e monthly Gazette

June 2018 NOIDA COURSE

WITH COMPLIMENTS FROM STUDIO

PASSION • CREATIVITY • COMMUNICATION

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COMMODORE VK THAKUR VSM RETD EDITOR

I am pleased to inform our members that the golfers have continued to throng the Course to preceding three months have indeed been very score birdies and hole- in-one. They are enjoying eventful and exhilarating. A large number of Golf as usual in the green environment – thanks Tournaments were held, both internal Golf to the good irrigation system on the Course. Tournaments and other Tournaments. A report The Club Management would like to convey its on Tournaments is included in subsequent grateful thanks to all Golfers of NGC who have chapter provided in this News Letter. been so supportive - always. Without their kind It has also been an action-packed period for understanding & support Golf would not have the Greens Sub Committee wherein the overall been half as interesting as is now. We now look up gradation of the Course was achieved which forward to their continued support in the future includes higher standards of maintenance. too. Details are included in subsequent material We also invite all our members to participate in provided in this News Letter. E-news. We welcome members to be a reporter All members are aware that we are for E-news. Entries will be considered by team experiencing severe summer months, wherein edit and carried in forthcoming issues. Your the present temperature is hovering around 45 participation will make it an informative and lively degrees C. The weather has been extreme from port that we are all hungering for. I am sure with too humid and too hot. Golfing has remained your continued support; E-news will continue to unaffected by weather extremes. The Course enrich member experience at NGC. play has been as frequent as usual. Diehard

EDITORIAL TEAM Shri PS Sharda, Brig Suresh Bali (Retd), Shri Amit Dube and Col Tejindar Singh

Members are requested to send in their contributions, articles and write- up at: url to access email idt : http://noidagolfcourse.com/webmail user id : [email protected] From the Desk of Golf Captain & Chairman Greens Sub “ Kn Yr Committee Crse Be ” I am extremely pleased to report that the Greens Sub Committee comprising of self, Col. Ravi Rana, Col. J. M. Arora, Mr. Amit Dubey, Mr. Vikrant Chopra and our special invitees Mr. Praveen Bhasin & Brig. Vijay Manchanda, have provided their valuable time & efforts to bring up the standards of maintenance of the NGC Course. They have taken painstaking efforts to direct the ground staff and ensured that excellent results are achieved in a short time. In the month of March Coring of the Greens was undertaken and it was done in an extremely professional manner, as a result all greens as of now play excellently well and enjoy the high and reputable standards of any good Course. The quality of Greens is highly appreciated by all Golfers, both NGC and the visiting Golfers. The ground staff has indeed done NGC proud. Prior to undertaking coring of the Greens, temporary Greens were prepared and maintained for play in the interim period. Thanks to the Ground Staff in preparing these temporary Greens to standards unheard of in the history of NGC. This was well commented by NGC Members and greatly appreciated. I am also happy to report that a new irrigation system has been put in place. This has been done through a contract with Surge Systems Private Limited. They have replaced nearly 300 new pop up sprinklers and done up gradation of other irrigation systems. NGC normally had two operational pumps for water supply and invariably one was under maintenance. In the recent months we were successful in commissioning the third pump house. All in all, new pumps and motors have been installed and these are now functioning to the full potential. The Fairways are now fully green and thus Golf is more enjoyable. Furthermore all Fairways have now undergone Coring which is an annual feature. The Fairways will yet become greener and play will become more enjoyable. Similarly, sand in the bunkers has been replaced new Starter’s Hut at Tee No 1 has been with new sand. Out of the 42 bunkers, work on constructed. This Hut is well equipped with a almost all bunkers except 6 or 7, has been P.A. system, A.C. , Computer, Furniture etc . We completed. Likewise the water hazards have are indeed grateful to the Indian Oil Corporation also been cleaned and maintained. for their support and contribution. Special attention on horticulture has also Additionally one big Street Clock having been undertaken. While almost 1000 saplings antique look has been installed at the far end of were planted in the last monsoon period, the Tee No 1, adding to the ambience of the starting Sub Committee has planted another 100 Tee of the Course, this is indeed beautiful and saplings in a very systematic manner to ensure adds beauty to the environment besides helping that when these trees grow up the game of Golf members to keep time checks. would be played without hindrance. Happy Golfing to members from the Greens With great amount of persuasion and Sub Committee . interaction with the Indian Oil Corporation, A TOURNAMENTS HELD AT NGC

A large number of Tournaments were conducted which included Club Tournaments as well as those by Indian Golf Union (IGU) and Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI). A little earlier, the ONGC Masters was also held. These included Pro-Am which was really of great interest to was the Golf Captain’s Cup held NGC Members. from 25th to 27th May 2018 , the The two prestigious Tournaments number of participants were close to held in NGC were the President’s Cup 380 and the Tournaments per –se which was in the second week of April was conducted excellently . The 2018, was indeed well conducted and prize distribution was in the evening the number of participants was very followed by sumptuous dinner. The large. The prize distribution was evening was eventful with the live followed by the Dinner and the band to which the member’s danced evening was graced by the presence merrily. The gathering was nearly of Shri Alok Tandon, the President of 500 which included members and the Club. guests. The second prestigious Tournament From the Desk of the Lady Captain, NGC May & June – Two of the hottest months of the year, but despite the blazing blistering sun the ladies section was abuzz with their golfing activities. The May as well as June medal rounds saw a good had also been invited to partake in this momentous number of ladies participating. event. The game was followed by a Hi-Tea and A Golf Clinic was held in May, the single objective of prize distribution. The winner of the tournament the clinic was to improve the golfing skills of the was Dr Vibha Singh and runner up was Raman ladies. The clinic was conducted by former Ahuja. International Golf Professional and national coach A special recognition was awarded to Ms. Sunita for the Asian Games 2018 - Amandeep Johl. The Dutt for her outstanding performance in a previous ladies enthusiastically attended the clinic and tournament wherein the format of “Double Peoria“ vastly benefited from it. could not achieve her a prize in spite of playing 10 World Women’s Golf Day (WWGD) was the next under of her handicap. major event of the season, wherein ladies play Golf On 7th of June our ladies proved their skill by being in different corners of the world on the same day runner up in the DLF interclub championship where and same time. WWGD is a global golf initiative more than 11 Clubs and 100 plus ladies had launched in 2016 to introduce women of all ages to participated. The NGC runner up team consisted of the game and encourage existing female golfers to Dimple Singh Kochhar, Rana Alam and Raman “Tee It Up” in a fun and highly inclusive Ahuja. Sunita Dutt was the second runner up in the environment. This has created an incredible global individual category. community in 2 years and has the support of all major golfing governing bodies and organizations. Kudos to all our CHAMPS!! This year Noida Golf Course ladies committee organized a 9 hole fun tournament (3 Clubs Plus a Happy Golfing!! putter) and In spite of the blazing heat a good number of ladies turned up to participate. Ladies Kiran Chowdhury from other clubs like Air Force and Army Golf Club Captain, NGC Ladies Section

NGC Participants with Ms Nandita Rao, Chairperson, IGULS a Golf Bonding at World Women’s Golf Day - 5 June 2018 at NGC DLF Inter Club on 7 June 2018 NGC, Ladies with Mr Amandeep Johl at the Golf Clinic FROM THE DESK OF CHAIRMAN PRACTICE RANGE AND CADDY WELFARE SUB COMMITTEE.

It was unfortunate that due to unprecedented severe storm in the month of May 2018 the Practice Range nets were sternly damaged and brought down. The whole protection system collapsed. Thus the Range had to be closed for normal practice to prevent any physical damage to human life and to property. Concerted efforts have been made to award a Contract to qualified specialists in the field of erection of Golf The timings of the Pool and charges are as under: Range Nets. Negotiations with the Monthly and season charges Company named Nets & Spikes is in progress and we are hopeful the Nets will CATEGORY PER/MONTH PER/SEASON be installed in four to five weeks time. We 1. Member / Spouse ₹ 600.00 ₹ 3,000.00 request our Golfers, adult and children to 2. Couple ₹ 1,000.00 ₹ 5,000.00 3. Dependent - up to 25 years & bear with us for another few weeks. We Grandchildren (up to 10 years) ₹ 500.00 ₹ 3,000.00 do regret the inconvenience being 4. Dependent above 25 years ₹ 1,000.00 ₹ 7,000.00 5. Guest charges per day ₹ 200.00 NA caused. We are please to inform that the B Timings 06:00HRS to 10:00HRS and 16:30HRS to 21:00HRS C Timing for Children 06:00HRS to 10:00HRS and 16:30HRS to 19:30HRS Caddy’s Tournament was held on Monday , 11th June 2018 . Over 80 Caddies participated and it was a wonderful day for all Caddies as such. One T- shirt each was also given to the Caddies on this occasion. Stableford Day-1

Take a plunge to cool yourself

Noida Golf Club Swimming Pool is the most happening place to keep yourself away from the sweltering heat in these summer months. The Pool has over 700 members, including ladies, gents, children, grand children and guests.

SWIMMING POOL CHARGES AND TIMING

The timings of the Pool and charges are as under: Monthly and season charges CATEGORY PER/MONTH PER/SEASON

1. Member / Spouse ₹ 600.00 ₹ 3,000.00 2. Couple ₹ 1,000.00 ₹ 5,000.00 3. Dependent - up to 25 years & Grandchildren (up to 10 years) ₹ 500.00 ₹ 3,000.00 4. Dependent above 25 years ₹ 1,000.00 ₹ 7,000.00 5. Guest charges per day ₹ 100.00 NA

B Timings 06:00HRS to 10:00HRS and 16:30HRS to 21:00HRS C Timing for Children 06:00HRS to 10:00HRS and 16:30HRS to 19:30HRS Ce One Ce All & Enj Yrselves Developmental work in Noida Golf Club.

There has been a long pending demand from members of NGC Club for Installation of a passengers Lift in the Club. This facility is essentially required for the Senior & the Super Senior Citizens who avail the Club facility on the first floor. In consideration thereof, the EBD Sub Committee has progressed the project and obtained necessary approvals for installation of a 6 passenger Lift, adjoining the corridor close to the Reception. The Civil work is in progress and the project is likely to be completed in 4 -5 weeks time. This will be a great asset to not only the Club members but also to the elderly guests who attend various functions at the party venue/terrace on the first floor. Shubhankar Sharma (born 21 July 1996) is a European Tour. from India currently playing on the Two weeks later he came to more notice in the Joburg . In December 2017, he recorded his first tour Open where a second round of 61, followed by a 65, win in the and followed this with a second gave him a five-stroke lead at the start of the last win at the in February 2018. round.[3] The final round was delayed by bad weather but Sharma finished with a 69 for a three-stroke win Professional career over . The event was part of the Open Qualifying Series and the win gave him an entry to the Turning professional in 2013, Sharma played on the . The win also earned him full in 2014. He also finished membership of the European Tour. fourth in the India, a 2014 Asian Tour Sharma had a final round 62 to win the Maybank event. Championship in February 2018, an event From 2015 to 2017, Sharma played primarily on the co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Asian Tour. He played in the Take Solutions Indian Tour, two ahead of . The win lifted him Masters on the 2015 Asian Development Tour, losing in into the world top-100 for the first time. He also took an a playoff to S. Chikkarangappa. The following week he early lead in the European Tour's Race to Dubai, earning was fourth in the Panasonic Open Indiaon the Asian a place in the 2018 WGC- Championshipin Tour.[1] In 2016, Sharma finished third in the March. At the WGC-Mexico Championship Sharma Bashundhara and tied for fourth in held the lead after the second and third rounds. the Resorts World Manila Masters and finished 51st in However, he faltered with a final-round 74 and finished the Order of Merit. the tournament in a tie for ninth place. It was his first Sharma started 2017 finishing fourth in the start in a PGA Tour event. Two days after the Bashundhara Bangladesh Open and in the top-10 in tournament he received an invitation to play in the the Maybank Championship, an event co-sanctioned , his first major championship with the European Tour. After these two events in appearance and the fourth Indian to play in the February it was not until November that he showed a Masters, , and Anirban return to form with a top-10 finish in the UBS Hong Lahiri were the previous three to play. Kong Open, another event co-sanctioned with the Jack Nicklaus "The Gden Be" Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), nicknamed Between 1971 and 1980, he won an additional nine major The Golden Bear, is a retired American professional championships, overtook Bobby Jones' record of 13 majors, golfer. Many observers regard him as the greatest golfer and became the first player to complete double and triple of all time. During a span of more than 25 years, he won a career slams of golf's four professional major record 18 career major championships while producing championships. When Nicklaus claimed his 18th and final 19 second-place and 9 third-place finishes. Nicklaus major championship at age 46 at the 1986 Masters, he focused on the major championships—Masters became the tournament's oldest winner. Nicklaus joined Tournament, U.S. Open, Open Championship and PGA the Senior PGA Tour (now known as the PGA —and played a selective schedule of Champions) when he became eligible in January 1990, and regular PGA Tour events, yet still finished with 73 by April 1996 had won 10 tournaments, including eight victories, third on the all-time list behind Sam Snead (82) major championships despite playing a very limited and (79). schedule. He continued to play at least some of the four Nicklaus won the U.S. Amateur in 1959 and 1961 and regular Tour majors until 2005, when he made his final challenged for the 1960 U.S. Open, where he finished in appearances at the Masters Tournament and The Open second place, two shots behind Arnold Palmer. Nicklaus Championship. turned professional at age 21 toward the end of 1961. He Nicklaus has also taken part in various other activities, earned his first professional win a major championship, including golf course design, charity work and book writing. the 1962 U.S. Open, when he defeated Palmer by three He is a member of the American Society of Golf Course shots in a next day 18-hole playoff. This win over Palmer Architects and has helped design courses such as Harbour began the on-course rivalry between the two golf Town Golf Links. Nicklaus also runs his own tournament on superstars. In 1966, Nicklaus won the Masters the PGA Tour, the Memorial Tournament. His golf course Tournament for the second year in a row, becoming the design company is one of the largest in the world. Nicklaus' first golfer to achieve this distinction, and also won The books vary from instructional to autobiographical, with his Open Championship, completing his career slam of Golf My Way considered one of the best instructional golf major championships. At age 26, he became the books of all time; the video of the same name is the best youngest to do so at the time. He won another Open selling golf instructional to date. Championship in 1970. How a ‘smart use of the rules’ on the 13th hole helped win the

On his way to winning the 2017 British Open, Jordan Spieth Sounds simple, right? But he still wasn't done, because drew on deep reservoirs of resilience. going back on that line in search of relief took Spieth into one of the equipment trucks parked along the far edge of He also took advantage of the rules. the practice range. The good news for Spieth is that those equipment trucks qualified as temporary immoveable Let's look at how he worked within the letter of the law. instructions, which, under Rule 24-2, entitled him to line of sight relief. The shot that set the plot in motion was Spieth's wild drive on the long par-four 13th, which sailed into a nasty tangle on a In other words, he got to drop away from the trucks, more hay-strewn dune. than one club length but within two, onto a flat lie on the practice range, which was treated as being in play during Rather than proceed from that gnarly lie, Spieth declared his the championship, just as it is for Royal Birkdale members ball unplayable, which, under Rule 28, offered him three throughout the year. options for relief. Got it? Good. One option was to proceed under the stroke and distance provision. Translation: He could have gone back to the tee Finally, there was the matter of actually hitting the shot. and reloaded. (On the NBC telecast, said he thought that this was Spieth's best bet; Spieth didn't think so, "Michael [Greller, his caddie] told me, 'No 3-wood, hit and he now has more major wins than Miller). 3-iron.' And I hit it, thought it was right. After I struck it, I didn't like it because it wasn't where we were trying to hit A second option was to drop his ball within two club-lengths it, but I had some room, given the club I had and the of where it lay, no nearer to the hole. But that made little yardage I had, which Michael was right on, fortunately." sense, since it still would have left him playing his third shot from a sloping lie in the spinach. The rest is history.

Spieth decided that his third option was best. That was to Spieth got up-and-down for bogey on 13, then set off on a drop as far back as he liked, on line with the flagstick and birdie-eagle-birdie-birdie stretch and victory. where his tee shot had landed. It was scintillating golf. "I just asked the question, 'Is the driving range out of bounds?' And I got the answer, 'no,' Spieth said after his round. "And I But as David Rickman, the R&A's director of rules and thought, Well, then, that's a much better location for me to hit governance put it, it was also a "smart use of the rules.” the next shot because I can get it much closer to the green and it saves me almost a full stroke from going back to the tee." Thank y