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March 2022 Update #2

Posted on 13/03/202225/03/2022 by greenacresgc

We will continue to update this post until the end of the month. Please visit this page until the April update is posted…

Competitions

From Saturday 19th March 2022 the bunkers will be back in play for all Competitions.

As the Golf Centre will be preparing the green’s for summer next week, the following competitions will be played between now and the end of the month.

Saturday 19th March

Nine-hole sweep played over courses 2A & 2B from the Winter Tee Boxes.
Course Conditions: Lift, Clean and Place in the General Area [through the Green]

For all other competitions see 2022 Competitions Week One

Inter Club Competitions

The draws for the 2022 Inter Club competitions have been published – click to view.

Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of Greenacres (Men’s) Golf Club will be held on Wednesday 23rd March 2022 at 7:00 pm in the Golf Centre. Full details can be found on our AGM Page.

2022 / 2023 Membership

Due to a change in the Golf Ireland billing process, the deadline for the 2022 / 2023 Membership to be paid will be 30^th March 2022. Membership forms are available in the members room or can be downloaded from the Membership Page.

Saturday Tee Times

The Golf Centre have informed us the course will NOT be ready in time for the first group to tee off at 6:30 from the start of the 2022 season. Which means the first tee time will be 6:45.

From 2023 they would like to bring the Saturday competitions in line with the rest of the week, with the first tee being 7:00 – further information about this will be published in due course.

Rules Night

All members have been invited to Ballyclare Golf Club on Monday 21st March 2022 to attend a Rules Night hosted by Golf Ireland. The evening will start at 7:30 pm.
As Golf Ireland have asked for a confirmation of number attending please email info@greenacres-golfclub.co.uk as soon as by Thursday 17th March if you plan to attend.

Rules

From 1^st April 2022 all Clubs will revert to the rules of golf regarding score cards with the requirement for a marker to complete and return a physical score card with both signatures on it. Members can still enter their scores into the handicap system via the Touch Screen or the HowDidiDo app.
Also we expect members to put all Handicap Index, Course Handicap and Playing Handicap on the score cards. DQ penalties will apply to the Handicap Index.

Handicaps

Our Course was re-rated in August 2021, and we have received a new rating for our tee boxes as follows:

Tee	Course Rating	Slope Rating
White	69.9	123
Blue	68.3	117
Red	71.1	124

Alternate Day Competitions – 60 Plus

As Golf Ireland have stated that ‘alternative day’ competitions can be run over no more than three consecutive days we are going to let our members decide which days to run the 60 Plus Summer competitions over. See notice board for further details

To date the majority of members have voted for the competition to be played from Wednesday to Friday each week. There is still time to have your say.

Match Play

The entries are open for the 2022 match play competitions. Visit the Match Play page for further details.

Transportation [Buggies]

Our transportation policy states:
During a round a player must not ride on any form of transportation during a club competition except as authorised or later approved by the Match & Handicap committee.

Penalty for Breach of Local Rule: The player gets the General Penalty for each hole during which there is a breach of the local rule. If the breach occurs between the play of two holes, it applies to the next hole.

As there has been an increase in members using buggies Match & Handicap want to compile a list of members who are using them. So, we would ask ALL existing members who use transportation and any new members wishing to use transportation during 2022 to email keith@greenacres-golfclub.co.uk, so he can complete the list.

Score Card Return – 2022

Posted on 03/03/2022 by greenacresgc

From 1st April all Covid provisions will no longer apply, which means the Rules of Golf 3.3b will apply.

Electronic Score Cards
Although members can continue to use the HowDidiDo app to return competition scores we will not accept them if a physical score card is not returned.

For General Play rounds members can use the HowDidiDo and Golf Ireland app but a physical score card must be returned as well.

Physical Score Cards
The player’s score is kept on his or her scorecard by the marker.

Marker’s Responsibility:
After each hole during the round, the marker should confirm with the player the number of strokes on that hole (including strokes made and penalty strokes) and enter that gross score on the scorecard. When the round has ended the marker must sign the hole scores on the scorecard.

Player’s Responsibility:
During the round, the player should keep track of his or her scores for each hole. When the round has ended, the player should

Carefully check the hole scores entered by the marker and raise any issues with the Committee.
Must make sure that the marker signs the scorecard,
Must not change a hole score entered by the marker except with the marker’s agreement or the Committee’s approval, and
Must sign the scorecard and promptly return it to the Committee, after which the player must not change the scorecard.
If the player breaches any of these requirements in Rule 3.3b, the player is disqualified.

Scoring in Handicap Competition.
The player is responsible for making sure that his or her handicap is shown on the scorecard. If the player returns a scorecard without the right handicap:

Handicap on Scorecard Too High or No Handicap Shown. If this affects the number of strokes the player gets, the player is disqualified from the handicap competition. If it does not, there is no penalty.

Handicap on Scorecard Too Low. There is no penalty and the player’s net score stands using the lower handicap as shown.

Under WHS these rules apply to the Handicap Index only but we would ask members to record their Course Handicap and Playing Handicap on the score card.

March 2022 Update

Posted on 27/02/202203/03/2022 by greenacresgc