Methinks, perhaps, a few quiet moments in which to draw breath before we begin the hurly burly that marks the forewarning of the change of seasons - Winter to Spring!! For those who stand to the right of the ball Saturday places you in the spotlight with the Sam's Cup for left-handers - the question to be answered is does Peter Guthery count given he putts with a left handed putter (or is it lucky he is now sunning himself in Australia - or where is Don Forbes)??
For the rest of us mere mortals it is stableford three grades and Round 11 of the Shirley Links Shootout - and yes before you ask if you are a left-hander your round does still qualify for the Shootout as well as the Sams Cup. If asked I am sure the proshop will extend a set of left handed clubs (at no charge) to any right-hander who feels disadvantaged and wants to play (so long as you play the full 18) - I seem to recall Ben Fulton doing something similar a few years ago!!
The inter club season draws ever nearer with our Woodward Cup team scheduled to play the All Stars team this Saturday in a warm up match off the blue tees. Making appearances for the All Stars are Carl Brooking, Craig Mitchell, JB Sanders, Karl Kitchingham and Bruce Taylor - all indicators point to a tight match an update will follow next week.
The first round of the Woodward competition is scheduled for the 29 August at Templeton. Meanwhile the Blank competition kicks back into life on the 4 September when our team plays Russley at Russley. In regards our Simon team see further down for a brief update or alternatively speak with Ant who will provide all the low down!
Looking ahead towards the end of August we host the Canterbury Women's Provincial Championship on Friday 27, Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 so the course will be closed. In line with our practice in recent years we will play the second of our matches with Clearwater at Clearwater on the 28th - watch this space and others for further details as the date approaches. While marking events in your dairy please note the next mixed match is the 22 August while Sunday 5 September (Father's Day) hosts Fathers & Sons / Mothers & Daughters - again further information will follow. For those will a busy social calendar you might want to mark the Orbell Cup away at Timaru on Sunday 3 October any one who wishes to play, in addition to those of last year, please speak with me.
The Board has its usual monthly meeting this Wednesday so look for the President's report on the Club Website later in the week for an update of where general matters are situated.
In the interim good golfing and I will see you at Shirley if not before!!
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