Welcome to this week's newsletter with all the latest news from Hornsea Golf Club.
Enjoy the read.
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Stretton's News So, who spotted last week that the first paragraph was wrong and a repeat of the week before. Sorry about that and this it what it should have said; I mentioned in last week’s newsletter about Tash having a painting and a photo on display in the Salt Gallery in Beverley. It really was a proud parent moment. Here are couple of pictures of her with her work as promised last week. It was also great to hear that some members have also been to the gallery to look also so thanks for that and the feedback. |
Gents Captains Away Trip! Those that went on Rees Browns trip to Leeds last year, all had a great time and Dave Blanchard has arranged something similar for his Captains Away Trip next year. The details are below and the sheet is up in the clubhouse. I know when doing this newsletter, there were only a few places left but Dave is trying to sort some more places, so if you are interested please add your name to the reserves. Captains Trip for 2019: Sunday 4th August Moortown GC - http://www.moortown-golf-club.co.uk/.
Overnight Weetwood Hall Hotel twin rooms B&B - https://www.weetwood.co.uk/.
Monday 5th August Alwoodley GC - https://www.alwoodley.co.uk/.
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Format for Sunday 4th August: - Arrive at Moortown GC between 09:30am – 10:00am – Own transport required LS17 7DB
- Tee times commence after 11:00am
- 18 holes – Individual Stableford
- Prizes 1st – 5th and nearest the pins on selected par-3’s
Format for Sunday Evening:
- Check in at the Weetwood Hall Hotel - Otley Road, Leeds LS16 5PS
- Few cheeky beers – TBA
Format for Monday 5th August:
- Arrive at Alwoodley GC no later than 09:00 LS17 8SA
- Tee times from 9.40am
- 18 holes – Individual Stableford
- Prizes 1st – 5th and nearest the pins on selected par 3’s
- Food & Presentation
- Depart for home
Cost of £200.00 per person which includes, golf, prizes, hotel and plenty of laughs! To secure your place full payment is required by 31st December 2018. This can be paid directly to me or in the Pro Shop. Unfortunately, numbers are limited to 32 and many who went last year have already said yes.
Building on this year’s fantastic trip ran by Captain Rees Brown, I am sure this will be equally as good. This is a chance to play two fantastic golf courses. As it stands Moortown GC is currently ranked the 3rd best golf course in Yorkshire and the 47th best golf course in England and Alwoodley GC is even better currently ranked the 2nd best golf course in Yorkshire, 14th best golf course in England and 37th best course in Britain & Ireland. This really is a great opportunity to play two quality golf courses and stay overnight in a lovely hotel. Thanks for your support, Dave. |
Hickory Golf So, before I commit and organise this I would like some feedback. I am considering organising a Hickory Golf Club event at Hornsea. Yes, you would be using golf clubs that date from 1890 to 1930 but you can use current golf balls. Have a read of the link below and I shall look forward to receiving some feedback please. http://hickorygolf.co.uk/ |
European Tour Fantasy Race To Dubai
So, with one week left to go it really does look like David Maxey after leading for most of the season is going to top the overall leaderboard unless Jon Mitchell has an outstanding week and David Maxey forgets to do it! |
Christmas And New Year’s Eve Am Ams This Christmas Am Am sheet is now nearly full but there are still lots of availability for the New Years Eve event. Here are the sheets as they are looking now. |
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Remembrance Day "They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old, at the going down of the sun, we will remember them.
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Remembrance Day Shotgun Am Am What a great event Rees organised on Sunday. I guess with him serving in the army and seeing quite a lot of active service in quite a number of different places. Remembrance Sunday obviously means a lot to him, as it also did to many of the others that played that have also served or lost people in action that were close to them. Well done Rees. I think you have got yourself a yearly event to run.
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There were some great comments after from people that had played replying to something Rees put on Facebook. |
I had a number of people questioning the 10% handicap allowance before and during the event as apparently it favours the lower handicaps. The 10% rule is recommended by England Golf for all Texas Scramble events. Not just at Hornsea. Funny how in this event only 2 players in the prizes were in single figures and the lowest handicap was 7. It certainly didn’t help us! In the end this event was really in aid of trying to raise some money for Help the Heroes and thanks to you all £210 was raised. The following won prizes: Ladies 1st Angela Clappison, Wendy Lockwood, Angie Hinch, Pam Mounfield 69.4 Gents 1st Joe Palmer, Rob Osborne, Andy Nelson, John Thackray Jnr 55.9 Gents 2nd Tom Walker, Ben Carter, Lee Addinall, Ross Meggison 57.2 Gents 3rd Lee Guest, Stuart Naylor, Steve Carmichael, Rich Winthers 58.8 Gents 4th Matthew Arnold, Steve Fawcett, Kevin Taylor, Debbie Goddard-Taylor 58.8
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For those of you that travel through Catwick to get to the course at Hornsea, you might have noticed the horse shoe white signs as you go by that went up earlier this year. I always presumed this was something to do with driving safely through the village. On the local news though on Friday night I actually learned what they are for and for those that don’t know here is the story. I thought it was quite apt to put this as part of this report. |
"Catwick is a small village in Holderness, about seven miles north-west of Beverley. Most of the older houses are on Main Street, but there are some new ones towards the church. This is St. Michael's, mentioned in the Domesday Book, but rebuilt in 1862 except for the fifteenth century tower. The population of Catwick in the 1911 Census was 213 persons in 48 households. There were 102 males of all ages.
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There is no Roll of Honour or War Memorial in the village, but there is an unusual commemoration of the thirty men of Catwick who served in the Great War. The village blacksmith, John Hugill, fixed a lucky horseshoe to the wooden doorpost of his forge. Then for each man who went to the war he nailed a coin near the horseshoe. The coins are mostly pennies and halfpennies, but there are also a German and a Swiss coin. The door of the forge opened outwards, as can be seen in the photograph where blacksmith John Hugill is pointing at the coins. They were protected when the door was closed.
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There is no Roll of Honour or War Memorial in the village, but there is an unusual commemoration of the thirty men of Catwick who served in the Great War. The village blacksmith, John Hugill, fixed a lucky horseshoe to the wooden doorpost of his forge. Then for each man who went to the war he nailed a coin near the horseshoe. The coins are mostly pennies and halfpennies, but there are also a German and a Swiss coin. The door of the forge opened outwards, as can be seen in the photograph where blacksmith John Hugill is pointing at the coins. They were protected when the door was closed. All thirty men returned from the Great War, though Joseph Grantham, who served in the East Yorkshire Regiment, lost his arm. In the Second World War, another thirty men from Catwick served in the forces. A coin was added near the lucky horseshoe for each of them, and they all returned. Catwick was doubly Thankful. The horseshoe and all the coins have been removed from the doorpost and mounted on a wooden plaque, which is in the possession of the blacksmith's grandson, also called John. We thank churchwarden Mrs Phyllis Brumpton (whose husband Bill was one of the second thirty) for her interest and help when we visited Catwick. We also thank John Hugill for his help and information, and for his kind permission to reproduce the photograph of his grandfather." |
Christmas Mixed Am Am On Monday our ladies section organised a Mixed Shotgun Christmas Am Am. We had golfers from many different clubs playing and all enjoyed the day. The winning team had a great score of 89pts and consisted of Terri Thompson (Hainsworth), Tony Hewitt (Hainsworth), Sharon Cane (Hornsea) and Jonny Hanson (Hornsea).
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Christmas Mixed Am Am On Monday our ladies section organised a Mixed Shotgun Christmas Am Am. We had golfers from many different clubs playing and all enjoyed the day. The winning team had a great score of 89pts and consisted of Terri Thompson (Hainsworth), Tony Hewitt (Hainsworth), Sharon Cane (Hornsea) and Jonny Hanson (Hornsea). |
Catering and Clubhouse News For those of you that have eaten in the clubhouse since Emma and Jonny have taken over the bar and catering franchise, I’m sure will not have been disappointed as all I am hearing is fantastic feedback. They are still working on a full menu and from what I have seen of it there really will be quite a choice and something for everyone. Trust me the meat pie is one of the best I have ever had, and I’ve had a few! For those that play on a weekend the kitchen is now open from 8am for hot sandwiches or breakfast to get you ready for your round. The halfway house is also now back open on a weekend and the feedback on the sausage rolls, pork pies and soup is all good. So good in fact they are struggling to keep up with demand for them with many having more than 1! Starting this Sunday “Sunday Lunches” will be available. Below is what will be available. Please tell as many people as possible as it would be great to see the clubhouse getting used more by members and non-members. The clubhouse has now been open to the public for quite a few years and it would be nice to see more people using it. The menu looks fantastic and at great value - to reserve a table for Sunday Lunch, please call Emma on 0782 4880 488. |
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Midweek Stableford 08/11/2018 Barry Thompson won with 2 birdies and 9 pars beating Michael Gilroy by 3 points. 1st £25 Barry Thompson 40pts 2nd £15 Michael Gilroy 37pts 3rd £10 David Blanchard Jnr 36pts 2’s Comp – Only one 2 today so well done to David Holdsworth. £30 in credit!
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Pro's Stableford 10/11/2018 Neil Jordan won with 1 birdie and 10 pars beating Stephen Bowling by 2 points. 1st £43 Neil Jordan 42pts 2nd £38 Stephen Bowling 40pts 3rd £33 Richard Tucker 39pts 4th £29 Jack Maxey 39pts 5th £25 Jon Mitchell 39pts 6th £20 Martin Champs 39pts 7th £17 Ross Meggison 38pts 8th £14 Phil Newton 37pts Pete Cane also had 37pts but missed out on the last 9. Good to see so many single handicap golfers in the prizes. Great effort from Jack Maxey who plays off +1 and was round in 68 gross.
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Ladies Silver Tee Challenge 13/11/2018 On Tuesday the ladies had a little competition off the silver tees and they all had a great time playing the course slightly differently. Something any member can do if you want to play the course a different way. We do have cards in the shop if you want to give it a go. Here is a picture of all those that managed to win a prize. Well done girls.
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Upcoming Competitions Saturday 17th November – Gents Yellow Tee Club Stableford Sunday 18th November – Gents Individual Stableford inc Mark Hurn Qualifier Tuesday 20th November – Ladies 4BBB & AGM Thursday 22nd November – Mid Week Stableford
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Pictures From The Course Another week with no pictures sent to me from you golfers whilst out playing. Such a shame as the colours at the moment are stunning out on the course. I did like this one though that the Hornsea Civic Society posted on Facebook earlier this week of how the clubhouse here looked in the 1960’s. What a lovely building and gardens it had. Looks a little like Ganton to me. |
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Greens Still the leaf collecting continues an a daily basis with the picture showing what the lads have to contend with each and every day. Grass is still growing too so cutting is also continuing when required. A directional post has been put up on the 18th hole. This is moveable if you get near it or think your ball might hit it. I know some won’t like this but it is getting to the time of year when the ropes will be coming out so if you can carry you might want to do so as the ropes will be put out shortly to avoid all sensitive areas around the greens. You could tell when playing on Sunday it was starting to get a bit sticky in places.
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New Rules Information For 2019 (Ball Moved On Putting Green) Under Rule 13.1d, there will no longer be a penalty if a player (or opponent) accidentally causes the player’s ball to move on the putting green. - The substance of this Rule change has already been implemented as of 1 January 2017 by authorizing Committees to adopt a Local Rule that eliminates the penalty for accidentally moving a ball on the putting green.
Also under Rule 13.1d, the procedure for when a ball on the putting green is moved by wind, water or other natural forces is revised, so that it must sometimes be replaced and sometimes be played from its new spot: - If the ball had been lifted and replaced on its original spot before it moved, the ball must always be replaced on its original spot, regardless of what caused it to move.
- The ball must be played from its new spot only if the ball had not been lifted and replaced before it moved.
Reasons for change The shape, slope and condition of many putting greens today increase the chances that a ball at rest on the putting green might move, and it can be difficult to determine whether a player caused the ball to move or whether the ball was moved by wind or other natural causes. When a ball moves while the player is doing nothing more than taking normal actions to prepare for a stroke, it can seem unfair for the player to be penalised. Most “ball moved” situations occur on the putting green, involve minimal movement of the ball, frequently occur when the player is taking reasonable actions to prepare for a stroke and the ball can be easily replaced. These considerations are not the same when the ball lies off the putting green, and so the penalty will continue to apply (with exceptions, such as accidentally moving a ball during search) to a player or opponent in those circumstances to reinforce the principle that the ball should be played as it lies and that players should continue to exercise care when near to a ball in play. When a ball at rest is moved by natural forces such as the wind, it is normally played as it lies because its movement is considered a continuation of the previous stroke, as no person or object has affected where the ball lies. But when the moved ball had already been lifted and replaced, the connection to the previous stroke is no longer obvious. This is especially true on the putting green, where a player is allowed to mark, lift and replace a ball for any reason and many players do so as a matter of course. - It can be difficult to determine whether a person or object caused the ball to move or whether it was moved by wind or other natural causes.
- It will simplify the Rules to provide that a ball always must be replaced if it moves from a spot where it had already been lifted and replaced.
When a ball on the green moves after having come to rest: - It can result in outcomes that seem unfair, such as when the ball rolls off the green (sometimes ending up in a bunker or in water) or rolls close to or into the hole.
- Requiring the ball to be replaced if it had already been lifted and replaced will eliminate such outcomes in those situations.
This Rule change may also be helpful in conditions of very high wind on the course, as it may allow play to continue in conditions where it might otherwise not be possible or fair because too many balls are being blown from their spot on the green.
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Tick another off your list
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It's time to stop putting it off - Christmas is getting closer and closer, so you need to consider what will be going under the tree later this year. We're not just talking about the presents that you buy for loved ones and friends, but also what you want to be unwrapping come December 25th. |
| Garmin Approach S10 | A golfer who is not utilising the immense help that a GPS device provides is putting themselves at a major disadvantage over their playing partners. Knowing how far you have to the green (front, middle and back) as well as hazards is vital to hitting your next shot with confidence, which you can get from the Approach S10. |
| Garmin Approach S60 | If, however, you want a little bit more style and information from your GPS then we'd suggest Garmin's Approach S60. The choice of straps means you can choose one to suit your lifestyle off the course, whilst its full-colour maps and touchscreen face eliminates any guesswork during your round. |
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