“Activities”
President's Piece - May
Our President is on holidays currently, so no presidents piece until next month.
Smoothing Bunkers: It is important to leave bunkers in good condition for following players. Bunkers should be smoothed in the following manner: ~ Enter and leave the bunker from the lowest point. ~ After playing, smooth the area and any footprints using a rake, if available. ~ If a rake is not available, glide a shoe is a half circular motion until the area is smooth. ~ After use, return the rake in accordance with club policy (either in the bunker or outside the bunker ) in the direction of play. ~ Do not place the rake against the inside edge of the bunker as this may cause difficult lies for others and potentially awkward rules situations. Repairing Divots: Some clubs will require divots to be repaired differently, however at the majority of clubs, sand buckets are available at the starting tees and divots should be repaired as follows: ~ Use the sand to fill the divot hole (and any others nearby). ~ Use a foot or a club to level the sand so that a reasonably flat lie remains for following players. ~ If buckets are not available or you have run out of sand, replace the divot in its hole if it is intact, or otherwise knock in the sides of the divot hole with a club so that a level lie is main- tained. A careless repair may provide an unfair lie for other players, and may also damage course equipment and will result in the divot taking longer to repair.
Date: Wednesday May 1st 2019
Event: House of Golf —Stableford
Played 35
Winners Score
Event: Golden Ball—Collo’s Cup
Played 40
First Bruce Fenwick, Jim Cavanagh, Gordon East, and Rod Roach
20
Played 31
Winners Score
Best Gross Peter Denier 38
Interesting Golf Facts Balls travel significantly further on hot days. A golfer swinging a club at around 100 mph will carry the driver up to eight yards longer for each increase in air temperature of 25°F Golf balls were originally made of wood. Later, they were made from boiled feathers stuffed in- to stitched leather known as "featheries". The modern, and cheaper, golf ball filled with gutta- percha was not developed till 1848. In 1889, Ab Smith inadvertently coined the phrase “birdie,” when he hit a shot he defined as a “bird of a shot.”
Date: Monday May 6th 2019
Event: Stableford Comp—The Statistician Stakes
Played 32
Winners Score
5 Rod Eades
Best Gross Lenny Cosmas, Glenn Haslam and Peter Denier 39
Date: Friday May 10th 2019
Event: John Barry Bluster—Stroke
Played 23
Winners Score
Played 36
Winners Score
Event: Hendo@Pitlochrygolf.co.uk Stableford
Event: Calloway Day—Stroke
Event: Captain’s Trophy
5 Ross Nye
8 Lenny Cosmas
12 Brian Hobbs
16 Brian Hobbs
Best Gross Graham Collins 39 Date: Wednesday May 22nd 2019
Event: W Banks Belter—Stroke
Played 43
Winners Score
Second Tony White 32
Best Gross Denis O’Callaghan 38
Date: Friday May 31st2019
Played 29
Winners Score
5 Jim Dean
8 Peter Gawne
Best Gross Lenny Cosmas, John Fran- cis and Denis O’Callaghan 40
Date: Wednesday May 29th 2019
Event: Bill Tait Steeplechase—Stroke
Played 31
Winners Score
Played 35
Winners Score
Event: Social Day—Stableford
Games Over 1000 15/05/2019