The Vale. Newsletter of Aylesbury Vale Golf Club

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1 Regd. Charity No Comment The Vale Newsletter of Aylesbury Vale Golf Club (This is a private publication for Members of Aylesbury Vale Golf Club and may not be reproduced elsewhere in whole or in part, in any form, without the prior written permission of the Club.) Edition 37, May By request, the What s on This Month and Next section at the end of each Newsletter now includes the reserved tee times for competitions and home matches. Lady Captain s Day Saturday 13 May Open to ALL Club members (no green fee to pay by 5-day members). Entry fee 3 (entry form in bar). All proceeds to Willen Hospice. NB: Course closed for other play from 6:15am. News and Updates from the Club Management Course Update We have enjoyed good weather in early Spring and the lads had the greens rolling smooth and true. The 17 th tee came into play for Easter and the 2 nd tee will be ready to play any time now. If anything, the weather has been a little too dry and irrigation of the greens started this week. The last week of April has seen snow flurries and hailstorms but the forecast is for the weather to warm up soon. Winter Rules stop at cease play on 30 April, so no more preferred lies from 1 May. The greens will be hollow cored and dressed on Monday 8 May and Tuesday 9 May. The course will not be fit for competitive golf on these days, so avoid booking knockout matches for these two days. Normal play should resume on Wednesday 10 May. There will be some dressing still visible, but if everything goes to plan, with no major machinery breakages, then as in previous years the roll will still be relatively smooth and get better with each passing day. There was a midweek Medal published as 8-12 May but this will now be postponed until May due to the top dressing. Clubhouse. Tony has taken up a very well-deserved retirement and his will be a friendly face in the shop that will be sadly missed. Tony has worked wonders in the shop for many a year now and he will be truly hard to replace. I know that many of you have wished him all the best for the future, which may involve seeing more of his family in Florida if plans come to fruition.

2 Lady Captain s Day As both tees are in use at 08:30 this means that the course is closed to all from 06:15 to 08:30 on Saturday 13 May. However, Jane offers all a warm invitation to sign up for Lady Captain's Day and enjoy the competition. Following the round Heinz will serve a combination of chicken curry, lasagne and mixed sandwiches from the upstairs lounge. Please tick the sheet in the downstairs bar by the end of Sunday 7 May if you require catering. Heinz will make his orders on Monday 8 May based upon the number of ticks. Please be aware that as he will be serving the food from the upstairs lounge the downstairs kitchen will be closed. The presentation will follow in the upstairs lounge. Sundowners. The 'unofficial' Sundowner rollup begins on Thursday 4 May. The main eight weeks of Sundowners begin on Thursday 25 May. Car Park We have had problems on some days where the staff car park is getting so full that an emergency vehicle would struggle to get right up to the clubhouse and turn around. We have therefore had to have a re-think. We are getting some new signs made up and there will be four disabled parking bays located immediately adjacent to the Captains parking spaces. These will be made available for any blue badge holders. The advantage of these spaces is that you can drive a buggy right up to them on the grass and hence do not have to carry your clubs any distance. The signs for these and the Captains spaces will be located within the half granite golf balls. Once these signs are in place we would ask that no one, except for staff, park up at the clubhouse Chris Wright Rules of Golf Members recently had a situation where a ball was in a rabbit scrape but the player was not able to make a stroke because of a bush: a. Could he take relief from the rabbit scrape with no loss of shot, or b. Should he take relief from an unplayable lie in the bush, with a loss of stroke/s? The R&A was consulted, ruling that: 25-1b/19. Ball Lies on a Mound Made by a Burrowing Animal; Impracticable to Make Stroke Due to Bush Q: A player s ball lies under a bush and it is clearly impracticable for the player to make a stroke at it. However, the ball lies on a mound made by a burrowing animal. Is the player entitled to relief without penalty under Rule 25-1b? A: Under the Exception to Rule 25-1b a player may not obtain relief from an abnormal ground condition if it is clearly impracticable for him to make a stroke due to interference by something other than such a condition. Therefore, in the circumstances described, the player is not entitled to relief. Rules of Golf Local Rule Cancelled The Club had a Local Rule for the Winter that preferred lies are permitted on closely mown areas; this Local Rule was cancelled on 1 May. 2

3 Tip of the Month from your Head PGA Professional, Russell Phillips Are you struggling with your short range pitch shots around the green? Quite often it is hard to trust a lofted wedge to do its job and pitch the ball high and controlled over a short range. It is important to create a wellcontrolled ball strike. To do this you need to accelerate through the ball with your hands, don t let the hands flick the club though, instead push your hands through ahead of the clubhead. To create acceleration rather than deceleration, make sure you push the hand through more than you have taken it back. Try it out on the chipping area! From Crazy World of Golf Helen Exley Lessons for Ladies (1) by Russell Phillips Lady Members (Grouped) I will be organising some ladies only group lessons to help improve your game. The ladies grouped session will vary each week on long game, short game and course management (weather dependent). They start on Tuesday 9 May and will go on for five weeks, starting at 2pm. If you wish to come to one session please let me know and it will cost 12. If you want to come to all five sessions it will cost 40 and must be paid for at the first session. Please let Russell know on if you are interested. Lessons for Ladies (2) by Russell Phillips Here Come The Girls (New to Golf) This is a relaxing group session for any ladies looking to take up golf. The Here Come the Girls scheme is designed to get you to play all areas of the game and give you a start into golf. We visit the course, driving range, chipping area and putting green along the way. Golf is not only a great sport but it is an opportunity to meet new people, it is great for your health and highly rewarding when you do it right! The Here Come the Girls course lasts for six weeks and each week the lessons last between an hour and an hour and a half. You do not need to have your own golf clubs or gear to start. The first six weeks costs 80 and includes your very own first club! The sessions are on Sunday afternoons at 4:15 and start this weekend. To book yourself on this please contact Russell on

4 Lessons by Russell Phillips PERFORMANCE PACK (New) Are you looking to improve performance this year? Looking to get the edge this year and perform well against friends and in competitions? This summer I m putting together a set of lessons to give you the edge when playing on the course. I will be highlighting the areas that need improvement and giving you tests and drills that will iron out those bad shots. There will not be any major changes to your current swing, instead I will be looking to get the best results from your current swing! Full Performance Pack includes Ways to analyse your game six hours of drills and performance coaching on and off the course three hour lead up to Club Championships pack Members 250 Non-members 300 Small Performance Pack includes Ways to analyse your game four hours of drills and performance coaching on and off the course Members 140 Non-members 175 The aim is to get your performance pack completed by August To book yourself on this please contact Russell on Holes-in-One! Many congratulations to two players for scoring a hole-in-one during the month and becoming the first winners of the Hole in One Cup: - Roger White at the 17 th hole during the Burcott Trophy on 8 April, and - Steve Montague at the 2 nd hole during the Medal on 9 April. Both have been pleased to receive their complimentary Hugo Boss watches. A Word from the Men s Captain Men My wife was a hooker, I was a slicer, so when we tee d off we never met again till we made the green, but ladies and gentlemen, we have been cured. After many years we thought this is stupid, so we arranged a few lessons with el Tel (the Bunyan) - what a difference those few lessons made. Now I have to put up with my 4

5 charming wife all the way round! So if you have the same irritating problem sort it out, we have two very good Pros who happen to know what they are talking about. What a busy month April was. Firstly, many congratulations to the Scratch Team for beating The Bedfordshire 3:2. We also had two mid-handicap matches, but lost both unfortunately (at home to The Bedfordshire (1:4) and away to Pavenham 2:3). My highlight of the month was an amazing hole in one by Roger White. I m sure I saw a smile, or was it wind! This was achieved during the Burcott trophy, so Roger is the first holder of the new hole in one board. OMG his appearance on the board lasted less than 24 hours, for during the April Medal Mr Montarge aka Steve Montague holed out on the 2 nd. What on earth is going on? Is Luke making the holes bigger? Keep it straight. Andrew Bond The Winter knockouts - both weekend and midweek - have all been completed and congratulations go to both winners and runners up. The Midweek singles knockout was won by Steve Willet,t who defeated George Cowley, while the pairs was won by Richard Braithwaite and Barry Stanley who beat Steve Willett and Jon Clements. The Weekend Singles saw Alan Connell defeat Mark Hughes, while Michael and Andrew Pearce won the pairs with victory over Adrian King and Dale Ransberger. The Burcott Trophy saw father and son duo Jon and Tom Read take the honours with an aggregate score of 73 points. Runners up on countback were Alex Nebbitt and Paul Talbot. Eighty four players took part in the April monthly Medal and, in Division 1, John Barker came out on top with a nett 69. Men s Captain Andrew Bond came second a shot behind, with Elton Carter a further shot back in third. Andy Ashcroft was victorious in Division 2 with a nett 73, two shots clear of Graham Findlay and Dave Gaskell. Phil L'Aiguille was the winner in Division 3 with a nett 72. Dave Stonhill (nett 73) was second with Tony Foster (nett 74) in third place. The Easter Cup saw Andy Frankum score a fine 40 points to take the honours, with Mickey Parslow (39 points) taking second on countback from Lee Sarmple. Competition and Match Results (Men) Burcott Trophy 8 April Medal 9 April 1 st : Phil Jelley 41 Pts 2 nd : Tom Read 38 Pts 3 rd : Adam Lawrence 37 Pts Div 1: 1 st : John Barker nett 69 2 nd : Andrew Bond nett 70 3 rd : Elton Carter nett 71 Midweek Medal 1 st : Adrian Fallon nett 61 2 nd : Josh Thomas nett 71 3 rd : Alex Robins nett 72 Easter Cup 15 April Midweek Stableford Committee Cup 29 April 1 st : Andy Frankum 40 Pts 2 nd : Mickey Parslow 39 Pts 3 rd : Lee Sarmple 39 Pts 1 st : Terry Curtis 42 Pts 2 nd : George Curtis 39 Pts 3 rd : Jason Thornalley 38 Pts 1 st : Steve Ashton 46 Pts 2 nd : Phil Jelley 40 Pts 3 rd : Steve Chandler 39 Pts Div 2: 1 st : Andrew Ashcroft nett 73 2 nd : Graham Findlay nett 75 3 rd : Dave Gaskell nett 75 Div 3: 1 st : Phil L Aiguille nett 72 2 nd : David Stonhill nett 73 3 rd : Tony Foster nett 74 5

6 Seniors A Word from the Seniors Captain Well! What a busy first month it has seemed to be for me as Captain; probably the same for all previous Captains, but it certainly comes as a shock to be organising and playing so much golf I must add that it is a very pleasurable shock! We have enjoyed some great weather this month until the last few days. This has been reflected in the large turnouts for Captain s Competitions, Medal (1) and the Summer Six (1). A big thank you to Luke and his team for the excellent state of the course; I have heard so many compliments, from both members and visitors, on the quality of the greens especially on how true they are. Vice-Captain & Seniors Committee. I am much relieved and very much delighted that the Vice-Captain post will soon be filled (officially). Thank you to Dave Simons for agreeing to stand and help see me through my year. Larry Goddard has agreed to take on the vacant Member s Post on the Seniors Committee. The appointments are likely to be confirmed at the Seniors Committee on 17 May. We will then have a complete Committee for 2017 and can then get down to the real business of improving your golf experience what we are there for! Competitions. Our two major competitions this month Medal(1) and Summer Six(1) - ended in tight finishes, both having to be decided on countback. Congratulations to Dave Simons in the Medal and Bob Bacon in the Summer Six; commiserations to Mickey Parslow and John Lloyd for being pipped at the post. Matches. At the start of the year, Jim Mulhearn challenged me to beat his record of losing the first 15 games. I rose to the challenge and lost the first match (Leighton Buzzard Away), sadly I have failed to continue meeting this challenge. We won against Beadlow Manor (Home), Mount Pleasant (Home), Wavendon (Away) but lost against Weston Turville (Away) always a hard game to win. Many thanks go to the teams for these victories. Nearly all who have played in these matches have either won or drawn at least one match. Congratulations and thank you to the winners: Larry Goddard, Mike Samuel, Keith Loxton, Bob Hutley, Tom Hobbs, Bob Phillips, John Parmenter, Dave Needs, Peter Codrai, Peter Nightingale, Mike Bishop, Ian Hook, Steve Waters, Keith Minor, Bev Hughes, Terry Neve, and Hugh Frood (why is he always last on my lists sorry Hugh). Thank you to so many for signing up to play in matches, your continued support is very much appreciated. Mark Leech Winter Eclectic Congratulations to all who took part in the Winter Eclectic competition, the results of which are: Handicap 18 and below: 1 st : John Dudman nett 49 2 nd : Hugh Frood nett 52 3 rd : Barry Quantrill nett 52 Handicap 19 and above: 1 st : John Creasey nett 51 2 nd : Lance Redler nett 51 3 rd : Mike Papple nett 52 Competition and Match Results (Seniors) Medal 3 April Home match vs Beadlow Manor 5 April 1 st : Dave Simons nett 70 2 nd : Mickey Parslow nett 70 3 rd : Dave Needs nett 71 Won 5:1 6

7 Summer Six (1) 10 April Away match vs Weston Turville 11 April Home match vs Mount Pleasant 19 April Away match vs Wavendon 26 April 1 st : Bob Bacon 37 Pts 2 nd : John Lloyd 37 Pts 3 rd : Vic Turner 36 Pts Lost 1:5 Won 5½:½ Won 4:2 Ladies A Word from the Lady Captain Well ladies, Spring is upon us and the golfing season is hotting up as did the weather, for a couple of days! Firstly, I would like to congratulate the winners of the Winter knockouts: 7-day mixed Natalie Rendle and Harry Bond, 5-day singles Anne Bridges, 5-day mixed Jean Barnett and Adrian Fallon, 5-day pairs Jean Barnett and Kath Scott. Well done and thank you to all who participated. The Summer knock-outs are well underway, good luck to all who have entered and please ensure your game is played before the closing date. Pat Banister pipped Anne Bridges at the post to win the Winter Eclectic for the second year running. Jane Codrai and Vivien Craker won the Australian Spoons with 35 points and the Coronation Foursomes was won by Danka Lawson and Jean Edwards with 40 points, closely followed by Jean Barnett and Kath Scott with 38 points. The April mid-week Stableford was won by Jean Edwards, beating Danka Lawson by one point. There were some good scores in the 30+ competition which Jan Rolls won with 39 points. Gina Royffe was second with 36 points, a great result after all the practice she has put in this winter. The monthly Stableford saw a great turnout of ladies and was won by Jackie Boden with 41 points, beating Jane Codrai on countback also with 41 points. Well done Mary Williamson, third with 40 points and I must mention Jan Chambers who got 39 points, a handicap cut but no prize money! Well done Jean Edwards on winning the April mid-week Medal and Kath Scott for winning the weekend Medal. A big thank you to the 88 people who turned up on a freezing cold day to play in Annette s Hat. Together with some donations from people who were unable to play we raised 305 for Breast Cancer Care. The winners were Mickey Parslow, Bob Parish, Andy Pearce and Micky Pearce with 94 points. I would like to remind everybody of Lady Captain s day on 13 May. Please put your name up in the bar and tick if you require food (five-day members can play without paying a green fee). We will need prizes for sponsored holes (sheet in bar) and the raffle. The entry fee is 3.00 for all members and all the money will go to our chosen charity, Willen Hospice. There are some great team and individual prizes, so if you play well please try and stay for the presentation. The list is up in the ladies cloakroom for Invitation Day and there is a lot of interest in this event. There will be food and prizes on the day and we hope that as many of you as possible will take advantage of this special occasion to bring a friend along to play our fantastic golf course. If you are unable to play but would like to help at either of the above events, please advise someone on the Ladies Committee. I would like to make the Ladies section aware of the AVGC info group on Facebook. To join type AVGC info group into the search bar, this will take you into the AVGC page ; click the join group button and all future posts will be there for you to read and enjoy. Jane Codrai 7

8 Competition and Match Results (Ladies) 30+ handicap competition 5 April Stableford 12 April Medal 19 April Weekend Medal 22 April Coronation Foursomes 24 April Midweek Stableford 24 April 1 st : Jan Rolls 39 Pts 2 nd : Gina Royffe 36 Pts 3 rd : Margaret Atkins 33 Pts 1 st : Jackie Boden 41 Pts 2 nd : Jane Codrai 41 Pts 3rd: Mary Williamson 40 Pts 1 st : Jean Edwards nett 70 2 nd : Jean Barnett nett 74 3 rd : Jackie Boden nett 74 1 st : Kath Scott nett 73 2 nd : Anne Bridges nett 75 3 rd : Julie Lea nett 76 1 st : Danka Lawson/Jan Edwards 40 Pts 2 nd : Jean Barnett/Kath Scott 38 Pts 3 rd : Julie Lea/Alison Cheeseman 36 Pts 1 st : Vanessa Bond 36 Pts 2 nd : Pat Banister 33 Pts 3 rd : Danka Lawson 31 Pts Juniors Challenge Programme - Start Dates The next start dates of all three series of the constructive coaching pathway, The Challenge Programme for Juniors aged 6-12 began on Sunday 23 April 2017 or Saturday 29 th April The six-week programme runs for six consecutive weeks where each week is a 1-hour session and the cost is 40 per child. If you wish to find out more information or want to get your child involved then please contact Russell on Pro Shop Spring is here and summer is on its way! Did you know that the life span of a grip is 16 months and any worn-down grips where dents and tears are present breach the rules! Get your clubs re-gripped ready for the new season with this offer: Lamkin 7.50 per grip Get 10 fitted for 60 Available in Standard and Midsize Only available while stocks last Look out for the new range of Golf Pride grips soon available at Aylesbury Vale Golf Club PGA Kids Clubs. These clubs are available in different sizes and can be bought individually or can be build up to suit your needs, starting from per club - see Russell to get the correct size! We have our last few sets left at 33% off, now only 100. Set contains Driver, Hybrid, three irons, putter and bag. 8

9 New Glide 2.0 Wedges. New to Aylesbury Vale! If you re looking for the edge to get your short game better then look no further. The new Glide 2.0 wedge is the latest design from Ping to improve control and spin. It comes with a variety of lofts and bounce angles to suit your needs. Have a look in the Pro Shop and a demo club is available if you want to have a go! New Sigma G Putters. We now have a fantastic range of putters available in the shop, which include Ping s new range of putters - the Sigma G. With a variety of head designs we can now custom fit the right putter for you to help make those all-important putts. Russell uses the Ping app to fit you for the right arc, weight, lie angle and loft as well as length, grip size and style. Come into the Pro Shop to have a go and see which style you like! and in Conclusion the last word is Happy golfing! and a touch of humour I want you to know that this is not the game I usually play, snapped an irate golfer to his caddie. I should hope not, sir, but tell me, enquired the caddie, what game do you usually play? cc: Club Professionals, charities Lance Redler Editor 9

10 What s on This Month and Next? (All-Section and Club events are in bold) Men: Thursday 4 May Sundowners rollup Saturday 6 May Medal Sunday 7 May away match vs Shendish Manor Saturday 13 May Lady Captain s Day Course closed from 0615 Sunday 14 May Foursome Medal Monday 15 to Friday 19 May midweek Medal Sunday 21 May away match vs Stocks Monday 22 to Friday 26 May midweek Stableford Saturday 27 May Scratch Cup qualifier Sunday 28 May mid-handicap home match vs Abbotsley Monday 29 May Derek Hall Memorial Trophy Saturday 3 June home match vs Magnolia Park Monday 5 to Friday 9 June midweek Medal Saturday 10 June home match vs Aylesbury Park Sunday 11 June Medal Saturday 17 June Men s Captain s Day (1 st & 10 th ) Sunday 18 June Greensome Stableford Monday 19 to Friday 23 June midweek Stableford Saturday 24 June Men s/ladies Pairs Championship Sunday 25 June Men s/ladies Pairs Championship Seniors: Wednesday 3 May home match vs The Three Locks Monday 8 May Competition Wednesday 10 May home match vs Aylesbury Park Thursday 11 May Spring AwayDay at Rickmansworth Saturday 13 May Lady Captain s Day Course closed from 0615 Monday 15 to Friday 19 May midweek Medal Monday 15 May Summer Six (2) Wednesday 17 May Captain s competition Thursday 18 May away match vs Beadlow Manor Monday 22 May Medal (2) Monday 22 to Friday 26 May midweek Stableford Wednesday 24 May Captain s competition Wednesday 24 May away match vs Chalgrave Manor Monday 29 May Derek Hall Memorial Trophy Wednesday 31 May home match vs Weston Turville Monday 5 June Medal (3) Monday 5 to Friday 9 June midweek Medal Wednesday 7 June home match vs Chartridge Park Monday 12 June Summer Six (3) Wednesday 14 June Jones Drawn Pairs Stableford Saturday 17 June Men s Captain s Day (1 st & 10 th ) Monday 19 June away match vs Kirtlington Monday 19 June competition Monday 19 to Friday 23 June midweek Stableford Friday 23 June Rabbits vs The Rest Saturday 24 June Men s/ladies Pairs Championship Sunday 25 June Men s/ladies Pairs Championship Monday 26 June Medal (4) Wednesday 28 June home match vs Kirtlington Key Contacts Club Management info@avgc.co.uk Tel: Memberships/Shop/Tee bookings: Chris Wright, Garry Hutchinson, Jason Thornalley Restaurant/Functions: Jason Thornalley, Chris Wright Head Chef: Heinz Simon Head Greenkeeper: Luke Foley Teaching Professionals: Russell Phillips r.phillips@avgc.co.uk Terry Bunyan terrygolf1965@gmail.com Men Captain: Andrew Bond Vice-Captain: John Barker Treasurer: Russell Crane Competition Secretary: Dave Lea Admin Secretary: Roger White Handicap Secretary: Neil Garrett 5-Day Representative: Peter Codrai Seniors Captain: Mark Leech Vice-Captain: Dave Simons Treasurer: John Parmenter Competition Secretary: Dave Lea Admin Secretary: Lance Redler Social Secretary: Peter Codrai Ladies Captain: Jane Codrai Vice-Captain: Jane Barker Treasurer: Jean Edwards Admin Secretary: Ali Cheeseman 7-day Competition Secretary: Natalie Rendle 5-day Competition Secretary: Jan Chambers Handicap Secretary: Danka Lawson Juniors Captain: Alex Robins ---- Editor The Vale: Lance Redler (01296) lanceredler@yahoo.co.uk 10

11 Ladies Monday 1 May Mixed Invitation Wednesday 3 May midweek Medal Monday 8 May competition Monday 8 May C/L away match vs Princes Risborough Wednesday 10 May competition Saturday 13 May Lady Captain s Day Course closed from 0615 Monday 15 May 30+ handicap competition Tuesday 16 May C/L home match vs Chiltern Forest Wednesday 17 May competition Thursday 18 May home match vs Aylesbury Park Saturday 20 May Medal Sunday 21 May Ping 4BBB Stableford Monday 22 May midweek Ping 4BBB Stableford Monday 22 to Friday 26 May midweek Stableford Wednesday 24 May Fun competition Monday 29 May Derek Hall Memorial Trophy Wednesday 31 May monthly Stableford Sunday 4 June Medal Monday 5 June 30+ handicap competition Tuesday 6 June home match vs Waterstock Wednesday 7 June competition Thursday 8 June Invitation Day Saturday 10 June Summer Cup Saturday 10 June C L away match vs Weston Turville Monday 12 June Grandma s Cup Wednesday 14 June midweek Medal Saturday 17 June Men s Captain s Day (1 st & 10 th ) Monday 19 June Stableford Friday 23 June competition Saturday 24 June Men s/ladies Pairs Championship Sunday 25 June Men s/ladies Pairs Championship Monday 26 June competition Monday 26 to Friday 30 June midweek Stableford Wednesday 28 June competition