Seniors Bonus Ball competition October 12th 2021. Report from Mike Healey

Today we had another first! The Bonus Ball that was scheduled became a long-winded debate on whether groups should be disqualified or not. Let me explain. The club have been playing bunkers as GUR for a couple of weeks because of the inclement weather. Bunkers came back into play on Sunday and the BRS notice this morning made no reference to bunkers whatsoever! We all need to be aware of the daily BRS guidance and also read the course advice on the large outdoor noticeboard before walking to the first tee!! At the very least find out before beginning to play. What happened? 31 members turned up for the draw. We were divided into 5 x threeballs and 4 x fourballs. Only two teams in each section (four teams from nine) played the course correctly!(ie bunkers in full play). The easiest thing to do to resolve the situation was to disqualify five teams but it was decided to be a little more equitable and give members their money back. The fourballs were easy to sort out in terms of the kitty comp prizes but not so the threeballs. Please all be aware - disqualifications WILL happen in the future. These are the points winners of the groups who played correctly: Bonus Ball - Threeballs First: Chris Jacques, Colin Evans, Mike Healey 137 points Second: Barry Evans, Mike Griffiths, Graham Bryne 128 points Bonus Ball - Fourballs First: Mike Parks, Irwin Elkin, Andy Mitchell, Richard Collier 174 points Second: Stuart Leyland, Mick Carnell, Colin Brown, Nigel Harris 173 points