Saturday, 28 July 2018

HANDICAP REMINDER



Ladies

This is a reminder that, in order to retain your handicap and to be able to play in competitions next year, then by the end of this season  you should have submitted cards showing you have played 54 holes of golf ( eg  3 cards of 18 holes over Rosemount or Lansdowne) or, if you have been limited for time, then 3 cards of 9 holes  ( eg over The Wee Course. ) 

These cards may be from competitions, or you can hand in extra cards. Remember to tell Reception if you are going out to do an extra card and hand the card into reception once you have finished, signed by your playing partner.

Please check your Handicap status under Master Scoreboard, Handicap List.

There is still time to make sure you have submitted the requisite number of cards.

Janice Lang
Ladies Captain

Monday, 23 July 2018

UNDERSTANDING THE RULES OF GOLF 4

Ground Under Repair

The other day I was looking at the notices on the Club Notice Board and saw the one relating to Ground Under Repair. The notice states, “ if a player's ball lies in this area, the player must take relief under Rule 25-1 ”. There is no could, should or maybe about it, the player must take relief or receive a 2 stroke penalty in stroke play or loss of hole in matchplay for not doing so. 
To take relief, the player finds the nearest point of relief using the club they would normally play the next shot with. Then from that point measures 1 club length ( A driver can be used for this measurement). The player then drops the ball within the 1 club length, which of course has been marked at either end with a tee peg. If the ball rolls more than two club lengths, then it must be redropped. There are other situations where you might have to re-drop which are illustrated below.
Now one very important point to remember is that you must take complete relief. For example if by chance when having dropped your ball and your foot just touches the edge of the area you are taking relief from, you must re-drop and obtain complete relief, otherwise you could be penalised two strokes in Strokeplay or loss of hole in matchplay

Courtesy of R&A

Sandy Bushby
R&A Rules Qualified

Sunday, 22 July 2018

RESULTS OF ALLISON TROPHY




 RESULT OF ALLISON TROPHY 2018


WINNER:  Elizabeth Tosh  127

RUNNER UP:  Shirley Irvine 138



This year 11 ladies took part in the Allison Trophy which is for ladies with a handicap of 21+ and aged over 65 years and is played over 3 rounds of 18 holes on the Wee Course.  The winner is the player with the best two round nett aggregate.

The final day of play was on Wednesday 18th July when the ladies who played were joined by some of the committee for a light lunch after play.

Thank you to all the ladies who took part in the Competition and Congratulations Elizabeth on a well deserved win!

Janice Lang
Ladies Captain

CONGRATULATIONS KATY ALEXANDER





Congratulations to Katy Alexander who won the Highland Open at Pitlochry on Friday.  Katy beat Isla Moncrieff from Pitlochry in the final.

Well done Katy!

The Blairgowrie Golf Club are very proud of your achievements.



Janice Lang
Ladies Captain