbers, an incorrect handicap, a name in the wrong section, scores completed for holes 10 to 17, (we only played one of those holes) and what appears to be a hieroglyph marked on the 16^th, it made the actual score slightly difficult to determine. The marker’s signature resembled a weather chart. In the interest of maintaining golfing standards, and basic handwriting, the committee politely reminds players that scorecards should ideally include, correct name in the correct place, a correct handicap, a score for each actual hole played, a marker’s signature, a player’s signature and numbers that belong on a golf course rather than in a cryptography puzzle. We look forward to the next submission and remain hopeful that, one day, we may even be able to read it!

        Results

Division 1

Winner	Dave Meir	26 points
Runner up	Paul Lennie	24 points (CPO)
3rd place	Grahame Brickell	24 points

Division 2

Winner	Dave Craggs	30 points
Runner up	Steve Bramall	26 points
3rd place	Alan Copeland	24 points (CPO)

Final standings for the winter league

Division 1

Winner	Steve Gosling	128 points
Runner up	Grahame Brickell	127 points
3rd place	Paul Foster, Paddy Moran, Dave Meir	125 points

Division 2

Winner	Barry Smith	127 points
Runner up	Mervyn Roberts	120 points
3rd place	Paul Keenan	119 points

That concludes the Winter League, now onto the Summer League.

Winter golf has worn me down. Muddy fairways, frozen fingers, silly hats, flags stuck in the middle of uncut grass, and a ball that feels like a rock. You turn up on a dark miserable Friday morning full of hope, and leave wondering why we bothered. But summer golf… that’s the dream, fresh cut fairways, warm afternoons, and a round that ends with a cold beer on the patio. The kind of golf where the ball actually flies (off grass and not those pesky mats), the greens roll true, and you don’t need four layers just to swing a club. Bring on the sunshine and proper golf!

We will continue to use the winter handicaps, until such time as the course is deemed ready for WHS by the club, when we will all revert to our WHS handicaps.

Seniors’ handicaps

Leader Boards

Happy Mondays Report

Nothing to report this week as the course was scheduled to be closed for maintenance. Normal service will be resumed next week.

Tee booking schedules for Friday 3 April and Monday 6 April

As the dates above are Easter Friday and Easter Monday there are no Seniors’ booking schedules. Please make your own bookings on IG for social golf.

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Rules Quiz answer

False. See Definition of Penalty Area. If the colour of a penalty area has not been marked or indicated by the Committee, it is treated as a red penalty area.

Find the Fact answer

All three facts are true! If Rob were a cat, he would now only have two thirds of his lives left.