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, we are getting ever nearer to Christmas and I’m wondering how your Christmas shopping is going. Our decorations will be going up shortly in the shop to hopefully get you all in the Christmas spirit. Don’t forget we can do gift vouchers for any value and I can also personalise these if you wish as long as you give me a bit of time.
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Whilst in Beverley on Monday, it was nice to bump into a regular reader of my newsletter (not a member here) and he congratulated me on the information etc I put in each week. Comments like this do help keep me doing the newsletter as trust me, it is hard thinking of what to put in each week, so thank you, Steve. It would be great if more of you sent me things to make this task a little easier. Funny stories from the course or something you have seen would all help.
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Lady Captains’ Drive-in On Tuesday morning our new Lady Captain had her “Drive-in” and what great fun it was too. The Ladies committee picked the theme of beach holidays and it was great to see so many of the ladies make the effort and get dressed up accordingly. Jill though braved the cold in a tiny bikini and by the way she hit every shot I think it could well become her lucky attire to play in as she hit every shot really well. This even included the one off the high tee which everyone always struggles with. Well done Jill and have a great year. |
Christmas And New Year’s Eve Am Ams The Christmas Am Am is now full. If you want a place for a fourball, let us know in the shop and we shall try and squeeze you in somewhere. The New Year’s Eve sheet though still has plenty of tees left. |
Catering and Clubhouse News Now just look at this breakfast which you can now have on a weekend morning from 8am. It really would set you up for the round of your life. Well it might do!
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The Captains Finale Dinner takes place on Saturday 8th December and tickets are now on sale behind the bar or contact Sue or Rees. For those attending the presentation event on Sunday 9th December, food is available to book before or after. Please speak to Emma to book. Here is the menu that will be available. |
Seniors in Need of More Players Over the last few years our Seniors Section has struggled for numbers to play in their matches, despite there been many members that could play for them. It really is a great section of the club and I’m sure many of you would enjoy playing with them. Here is a letter from Tony Barnsley the Seniors President: To all Hornsea Golf Club Members over 55 years of age As President of the Seniors, can I please ask for your help. We desperately need more members, so please and I repeat please consider joining us for the forthcoming season, it is sad to say that of a club our size, we have had to reduce our playing members for the 2019 matches from 16 players to 14 through lack of members. For 2019, we begin our Season in February with our annual dinner and play our first match on March 11th at Beverley our last match is on September 30th at Hessle. We also run during the season our own in house competitions including a match with our Lady Members and this year we have a three club/iron challenge. Plus we hold two Invitation days to raise much needed funds for Hornsea Golf Club. Out of season we run our own Winter League twice a month and play twice a week on a turn up and play basis. Should you think by the name that playing for Seniors means slow play etc, think again, as this past season I have played against two three handicappers and two seven handicappers winning one and halving one, which proves the handicap system works well. Note you do not or are not required to play in every game but joining and putting your name down for a few would help. For further details, ask any of our members or contact myself but better still come along on any Monday or Wednesday and join us for a game or contact our hard working Secretary Gordon McGlynn (g.mcglynn@hotmail.com).
Tony Barnsley (barns36@outlook.com) |
Captains' Finale Dinner Dance Saturday 8th December will be the night of the Captains' Finale Dinner Dance. Click here to learn more. See Emma or call 07824 880 4888 to reserve a ticket.
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Midweek Stableford 22/11/2018 Alan Barker won with 3 birdies and 11 pars beating Darren Reeve by 5 points. 1st £25 Alan Barker 43pts 2nd £15 Darren Reeve 38pts 3rd £10 Martin Rowbotham 36pts 2’s Comp - £10.50 Rob Osborne & Alan Barker
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Pro's Stableford 24/11/2018 Tom Farebrother won with 1 birdie and 2 pars beating Alistair Pearson by 1 point. 1st £36 Tom Farebrother 41pts 2nd £31 Alistair Pearson 40pts 3rd £26 Michael Gilroy 40pts 4th £22 Leigh Gawley 40pts 5th £18 Ross Meggison 39pts 6th £14 Lee Guest 38pts 7th £11 Matthew Arnold 38pts 8th £9 Tom Walker 38pts
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Upcoming Competitions Saturday 1st December – December Stableford Sunday 2nd December – Gents Individual Stableford inc Mark Hurn Qualifier Sunday 2nd December – Junior December Stableford Tuesday 4th December – Ladies Christmas Stableford Thursday 6th December – Midweek Stableford
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Pictures From The Course Last Thursday, Paul Lockwood took some photo’s whilst out playing here at Hornsea. The colours really do look great in the setting sun. Thanks Paul for sending me these. |
As we are now in the season where some of you go away golfing to warmer places, I would love to see your pictures. |
Greens Report - November 2018 Fairway aeration has been completed this month. In all it has taken 5 weeks to complete. The verti-drain uses solid tines to penetrate and fracture the soil to improve root development and drainage. I do believe the course will benefit this winter from the very dry summer that will have created quite naturally the many cracks and fissure when the land has dried. Since then we have moved onto slitting the rough, which I imagine is a first for the course. Again, while conditions are dry we can aerate these areas before any wet conditions arrive. In the absence of any major course construction works this year we have been able to catch up with other tasks. The railings at the 7th tee have been replaced due to damaged or rotten woodwork. Repairs have also been made to the veranda at the Halfway House. As I understand this will be painted by Tony Close Services when time and weather permits; thank you Tony. As you may have noticed the work around the Halfway House is ongoing. This week we have had the stumps removed which will help us to maintain the area much easier. All that is required now is to prepare and seed the bare soil. Regular maintenance continues on the greens surfaces. They are slit and hand mown once a week. The slit aeration encourages root development but also keeps the surfaces open permitting moisture passage through the soil profile. Ideally keeping the greens as dry as possible through the winter.
Early in November we cut the rough which in theory should be the last time this year. We will however, if conditions prevail, need to cut a few areas again. Similarly the fairways where cut in the 3rd week taking advantage of a dry spell. Utilising these opportunities does help to present the course to a higher standard through winter. If necessary we will edge the fairways with the cylinder mower to maintain definition. Finally, I am surprised but pleased to say that leaf collection is about a month ahead of schedule. If seems that most of the leaves are down with a bit of tidying up remaining. November rainfall 37mm Gareth Williams, Course Director
Please Repair Your Pitchmarks! |
Pitchmarks Over the last few weeks, there has been a noticeable increase in the amount of un-repaired pitchmarks again. Can you all please make sure you repair at least one pitchmark per green, even if you don’t think you have made one. Repairing more would be even better. |
Make sure you can repair a pitch mark correctly If you repair a pitchmark badly, it can actually do a lot more harm than if you had left it alone, so it’s essential you know how to do it correctly. It’s not just for the sake of the greens either, there is nothing more infuriating for a golfer than to see a perfect putt knocked off line, especially through no fault of their own. But it is alarming how many golfers seemingly neglect to repair a pitchmark, don’t know how to repair a pitchmark in the correct way, or perhaps think they are not allowed to because of the Rules of Golf. As you can see below, the end product of a badly repaired pitchmark is an ugly brown scar left on the green that not only looks awful, but that also affects the roll of yours and other peoples’ putts. Successfully repaired pitchmarks however, can heal within twice the time it takes for a half-hearted attempt, and look more like the images below. |
| A badly repaired pitchmark |
| A correctly repaired pitchmark |
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How do I repair a pitch mark correctly?
To achieve the ideal look, you need to push the earth inwards as demonstrated above, rather lifting it upwards, which is what causes the unsightly scarring. Once you have circled your pitchmark gently pushing the earth inwards towards the centre of the crater, you can then tap down any excess material to leave the smoothest possible surface.
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New Rules 2019, Ball Accidentally Moves Under Rule 7.4, if a player accidentally moves his or her ball while searching for it: - The player will get no penalty for causing it to move.
- The ball will always be replaced. If the exact spot is not known, the player will replace the ball on the estimated original spot. This will include placing the ball on, under or against any attached natural or man-made objects which the ball had been at rest under or against.
New Rule 7.3 also simplifies the procedure when a ball has been found which might be the player’s ball, but cannot be identified. The player will now be allowed to mark and lift the ball without needing first to announce this intention to another person or to give that person a chance to observe the process. - But the player will still get a one-stroke penalty if he or she marked and lifted the ball without good reason.
Reasons for change A fundamental principle of golf is to play the ball as it lies; so, the Rules should help the player to find his or her ball and play it from the spot where it was at rest. Players often need to probe in grass, bushes, leaves and other conditions to look for a hidden ball, and such reasonable acts create a risk of moving the ball. The current Rules allow an opponent in match play, and other players in stroke play, to help search for the player’s ball without risk of penalty if they accidentally move the player’s ball. Outside people, such as spectators, are allowed to help search as well. It is inconsistent to encourage everyone but the player, or his or her caddie or partner, to look for the ball. This creates an odd incentive for the player to hold back and let others search. Because the ball’s location isn’t known before it is found, eliminating a penalty in this situation will be a reasonable exception to the obligation to avoid moving a ball at rest. Removing this penalty will not allow the player to benefit from excessive actions in searching for the ball. There will be a penalty if the player searched in an unreasonable way - beyond what was necessary for a “fair search” – and improved the conditions affecting the next stroke (see new Rules 7.1 and 8.1). Changing the procedure for replacing a ball moved in search will help make sure the ball is played from its original spot or, if that spot is not known, on the estimated spot, including from a poor lie under grass or other growing things: - Today, when a player returns such a ball to play by dropping it as near as possible to its estimated spot, the ball is typically dropped on top of the grass or other growing things, which can result in a much better lie than the player originally had.
- Under the new procedure, the player will need to replace that ball on its estimated spot on, under or against the grass or other growing things. So, they will face the challenge of playing from that difficult spot where the ball had come to rest.
The Rules generally rely on the integrity of the player. - In other relief situations, including when a ball may be lifted and played from a different place, players are allowed to proceed under the Rules without being required to involve another person in any part of the process.
- For example, a player may determine that a cart path interferes with the lie of his or her ball or the area of intended stance or swing, find the nearest point of relief, lift the ball and drop it in the specified area, determine that the ball has come to rest in the right place, and play the ball – all without having to announce his or her intentions to another person or to allow that other person to observe the process to make sure the player acts correctly.
Eliminating the announcement requirements for identification, to see if a ball has become unfit for play, or to see if it lies in a condition from which relief is allowed, will simplify the Rules. It brings consistency to the approach of trusting the player and eliminates an unnecessary procedural penalty for simply not informing an appropriate person. These procedural requirements often have no practical effect as many players to whom such an announcement is made decline to observe the lifting and replacement process, being content to rely on the player’s integrity. This change should also speed up play because a player will no longer need to take the time to inform another player of the intent to lift and to wait to see if that other player wants to come over to observe. The requirement for the player to have a good reason to lift under the Rule is a sufficient safeguard against inappropriate lifting or abuse of the Rule.
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Paul Gibson Blog Please click here to see Paul's blog.
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