On the tee with Trevor
Members doing us proud!
Bloemfontein Golf Club’s M.J Viljoen and Wilco Nienaber make us proud at the 2019 Alfred Dunhill Championships at Leopard Creek.
M.J finished Tied 7th on -3 with rounds of 72, 71, 69 and 73.
Wilco finished Tied 24th on +3 with rounds of 72, 73, 72, and 74.
Check out this great video that the Sunshine Tour did on Wilco below:
Well done to the both of you, keep the flag flying.
Ladies League
Last weekend at Bethlehem Golf Course, our ladies won the league with four of the 6 games going to the 18th hole!
From left: Carina Theron, Judy Wulf, Ronel Badenhorst and Marna Vorster. |
'Tees the season
To play more golf!
Take a look at these awesome green fee specials we will be running over the festive season. Be sure to take advantage and get in those extra few rounds to make the holidays that much more special!
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Get ready for an epic battle!
HNA news
Please take note of the important changes that have come into effect as from the 1st of October.
As part of the transition to the World Handicap System, we will be changing our maximum score allowed per hole, effective from the 1st October 2019, to a Net Two Over Par (sometimes referred to as a Net Double Bogey).
The current method of determining your maximum score for the hole is a maximum of 2 over par, unless you have two Course Handicap strokes on a hole, in which case you must enter a 3 over par.
From the 1st October 2019, the maximum score on any hole for your Handicap Score will be a Net Two Over Par (or Net Double Bogey), which is equal to Zero Stableford points. (Note: a net score on a hole is your Gross Score less any Course Handicap Strokes you have on that hole, while a Bogey is a 1-over-par score.)
Example:
If a golfer has a Course Handicap of 18, they get 1 handicap stroke per hole, so they must enter a maximum score of 3 over par on any hole where they blow out. If a golfer has a handicap of 9, then on stroke holes 1 to 9 they must enter a maximum score of 3 over par on those holes and, on stroke holes 10 to 18, a maximum of 2 over par.
If you are in any doubt about maximum scores, please ask your club to assist you. Alternatively, you can enter your actual gross score on each hole on your HNA Phone App, the club terminal or at www.handicaps.co.za. The system will automatically adjust your score to your maximum allowed on a hole according to your Course Handicap when you press “Enter Score”.
The effect of this change to the maximum score allowed on a hole will result in Handicap Indexes, on average, going up. However, the simultaneous change of the Handicap Calculation to the average of the best 8 of the last 20 scores on the 1st of October (as covered in this previous newsletter), should ensure that the overall effect on your handicap over time will be minimal.
No more preferred lies/placing from 01 October 2019:
Preferred lies/placing will only be in play should the golf officials or tournament committee deem a certain area on the fairway as GUR and allow preferred lies/placing for a day or a season.
It has been decided by the Committee of Bloemfontein Golf Club that we will continue with placing until such stage that the fairways are good enough to warrant no preferred lies.
It is important to note that if it has not been communicated to you that there are preferred lies/ placing in certain areas, you assume that there is no preferred lie/placing.
Please take note:
Due to the installation of a new telephone system, we have dropped one of our incoming lines. The only landline number we currently have in use is: 051 4470906
Raubex development
Bridging the gap
We're excited about the new developments underway. A big thank you to Raubex, who has made it possible to rebuild the bridge! The rain can no longer stop us from playing our beloved sport.
What's coming up at the club?
This week's competitions:
Saturday the 7th is a Medal / I.P.S sponsored by The Blair group of Companies.
Wednesday the 11th is a Combined Stableford sponsored by the Club. We also have the Seniors joining us.
Saturday the 14th is the Boere vs Engelse, please call Janke for details.
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Time to fill up those stockings Click to enlarge
Turn up the radio! Every summer has its own stories
Anytime on a Sunday
Make golf a family activity
Pack in your whole family for a grand day out on the course every Sunday!
Who will have the luck of the draw?
The next draw will take place on Friday the 06th December.
The rollover draw has been replaced with a 50 ticket draw @ R10.00 per ticket, the winning number drawn, will win 50% of the value of the numbers sold, and 6 Stella Artois beers.
Membership
Be a part of something great
Through these tough economical times, we at the Bloemfontein Golf Club have started implementing affordable ways of paying your annual membership fees. We have a monthly debit order facility that has been very successful.
Please give either Lodia or Carla a call at 051 447 0571, who will assist you in renewing your membership, or to become a new member.
Happy birthday!
08 December
Abrie Vogel
Marvin Torres
09 December
Erwin Rohrbeck
Gabriel Dos Santos
Martin v/d Merwe
10 December
Wynand Liebenberg
Darius Steyn
11 December
Janco Wallis
12 December
Lean Uys
Who's been winning at the club?
Saturday the 30th of November was a B.B.S
Sponsored by the B.Q Golf Shop
1st with 46 pts was Tony Chemaly & Rolf Trichard
2nd with 43 pts was Steven Turner & Carlu v/d Westhuizen
3rd with 43 pts was Glenn Kyle & Gerrie Britz
4th with 43 pts was Tubby van Kasterop & Brendan Pappin
Wednesday the 04th of December was a B.B.S
Sponsored by the Club and co-sponsored by The Bloem Golf Shop
1st with 43 pts was Glenn Kyle & Jean Khouri (winning the c/o)
2nd with 43 pts was Gys Botes & Bernard Pieterse
B.B Matchplay
Carina Theron & Shané Theron will be taking on Rhyno Botha & Dan Nel on the 14th of December in the Final of the B.B Matchplay
Kindly sponsored by The Blair group of Companies.
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