Dear Members, The promised rain has yet to arrive, but temperatures are falling and the course is looking much greener. As conditions change, please help us look after the course. Fairway Mats Mats remain optional until 1 December, when they become mandatory. We encourage you to start using them now. I still have some Spurk mats available for sale and am happy to order more for anyone who would like one. Carry bags Where possible, please use a carry bag to reduce the number of trolleys on the course. We appreciate that this is not practical for everyone, so this is a request rather than a requirement. Keeping the clubhouse clean With more mud and wet grass collecting on golf shoes, please use the air cleaner to clean your shoes before entering the clubhouse. Thank you for your help. Catering Corner As many of you know, Emma has left us, and we’re pleased to welcome Maria in her place. Maria is reviewing our catering and looks forward to introducing new daily menus over the coming weeks. With our catering and front-of-house teams now fully staffed, we hope to offer you full daily catering very soon. Maria and Caitlin will be on hand throughout the week to provide catering, and we look forward to welcoming you. Competition Corner Monday 9th – No Scheduled event. Tuesday 10th – Ladies 18-Hole Stableford Wednesday 11th – Small society, 16 players from 1100hrs, no general play restrictions Thursday 12th – No Scheduled event Friday 13th – 9-hole mixed Stableford Saturday 14th – 9-hole Junior Stableford. Sunday 15th – Ladies 9-Hole Maximum Medal Rules Corner Last Week’s Question A player is always entitled to free relief from tractor marks in the general area when the grass is cut to fairway height; a. True b. False c. Only in the winterLast Week’s Answer The answer is b. False A rut made by a tractor is not ground under repair by default, but the Committee may make such areas ground under repair from which free relief is allowed. This Week’s Question A player plays their 2nd shot into the trees, searches for the ball briefly and then goes back and drops another ball under stroke and distance. Before the player plays the dropped ball, their original ball is found within 3 minutes of when the player first started searching for it. What is the ruling? a. The player must continue with the original ball b. The player must continue with the dropped ball c. The player may choose which ball to continue with Remembrance It has been heartening to see the impression the ‘Tommys’ around the course have made. A sincere thank you to all our members for your kind feedback and the wonderful photographs you’ve shared. Your response has meant a great deal. The response beyond the club has been equally encouraging. The kind comments on Instagram and Facebook have made the effort of creating the ‘Tommys’ more than worthwhile. It was also lovely to see them featured in the Friday 6th edition of the Bury Free Press. On Wednesday 11th, I will sound the klaxon at 11:00 and again two minutes later. If you are on or around the course, please pause play and stand respectfully for two minutes to reflect and remember. Thank you. Happy golfing Mark Coltman Club Manager