Club Captain's Message

Shop, Carts & Range 

On Saturdays & Wednesdays, until July 17th when Peter Hates starts in Pro Shop, the Match Committee will be in Pro Shop before golf from 10.30am to collect match fees, organize carts & sell range balls.

If you have a late tee time & the shop is closed you will need to pay on completion of your round.

We will need volunteers each day to pick up range balls. If we have 2 each time it will only take approx. 15 minutes, all help is appreciated.

Club Championships

Unfortunately due to weather last week Finals Day was cancelled.

All matches need to be played by 11th July. Please organize these matches & let us know when they are being played so they can be supported.

We will have a Presentation Day on Saturday 17th July after golf for the Championships & Strokeplay Trophies.

Singles Knockout & 4 Ball Knockout sheets are on noticeboard in club house. Names to be up by 26th June.

Thanks

Dave McEwing 
Ladies Captain's Message

Hi Everyone

Sadies – Kath McCreanor and Susan Brown

Tournaments. Anyone want to go to Lower Waitaki Thursday 10 June. Teams event. I will go if anyone interested.

Drinks Wednesday 30 June at 335 Church Street 5.30p.m. Text Rosie to let her know if you are coming.0274356808

Next Tuesday is LGU so try and enter yourself in your grades as much as possible however if you are playing a match let me know and I wont change you. You can also play LGU as well as a match but you just need to put out.

Have a fabulous weekend.

Cheers Cath
Christchurch Golf Club
Please note, we have agreed to formally renew our reciprocal agreement with Christchurch Golf Club (Shirley).
 
Any members wishing to take advantage of this need to contact me, and I will arrange confirmation of membership via email - you will then need to book in via dotgolf on the day
 
Any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me
 
Steve 
Results - Top Tens & Ties
Sat 5 June 2021
 
Brendall Greenall Jill Shore Bremford - 18 Hole Ladies (Medal - Gross)
 
105 - J Rae
106 C Turnbull
108 R Carruthers
 
Grant Cup R4 & LGU R4 - 18 Hole Ladies (Net)
 
75 C Turnbull
80 R Carruthers, J Rae
 
Medal (Net) & Shootout (R7)
 
70 G Williams 
72 D Deeks
73 M Corfield, A MacKay, S Keen
74 S Compton, C Turnbull, A Kelliher (Pleasant Point)
75 S Crook
76 A Booth
 
Twos
 
4th Robert Hepburn
12th Hole: Jeremy Small 
15th Hole: Jeremy Small
 
Jackpot Hole: No 15 - Jeremy Small
 
Nearest the Pin (Senior): Jeff Spurdle
Nearest the Pint (Junior): Jeremy Small 
 
Shootout Winner: Sid Keen (73)
The Week Ahead

Tue

9:30am Ladies 9 Hole

Ladies 18 Hole

Wed

18 Holes Stableford – All welcome

Thurs

9:30am Ladies 9 Hole

Fri

Mens’ and Womens’ 9 Hole 9:30am.
Stableford/Par/Medal, teeing off on 1st or 10th Holes

Sat

9:30am Ladies 9 Hole

18 Holes Competition – All Welcome
Golf Media
For the latest in Golf Media reports from around the region, please copy and paste the links below:
 
Thu 3 June - NZ Golf Magazine
https://nzgolfmagazine.co.nz/?na=v&nk=4242-cc26352de0&id=76 
 
Pacific Golfer
https://www.golferpacific.co.nz/
...and finally
As a species, we tend to want to have something that joins us together, that makes us feel part of a bigger group, a like-minded community going through the same trials and tribulations, the same ups and downs, that we all go through.

Most people tend to look for little hints and signs that are more positive than others, while some of us are more maudlin and look for the gloomier side of things, searching for the silver lining that makes every day suffering bearable.

Golfers, generally fit into the latter category, the sport is too full of frustrations for us to be anything other. There are, occasionally, the odd exceptions that will raise a smile throughout the club just with their mere presence and they are to be exalted and enjoyed.

Each of these groups invariable come up with their own verbal shorthand, that helps to identify themselves as part of a certain mind-set.  Indeed, advertisers are paid big bucks to come up with these hooks; you know the ones, the really irritating ear-worms and catchphrases that get on your nerves, or in some golden cases, can evoke rose tinted childhood memories when life seemed simpler and the weather was always warm and sunny (utter tosh, of course, but it makes us feel good).

On Saturday, our fourball came up with a new one of these phrases: 'The Dexter Bounce".

We came up with this on the third hole when, Dexter, with uncharacteristic waywardness, sliced his drive dramatically, to such an extent that we were convinced the ball had gone out-of-bounds.

Well out-of-bounds in fact.

To be honest, I think there were dolphins in the Tasman reaching for their hard-hats, it looked that far right. 

The youngest in our group  (annoyingly likeable despite his youth, talent, and far better eyes than the rest of us put together) was convinced, however, that he saw the ball drop out under the hedge.

We, on the other-hand, were certain that the provisional ball (in Dexter's usual, middle of the fairway spot), was going to be in play.  We were obviously wrong. Not only did we find Dex's original ball, but it had, somehow boing-ed off the Southern Alps back into play.

Hence "The Dexter Bounce". 

Mark then utilised the "Dexter Bounce" out of the grove of trees on the right hand side of the 5th hole; and I used the "Dexter bounce" to run through the greenside bunker on the 6th.  Unfortunately, Alex and I can confirm, that the "Dexter Bounce' does not come into play when you drive it into the middle of the lake by Number 10.

I find myself looking forward to seeing if this catches on, and hearing more stories of "Dexter Bounces" from other members.

From a positivity point of view, though, I am going to enjoy being part of this particular group (although, being a miserable sod, I am now thinking about what to call the anti "Dexter Bounce" - I am sure we can come up with something)

Stay safe, and play well

Steve
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