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The Charity Bridge event takes place next Tuesday, after the foursomes.  Raffle tickets, in aid of Regenerate https://www.regenerateuk.co.uk/  are available online and will also be sold on the day, and are available to anyone, even those not playing cards.  The prizes on offer are:

  • 60-minute golf lesson with Head Pro Ricky Pharo
  • 60-minute golf lesson with Assistant Pro Nicole Stewart
  • Three Weekday Roehampton Club Guest Passes
  • Bottle of Roehampton Club Gin
  • Voucher for the Barnes Cinema, including tickets and £50 for food

Each prize will be drawn for separately, so purchasers should indicate which prize or prizes they wish to try to win.

Competitions and Roll Ups

The forms for the Surrey knockouts and various meetings are now available online (http://www.slcga.org/Knockouts/EntryForms.aspx ). These events are always good fun, as well as a great way to play other courses and meet players from other clubs.

Please can I remind you all to support the mixed Roll-Ups on the weekends. Sign-up is on IntelligentGolf, and players are notified a few days before of their tee time and playing partners.  The format is individual Stableford, but the atmosphere is always relaxed and social.

Beat the Captain and Pro

I am pleased to announce that the popular Beat the Captain and Pro matches will return to the schedule this spring. I will partner with Ricky or one of the assistants and take on challengers in a four-ball-better-ball.  The cost of participation is a £30 donation per player to my charity, Regenerate. It is a lot of fun and supports an excellent cause. I encourage everyone, regardless of handicap level to think about participating. Please keep an eye on the noticeboard for sign-up details.

Ladies’ Open Gold Challenge Cup

The Ladies’ Open Gold Challenge Cup is returning to Roehampton Club!  After a two-year hiatus, this fantastic event will be held at the Club on 9th April. For those that might not be familiar, it is a prestigious competition open to lady professionals and low handicappers (usually no higher than 2).  I encourage everyone to come out to watch, but there is also a great opportunity to volunteer and be ‘inside the ropes’.  We need Members to walk with the groups to help the players navigate our course (as in ‘this way to the next tee’, not golfing advice!), and also answer any questions spectators might have, such as who the players are, what clubs they come from, how they are playing, etc. You will not be responsible for keeping score or anything else to do with their game. Volunteers can stay with their group the whole day, or just do one round. It is absolutely fascinating to watch these top competitors play our course, and also get to know them, hear where they come from and where they hope to go with their careers.  Sign-up information for volunteers will be forthcoming.  Please do join in the fun, regardless of your level of play.  The only experience necessary is the ability to find your way from green to tee, and a cheerful attitude!

 

Club day takes place on 15th March. After the golf, we will gather in the Club House for a casual lunch and prize giving.  There will also be the traditional bottle stall in aid of England Golf (I will request our support goes to the women’s section), so please think about bringing a donation. Further details to follow.

In golfing news …

The ladies who played in the ‘Four Clubs and a Putter’ competition were rewarded with an absolutely glorious day. The weather was lovely and mild, with jackets and heavy jumpers being abandoned with glee.  In addition, the fairways and greens were dry and offering a bit of run. I don’t doubt that winter conditions will return, but it was nice to get a brief promise of spring. The favourable conditions contributed to some cracking results, but the winners must also have been incredibly creative with the limited number of weapons at their disposal. Congratulations to:

  1. Lindy Evans, Sandy MacCaw and Rosemary Paterson (77 points)
  2. Katy Preston, Sue Preston and Anne Ryan (75 points CB)
  3. Kasandra Spalding, Caroline Dewar and Emma Angood (75 points CB)

The winners of Tuesday’s Stableford were:

Division 1

  1. Jo Thesiger (38)
  2. Libby Klugman (34 on c/b)
  3. Ali Jacobs (34

Division 2

  1. Astrid Drayson (34)
  2. Sandy MacCaw (33 on c/b)
  3. Anna Tingle (33)

Match news

A huge congratulations to the Derry cup team of Hannah Li, Jo Thesiger and Ali Jacobs, who defeated Woking at home 2/1. The away match takes place on Saturday when Jo will be joined by Hyun-ji Kim and Lorna Robey. The entire section wishes them the best of luck.

Roehampton Club hosted the Oxford University golf team on Sunday, in what has now become a well-established annual event. The day was very windy, but that didn’t stop the Club side from laying down a convincing 4 1/2 – 1/2 victory. The ladies were of course gracious in victory, and lunch afterwards was enjoyed by all.

Rule 9 Ball at Rest Moved

This past weekend gave us a taste of the windy spring days to come, so below please find a quick recap of what to do if a ball at rest is moved, whether by natural forces or otherwise.

If natural forces, such as wind, cause a ball to move, there is no penalty, and the ball must be played from its new spot. The exception to this is a ball on the putting green which has been marked, lifted and replaced.  In that scenario, the ball must be replaced on its original spot. While the wind moving the ball does not incur a penalty, playing from the wrong spot does, so please make sure you understand these two different situations. See Rule 9.3 for further details.

Contrast the foregoing with the situation where it is the player, and not nature, who accidentally moves her ball.  If this happens, she must replace it to its original spot and incurs a one stroke penalty (rule 9). This includes the situation when she knocks her ball when making a practice swing. She did not intend to make a stroke as defined by the rule book, so she must replace her ball and give herself a penalty.  She may not suddenly decide that, actually, that was not a practice swing but instead that she really meant to hit the ball. Golf is a game of honour, after all …

Once again, there is an exception to the foregoing for balls on the green. If a player accidentally moves her ball, she must replace the ball on its original spot, and mark it, but does not incur a penalty. (rule 13.1)

Patricia Morgan, Lady Golf Captain