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Christmas Ambrose Competition

21st December:
[Xmas Ambrose]
Skins Ambrose Team

Sujay, Dave and the two Steves joined up to take on the North Turramurra Christmas 4 ball Ambrose competition.

Five birdies and one bogey later we all proudly submitted our first ever card with an under par off the stick score!

Sadly our 4 under (55 net) was only good enough to get us 11th place out of 31. The winning group went 10 under for 48.5 net.

Birdies:

2nd, 4th, 9th, 10th and 16th.

Notable shots

 

2024 Xmas Round

14th December:
[2024 Players]
The 2024 Playing Group

A good field of 7 for the 2024 NT Christmas Classic. All players impressive in Hawaiian shirts.

Mark missed 10 rounds while touring the world but he managed to join us for Xmas at the final round of the year. He showed that he has not lost any skill with the driver in hand. Unfortunately the one poor drive was on the longest drive hole.

DavidM and SteveH performed well and showed no ill effects after the 54 holes at Castle Cove on The Longest Day challenge.

SteveB finished well on the back nine with 19 points but could not add the NTCC Championship to his Skins success.

PeterH had a dominant front nine with 21 points and despite fading on the later holes, still had enough points to take the win.

The Nth Turramurra competition was the usual stableford and 2BBB with the NTP on the 15th. The A grade winner scored 41 points, B grade winner scored 38 points and the 2BBB winners scored 47 points.

Special Conditions for Xmas Round 2024
  1. All players to wear an Hawaiian shirt.
  2. Catering is now the province of the NT Pro Shop.
  3. The competition is single stableford using the GA daily handicap.
  4. In case of a tie, the standard stableford count-back rules will apply: most points on the back 9, then last 6, then last 3, then hole by hole from the last.
  5. Longest drive on the 13th and NTP on the 15th as usual.
  6. All 14 clubs may be carried and used with the following exceptions:
    1. The first shot on odd numbered holes must be taken with the driver;
    2. The first shot on even numbered holes must be taken with an 8 iron;
    3. Any club may be used from the tee if playing a provisional ball or taking stroke-and-distance relief.

The special rules were generally well received despite some difficulties using a driver on the short par threes.

Individual Stableford Scores:
Nth Turramurra 2BBB Scores:
Birdies:
Interesting Shots:
Conditions:

The day started with some cloud cover before changing to full sun with some minor breeze.

 

[2024 NTCC Champion]
N.T.C.C. Champion

The 2024 Champion is PeterH with a score of 35 points.

 
[2024 Longest Drive]
Longest drive (13th hole):

the 2024 longest drive trophy goes to SteveB with a 215 metre effort. The driver was used for the odd numbered hole.

 
[2024 NTP Winner]
Nearest to the pin (15th hole):

the 2024 NTP trophy goes to Mark with a skillful effort with the driver (6.5 mbs from the flag).

 
[2024 Bradman Award Winner]
Bradman Award:

The 2024 Bradman award goes to Craig with a stableford score of 22.

 
Annual General Meeting:

Apathy reigned once more at the AGM. Absent mindedly, PeterD did repeat the call to ban any 2 shot handicaps for Skins determination and this was voted down as usual.

NTCC Champions
Year

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

Champion

PeterH

PeterH

PeterH

PeterD

Kim

Craig

PeterH

Craig

Stix

Craig

Stix

PeterD, Stix, Matthew

Stix

Matthew

Craig

Mario

PeterD

Hamish

Stix



The Longest Day

9th December:
[The Longest Day]
Longest Day at Castle Cove

DavidM, SteveH and friends took on 54 holes for the Cancer Council Longest Day challenge at Castle Cove.

 

Round 24: Skins Abandoned

30th November:
[No Skins Play]
Skins Abandoned

With floods and record rainfall in Sydney, most skins players preferred to stay home today.

SteveB and PeterH made it to the course but settled for coffee and a chat rather than take on the soggy fairways.


Round 23: SteveB Takes the Lead

16th November:
[Trophy Presentation]
Trophy Presentation

SteveB had a fine round and finished the last nine with 21 points. Both the Steves won 2 holes with SteveB taking the critical 14th to add 7 skins and take the round.

The Steves took on the Peters in the 2BBB and came out ahead by three.

There is one skins championship round remaining and SteveB is leading DavidM by two and SteveH by six. We are looking forward to an aggressive competition in the last round.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single stableford and two ball best ball stableford with 103 players. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place in the fairways and bunkers.

The A grade winner scored 39 points and the B grade winner 44 points. The 2BBB winners combined for 50 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:
2BBB Stableford Scores:
Birdies:

None today.

Longest drive (13th hole):

PeterD with a 197 metre drive.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

No player was able to hit the green.

Interesting Shots:
Conditions:

Fairways were in good condition, Greens on the first 10 still had remnants the coring this year and the remaining greens looked great but needed mowing.
The weather was overcast with a few light showers.

Rules of the Round:
Rule 6.3 Ball Used in Play of Hole

Purpose of Rule: A hole is played as a progression of strokes made from the teeing area to the putting green and into the hole. After teeing off, the player is normally required to play the same ball until the hole is completed. The player gets a penalty for making a stroke at a wrong ball or a substituted ball when substitution is not allowed by the Rules.

a. Holing Out with Same Ball Played from Teeing Area

A player may play any conforming ball when starting a hole from the teeing area and may change balls between two holes.

The player must hole out with the same ball played from the teeing area, except when:

  • That ball is lost or comes to rest out of bounds, or
  • The player substitutes another ball (whether or not allowed to do so).
  • The player should put an identifying mark on the ball to be played (see Rule 7.2).

 

Rule 18.3 Provisional Ball
18.3a/1 – When Player May Play Provisional Ball

When a player is deciding whether they are allowed to play a provisional ball, only the information that is known by the player at that time is considered.

Examples where a provisional ball may be played include when:

  • The original ball might be in a penalty area, but it might also be lost outside a penalty area or be out of bounds.
  • A player believes the original ball came to rest in the general area and it might be lost. If it is later found in a penalty area within the three-minute search time, the player must abandon the provisional ball.


Round 22: Round 2 Of the NT Club Championship

2nd November:

No skins play possible due to the NT Club Championship.

2 Round Stroke Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Gross Nett Total]:
Conditions:

The round 2 conditions were tough with wet and windy weather.



Round 21: DavidM makes his move

19th October:
[Trophy Presentation]
Trophy Presentation

With only two more rounds left to play for the year DavidM has one hand firmly on the cup after another winning round. He took the lead on the third hole and none of the other three players could catch him.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single stableford and two ball aggregate stableford with 106 players. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place in the fairways and bunkers.

The A grade winner scored 41 points and the B grade winner 44 points. The 2B aggregate winners combined for 83 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:
2B Aggregate Stableford Scores:
Birdies:

1st (par 4): SteveH
6th (par 4): SteveB
14th (par 3): DavidM.

Longest drive (13th hole):

Sujay with a 250 metre drive.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

DavidM with a tee shot to 9 DMS.

Interesting Shots:
Conditions:

The weather was very pleasant but with dark clouds starting to form as we finished our round. The new greens are still showing the effects of the recent coring.

Rules of the Round:

None Today



Round 20: Steve Hands Over to Steve

5th October:
[Trophy Presentation]
Trophy Presentation

Today, DavidM and SteveB competed to lead their private wipe count. DavidM won this competition with 8 wipes to 6.

This had no bearing on the skins results as SteveB took the trophy with 7 skins just ahead of PeterD with 6.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single stableford and two ball best ball stableford with 114 players. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place in the fairways and bunkers.

The A grade winner scored 37 points and the B grade winner 41 points. The 2BBB winners combined for 47 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:
2BBB Stableford Scores:
Birdies:

4th: Craig
5th: SteveH
6th: PeterD
9th: PeterD
15th: PeterH.

Longest drive (13th hole):

DavidM with a 222 metre drive.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

PeterH with a tee shot to 3.5 PHS.

Interesting Shots:
Conditions:

The weather was generally warm with some early showers, some stiff breeze and ended with warm sunshine. Greens on the first 10 holes were still showing the effects of the recent coring.

Rules of the Round:

None Today



Round 19: SteveH Dominates

21st September:
[Trophy Presentation]
Trophy Presentation

SteveH put together a very complete performance to post the group's best stableford score and win the skins.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single stableford and two ball best ball stableford. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place in the fairways and bunkers.

The A grade winner scored 40 points and the B grade winner 42 points. The 2BBB winners combined for 49 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:
2BBB Stableford Scores:
Birdies:

4th: PeterD, SteveH, Sujay
16th: DavidM.

Longest drive (13th hole):

SteveB with a 240 metre drive.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

SteveH with a tee shot to 7.5 SHS.

Interesting Shots:

DavidM made his birdie on 16 with a putt from off the green. SteveH hit an innocuous chip out down the 17th fairway that the rest of the group all saw rolling down the middle but, when we got down to where we thought it went, it couldn't be found!

Conditions:

Warm with some breeze. The greens were freshly cored and consequently very bumpy.

No trophy to hold up today so the winner is making do with a beer.

Rules of the Round:

None Today



Round 18: First win of the season for PeterH

7th September:
[Trophy Presentation]
Trophy Presentation

PeterH needed 5 hole wins to overcome DavidM by one skin.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single stableford and two ball best ball stableford. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place in the general area and bunkers.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:
Four Ball Stableford Scores:
Birdies:

None today.

Longest drive (13th hole):

Craig with 220 metre drive.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

PeterH with a tee shot to 10 metres.

Interesting Shots:

A couple of unlucky shots today. The SteveB tee shot on the par 3 5th went OOB off the cart path. PeterH hit a thin second shot on the par 4 6th heading for the green until it hit a white stake and bounced OOB.

Conditions:

Warm and humid.

Rules of the Round:

None Today



Round 17: NT Foursomes Championship

24th August:
[NT Foursomes Results]

This skins round was cancelled because of the NT Foursomes Championship.

The Foursomes Championship (alternate shot) event was played in three grades. Our pairs were in B grade.

Foursomes Strokeplay Scores:
Birdies:

None today.

Conditions:

An overcast day with some light rain early on followed by fine weather.


Round 16: Count-back King Craig

10th August:
[Trophy Presentation]
Trophy Presentation

Another round has been decided by count-back with Craig defeating Sujay by three wins to two. Craig has now joined PeterH with a count-back win rate of 57%. Mark will be shocked.

The difficult tee times were partially corrected after some frenetic whatsapp discussion on Friday. Unfortunately this left SteveB playing in a non-skins group.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single stableford and two ball best ball stableford with 106 players registering a score. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place in the general area and bunkers.

The A grade winner scored 38 points and the B grade winner scored 41 points. The 2BBB winners scored 49 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:
2BBB Stableford Scores:
Birdies:

1st: Sujay
14th: Craig

Longest drive (13th hole):

PeterD 233m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

PeterD with a tee shot to 4.75m.

Interesting Shots:

On the difficult par 3 16th hole, PeterD conjured a spectacular par after a poor tee shot leaving him pin high, blocked by trees and below the green. The chip went under the trees to the green a long way from the flag. The long distance putt tracked precisely into the hole.

Conditions:

Perfect winter weather today and the course was playable despite some damp areas. The preferred lies rule helped with removing the mud before the next shot.

Rules of the Round:

Mud on the ball ⛳

(Following a claim by DavidM)

There is no penalty for leaving mud on the ball even when the preferred lie local rule is in place.



Round 15: Three way count-back in the rain

27th July:
[Trophy Presentation]
Trophy Presentation

Steady drizzle and a weather radar picture suggesting more was on the way reduced the field to four hardy players. The drizzle persisted through the front 9 but cleared in time for the back 9.

The skins count was an eventful one with skins won on 11 holes and the count ending in a three way tie. Craig prevailed on count-back due to winning on 4 holes.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single stableford and two ball best ball stableford with 59 players. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place in the general area and bunkers.

The winner, Warren, who played with the two Steves, scored 39 points. The 2BBB winners scored 45 points with Warren and SteveB placing 5th with 42 points. Craig and Dave were paired with Sujay even though he didn't play!

The Nth Turramurra MiClub scoring system was in use and, apart from a glitch with Craig's app and the pairings with Sujay, performed OKl.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:
Four Ball Stableford Scores:
Birdies:

11th: DavidM

Longest drive (13th hole):

No one on the fairway.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

Craig with a tee shot to 11dms.

Interesting Shots:

A couple of players had their thinned chips stopped by casual water on the greens, leading to easy up and down putts.

Conditions:

Consistent drizzle for the front 9 but never heavy and no wind so the umbrellas could do their job. There was some casual water on the front 9 greens. The back 9 was dry.

Rules of the Round:

None Today



Round 14: A DavidM Double

13th July:
[Trophy Presentation]
Trophy Presentation

DavidM has continued his good form with 37 points, two birdies and a repeat skins win one ahead of Mark.

This was Mark's last skins round until the Xmas round in December. He has worked hard to establish a good lead of 10 points ahead of Sujay and 13 ahead of DavidM.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single stableford and two ball aggregate stableford with 103 players. The 30cm Preferred Lies with compulsory tee up local rule was in place in the general area and bunkers were GUR.

The A Grade winner scored 41 points with DavidM third on 37 points. The B Grade winner scored 38 points and the 2B Aggregate winners scored 71 points.

The Nth Turramurra MiClub scoring system is to be in play for the next skins round.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:
Two ball Aggregate Stableford Scores:
Birdies:

3rd: DavidM
8th: DavidM
10th: PeterD
15th: PeterH

[Green Vandalism at NT]
Green Vandalism at NT
Longest drive (13th hole):

PeterD with a 223m tee shot.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

SteveH with a tee shot to 5.1shs.

Interesting Shots:

The green marking vandal has moved from Castle Hill to Royal North.

Conditions:

The weather was very cold and windy early. Unusually, SteveB wore a beanie and puffer jacket paired with shorts.

Rules of the Round:

None Today



Round 13: DavidM Lets His Clubs Do The Talking

29th June:
[Trophy Presentation]
Trophy Presentation

It was a day for squared holes, 13 in total. SteveH and DavidM won two holes each and with descriptions of play in the background DavidM took the holes that mattered to pick up an unbeatable 9 skins.

SteveB had a fine round with 36 points. However, he scored zero skins as all his three point holes were squared by his nemesis SteveH.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single stableford and 2BBB, NTP on the 15th with 116 players. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place in the general area and 30cm preferred lies in bunkers (rake first then place). Full relief from bare patches on Fairways.

The A Grade winner scored 36 points, B Grade winner scored 41 points and SteveB was 4th in B Grade with 36 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:
2BBB Stableford Scores:
Birdies:

6th: PeterD
9th: DavidM

Longest drive (13th hole):

PeterD 202m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

PeterD 6.1pds.

Interesting Shots:

SteveB had his professional course management skills on show and often used a putter from off the green leaving a simple tap-in to finish the hole.

Conditions:

Weather fine and cold early; warming up later. Damp fairways and fast greens.

Rules of the Round:

None Today



SteveB masters the weather, Par and Skins!

15th June:
[Trophy Presentation]
Trophy Presentation

The morning started bleakly but luckily no-one blinked on WhatsApp and we all proceeded to the course.

Today's event was a par event which for many players was the first time they had played it. SteveB continued his good run of form with a close skins win and also finished up the best of the Par scores amongst the skins group.

A lonely sole, Mohn, was alone in the group behind us, so SteveB and PeterD (to provide words of wisdom) joined him to provide two groups of 3 today.

Par event scoring was low with a 0 and -1 winning A and B grade respectively.

Par Individual Scores [Name (hcap) Par Score Skins]:
Birdies:

SteveB 14th.

Longest drive (13th hole):

Craig (about 180m - apathy set in with measurement assuming someone would beat it).

Nearest to the pin (15th):

Craig (5 CCS).

Interesting Shots:

SteveB chip in on the 14th for a birdie.

Embarrassing Shots:

Craig on the 15th turning NTP into a 5!!

Conditions:

Drizzle for the first 5 holes then turning into overcast conditions with a hint of sun on the 18th. Bitterly cold all day.

Rules of the Round:

None, although Par scoring caused confusion early on.



Round 11: Masterful Mark

1st June:
[Trophy Presentation]
Trophy Presentation

Mark is putting in a serious effort to gather skins before the sabbatical later in the year.

This round it was win number 4 and a dominant 11 skins.

Mark now leads the skins with 38 with Sujay second on 30.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single stableford with 83 players. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place "through the green" and preferred lies in bunkers (rake first then place). Full relief from bare patches on Fairways.

The winner scored 38 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:
2BBB Stableford Scores:
Birdies:

None.

Longest drive (13th hole):

DavidM.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

Mark.

Interesting Shots:

None reported.

Conditions:

Fine early with a vicious downpour catching the later group.

Rules of the Round:

None Today



Round 10: A Three Way Count-Back Goes to SteveB

18th May:
[Trophy Presentation]
Trophy Presentation

We had difficult conditions today with wet fairways and strong winds. The preferred lies rule in the general area was appreciated and used extensively.

For the first time there was a 3 way count-back for the trophy. SteveB was the winner by taking 2 hole wins ahead of David and Mark with 1 each.

Sujay leads the skins championship on 30 with Mark second on 27.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single stableford and 2BBB stableford with 101 players. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place "through the green" and preferred lies in bunkers (rake first then place). Full relief from bare patches on Fairways.

The A grade winner scored 35 points and the B grade winner made 40 points. No news on the winning 2BBB score. All skins players were below the usual high standard with David and Sujay leading the stableford scores.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:
2BBB Stableford Scores:
Birdies:

8th (par 5): DavidM and PeterH.
17th (par 4): DavidM.

Longest drive (13th hole):

PeterD with a tee shot of 240m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

PeterD with a tee shot to 7 pds.

Interesting Shots:
Conditions:

The day started with showers threatening and a very cold temperature and strong wind. The wind continued during the round mixed with some sunshine, dark clouds and periods of light rain.

Rules of the Round:

None Today



Round 9: Mark Makes it Win 3

4th May:
[Trophy Presentation]
Trophy Presentation

Our founding members, Mark and Craig, overcame some wet fairways to make impressive and identical scores. Mark won the important holes and took the round with 6 skins. He is making a serious effort to bank a big total before an extended break later in the year.

Sujay now leads the skins championship on 27 with Mark second on 23.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single stableford and 2BBB stableford with 59 players. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place "through the green" and bunkers were out of play due to the recent rain. Full relief from bare patches on Fairways.

The winner scored 39 points. Craig and Mark won the 2BBB with 44 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:
2BBB Stableford Scores:
Birdies:

4th (par 4): Mark.
15th (par 3): DavidM.

Longest drive (13th hole):

SteveH with a tee shot of 244m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

DavidM with a tee shot to 2.0 m.

Interesting Shots:
Conditions:

Fine weather after many days of rain. Lots of casual water on the fairways and some damp greens.

Rules of the Round:

None Today



Round 8: Two Person Keno Ambrose

20th April:
[No Skins Play]
No Skins Play

No Skins played for round 8 due to the Two Person Keno Ambrose event at Nth Turramurra.

Ambrose Scores
[Names (hcap) Gross / Nett:
Birdies:

5th (par 3): DavidM & SteveB.
8th (par 5): DavidM & SteveB; PeterD & Mark.

Ambrose Winners
Conditions:

The round started with rain threatening and before long we were struggling with rain showers and strong wind.

 

Rules of the Round:

Keno Let's Play Ambrose

The Keno Let’s Play Ambrose is a Two-person Ambrose event aimed at club golfers and encouraging them to enjoy the fun aspects of golf.

Stage 1: Club Qualifying Round

Club Qualifying rounds must be conducted as a Two-person Ambrose event. The leading Men, Women and Mixed pairs at each Club Qualifying event will advance to Stage 2. If a leading pair is unavailable for Stage 2, the next placed pair may replace them.

Each Club is entitled to have one pair in the Men, Women and Mixed categories progress from their club qualifying event to Stage 2.

If a club has more than 21+ pairs in any of the Men, Women and Mixed categories participate at their club qualifying event, they are entitled to have two (2) pairs progress to Stage 2.

Stage 2: Regional Finals

There will be Twelve (12) Regional Finals that will be managed by Golf NSW, and will be held in NSW Metropolitan and Regional areas.

The leading male, female and mixed pair from each Regional Final will advance to the State Final, Stage 3.

Stage 3: State Final at Bonville Golf Resort

The State Final will be conducted over two (2) rounds of 18-holes. Scoring for each round will be based on ranking for that round such that the net winner of the round will receive 1 point, net second-place will receive 2 points, net third-place will receive 3 points and so on. The winner of the State Final will be the pairing with the lowest points across the two rounds.

Covered by Golf NSW is the cost of two (2) rounds of golf, accommodation for three (3) nights, welcome function, the presentation dinner and breakfast on all three (3) mornings. One room at either Bonville Golf Resort / Pacific Bay Resort will be provided to the qualifying pair for the 3 nights. If additional accommodation is required for partners or additional guests, packages may be available.

Venue: Bonville Golf Resort, Coffs Harbour (Sunday 8th – Wednesday 11th December 2024)


Round 7: No Skins Play Today

6th April:
[No Skins Play]
No Skins Play

We called off the skins round today after the extensive rain all over Sydney.


Round 6: PeterD Wins At Last

23rd March:
[Trophy Presentation]
Trophy Presentation

PeterD had a fine 3 over round to take the trophy for the first time since March 2023 with 9 skins just ahead of Sujay with 8. This may calm his criticism of the high handicappers for a while.

Sujay impressed James (and us) with a 7 over round scoring 46 points to win the NT stableford and 2BBB for the second time in a fortnight.

Sujay now leads the skins championship on 27 with Mark second on 17.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single stableford and 2BBB stableford with 103 players. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place for bunkers and full relief from bare patches on Fairways.

The A grade winner was Sujay with 46 points and the B grade winner scored 41 points. Sujay and PeterH again won the 2BBB with 48 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:
2BBB Stableford Scores:
Birdies:

14th (par 3): Mark.
16th (par 3): PeterD.
16th (par 3): Sujay.

Longest drive (13th hole):

Sujay with a tee shot of 205m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

Craig with a tee shot to 2.5 ccs.

Interesting Shots:
Conditions:

The weather warmed up after a cool start and the play flowed along nicely with no holdups.

Rules of the Round:

Rule 11 - Ball in Motion Accidentally Hits Person, Animal or Object; Deliberate Actions to Affect Ball in Motion

Purpose of Rule:

Rule 11 covers what to do if the player’s ball in motion hits a person, animal, equipment or anything else on the course. When this happens accidentally, there is no penalty and the player normally must accept the result, whether favourable or not, and play the ball from where it comes to rest. Rule 11 also restricts a player from deliberately taking actions to affect where any ball in motion might come to rest.

This Rule applies any time a ball in play is in motion (whether after a stroke or otherwise), except when a ball has been dropped in a relief area and has not yet come to rest. That situation is covered by Rule 14.3.

11.1 Ball in Motion Accidentally Hits Person or Outside Influence

a. No Penalty to Any Player

If a player’s ball in motion accidentally hits any person (including the player) or outside influence:

  • There is no penalty to any player.
  • This is true even if the ball hits the player, the opponent or any other player or any of their caddies or equipment.


Round 5: Mark Masters the 16th

9th March:
[Trophy Presentation]
Trophy Presentation

The "active" founding members are continuing in good form. This time it is Mark taking the trophy with 10 skins. Mark's spectacular victory with the birdie on the 16th strangely inspired some superfluous musical intervention from DavidM.

Sujay has continued the dominance of the Skins team at Nth Turramurra with another B-grade win. His score included a series of four holes (2 to 5) adding up to 2 under par.

For the first time in 2024, we had a full field of 8 starters in the Skins round.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single stableford and 2BBB stableford with 111 players. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place for bunkers and full relief from bare patches on Fairways.

The A grade winner scored 39 points and the B grade winner was Sujay with 40 points.

Sujay and PeterH won the 2BBB with 45 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:
[Mark's Tee Shot on the 16th]
Mark's Tee Shot on the 16th
2BBB Stableford Scores:
Birdies:

2nd (par 3): Sujay.
3rd (par 4): PeterD.
4th (par 4): Sujay.
16th (par 3): Mark.

[Tree Ball]
Tree Ball
Longest drive (13th hole):

Sujay with a tee shot of 223m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

PeterD with a tee shot to 1.54 metres.

Interesting Shots:
Conditions:

The weather was warm with little wind and the play flowed along at good pace.

Rules of the Round:

Definition: Loose Impediment

Any unattached natural object such as:

  • Stones, loose grass, leaves, branches and sticks,
  • Dead animals and animal waste,
  • Worms, insects and similar animals that can be removed easily, and the mounds or webs they build (such as worm casts and ant hills), and
  • Clumps of compacted soil (including aeration plugs).

Such natural objects are not loose if they are:

  • Attached or growing,
  • Solidly embedded in the ground (that is, cannot be picked out easily), or
  • Sticking to the ball.

 

Based on this definition, the large broken tree branch on the 17th fairway is a loose impediment. Therefore, if it interferes with your swing, the branch or part of the branch may be (re)moved with no penalty as long as the ball is not caused to move.



Round 4: Summer Cup

24th February:
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Stroke play returned to Royal North with the playing of the Summer Cup. Unfortunately the weather refused to join in the seasonal theme with persistent misty drizzle until clearing for the last few holes.

All players struggled to put a score together and the skins scoring was decided by a SteveH par on the 13th hole after a string of squared holes.

As mentioned, the format was stroke with the overall winner taking 72 strokes and the net winner having 60 strokes. The bunkers were 30cm preferred lies and full relief was granted from the now quite rare bare patches on the fairways.

Stokeplay Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Gross Net Skins]:
Birdies:

None.

Longest drive (13th hole):

DavidM with a tee shot of 238m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

Sujay with a tee shot to 14 pds.

Interesting Shots:

Perhaps we should have been playing cricket, there were several attractive centuries made.

Conditions:

Misty drizzle clearing for the last few holes.

Rules of the Round:

A skins etiquette question, when all players in a group have wiped a hole should it be announced as "squared with zero" or just "wiped"?



Round 3: Sujay slips into the lead

10th February:
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In an eventful round of skins golf the gloves came off and clubs were thrown. The persistent drizzle and light rain on the front nine left everyone damp and struggling to hold onto their clubs, culminating in Sujay and PeterD having clubs slip out of their hands while swinging.

The rain and the fact that every hole was played from the back tees conspired to keep scoring down. An excellent birdie on the 13th hole by Sujay gave him 6 skins and the win.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single stableford and 2 ball aggregate stableford. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule now only applies to bunkers, fairways are finally back to play it as it lie but still with full relief from bare patches.

The A grade winner scored 37 points and the B grade winner 38 points. The two ball aggregate winners had 70 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:
2 Ball Aggregate Stableford Scores:
Birdies:

13th (par 4): Sujay.

Longest drive (13th hole):

PeterD with a tee shot of 220m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

Craig with a tee shot to 6 ccs.

Interesting Shots:

PeterD had to take evasive action on the 1st after Sujay's shot hit a branch and richoched across the fairway.

Conditions:

Wet for the front 9 which thankfully cleared up for the back 9.

Rules of the Round:

None.



Round 2: A Decisive Win to Craig

27th January:
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The skins golfers are getting serious with 40 points becoming commonplace and handicaps are coming down.

Our Founding Members (the active ones) are in form this year. Mark won round 1 and now Craig has dominated round 2 with ten skins.

The Nth Turramurra competition was single stableford and 2 ball aggregate stableford. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place for fairways and bunkers. Full relief from bare patches on Fairways.

The A grade winner scored 41 points.

The B grade winner was Sujay with 41 points, Craig 40 third and SteveH 40 fourth both on count-back.

Sujay and Mark won the two ball aggregate with 75 points.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:
2BBB Stableford Scores:
Birdies:

13th (par 4): Sujay.
15th (par 3): Craig.

Longest drive (13th hole):

Mark with a tee shot of 200m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

PeterH with a tee shot to 1.65 metres.

Interesting Shots:

The PeterH tee shot hit the flag on our NTP hole and dropped behind the hole. Sadly, the birdie putt was missed. The earlier birdie putt by Craig did not help.

Conditions:

There was a brief delay at the start due to late mowing of the first green. The weather was overcast and warm with light drizzle for the first few holes.

Rules of the Round:

Rule 14.1 Marking, Lifting and Cleaning Ball

This Rule applies to the deliberate “lifting” of a player’s ball at rest. This may be done in any way, which includes picking up the ball by hand, rotating it or otherwise deliberately causing it to move from its spot.

a. Spot of Ball to Be Lifted and Replaced Must Be Marked

Before lifting a ball under a Rule requiring the ball to be replaced on its original spot, the player must mark the spot which means to:

  • Place a ball-marker right behind or right next to the ball, or
  • Hold a club on the ground right behind or right next to the ball.

If the spot is marked with a ball-marker, after replacing the ball the player must remove the ball-marker before making a stroke.

If the player lifts the ball without marking its spot, marks its spot in a wrong way or makes a stroke with a ball-marker left in place, the player gets one penalty stroke.



Round 1: First Trophy Goes to Mark

13th January:
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Skins 2024 is underway with some hot weather and tough parking conditions.

A determined Mark has started this year well in order to accumulate points before taking a break in the second half of the year.

Skins were won in ones and twos until PeterH picked up 5 after a series of squared holes. Mark then took the lead on the 16th after a similar series of squared holes.

The Nth Turramurra competition was the usual stableford and 2BBB. The 30cm Preferred Lies local rule was in place for fairways and bunkers.

The A grade winner scored 40 points and the B grade winner scored 40 points. No news on the score for the 2BBB winners.

Stableford Individual Scores
[Name (hcap) Points Skins]:
2BBB Stableford Scores:
Birdies:

13th: DavidM.

Longest drive (13th hole):

SteveH with a tee shot of 250m.

Nearest to the pin (15th):

Mark with a tee shot to 3.2mbs.

Interesting Shots:

SteveB had an adventurous time on the par three 14th. The tee shot avoided OOB and hit the side net, the second crossed to the right over the cart path into the rough. The third shot pleased the gallery by dropping into the cup for par after one bounce.

SteveB also unveiled his new Scotty Cameron Newport putter. We are looking forward to some spectacular one-putts during 2024.

Conditions:

Very hot and humid all round with an official temperature of 30 degrees.

Parking conditions were very stressful due to a junior soccer carnival.

Rules of the Round:

Out of Bounds Definition

All areas outside the boundary edge of the course as defined by the Committee. All areas inside that edge are in bounds.

The boundary edge of the course extends both up above the ground and down below the ground:

  • This means that all ground and anything else (such as any natural or artificial object) inside the boundary edge is in bounds, whether on, above or below the surface of the ground.
  • If an object is both inside and outside the boundary edge (such as steps attached to a boundary fence, or a tree rooted outside the edge with branches extending inside the edge or vice versa), only the part of the object that is outside the edge is out of bounds.

The boundary edge should be defined by boundary objects or lines:

  • Boundary Objects: When defined by stakes or a fence, the boundary edge is defined by the line between the course-side points of the stakes or fence posts at ground level (excluding angled supports), and those stakes or fence posts are out of bounds.
  • When defined by other objects such as a wall or when the Committee wishes to treat a boundary fence in a different way, the Committee should define the boundary edge.
  • Lines: When defined by a painted line on the ground, the boundary edge is the course-side edge of the line, and the line itself is out of bounds.
  • When a line on the ground defines the boundary edge, stakes may be used to show where the boundary edge is, but they have no other meaning.

When stakes are used to define or show the boundary edge, they are boundary objects.

Boundary stakes or lines should be white.