:: Greencastle Golf Club 06.02.12

Forthcoming Events in Greencastle
Wednesday 8 - Wednesday Society 10.30 – 11.30
Thursday 9 - Ladies Day Members Prize
Saturday 11 - Ladies & Gents Stableford
Sunday 12 - Singles Stableford

Wednesday 15 - Wednesday Society 10.30 – 11.30
Thursday 16 - Ladies Day Winter League. Thornhill GS 11.15 – 11.45
Saturday 18 - Ladies & Gents Stableford
Sunday 19 - Singles Stableford

Greencastle Golf Club Results 06.02.12
The full course was in play for the first time since the end of November, with the main competition being the singles stableford on Sunday. The Captain Neil Guckian (10) won for the third time since taking over the captaincy in December with 44 points. Birdies at seven and eleven interspersed many pars as the ‘Big Dote’ goes from strength to strength. A break of tie was required for second and third places between Brian Stewart (21) and Gerry Guckian (16), and Brian’s better back nine gave him the higher finish. The first gross prize of the season went to Willie Havlin with 33 points, and the nines to Liam Edwards (24 points) and Kevin Lake (26 points). The C.S.S. was 38 points.

On Saturday Shaun Doherty (23) claimed his second prize of the year as he finished with 39 points and a reduction in his handicap to 21.

This coming weekend a ladies and gents stableford will be played on the Saturday and a singles stableford on the Sunday.

Entries are being taken for the Biggar and Inniskillen Cups. Entry forms have been posted on the clubs notice board. To date pairs entries have been received from James McCauley & Paul Gillen, Nigel Davenport & Barry Nicholas, John Bradley & Niall Cosgrove, and Ryan Doherty & Cathal Kelly.

Notes of Council Meeting of January 26th 2012
Council has agreed to:
· Establish a Fund-raising Committee under the direction of Paul O’Doherty
· Give each member 2 complimentary Green Fees which must be used in the company of the member and which will be valid until September 30th 2012. The member will receive same on payment of the Annual Subscription or the signing of a Direct Debit/Standing Order
· Hold the Captain’s Drive-in on Monday March 19th as part of a Scramble with a shotgun start
· Hold Divot Days from March onwards – weather permitting
· Permit vouchers won in Club Competitions to be used to defray bar bills or payment of Annual Subscription
· Admit Liam Clarke, John McGeady and Kevin McDaid to Full Membership, Jim Devlin to Distance and Overseas Membership and Séamus Hickey to Student Membership

Ladies Winter League Results 06.02.12
Section A
Kathleen Faulkner & Catherine Cosgrove have a bye
Hilary McCloy & Eileen Farren beat
Antoinette Hegarty & Lucia Mullen
Betty Gallagher & Magdalene McDermott lost to
Veronica Harkin & Pauline Casey
Anne Heard & Maureen Keys drew with
Kay Doherty & Ruth Rankin

Section B
Anne Bonner & Kate Lowe beat
Mary Bovaird & Eilish Ryder
Joan Hegarty & Helen Cosgrove lost to
Isobel McCafferty & Maeve McClenaghan
Mar Hasson & Phil Cooke lost to
Siobhan McLaughlin & Marian Devlin
Anne Vekins & Mary Brennan drew with
Anne McDermott & Pauline McQuillan

With only one round of matches to be played, both sections still have to be decided.
In section A Veronica Harkin and Pauline Casey are unbeaten with 9 points, but Kathleen Faulkner and Catherine Cosgrove are within touching distance with 7 points.
Section B is even tighter and the possibility of a play off is realistic. Isobel McCafferty and Maeve McClenaghan lead with 9 points, and Siobhan McLaughlin and Marian Devlin are best placed with 8 points. Two further pairings (Anne Vekins & Mary Brennan and Joan Hegarty & Helen Cosgrove) still have outside chances sitting as they do on 7 points

The Final of the Winter League will be played on 1st March. Should a play-off by required in either group, this will take place on 23rd February.

The Rules of Golf
As you may be aware, the Revised Rules of Golf will come into operation in 2012. The list of the main changes have been released and are available on the R and A website ( www.randa.org ). The page not only gives you the written explanation, but in some cases a video explanation as well.

Principal Changes Introduced into the 2012 Code

Rules of Golf
Definitions
Addressing the Ball The Definition is amended so that a player has addressed the ball simply by grounding his club immediately in front of or behind the ball, regardless of whether or not he has taken his stance. Therefore, the Rules generally no longer provide for a player addressing the ball in a hazard. (See also related change to Rule 18-2b)

Rules
Rule 1-2. Exerting Influence on Movement of Ball or Altering Physical Conditions
The Rule is amended to establish more clearly that, if a player intentionally takes an action to influence the movement of a ball or to alter physical conditions affecting the playing of a hole in a way that is not permitted by the Rules, Rule 1-2 applies only when the action is not already covered in another Rule. For example, a player improving the lie of his ball is in breach of Rule 13-2 and therefore that Rule would apply, whereas a player intentionally improving the lie of a fellow-competitor’s ball is not a situation covered by Rule 13-2 and, therefore, is governed by Rule 1-2.

Rule 6-3a. Time of Starting
Rule 6-3a is amended to provide that the penalty for starting late, but within five minutes of the starting time, is reduced from disqualification to loss of the first hole in match play or two strokes at the first hole in stroke play. Previously this penalty reduction could be introduced as a condition of competition.

Rule 12-1. Seeing Ball; Searching for Ball
Rule 12-1 is reformatted for clarity. In addition, it is amended to (i) permit a player to search for his ball anywhere on the course when it may be covered by sand and to clarify that there is no penalty if the ball is moved in these circumstances, and (ii) apply a penalty of one stroke under Rule 18-2a if a player moves his ball in a hazard when searching for it when it is believed to be covered by loose impediments.

Rule 13-4. Ball in Hazard; Prohibited Actions
Exception 2 to Rule 13-4 is amended to permit a player to smooth sand or soil in a hazard at any time, including before playing from that hazard, provided it is for the sole purpose of caring for the course and Rule 13-2 is not breached.

Rule 18-2b. Ball Moving After Address
A new Exception is added that exonerates the player from penalty if his ball moves after it has been addressed when it is known or virtually certain that he did not cause the ball to move. For example, if it is a gust of wind that moves the ball after it has been addressed, there is no penalty and the ball is played from its new position.

Rule 19-1. Ball in Motion Deflected or Stopped; By Outside Agency
The note is expanded to prescribe the various outcomes when a ball in motion has been deliberately deflected or stopped by an outside agency.

Rule 20-7c. Playing from Wrong Place; Stroke Play
Note 3 is amended so that if a player is to be penalised for playing from a wrong place, in most cases the penalty will be limited to two strokes, even if another Rule has been breached prior to his making the stroke.

Appendix IV
A new Appendix is added to prescribe general regulations for the design of devices and other equipment, such as tees, gloves and distance measuring devices.

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