Some great shots from our last round at Imperial Golf Klub (with a K). If you are not one of the 50+ who have registered already, you better be quick here.
Now while we have your attention, a quick clarification on two rules.
Scoring Holes not Played
If weather or bad light means that you cannot finish your round, the scores for your holes not played will be calculated as par plus handicap strokes for the hole and preceded with a “X” to indicate it was not played.
For example, if you are a 28 handicapper and you don’t get to play the par 5 18th hole, which is handicap index 2, your score will be par =5 plus 2 strokes, so you will mark X-7.
Hazards – Point of Entry
Imperial has plenty of hazards, so this one will no doubt come up on Sunday. Watch this if you are not sure of the rules.
The main point we see people confused on is that a drop must be taken in a drop zone or on a line from where the ball entered the hazard…..not horizontally from where it landed or where you saw a splash. You have a range of options but sneeking up on distance is not one.
The shower line was long, but the number of skirts short with only 3 cross dressers this week, absent VP Mel the King of Skirts. The relatively short distance to the red tees on most holes contributed to the low skirt count, with only a totally botched drive preventing passing the ladies tee. Craig Edwards showed his group exactly what was necessary on the final Par 3, after basking in the glory of a birdie on the previous Par 4 after a brilliant chip in “gobbler”, he hit the ground a foot before the ball, and came crashing down to earth as his ball dribbled forward a few feet. Joined here by Mike.
With hubby Ric captaining Interleague to a stunning comeback win (below), Liz Wymer took the spotlight and was beaming after a lightning round for someone so new to the sport, winning the prize for 1st par over 30 on her second hole, and just being one off low puts prize for the day with a 29. When asked by the VP on the day how she achieved such a low putt count, Liz attributed it to her new 3 Wood!! He assumed she had misheard the question and thought he had asked about her low gross score overall, and not that she had discovered a better putting stick. All about confidence that a new club brings…hati hati hubby, looks like some more spending coming up!
Last week’s newcomer Joshua (in red shorts here) had the round of the day with a 76 off the stick. He has yet to qualify for a Tee Set handicap but Interleague Captain Ric is already signing Joshua up as our next deadly weapon. Pocket rocket Daniel made up for Senayan, this time winning the countback for Net A grade from an unlucky Bags, who suffered doubly by meeting an in-form Mick Dodsworth in matchplay.
Last time we visited Jack’s course at BSD, Bags snared a hole in one. We are back there again this week, playing off the whites this time, with the numbers expected a hole in one may not be so lucky…but who’s gonna knock it back?
The Day
We may need to recall our friend Sherlock to hunt for clues in the garage of the VP for Almost Everything as our beloved monkey has gone missing after Senayan. It was last seen in this shot….all three Tee Setters in the shot have not been seen since Senayan so that may be a clue. If any of you read this and you have the monkey, please send us a photo from your current location with the monkey (a la garden gnome). Or bring it next week.
The Singing President trailed that there would be some analysis coming up on skirts and he was right. At that time however the data was rather raw and the Web Guy was keen to add number of rounds played in achieving those skirts in order to arrive at a “skirt propensity”.
While keeping golf fun is our top priority, competition is becoming fierce in matchplay, in weekly net events, monthly medal stableford and in the eclectic. We are seeing more mistakes in scoring which affect competitions and unnecessarily piss people off. With more players and more competitions coming up this year we need to get this right.
