Congratulations Pieter and Louwrens
Weekly Competition Results
Friday 01 December 2023
No competition took place (VKB Grain Brokers Golf Day)
Wednesday 06 December 2023
18 Holes Wednesday Competition
No competition took place
Friday 08 December 2023
Amadeus Meat Competition
No competition took place
Wednesday 13 December 2023 (Skins)
18 Holes Wednesday Competition
First Place – Josh Wampach (9 Skins)
Second Place – Steve Oliver (4 Skins)
Friday 15 December 2023 (Bonus Bogey)
Amadeus Meat Competition
First Place – Rob Silcock (+3)
Second Place – O. Akinsanya (+2)
Wednesday 20 December 2023 (Medal)
KWV Thirsty Thousand
First Place – Liam Brooks (Net 67)
Second Place – Nico Odendaal (Net 69)
Third Place – Janice Brownlee (Net 70)
Friday 22 December 2023 (IPS)
Amadeus Meat Competition
First Place – Petrus Du Plessis (18 Pts)
Second Place – Louwrens De Jager (17 Pts) C/O
We would like to thank all our sponsors and players for supporting the weekly competitions. Without you, it would not have been such a great success.
Rules for the month
Rule 1.2a
Conduct Expected of All Players
All players are expected to play in the spirit of the game by:
Acting with integrity - for example, by following the Rules, applying all penalties, and being honest in all aspects of play.
Showing consideration to others - for example, by playing at a prompt pace, looking out for the safety of others, and not distracting the play of another player. If a player plays a ball in a direction where there might be a danger of hitting someone, they should immediately shout a warning, such as the traditional warning of "fore".
Taking good care of the course - for example, by replacing divots, smoothing bunkers, repairing ball-marks, and not causing unnecessary damage to the course.
There is no penalty under the Rules for failing to act in this way, except that the Committee may disqualify a player for acting contrary to the spirit of the game if it finds that the player has committed serious misconduct.
"Serious misconduct" is player behaviour that is so far removed from what is expected in golf that the most severe sanction of removing a player from the competition is justified.
Penalties other than disqualification may be imposed for player misconduct only if those penalties are adopted as part of a Code of Conduct under Rule 1.2b
Rule 16.1a
When Relief Is Allowed
1. Meaning of Interference by Abnormal Course Condition. Interference exists when any one of these is true:
The Player’s ball touches or is in or on abnormal course condition.
An abnormal course condition physically interferes with a player’s area of intended stance or area of intended swing.
Only when the ball is on the putting green and abnormal course condition on or off the putting green intervenes on the line of play.
If the abnormal course condition is close enough to distract the player but does not meet ant of these requirements, there is no interference under this Rule.
2. Relief Allowed Anywhere on Course Except When Ball Is in Penalty Area. Relief from interference by an abnormal course condition is allowed under Rule 16.1 only when both:
The abnormal course condition is on the Course (Not out of bounds)
The ball is anywhere on the course, except in a penalty area (where the player’s only relief is under Rule 17)
Summary.
When a player decided to take free relief permitted under Rule 16.1, it should be clear that a player takes complete relief.
Should a player fail to take complete relief, the player will receive the general penalty for playing the ball from a wrong place under Rule 14.7a.
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Highlights for the year
January 2023
Hollow Tinning took place on the 16th and 17th of January 2023
