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Spring 2011 ISSUE 145 WOOSNAM SHOOTS 60 on Diamond - Jade! SILENT AUCTION – BID FOR FINE WINES! – VOLVO CHINA OPEN INTERNATIONAL QUALIFIER BLOOD, SWEAT and even TEARS! Fine Wine Silent Auction Discovery Bay Golf Club will host a fine wine auction by silent bidding in May. Members interested in bidding are required to complete the bid authorisation form and submit their bid by placing it in the dedicated drop box located at DBGC reception. Once the bid is submitted it cannot be withdrawn. Opening bid requirement: DBGC has set a reserve price for each item, and if the reserve price is not reached the wine in question will not be auctioned. Bid submission: Place the signed bid authorisation in a sealed envelope into the drop box at DBGC reception by May 21st 2011. The envelope must clearly identify the bid is for a specific Lot number. Please refer to the auction list on the opposite page for complete details of all Lot numbers. Winning bid: Once all envelopes have been opened the highest bid for each Lot will win. If the highest bid is a duplicated dollar value by two different bidders the first opened bid will win. Auction date: The drawing of the silent bids will be made on May 28th 2011, commencing at 6pm in the lounge at DBGC. Wine display: The wines will be on display in the foyer at DBGC from April 1 to May 15th 2011 for inspection. Wine guarantee: The wine display is for confirmation that you have inspected the bottle/s of wine and is your confirmation that the wine is accepted in good condition at the time of your inspection. Once the bid is placed, and if the bid is successful, the wine is then your property. Auction attendance: You are not required to be in attendance at the actual auction. Once your bid is placed, if you are the highest bidder you will be notified. Privacy: During the auction only the actual dollar value of the bid will be called out, the name of the bidder will not be announced. If the bidder attends the auction the bidder him/herself make may him/herself known. Collection: The wine is required to be collected by the winning bidder within one month of the auction date. Lot # 1 (1) La Conseillante 94 Reserve Price $600.00 Lot # 35 (4) Pichon Baron 89 Reserve Price $2,000.00 Lot # 2 (2) La Conseillante 94 Reserve Price $600.00 Lot # 36 (5) Pichon Baron 89 Reserve Price $2,000.00 Lot # 3 Lynch Bages 94 Reserve Price $800.00 Lot # 37 (6) Pichon Baron 89 Reserve Price $2,000.00 Lot # 4 (1) Leoville Las Cases 94 Reserve Price $950.00 Lot # 38 (7) Pichon Baron 89 Reserve Price $2,000.00 Lot # 5 (2) Leoville Las Cases 94 Reserve Price $950.00 Lot # 39 (1) Mouton Rothschild 93 Reserve Price $2,000.00 Lot # 6 (3) Leoville Las Cases 94 Reserve Price $950.00 Lot # 40 (2) Mouton Rothschild 93 Reserve Price $2,000.00 Lot # 7 (4) Leoville Las Cases 94 Reserve Price $950.00 Lot # 41 (3) Mouton Rothschild 93 Reserve Price $2,000.00 Lot # 8 (5) Leoville Las Cases 94 Reserve Price $950.00 Lot # 42 (1) La Conseillante 89 Reserve Price $2,300.00 Lot # 9 (1) Leoville Las Cases 88 Reserve Price $1,000.00 Lot # 43 (2) La Conseillante 89 Reserve Price $2,300.00 Lot # 10 (2) Leoville Las Cases 88 Reserve Price $1,000.00 Lot # 44 (1) Pichon Baron 90 Reserve Price $2,500.00 Lot # 11 (3) Leoville Las Cases 88 Reserve Price $1,000.00 Lot # 45 (2) Pichon Baron 90 Reserve Price $2,500.00 Lot # 12 (4) Leoville Las Cases 88 Reserve Price $1,000.00 Lot # 46 (3) Pichon Baron 90 Reserve Price $2,500.00 Lot # 13 (5) Leoville Las Cases 88 Reserve Price $1,000.00 Lot # 47 (4) Pichon Baron 90 Reserve Price $2,500.00 Lot # 14 (6) Leoville Las Cases 88 Reserve Price $1,000.00 Lot # 48 (5) Pichon Baron 90 Reserve Price $2,500.00 Lot # 15 (7) Leoville Las Cases 88 Reserve Price $1,000.00 Lot # 49 (6) Pichon Baron 90 Reserve Price $2,500.00 Lot # 16 (1) Pavillon Rouge 90 Reserve Price $1,000.00 Lot # 50 (7) Pichon Baron 90 Reserve Price $2,500.00 Lot # 17 (2) Pavillon Rouge 90 Reserve Price $1,000.00 Lot # 51 (8) Pichon Baron 90 Reserve Price $2,500.00 Lot # 18 (1) Leoville Barton 86 Reserve Price $1,000.00 Lot # 52 (9) Pichon Baron 90 Reserve Price $2,500.00 Lot # 19 (2) Leoville Barton 86 Reserve Price $1,000.00 Lot # 53 (10) Pichon Baron 90 Reserve Price $2,500.00 Lot # 20 (1) Palmer 94 Reserve Price $1050.00 Lot # 54 Mouton Rothschild 85 Reserve Price $3,300.00 Lot # 21 (2) Palmer 94 Reserve Price $1050.00 Lot # 55 La mission Haut Brion 82 Reserve Price $4,000.00 Lot # 22 (3) Palmer 94 Reserve Price $1050.00 Lot # 56 La Mission Haut Brion 89 Reserve Price $5,000.00 Lot # 23 (1) La Dominique 82 Reserve Price $1,200.00 Lot # 57 Cheval Blanc 90 Reserve Price $5,500.00 Lot # 24 (2) La Dominique 82 Reserve Price $1,200.00 Lot # 58 (1) Clinet 89 Reserve Price $5,600.00 Lot # 25 Les Forts De Latour 90 Reserve Price $1,400.00 Lot # 59 (2) Clinet 89 Reserve Price $5,600.00 Lot # 26 (1) Gruaud Larose 86 Reserve Price $1,400.00 Lot # 60 (3) Clinet 89 Reserve Price $5,600.00 Lot # 27 (2) Gruaud Larose 86 Reserve Price $1,400.00 Lot # 61 (1) Mouton Rothschild 86 Reserve Price $6,000.00 Lot # 28 (3) Gruaud Larose 86 Reserve Price $1,400.00 Lot # 62 (2) Mouton Rothschild 86 Reserve Price $6,000.00 Lot # 29 (4) Gruaud Larose 86 Reserve Price $1,400.00 Lot # 63 (3) Mouton Rothschild 86 Reserve Price $6,000.00 Lot # 30 (1) Grand Puy Lacoste 90 Reserve Price $1,500.00 Lot # 64 Cheval Blanc 82 Reserve Price $7,100.00 Lot # 31 (2) Grand Puy Lacoste 90 Reserve Price $1,500.00 Lot # 65 (1) Mouton Rothschild 82 Reserve Price $8,500.00 Lot # 32 (1) Pichon Baron 89 Reserve Price $2,000.00 Lot # 66 (2) Mouton Rothschild 82 Reserve Price $8,500.00 Lot # 33 (2) Pichon Baron 89 Reserve Price $2,000.00 Lot # 67 (1) Latour 82 Reserve Price $12,000.00 Lot # 34 (3) Pichon Baron 89 Reserve Price $2,000.00 Contents 3 General Manager’s message 4 Golf instruction – bunker play 5 Ladies feature – braving the cold General Manager: Mr. Sam Clayton 6 Bunker improvements – liners helping to save time and money Discovery Bay Golf Club Limited Valley Road, Discovery Bay Lantau Island Hong Kong 8 Russian art – works by Andrew Smirnov Tel: (852) 2987 7273 Fax: (852) 2987 5900 9 Golf course tales – course construction in Fiji Website: www.dbgc.hk 10 Power supply – save energy with Wat-Saver Published by: Sportpix International P.O. Box 143, Tai Po 12 The Rules of Golf – scorecards New Territories Hong Kong www.sportpixgolf.com 13 Golf excellence – technology and equipment Publisher: Richard Castka 16 Reciprocal club – Pondok Indah Contributors: Andrew Bertram, Dominic Wall, Kathy Tse, Nick Redfern, Jay Won and Sam Clayton 17 Volvo China Open international qualifier Art Direction and design: Wing Lee Design consultant: Roger Tang 18 Tournament Results and Competitions Account supervisor: Thomas Leung Production manager: Josephine Cheung 19 Inter-club Championship Advertising: [email protected] 20 Health awareness – everything works for pain relief Design & Printing: OTM Asia and Icicle Print Management 3/F., SW, Warwick House, West Wing, Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 3641 8088 / (852) 2235 2880 Email: [email protected] / [email protected] www.icicleprint.com The Discovery Bay Golf Club magazine is published four times a year. Opinions expressed in the magazine are not necessarily those of the Club. Photo: Richard Castka/Sportpixgolf.com Cover image - Pondok Indah, Indonesia GENERAL MANAGER’S MESSAGE Dear Members Don’t get me wrong, my job is not the dream job many In this people believe, all be it certain perks do arise from time edition of to time, and dropping a few names is part of letting you the magazine we know I am working hard behind the scenes! have highlighted a new and environmentally friendly device (Wat-Saver) that reduces the amount of electricity Working behind the scenes includes having a beer on the the club now uses. After 12 months of extensive trials terrace with Ian Woosnam in early March after he shot an the club installed 13 units. Further to this the installation 11 under par 60 on the Diamond-Jade layout. Some lucky of LED lights in the clubhouse has now reached 300 members actually witnessed his brilliance on the course and we are on the way to being 100 percent LED. The and asked how I arranged for Ian to play at DBGC. For the environmental issues the club is looking at are extensive record, Ian was actually invited to play at DBGC by his and trials are currently being conducted in many other sponsor, and this is why I could not advertise the fact he facets of day-to-day operations. was coming to our club. We have highlighted the work we are doing on the bunkers, Continuing the name dropping, I was also fortunate to which is an extensive programme scheduled to take six host a lunch at DBGC for Ron Cross, director of corporate months and will be executed in key bunkers throughout affairs for Augusta National Golf Club, and director of the 27 holes, however you will not see the works as this business affairs, Will Jones.