November 2023 Newsletter
Christmas lunch 2023
This year we are pleased to be holding Christmas lunch at the Cleveland Bay pub on the 6th of December 2023 at 12pm. This will be £25.00 per person for two courses (main and dessert).
The booking forms are on the counter. This will be done on a first come first served basis. Please make your payment when you put your name down.
If a group of you wish to sit together, please indicate this on the booking form.
Ladies & Ambassadors Scramble
On Monday 4th December there will be a Ladies and Ambassadors friendly Christmas Scramble competition in aid of the club's charity "Jane Scarth House”.
This event will be a 9 hole, 3 or 4 person team Scramble, depending on the numbers.
Cost will be £10 per person (plus regular green fee if appropriate). This will include prizes for the winning team, a small donation to the nominated charity and tea/coffee, sandwiches and mince pies after playing.
A friendly written team quiz will also be available for those wanting to join in, with a small prize for the winning team.
Closing date for entry, plus entry fee to be paid to the club is no later than Friday 24th November.
If you are interested in playing in this event there will be a sign-up sheet on the club noticeboard. Please let the club know of any dietary requirements.
Christmas Raffle for charity
As 2023 concludes we will be running a raffle to boost our total fundraising amount.
This raffle will be run as a buy a square raffle and it will be £2.00 per square or 3 squares for £5.00. The raffle will commence with immediate effect with the squares displayed in the proshop. Enter now for a chance to win hundreds of pounds worth of prizes!
For the year, we have now managed to raise a total of £1,450.00 for the Jane Scarth House Charity.
If you have any recommendations regarding the Club’s charity for next year, please let us know so we can bring this to the next Committee meeting.
Winter rules
As of Tuesday 17th October 2022 the following temporary local rule was put into effect:-
“Preferred Lies” and “Winter Rules”
“A ball lying on a closely-mown area through the green may be lifted, without penalty, and cleaned. Before lifting the ball, the player must mark its position. Having lifted the ball, he must place it on a spot within six inches, of and not nearer the hole than where it originally lay, that is not in a hazard and not on a putting green.
A player may place his ball only once, and it is in play when it has been placed (Rule 20-4). If the ball fails to come to rest on the spot on which it is placed, Rule 20-3d applies. If the ball when placed comes to rest on the spot on which it is placed and it subsequently moves, there is no penalty and the ball must be played as it lies, unless the provisions of any other Rule apply.
If the player fails to mark the position of the ball before lifting it or moves the ball in any other manner, such as rolling it with a club, he incurs a penalty of one stroke.
Note: “Closely-mown area” means any area of the course, including paths through the rough, cut to fairway height or less.
*PENALTY FOR BREACH OF LOCAL RULE:
Match play – Loss of hole; Stroke play – Two strokes.
*If a player incurs the general penalty for a breach of this Local Rule, no additional penalty under the Local Rule is applied.”
Greenkeeping
It has been very challenging this month especially with the volume of rain. However, before the cold weather sets in we have been over seeding our greens. This is in the hope that we will have some germination this year and will help eliminate some of the dollar spot scars.
AGM
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE 11th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF CHILWORTH MEMBERS GOLF CLUB WILL BE HELD IN THE LOUNGE ON THURSDAY 23rd NOVEMBER 2023 AT 7:00
AGENDA
1. Apologies
2. Minutes of the Last Meeting
3. Matters Arising
4. Annual Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2023
5. Appointment of Accountants
6. Addition to our Rules
7. Election of General Management Committee Officers:
Handicap Secretary – Chris Gosney
Assistant Handicap Secretary – Phil Blake
Competition Secretary – Mark Dawe
Assistant Competition Secretary – Phil Blake
Greenkeepers Representative – Shaun Fitzgerald
8. Date of Next AGM
9. Chairman Closes meeting
There will be a question and answer session after the official business of the AGM.
If you would like a question answered please email it to us before 15th November 2023.
If you would like a copy of the accounts please advise Fred Gordon by email and a copy will be forwarded to you.