Upcoming Events - April/May

The Aquilla, Willcock and Green Cups continue this month with the Quarter Finals and Semi Finals taking place.
For those not involved with Matchplay, they will play Stableford on 14th April, and Par on the 21st April.
Saturday 28th is the Placemakers Monthly Medal. We are very grateful for the continued sponsorship from Placemakers, MacDonald St, Mount Maunganui, so if you are doing any DIY, please think about using them.

On 5th and 12th May we have the Nicoll Cup which is a Par competition over the 36 holes.
May 19th is the Placemakers Monthly Medal, but this also doubles as the qualifying for the Senior/Junior 4 Ball if we get more than 16 pairs entering this.
The Senior/Junior is a 4 Ball Matchplay competition and will be the top 16 pairs who have entered their name on the Qualifying Sheet (will be in the clubhouse shortly) and also qualified from their individual rounds on May 19th, so will be important you don't have a pick up!
How is this event played? 
Well, as stated it is a 4 Ball Matchplay event between two sides. The total gross scores of each side at each hole are what count, not the individual scores. 
If one side is receiving strokes these are taken where indicated on the stroke allocation table to determine the result of the hole.
To determine the number of strokes to be given:
Add the handicaps of each pair. 
Find the handicap difference between the two sides. 
The longer handicapped side then receives that number of strokes. (Just as in a singles match). 
Example 1: Side A/B have individual handicaps of 6 and 18 (total 24), side C/D have handicaps of 10 and 17 (total 27). The difference is 3 strokes. Side C/D will receive one stroke at each of the first three stroke holes, these being holes 7, 13, and 15 on our course.
Round 1 will be on 26th May, Round 2 on 2nd June and Semi Finals on 9th June.

Also keep an eye out for the Anzac Day is Wednesday 25th April, there will an afternoon Tournament.

McGregor's Shootout

You only need 8 rounds to count so you can still enter this competition if you haven't done so already.
Once again thanks to Peter Anderson from Mr McGregor's Fruit Shop, Main Rd, Te Puna and Roy Macgregor of Macgregor's Plumbing for their sponsorship of this.
If you need some fruit or a plumber, they would appreciate the custom.

Pennants

The Championship Team has their next round this Sunday against Omokoroa and Mount Maunganui.
The Senior A's won their last round against Opotiki and are currently in 2nd place after 4 rounds, but have the bye this Sunday which is being played at Tauranga.
The Senior B Team are in 3rd place after a win over Omokoroa in their last round and will now need at least a 7.5 to 1.5 win over Omanu on April 29th to get to the Semi Final stage.
Intermediates have now played 4 rounds for 4 wins and virtually certain to go through to the Quarter Final stage. A good win at Omokoroa on April 29th will also give them a chance at winning the Blue Pennant for the Intermediate Coastal Zone.
The Juniors are sitting in 3rd place with just one round left for them as the last round is played at Tauranga so they have a bye.

Did You Know?
Do you always get relief from a rabbit hole or scraping or any other abnormal ground condition?
The answer is NO.
Rule 25-1 (Abnormal Ground Conditions) provides relief from conditions such as rabbit scrapes, ground under repair and casual water. 
However there is an exception to this rule where relief is not available if it is unreasonable to make a stroke because of interference by something other than the abnormal ground condition.
Simply put, if the condition (e.g. rabbit scrape) were not there, would the ball be playable? If the answer is no, then relief is denied and the player should proceed under Rule 28 (Ball Unplayable) with a penalty of one stroke.
So if your ball is in a rabbit hole or scrape beside a tree and you are unable to play a normal stroke because of the tree, you cannot take free relief.
It is important to note that this exception also applies when seeking relief from an immovable obstruction (Rule 24-2).
Good golfing everyone,
Lindsay Klee
Men's Captain