May 2023 Newsletter
President's report
We played the Cranbourne Golf Club on Monday 1st May 2023 with a 8am shotgun start.
It was a magnificent morning for a stroll but we were in for a shock, the greens had been manicured for the pennant finals on Sunday and they were very fast.
Fifty players arrived for our game and starters Peter Garbellini, Peter Ross and Philip Horsburgh helped our captain Jeff Stevens get us away to a good start.WELL DONE TO YOU ALL.
Balls down the line went to 28 points and only 6 people received balls, which proved it was very tough going. Credit to Cranbourne and well done to those that scored well.
Players missing owing to sickness included Rod Goode and Noel Manning, both had heart problems but are on the improve .Hope you get well soon.
Presented John Marshall with $80 voucher for winning the President's Award.
Sponsor David Heraud from Jimmy Jams offered 2 bottles of jams for $7. Thanks David and please continue to support him.
We discussed a game of golf against Eastern Vets which hopefully take place in October this year.
Look forward to next game at Keysborough Golf Club on 29th May which will be a 8am shotgun start
All the Best from the President and looking forward to seeing you all at Keysborough.
Golf Rules Guide
The Rules of Golf seem to be subject to small adjustments following the major changes in 2019.
The prime source for the rules is at the R&A website here
However, I have these other people flooding my mail box with stuff about the rules and the video below proved worth watching:
Video 1 2023 -
Quick rules guide
For me it clarified the difference between hazard areas marked with red
or yellow posts: - the available actions in yellow are more constrained
than those in red.
Cheers from:
Laurie
Captains Report:
Results from 'Keysborough'
Captain Jeff Stevens welcomed members to Keysborough Golf Club for the Alf Jones Trophy Stableford event.
Not yet played
The results from 'Keysborough' still not ready
Birthdays for May 2023
Congratulations and best wishes to our members whose birthday falls in May.
Allen McAuliffe
Colin Holmes
Don Thomson
Ray Underwood
Ross Wilson
Gary Morland
Karl Lindberg
Johannes Tetteroo
Bill Cribbes
The sophisticated shark attack
An experienced shark and his new young companion were searching near the coast where they succeeded in finding a group of swimmers.
The experienced shark said,
"Let's go up and swim around them three times showing
our presence just a little"
They did that and went back down again. The experienced shark said,
"Let's do it again but this time really threaten them with our teeth"
They did that and dived down again whence the.
experienced shark said
"Now let's attack them from below and eat our fill"
They ate well from the already terrified swimmers and fully sated they swam out to sea.
The young shark, who had not fully understood the reasoning of the older shark inquired.
""Why did we have to do all this surfacing and threatening? Couldn't we have attacked them straight away?""
The clear reply was, "That's true, but they taste much better after they've emptied their bowels".
Late entry
It was hard to resist adding the following letter to the editor of the Age published on 5 May, so here it is.
Wheelie complicated
I have just received my fourth wheelie bin from Merri-bek Council. To ensure I am simpatico with the council’s multi-bin policy, the general waste bin is still collected every week unless that day falls on a public holiday when its collected, well, some time later. The yellow recycle bin is now collected monthly unless, I have been arrested for placing the wrong piece of waste in it. The green recycle bin is collected fortnightly if my birthday falls between January and June and the month has an R in it. The glass recycle bin is also collected monthly unless, of course, there’s a full moon. Yes, I think I’ve got it now.
John Page,
Glenroy