Sunscreen and water will be required for golf on Saturday, the forecast is looking fine and sunny for both days over the weekend. The field for Saturday is full with qualifying for the Harewood 4BBB for both the men and women on Saturday. When I checked online when writing this there were only 7 available slots left on Saturday. With a full field please be considerate to the players in front and behind you. Ready golf is the order of the day, be ready to play your shot when it is your turn. Qualifying in both grades is a best combined nett with 16 pairs qualifying in the women’s and 32 pairs to qualify in the men’s grade. The men have a second round of qualifying next weekend with the best nett in either round to qualify. It is match play off current handicaps (lowest player off scratch) for the subsequent knockout rounds.

It was good to play off a different tee last weekend. The change of course rating when golf moved to the world handicapping system is a much fairer shift in handicap when playing on the different tees. The playing of monthly medal and other competition rounds means the white tees get a rest and are allowed to recover. Personally, I think we have 4 different tee blocks and we should use them to enjoy the different course the other tees give us. At this time of year when there is plenty of run the longer course(s) becomes a little friendlier. The next monthly medal on the 6^th of March for the men will be off the black tees, with the first round of the Harewood 4BBB competition scheduled for the 13^th of March for men and women.

The Men’s shootout entries close the 6^th of March. Your shootout rounds only count once the entry fee is paid. At present there is a strong field – 80, all trying to make the final 19 in November!

Results:

Top Dog: Don Robertson

Enjoy the good weather, keep washing hands, using the COVID app, and enjoying our freedom to play without restrictions in Level 1!

9 Hole Ladies: Wednesday 17 February

American Greensome

Winners: Faye Sedgley and Val Hampton 37.5 nett

Runners-up: Jenny Treleaven and Pat Murray 38 nett

Date: 15^th February

Game: Stableford

Division One

1^st:    Simon Hubble 40

2^nd:   David Williams Jones 38

3^rd:    Dennis Longdon 38

Division Two

1^st:    Barry Crowther 39

2^nd:   Max Wright 35

3^rd:    Darryl Dowthwaite 35

Date: 18^th February

Game: Combined Par

1^st: Bruce Chalklen +2

Bruce Robertson

2^nd: Bill Turner 0

Dal Jung

3^rd: Kevin Pritchard 0

Darryl Dowthwaite

4^th Robert Gay -1

Barry Crowther

The 2^nd night of the Armstrong Motor Group Twilight comp Series 1 on Tuesday night saw 45 players take on the demanding back 9.

As if we needed reminding of what extraordinary times we now live in, Sunday night’s announcement that we were moving to L2 on Monday was quite sobering.