SOS Cup Round 1

Paul's thought for the day. Wrote it on his car so he wouldn't forget it.

A good turn out today, and great golfing weather.



A big welcome back to a few old friends.





A hole in one for Greg Dunkeld on the 12th, well done mate.

I second that

And Eric, who managed a birdie on the third, on his first day back for years and years.

I'll take a few strokes of that any day. 

Last words of a golfer standing in the woods? "I can see a gap."

Big thanks to Ian for his kind sponsorship, and for fining me because he hit off the tee and nearly hit me returning to replay my shot. (The last bit may be used by English teachers as a classic example of "irony"). 

Well, it's taken me a while, but I've finally done it.

• You can make a lot of money in this game. Just ask my ex -wives. Both of them are so rich that neither of their husbands works. - Lee Trevino

	Novelty	Hole	Contenders	Winner
	NTP in 2	15	Ross	Brett
	LD Men	10	Gary, Jan	Brett
	LD Women	4	Stephanie	Kerry
	NTP in 4	13	Gary	Earle
	NTP	9	Earle, Gary	Kerry

And remember, in golf we have to learn how to cope with disappointment at an early age.





Very pleasant raffle this week, out in the sunshine on the first really warm day of the year.

Won the lollies and the raffle..

Just a reminder to watch those poorly hit shots. The consequences can be surprisingly serious:





And  here's a somewhat loaded question:

Enough of that, here are the results:

	Player	Score	Birdies
	Carol	82
	Richard O	81
	Brett	79
	Glen	78	14
	Dave	78
	Derek	78
	Ian	77
	Peter	77
	Keith	74	4
	Colin Kerry	74 74
	Stephanie	74
	Paul	74
	Richard Y	73
	Vickie	73
	Lynne	72
	Jan	71
	Brenda	70
	Greg	68	7
	Gary	67	5
	Earle	65

The Veterans Golf Association has negotiated with The Royal and Ancient Golf Club, based in St Andrews, Scotland to modify the Rules of Golf for Seniors

Rule 1.a.5A ball sliced or hooked into the rough shall be lifted and placed on the fairway at a point equal to the distance it carried or rolled into the rough
with no penalty. The senior should not be penalized for tall grass which groundskeepers failed to mow.

Rule 2.d.6 (b)
A ball hitting a tree shall be deemed not to have hit the tree. This is simply bad luck and luck has no place in a scientific game. The senior player must estimate the distance the ball would have travelled if it had not hit the tree and play the ball from there.

Rule 3.b.3(g)
There shall be no such thing as a lost ball The missing ball is on or near the course and will eventually be found and pocketed by someone else, making
it a stolen ball. The player is not to compound the felony by charging himself or herself with a penalty.

Rule 4.c.7(h)
If a putt passes over a hole without dropping, it is deemed to have dropped. The law of gravity supersedes the Rules of Golf.

Rule 5. 
Putts that stop close enough to the cup that they could be blown in, may be blown in. This does not apply to balls more than three inches from the hole. No one wants to make a travesty of the game.

Rule 6.a.9(k) 
There is no penalty for so-called "out of bounds." If penny-pinching golf course owners bought sufficient land, this would not occur. The senior golfer deserves an apology, not a penalty.

Rule 7.g.15(z)
There is no penalty for a ball in a water hazard, as golf balls should float. Senior golfers should not be penalized for manufacturers' shortcomings.

Rule 8.k.9(s)
Advertisements claim that golf scores can be improved by purchasing new golf equipment. Since this is financially impracticable for many senior golfers, one-half stroke per hole may be subtracted for using old equipment.

Please advise all your senior friends of these important rule changes.

That's two good rounds in two weeks

Just shout "fore" next time, will you.