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Cleveland Golf Club Newsletter

JUNE 2017 www.cleveland-golf-club.com

Tel : 01642 471798 Issue 026

NEWS from the LINKS

Well summer seems to be kicking in,

temperatures this week are set to soar, but I think the

big fella upstairs has a blockage in his shower system.

Very little rain has fallen since the previous month and

even when it did apparently it was the wrong type of

rain according to the environment agency on the news

reports. Any rain is welcome on the shires of Cleveland

golf club, however I think even in periods of drought

there is a certain beauty about the burnt off areas, or

golden areas as we the green staff call them. But I don’t

want the golden areas spreading too far and wide

across the course as the long-term effects of drought

stress on the affected grass plants can cause major

headaches later on in the year.

The course seems to be busy thankfully all the

time now, each and every day. As a result of this and

as mentioned previously there are times when it will

find the green staff will be working on a hole that you

are be playing, once again I would like to thank you for

thinking of our safety allowing us to have the priority

that we need, I can testify that when hit by a ball its

certainly not a pleasant experience.

The presentation of the course is tip top now,

and with all the fairways now having been included in

the fertilizing programme, I am sure that we will see

the results of increased quality and better lies

especially on the 4th, 5th and 8th.

Hopefully the next time I put my contribution

into the monthly newsletter, we will have seen a lot

more rain, not as much as Noah wanted for his Arc but

enough to keep my little friends the individual grass

plants out there moist and hydrated. Fingers crossed. Ian Pemberton

HGK

CAPTAINS CHARITY

The Captains Charity fund now stands at

£2,424.

The Captains Charity Bunker is the

greenside bunker on the 18th hole.

Should your ball enter this trap you are

invited to put £1 in the charity collection tin

on the bar.

Captain Frank’s charity is SNAP, Special

Needs Activity Programme at Kirkleatham

School.

OFFER TO MEMBERS

In response to member’s requests we will

again this year run the:

3 + 1 Voucher Scheme

For £30 a member can purchase 3 vouchers

each entitling them to bring 3 guests to

make up a four ball on 3 separate

occasions. The member must play with the

guests.

Vouchers are now on sale in the office and

will be valid until 30th September.

SENIORS SECTION 2017

Our senior team are off to a good start this season

with an away close loss, an away win and a home half.

With 8 points available in each match we have

accumulated 12 points from three matches a 50%

result. We will happily accept that and hope to

improve in our future fixtures.

Mar 31st Fri Hunley Hall (A) Loss 4 - 3

Apr 20th Thu Brass Castle (A) Won 4 ½ - 3 ½

May 11th Thu Midd Muni (H) Half 3 ½ - 3 ½

Our next match :-

Jun 1st Thu Hunley Hall (H)

CLOSURE OF CHIPPING & PUTTING GREEN

Recently whilst giving a putting lesson on the chipping

and putting practice green adjacent to the clubhouse,

one of our professionals, Andy Robinson was hit on

the head by an errant ball off the 1st tee.

The ball was played off the white, (competition)

summer tee on top of the Majuba mound, which was

to the right side of the tee box.

Fortunately on this occasion there were no serious

injuries, only some bumps and bruises.

The Management Committee have decided that to

prevent any further occurrences, that this practice

green will be closed throughout the summer months,

whilst the top tee box is in use.

It was agreed that the spare Par 3 Hole by the 12th

green could be used for chipping and putting practice.

We hope that members appreciate reason for the

closure and refrain from any use of the clubhouse

green until further notice.

NEW MOUNDS

Our application for a tipping licence was

submitted to the Environment Agency in

December 2016, they responded with a list of

queries and questions in early 2107. The

consultant we engaged with our venture

partner 1st Choice Skips supposedly

answered all the questions in a timely

manner, yet the EA seem to be asking the

same questions again.

Our responses have again been submitted,

we anticipate, for the last time and we hope

to have a licence shortly.

The purchase of the railway line land

alongside the 3rd fairway is currently on hold

and we will not pursue or expedite it any

further with Redcar & Cleveland Council

until we have the new tipping licence.

NEW DRIVING RANGE

The building is now complete, the water system for

the toilet and range ball washer/dispenser must be

flushed and chlorinated before the water supply can

be connected. The installation of the poles and

safety netting is underway and scheduled to take

only a few days to finish.

The ball management system as been selected and

ordered it is readily available within a two week

delivery window.

The range balls have been delivered, yellow

Callaway’s with a “Stolen From Cleveland Driving

Range” logo.

We are hoping to officially open the driving range

to coincide with our 130th Anniversary Celebration

on 10th June.

Golf balls were originally made of wood.

Later, they were made from boiled feathers

stuffed into stitched leather known as

"featheries". The modern, and cheaper, golf

ball filled with gutta-percha was not

developed till 1848.

There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf

ball.

Balls travel significantly further on hot days.

A golfer swinging a club at around 100 mph

will carry the driver up to eight yards longer

for each increase in air temperature of 25°F.

Approximately 20 million golf balls are lost in

water hazards in the UK each year.

Phil Mickelson, who plays left-handed, is

actually right handed. He learned to play golf

by mirroring his father's golf swing, and he

has used left handed golf clubs ever since.

The chances of making two holes-in-one in a

round of golf are one in 67 million.

The youngest golfer to shoot a hole-in-one,

known to Will and Guy, was Coby Orr, who

was five years old at the time. It happened in

Littleton, Colorado, USA, in 1975. That is

unless you know better. Tiger Woods was 8

years old says Will.

Golf was banned in Scotland from 1457 to

1502 to ensure citizens wouldn't waste time

when preparing for an English invasion.

80% of all golfers will never achieve a

handicap of less than 18.

Golfers use an estimated $800 USD million

worth of golf balls annually. [Approx £52

million GBP]

SOCIAL EVENING

Our Social Evening for June is on Saturday 24th

Your Artist for the evening is a Superb Vocalist.

Mike Ellis RECIPE OF THE MONTH

From Your Golfing Gourmet, Simon

SPAGHETTI BOLOGNES

Serves 6 - 8

Ingredients :- 8 Rashers of streaky bacon, chopped

2 tbsp rape seed oil

2 Large onions, finely chopped

2 Large carrots, finely diced

4 Cloves of garlic, finely chopped

1 Kg Minced beef, lean (5%fat)

300g button mushrooms, chopped

½ Bottle red wine

2 tbsp Tomato puree

3 x 400g Tins of chopped tomatoes

2 tsp mixed herbs

Salt & pepper for seasoning

Handful parsley chopped

Bunch of Basil

1 Kg spaghetti

Lots of grated parmesan /

Prepartion :

• Heat the oil in a large sauce pan and fry the bacon and

carrots, until the bacon is browned

• Add the onions and garlic and fry until nearly softened

• Add the mushrooms and fry for a few minutes

• Turn up the heat and add the minced beef, break down any

chunks

• Add the red wine and boil vigorously to reduce the wine by

about half

• Turn the heat down, add the tomatoes, tomato puree and

mixed herbs

• Cover the pan and simmer for approx 1 hour or until the

sauce is rich and thickened

• Add the chopped parsley and season to taste, keep hot

• Boil the spaghetti in salted water as stated on pack.

• Drain the spaghetti, sprinkle with parmesan cheese and share

out in serving bowls or deep plates.

• Ladle the Bolognese sauce on top and tear up the basil and

scatter over, sprinkle over parmesan cheese to taste.

ENJOY S. Ella

TEAM TALK

We had a really good start to our second season

in Division 1 with two wins and one loss from

our first three matches. The loss away to

Middlesbrough was a reasonable result as we

managed to accumulate 9 point, we would

generally be happy with 9 points from away

losses.

May 3rd Home V Bishop Auckland

Win 14 - 10

May 10th Away V Middlesbrough

Loss 9 - 15

May 17th Home V Wynyard

Win 13 - 11

We are current on 4th place in the division.

Our next two matches are both away fixtures

at Eaglescliffe and Hartlepool, we wish the

team the very best of luck

ANNUAL DURHAM MATCH

The home leg of the Annual Durham Match

was played on Sunday 14th May.

It was a tough day on the links, a very strong

westerly wind made the first four holes and all

others going down the course lot longer than

the yardage indicated. The greens were a lot

slower than usual, which may have caught our

players out a little but suited the visitors well.

That being said the course was the same for

both sides and the best team won on the day.

The teams consisted of 32 players each side and

the final result was a resounding win for

Durham.

Cleveland 11 - 26 Durham

The away leg will be played at Durham on

Saturday 17th June, our chance of getting some

sweet revenge.

ETIQUETTE REMINDER for JUNE

Lost Ball

If a player believes his ball is lost outside a water hazard or

is out of bounds, to save time, he should play a provisional

ball.

Players searching for a ball should signal the player s in the

group behind them to play though as soon as it becomes

apparent that the ball will not easily be found.

They should not search for 5 minutes before doing so.

Having allowed the group behind to play through, they

should not continue to play until that group has passed and

is out of range.

Pace of Play

Play at Good Pace and Keep Up

Players should play at a good pace. The committee may

establish pace of play guidelines that all players should

follow.

It’s a group’s responsibility to keep up with the group in

front. If it loses a clear hole and it is delaying the group

behind, it should invite the group behind to play through,

irrespective of the number of players in that group.

Where a group has not lost a clear hole, but it is apparent

that the group behind can play faster, it should invite the

faster moving group to play through.

Be Ready to Play

Players should be ready to play as soon as it is their turn to

play. When playing on or near a putting green, they should

leave their bags or carts in such a position as will enable

quick movement off the green and towards the neat tee.

When play of a hole is complete, players should immediately

leave the putting green.

R & A Rules

CLUB COMPETITION DATES for

JUNE

Juniors

Thu 1st McIntyre Putter

Ladies

Fri 2nd A Team v Bedale Home

Tue 6th EWGA Medal

& K Batty Trophy

Tue 13th Thompson Net Comp 1st Round

Tue 20th Thompson Net Comp 2nd Round

Tue 27th Stableford & Care Cup (Q)

Gents

Sat 3rd Cochrane Cup 2nd Round (Q)

Mon 5th 130th Anniversary 3 Man Team

Wed 7th TSU v Castle Eden (H)

Sat 10th 130th Anniversary Comp

& Celebration

Wed 14th TSU v Billingham (A)

Sat 17th 4 BBB Stableford

Match v Durham City (A)

Wed 21st TSU v Bishop Auckland (A)

Sat 24th Presidents Par 2nd Rd (Q)

RTG (Q) 5

Sun 25th COORS Trophy Open

Wed 28th TSU v Middlesbrough (A)

Every Wednesday, Mid Week Stableford (Q)

130th Anniversary Celebration

Saturday 10th June 2017

Format for the Day GOLF 0730 - 1430

FOOD (Hog Roast) 1700 - 1930

ENTERTAINMENT 1930 - 2300

Bingo & Raffle

Fantastic live Band STRIKING BACK

Tickets Now Available

From The

Secretary’s Office

Purchase Your Tickets

and Enter Your Team

on the Start Sheet in

the Secretary’s Office

TICKET OPTIONS

1. Golf Only £3

2. Food & Ent Only (1 Person) £4

3. Food & Ent Only (2 Persons) £8

4. Golf x 1 Food & Ent (2 Persons) £11

5. Golf x 2 Food & Ent (2 Persons) £14

GOLF FORMAT

4 Person Teams, 2 Scores from 4 Stableford

H/cap +2 to 5 Play Off Black Tees

6 to 12 Play Off White Tees

13 to 24 Play Off Yellow Tees

25 to 54 Play Off Red Tees

TEAM PRIZES FOR GENTS TEAMS, LADIES TEAM, SENIORS TEAMS

TEAM OF COMBINED AGES OVER 250 YEARS NEAREST PIN ON PER 3’S

ALL MEMBERS CAN PLAY Tony Poynter

Half Term Junior Golf Camp @ Cleveland GC

Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd June