Captains Corner – May 2021

The month of May is normally dedicated to those wonderful women we call our mothers and I sincerely hope that all the mothers in the club were spoilt rotten on Mothers Day.

While we are on the topic of Women, I am sure you have all been receiving messages regarding the weekend’s club results and any golf days that might be happening at the club or news of upcoming events. This is all thanks to Ester Van Der Merwe, who has joined us as a marketing consultant. We are incredibly pleased to have you on board Ester and the difference is already amazing.

The Ladies Section had their Ladies Open on the 19^th May and a word of congratulations must go out to the organisers, it was a day very well organised. Good luck for any future golf days.

A Mixed Open is being arranged for the 6^th June and all members are encouraged to support the day. I know it will be a great success again.

It has come to my attention that a number of people do not know the rules of completing a scorecard, so I did a bit of googling and came up with the following 14 important rules regarding golf scorecards.

14 Important Golf Scorecard Rules to Remember

1. Recording the correct handicap on the card is solely your responsibility as the player.
2. If you fail to record your handicap, or play off a handicap higher than that to which you are entitled (and this affects the number of strokes received), you will be disqualified from the handicap element of a Strokeplay competition, though your score will still stand in any concurrent scratch competition.
3. If you record too low a handicap on your card, your net score will stand based on that handicap.
4. At the end of the round, all you are signing for is your gross score on each hole.
5. Should you sign for a gross score on a hole lower than that actually taken, unfortunately you will be disqualified.
6. Should you sign for a higher score on a hole than that taken, the higher score stands, but you will not be disqualified.
7. Contrary to what some believe, you do not need to initial mistakes or corrections on the scorecard.
8. The scorecard must be signed by you and your marker (or markers if another person has had to take over) and returned as soon as possible on completion of the round.
9. Sometimes, this will be to a recorders’ area, but often simply to a box in the clubhouse or changing room.
10. Once it has been returned, no alterations can then be made to the scorecard.
11. If one or both of the required signatures are missing, you will be disqualified under Rule 3.3b.
12. Returning the card “as soon as possible” does not mean immediately, nor does it mean hours later. You might have a long trek to the area where it is to be returned if, for example, you have started on a tee some way from the clubhouse.
13. And even if computerised scoring is in operation, it is what is recorded on the physical scorecard that is all-important, rather than what might be input in error into a computer.
14. Finally if the scorecards are prepared for you, do make sure you swap before you mark and sign, or you will end up signing for the wrong scores a la Mark Roe in the 2003 Open at Royal St George’s.

The Rotary Club from Monument District has now started revamping our warmup nets next to the 1^st and 10^th tee boxes and they are looking so much better. Thanks a stack you guys, you do great community work.

This month we are having a Captains Draw again and I hope that most of you will make an effort to attend. Come have a glass of sherry with us and let’s beat the cold weather. Plus the jackpot is standing at R27500.00 with the Joker draw at well over R10 000.00 and the ladies will also be doing their regular lucky draw, and there just might be a surprise as well. Rusty will be having a curry and rice special and if you have tasted his curry before it is certainly worth it at R65.00 per plate.

All the league sides are now in full swing so please make an effort to come and support our sides at the club. Maybe pop around for some lunch and a beer on a Sunday afternoon. We will be updating the tab on the website with regard to the league sides on a monthly basis so I will not place them on this page.

The knockouts will also be updated on a monthly basis on the website and we ask that you please make sure your game is played on time.

Happy birthday to all our members who celebrated their birthday during the month of May.

Birthday	First Name	Surname	Gender	Number	Age
01.05.1964	Dumezweni	Sitole	M	991761	57
01.05.1965	Stephan	Nothnagel	M	1092	56
02.05.1964	Andrew	Storbeck	M	1909	57
02.05.1969	Richard	Meyer	M	991671	52
03.05.1971	Louwkie	Nel	F	990330	50
03.05.1980	Nathan	Du Toit	M	991651	41
03.05.1980	George	Van Der Merwe	M	991226	41
03.05.1996	Henry	Lloyd	M	990356	25
04.05.1962	Dirk	Botha	M	991815	59
04.05.1942	Koos	Vorster	M	991840	79
05.05.1949	Clive	Diener	M	990721	72
05.05.1960	Erika	Swart	F	758	61
06.05.1949	Alfred	Rufener	M	991601	72
06.05.1981	Michael	Goutier	M	991865	40
06.05.1966	Lee	Bloxam	M	991721	55
06.05.1997	Brandon	Moodley	M	991713	24
06.05.2003	Divan	Maartens	M	991687	18
07.05.1957	Danie	Bosman	M	398	64
07.05.1962	Friso	Wouda	M	990130	59
08.05.1952	Theodorus	Woudstra	M	503	69
08.05.1967	Nicolene	Botha	F	990371	54
08.05.1978	Quentin	Chambers	M	991735	43
08.05.1999	Juan	Van Der Westhuizen	M	3164	22
10.05.1978	Rory	Garton	M	991795	43
11.05.1974	Jaco	Storm	M	991907	47
11.05.1950	Rashid	Limbada	M	1246	71
11.05.1972	Adriaan	Van Wyk	M	991116	49
12.05.1989	Christo	Van Duyker	M	2493	32
13.05.1954	James	Evans	M	991783	67
13.05.1968	Alan	Taylor	M	991177	53
15.05.1965	Wayne	Nell	M	1761	56
15.05.1983	Oscar	Sutton	M	990698	38
17.05.1943	Johan	Van Tonder	M	990770	78
18.05.1968	Leon	Van Heerden	M	990897	53
19.05.1943	Ken	Worsley	M	697	78
19.05.1972	Kerry	Lawrie	F	2927	49
20.05.1978	Loraine	Harding	F	991894	43
21.05.1940	Paul	Zanner	M	209	81
22.05.1951	Leon	Ferreira	M	991602	70
22.05.1964	Retha	White	F	990174	57
22.05.1975	Jairus	Lebotse	M	991756	46
23.05.1948	Rita	Wilken	F	990786	73
23.05.1976	Tersius	Van Den Berg	M	991739	45
24.05.1964	Elize	Nieuwenhuizen	F	991685	57
24.05.1971	E	Gurnell	M	643	50
24.05.1971	Martin	Janse Van Rensburg	M	990086	50
24.05.1971	Belinda	Mans	F	991451	50
24.05.1973	Pieter	Spruyt	M	991677	48
24.05.1984	Marnus	Van Der Merwe	M	991848	37
25.05.1982	Adri	Erasmus	F	3047	39
25.05.1994	Dillon	De La Hunt V.D Merwe	M	990925	27
26.05.1960	Arthur	Cooper	M	991917	61
26.05.2000	Kent	Gibson	M	991696	21
27.05.1970	Louis	Opperman	M	991839	51
27.05.1975	John	Victor	M	991938	46
27.05.1965	Danny	Pillay	M	990476	56
28.05.1951	Dion	Breedt	M	991174	70
28.05.1961	Mark	Van Rensburg	M	561	60
28.05.1980	Francois	Lindeque	M	3180	41
29.05.1945	Edwin	Brooks	M	991607	76
29.05.1957	Andrea	Kock-Maag	F	991699	64
29.05.1959	Mattheus	Streicher	M	990185	62
29.05.1972	Hugo	Lambrechts	M	1466	49
30.05.1938	Dieter	Kehlert	M	3125	83
31.05.1952	Verna	Hugo	F	546	69

Awesome, so I will see you on the practice green over the weekend and hopefully at the Captain’s draw on Friday evening.

Gregg White