Rules quiz
When taking relief from an abnormal course condition in the general area, the ball must be dropped in:
A – A relief area of one club-length and can roll up to two club-lengths.
B – A relief area of one club-length and must come to rest within the relief area.
C – A relief area of two club-lengths and must come to rest within the relief area
Answers at the end of this newsletter
Friday 3 July – Tee times
Please note that the course needs to be vacated by 12.45 p.m. on the above date due to the Captains Charity Day shotgun start. Those who are booked into the later tee times, and who are keen to complete 15 holes, might want to ‘shuffle up’ the order to give yourselves time to complete your round.
Summer League – Round 10
Reporter: Steve Bird
Our Handicap Secretary Paul Foster is now back in Blighty and Friday found him in North Norfolk where I believe he frequented the Sandringham Estate and went catching crabs in Cromer. He avoided bumping into AM-W (the one who doesn’t sweat but regularly visits Pizza Express in Woking) but remarkably when catching a bus in the back of beyond unbelievably met our very own Stuart Baird – what are the odds on that?
Friday was a lovely day and after a false start a few weeks ago could it be that summer is finally here?
Thirty five competitors took part and the results were as follows :
Results
Division 1
| Winner | Martin Franks | 37 points |
| Runner up | Dave Waggitt | 33 points |
| 3rd place | Andrew Cox | 32 points (CPO) |
Division 2
| Winner | George Clark | 34 points (CPO) |
| Runner up | Ron Thornton | 34 points |
| 3rd place | Alan Copeland | 29 points |
Four players scored 2’s, Russ Jones on the 5th and Koos Alders, George Clark and Martin Franks all on the 13th. Please see Mervyn to claim your sleeve of Dunlop 65’s.
So, the results of the Summer league are in. Please see the results table below for the final standings. Hearty congratulations to Martin Franks for his fantastic performance in week 10 which catapulted him into first position in division 1 and to Steve Bird and Alan Copeland the worthy joint winners of division 2. Our treasurer will remit the winnings to all those placed in the top 3 of both divisions and the winners will receive their trophies at the AGM.
Summer League – Final Results
Division 1
| Winner | Martin Franks | 164 points |
| Runner up | Steve Barlow | 160 points |
| 3rd place | Michael John | 159 points |
Division 2
| Joint winners | Steve Bird & Alan Copeland | 152 points |
| 3rd place | Art Laird | 150 points |
Please access the full updated league tables from the link below:
Happy Mondays Report – 22 June
Reporter: Steve Bird
A fine sunny morning greeted 15 players composed of one team of 4, three of 3 and one of 2. One team didn’t complete the full 15 holes for totally the opposite reason why a team didn’t make the full 15 only three weeks ago. Then it was torrential rain, today it was the heat – sums up our British weather!
With the course playing to proper summer conditions and plenty of roll on the ball there were some impressive scores.
The winning team with an average score of 30.3 was Pete Broady (who is on a ‘streak’ following his win on Saturday), Steve Gosling and Peter Willson.
Runners up were Steve Bird and Alan Copeland with a score of 29.5. Top scorers for the day were the two Alans, Copeland and Thomas both with 34 points.
Tee booking schedule for tomorrow Thursday 25 June
Happy Mondays tee-booking schedule for Sunday 28 June
Weird golf fact
In 1971, astronaut Alan Shepard became the first—and so far, only—person to play golf on the Moon. He smuggled a six‑iron head attached to a collapsible handle and hit two balls during the Apollo 14 mission. He claimed one went “miles and miles,” though later analysis showed it travelled about 40 yards in lunar gravity. (Editor’s note: Based on personal experience lunar gravity seems to be a factor on holes 3, 6, 12, 16 and 18 at Lymm GC!)
Rules Quiz answer
Correct answer B. Explanation: If a player’s ball is in the general area and there is interference by an abnormal course condition on the course, the player may take free relief by dropping a ball in a one club-length relief area measured from the nearest point of complete relief in the general area, and not nearer the hole. (See Rule 16.1b) A player has completed taking relief when the ball is dropped in the right way andcomes to rest in the relief area. (See Rule 14.3c(1))
Newsletter editor: Ian Goodman
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