A player plays their second shot, searches for the ball briefly and then goes back and drops another ball under penalty of stroke and distance. Before the player can play the dropped ball, the player’s original ball is found within three minutes of when the player first started searching for it. What is the ruling?
A – The player must continue with the original ball B – The player must continue with the dropped ball C – The player may choose whether to continue with the original ball or the dropped ball
Answer is at the end of this newsletter
Find the Fact – Dave Craggs
Only one of the following statements about Dave is correct. The other two are false. How well do you know your Secretary?
Dave was one of the founding members of Helsby Golf Club
Dave flew a glider sitting in the same seat (but not at the same time) that Anneka Rice had occupied whilst filing Challenge Anneka in 1993
Dave ran in the Warrington 10K (6.2 miles) at the age of 71. He completed the course in under 52 minutes and raised over £200 for the River Reeves Foundation which was set up following the tragic accident in Sweden involving members of Viola Beach
Answer below
Seniors match Friday 1 May v Helsby Golf Club
Author and Captain of the Day: Steve Gosling
A beautiful morning as 16 of Lymm’s Seniors set out optimistically with a belly full of a bacon butty to take on Helsby.
It was nearly 15 as Barrie Simpson decided he would do a detour via Helsby, thinking it was an away fixture.
A competitive set of matches apart from Helsby failing to adopt an apparent “local rule” …. Mike Pigott does not allow anybody 2 shots on a hole in match play!
I think the tone on that match was set on the first hole as the person Mike was giving 23 shots to drove his drive past the 150 marker, the thoughts of an early fish and chips had already been set.
Overall it was 4 : 4
Wins for
Steve Gosling and Ian Goodman
Andrew Cox and John Armstrong
Pete Broady and Alan Ranscombe
Half’s for Mark Lyons and Phil Ormisher and Mark Pickles’s and Barrie Simpson
The fish and chips went down well and everyone left happy in the sunshine to face another battle on the return leg later in the year.
Senior Member Update – Colin Lees
Author: Duncan Clarke
Just thought that the members of our section would like to know that Colin Lees is having his big toe amputated on Friday and we wish him all the best from all the seniors. It’s been infected and causing him so much trouble his consultant has advised amputation. But he should be back in three to four weeks’ time. In the meantime, we’ll all miss his dry with and camaraderie.
Fun round – Bottle of Wine Friday 1 May
Reporter: Ian Goodman
No report this week I’m afraid (as no one seems to have collected the cards in Mr Foster’s absence!) but the result taken from IG was as follows:
First place
Les Williams
30 points (CPO)
Second place
Steve Barlow
30 points
Third place
Alan Copeland
29 points
Congratulations Les, I’ll let you have your quality bottle of red the next time I see you in the clubhouse
Happy Mondays
Reporter: Steve Bird
Nothing to report this week as Monday 4 May was a bank holiday.
Tee booking schedule for tomorrow Thursday 7 May
Happy Mondays tee-booking schedule for Sunday 3 May
No booking schedule this Sunday as Monday 25 May is another bank holiday. Please feel free to make your own arrangements.
Rules Quiz answer
Correct answer B. Explanation: See Rule 18.1. Once the player put another ball in play under penalty of stroke and distance, the original ball is no longer in play and must not be played.
Find the Fact answer
Answer 2 (Anneka Rice) is correct. Dave can’t remember if he was a founding member of Helsby Golf Club which came into being in 1901. Dave did complete the Warrington 10k run but he was 73 years of age, not 71, when he did this. Other than his age all the other facts in answer 3 are correct.
On the first hole of a stroke play competition, a player uses their distance measuring device before their second shot and then again before their third shot. The device had the ability to make an adjustment for slope and this was turned on. What is the ruling?
The player gets two penalty strokes
The player gets four penalty strokes
The player is disqualified
Answer is at the end of this newsletter
Helping the players behind you
Now that the sunshine has returned, if you struggle to see your tee-shot because it’s shining into your eyes, think about being kind to the players behind you. Grahame Brickell has reminded me that it is a nice touch for one of the players from your group to stay near the green and spot incoming balls for the group behind. This can be done while the ‘spotters’ partners tee off as normal. The second and ninth holes are likely candidates for these random acts of kindness.
Padeswood and Buckley G C – Senior Open Competition on Tuesday 7th July 2026
Author: John Hayes
As you contemplate the wonderful season of “Senior’s Golf” that lies ahead, why not brighten your day by thinking about our upcoming group visit to Padeswood in July. There are still a few places left on the booking sheet for any members of our senior’s group to enter. We have quite a few members who have been to this competition for several years now and we have always found it to be a welcoming venue. In particular I would like to recommend it to our newer members who have yet to experience this opportunity.
The course at Padeswood is usually in excellent condition, in particular the greens are swift and true. It is a similar style of parkland layout to our own course here at Lymm. The clubhouse is available for refreshments both before and after your round of golf (at your own expense!).
As in previous years, the format of the day is “Four ball, better ball” going out in six groups starting at 10 30 am and then every 10 minutes. The total entry fee is £25 per person this year, which includes the entry fee to P and B G C for the main competition plus £5 for our own “internal” competition, in which there will be cash prizes for the first, second and third places within our group, based on the cards being handed in for the main competition.
If you would like to join the group for this outing please give me a call/text/email (contact details on IG).
Further information on timings, pairings and other details will be sent out nearer the date.
Any queries please give me a call on 07771 464 028
Prostate Cancer Support – Golf Event
Author: Phil Ormesher
We are holding a golf event at Silloth Golf Club on Monday 6th July.
Silloth Golf Club, https://www.sillothgolfclub.co.uk/, number 46 in UK rankings, and a challenging links course, are supporting our charity with a golf competition (fourball, best two to count) and PSA testing day on Monday 6th July from 11.30 onwards.
Cost £60; guest green fees normally £120. A chance to play a fantastic course at half price and benefit our charity at the same time.
I know a number of people at Lymm GC have already expressed an interest and with that in mind I have reserved an 11.30 tee time for four which, depending on demand, may or may not include me.
If you would like to play please contact me on 07814 008403
Phil Ormesher – Chair and Trustee
Summer League – Round 4
Reporter: Paul Foster
The seniors turned out in great numbers, some 46 happy smiling members for the latest round of the summer league competition, played under a beautiful warm spring sky that made for near-perfect golfing conditions. The course looked in excellent shape, with firm fairways and receptive greens rewarding well-struck approach shots (none by me though).
Scoring proved competitive across the field, with several players taking advantage of the calm weather to post solid points totals. However, the greens remained a consistent challenge throughout the day. Despite the favourable conditions, putting was far from straightforward, with many competitors finding it difficult to judge pace and line. A number of good rounds were held back by missed opportunities on the greens, as the slightly unpredictable speed tested even the most experienced players. Just 5 players managed to better their handicap.
Overall, it was an enjoyable and well-contested competition, highlighted by good camaraderie and the pleasure of playing in such fine weather. With a bit more sharpness on the greens, scores could have been even better – but that’s golf.
It was a day that will go down in history – or at least take a very long time getting there.
Under bright sunshine and ever increasing temperatures, that felt suspiciously close to “why are we doing this,” our group teed off at the leisurely hour of 9:45am. By 10:30am, we had successfully completed the 2nd hole… after a brief discussion about whose turn it was, where the tee markers used to be in 1987, and whether anyone had seen Ron’s left sock.
The pace of play was described by officials as “unhurried,” by one player as “glacial,” and by Edgar & Alan Crow as “deeply concerning.”
Highlights from the round include: A tactical pause while three players compared knee braces and one adjusted his sun hat for optimal “ventilation efficiency.” On Hole 12 there was an official fairway pit-stop. Estimated duration: 1 hour 25 minutes. Main activity: discussing how much slower everyone else is, oh, and looking for 2 balls at least 100 yards further down the fairway from where they completed their grass cutting voyage.
By the back nine, conditions had intensified. The sun was relentless, shadows grew longer, and putting lines were judged less by slope and more by “which direction feels emotionally right.”
The round concluded just in time for dinner… the next day.
In summary: A heroic effort, a test of patience, and a masterclass in how to turn 15 holes into a full-day event. Buggies in increasing numbers, swings remained questionable, and absolutely nobody was in a rush – least of all the winners, who are still signing their scorecards.
Next week’s forecast: slightly cooler… but don’t expect things to speed up.
One 2 scored today, Mike Pigott.
Don’t forget to pre-register on IG for all seniors rounds.
Another fine morning greeted 17 players comprising two teams of four and three of three. The course at times was busy with greens staff and irrigation contractors all very active. To paraphrase ‘Apocalypse Now’ – “I love the smell of seaweed fertiliser in the morning” (Robert Duvall). I expect if we want a decent course then we just have to endure these distractions.
The winning team was Steve Bird, Dave Craggs and Dave Waggitt. with an average score of 26.3. It was a real team effort with no one scoring less than 25.
Runners up were Messrs Barlow, Dixon, Goodman and Gosling with an average of 25.75.
Steve Barlow again top scored for the day with an impressive 33 followed closely by Colin Chisnall with 32.
It was good To see us all on the terrace following our games enjoying a drink in the sunshine. Dare we assume spring has sprung?
Tee booking schedule for tomorrow Thursday 30 April
Happy Mondays tee-booking schedule for Sunday 3 May
Rules Quiz answer
Answer 3 is correct. The player would be disqualified. Explanation: See Rule 4.3a. A player may get information on distance or direction from a distance measuring device, however the device must not be used to measure elevation changes. As the player used the device on two separate occasions they would be disqualified.
Your second shot comes to rest on the green. When putting, you hit the ball too hard and it rolls off the green into a bunker. You deem your ball unplayable and take relief by placing another ball on the putting green where you putted from and hole the next putt. What is your score for the hole?
A – 5
B – 6
C – 7
Answer is at the end of this newsletter
Find the Fact – Mike Kendall
Only one of the following statements about Mike is correct. The other two are false. How well do you know our Friday tee-times organiser?
Mike first saw his future wife immediately after regaining consciousness in an ambulance after being knocked clean out during a football match
Mike was a contestant on “Who wants to be a millionaire”. Mike didn’t win the million, but did manage to walk away with £16,000 having answered nine questions correctly
Mike once had to stop Roy Keane from throttling another guest at a social function which Mike had organised and which Roy attended
Answer below
The hidden workout – what 18 holes really does to your body
Author: The Editor
Most of us like to think of golf as a gentle stroll with occasional swearing. But the science says otherwise. An 18‑hole round is, in fact, a proper workout — the sort your GP wishes you’d do more often.
A typical round at Lymm means 5–6 miles on foot, including slopes, rough, and the occasional detour to look for a ball that was “definitely just here a second ago.” This steady movement over 3–4 hours gives your heart and lungs a genuine endurance session.
Walking 18 holes burns more than twice as many calories as brisk walking for the same time. Carry your bag and you’ll burn even more — though your shoulders may file a complaint later.
💪 Muscles That Get a Free Workout
Legs: All that walking, especially on uneven ground
Core: Stabilising during the swing
Shoulders & arms: Repeated high‑force swings
Back: Both from swinging and from bending to pick up the ball (some more often than others)
Golf swings generate surprising force — in fact, biomechanically they can be more demanding than a baseball swing.
❤️ Good News for Your Heart
A full round helps:
Lower blood pressure
Improve cholesterol (especially HDL, the “good” one)
Regulate blood sugar
It’s essentially a long, low‑intensity cardio session disguised as a social outing.
😓 Fatigue & Wear‑and‑Tear
After 18 holes, it’s normal to feel:
Tired legs
Tight shoulders
A stiff lower back
A strong desire for a pint
Up to 62% of amateur golfers experience some form of overuse injury, most commonly in the elbow, wrist, shoulder, and back — usually from enthusiastic swings and less‑than‑enthusiastic stretching.
🧠 Mental Effort Counts Too
Golf demands concentration for hours. That mental load adds to overall fatigue — especially on days when the putts refuse to drop.
🏁 The Takeaway
Playing 18 holes is not a gentle dawdle. It’s a multi‑hour, moderate‑intensity workout that boosts heart health, strengthens muscles, improves balance, and burns a surprising number of calories. So, the next time someone says golf isn’t exercise, feel free to hand them your step count.
Summer League – Round 3
Reporter: Paul Foster
The long awaited transition to WHS handicaps finally hit the fairways this week, as 44 brave (or mildly concerned) golfers teed up without the comforting cushion of the ‘mat’. This is a bold new era of fairness and accuracy. For the vast majority of us, it felt more like showing up to a knife fight armed with a teaspoon. Conditions didn’t exactly roll out the red carpet. Lively squalls occasionally sweeping across the course, turning well-struck drives into abstract art, and for the later starters, leaving umbrellas performing interpretive dance routines. Putting, usually a gentle art, became a psychological thriller (as usual for me). Greens that looked innocent enough from a distance revealed hidden agendas up close. Three-putts were the day’s most popular scoring method, with several players boldy exploring four-putt territory. Despite all this, spirits remained high. After all, golf isn’t about the score – it’s about the shared suffering, the exaggerated storytelling afterward, and the firm belief that next week, in calmer conditions, everything will be completely different.
In summary: 44 golfers, mostly with new handicaps, zero mats and enough wind to qualify for its own membership. Remarkably, out of all the competitors, only one managed to beat par, his name whispered in hushed tones in the bar, as if he had discovered a loophole both in the WHS system and the weather itself, in the corner was Ron Thornton beavering away trying to find a mistake in the winners score card.
The other 43 are currently reviewing their life choices, green-reading techniques, and possibly their membership.
A character-building day, if nothing else
Please don’t forget to pre-register on IG for all seniors rounds.
Two 2s scored today, Duncan Clarke and Tony Dixon.
In last week’s newsletter third place in division 1 was incorrectly attributed to Koos Alders. In actual third place (only your Mum loves you if you’re third) was John Armstrong, with a very creditable 34 points. Since moving off the mats Paul Foster is no longer allowed to “slash and burn” our handicaps, he has now started getting his kicks by arbitrarily relegating players from division 1 to division 2 before working out the placings. This accounts for why John did not appear in the winners list last week. Apologies John and well played.
Happy Mondays Report – 20 April
Reporter: Steve Bird
A glorious Spring morning greeted 22 players in four groups of four and two of three. The scores were not great, and the general consensus was that the fairways were not conducive to ball roll-on and the greens were ‘weird’. No one could explain why as they looked fine but for some unknown reason three putts were common and many short putts were missed – even after allowing for the new gimme rule.
The winning team was Steve Barlow, Peter Willson and Richard Yates with an average score of 27.6. Steve top scorer for the day with 31 points
Runners up were Alan Copeland, Eric Cox, Charlie Hill and Phil Lomas (welcome back Phil) with an average of 24.75.
Tee booking schedule for tomorrow Thursday 23 April
Happy Mondays tee-booking schedule for Sunday 26 April
Rules Quiz answer
The correct answer is A. Explanation: Two shots onto the green. One putt that rolls off the green. One penalty stroke for taking unplayable relief under option 19.2a (stroke and distance relief). One putt that is holed. Total = 5 strokes
Find the Fact answer
Answer 3 is correct. Mike did need to “step in” to prevent the truculent Irish mid-fielder from lamping another guest at Mike’s daughter’s birthday party. Mike’s daughter attended the same school as Roy Keane’s daughter. It is not known if Roy Keane ever attended school.
In match play, a player who is waiting to play a bunker shot casually leans on their club in the bunker. What is the ruling? A – There is no penalty. B – The player gets one penalty stroke. C – The player loses the hole
Answer is at the end of this newsletter
STOP PRESS – Seniors’ Chairman
As this newsletter goes to press, I am delighted to announce that Arthur Nuttall has agreed to assume the role of Chairman for the remainder of the current year. Arthur brings seven years of past experience as a member of the seniors’ committee. A warm welcome back Arthur, I am sure your enthusiasm, common sense and good humour will once again be deployed to the advantage of all your fellow seniors at Lymm Golf Club.
Above: Our new chairman pictured here with Lindsay Fox receiving her leaving gift from the seniors in October of last year.
Interclub match – Lymm GC Seniors v Leigh GC Seniors
Reporter: Dave Craggs
Match report of our first home game of season against Leigh Golf Club played on Monday 13 April.
Ice on the windscreen with blue skies started the morning. Everyone arrived at 8.30 a.m. for their bacon barms which were well received together with an introduction to the teams. Four teams teeing off the first and four off the 16th worked well. The course was in excellent condition and some good and not so good golf followed in the sunshine.
After a serving of a mystery pie (when opened was a Josh special of balti chicken) the captain of the day speech followed. After the formal welcome I was saying what a great game we had with our playing partners Ron and…..erm….. erm. After a lengthy silence, Phil (their Captain) shouted “Phil”, by which time there was no need for my joke of the day, it produced a rousing laugh. A senior moment. A fitting follow-up of how brilliant my short game had been; especially off the tee! My tee shot off the 15th was meant to clear the ditch ahead but somehow struck the ladies tee knocking it a few yards and my ball flew backwards! We did recover but not enough to win our game.
Not the result Grahame, our matches organiser wanted, we lost 5 games to 3. Last year we lost away and won at home. Look forward to the away game on 15th September and hopefully a win.
Well done to our 3 winning teams: Mark Lyons & Ian Smith – won 2 & 1 (Ian Smith scoring a 2 on the 17th to win the game) Trevor Williamson & Alan “have I got a shot” Ranscombe – won 2 & 1 Phil Perry & Steve Bramall – won 2 & 1 Looking forward to our next game at home on 1st May against Helsby GC.
Lymm Seniors Winter League winners
Author: Dave Craggs
Congratulations to all the winners from this year’s Winter League:
DIVISION 1
Winner
Steve Gosling
£50
Runner-up
Grahame Brickell
£25
Weekly winners (2 wins)
Dave Meir
£20
Weekly winners (1 win)
Steve Gosling, Paul Foster, Alister Cook, Koos Alders, Grahame Brickell, Arthur Nuttall
£10
DIVISION 2
Winner
Barry Smith
£50
Runner-up
Mervyn Roberts
£25
Weekly winners (1 win)
Jeff Ashurst, Alan Copeland, Barrie Simpson, Ken Pearce, Steve Bird, Richard Yates, Alan Ranscombe, Dave Craggs
£10
The above amounts should have been credited to your pro-shop accounts already, please contact Mervyn Roberts our treasurer if your well deserved winnings have not been received.
Payment of seniors’ subscriptions and competitions
Would all members of the seniors who have entered the singles knockout (Mike Smith Summer Singles Knockout Trophy) please note that your subscription for the current year must be paid before you play your first round in the competition. Failure to pay your subs may result in your disqualification from the competition.
Summer League – Round 2
Reporter: Paul Foster
The sun showed up like it had a seniors’ tee time booked, the breeze politely clocked in at ‘gentle encouragement’ and the striped fairways, well, let’s just say they looked forgiving. Welcome to today’s mid spring day round 2 golf report.
Conditions were, in technical terms, ‘absolutely glorious’. Birds chirped, blossoms starting to bloom, Edgar & Allan Crow looking for courtships, and somewhere in the distance a golfer loudly negotiated with a bunker.
However, putting remained….ambitious. Several balls approached the hole with confidence, had a good look, and decided they’d rather not commit. One putt broke so much it’s now being studied by scientists!
Our 4 ball invented a new language or a new dialect or we have all developed a speech impediment, I’m not sure. All 4 of us managed to hit the same clump of trees left of the 12th with our 2nd shots, one by one emitting garbled cries of arghhhh…. orrrnoooorr…. whaaaaaaa… eeeehhhhhnothere!
Forty two happy golfers stepped out onto the course, with scoring simply sublime, twenty two managed to equal or better their handicap. So, playing to 4 better than your handicap in the 2nd division, gave you no chance of stepping onto the podium.
As bags were packed and tales were exaggerated, one truth remained clear: on a magnificent mid-spring day like this, even the bad shots somehow felt like they didn’t matter.
Five 2s scored today, Dave Waggitt, Mark Pickles, Rob Taylor, Bob Ellison & Phil Lomas.
The Seniors’ calendar currently shows 4 May as a Happy Mondays day (apologies). The date is a bank holiday so there will be no Happy Mondays. The same applies on Monday 25 May but a reminder regarding this will be sent nearer the time.
Happy Mondays Report – 13 April
Reporter: Steve Bird
A lovely spring morning greeted 17 players which was an excellent turnout considering there was an Inter Club Match where 16 of our number were involved. Five teams took part, three of 4, one of 3 and one of 2. The course is drying out and some good scores were evident.
The winning duo were Richard Yates and Colin Crail who scored 36 and 28 respectively with an average of 32 points Needless to say, Richard top scored for the day.
Gallant runners up were Steve Barlow, Kevin Bocquet, Tony Dixon and John White with an average score of 28.5.
Please note that Monday 4 May is a Bank Holiday so there is no booking to be done this coming Sunday. Members can obviously book social rounds if they wish
Clarification of ‘Gimme’ rule – only applicable for Happy Mondays games
Author: Steve Bird
There have been numerous versions of what constitutes a ‘gimme’ for our Monday matches. Your committee debated this at length last Friday, for example how long IS a putter handle?
In the end it was decided that a ‘gimme’ would be allowed if the ball was 12 inches (30 cm) or less from the hole. This decision was taken to clarify the many versions that are being used and, in an effort, to speed up play. So now is the time to get out those old wooden rulers from you school days and put them in your golf bags (joke)
IMPORTANT – Resumption of Golf for handicap purposes – Impact on Seniors golf
Author: Steve Bird
A reminder that we return to WHS conditions (no mats) with effect from Wednesday 15 April (please see Keith Melia’s email to all club members dated 13 April for full details). As a result from round 3 of the Summer Session (17 April), you will need to have entered the relevant competition on IG (available up to 14 days before the competition).
On your scorecard you should enter your WHS index, your course handicap and your playing handicap (this information can be found under the ‘calculator’ section of your handicap record on IG.)
After you have played, you will need to enter your scores on IG. Your fully completed and signed card should then be placed in the scorecard box.
Tee booking schedule for tomorrow Thursday 16 April
Please note that as we are playing a seniors’ match against Helsby GC on the 1st of May the preferred playing times requested by seniors may not be available
Rules Quiz answer
Correct answer A. Explanation: See Rule 12.2b(2). There is no penalty for a player casually leaning on their club in a bunker providing it is not for the purpose of testing the condition of the sand
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.
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.
A player’s ball came to rest beside a raised turf area which interferes with their swing. The turf is raised due to an underground pipe which can be seen coming out of the ground a few feet away. The player may take free relief under Rule 16.1
True
False
Answer is at the end of this newsletter
Find the Fact – Trevor Williamson
Two of the following statements about Trevor are correct. The other one is false. How well do you know your fellow senior, can you find the false statement?
Playing for Doncaster Rugby Union Football Club, Trevor Williamson, gained a reputation for his “bone-crunching, but scrupulously fair” tackling (a ‘Telegraph’ quote). Apart from winning the Yorkshire shield in 1979, the year was memorable for him for receiving punches from a Triple Crown of opponents, each of them fed-up with being on the receiving end of his tackles – something he remembers with great pride! All three were internationals:
(a) England Centre, Richard Cardus, playing for Roundhay in the Yorkshire Cup (Roundhay became Leeds Tykes)
(b) Scotland Centre, Graham Birkett, playing for Harlequins in a 7-a-side tournament at Doncaster.
(c) Wales legend & British Lion, Terry Cobner, playing out of position at Centre for Pontypool
Answer below
Championship Game – Change of Date
The Seniors Championship Game will now be played on Friday the 11 September rather than Friday 4 September. This is to avoid a clash with the juniors’ shotgun game on the 4th. The Seniors Section Calendar giving details of all the Seniors events throughout the year has been updated and can be accessed from the banner at the top of the newsletter, or from this link.
Summer League – Round 1
Reporter: Paul Foster
A short report today.
Thirty two members out on the course to play the first round of the eagerly awaited summer league.
Five players from the 1st division scored 30pts, so lots of head scratching to separate them
Four 2s scored today, Trevor Williamson, Steve Gosling, Richard Yates & Alan Copeland.
Only two hcaps docked today…Grrrrrr……BUT….. all hcaps correctly entered..Hooray….!!
After an overnight deluge the wind was ‘blowing a hoolie’ as the Scots would say, and there were waves on the Ship Canal. One of our number even spotted a surfer. The wind was a strong westerly so the third and fifth holes were particularly challenging.
After the full 18 holes had been open for the weekend the course was back down to 13 holes – I suspect in about five months time we shall be complaining about the fairways being hard and straw coloured!
A good turnout of 22 players comprising two teams of 4. four of 3 and one of 2.
The winners were Steve Bird, Pete Broady, Barrie Simpson and Peter Willson with a average score of 24.25 closely followed by Kevin Bocquet, Alan Copeland and Phil Perry on 24.. Phil top scored for the day on 29 points.
Tee booking schedule for tomorrow Thursday 2 April
Happy Mondays tee-booking schedule for Sunday 5 April
Art Fair and Exhibition in Altrincham
Reporter: Mark Pickles
Thank you to all who have made encouraging and positive comments about the oil painting now hanging in the Legends Lounge. I unveiled it last Thursday at the AGM, where it was well received.
If you’d like a canvas or paper print, of any size up to the original size, let me know, and I will get a price for an archival-quality fine-art print (using the giclée printing technology) guaranteed not to fade or discolour. (I asked my printer how the manufacturer’s can claim that giclée prints, being a relatively new technology, have light-fastness for up to a hundred years. Apparently prints have been tested by blasting them with UV light that is equivalent to 100 years in a bright room.)
If you’re interested in seeing my other artworks, see my new website here at www.markpickles.art. I am presently taking commissions.
I have recently joined the Altrincham Society of Artists, which gives me access to a shared studio. I gave up my own large studio last year because I was spending too much time playing golf to justify the rent! Also, being in the local artist’s group gives me the opportunity to exhibit a few works several times a year, with shared costs for marketing and exhibiting. Our main annual exhibition is in July, at Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, where I plan to display four large paintings.
This Easter weekend, we are having an ‘Art Fair’ in Altrincham. Do come along, if you’d like to see me dabbling with a hog hair brush. It’s more fun than watching me shank a 7 iron! I will have some originals and prints on display.
Rules Quiz answer
2 is correct – False. Explanation: See Clarification Immovable Obstruction/1. Any turf leading to or covering an immovable obstruction is not part of the obstruction.
Find the Fact answer
(b) is false.
Trevor did not receive a punch from Graham Birkett, he played alongside him in a Harlequins team that were short of a player when they visited Doncaster.
(a) he did receive a punch from Richard Cardus when he tackled him into touch, denying him a try-scoring opportunity.
(c) he did receive a punch from Terry Cobner (and Bobby Windsor) whilst playing against them for Monmouth. They were returning from injury, playing for Pontypool ‘Seconds’ in a Welsh Cup competition.
And here’s the evidence. ‘Hitman’ Williamson second from right on the top row.
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!
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 though 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!).
If the colour of a penalty area has not been marked or indicated as yellow or red by the Committee, it is treated as a yellow penalty area.
True
False
Answer is at the end of this newsletter
Mike Smith Summer Singles Knock Out Trophy
It’s time to get your name down for our singles knockout, played between April and August each year. Paddy Moran will be doing his level best to defend his title this year, I am sure. Our Competitions Secretary (Ian Smith) will be putting a sign-up sheet on the Seniors’ noticeboard by Friday of this week. The closing date for entries is Friday 3 April (Easter Friday). Once the draw has been made details will be posted in the newsletter and on the noticeboard.
Full rules for the competition are in the Strategy Rules & Guidelines document which can be accessed from the banner at the top of the newsletter or here. Rules of engagement for this prestigious competition are set out on pages 16 and 17 of the document. Please pay particular attention to how matches need to be arranged and the importance of getting them played by the deadline dates. Good luck and may the best Senior win!
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?
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
In February 1996 Bob was evacuated from Canary Wharf forty-one minutes before an IRA bomb detonated killing 2 and injuring over 100 people
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
Answer below
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 8th finished approximately 1” from the hole but spent most of its journey in mid-air!
Nineteen players from the 1st division, and twenty-two players in the 2nd 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 5th 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 16th, 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.
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.
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.
In stroke play, a player playing from the teeing area misses the ball completely. They push the tee farther into the ground and then play the ball. What is the ruling?
There is no penalty
The player’s next shot is his second stroke
The player gets one penalty stroke
Answer is at the end of this newsletter
Seniors’ Winter Pairs Knockout 2025
Reporter – Martin Franks
Fine conditions made a pleasant change for the Seniors’ Betterball final played over 13 holes between Franks & Ranscombe and Pickles & Copeland. A very competitive match with never more than one hole in it was played to a high standard with a combined betterball score of 1 over par gross, which included gross birdies by Mark Pickles on the 6th and Martin Franks on the 8th. Alan Ranscombe, who had bemoaned his play during the round, came good when it really mattered, as he’d done in previous rounds, with gross pars on 12 and 13 to seal a 2-hole win for him and Martin Franks.
(Editor’s note: Congratulations Martin and Alan. Solid golf throughout the competition. Well played also to Mark and Alan C for reaching the final).
Golf fact
Mary Queen of Scots may have invented the idea of the caddie. She played golf in the 1500’s and had a military cadet carry her clubs, possibly the origin of the word “caddie.”
Golf shot of the day – Koos Alders – 11th hole, second shot
Author: Ian Goodman. Photographs and AI Steve Barlow
Having scored 21 points on the front nine, our very own flying Dutchman decided to open up the green on the 11th by hitting his tee-shot towards the tree at the top of the bank on the 10th hole. Few of us would have had the imagination to try that. To make it even harder on himself, he opted to use the hosel of his five iron rather than the face of the club. Golfing genius! Having achieved his objective, Koos had to be hoisted into position on the precipitous bank by his two playing partners in order to play his second shot. By this time word of Koos’s audacious strategy had reached the clubhouse and a small crowd gathered to see what he would do next (see photograph below).
Following some uncharacteristically mediocre short play, Koos left the green with a well-earned six.
Winter League – Round 9
Reporter: Paul Foster
Early starters in the penultimate round were greeted with classic ‘British Spring’ conditions – steady rain, soggy fairways, only 8 holes open, and all on winter greens. It makes you question your life choices. A number of canny souls quickly decided being at home was the better option and pulled out. As the morning went on, the weather mysteriously improved for the later golfers, who enjoyed much drier conditions. The result? Record low numbers for the winter league with the field considerably smaller than usual. Those who did battle the elements deserve credit – if not for their scoring, then certainly for their commitment to keeping round 9 alive. Or at least for keeping the bar busy afterwards!
The entertainment continued in the car park, where I witnessed a small gathering of ‘experienced’ golfers in deep conversation – or at least attempting to be. With hearing aids at varying levels of effectiveness, the discussion quickly turned into a full volume exchange of shouts. “Where’s your card?”; “Eh?”; “Flat white for me“; “I haven’t seen him”. Several minutes passed with each gentleman confidently replying to questions that nobody asked. At one point three different conversations were happening simultaneously, none of which appeared to be related. Eventually everyone seemed satisfied that something important had been communicated, and they all retired to the bar for a bottle of red wine, (you know who you are). Great being a member of the seniors!
Just 6 players from the 1st division, and 13 players in the 2nd division.
No 2’s scored today.
All handicaps entered were correct for the first time ever, and all but 1 card was meticulously completed, well done all.
Results
Division 1
Winner
Arthur Nuttall
27 points
Runner up
Paul Foster
26 points
3rd place
Paul Collins
21 points (CPO)
Division 2
Winner
Alan Ranscombe
27 points (CPO)
Runner up
Richard Yates
27 points
3rd place
Steve Bird
26 points (with a 5 pointer on the 3rd)
Going into the final round of the winter league:
Steve Gosling still leads the 1st division followed by Paddy Moran and Paul Foster.
Mervyn Roberts still leads the 2nd division, followed by Paul Keenan and Barry Smith.
A chilly grey and gloomy day with little bit of mist to start – however the rain held off and the skies lightened somewhat.
5 teams – 18 players – 3 x 4 players; 2 x 3 players
Good ol’ Team Stableford format
Winners: Mike Bennett, Colin Crail and Rich Yates – 77 points in total – 25.7 points per player.
Yes, they did again; last out and most of the other competitors waiting in the clubhouse with bated breath for their card! But through a “schoolboy” accounting error all was nearly lost. A swift re-count and the spoils were theirs to take home (again!).
In second place: Kevin Bocquet, Dave Craggs and John Hayes – 75 points or 25 points per player.
Highest Individual scores – Mike Bennett – 30 points and Steve Bramall – 29 points. Mr Handicap Secretary – I draw your attention 🙂
Tee booking schedule for tomorrow Thursday 12 March
Happy Mondays tee-booking schedule for Sunday 15 March
Rules Quiz answer
Answer 1 is correct. There is no penalty. See Rule 6.2b(6). If a player’s ball in play lies in the teeing area, they may lift or move the ball without penalty and play it from a tee or the ground anywhere in the teeing area.
In match play a player mistakenly picks up their ball-marker believing they have won a hole. What is the ruling?
The ball-marker or ball may be replaced without penalty
The player loses the hole
The player gets one penalty stroke and must replace the ball or ball-marker
Answer is at the end of this newsletter
Find the Fact – Andrew Cox
Only one of the following statements about Andrew is correct. The other two are false. How well do you know your fellow senior?
Andrew was once involved in a traffic accident with the late Harry H Corbett (Harold Steptoe from Steptoe and Son). Andrew claims that the accident was not his fault
Whilst in a hotel in Japan, Andrew enjoyed breakfast on two consecutive mornings in the hotel restaurant. Breakfast was not included in his booking. He had unknowingly ‘crashed’ two separate wedding parties, and the guests were too polite to point out his error
Andrew was a member of the Bell Vue Aces speedway team competing frequently at the National Speedway Stadium in Gorton, Manchester in the 1970’s
Answer below
Winter League – Round 8
Reporter: Paul Foster
After months of winter conditions that tested all members patience, with saturated fairways, slow play, continuous rain, having to play a short course, and harsh conditions – there was real relief among members that spring golf may finally be on the horizon. This was the first day’s golf for many weeks when we were not dressed like Sherpa Tensing!
Scores reflected the improving conditions with nine players from 23 in the 1st division managing to score under par, and five players from 16 in the 2nd division also beating par.
Two 2s scored today, Paddy Moran & Russ Jones.
Two incorrect handicaps entered from the 1st division and two also from the 2nd division.
Lowest gross of the day belonged to Paddy Moran & Dave Meir, both finishing just 1 over par.
In the 1st division, second place was decided on a count-back from four winners with equal points, in what can only be described as the most dramatic non-winning moment in seniors section history, round 8 produced a finish so tight that several calculators, two pencils, one pair of reading glasses and twelve fingers were required to separate the contenders. After an intense review of scorecards, the 4 players scored a total of 29 points, Grahame Brickell scored 14 on the back 6, Paddy Moran, Barry McGuigan & Tony Dixon scored 13 points. Paddy, Barry & Tony scored 7 points on the back 3, Paddy & Barry scored 3 points on the last hole. (Editor’s note: I’m losing the will to live). Both scored 3 on the hole 3, 2 points on hole 7, 2 points on hole 8, finally Paddy beat Barry by scoring 4 points on hole 11 to Barry’s 3 points. (All this is explained in the handicap rules).
Post-Round Reactions:
One contender blamed a temporary lapse in concentration caused by Edgar and Allan Crowe
Another cited ‘winter mats trauma’
Meanwhile Grahame quietly waltzed off with the glory whilst everyone else argued over decimal margins.
Moral of the day:
In golf, every shot counts – especially the ones you thought didn’t matter at the time
And remember, nobody remembers who finished second……
PLEASE CHECK YOUR SENIORS’ HANDICAPS – link below
Results
Division 1
Winner
Grahame Brickell
29 points (CPO)
Runner up
Paddy Moran
29 points (CPO)
3rd place
Barry McGuigan
29 points (CPO)
Division 2
Winner
Richard Yates
30 points
Runner up
Barry Smith
28 points
3rd place
Bob Ellison
26 points
Steve Gosling still leads the 1st division followed by Paddy Moran, John White & Mike Pigott.
Mervyn Roberts still leads the 2nd division, followed by Paul Keenan, Bob Ellison and John Hayes
It appears that Spring is trying very hard to meet the meteorological timetable for a start date of 1st March. This morning we were greeted by watery sunshine, no precipitation, daffodils and green keepers lightly mowing fairways. In short, the sap is beginning to rise!
A total of 16 players today made up two teams of four, two of three and one of two. For the first time in many weeks we were able to play holes 1 – 13.
The winning team with an average score of 27.75 were Alan Copeland, Charlie Hill, Steve Bramall and Steve Bird. The latter top scored with 31 points and I had the pleasure of watching Steve Bramall pitching in from a full 100 yards on the 12th for a 4 pointer.
Runners up with a creditable average of 26.75 were Colin Crail, Mike Bennett, Richard Yates and Tony Dixon.
Point of Admin:
Last night’s bookers will have noticed that the morning of 16 March was unavailable for booking in view of the course being closed for Spring maintenance. I apologise for this, but my original Seniors’ calendar said the maintenance was being done on the 23rd, so the club must have brought this forward by a week. So apart from a couple of minor amendments the schedule and bookers are the same for the 23rd as for the 16th.
Tee booking schedule for tomorrow Thursday 5 March
Happy Mondays tee-booking schedule for Sunday 8 March
Rules Quiz answer
Answer 3 is correct. See Rule 9.7b. The player gets one penalty stroke and must replace the ball or ball-marker.
Find the Fact answer
Answer 2 is correct. Andrew and his wife did unknowingly crash two wedding breakfasts. He was a speedway rider, although not a member of the Aces team. Andrew never met Steptoe.
Lymm Golf Club Senior Section 