VETS NEWSLETTER
Your update on what's happening at Cooroy Vets
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WEDNESDAY
Thank you to the Great Surrenderers (aka Andrew Aves, Tony Atkins, and Paul Williams) for sponsoring our 2 Man Aggregate Stableford event with individual scores counting towards the Stableford Player of The Year (SPOTY) award.
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Tony Bernhagen had a good day scoring 1 under the card on the back nine, taking out 2 NTPs, and finishing in the placings.
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As an 'All Ways' event there were plenty of opportunities to win something. In a group of 4 players were teamed 1 & 2, 1 & 3, 2 & 3, 2 & 4, and 3 & 4.
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1 Michael Lunney and Anthony Jones 83
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2 Tony Bernhagen and Doug Pearce 81
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3 Jim Prendergast and Bruce Wilshire 81
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4 Anthony Jones and Ross Maloney 80
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5 Jim Prendergast and Glen Johnstone 79
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Next week 20th September 2023 is the INTERNATIONAL ALL STARS vs. AUSSIES game. It is an 8:00 a.m. shotgun start. Please register at least 20 minutes prior to tee-off.
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- The INTERNATIONALS – Captained by Jim Henderson. (To qualify as an INTERNATIONAL either, you, or one of your parents has to have been born overseas).
- The AUSSIE ATTACK – Captained by Grant Smallacombe.
- The TRUE BLUE AUSSIES – Captained by Dave Lyons.
The game is played as a Single Stableford and major prizes are as normal. There is no run down, but each successful team member will receive 3 balls each (this is an increase from 2 balls last year).
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The best 10 stableford scores in each team are added to find the winning team.
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There is fierce competition between the opposing captains with sledging not only tolerated but also sanctioned.
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This is the 9th year this event has been run with the INTERNATIONAL ALL STARS and the AUSSIE ATTACK both winning 3 times, the TRUE BLUE AUSSIES on 2 wins have something to prove this year.
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MEMBERSHIP
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Welcome aboard to new member Rick Beattie.
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HOST DAY PROGRAM
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We visit Gympie on Tuesday, September 19. It is a shotgun start commencing at 9:00 a.m. If you asked for a cart on the nomination sheet a cart will be booked for you. No need to ring the Gympie Pro shop. If you need to cancel, contact Dave Lyons on 0419722104 (text message preferred)
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On Monday, September 25 we host Peregian. It will be a shotgun start commencing at 8:00 a.m. The nomination sheet is in the clubhouse. Nominations close on September 23.
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STAFF and VOLUNTEERS BBQ
There will be a BBQ for staff and volunteers at The Shed at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, 21st September 2023.
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Ian 'Lumpy' Lumsden is paying!
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SIMPLE RULES ALL GOLFERS SHOULD KNOW
You should mark your golf ball. This way there can be no dispute by your marker or playing partners that the ball you are playing is actually yours. Sounds blindingly obvious but unless you mark your ball before you start, there’s a danger - with so many golf balls similarly stamped - you may mistake yours for another player’s ball.
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What happens if you tee off and have lost your ball?
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If you hit your ball out of bounds or lose it (you have three minutes to search for your ball before it becomes lost), your only option is to go back to the spot of your previous stroke to play under stroke and distance. If you believe your ball may have gone out of bounds but are not sure, you may declare so and hit a provisional ball to save time. You may not hit a provisional ball if you believe your ball is lost in a hazard.
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The Cooroy Veterans Golf Club has adopted the maximum 10-shot rule on any hole. So, in Stroke play you have the option of taking 10 strokes if you do not wish to go back to the tee for instance. Of course, in Stableford play you can simply wipe the hole if you wish.
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Can you declare a golf ball lost without looking for it?
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So, maybe you're inclined not to look very hard, if at all, for the ball. Or even declare it lost after only a minute or so of half-hearted "searching."
Unfortunately, according to the Rules of Golf, a ball is not officially lost until a player, his or her caddie, or partner searches for it for a full three minutes.
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To speed up play it is a good idea for the player to go back and replay the shot while others search for it.
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What are the three options a player has if their ball is unplayable?
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Your three options include (1) going back to the point where you played your previous stroke, (2) taking a drop within two club lengths, or (3) moving straight back anywhere along an extension of a line between the flagstick and where your ball originally came to rest. These options come with a one-stroke penalty.
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How many club lengths do you need for a free drop?
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There is an easy way to remember when the Rules of Golf require that you drop within one club length or two club lengths. Here is a good 'rule of thumb'; When you are entitled to free relief it is one club-length and when you incur a penalty it is two club-lengths.
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When is my ball out of bounds?
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A ball is in bounds when any part of the ball:
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- Lies on or touches the ground or anything else (such as any natural or artificial object) inside the boundary edge, or
- Is above the boundary edge or any other part of the course. Where out of bounds is defined by white stakes or a fence, the out of bounds line is the nearest inside point at the ground level of the stakes or fence posts. When a line on the ground is used, the line itself is out of bounds. However, a ball is deemed in bounds still even if only a small part of it lies on the course side of the boundary line. If white stakes are used at intervals, the out-of-bounds line is the direct line from one stake to the next.
Other important out-of-bounds points to note are:
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- You may stand out of bounds to play a ball that is lying in bounds.
- The out-of-bounds line extends vertically upwards, so if your ball is lodged in a tree on the boundary, you will have to make your judgment on that basis.
- Whatever is used to define out of bounds - whether fence, railings, wall, or stakes – is deemed to be fixed and is not classed as an obstruction. This means that you get no free relief if the fence, railings, or wall impede your stance, backswing, or follow-through and that white out-of-bounds stakes may not be removed to facilitate your next shot.
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