Thursday 7th February 2019 (Page 1)

SUMMER CUP THIS SATURDAY th LAST WEEK’S RESULTS This Saturday 9 February is the qualifying round for the THURSDAY 31st January MEN () ‘Summer Cup’ trophy. Played in pairs the competition is a • Winner - Chris Salmon c/b 41 pts 4BBB Stableford, where each player plays a normal round Runner up - Andrew Jeffrey 41 pts but only the best Stableford score for the hole is recorded. Third Place - Colin Hannaford c/b 40 pts Hence the term 4BBB stands for ‘Four Ball Better Ball’, the Fourth Place - Tony Cole c/b 40 pts four being used as each group must have 4 players so that WOMEN there is a marker for each pair. Each pair mark 1 card only. • Winner - Lesley Perrin 39 pts The best 4 pairs from this Saturday’s qualifying round will th Runner up - Ros Basey c/b 37 pts play semi-finals on Saturday 16 February, and th rd TWILIGHT 9 HOLE - 25 January MEN (Stableford) then the 2 winning pairs will play a final on Saturday 23 • Winner - Dale Aitken c/b 22 pts February. All semi-finals and the final will be played at12 MIDWEEK COMP - MEN 27th Jan to 1st Feb noon. Playing pairs that wish to play and who are available • Winner - Tim MacDermot 42 pts for the semi and finals must place their names on the sheet WOMEN provided in the Pro shop before this Saturday’s competition • Winner - Chris Barnwell 34 pts is closed at approximately 5.15pm. nd SATURDAY 2 February MEN (Stroke - Medal of Medals) BAR PRICE INCREASE Medal of Medal Winners - Gross As from this week there has been a small increase to bar • A Grade Winner - Brad Altmann 73 gross alcohol prices at the Club. This is due to the increase on 4th B Grade Winner - Trevor Dolman 85 gross February of the Federal Government excise on alcohol, C Grade Winner - Mark Mayfield 88 gross which happens twice a year. The increase is regrettable but Day Net Winners not something the club has control over, but it should be • Overall Winner - Jesse Moffa c/b 65 net noted that the increase in August last year was absorbed • A Grade Winner - Andrew Zander c/b 69 net and consequently prices did not increase. Runner up - James McInnes 69 net Third Place - Dale Farquhar 70 net ASTON HILLS (MT BARKER) AMATEUR OPEN • B Grade Winner - Robin Honeychurch c/b 68 net The 2019 Aston Hills Amateur Runner up - Steve Smith 68 net Open will take on a new for- Third Place - Bob Townsend c/b 69 net mat this year, by including a • C Grade Winner - David Hall 65 net Australia (SA) Vardon Runner up - Charlie Mosely 66 net event. The Vardon event is Third Place - Robin Kinlough 67 net open to men with GA handi- WOMEN caps of 5 or less, and women • Winner - Simone Coonan 72 net and juniors with different max- nd th NTP 2 - Tim Strout NTP 12 - Hugh Griffin imum handicaps. It is planned th th NTP 4 - Bob Townsend NTP 15 - Andrew Moseley that this change will see a th MONDAY 4 February MEN (Retirees Stableford) much larger field, as players • Winner - Geoff Peterson 39 pts with handicaps over the maxi- Runner up - Bill Van Den Berg 38 pts mum for the Vardon, will also Third Place - Leo Work 36 pts be allowed to enter, including B and C grade players. Full th TUESDAY 5 February WOMEN (Stableford) details will be published in the coming weeks. • A Grade Winner - Mandy Hurrell 35 pts PLANS FOR THE DAM ON THE 6th HOLE Runner up - Sharon Phoenix c/b 33 pts Work is expected to commence soon on digging out the • B Grade Winner - Maria Fenwick 34 pts dam just in front of the 6th green, in an attempt to find the Runner up - Gillian Mibus 33 pts ‘leak’ so that it can be plugged. For some time this dam has • C Grade Winner - Cheryl Brooks 32 pts lost water very easily , and as it is an integral part of the Runner up - Chris Barnwell c/b 31pts hole, it is desirable to fix the leak so that it remains full for WEDNESDAY 6th February MEN (Stableford) longer periods of time. • A Grade Winner - Des Heffernan 41 pts

COMING GOLFING EVENTS Runner up - Ian Martin 38 pts • B Grade Winner - Darren Pope 40 pts Saturday 9th February - 4BBB Stableford Summer Cup Runner up - Fred Freimeyer c/b 39 pts Tuesday 12th February - Women Pro Shop Comp • C Grade Winner - Brian Smith 40 pts Wednesday 13th February - Stroke Runner up - Jeff Gaborit c/b 38 pts Saturday 16th February - Stableford & 4BBB Summer Cup nd th NTP 2 - Darren Pope NTP 12 - Brendan Crowley Semi-finals th th NTP 4 - Darren Pope NTP 15 - Peter Few th Thursday 7 February 2019 (Page 2)

WHO WAS ‘VARDON’ ? LETTERS TO THE EDITOR With the Aston Hills Open now incorporating the ‘Vardon’ I was a little astonished the other day when a group of us event, the question could be asked ‘who was Vardon’? It were talking about the new golf rules that came into being was , who was born in in the Channel in January. To my amazement not one of the 3 other peo- Islands, and in 1890 moved to England to pursue a golfing ple in the group had picked up the new rules book available career, taking a job as greenkeeper at age 20 at Studley in the foyer for free, let alone attempted to read the rules. Royal , Ripon, Yorks. A little later he became club How can we all begin to know the rules if we don’t read professional at Bury Golf Club and in 1896 the club profes- them and attempt to understand them? KH sional at Ganton Golf Club, in Yorkshire. Harry had a brother (Thanks KH - you are the first ‘letters to the editor’)

Tom who was also a very good golfer but Harry was the CHANGES better player of the two brothers. By his early 20s, Harry With the new rules of golf now applicable, and with some developed a demanding practice program, the most ambi- confusion surrounding the changes, it is felt that a ‘Rules tious seen to that time. Within a few years he became golf's Quiz’ might be a way to get golfers to understand them first real super star. In 1896, Vardon won the first of his rec- better. So with this in mind here is the first quiz for mem- ord six British Open Championships (a record that still bers to get their teeth into. (Remember that there are plen- stands today). Vardon had great rivalries with James Braid ty of Rule Books available for collection in the Club’s foyer) and J.H. Taylor, who each won five Open Championships; Question: together the three dominated worldwide golf from the mid- Fred’s ball is on the putting green, and the position of the 1890s to the mid-1910s. These rivalries enormously in- ball is marked and then the ball is lifted while another play- creased the public's interest in golf. Vardon was also well er putts. When it is his turn to play Fred places the ball on known for the Vardon grip, or overlapping grip, which is the green and lifts his marker. Just after placing the ball on most popular among professional and amateur golfers to the green a sudden gust of wind moves the ball rolling it this day. During his career, Harry Vardon made three visits closer to the hole. What should happen next? to North America, 1900, 1913 and 1920. During all three A. Under of 1 the ball from its new po- trips he competed in the U.S. sition. Open finishing 1st, 2nd and tie B. Play the ball from its new position without penalty. 2nd. Vardon was the runner-up at C. Replace and play the ball from its original position with- the U.S. Open in 1913, an event out penalty. portrayed in the film The Greatest D. Replace and play the ball from its original position with Game Ever Played. a penalty of 1 stroke. The ‘Vardon Trophy’ played in Ad- Correct answer next week. Email your answers to ad- elaide has 22 rounds of golf played [email protected] with the subject as ‘Rules Quiz’. at different clubs, of which 16 is A correct answer will be drawn at random for a free drink the minimum for players to have from the bar. Go to it! their scores included in the event. Above: Photo of a statue of the great man.

THE HERO! Who was the big brave Club member that came to the aid of a fellow member, showing much courage and dexterity, in catching a dangerous snake? All the details in this week’s Courier.

Friday 22nd Feb Aston Hills GC 9am to 1pm Pro Shop