Members News
Next week there will be no Dawn Patrol
Monday 6th May – Fun Competition in aid of Captains Charity
Wednesday 8th May – Seniors 9 Hole Qualifier
Friday 10th May – JC (John Cowie) Trophy
A reminder of the draw for the JC (John Cowie) Trophy.
8.04 Paul Stephen; Martin Taylor; Kevin Wilford
8.12 Bob Damberg; Les Winter; Dev Jathoul
8.20 Brian Brookes; Ken Robinson; Rich Talbot
8.28 Arthur Noble; Tim Tayler; Shaun Wyatt
8.36 Roland Lovett; Crispin Read; Nigel Hodgson
8.44 Charley Gerty; Alex Fogwill; Jamie Kyd
8.52 Keith Bultitude; Guy Turner; Rod Bird
9.00 Gordy Allen; Paul Steer; Alex Annal
9.08 Robin Dickinson; Trevor George; Dave New
9.16 Phil Smith; Phil Back; Peter Coppock; Andy Carnohan
Could you please be ready and on the tee box 10 minutes before your scheduled time.
Lunch (Lasagne) is planned for 1.30-1.45pm with the trophy presentation afterwards by Kathleen Cowie.
The format is Singles Stableford with 90% of Club Handicaps off the yellow tees. Max handicap will be 28.
See handicaps below which will be updated on Wednesday to allow Kevin to prepare the cards. Also see WHS Course and Playing Handicaps – a reminder (as of 1st April 2024) below on why it is NOT legitimate to take you Course Handicap off the board and take 90% to get your Playing Handicap.
WHS Course and Playing Handicaps – a reminder (as of 1st April 2024)
Course Handicap:
The Course Handicap calculation changed to include (Course Rating – Par) as part of the formula, which now reads:
Course Handicap = (Handicap Index x Slope Rating / 113) + (Course Rating – Par)
This means Course Handicap and Handicap Score Aggregate are now aligned, so the shots assigned as part of Course Handicap are in line with the shots assigned for Handicaps.
Therefore, if the par is lower than the Course Rating, you will receive additional shots on your Course Handicap and if the par is higher (as is Kingsdown), you will lose strokes.
Playing Handicap
The handicap allowance (90%, 95% etc) still exists ‘as is’ but the calculation underneath has changed, the rounding will now happen once and only once at the end of the calculation.
For Strokeplay, this means:
Whereas previously you rounded twice – for example, Course handicap 11.2 rounds to 11, 95% of 11 is 10.45 so rounds to 10.
In future, the rounding is done once at the end, so Course Handicap 11.2 carries forward, 95% of 11.2 is 10.64 which rounds to 11.
This is now more accurately calculated by the IG app and may differ slightly than if you try to calculate it manually. Therefore, for 95%, it is recommended that you take your Playing Handicap from the IG App. For the JC Trophy I will do the calculations.
Acceptable scores in General Play
This from Richard George. When declaring your intent to submit an acceptable score, you must return your scorecard, duly signed by the player and marker, after your round, otherwise you will incur a penalty score.
I have written to Richard asking that he accepts Acceptable Scores from Friday the 3rd May. Going forward we must comply with his requirements.
Events for your diary
May | |
| Monday 6th | Fun Competition in aid of Captains Charity |
| Wednesday 8th | Seniors 9 Hole Qualifier |
| Thursday 9th 12:00 | The Seniors Match away to Marlborough (The Seniors League) |
| Friday 17th 12:00 | The Seniors Match at home to High Post (The Seniors League) |
| Monday 20th 12:00 | The Seniors Match at home to Tidworth (The Seniors League) |
| Friday 24th 12:00 | The Seniors Match at home to Bowood (The Seniors League) |
| Wednesday 29th 12:00 | The Seniors Match at home to Salisbury and South Wilts (The Seniors League) |
June | |
| Monday 3rd | Seniors 9 Hole Qualifier |
| Tuesday 4th 12:00 | The Seniors Match away to Lansdown (The Seniors League) |
| Wednesday 5th | Seniors Open |
| Friday 7th 12:00 | The Seniors Match at home to The Bristol (The Seniors League) |
| Wednesday 12th 12:00 | The Seniors Match away to Minchinhampton (The Seniors League) |
| Friday 14th | Seniors Invitation Day |
| Monday 17th 12:00 | The Seniors Match at home to Farrington Park (The Seniors League) |
| Thursday 20th 12:00 | The Seniors Match away to Wells (The Seniors League) |
| Monday 24th | Seniors June Stableford |
| Wednesday 26th 05:00 | Seniors Dawn Chorus. 05:00 start (Note: Sat 22nd June – Club Dawn Chorus) |
| Friday 28th 12:00 | The Seniors Match at home to Saltford (The Seniors League) |
July | |
| Tuesday 9th July 12.00 | Ryder Cup (DP v Sagalouts) 6 foursomes |
| Friday 12th July 12.00 | Ryder Cup (DP v Sagalouts) 6 four balls |
| Friday 19th July 9.00 | Ryder Cup (DP v Sagalouts) 12 singles. A meal follows the singles. |
Here are the Results for the Week
Monday 29/04
No Dawn Patrol due to Seniors April Stableford
Wednesday 01/05
Team game Flags (17 Players)
Winners:
Kevin Wilford, Mick North and Brian Brookes with a score of 85
Congratulations lads!
£34 shared £11.00 each and £1 to charity
Second Crispin Read, Bob Damberg and Peter Coppock with a score of 73
Friday 03/05 (14 players)
Overall – Mick North (36) £14:00 (-1.0)
Front 9 – Bob Damberg (18) £7:00 (-0.5)
Back 9 – David New (17) £7:00 (-0.5)
Well done Mick, Bob and David
Hi, can we book a tee time and just play without entering the comp
Thanks Shaun
I assume you are referring to Wednesday. Yes you can or roll up as normal, I am sure there will be some others not entering the 9 hole qualifier.
Thanks Rod