MEN'S CAPTAIN WEEKLY NEWS
We continue to see the Old Course improve following the period of heavy maintenance.
Thank you to Ben and his Team for all their hard work. Some good scoring again by
those who played in the federated competitions.
PREFERRED LIES WILL CEASE AS FROM SATURDAY 10 JUNE WHICH IS
THE CLUB PROFESSIONAL’S DAY COMPETITION.
Please see details on David Steele’s Charity Marathon on Wednesday 5 July under ‘Thought for the Week’. Information about Men’s Captain’s Day on Saturday 1 July will be going out by email very soon. There is a date change for the home Inter Club Match against RC Sevilla. This is now on Monday 3 July.
Results
Tuesday 30 May: Midweek Competition – Stableford
First: Andrew Rogers (39 points)
Second: Paul Cambridge (37 points)
Third: Bill Casey (37 points; on handicap)
Nearest the Pin on Hole 12: David MacGregor
Twos: David MacGregor, Jeremy Sibbons
Best Gross: David MacGregor (+7)
Tissue: Harry Tucker (24 points on handicap; narrow escape Seamus!)
Thursday 1 June: Midweek Competition – Stableford
First: Steven Handley (40 points)
Second: Joost Blanckaert (37 points)
Third: Stu Burrell (35 points)
Fourth: Seamus Desmond (35 points on handicap)
Twos: None
Nearest the Pin on Hole 16: None. Nobody managed to get it to stay on the green!
Best Gross: David MacGregor (+6)
Juniors: Eduardo Ybarra Gallagher (38 points)
Tissue: Peter Myers (25 points)
A big thank you to Gary Ward for officiating as the Captain was absent.
Saturday 3 June: YellowBall
Before play commenced, Linda and I made the special presentation to Mark Emery, Andy Ramage and the Special Olympics Gibraltar Golf Team of 2,800 euros. We wish Julian,
Nicholas, Charles and Ivan every success in Germany next month at Bad Saarow GC.
The event will be televised on ESPN1 and runs from 19 to 22 June. A big thank you to everyone who has contributed!
A total of 14 Teams took part in the YellowBall Competition. There was the additional jeopardy of -5 for losing the YellowBall.
First: Andy Stanford, Amanda Stanford, Chris Hutchin, Maxi Strandberg Glas (129 !!)
Second: David Tyler, Mike Joy, Klas Brand, Derek Whelan (118 points)
Third: Iqbal Dharamsi, Malene Bjorlow, Yvonne Chu, Philip Vazques (114 points)
Fourth: John Hunter, Frank O’Hara, Sean McDonough, Paul Weigall (112 points)
Nearest the Pin on Hole 16: Klas Brand
The Lady Vice Captain’s Team and 3 other Teams are reminded that they should read the rule sheet properly ahead of next year’s competition, paying special attention to the illustrative diagram!
Course Information from Ben:
Old Course: The greens and ante greens will be top dressed on Tuesday this week. This will help start to smooth the ball roll out after the renovation works. It is normal as the holes start to grow through that the greens become more bobbly. Tees will be top dressed on Wednesday this week. All bent grass will be sprayed on Thursday this week; this will be subject to the weather as we do have some possible rain later this week. As always what is forecast and what comes could differ so we will wait to make any final decisions until nearer the time.
Thought for the week:
Can you play 18 holes of the Old Course in 1 hour 18 minutes or better to beat last year’s
record? Can you beat last year Best Team Score of -16?
The Speed Golf Charity Marathon this year will be on Wednesday 5 July so as not to interfere with the Midweek Stableford Competitions. David Steele will be playing a total of 9 rounds on the Old Course; Captain and Vice will be matching this (DT 5 rounds and DQ 4 rounds). Please see me or contact me by WhatsApp if you want to join in. As per last year the monies raised are going to local charities. These are Cancer Relief in Gibraltar where Kevin Bastone is a Trustee and the children looked after by Nun Soeur Joaquina and her staff at Centro Contigo in La Linea. This is the 30th Anniversary of David’s first Marathon in 1993 at The San Roque Club and it’s his final year of doing this Charity Marathon so it’s a special occasion and the Captains ask as many of you as possible to join in. The entry fee is 100 euros with all proceeds going to the Charities on
a 50/50 split. Prizes for Team with Best Time and Team with Best Score.
The Charity Day and Auction will follow on Saturday 8 July with lots of exciting items on offer!!!!
Calendar Change
The Home Inter Club Match against Real Club de Sevilla will now be on Monday 3 July
instead of Wednesday 26 July. It has been moved forward because of the second period
of heavy maintenance on the Old Course which is scheduled for 10 – 17 July inclusive
with a 3 week recovery period following those dates.
Looking Ahead to the next 3 Weeks...
Tuesday 6 June: Midweek Competition – Stableford
Thursday 8 June: Midweek Competition – Stableford (WORLD SERIES)
Saturday 10 June: Club Professionals’ Day
Sunday 11 June: Monthly Medal – postponed from May
Tuesday 13 June: Midweek Competition – Stableford
Thursday 15 June: Midweek Competition – Stableford
Saturday 17 June: Monthly Medal – June
Monday 19 June: Men’s ACL Match v Sotogrande (Home)
Tuesday 20 June: Midweek Competition – Stableford
Thursday 22 June: Midweek Competition – Stableford (Mixed)
Friday 23 June: Men’s Inter Club Match v La Zagaleta (Home)
Sunday 25 June: Ranking
Tuesday 27 June: Midweek Competition – Stableford
Thursday 29 June: Midweek Competition – Stableford
Friday 30 June: Men’s Inter Club Match v La Zagaleta (Home)
Golfing Anecdotes:
The next Major is the 123rd U.S. Open at the Los Angeles Country Club, starting on Thursday June 15. No doubt there will be quite a few sore eyes trying to stay awake to watch it! The North Course at LACC hosted the first Los Angeles Open some 97 years ago in 1926, and it returned four times, in 1934, 1935, 1936 and 1940. The splendid North Course has consistently been ranked in the top 20 in the U.S. since the extensive renovation in 2010 under the supervision of Gil Hanse and Geoff Shackelford. It is interesting to note that this will be the first Men’s Major in the Los Angeles area in 28 years and the area’s first U.S. Open in 75 years!
To whet your appetite here are a few photographs of the North Course.
Hole 11: Par 3, 290 yards, with the Los Angeles skyline beyond.
Hole 18: possibly the toughest of the three closing Par 4s?
Happy Golfing and Swing it well !
