MOUNT LOFTY PENNANTS 2001
Planning for this season's matches actually commenced with a meeting on the 14th October 2000. This meeting was called by our Vice President, Ross Deans, with a view to encouraging all players interested in participation to attend practice sessions and be advised of the criteria to gain a position in the Pennant squad. This included participation in Mount Lofty Vardon, Riverside and Thaxted Park Challenges, recording stroke events and fulfilling their duties on the barbecue roster. Income from the barbecue helps defray costs of running a Pennant squad. These include shirts, jumpers & balls.

So far results after 3 of a total of 5 matches are:
JUNIORS
Have lost all 3 matches. One game won and one halved in the first match against Blackwood was a great effort. 6 out of the 7 players are in their first year of golf, still learning the game and experiencing match play for the first time. They say they are having fun and enjoying different courses.

B3 PENNANT
Have 2 wins and 1 match halved with a good team effort as all players have won or halved matches played. Well done so far. If this form continues the team is optimistic of playing in the finals. Good work by Captain John Sandland and his team.

A1 SECTION II SIMPSON CUP
Have 1 win and 2 losses and considering the handicaps of opposition players and the small margins of a lot of games, I believe this says a great deal for the tenacity of our players. That includes the whole Pennant squad. Well Don Ross Deans and his team.
If one player continues his impeccable run of wins, we may have to replace our Club flag with the "Austrian" flag. Well Don "GG".

Can we persuade any members as supporters or caddies for the remaining matches to assist our players in their quest of a Pennant final?

Thanks to the Professional, Secretary/Manager, Caddies, Referees and Starters for their efforts so far.

Ray Freer Pennant Manager

Rub of the Grin (from a 19th Century Punch)

For the 'hard of seeing', the caption above reads:
Miss Armstrong, (who has foozled the ball six times with various clubs): "And which am I to use now?"
Weary caddie: "Gi'e it a knock wi' the bag."

Reminiscing

What famous golfers said.

The greats of this wonderful game have made comments which were very, very human. As weekend golfers, we can relate to them. Here are several from John Delery's book, "The Golfer's Companion."

Gary Player: "Golf is one of the best lessons in life. Golf teaches you respect. Golf teaches you to be humble. Golf teaches you to be patient. Golf has a certain set of rules, and, I believe life needs a certain set of rules, too."

Sam Snead, talking about the young Jack Nicklaus: "He knows he's going to beat you; you know he's going to beat you; and he knows you know he's going to beat you."

Arnold Palmer: "I remember what my father taught me years ago. He told me always to be a gentleman on the golf course, but if ever I get an opponent down, don't let him up."

Greg Norman: "Sometimes I play bad golf and win. Sometimes I play good golf and lose. That's golf. That's history. It's done. It's behind me."

Lee Trevino: "Two things not long for this world; dogs that chase cars, and golfers who chip for pars."

John Ryan

If John doesn't mind, I'll add two of my favorites:

Lee Trevino: "You can talk to a hook, but a slice ain't listnin'"

Prof. Colin Horne (Late of Mt Lofty Golf Club, after striking a rare drive over the creek on the 18th.) "Oh! What a great thrill to see that pure white ball sailing off into the clear blue empyrean."
Hope you're seeing 'em better up there, Prof.! 
F.C. Ed.

Answer to Rules Question

If he drops the ball outside the bunker he must go back to the spot from which he last played the ball into it.

There are 3 relief options for an "unplayable lie":
Briefly:
a) go back to replay.
b) drop within 2 club lengths.
c) go back on a line from the hole through the ball

BUT if the ball is in a bunker and option b. or c. is used, the ball must be dropped in the bunker.

PS The player may declare his ball unplayable any-where on the course.
EXCEPT IN A WATER HAZARD. Read Rule 28.

Who are you calling slow!

A player taking just 30 seconds to mark his card instead of being ready to tee off, introduces an interesting little calculation.

30 seconds x 18 holes = 540 seconds or 9 minutes.

Multiply by, say, 10 golfers on course causing the same annoyance and we have that extra 1½ hours we complain about to get a game of golf over.