Chip shots – 31 March 2017
Posted on: 30 March
MAJOR PENNANTS FINAL
Congratulations to our Major Pennants team, who on Sunday defeated Barnwell Park Golf Club 5-2 at Riverside Oaks in the group semi-final. This is a huge achievement for the team, as the last time that Strathfield played in a Pennant final was 51 years ago in 1966, when the club won the Group II Pennant and successfully defended their win from 1965. It was great to see a number of members on course showing support and caddying for our team in this crucial match.
This weekend our team will travel to Terrey Hills where they will contest the Final against Randwick Golf Club.
The team to represent Strathfield this Sunday, 2 April 2017 is:
Craig Delaney (c), James Roper, Paul Chillari, Jason Fanning, Sean Twomey, Matt Kelman, Peter Tsitouras, Jack Snelgrove (res), Tim Salvestro (res).
Tee off is from 6:45am, and any members who would like to come along and support the team would be greatly appreciated.
March Monthly Medal
The March medal round which has been washed out on two occasions, is now scheduled to be played on Saturday 8 April 2017 in conjunction with the Saturday Qualifying Round for the Singles Knockout.
Those members competing for the medal and wishing to Qualify for the Singles Knockout will let the pro shop know of their intention, then upon payment of $2 as per the Singles Knockout Conditions, a Q will be written on their card by the pro shop.
The stroke scores for those members who played in the Saturday Medal Round and wishing to qualify for the Singles Knockout will be converted to par, then the top 32 from the Saturday and Sunday qualifying rounds will compete in the match play rounds as per the conditions of play for the Singles Knockout event.
Course CONDITIONS/Closure
Especially over the last few week there have been a number of days when the course has been closed or cart access restricted. Each morning the conditions of the course are assessed and if the course is not playable and needs to be closed, or if it is too wet for the use of motorised carts, this information is posted on the website on the members login page, usually by 6pm when there is sufficient light to properly assess the course conditions.
COURSE AND NEW CLUBHOUSE NEWS
With a few days of clear weather we have finally had a chance to make some progress on the course works. On Wednesday over 25 people were brought in and over 6,000sqm of turf was laid along with a few thousand more early Thursday morning. Without any unforeseen setbacks we will be able to have all the remaining areas turfed over Wednesday and Thursday next week.
Below is a time-lapse video of the work done Wednesday Morning.
Turf the surrounds of what will be our new 7th green
Work has also continued on the noxious weed growing in the creek on the western side of the course. Most of the large and woody weed had been removed using chainsaws and an excavator. Follow up spraying will continue on a monthly basis to control the remaining leafy weeds and vine. This will be an ongoing process to clear the creek of both the unwanted weeds, along with the bottles and rubbish that gets washed down after each heavy rainfall. As for the large woody debris that has been excavated from the creek, this will be relocated and stockpiled on the eastern side of the course for the time being. When work commences on this side we will be removing a further 180 trees, and will have this debris mulched at the same time as the trees rather than incur the expense of hiring the equipment on two separate occasions.
On the new clubhouse site the abundance of recent rainfall along with issues from storm water runoff has caused major problems for our builders. Any progress made had been undone with each subsequent downpour. We are hopeful that the worst of this weather has now passed for now, and all possible resources are being used by our builders to prepare the area to lay the slab. Once this is done the site will no longer be adversely affected by inclement weather, and we will begin to see lots of progress made.
21 CLUB DINNER
The 21 Club Dinner will be on Wednesday April 5 with Gordon Bray as guest speaker.
Please click here for further information.
For catering purposes, invitees who have not responded are reminded to RSVP by 5pm Monday 2nd April
The St Patrick’s Day event that had been rescheduled to 13 April has been cancelled.
Due to weather the Medal round that was washed out on the 30th of March has been rescheduled to Thursday 13 April. Please note that Starting time for this is 8am.
Handicap look-up moving to GA website
All Australian golf club members will check their handicap information and scoring history at ww.golf.org.au — the Golf Australia home page — from next week.
You’ll find the handicap look-up functionality at the top of all pages on the site.
Simply enter your GOLF Link number into the box and hit “handicap look-up”.
Click here for more information
GOLF AUSTRALIA EXPRESS
To see the latest Golf Australia Express publication please click the Image Below To View
GOLF TIP
How To Be A Clutch Putter – Ricky Fowler (GOLF DIGEST)
I Know what you’re thinking. They all matter. But I’m talking about a putt you’d really like to see go in. When it hurts a little to see it stay out; those six-to-12-footers. Knock one tight and then miss the birdie putt; that’s almost as deflating as not saving a par. Then again, sometimes the difference between a double and a triple bogey feels like the world. Overall, I think I do a decent job of keeping my routine consistent no matter the length or importance of a putt, but here’s what’s going through my head when I look at one that really matters.
- Where is the exact spot of the cup I want the ball to enter? Yeah, I’d gladly take any piece, but thinking this precisely helps me read the break. I work backward from this spot to imagine the line all the way to my coin. At what speed must the ball run to follow exactly along this path? To keep the group’s pace of play quick, I’m always reading the green from the moment I first walk on it. But I will look at the cup from multiple angles to find my spot.
- A feeling of general lightness. When my putting gets a little out of whack, often I realize my grip pressure has become tight or uneven. On a scale of one to 10, I want my grip pressure no more than two or three. The other lightness is hovering my putter just above the ground before I start my stroke. When the putter rests directly on the grass, it has a tendency to snag on the way back.
- Trying to avoid being anxious. Being impatient is the worst thing you can do. You want to make the putt so bad that you never let the ball leave your sight. You need a quiet mind—and neck—to hit good putts. Throughout my stroke, from the start until well after the ball is on its way, I stay fixated on the spot where my coin was. I don’t need to see the ball rattle the cup. I’ll hear it.
WEEKLY RESULTS
