CAPTAIN NED MILLER

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irstly, I would like to offer a warm welcome to our new members to the Golf

Club, wishing you the best of golf for the coming season. As a Club I think it's

fantastic that we've managed to get everyone off the waiting list so, well done

all, a great effort.

We have a new Lady Captain, Norma McAndrew, I wish her and the Ladies’ Section

every success in the new season and thank them for their continued support. Norma’s

appointment came after the short stint as Lady Captain of FS Mandy Brooks who has

been transferred on promotion to RAF Akrotiri. From myself and all at the Club, we

wish Mandy and Dave all the best for the future, hoping to see more of them given

Mandy has retained her membership.

One of the many challenges the season has

brought to the Club is the imposed security

restrictions made by Station. However, we

all must remember that we are a Joint

Service Golf Club on a military base and,

although we may not fully understand the

reasoning behind these decisions, we must

support them to ensure the safety and

security of everyone that lives in and visits

Dhekelia Station.

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CAPTAIN NED MILLER

CLUB CAPTAIN 2015 – 2016

TEE TIMES II … JSGC DHEKELIA NEWSLETTER EDITION 6 SEASON 15/16 [October 2015]


A number of members have raised concerns about the condition of the course and

how old and tired it looks. I must agree and point out that the harsh summer along

with the imposed water restrictions caused John Harper and his ground staff

exceptional ordeals and difficulties. That said, I am certain that with the first drop of

rain and reduced temperature, along with the skill and devotion of the ground staff,

the course will be back to its old self very soon and we will be complaining about the

rough! In addition to this, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our volunteers

Jimmy, George and many others as, without your dedication, the job would be so

much harder.

Sponsorship is a vital part of the Club and a number of events over the season are

sponsored by members of the Club. We've had two such sponsored competitions so

far this season, so a special thank you to Chris Harper for the Chairman v Captain’s

Day and Margot Watt and David Potter for the Past Members’ Memorial which was

held on the 8th anniversary of the passing of Jim Watt, a very special day enjoyed by

all.

To conclude, I remind the membership that I am very approachable and a problem

shared is a problem halved. I have the best interest for this Club at heart and say to

you all, if you have any issues with any decisions or improvements made for the Club,

please speak with me and not through a third party. Now let's play golf and good luck

to you all. However, I've got to say that John Goldsmith is a Bandit.

Best Regards,

Ned Miller

Club Captain

FROM OUR CHAIRMAN Capt. Richard Wright

aving now been the Club Chairman for some 4 months, and had the time to

understand what it means to the Club and its members to be part of a

Military (Station) Encroachment, with all the additional “Red Tape”, to that of

a conventional Golf Club. I can honestly say that I am more than content that

the Club is being run in an effective manner, in accordance with The Club Constitution,

Service Regulations and the Station Encroachment Directive.

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Regards

Richard Wright

Chairman JSGC [D]

The Club continues to move forward in the right direction. As most will know, the

Club Artificial Grass bid has been approved, with the Statement of Requirement

currently out to tender – the Club awaits quotations from likely companies bidding for

the contract. Much preparatory work (water and grounds) will take place over the

coming weeks and months in order to set the correct conditions for the Artificial Grass

to be laid. I ask all members to be patient during these changes, for the better.

Entitled membership is on the increase, with the last count being at 96. As a result, 14

prospective Club members have been selected out of 16 from the Club waiting list. All

of which would not have been achieved if it was not for those Club members who

have encouraged, hosted and played golf with those from the Entitled community

who were sitting on the fence, as to whether or not, dip their toe into the world of

golf – a great achievement by all.

My next priority (NLT 31 Dec) is to ensure the Club has appropriate catering facilities

in place. My intent is to reinstate the Club kitchen and Halfway House, by means of

identifying an appropriate provider who can fulfil both commitments.

Finally, I am very keen to inject once again, a social scene back into the Club for the

members. Hopefully all will have seen the flyers regarding the forthcoming events – I

encourage all to attend and enjoy these various events. Any member with a

suggestion, and a nominated lead, should

approach the Vice-Captain in the first

instance.

As always, I would like to thank John Henry

and Pete Bromley for their continued

dedication in capturing current topics and

information for TX2 and the Web page, as

these are such important means of

distributing information on Club business to

those on and off the Island.

I look forward to meeting you all on the

course or in the Clubhouse very soon.

Enjoy your golf and your golfing friendships.


Norma McAndrew

Lady Captain

FROM THE LADY CAPTAIN Mrs Norma McAndrew

ever in my wildest nightmares did I envisage that I would be the Lady Captain of

JSGC Dhekelia. However, here I am writing in the Club magazine!!

It was with great surprise and sadness to all in the ladies section that Mandy

resigned due to her promotion and subsequent transfer to Akrotiri.

I know she would have been a great asset as our Lady Captain as she was young, vibrant and a

good golfer, just what our section needed. However, we wish her well and hope she can still

join us for the occasional game of golf.

When I agreed to take on this mantle, the Ladies Section all came together and without having

to be press ganged (well just a little) each and every one of them agreed to sign up and help

within the Section this season, and to date, all is

going to plan.

A golf club is only as good as the members who

participate, so don’t be shy, your help within the

Club is always appreciated no matter how small the

contribution.

Even though the Ladies Section is greatly depleted

this season, our opening competition, The

Chairman’s Putter, was well attended and the

ladies had a great day. I would like to say a big

thank you to our Chairman for sponsoring this

event.

I will do my very best, with the help of the ladies, to

make this season great with lots of golf and fun

social events, and please remember, golf is only a

game.... so enjoy.

A MESSAGE FROM THE CLUB MANAGER Mrs Chris Harper

elcome back to all returning Club members and good wishes for the new

season. A warm welcome too to the new military members.

Hopefully you will be able to find time away from work to enjoy the warm

Cyprus weather and the challenges of our golf course.

N

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John Harper

Grounds Member

Chris Harper

Club Manager

A final welcome to the new non- entitled members who have, at last, been invited to join the

Club. A long wait for some of you while the Club worked to become ‘compliant’ but finally you

can begin to enjoy your membership.

As always the Club faces many challenges ranging from the weather to military directives. Be

assured that the Committees work hard to deal with the issues in the best way possible for

members.

There is much frustration when the problems are outside

our control and it seems impossible to find an acceptable

solution. Your support and understanding is always

helpful.

We are often reminded that this is a military golf club but

it is also a members’ club dependent on the support and

involvement of all whatever their status. Please support

your Club – the competitions, the bar and shop, and now

the monthly social events which are being organised to

improve the social life around the Club. The Club can only

be as good as the members make it!

Have a great 2015/6 season

GROUNDS UPDATE FOR OCTOBER 2015 Mr John Harper

he following information was presented to the

Management Committee on 6 October 2015.

The various issues were discussed, as well as

matters arising from the AGM minutes and the

Suggestions Book.

Irrigation

The work to improve the irrigation of Pond is

finished. The bare areas will be seeded in due course

when grass seed is available. There has been an

acute shortage of Bermuda grass seed in Cyprus for

some time. The seed that was ordered in July has

now been imported and will be delivered to the Club

once the payment has been made to the supplier.

The work to construct and repair Tap boxes around

the course that started on Pond continues. The

improvements will identify the locations of all the tap boxes and the irrigation lines that each

box controls. It will also protect the valves from corrosion and damage.

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Because of limitations imposed by Dhekelia Station, the 'grey' water is now only available to

irrigate the course for one and a half hours on Tuesday and Friday mornings.

The bore well water is being used to irrigate the far side of the course, but the volume and

pressure are limited. There has also been a consequent increase in the amount of diesel used

to fuel the generator.

The pop ups on Pond and Nunnery browns have been moved off the browns to improve the

areas being watered. This work has now been subsumed into the Artificial turf project.

Oil for the Browns

The plan to use vegetable oil on the browns, has now changed. Because the money is now

available for the installation of Artificial turf, the Club has a dispensation to revert to using

motor oil for this playing season. Unfortunately when the vegetable oil was returned to the

supplier, the necessary motor oil was not acquired. This has meant that the browns were not

prepared before the beginning of the playing season. The oil has now been purchased and

collected. The Grounds staff will be oiling and sanding the browns on Monday, Wednesday

and Friday mornings until all the browns have been treated.

Repairs and Purchases

The Management Committee were informed of repairs and purchases that had happened

during the August and September, with necessary future purchases identified. The estimated

Grounds expenditure for this year has been submitted to the Treasurer, but the Grounds

budget for 2015/16 has not yet been set by the Executive Committee.

Matters arising from the AGM minutes and the Suggestions book

The issue of fertilizer for the fairways has been raised. The matter has been discussed in

committee and the situation has not changed. There is a requirement to measure the areas of

all the fairways before the fertilizer is ordered. Unfortunately the initial volunteer left Dhekelia

before the measurements were completed.

This is an important issue and Effion Jones has done a lot of work to advance the idea. This is a

call for members to volunteer to complete the measurements. The amount of fertilizer

required can then be accurately costed and ordered. Please contact the Grounds Member.

The suggestion that a review of the browns is required to enable the irregular depth of sand to

be rectified is now unnecessary, as the browns are being re-oiled and sanded.

The suggestion that we revisit the idea of using bags of sand/seed mix to be used to infill holes

on fairways caused by birds remains valid. When the grass seed is available, members will be

informed and asked to volunteer to bag up the sand and seed mix.

The issue of relief from stony areas on fairways was raised prior to the AGM and deferred to

the Management Committee. The matter was discussed at length and the conclusion was

made that the situation is so common throughout the course that attempting to define and

mark all the stony areas for relief could not reasonably be achieved. The existing Local Rule

providing a grips length relief will stand 'through the green'.


o the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Dhekelia Golf Club

With the influx of asylum seekers and the growing needs to care for them,

Oasis has been blessed with responses from so many people and

organisations. We would like to say a very heart felt thank you to the

members of Dhekelia Golf Club for their response to the needs of the

refugees and asylum seekers here on our door steps. We are grateful for your

donation of clothes and toys. So many were helped with the clothing, and the children

blessed with toys and games. Having left all they have in their home countries, this

gesture of love and care really does touch their hearts.

We recently joined at the Dhekelia Fayre and were thrilled to have raised over €250 to

go towards our work in helping the refugees.

So thank you for caring and for helping us to show the love of Christ to those who live

in very difficult circumstances. At any time you would like to see more of what we do,

please visit our Facebook page or attend one of our events.

Yours sincerely

Heather Lewis

On behalf of the Oasis Project.

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Eifion Jones

THE DHEKELIA CLUTCH

ome golfers would equate the Clutch Chair as entering the Dragon’s Den with a variety of characters and handicaps. However, being a true born Dragon I wish to disprove this myth once and for all. They are a bunch of dedicated fun going golfers that do take their golf very seriously and are always willing to assist in

other manual tasks around the Club whenever required. During 2015-16 we will offer a similar golf programme of Tues and Thurs (hence the T & T), but this year we will introduce two additional competitions. There will be an Autumn Challenge competition during Oct/Nov with generous prizes for the top 3 Golfers. Three years ago we were invited to a Match play challenge against the Alternative Group and, with a 25 reduction in handicaps, we still thrashed them (what a win)! It had similarities to when England lost in the World Cup against Wales.

Maybe that is why we never had a return match?! Being positive this year, we have accepted an annual Match Play challenge against the Ladies Section. We will be having private golf lessons leading up to this event in early November. ”Watch this space”. We will be holding our Clutch Xmas extravaganza again this year on Tuesday 10th December at the Blue Wave, a must attend event for good singers in particular. Seriously, I am looking forward to the honour of supporting this wonderful group of 40 members over the next two years and would also welcome new Members. See you all at the Blue Wave and have a good Golfing year.

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SCOREBOARD [July – October 2015]

FRIENDS OF THE PWRR CHARITY GOLF MATCH From WO2 John Goldsmith [2 Jul] The Regimental Charity “Friends of the Princess of Wales Royal Regiment” [PWRR] was established to support Soldiers past and present who face life altering circumstances as a result of serving their Country. For the past four years a golf competition has been organised to raise funds for this worthy charity. This year’s event was held at Hampton Court London on 2 July 2015. A

4BBB Comp with a field of 60 competitors comprising entrants from the Army, Police Authority and Fire Services from the Home Counties. 2nd Battalion PWRR was represented by four JSGC [D] members, CSgt Dave Walsh, WO2 Mark Ison, WO2 John Goldsmith and Capt. Ned Miller. The Golfing event raised a whopping £1000.

From L to R: CSgt Dave Walsh WO2 Mark Ison

WO2 John Goldsmith and Capt. Ned Miller

John Goldsmith


See you on the course Dave Burgess

Winning Team

L to R: Tony Laslett Pam Jones Chris Paterson

and Penny Mulligan

JSGC [D] AND THE 2 PWRR GOLF DAY From Vice Capt. WO2 Dave Burgess [30 Sep] This season warm up was a mixed 14 hole Texas Scramble held on Wednesday 30 September 2015. The format of the competition was a Texas Scramble without rules, plus a longest drive prize for both the ladies and gents on the Plateau, par 5. With a field of 46, 10 four balls and 2 three balls, the gunshot start was 08.30. Sue Walsh won the ladies longest drive with Tony Laslett stealing the prize with a whopping 358 yard drive from Richard Ravenscroft’s 350 yarder. Results: 1. Nett 40.4 2. Nett 42.9 (w c/b) 3. Nett 42.9 4. Nett 43.6 Tony Laslett Tony Walsh John Goldsmith Mark Ison Pam Jones Eifion Jones Dave Burgess Diana Thornhill Penny Mulligan Joyce Newell Dave Walsh Malcolm Newell Chris Chapman B Gurung Ann Bromley Ray Cooper 5. Nett 46.5 6. Nett 46.9 7. Nett 47.3 8. Nett 47.5 Phil Rowe Smudge Smith Phil Mulligan Richard Ravencroft Hem Tamang Mike Rawlinson Pete Fry Brian Thornhill Malcolm Newell Tricia Cooper Rob Martinson Graham Harrer Ray Cooper Sue Fletcher Norma McAndrew Jan Mernelius 9. Nett 48.1 (w c.b) 10. Nett 48.1 11. Nett 53.4 12. Nett 54 Alan Banks Gunter Schuller Sue Walsh Jim Smart John Tyler June Lynn Alistair McGregor Randy Steele Roy McAndrew Mick Jefcoate Ash Lepcha Andy Hornbuckle Trev Harrison Kypros Petsa Brian Rance Kev Packard


THE INTER CLUB COMPETITION … ROUND 1 [10 Oct]

October saw a successful start to the Inter Club competitions. The first round being

held on Saturday 10th Oct in glorious hot and steamy weather at the International Golf

Club, Nicosia [IGCN]. Benefitting from many hours of hard work, the course was in an

excellent and well-manicured condition. IGCN won the day, being the only team

whose 8 ‘counting’ scores were 30 points or more, and a 15 point lead over Episkopi

who were separated from Dhekelia and Ayios Nikolaos by only 4 points.

IGCN’s Elmos Koris won the 'Best Player' award after a remarkable 40 point round that

earned him a 2.0 handicap reduction, with the second best score of

36 points being achieved by IGCN’s Johan Mathijs and Dhekelia’s Peter Fry.

The Dhekelia team: Team Captain Dave Burgess, Peter Fry, Corin Hubbard, Richard

Ravenscroft, Bob Miller, Noel Green, Hem Tamang, Mark Pegler, Morgan John, Jimmy

Smart, Phil Piercy and John Henry.

The day’s play imposed 9 handicap increases with 3 no changes and one reduction.

Peter Fry was Dhekelia’s best scorer with John Henry the worst!!

All in all it was a very successful day that ended with first rate nosh and good cheer

demonstrating the legendary post-match Clubhouse roister that IGCN is celebrated

for, including Willy McGinley’s animated Raffle M/C-ing that entertained all and

sundry.

RESULTS:

CLUB AV HC SCORE BEST PLAYER

IGCN 19 269 Elmos Koris

Epi 12.5 254 Geoff Steen

Dkl 18.7 251 Peter Fry

Ay Nic 14.8 250 Brian Finnegan

Thanks to John O’Donoghue [IGCN] and Bob Miller for the above data.

Forthcoming Inter Club Rounds

Round 2: 14 Nov 2015 at DHK.

Round 3: 6 Feb 2016 at ANGC

Round 4: 12 Mar 2016 at EPI


Ladies October Monthly Medal Winners

From L to R: Sue Walsh Norma McAndrew and

Penny Mulligan

1st Gross Winner

Sue Walsh [Gross 86]

Johan Mathijis presents Sue with the

Winners’ Cup

LADIES OCTOBER MONTHLY MEDAL [11 Oct]

From Tricia Cooper The ladies 1st medal of the season was played on Sunday 11th October. Having a reduced Ladies Section, it was agreed that there would be only one division rather than the usual two. This proved a wise decision as only 13 ladies entered, 3 of which submitted nil returns. Norma McAndrew, the newly appointed Lady Captain presented the prizes to the two winners. Penny Mulligan won with a nett 74 and Sue Walsh shot a nett 75 to take the Runners Up prize. The ladies are extremely grateful to Norma for stepping in and taking over from Mandy who has stood down due to her promotion and posting.

ICGN LADIES OPEN 2015 [18 Oct]

The Dhekelia Ladies come out on top at the IGCN Ladies Open 2015. 28 ladies from Nicosia, Epi, Ay Nik, Vikla and Dhekelia played in this prestige Ladies Open that saw Sue take the Gross prize with Penny Mulligan taking 2nd Gross prize hitting an 88. As is their norm, IGCN delivered the best of hospitably whereupon everyone had a great day.


SPONSORED BY

THE CLUB PRESIDENT

The Gents The Ladies

PRESIDENT’S & CHAIRMAN’S PUTTER 2015

SPONSORED BY

THE CLUB CHAIRMAN

Capt. Richard Wright

2015 PRESIDENT’S PUTTER WINNER

John Goldsmith

The Club Captain, Capt. Ned Miller

presents John with the winning prize

2015 CHAIRMAN’S PUTTER WINNER

Margrit Burri

The Club Chairman Capt. Richard Wright presents

Margrit with the winning prize

NON HANDICAP PLAYERS

SPONSORED BY

Mr John Harper

A Bogey/PAR Individual

Competition

Played 17 Oct

PRESIDENT’S PUTTER RUNNER UP

John Tyler

CHAIRMAN’S PUTTER RUNNER UP

June Lynn [behind the flowers]


PRESIDENT’S & CHAIRMAN’S PUTTER 2015 [Continued]

PRESIDENT’S PUTTER 4th

Keith Bridger

CHAIRMAN’S PUTTER 3rd

Monika Thornstrom

PRESIDENT’S PUTTER. 3rd

Jan Mernelius 5th

Richard Ravenscroft and 6th

Phil Mulligan

Jan, Richard and Phil couldn’t stay for the presentations so likeminded people were dug up to accept their

prizes on their behalf

NON HC

WINNER

John

McLaughlin

[From this

result John

earned his

Handicap]

NON HC

RUNNER UP

Peter Starky


Nearest the Line [By accident]

John Henry

PRESIDENT’S & CHAIRMAN’S PUTTER 2015 [Continued]

Nearest The Bottle in The Bar

Corinne Calodoucas

Having forgot to place the tape

measure at the 5th Hole Peter Starky

was given the honour of presenting

Corinne with the NTB-in-TB prize

PAST MEMBERS MEMORIAL TROPHY 2015 A 4BBB Stableford Nett Competition. Played 20 Oct

SPONSORED BY Mrs MARGOT WATT & Mr DAVE POTTER

Winners of the 2015 Past Members Memorial Competition

Tony and Sue Walsh

Margot and David present Sue and Tony with the winner’s trophy


PAST MEMBERS MEMORIAL TROPHY 2015 [Continued]

Runners Up

Noel Green & Brian Rance

3rd Placed Winners

Monika Thornstrom & Sue Fletcher

4th Placed Winners

David Burgess & George Savva


THE HENS from L to R: Penny Ixworth, Joyce Dorking, Sandra Orpington, Sue Rosecomb,

Randy Sebright, Margot Sussex, Vinny Cornish, Corinne Burford-Brown, Brooding in front

is a Tricia Derbyshire Redcap

THE WINNING TEAM

THE HENS

We

stuffed

the Chicks

Eat

Beef

HENS & CHICKS

A 4BBB Matchplay Competition played 20 Oct Between the older ladies [Hens] against the younger ladies [Chicks]


TRIVIA GOLFING

Brian Rance

USE IT – UNTIL YOU LOSE IT. In 1993, it was calculated that

Britain’s 1,250,000 golfers lose 32.3 million golf balls each year, or

about 26 balls per player per year. American golfers are far more

accurate. They are reported to lose only 96 million balls every year,

which is a mere four balls per player per year. In May 1916 Golf

Illustrated, an article recorded that $500,000 worth of golf balls

are lost each Saturday. There are also found golf balls to the value

of $345,750. At Mill Ride Golf Club, Ascot, the sub-aqua team of

the 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment were dropped by

helicopter on 12 December 1993 into a lake by the 3rd hole, where

more than 10,000 balls were thought to have landed over the years;

thousands were fished out. In a second dive the following year

many more thousands were fished out. The total far exceeded the

estimate of the prior year. They were all sold off, raising several

thousands of pounds for charity. How about another dive in our

pond Ralph!!

A WORD ON NEW GOLF RULES

From Malcom Newell

The Veterans’ Golf Association has negotiated

with The Royal and Ancient Golf Club, based in St

Andrews Scotland, to modify the Rules of Golf for

Seniors.

Rule 1.a.5: A ball sliced or hooked into the rough

shall be lifted and placed on the fairway at a point

equal to the distance it carried or rolled into the

rough with no penalty. The senior should not be

penalized for tallgrass which groundskeepers

failed to mow.


WHY YOU NEVER HEAR THE PHRASE “MEN ARE A MYSTERY”

STOP PROJECTING DEAR YOU CAN PLAY GOLF

TOMORROW

Rule 2.d.6 (b): A ball hitting a tree shall be deemed not to have hit the tree. This is

simply bad luck and luck has no place in a scientific game. The senior player must

estimate the distance the ball would have travelled if it had not hit the tree and play

the ball from there. (Like the green on the 1st).

Rule 3.b.3(g): There shall be no such thing as a lost ball. The missing ball is on or near

the course and will eventually be found and pocketed by someone else, making it a

stolen ball. The player is not to compound the felony by charging himself or herself

with a penalty.

Rule 4.c.7(h): If a putt passes over a hole without dropping, it is deemed to have

dropped. The law of gravity supersedes the Rules of Golf.

Rule 5: Putts that stop close enough to the cup that they could be blown in, may be

blown in. This does not apply to balls more than three inches from the hole. No one

wants to make a travesty of the game.

Rule 6.a.9(k): There is no penalty for so-called & quote; ‘out of bounds’. If penny-

pinching golf course owners bought sufficient land, this would not have occurred. The

senior golfer deserves an apology, not a penalty.

Rule 7.g.15(z): There is no penalty for a ball in a water hazard, as golf balls should

float. Senior golfers should not be penalized for manufacturers’ shortcomings.

Rule 8.k.9(s): Advertisements claim that golf scores can be improved by purchasing

new golf equipment. Since

this is financially

impracticable for many

senior golfers, one-half

stroke per hole may be

subtracted for using old

equipment. Please advise

all your senior friends of

these important rule

changes

Malcom

Newell


Full relief … no

nearer the hole Natural Rain Gullies

Heat Cracks

Do I get a

free drop

from this?

Tyre Tracks

RULES ILLUSTRATED from Phil Mulligan

Natural Rain Gullies, Heat Cracks

and Tyre Tracks

If a ball comes to rest in any of the

above through the green, it may

be treated as GUR.

[Not sure what we do whilst we

have no greens?]

Dictionary;

GULLY: A channel worn by

running water. E.g. on mountain

sides

HEAT CRACKS: Cracks caused by

thermal differential. In Dhekelia’s

case, mud cracks.

Also known as desiccation cracks

VEHICLE TRACKS: Depressions made by vehicle

tyres etc.

Measuring Devises

The Use of measuring devices in competitions are

permitted.

Economy models are available in the Club Shop


Bunkers

Stones in Bunkers are moveable

obstructions

Well, most of them!

Steps in Bunkers

Relief must be taken in the

bunker, no nearer the hole

The Old Boundary

FREE relief may be taken from

the fencing that crosses both

the 15th and 16th holes.

Know the rules … Regards Shot Saver

Phil Mulligan


PHOTO CAPTION COMPETITION Sponsored by JSGC [D] Club House Although the Photo Caption Competition response remains healthy, the last one is quite female-less, not a girly caption amongst them. Albeit, and In defence of the ladies, the competition did ask for funny captions regarding a number of vehicle skills that ladies may find a tad challenging such as driving, reversing and parking. Assuming that my remark may attract some attention, I’ve posted another one for your amusement. WIN A COUPLE OF BOTTLES OF CHEAP PLONK All one has to do to win is to provide a suitable caption to the photograph below. The entry judged the best will win a couple of bottles of wine courtesy of JSGC [D] Club House. THE PHOTOGRAPH

This picture was taken on 20 October 2015 at the Past Members Memorial

presentation and it is of the retired Royal Artillery Sergeant Mr George Colville, who is

showing off his 16 year old “1st Seniors Open” Tee Shirt, bragging that after all these

years it still fits him.

Some useful competition conditions and proposals. This competition is open to JSGC [D] members, its Officers, its grounds and Bar Staff only. Entries that include a glimmer of humour and or wit may well have a good chance of winning.

Entries will only be accepted via email to the nutter writing this drivel before the next TX2 print.

GOOD LUCK Ed


For those who don’t know what

a Kodak Brownie 127 is … Sigh!

WINNER OF THE PHOTO CAPTION COMPETITION 5th EDITION [March to June 2015] “Seems you can get High Tees as well as sandwiches at halfway house”. For the second time in a row, two bottles of wine go to: Bob Homer

In no particular order, the other entries were:

Tony Laslett: There was no room in the car park because all the ex- pats were

playing

Ralph Cantrell: 1 Built by robots driven by idiots.

2 Morgan, have you any new drivers in the shop?

Malcolm Newell: Must be a Model Tee (ford)

Phil Mulligan: I told him not to use his driver on this hole'

Alan Banks: Phew, only just made my tee-time!!

John O’Rourke: Didn’t think Budgie drove the ball that far!!!!!

Bob Homer: 2 They said you could drive the brown from this tee...... 3 "Ladies & Gentlemen, On the Tee - Mr. David Burgess"

Les Manley: Best drive I’ve seen off that tee box?

Peter Bromley: The Handbook said; make sure you park on firm ground before

jacking up!

Morgan John: 1 A jack would have been easier.

2 The fade here is now out of the question.

3 Disabled parking to the extreme?

4 The prize should be sent to ……….. !!

George Colville: Par four, Carrefor!

Thanks to Budgie for the unique photo opportunity, also to Penny Mulligan for being sufficiently mischievous in capturing the moment for TX2 with her Kodak Brownie 127.

Ed


Editor’s end bits: Here it is then, the start of what hopes to be another successful

Golfing season at Dhekelia that, on average, has some 30 organised matches and

games per month over 9 months. This and the prospect of major improvements to

the Course with the introduction of the long awaited Artificial Turf [AT] Project will

make this season interesting if not exciting. I’m sure it will cause many new

challenges that will test the golfing patience of many grownups. Good luck to the AT

Project Team and all its volunteers. Despite the fact that many of the members will

be anxious about Competition disruptions caused by the AT Project, I for one feel that

the Club Officers should, in my opinion, get their priorities right and address the

greater concern of not getting a bacon sandwich at the Halfway House. I do miss that

halfway bacon sandwich opportunity. Let’s hope someone takes the Halfway House

on.

You may have noticed that 30% of this edition of TX2 has been infected by members

who believe they have a sense of humour, of sorts. I’m just teasing. A Sincere

thankyou to all those who took the trouble in contributing to our Club Newsletter,

without it there wouldn’t be one. Well, not as comical as this one anyway.

After many years of running the Wednesday afternoon Ball Sweep, the Golfing bandit

Angelo Calodoucas has taken a back seat for medical reasons. At one point the

Sweep looked to be terminated. Until that is, John McLaughlin and a couple of

helpers, stepped up and saved the game. A huge thankyou to Angelo for his

dedication, and of course the same to John for taking over the reins.

Well done big Bob Homer in winning the Photo Caption Comp, yet again! Many

thanks to Morgan John for proof reading this bundle of polluted squiggle.

Before I finish, I’m sure most will have seen the beautiful if not somewhat poignant

picture “Remembrance” hanging on the West wall of the Clubhouse, taken and

donated by Golfer extraordinaire Noel Green. Being personally interested in all things

imagery and pictorial I stumbled on Noel’s Web Page to learn that he is a successful

amateur photographer. With Noel’s permission, I thought some members may be

interested in taking butchers hook at his work at: http://nogreene.com/ . I wonder if

he uses a Kodak Brownie 127.

Stay lucky or play better

John Henry

Mob: 99392822

John McLaughlin

The new Ball Sweep Organiser

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http://nogreene.com/

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