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May
2007 |
Stockwood Vale Golf Club
Bristol |
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Winter rules have gone and summer is upon
us, although as I write this it’s tipping down and has been for most of the
week.
The
new year has seen the introduction of buggies with GPS facilities. These have
proved to be very popular if the empty buggy park is anything to go by.
Already some improvements have been made to the buggy paths with more to
follow. Personally I’d happily pay for a taxi service from the 13th
green to the 14th tee! One
anecdote has already come from the buggies. Two members were making their way
up the 15th. One jumps out of the buggy and prepares to play his 2nd
shot to the green. He turns to his
partner and asks “How far am I from the pin?” His
partner consults the GPS screen and replies “740 yards”. “Don’t be stupid”
says the 1st player, “it can’t be that far” “That’s
what the GPS says, if you don’t believe me come and see for yourself” he’s
told. So the player makes his way back to the buggy and sure enough it is
saying 740 yards to the pin. But then he turns to his partner and says, “You
stupid bugger, you’ve got it set for the 16th!”
Do you know the rules ? Just
for fun, do you know the answer to the following?: Colin and Clive are playing in a medal and are making
their way up the 15t.h towards the clubhouse. Somehow Clive has
got his ball on the green in 3. He putts and as his ball nears the hole a
large leaf settles on his line of putt. He runs (well, moves quickly) and
just manages to remove the leaf before his ball passes by and goes into the
hole. Clive has scored 4. TRUE or FALSE? |
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WHAT’S ON? We’ve already had the first of
the summer medals and, by the time you’ve read this, a club stableford. Don’t
forget - on May 26th there is the 2nd of the summer
medals. Results and club handicaps can
be viewed on www.howdidido.co.uk . The first
weekend in June
means Clive Wright’s
CAPTAIN’S
CHARITY WEEKEND.
This starts on Friday 1st June with a dance in the evening to live
music. On the Saturday there is a Bowmaker competition and in the evening a
tabletop magician will amuse members and guests. The weekend culminates on
Sunday 3rd with a fun day.
Another
event later in the month on Saturday 16th is the CAPTAIN’S INVITATION DAY. This
takes the form of a pairs’ stableford competition. Teams are made up of one
member plus a guest who is a member of another club and has a maximum
handicap of 24. Clive
Wright would also be grateful to hear from anybody who would kindly donate a
raffle prize or two for either or both events. Please
support these events and in so doing help both the Alzheimer’s and Downs
Syndrome charities. More
details are available on the notice boards or behind the bar.
Drive
for show, Putt for dough, Shank for comic relief. |
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JOHN GAST MEMORIAL CLOCK AND PLAQUE
John Gast was one of the
club’s founder members and was twice Senior’s Captain (98,99). John
was an active Club Committee member and as an ex union man John was
always insistent on the strict implementation of the Club Constitution and
Rules. John was a great supporter of all Club activities. Although
a senior, John was also a regular in Men’s and Mixed competitions and was
well known by many of the Club’s members. John was the regular starter
for the Seniors Open and always insisted that the clock in the bar was placed
on the first tee for him to keep players on time. The clock that now
looks over the 1st tee is an apt and long lasting tribute. The clock and plaque were
unveiled on Sunday morning, 13th May 2007. John's family and several
club members attended despite the wet weather.
Martin Edenborough |
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.Seniors OPen –15TH May This was the seventh Seniors Open to be held and we had a record number of visitors 63 in total together with 50 Stockwood Seniors making a field of 113, we had early rain but as the day progressed we had some fine weather, the course was in magnificent condition and we received many favourable comments from our visitors. The overall Winner and Seniors Open Champion for 2007 was a home grown player, Colin Perrett. His score in Division One (1-18) was 44 stableford points (22 out and 22 in), a remarkable effort seeing Colin was in one of the first groupings and had to encounter the early rain. Congratulations to Colin from all the Stockwood Seniors. As he is Vice Captain and Competition Secretary of the main club he will now be playing off 16 as a result of his latest conquest. (I can hear the cheering already ! ) One other remarkable achievement was by a past Seniors Captain Bob Winter who recorded a HOLE IN ONE on the 154yard par 3 6th hole and received a bottle of champagne for his fine effort. (thanks for the whisky on the bar Bob ! ). Other results were as
follows, Visitors Div. 1 (1-15) Winner M.Lewis (41) Shortwood Lodge 2nd D.Pollinger (40) Lansdown 3rd T.Plummer (40) The Kendleshire Visitors DIV. 2 (16-28) Winner S.Meyrick (42) Clevedon 2nd T.Smith (39) Weymouth 3rd P.Middleton (35) Clevedon Stockwood Div. 3 (1-18) Winner T.Brogden (40) 2nd R.Winter (39) 3rd M.Gray (38) Stockwood Div. 4 (19-28) Winner K.Shattock (40) 2nd P.Smith (39) 3rd K.Stabb (39) Age 70 and over Best Score D.Christopher (37) Stockwood Nearest the pin 4th Hole A.Salvage Thornbury Nearest the pin second shot 9th D.Prior Stockwood Longest Drive M.Walters Stockwood Paul Bishop Senior’s Captain |
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Answer to rules question: FALSE - Rule 23-1
Relief states: When a ball is in motion, a loose impediment that might
influence the movement of the ball must not be removed. |
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