Rules Quiz
In stroke play, Player A looks into player B’s bag without touching or moving anything to see which club player B used for their last stroke. What is the ruling?
- Player A gets two penalty strokes
- Player A is disqualified
- There is no penalty
Answer is at the end of this newsletter
Memorial Bench
Spring is in the air, and the flowers have opened around the Seniors memorial bench. Our Secretary Dave Craggs has carried out a thorough clean-up of the general area and deployed his Brasso to good effect on the name plates. Well done and thank you Dave.
In the photograph below (courtesy of Phil Perry), Mr Ranscombe can be seen enjoying the fruits of Dave’s hard work, basking in the sunshine and reflecting on his recent triumph in the Seniors Winter Pairs knock-out competition (partnered with Martin Franks).
Find the Fact – Steve Barlow
A bit calmer this week, no explosions. Only one of the following statements about Steve is correct. The other two are false. How well do you know your fellow senior?
- Steve was trapped in the lift of a building in Manchester with both members of the boyband Jedward until they were all rescued after 75 minutes
- Steve once had breakfast with Bruce Forsyth, Jimmy Tarbuck and Kenny Lynch
- Steve has driven a McLaren F1 sports car at a speed in excess of 200 mph on an airfield in Dubai
Answer below
Shot of the Day – Mark Lyons
Played by Mark in the Fun Game on 20 March. Mark was on a roll as he stepped onto the 13th with a promising card in his marker’s back pocket and his taste buds readying themselves for a vintage bottle of red from the Seniors’ cellar. One quick practice stroke, zen-like calm and then a powerful blow which sent his ball heading straight for the pump house. It nearly made it but ended up in a small but perfectly excavated hole.
After crying into the hole for a couple of minutes Mark realised he was entitled to a free drop but went on to make a disappointing five. So rattled by his bad luck, our incoming vice-captain then completely ‘forgot’ to play the 14th and 15th. Who was it that once said, “when you’re in a hole, stop digging”.
(Mark was ‘dobbed in’ by his playing partner Koos Alders)
Seniors Fun Game – Friday 20 March
Reporter: Paul Foster
A perfect early Spring day greeted 38 senior golfers. Crisp clean air that still carries a hint of winter, but without the bite, the sun giving just enough warmth on your face to make you leave the jacket in the bag. The course is waking up after the slumber of a wretched winter. A faint smell of damp earth and freshly cut grass, the kind that makes every deep breath invigorating. The recently dressed greens are basically the course’s way of saying, “Let’s see what you’re really made of.” They looked perfect – smooth and inviting like a snooker table. In reality? It’s more like putting across a marble floor that’s been lightly sprinkled with breadcrumbs. A 6-foot putt casually rolls 12 feet past like it’s late for a meeting. The putt starts on a perfect line, then hits a grain of sand and takes a sharp detour like it’s avoiding traffic. Mike, John, Richard and I reckon we missed more putts from inside 2 feet than England have missed penalties. By the turn, for any putt under 3 feet, we just closed our eyes, switched to left-handed putting and pretended it was for triple bogey (no pressure). We also proposed that we should replace our putters with brooms. I blamed my four putts from inside 5 feet on the 14th on the miss-alignment of Jupiter and as I walked off the green, I briefly contemplated taking up tennis!
Thirty eight players took to the fairways, of which just six members beat par. Just the one 2 scored today, Alan Ranscombe on the tough 13th.
Upon inspection, Bill Berry submitted a card not only legible, but also correctly totalled, internally consistent, and free from ‘creative adjustments’. Authorities are monitoring the situation.
Winner: John Armstrong with 34 points. Takes home a quality bottle of Wine Society Rioja
Runner up: Peter Willson with 33 points
Summer League – Round 1
Next Friday 27 March sees week 1 of the Summer League. 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. The league is played over 15 holes (or fewer if 15 aren’t open, with scores pro-rated up to 15 holes). Players can play holes 16 to 18 just for ‘fun’ if they are in play. Please see the Strategy, Rules and Guidance document if you require further detail. Your latest Seniors handicap can be accessed from the link below. Let battle commence!
Happy Mondays Report – 23 March
Reporter: Steve Gosling
Monday saw 17 golfers eager to explore the forgotten land as they headed out for the first Monday 15 hole comp of the year.
The weather was a bit cooler than last week, but pleasant enough for some very respectable scoring. 8 of 17 scored to their handicap or better.
Nobody came close thought to Stephen Rowley who with the help of a 5 pointer on the 11th amassed a very decent 37 points for the day, which helped carry his teammates Steve Gosling and Dave Waggitt to victory with an average of 29.3.
Second place was shared by 2 groups, both scoring an average of 28. The groups being Andy Timms, Kevin Bocquet and Alan Copeland and the group of John White, Sammy Lee and Phil Perry
Hopefully we have 15 holes open now going forward.
Tee booking schedule for tomorrow Thursday 26 March
Happy Mondays tee-booking schedule for Sunday 29 March
NB. If you have your name down for the interclub match against Leigh then you will have been omitted from the booking sheet below. If for any reason you don’t make the team you can just book yourself onto one of the tee-times below.
Rules Quiz answer
Answer 3 is correct. See Clarification Advice/2. Information obtained by observation is not advice.
Find the Fact answer
Answer 2 is correct. Steve had breakfast with Jimmy, Kenny and Brucie (good game, good game!).
Newsletter editor: Ian Goodman
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