Matchplay Quarterfinals

There was much anticipation as the final 8 Match Play quarterfinalists assembled at the 1st tee of the Old Course!  Another 10 SOS members lined up for a game of Divorced Stableford.

Conditions were reasonable, although occasional showers and stiff winds made the patches of blue sky and warm sun a welcome relief!

A happy group at the start!

Mark H & Boris are paired for the match play quarterfinals! 

Birgit captured a rainbow on the way to the course!

Andrea and her Hot Chocolate!

Andrea practicing the 'unmissable putt'?

Mitchell & Andrea practice the putts above the 9th green. 

Earle and Gerry discussing match play strategies!

Vickie loves Earle!

Gerry surprises Michael!

Michael loves SOS !

Glenn & Barry

Mark Hill & Barry Treak are smiling before they
 commence their match play!

Gordon & Mitch are teamed up for the Divorced Stableford!

Birgit takes a selfie with Mark !

1st Match Play Group

The 2nd Match Play Group

The 1st stableford group, with Vickie standing
 in for Stephanie who was running late!

The 2nd Stableford group

Gerry on 1st tee - just before he
 sends his ball long and into the trees!

Stephanie arrives just in time!

Fairways & Greens

Birgit either overshot the 10th green of tee'd off poorly from the 11th?!
Either way, I think relief is available.
  Probably the latter as Birgit is facing toward the 11th green
 based on the shadow cast by the umbrella on her buggy!

Food for thought?

Results

Club Captain Gerry Tessier called the meeting to order and announced the results of the two competitions, the Match Play quarterfinals and, the Divorced Stableford competition.

Firstly, congratulations to Gerry Tessier, Tony Gooch, Michael Curtis & Barry Treak who won their matches and now advance to the semi finals to be played on 13 August on the Tuart Course.

The match play ladder is now:

All matches were close, coming down to the last 2 to 3 holes!

Gerry and Peter ended in a draw and repeated hole 18. Both were tied onto the green where their balls were within 20 cm of each other and 5 metres from the pin. Peter managed to make 4 putts which handed the win to Gerry!!

The Match Play and Divorced Stableford results are shown below: 

NB  Michael Curtis had a handicap of 27 on Saturday, not 28 as shown above. 

Individual Stableford Results

 - with Divorced Stableford placings

	Player	Handicap	Score	Birdies
1	Andrea Williams 2nd	22	38
2	Mitchell Smith 1st	23	37
3	Gary Burgess 3rd	9	36
4	Gordon Grzyb 1st	11	35	2, 9
5	Glenn Kelly 2nd	12	30	8
6	Vickie Scarff 4th	34	30
7	Birgit Reinartz 3rd	36	29
8	Derek Longhurst 4th	23	28
9	Paul Boquest 5th	8	28
10	Stephanie Jeffares 5th	16	25

Divorced Stableford Winners

Club Captain Gerry Tessier with
Mitchell & Gordon (1st), with Andrea & Glenn (2nd)

Golden Hole

Perhaps it was the wind, or the nerves, or the fact that by hole 16 everyone had played their best shots?

Whatever the case, no-one got close enough to the pin to win the escalating pot of gold!

Eagles & Birdies

Only 3 birdies today from 2 players. Congratulations to Gordon for scoring on the 2nd and 9th holes, and to Puggy for scoring on the 8th.

Novelties

Details will be filled in soon! Bloggers memory cannot recall most holes and players.

Novelties
	Hole	Contenders	Winner
LD - Men	3	?	Paul
LD - Women	4	?	Stephanie
NTP in 3	8	?	Gordon
NTP in 2	15	?	Goochy
NTP in 4	17	?	Pugdog

  ? =  Please contact blogger if you know result!

Raffle

The barrel rotator and number caller, Glenn Kelly, was supported by Mark Hill. With the relatively low number of members present, there were a lot of unpurchased discs and Mark's role was to quickly  identify the balls drawn which had not been purchased, which accounted for about one in every two drawn!

After several false starts a purchased disk number finally came up and the winner was . . . Glenn!!

Ash Tray Collection

With our esteemed Treasurer, Shirley, recuperating at home, no-one thought to bring the Fines List!! Not to worry!! The fines were none-the-less collected after an awesome display of memory recall from just about all present!! 

Next Week

The 5th round of the Club Championship will be held on 6 August on the Old Course. The 6th round on 3 September and final round is on 17 September. To qualify for the Club Championship trophies you need to have played at least 5 rounds, so if you have only played 2 so far, make sure you participate in the final 3 rounds.

Captains Corner

All too many of us get our balls into unplayable situations.  The following diagram and related excerpts from the R and A Rule 19 explains where the ball can be played from after declaring a ball 'unplayable'.

Purpose:  Rule 19 covers the player’s several options for an unplayable ball.

This allows the player to choose which option to use - normally with one penalty stroke - to get out of a difficult situation anywhere on the course (except in a penalty area).

DIAGRAM : RELIEF OPTIONS FOR BALL UNPLAYABLE IN GENERAL AREA

A player decides that his or her ball in a bush is unplayable.

The player has three options, in each case adding one penalty stroke:

(1) The player may take stroke-and-distance relief by playing the original ball or another ball from a relief area based on where the previous stroke was made (see Rule 14.6 and Diagram 14.6).

(2) The player may take back-on-the-line relief by dropping the original ball or another ball in a relief area based on a reference line going straight back from the hole through the spot of the original ball. The reference point is a point on the course chosen by the player that is on the reference line and is farther from the hole than the spot of the original ball. There is no limit on how far back on the line the reference point may be. The relief area is one club-length from the reference point, is not nearer to the hole than the reference point and may be in any area of the course. In choosing this reference point, the player should indicate the point by using an object (such as a tee).

(3) The player may take lateral relief. The reference point is the spot of the original ball. The relief area is two club-lengths from the reference point, is not nearer to the hole than the reference point and may be in any area of the course.

R and A Rule 19 is reproduced below for those interested in the precise wording of Rule 19.

Player May Decide to Take Unplayable Ball Relief Anywhere Except Penalty Area

A player is the only person who may decide to treat his or her ball as unplayable by taking penalty relief under Rule 19.2 or 19.3.

• Unplayable ball relief is allowed anywhere on the course, except in a penalty area.
• If a ball is unplayable in a penalty area, the player’s only relief option is to take penalty relief under Rule 17.

19.2

Relief Options for Unplayable Ball in General Area or on Putting Green

A player may take unplayable ball relief using one of the three options in Rule 19.2a, b or c, in each case adding one penalty stroke.

• The player may take stroke-and-distance relief under Rule 19.2a even if the original ball has not been found and identified.
• But to take back-on-the-line relief under Rule 19.2b or lateral relief under Rule 19.2c, the player must know the spot of the original ball.

a

Stroke-and-Distance Relief

The player may play the original ball or another ball from where the previous stroke was made (see Rule 14.6).

b

Back-on-the-Line Relief

The player may drop the original ball or another ball (see Rule 14.3) in a relief area that is based on a reference line going straight back from the hole through the spot of the original ball:

• Reference Point: A point on the course chosen by the player that is on the reference line and is farther from the hole than the spot of the original ball (with no limit on how far back on the line):
• In choosing this point, the player should indicate the point by using an object (such as a tee).
• If the player drops the ball without having chosen this point, the reference point is treated as being the point on the line that is the same distance from the hole as where the dropped ball first touched the ground.
• Size of Relief Area Measured from Reference Point: One club-length, but with these limits:
• Limits on Location of Relief Area:
• Must not be nearer the hole than the reference point, and
• May be in any area of the course, but
• If more than one area of the course is located within one club-length of the reference point, the ball must come to rest in the relief area in the same area of the course that the ball first touched when dropped in the relief area.

c

Lateral Relief

The player may drop the original ball or another ball in this lateral relief area (see Rule 14.3):

• Reference Point: The spot of the original ball.
• Size of Relief Area Measured from Reference Point: Two club-lengths, but with these limits:
• Limits on Location of Relief Area:
• Must not be nearer the hole than the reference point, and
• May be in any area of the course, but
• If more than one area of the course is located within two club-lengths of the reference point, the ball must come to rest in the relief area in the same area of the course that the ball first touched when dropped in the relief area.

Penalty for Playing Ball from a Wrong Place in Breach of Rule 19.2: General Penalty under Rule 14.7a.

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