Newsletter Thursday 8 th June 2017 Golf Competitions This week Saturday s competition for Men is a Bamboozle Stableford: Best 3 out of 4 scores count. It is also round 5 of the Shirley Links Shootout. The Womens competition is a continuation of this week s World Travellers Stableford competition. It is also round 6 of the Women s Shootout. Next Tuesday/Wednesday and Saturday the Women s competition is an LGU round and an 18-hole stroke event for the Margaret Burt Salver to be played from the White Tees. The Mens competition next Saturday is a Foursomes match for the Otago Salver and the Old Friends Trophy to be played in groups of six. Last Weeks Results The winner of the Women s weekly Stableford competition was Sue Brown with 40 points followed by Helen Lim on 38 and Stephanie Beth and Ina Lee Hall both with 37 points. The winners of the Wednesday Mens stableford was Neil Bradley with a very impressive 48 points. 2nd was John MacVicar with 46 and 3rd was John Sinclair with 42. The 9-hole group winner was Rod Bourke-Shaw with 24 points followed by Lyndsey Sturge on 17 and Pam Bourke-Shaw, Margot Christie and Josie Yeates all with 16 points. Saturday s Men s competition was a Fourball Best Ball match for the Dominion Cup. The Winners were John Pope and Ben Dyer on a countback from James Simpson and Phil Loughnan, Shane Harold and Yoshiyuki, and Andre Kotzikas and Brett Noonan all with a score of plus 9. Midweek Masters. The Tuesday winner was a tie between Mark Rountree and Brian Cleland on 37 points. The Thursday winner was Andy Shand with 42 points. The Queen s Birthday mixed event, although played in adverse conditions, was very well supported. The winning team were Lillian, Mika, Ian and Laura MacDonald with a nett score of 62. The team consisting of Phil Lever, Monica Timu, Valerie Hobbs and Tony Park were 2nd with a nett score of 63.625. The best gross score for the day was 70 by the team of Glynn Kininmonth, Peter Kininmonth, Jennifer Cho and Charles Whitwham. The NTP on hole 18 was also won by the MacDonalds. Upcoming Events: Tuesday/Wednesday/Saturday June 6/7/10 World Travellers & Shootout Saturday June 10th. Bamboozle Stableford & Shootout. Saturday June 10th. Eagles Society fundraising for Juniors Tuesday/Wednesday/Saturday June 13/14/17. LGU & Mary Burt Salver Saturday June 17th. Otago Teams Salver & Old Friends Trophy Tuesday/Wednesday/Saturday June 20/21/24 Stableford Sunday June 25 th. International Teams Event for the Royal Auckland Trophy
Upcoming Match deadlines: Men June 18 th. 3rd round matches in Godby Trophy. June 18 th. Round 3 matches in Ralph Beadel Trophy and Beadel Plate July 2 nd. Semi Final matches in the Denniston Trophy July 30 th. Round 2 matches in Club Championship Women June 11th. 2nd round matches in Kingscote Cup and 3rd round matches in Doberman Salver. June 18 th. Round 1 matches in Wilkin Cup June 18 th. Round 1 matches in Dorothy Anderson Cup Mixed June 11th 2nd round matches in Page Trophy. International Teams Event Saturday 25 th June This always popular event is almost here so get your teams together. For those players or teams wishing to play as an international team please contact David Robinson and for the New Zealand teams contact either Bryan Graham or Paul Needs. This will be multiple tee start at 11.00am and the cost is $25.00 which includes your meal. For new members, this is a great event to get involved in and meet other members so talk to David, Bryan or Paul. Queen s Birthday Honours Two members were honoured this week as Members of the New Zealand Order or Merit. (MNZM). Cran Bull for services to cricket Lee Robinson for services to community and sport. Congratulations to you both. Course At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I must comment again about the lack of care in repairing divots and pitch marks. Many that I saw when I played yesterday were very fresh, in my mind made by players that day. We have just had an extremely wet few days, with the course being very soft overall, meaning the greens staff have extra duties to make the course playable for us. They cannot also be expected to fix the damage we do, so we must all do better and take even more care when it is so wet. It is a lot easier to repair both divots and pitch marks when the ground is so soft, so please help us keep the course up to the overall condition that we can all be proud of. Due to the wet conditions, the use of electric carts has been limited at times. This is obviously to avoid too much damage to areas that are prone to damage, i.e. where most players would normally walk or drive through. At times like this, please avoid walking through areas that are clearly muddy and help us spread the load to a wider area. Greens staff will move ropes to help with this, but we can help them by being careful to avoid those wet and soggy areas.
Ironically, despite the wet weather, the greens have continued to get better and smoother. Mark is hoping this improvement will continue right through winter. Members may have noticed that as the season moves further towards mid-winter that the length of the rough may have become a bit of a nuisance. Mark will endeavour to have the rough cut as regularly as is possible but has been delayed by the recent rain. The rule surrounding an embedded ball has been raised. Our local Club rule allows for a free drop from an embedded ball anywhere on the course other than on a green or in a hazard. Slow play is still a big bugbear for a lot of our members. Players need to be ready to play at their allotted starting times and make sure that they keep up with the group in front of them. If groups fall behind they need to either make the effort to catch up or call the group up behind them. Good golfing this weekend Clubhouse News Lions Crusaders Match - Saturday 10th June, 6pm We will be open late on Saturday 10th June for a fantastic night of Rugby. Join us for a delicious Bistro style buffet dinner followed by the live screening of the British & Irish Lions v Crusader on the big Screen. Dinner is $20pp and will be served from 6pm in the clubhouse. Please register your interest with one of the Clubhouse staff or email Karyn@linksfunctions.co.nz see flyer Governance NZ Luncheon Thursday 15 th June 12pm. The guest speaker is Andre Lovatt, Chief Executive of the Arts Center, New Zealand s largest collection of heritage buildings, currently undergoing a seven year, $290m post-earthquake restoration. He is also the Chair of Regenerate Christchurch and a Director of the Christchurch International Airport Limited. Bookings are open in the Clubhouse. Members $40. June - Craft Beer Month Join us in the clubhouse this month while we explore some new flavours. We are kicking of the week with your favourite Emerson s Brews including: Bookbinder, 1812, Pilsner, Daredevil and Phantom Lord Stoat. Available in 330ml bottles, $8.50 each. Grab yourself a Stamp card. Every 10 stamps get 1 free Craft beer of your choice. Midwinter Feast - Coming Soon. Date to be confirmed. Winter Meeting Package See the brochure below for a special promotion for your next winter event at Links.
NEW BEER--- this month we are introducing MACS SASSY RED on TAP. Look out for our BEER & FOOD matching specials Pint of Sassy Red & Lamb Hot Pot - $20pp