It is with some relief that we note the passing of the shortest day and look forward to daylight growing longer over the next few weeks hopefully with more sunshine and less rain!! As you will appreciate the deluge of precipitation that has fallen over the last 4 -6 weeks has well and truly soaked the course and we now need the opportunity for it to dry out so all members can obtain the benefit of access and playing. Thank you for your patience to those who have been worst effected it has been greatly appreciated especially by the greens staff.
This Saturday sees a return to Round 7 of the Shirley Links Shootout with a Stableford 3 Grade competition in place. While there is still considerable time left for qualifying it is interesting to review progress so far and estimate the cut off. Given the number of good scores already lodged I suspect we will be looking at 75 or 76 as a minimum so you had better put your best foot forward as soon as possible.
The Mid-Winter International is scheduled for this Sunday 27 June with a shotgun start at 11.00am with the team competition by way of a bamboozle - best three of four scores on each hole counting. The field is nearly full to capacity so see David Robinson for International team entries and Bryan Graham for Kiwi teams urgently. As usual there will be a meal following the round where no doubt tall tales will be told even after the winners are crowned.
The Men's Committee meets this Wednesday and I will report back any items of interest next week. I think it fair to say slow play will once again be high on the agenda. We will also be looking at the forth coming inter club and international events that are looming large on the horizon.
On a sadder note members will have noted the passing of Harry Wagstaff and I am sure that the Club will support me as I pass on our sympathy and condolences to Ian, Tui and their sons after what has been a long struggle with illness.
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