GANSBAAI GHOLFKLUB/ GOLF CLUB Nuusbrief 26 April Newsletter 26 April 2017 THE SOUTHERNMOST GOLF COURSE IN AFRICA DIE MEES SUIDELIKE GHOLFBAAN IN AFRIKA Beste gholf vriende / dear golf friends In this issue/ In hierdie nuusbrief: Die weer is die laaste twee weke net te goed om * Competitions for the month waar te wees. Baie mense reken dit is nou die somer se doodsnikke. Die dae is heerlik warm * Birthdays/ Verjaarsdae sonder om mens te verskroei, nou is die tyd om * League news gholf te speel. Lyk my ek het die weer uitgedaag * Kompetisie wenners want toe slaan ‘n donderstorm vandag al sy tromme heeldag gepaargaande met welkome reën. * Controversial golf ruling * Back page / Agterblad Ons verwelkom by ons klub die volgende nuwe lede: James Moore, Philip Taylor en Colin Hartley. Ons hoop dat jul sommer baie lekker gholf hier gaan speel en dat jul baie in ons klubhuis sal kuier. The weather the past two weeks has been too good to be true. Many people reckon these are the last summer days. The days are beautifully warm to play, so don't delay. I must have challenged the weather gods as the thunder rolled the whole day today and we had lovely rain. We would like to welcome the following new mem- bers to our club: Philip Taylor, Colin Hartley and James Moore. We trust that you will have lovely games of golf and that we will often see you in at our clubhouse. 1 KOMENDE KOMPETISIES / UPCOMING COMPETITIONS….. Each Wed/ Elke Woensd: Sloegters/Hackers. Enkel/Single stableford. 18 Holes/ Gate Each Frid/ Elke Vryd: OK FOODS Enkel/Single Stableford. Hoender. 9 Holes/ Gate 29 April - Enkel/ Single Stableford 6 May = Houespel / Medal 13 May = Enkel/ Single Stableford 20 May = 4 BBB Stableford 27 May = Bonus Bogey 28 April - Steak evening / steakaand. Steak en/and chips R70. CONGRATULA- HARTLIKE GE- TIONS - MAY LUK— MAG DIE YOUR YEAR BE A JAAR JOU GOED GOOD ONE BEHANDEL MET FILLED WITH BAIE GOEIE MANY GOOD HOUE. STRIKES. MEI / MAY 1 Laune Laursen 1 James Scholtz 3 Bev Swart 5 FXT Schroter 6 Pierre Pieters 6 Michael Visser 6 Ewil Botes 8 Michael Doyle 9 Christiaan Steyn 9 Melvin Tobias 11 Johan Pieterse 12 Jennie Hall 15 Ignatius Terblanche 17 Anthony Bucknall 18 Martin Taverner Smith 19 Stephen Hitchkock 20 Saretha Blignaut 21 Guy Harker 22 Frans Conradie 22 Gina Esterhuizen 25 Dieter Butzkies Schiemann 27 Cedric Whittal 28 Malcolm Bury 30 Carolina van Zyl 2 LEAGUE RESULTS League team members Left to right: Pieter Loubser; Johan Coetzee; Daan Victor (captain) Back: Melvin Tobias; Bev Swart; George Hunt. COMING LEAGUE COMPETITIONS: 6 MAY at and against Riviersonderend and on 27 MAY Swellendam on our golf course. We will hold thumbs while you hold onto your golf clubs and your self belief. THE LATEST RESULT: Our league team beat Kleinmond 4—2 on our course last week. Congratula- tions and well done, now you have our attention! Past results: We lost against Theewaterskloof 2.5—3.5. We lost against Caledon 1.5— 3.5. We won Bredasdorp 4—2. We lost against Kleinmond at Kleinmond 1—5. But we beat Hermanus 5 – 1. GIVE THAT MAN A BELLS…... After a particularly bad round of golf, Robert decided not to go to the nineteenth hole [the clubhouse bar] and started to go straight home. As he was walking to the golf car park to get his Range Rover, a police- man stopped him and asked, "Did you tee off on the seventeenth hole about twenty minutes ago?" "Yes", Robert answered. "Did you happen to slice your ball so that it went over the trees and out of bounds and completely off the golf course?" "Yes, I did. How did you know?" Robert questioned. "Well", said the policeman gravely, " Your golf ball flew out onto the main road and crashed through the windscreen of a BMW. The car driver lost control and crashed into six other cars and started a fire. The fire engine was unable to reach the fire in time and a building burned down. Now, what do you intend to do about it?" Robert thought it over very carefully and responded', I think I'll close my stance a little bit, tighten my grip and lower my right thumb." 3 KOMPETISIE RESULTATE / COMPETITION RESULTS Sat 25 Maart/March Sanlam Kanker Dag/ Cancer Day A Afdeling/Division: Leon Hattingh 35 punte/points B Afdeling/Division: Melvin Tobias - 39 punte/points C Afdeling/ Division: Elias Matthee met 39 punte/points Louis van der Vyfer het die dag gereël. Sat 11 April Fritz & Kie/Co Suider Paarl gholfdag/ Sat 1 April golf day Houespel/ Medal Victor Hunt— 45 points met/with 74 bruto Daniel van der Merwe met/ with 70 Sat 8 April Enkel Stableford/ Single Stable- ford Steve Muller—33 punte/points From left to right: George Hunt; Victor Sat 22 April Hunt; and Marlene Hunt.. George en Enkel/ single Stableford Marlene het namens die borg die pryse oorhandig. Steve Muller—33 punte/ points 4 ( Did any of you follow the fiasco this month? - Gina ) Golf video technology changes made after Lexi Thompson controversy Golf's rule-makers have made changes to lessen the impact of video technology after Lexi Thompson controversially lost the ANA Inspiration in April. American Thompson, 22, was given a four-stroke penalty while leading the final round of the year's first major. A television viewer spotted Thompson incorrectly replacing a marked ball in the third round, and told officials. The R&A and USGA said players "should not be held to the degree of precision" provided by video technology. The governing bodies want to allow tournament officials more flexibility to apply common sense in certain situations. A joint statement added: "The use of video technology can make it possi- ble to identify things that could not be seen with the naked eye." The changes state: If a breach could not be seen with the naked eye or players were not aware, it will not be deemed a breached of the rules A player's reasonable judgement will be accepted, even if later proved wrong by video evidence Britain's four-time major winner Laura Davies told BBC Radio 5 live: "It's a great idea. It's just a shame it cost Lexi a major championship. My heart goes out to her." Analysis BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter: These changes lessen the influence of video referrals and strengthen the emphasis on player integrity when rules issues arise. If it takes enhanced footage to identify a rules breach, such evidence would not lead to a penalty. This standard has been in place since 2014 with regard to the movement of a ball at rest. The second change, when players use reasonable judgment to determine a specific location in applying the rules, relies on a golfer's integrity. It refers to how a player might take a free or penalty drop or replaces their ball after marking it. This was the instance with Lexi Thompson at last month's ANA Inspiration when the American ended up incur- ring a four-stroke penalty for incorrectly replacing her ball in the third round. (Gina's explanatory notes ... she incurred a 2 stroke penalty for incorrectly placing her ball, and then another 2 stroke penalty for incorrectly fill- ing in her card - this was before she knew that she had incurred a penalty for incorrect placement - Gina). It took video evidence, spotted by a TV viewer the following day, to spot the infraction and the subsequent furore prompted Tuesday's announcement. A broader review of the overall validity of television footage in deciding rules issues has also been set up.Source: http://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/39712185 ( En daar val George Coetzee toe uit die bus verlede naweek by die Shenzhen Ope op die laaste gat met ‘n triple bogey toe hy in die water slaan….en hy was een van die voorlopers op die 18de …...eisssh. Een van die kommentators het na George verwys en gesê …..”Golf is a cruel game game” ). Maar lyk my ons is mal oor die tipe marteling. 5 AGTERBLAD / BACK PAGE Vanaf derde skoonveld op nog ‘n idilliese gholfdag soos net Gansbaai dit kan doen. “Al lê die see nog so blou… Al lê die see nog so blou…. Maar die moet julle darem weet… My gholfstokke sal ek nooit vergeet” (Eie verwerking) Piet is a familiar personality on our golf course, a ball hunter. From now on he will be our golf course ‘’sweeper’’— that The ultimate test…….. means he will collect all the rubbish and get paid per bag. Dawie gave him a Golf is the infallible test. The man who can go into a handsome advance for his future efforts. patch of rough alone, with the knowledge that only God is watching him, and play his ball where it lies, is the man who will serve you faithfully and well. IN MEMORIAM PG Wodehouse Ons is jammer om te verneem van die heengaan van Bill Oosthuizen hierdie maand. Hy het vanaf Januarie hart probleme ondervind. Hy was 65 jaar oud. Ons dink veral aan sy vrou Lynn Die nuusbrief word saamgestel deur Gina Esterhuizen. Jy is en die gesin in hierdie tyd. welkom om my te kontak by [email protected] Office and club information: We were sorry to hear about the passing of Bill Oosthuizen earlier this Please click on the contact buttons on the website. month. He has had heart problems since January. He was 65 years old. Face Book: Gansbaai Gholfklub/ Golf Club Our thoughts are especially with his wife Lynn and the family at this time.