Bogey 2
Well it was another awful day on Saturday for a Bogey! This time it was Bogey 2. Well done to Alex Mills for battling round in a tremendous five up to take top spot. . Peter Veitch was second with two up edging Roger Flint into third place via a card play off.
Use of Mats
Hopefully you saw the note which was sent out recently by the Greens Committee regarding the use of mats over the forthcoming winter months. If not here it is again for your perusal.
You may have seen that the club’s ‘Course Status’ bulletin has been updated to mandate the use of fairway mats in all forms of play with immediate effect. As in previous years, this measure has been brought in to help protect the course from excessive damage during the winter months.
The use of mats is compliant with CONGU guidance on ‘Qualifying Scores’ and the new WHS ‘Acceptable Scores’ rules which come into play on November 2nd. The following local rule is now in force:
“When a player’s ball lies in a part of the general area cut to fairway height or less and a putter is not being used for the stroke, the ball must be lifted, placed on and played from an Astroturf, or similar type of mat. The mat must be placed as near as possible to where the ball originally lay, and the ball must be placed on the mat. The ball may be cleaned when lifted.
If a ball when placed rolls off the mat, the player must try to place it a second time. If the ball again does not stay on the mat, the mat must be moved to the nearest spot, not nearer the hole, where the ball will come to rest on the mat when placed. If the player accidentally causes the ball on the mat to move before a stroke is made, there is no penalty and the ball must be placed again on the mat.
If a tee is used to secure the mat into the ground, the ball must not be placed on the tee.”
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Mixed Foursomes Knockout
Congratulations to Tony Bray & Vicky Chamberlain for beating Eric & Gillian Healey on the 18th hole on Wednesday of last week to win the mixed foursomes knockout competition.
Ladies Stablefords
Well done to Helen Davies for winning the 18 hole ladies stableford last week with 30 points. Tracey Thompson was second with 28 points.
Thirty six ladies played in the nine hole stableford which was played over the back nine. Well done to Clare Withey for winning with her score of 18 points. Gwynneth Bramwell beat Pat Jefferies on a card play off to secure second spot with 15 points.
Online Top Ups
You can now top up your Hale GC swipe card online. Please click on the download button below to get instructions as to how to do this.
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Volunteering on the 12th
Thanks to Sue Bryant for sending in these photos of some of our hardy members grafting on a Sunday morning. And of course thanks to them for putting in their valuable time to this project.
