News 2025
- Here are the top 3 Nett and Gross from the BAT. As mentioned, the software did not like people who played with more than 1 partner over the four rounds. So I had to work it out manually on good old pen and paper. Results are based on best 3 rounds.
BAT Nett
1. Alf and Gerry - 183
2. Colin and Zac - 189
3. Chop and Evan - 194.75
BAT Gross
1. Robbo & Robbo 206
2. DVB & GC 213
2. Chop & Evan 213
Well done to all that played. It’s a fun competition. - A big golfing day today as we hosted 72 players for City Week. The players were complimentary of the course and hooked into the sausage sizzle we put on. Big thanks to Jack and DVB who came in to help enter scorecards. With only 5 of the 36 pairs using MiScore, we were extremely busy. The club made $1800 in green fees plus cart hire, showing again how important these days are.
- A big congratulations to Scott Taylor who today won the Tathra Open. Scott’s 66 yesterday ( including an Ace on 3) and 77 today was more than enough to take the chocolates. Great stuff Scott.
- Just a call out for some members to volunteer to run the meat raffles on Friday nights. Not a hard job about a hour and half. Volunteering sheet with dates on the notice board. The more that volunteer, the less you have to do it. Get your golf mates involved.
- A notice of the Extraordinary General Meeting from the Board of Club Bega has been linked here. This meeting has been convened to consider a proposal regarding the change of status for the land described as Lot 3 in Deposited Plan No. 608678. The land is adjacent to the treeline along the 8th fairway and includes part of the 8th green. An aerial image illustrating this boundary is included. It is essential that all golf members review the provided information and attend the meeting scheduled for 5th November at 6pm to hear the proposal in detail and to raise any questions required to make an informed decision on the vote.
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Rule of the Week
R&A Rules of Golf
You hit a perfect drive down the middle of the fairway only to find that you have to stand in a puddle of water to play your ball, or you hit your approach to the green just a little too long and it comes to rest on a cart path. It doesn’t feel fair to have to play your shot from these positions, so what can you do?
- These are two examples of conditions that are often found on a golf course that are not normally meant to be part of the challenge of the sport. These types of conditions are known collectively as abnormal course conditions and also include; holes made by animals, areas marked as ground under repair, immovable obstructions (such as artificially surfaced cart paths) and temporary water (such as puddles). As abnormal course conditions are not part of the challenge, the Rules of Golf give you the option to take free relief under Rule 16. This is one of the most frequently used Rules and one that is worth taking your time to understand. Watch this animation from the R&A webpage on rules as it explains more about abnormal conditions and when you are allowed to take free relief from them:
Remember:
- Even if you have interference from the likes of a cart path, or an animal hole, it doesn’t mean you are entitled to a perfect stance and lie after you take relief. To take relief you must find the nearest point to where your ball lies where you no longer have interference from the condition and then drop within one club-length of that point, no nearer the hole.
- If your ball was in the general area, your nearest point of complete relief must also be in the general area and your ball must also be dropped in the general area.
- It is worth noting that in many situations, the nearest point of complete relief will not be the nicest spot - it could even be in a bush, or in very thick rough. That means you should always check where you will be able to drop your ball under this Rule before you lift it, as playing the ball as it lies might be your best option!
- You are not allowed to take free relief from an abnormal course condition in a penalty area.
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