Good Morning.

Another great golfing week.

On Sunday we hosted players from the Diplomatic Golfing Society who joined us in the Gaskies Group.  Thanks to David Hill and his colleagues for the prizes.

Our Junior Pennants teams both played on Sunday.  Reports below.

A reminder that for the next 2 weeks on Monday afternoons at 4pm we are hosting College Sport Wellington Golf.  The Front 9 will be closed from 3pm until 6.15pm.  The Back 9 will be open for bookings. Please check the booking sheet and don't just turn up and start in the middle of the field. 

We are continuing to find visitors who are playing without having paid their green fees.  The last few people caught have been playing with members. It is unacceptable that members allow their guests to have free round.

There will be more course marshalling taking place over the next few weeks.

The Greenkeepers and Volunteers have been doing a great job clearing some existing drains to ensure in the winter the water will flow where we want it to.  They will be bringing a digger in soon to complete this work.  Well done guys

Competition Results

The Clubday Stableford on Sunday 23 February had 5 players who finished with 38 points.  The winner on countback was Grant Pollard from Brigitte Boesnisch-Brednich, Denise Marten, James Nimmo and Ian Dumbleton.

Leading the Order of Merit after 4 rounds out of 12 is Jeff Mason with 130 points.

As part of the Gaskies group on Sunday we were joined by 5 players from the Diplomatic Golf Society.  We had a field of 21 who competed for prizes kindly provided by the diplomats.

The winner was Brigitte Boenisch-Brednich on 38 points from Denise Marten also on 38 points and Mark Hussey and Mark Peck on 37 points.

Prizes for two's went of Mark Peck, Neil Hoskin and Graham Black

Miners Arms - this event finishes on Friday 28 February so if you have completed your 3rd round you have few days left.

Upcoming Events

Clubday Stableford - Round 5 of 12 will be played on Sunday 2nd March.  Just click "Yes" to enter when you are printing your card.

Monthly Medal - Sunday 9th March. 

Grant Keats Trophy - Round 2 will be played on 9th March in conjunction with the Monthly Medal

Holland Cup - This is our premier match play trophy outside of the club championships.  This trophy has been played for in its current edition since 1971. The qualifying round (nett medal) will be played on Sunday 9th March with match play rounds played over the following 4 weeks.

Entries are open.  Please go to the Club website Events page to enter.

Men's Interclub

Our 4 men's interclub teams will be in action again this Saturday 1 March.

Division 2 at Home to Martinborough

Division 5 at Home to Carterton

Division 9 at Home to Trentham

Division 12 away to Judgeford

Terry McAllister has kindly offered to marshall while interclub teams are playing so we can keep the pace of play at a reasonable level.  Time to complete 18 holes should not be more than 4.25 hours

Junior Pennants

Both our teams played on Sunday 23 February.

Penalty Area Options.

If a players ball is a penalty area they have the following options

1. Play the ball as it lies for no penalty
2. Take penalty relief according to rule 17 - 1 stroke penalty
3. Take penalty relief by dropping the ball in the Drop Zone if one is provided - 1 stroke penalty.  (At Karori we have drop zones on holes 6, 12, 15 & 18).

Under Rule 17 there are 3 options for taking penalty relief with a 1 stroke penalty :

1. Stroke & Distance Relief : The player may play the original ball or another ball from where the previous stroke was made.
2. Back on the Line Relief : The player may drop the original ball or another ball outside the penalty area, keeping the estimated point where the original ball last crossed the edge of the penalty area between the hole and the spot where the ball is dropped (with no limit as to how far back the ball may be dropped). The spot on the line where the ball first touches the ground when dropped creates a relief area that is one club-length in any direction from that point, but must not be nearer the hole than the estimated point where the original ball last crossed the edge of the penalty area
3. Lateral Relief (Only for Red Penalty Area): The ball may be dropped within two club-lengths of the point where the original ball last crossed the edge of the red penalty area but not nearer the hole.

Relief for a ball in Yellow Penalty Area

Relief for ball in Red Penalty Area