Rules Quiz
A live insect in a bunker can be moved without penalty.
- True
- False
Answer is at the end of this newsletter
Seniors’ Singles knockout – Mike Smith Trophy
The draw for the seniors’ singles knockout competition (Mike Smith Trophy) has now been made and is available to view in the IG App. Go to ‘knockouts’ on the competitions page of the club website and look for ‘Mike Smith Plate’. First round matches (of which there are only three given a large number of byes) are to be played by Friday 8 May and second round matches are to be played by Friday 29 May. 35 seniors have entered the competition.
Competition entrants are reminded that is the responsibility of the FIRST NAMED player in each match to contact their opponent to make arrangements to play. Guidance about responsibilities for arranging matches is contained on page 16 of the Strategy, Rules and Guidance document which can be found here.
Good luck to everyone who has entered. Any queries to Ian Smith (Competitions Secretary)
Seniors Committee Meeting – Friday 10 April
Your hard-working committee will be gathering this Friday after chopping their way around the course. If there are any issues that you wish to raise regarding how the Seniors is run, or if you have suggestions for improvement, please feel free to have a word with a member of the current committee (pictured below).
As a reminder here are the roles of those pictured (from left to right):
- Grahame Brickell – Inter Club Competitions Officer
- Dave Craggs – Secretary
- Paul Foster – Handicap Secretary
- Les Williams – (Chairman – resigned, position currently vacant)
- Mike Kendal – Friday Booking Secretary
- Ian Goodman – Communications Officer
- Mervyn Roberts – Treasurer & Membership Secretary
- Ian Smith – Competitions Secretary
- Steve Bird – Monday Booking Secretary (Editor’s note: Steve was away on holiday when the photograph above was taken. If you’ve seen Steve’s face though you can never forget it)
- Maintenance Managers – Grahame Brickell (rockery) and Dave Craggs (memorial bench)
Find the Fact – Paul Foster
Only one of the following statements about our Handicap Secretary Paul “the axeman” Foster is correct. The other two are false. How well do you know your fellow senior?
- Paul once played 9 holes of golf with Bobby Charlton
- Paul has just passed 5,000 beers tasted
- Paul once won a 9-hole golf competition played on the longest day of the year in Iceland
Answer below
Summer League
Nothing to report this week as last Friday was Easter Friday. It’s back to normal this coming Friday. Round 2 will be played over the first 15 holes. Feel free to carry on just for fun as the course is now fully open. Please check the link below to establish what your latest Senior’s handicap is.
Happy Mondays Report
Again, nothing to report this week as we were all finishing off our Easter eggs on Monday of this week. Back to normal next Monday.
Tee booking schedule for tomorrow Thursday 9 April
Happy Mondays tee-booking schedule for Sunday 12 April
Rules Quiz answer
Correct answer it 1. True
Explanation: See Definition of Loose Impediment and Rule 15.1.
Find the Fact answer
Answer 1 is correct, Paul did play nine holes of golf with Bobby Charlton. Paul also recently exceeded 6,000 beers tasted (he passed the 5,000 mark some time ago). He also won a 9-hole golf competition played at midnight, but it was at Dounreay in Scotland not in Iceland.
Newsletter editor: Ian Goodman
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