REEF BREEZES CAPTAIN S CORNER

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2 REEF BREEZES October 21 st 2016 Ph: Fax: CAPTAIN S CORNER Was good to see Brett finish T35 at 8 under in his first PGA event, all rounds under par. Also caught up with Nick Griffin, an ex-member turned Pro who has lived in Dallas for the last 20 years. He is returning to Sydney and will re-join to quote one of the best coursed he has played. Club Championships A big weekend coming up with the QF on Sat and SF on Sunday. Good luck to all competitors. The draw is on the Notice Board. Please ensure you check in at the Pro Shop at least 10 minutes prior to your time and please also keep up as pace of play conditions will be enforced Schedule Sat 22 Oct R 2 Match Play all grades 18 holes Sun 23 Oct R 3 Match Play all grades 18 holes Sun 30 Oct Final 36 holes all grades Important BLACK Tees A, A Res, B C Champs Normal Saturday Stableford - BLUE Tees. Major Presentation Sun 30 Oct Will be held shortly after the final approximately 3.30 Those receiving trophies would have been contacted. Please ensure you have indicated your attendance to Sandy so we can make the seating and refreshment arrangements. Hit off times To ensure you are in a position to hit off when called please check in at the Pro Shop at least 10 minutes AND be at or around the tee 5 minutes before your scheduled time thanks. Wednesday Timesheets To complete the trial we will have a one tee start (off the 9 th ) from 6.00am on Wed 2 nd November Practice on Course Realise those competing in the Championships want to hit a few balls in preparation for their match and are able to do this on the course. However it was very disappointing to be advised that some competitors hit quite a number of balls to the 8 th and 18 th greens, didn t repair their divots nor their pitch marks.. how inconsiderate!! Be aware (to protect the course) there are published conditions for practice on the course in the Program Book and they include maximum of 2 balls can be played Please be aware of these conditions, and don t risk disqualification. Dates for the Diary October Sun 23 Encourage Shield Oatlands Thu 27 AGM 7.30pm Sun 30 Encourage Shield The Coast Nov Tue 1 Melbourne Cup 7.30 Shotgun Sun 6 Visit to Goulburn Wed 9 R1 Midweek Stroke Play Premiership Sat 12 LR Medal & Salver Sun 20 Men v Women (open to 5, 6 & 7 day members) Dec Sat 10 Xmas Invitation AM & PM Shotgun Winners Are Grinners Saturday 15 th Champs Match Play R1. Stableford A Grade Amos Hessell (4) 36cb B Grade Gordon Shiels (15) 36 C Grade Peter Verrills (20) 36 Scratch Amos Hessell 32 NTP 2 nd Michael Hodgett, 13 th M Hessell Balls 30cb Sunday 16 th Stableford + 4BBB 4BBB C Scott/J Hart 42 Men Chris Scott (20) 37 Women Clare John (23) 31 Tuesday 18 th Stableford Men Steve Rosenman (22) 37 Balls 31 Wednesday 19 th Stableford 4BBB 4BBB W Akhurst/S Spillane 50 A Grade Jimmy Knox (2) 40 B Grade Ken Boorman (18) 38 C Grade James Taylor (32) 43 Scratch Jimmy Knox 38 NTP 2 nd M Loomes, 13 th O Duval Balls 34 Les Browne Captain

3 FROM THE WOMEN Thank you to all the wonderfully generous members and businesses who donated to our raffle for Charity Day which this year supported Legacy. Congratulations to Marg O Connell for all her work on the raffle and to all committee for bringing the day together. Michael gave us an awesome driving display on the 18 th to enable some good scoring there. Also to the 100 players and visitors who supported the day by participating in all that was on offer - we thank you. A reminder that the Club s Annual General Meeting is on next Thursday October 27 at 7:30pm. Voting closes for Board election on Saturday October 22 at 5pm. Voting on the Life Membership nominees takes place at this meeting. Please take the time to read the information within the clubhouse at the voting table. The Women s Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards is on Thursday November 10 at 2pm in the Clubhouse. Jenni Brown and Tanya Heber have been entered to play the NSW Women s Foursomes as our reigning Club Champions. This makes them eligible to compete for the Champion of Champions trophy. They play at Campbelltown on Sunday November 6. Our final group in the Swingers Programme for 2016 have commenced their clinics with Michael. Great work done by Pam and all her helping hands to keep this working so well. As a courtesy to fellow players please do not use batteries or buggies other than your own. Difficult this week for one of our ladies who came for a social hit only to find her battery missing. It was returned after the round. Meantime she used a pull buggy. She is one of our more senior members. Winners this week Saturday Brooke Bourne (16) 24pts Sunday Clare John (23) 31 Monday Di Murray (24) 37 Tuesday Rachael Loomes (21) 42 9 Hole Peggy Hulton (41) 19 cb Thursday CHARITY DAY 1 st Betty Twight (45) Carol Cummins (37) +16 Marg Mullins (41) Judy Lockhart (40) 2 nd Fay Sinnott (28) Wendy Sinnott (40) +14cb Colleen Thompson (37) Dee Price (35) 3 rd Rosemary West (24) Kerri Perks (45) +14 Ali Gattas (21) Sandra Heath (23) NTP 7 th (0-30) Leonie Malcolm (31-45) Jenny Wetton NTP 13 th (0-30) Susan Ramsay (31-45) Kathy Johnson Long Drive 9 th (0-30) Debbie Nunn (31-45) Sue Kiprovich Reminders Please read page 19 of the Programme Book relating to Cancelling, Reporting to the Starter and Players ready to tee-off. Please all try to get to the Tee 15 minutes before you are scheduled to play. The starter needs at times to move players AND it is respectful to your playing partners. Advice to fellow players in a singles competition carries a 2 stroke penalty! Upcoming events October Thurs 27 PAR draw. Late entry sheet in Locker room Thurs 27 Annual General Meeting in Clubhouse 730pm Best wishes to the Men who are playing their Matchplay in the Championships over the weekend. Wendy Millson Women s Captain GOULBURN v LONG REEF Where: GOULBURN GOLF CLUB When: Sunday 6th November 2016 EVERYONE WELCOME Sheets are at the kiosk WE NEED YOU!!!!!! ANZAC VS GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND SUNDAY 13 TH NOVEMBER

4 SWINGERS 18 th October A beautiful day to be out on the course. Our newest group had a chipping clinic with Michael Infanti. Thanks to Anne Nielsen who meet and organised them. Results 11 holes 1 st Elizabeth Mullins (s45) 18pts Balls Prue Bardsley Julie Campbell Trish Timms 6 holes Winner: Liz Patrick 8pts Ball : Mary Locke 5 holes Winner : Juan Zhang 11 pts Ball to : Jude Billingham Pam Burke Convener BRIDGE CLUB Results of Pairs competition on 12 th October N/S 1 st Lilith Gollan/Barbara Phillips 2 nd Joan Rutherford/Arlene Veith 3 rd Barbara Dawson/Judy O Malley E/W 1 st Sue Cameron/Trish Turner 2 nd Mary McAdam/Helen Kook 3 rd Judy Lockhart/Judy O Brien FRIDAY CLUB RULES WITH GEORGE Results for 16 th October 2016 QUESTION: In a stroke round, on a par 3 hole, Alastair hit his tee-shot into some very deep rough in trees. He played a provisional ball from the tee; it ended about 5 cm from the hole. He said, "my first ball is lost", and walked past the deep rough. As they walked towards the green, Jeremy, a fellow competitor, delved into the rough and within five minutes had found Alastair's original ball. Which of the following applies? a. Alastair has declared his ball lost so may abandon the original ball without searching and play out the hole with the provisional ball. b. Since his original ball has been found within 5 minutes, it is not lost, so he must abandon the provisional ball and continue play of the hole with the original ball. c. Alastair may now declare his original ball unplayable and use the provisional as his ball played under stroke and distance under Rule 28a for a ball unplayable. Division 1 1 st Thomas Roche 41 2 nd Bob Grigg 37 Division 2 1 st Reg Stevens 37 2 nd Brian Leonard 36 Division 3 1 st Don Haigh 37 2 nd Albert Bullivant 35 NTP Div 1 Div 2 Div 3 Wayne Grundy Nil Susan Hay Balls 34 c/b - FROM THE PRO SHOP Specials Shark Cart Bags 20% Off Callaway Drivers Were $499 now $299 Callaway Fairways Were $329 now $199 Callaway Hybrids were $249 now $169 Srixon Woods and Irons now available -20% Off Sales racks 50% Off

5 FROM THE ARCHIVES At this year s Club AGM, two long-standing members of our club, who are so very worthy are being considered for Life Membership. I would like to ask the question, is it too late to nominate a past President for such an honour even though he died seventy-one years ago? Having received, 300 odd pages of correspondence from the National Archives which includes minutes, maps, diagrams and accounts relating to the Army s use of Long Reef golf Club during WW11, we have clear evidence of just how the then President led a committee, in his words, of old men, to save the golf Course from closure. He worked without a Club Secretary as he had been called-up for war duties. Arthur William Sneddon was the Club s President from 1940 to He wrote letters, and reports consistently, putting across the club s plight and also arranging meetings at the Barracks and inspections of the course. His letters were of polite persistence, business-like detail, yet with a full appreciation that the world and the army had much bigger problems to deal with. He communicated with Victoria and Roseville Barracks, The Lands Department, the Council and the Course Designer Mr E.L. Apperly. This correspondence commenced in 1941 and the gesture and offer of financial compensation by the army was finally settled in early 1946, allowing the club to start rebuilding the course. (The extent of the damage caused by the war and the army, from a sand invasion of up to 15 feet deep, to holes made by mortar shells will be explained at a later date.) The record of the achievements of all Life Members gives us a variety of criteria for the nomination. The Captain of the time V.S. Slocombe became a Life Member in So why not the President? In the end the answer was quite simple to find, when looking at the 1940 s membership book. He died while still 'in office in November 1945, having been elected as President again for the year. The new Captain V.K. Lloyd took over the role, along with his own until the next AGM. It is Lloyd s signature that is on the letter of acceptance for the compensation cheque. At least we have a framed photo of A.W. Sneddon, which is on display in the Members Bar at the moment. Sandra Mellowes Thanks to Joy Reece for her research and contact with the National Archives FROM THE JUNIORS ENCOURAGE SHIELD Week 2 saw the team head up the beaches to take on The Coast at Bayview. It was a difficult day for the boys playing off the blue tees and, with the course not ideally set up for kids to play match play, all the teams found it a challenging experience at times. The final score on the day was a 3-3 draw with wins to Sam, Tully and Chunta. Sam won his game very easily in the end with his opponent giving up when Sam went a few holes ahead. Tully ended his match on the 18th, after being ahead early he let his lead slip but came back when it mattered. Chunta, playing his first ever match, played some good golf to wear his opponent down to win on the 14th green. The other three games could have gone Long Reef's way but the boys couldn't finish them off. Jack playing his first ever match was behind early and kept himself in the game winning holes when it counted but just missed out. Luke played great golf tee to green but just couldn't get his putts to drop. Cian played well losing holes with pars as he had to give his opponent plenty of shots. Once again a big thank you to Les Browne and Mick Snell for walking around with the team offering their encouragement and support. This week we head out to Oatlands to take on the home team. Paul Hughes Team Manager

6 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING FROM THE COURSE The Annual General Meeting of the Long Reef Golf Club will take place on Thursday 27 th October at 7.30pm. A copy of the Notice of Meeting is on the clubhouse notice board. WHAT S ON? IN THE CLUBHOUSE October Thurs 27 th Annual General Meeting November Fri 3 rd Crazy Whist Thurs 10 th Women Members AGM ON THE COURSE October Sun 30 th Championship Finals November Tues 1 st AON Benfield 7.30am S/G Mon 7 th NSW Open Pre-Qual 7.30am S/G Thurs 10 th Italian Golf Soc md Sat 12 th LR Medal/LR Salver Fri 18 th Drop the Demons 8.00am S/G Tues 22 nd Nomads 1.00pm S/G Fri 25 th Queenscliff S/C 8.00am S/G RULES WITH GEORGE Relentless wind and very little rain for the past 6 weeks has dried the course out completely and dam levels are already on the decline. Due to the continuous strong winds we have been unable to get many planned jobs done. This week is the first week since renovations we have been able to dust the greens with sand to help fill the core holes and smooth the surface. Hopefully we get some regular rain and the wind settles down before the weather gets hot. It is very disappointing for the green staff to see a few selfish members damaging areas around greens, leaving dozens of pitch marks and trashing bunkers, practising for the championships. I hope the members who take rows of divots out of green surrounds and leave chunks of grass all over the greens after practising their chip shots are happy with themselves. They then leave all the damage for us to fix with no regard for anyone. I hope these members are not the ones that whinge when the greens are bumpy or they miss their putt; like I said very disappointing for us. ANSWER: b is correct. A ball is not lost simply because a player declares it to be lost...definition of Lost Ball. It is clear that Alastair saw an advantage in not finding his original ball, but because his ball has been found within 5 minutes he must continue play with the original. Realising the problems in the deep rough, where it may be impossible to play a ball dropped under the provisions of Rule 28b. or 28c, if he declares the original unplayable, he must return to the tee and play his third stroke, abandoning the provisional ball. A provisional ball may not be played in case a ball may be unplayable. A ball may only be played provisionally if a ball may be lost outside a water hazard, or may be out of bounds...rule 27-2.