Today’s Game is at7amatWoodville, it is a single stableford event. Today we also select the players with the 16 best scores to play the first round of Matchplay on 23rd March at Auburn. If you are not available to play on any of the following dates – March 23, May 25, August 24, October 12, please let Bernie know today.

Winners from 2BBB at Sefton 3rd Feb:

In this event being a 2BBB, the first two winning teams are declared as our prize winners of the day. Of the remaining players the two best individual scores are prize winners. To ensure that we share the prizes, any individual cannot win two prizes.

 

1st pair winners:  Stuart Hurley + Jenny Delaney- 63pts

2nd pair winners: Enda Scully + Kieran Jackson- 58 pts (c/b)

 

1st single winner: Bruce Farquhar- 52pts

2nd single winner: Sue Delaney- 50pts (c/b)

 

TOOTH: Garry Mitchell

TOOTH: Eddie Habib

 

Nearest the pins:

3rd: Peter O’Brien.                         10th: Peter O’Brien

4th: Shannon Finn                          13th: Jenny Delaney

7th: Kevin Cavanagh                      18th: Noelene Leggatt

 

Results From Sefton:

Team Scores:

Stuart Hurley + Jenny Delaney-63 pts

Enda Scully + Kieran Jackson- 58pts c/b

Pat Kain + Jenny Freeburn- 58pts c/b

Bruce Farquhar + Charlie Scully- 58pts c/b

Rob Ryan + Noelene Leggatt- 55pts

Fred McCarthy + Eddie Habib- 54pts

Pat Kain + Luke Kain- 53pts

Bernie Freeburn + Sue Delaney- 51pts

Peter O’Brien + John Poropat- 51pts

Craig Brown + Zane Brown- 51pts

Stuart Hurley + Shannon Finn- 47pts

Garry Mitchell + Dave Finn- 47pts

Kevin Cavanagh + Dennis Smith- 46pts

Wayne Selfridge + Jae Min Maeng- 43pts

 

Individual Scores:

Jenny Delaney- 60pts

Kieran Jackson- 53pts

Bruce Farquhar- 52pts

Sue Delaney- 50pts c/b

Fred McCarthy- 50pts c/b

Charlie Scully- 49pts

Pat Kain- 48pts

Jenny Freeburn- 48pts

Noelene Leggatt- 45pts

Craig Brown- 45pts

Eddie Habib- 42pts

Peter O’Brien- 42pts

John Poropat- 42pts

Rob Ryan- 41pts

Enda Scully- 40pts

Jae Min Maeng- 40pts

Zane Brown- 39pts

Dennis Smith- 39pts

Stuart Hurley- 38pts

Bernie Freeburn- 36pts

Garry Mitchell- 36pts

Dave Finn- 34pts

Shannon Finn- 34pts

Kevin Cavanagh- 31pts

Wayne Selfridge- 28pts

Luke Kain- 28pts

 

Rules Reminder:

 

Preferred Lies

Traditionally, “preferred lies” means a golfer can lift a golf ball that is in the fairway and move it up

to six inches in any direction (but not closer to the hole). At Dooleys Social Golf Club, this rule applies despite the Local Rules of the golf club.

However, from time to time, the fairway is not entirely clear (e.g. this often occurs at some holes at Woodville). Where this is the case, Dooleys golfers are permitted to lift a golf ball that is between the tree line (however not underneath the canopy of a tree) and move it up to six inches in any

direction (but not closer to the hole). This rule is designed to promote fair play. It should also be noted that if – and only if – you are informed upon arrival at a golf course that the

“preferred lies are through the green” (note: this will most often be on wet days) will a player be entitled to prefer the lie of the ball when the ball lies on a closely-mown area

through the green. The lowest handicapper in the group shall to the adjudicator of the application of the above rule to

his or her group.

 

Out of Bounds

Ordinarily, if your ball is lost out of bounds you must play another ball from the spot where the last

shot was played, under penalty of one stroke, i.e. stroke and distance. If, after playing your shot, you think your ball may be lost out of bounds you should play a provisional ball. You must announce that it is a provisional ball and play it before you go forward to search for the original ball.

Alternatively, under Dooleys rules, Dooleys golfers are permitted to instead under penalty of two strokes, drop a new ball within two club-lengths of, and not nearer the hole than: the point where the ball last crossed out of bounds.

Should you instead play a provisional ball and if the original ball is lost (other than in a water hazard) or out of bounds, you must continue with the provisional ball, under penalty of one stroke. If the original ball is found in bounds within 5 minutes, you must continue play of the hole with it,

and must stop playing the provisional ball. Where there is a risk of slow play, the lowest handicapper in the group may inform the relevant golfer that they must apply the ‘Dooleys rule’ and take the two stroke penalty option. Despite the above, we must remember that this is first and foremost a SOCIAL golf club. In the Dooleys Social Golf Club our number one priority is to enjoy the game with our fellow golfers so,

whilst I ask you to be mindful of these two rules when you are playing, there is no need to take a strict interpretation of these rules and our only ask is that you play the game honestly.

From our Captain

Stuart Hurley

 

Margaret Bentley update:

Margaret started her first round of treatment last Friday. Unfortunately, she had a few issues on the weekend and had to be readmitted to Westmead Hospital. She is being monitored currently and Col said she has picked up a bit. Hopefully the treatment will help and she will be home soon.

 

Trailer Clean up:

Thank you to the following people who gave up a couple of hours on Sunday 4th Feb to help clean our trailer for the 2024 games. Thanks to: Garry Mitchell, Bruce Farquhar, Val Kennedy, Jenny and Bernie Freeburn.

 

Club Championships for 2024

To be eligible for the club championships (including perpetual trophies) you need to play at least 8 games throughout the year. To be a winner, you need to have played at least three out of the four games below. If you play all four, your three best scores will be used. This year’s club championship rounds are:

25th May- Auburn;22nd June- Woodville;

24th Aug- Auburn; 21st Sept- Woodville.

 

Kandos Weekend away 27th to 29th Sept, 2024:

 

Accommodation: Kandos Fairways Motel & Apartments adjacent to the Golf Club, 4 Henbury Avenue Kandos NSW 2848. Phone Number 02 63794406 Contact – Andrew.

We have tentatively booked the entire fourteen Rooms at the Motel for Friday and Saturday nights. Current cost per Night - $140 Queen, $150 - Twin.  You will need to contact the motel directly with yourcredit carddetails.If you need an additional Night, you will need to arrange directly with the Motel. Currently there are only 3 rooms left!!

Please let either Bruce or Bernie know when you have contacted the motel with your credit card details so we know how many rooms are being filled.

 

Below are the players and people who are confirmed:

* Bruce and Robyn Farquhar- 3 nights, 1 golfer

* Jenny and Bernie Freeburn- 2nights, 2 golfers

* Jae Min and So Duc Maeng- 2 Nights, 1 golfer

* Stuart and Ann Hurley- 3 nights, 1 golfer

* Peter and Shiela O’Brien- 2 nights, 1 golfer

* Garry and Jackie Mitchell- 3 nights, 1 golfer

* Warren and Rhonda Dwyer- 3 nights, 1 golfer

* Eddie and Margaret Habib- 2 nights, 1 golfer

* John and Sue Rachel- 2 nights, 1 golfer

* Sue, Jenny, Anne Delaney- 3 nights, 2 golfers

* John and Kay Munce- 2 nights

* Robert and Anna Ryan- Own accommodation, 2 golfers

* Warren and Janet Ryan- Own accommodation, 1 golfer

 

Game Recognition Badges:

Recently several people queried the awarding of badges for games played- 50, 100, 150 games etc. It was recently discussed at our golf meeting that our handicapper Adam Welton would update the records calculating each player’s game tally for all the games that they have played for Dooleys. Throughout the year, we will continue to update players milestones. It is planned to present badges at our AGM.