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January Society Day

We hope you all had a great Christmas and enjoy the New Year celebrations.
Our first society day for 2016 is on Jnauary 14th at the Morgado course –  see below for details.

We trust that there has been serious training and that you are all fit and raring to go.

Could those members intending to play let us know

VALE DA TELHA GOLF SOCIETY

 
                     Date                     14th January 2016
Venue Morgado 37.50€ including buggy
Competition Men play from Yellow Tees

Ladies from Red Tees
Handicaps Members

  Guests

 Your Club or Society

Handicap to be used – shown against name
To agree agree handicap with Group Leader prior to play
Competition Entrance Fee Members

Guests

 2 euros
Nil
Prizes Members

  

 Best Stableford –  Bottle of wine

Best Stableford Runner Up  Bottle of wine

Nearest the Pin (Hole 17) –  Bottle of wine

Longest Drive (Hole 6)  Bottle of wine

Other competitions to be advised
Guests Currently not eligible for prizes based on Stableford scores.
Results & Prize presentation Prize presentations  at 5.30pm – place to be advised
 
TEE TIMES
GROUP 1 9.12am      
GROUP 2 9.20am      
GROUP 3 9.28am      
GROUP 4 9.36am      
GROUP 5 9.44am      
GROUP 6 9.52am        
SOCIETY RULES
‰  Balls lying on stones may be picked & dropped no nearer the hole on a playable surface

‰  Balls lying in mud/water on the fairway may be picked, cleaned & placed no nearer the hole

‰  Balls in waterlogged bunkers may be picked and dropped no nearer the hole

‰  Should your Group fall behind the players in front, please follow the instructions of your Group Leader

‰  Espiche – should a ball land in the scrub and is not playable (the case almost every time) then treat as a Lateral Water hazard.
NOTES
  1. Members are welcome to invite Guests
  2. Green Fee reductions have now been negotiated with the majority of local Golf Clubs, including Penina, the Pestana Group, and Morgado/Alamos
  3. No Gimmes – please putt out
  4. Please ensure that you fill in your playing card with your name, date, handicap and ensure that it is signed by both your marker and yourself.
Competition Information
Submit cards with Gross score – the competition panel will determine the Stableford score

 
Next Society Day February 11th at the Morgado course

 

Golf Society Annual Awards for 2015

This year we have 3 annual awards (including trophies) and they are

  • Best Player 2015
  • Best High Handicapper 2015
  • Matchplay Tournament winner

The first 2 are determined by players performance for the period January to November taking into account their stableford scores, also they must have played in 4 tournaments.

So Player of the Year goes to Ian Bedford with an average score of 32.44

he was closely followed by John Williams on 31 and Brian Parker on 30.42

Best High Handicapper for 2015 goes to Sharon Dickens with an average of 28.2

The Matchplay Tournament was won by Geoff Costigan who beat Manny Pinto 2&1 in the final

The finalists and semifinalists (Chris Dickens and Tony Bishop) get trophies to keep.

So congratulations to the winners.

I would like to wish you all a Great Christmas and New Year and look forward to seeing you at our January event.

Results – Dec Society Day

We had an excellent day on the Alamos course yesterday, great weather and tough greens. Also we had a different competition from usual with a better ball pairs arrangement.

So onto the results

Better Ball Pairs Stableford Winners

Sharon Dickens and Liam Byrne won with 43 points

Better Ball Pairs Stableford Runner-Ups

Alastair Maxwell and Derek Allen with 41 points and a back 9 of 23.

Other excellent scores were

Tom Melville-Evans and Garry Brewster with 41 (Back 9 of 22)

John Williams and Steve Scott with 41 (Back 9 of 19)

Chris Dickens and Tony Bishop with 40

Longest Drive Hole 14

Ian Bedford

Nearest the Pin Hole 3

Roel Pluim

Fun Day Activities

Longest Drive of an Air Ball

John Williams

Shortest Drive

Dorine Lensvan Rijn

 

Most Lost Balls

Ron Ellis

Though Ian Bedford did manage to lose 11 balls but had his prize for the longest drive.

Most Bunkers

Garry Brewster

 

Our next day in on January 14th at the Morgado course

Golf Society Day – 10th Dec

Below are details of our day at Alamos this Thursday – tee times etc.

Please note the information on the Air Ball and Shortest drive competitions.

The prizes and post game reviews will take place at the VDT Restaurant (Jose) from 5.30pm

 

VALE DA TELHA GOLF SOCIETY

 
                     Date                     10th December 2015    End of Year Fun Day
Venue Alamos 37.50€ including buggy
Competition Men play from Yellow Tees

Ladies from Red Tees
Handicaps Members

  Guests

 Your Club or Society

Handicap to be used – shown against name
To agree agree handicap with Group Leader prior to play
Competition Entrance Fee Members

Guests

 2 euros
Nil
Prizes Members

  

 Better Ball Pairs Stableford  –  Bottle of wine each to the winning pair

Better Ball Pairs Stableford Runner Ups – Bottle of wine to both players

Nearest the Pin (Hole 3) –  Bottle of wine

Longest Drive (Hole 14)  Bottle of wine

Fun Day Activities

Most Lost Balls  – Tube of balls

Most bunkers hit  –  Prize to be advised

Longest Drive of an Air Ball (Hole 9)-  Prize to be advised

Shortest Drive (Hole 13) – Prize to be advised
Guests Currently not eligible for prizes based on Stableford scores.
Results & Prize presentation Prize presentations VDT Restaurant at 5.30pm
 
TEE TIMES
GROUP 1 9.24am Jeremy Verling (26) Roel Pluim (28) John Williams (22) Steve Scott (26)
GROUP 2 9.32am Maarten Lensvan Rijn (28) Dorine Lensvan Rijn (34) Ian Bedford (18) Brian Parker (21)
GROUP 3 9.40am Alastair Maxwell (6) Derek Allen (17) Mike Dickinson (28) David Quinton (26)
GROUP 4 9.48am Chris Dickens (5) Tony Bishop (12) Tom Melville-Evans (24) Garry Brewster (18)
GROUP 5 9.56am Sharon Dickens (34) Liam Byrne (21) Ron Ellis (20) Bob Cavanagh (21)
GROUP 6 10.04am      
SOCIETY RULES
‰  Balls lying on stones may be picked & dropped no nearer the hole on a playable surface

‰  Balls lying in mud/water on the fairway may be picked, cleaned & placed no nearer the hole

‰  Balls in waterlogged bunkers may be picked and dropped no nearer the hole

‰  Should your Group fall behind the players in front, please follow the instructions of your Group Leader

‰  Espiche – should a ball land in the scrub and is not playable (the case almost every time) then treat as a Lateral Water hazard.
NOTES
  1. Members are welcome to invite Guests
  2. Green Fee reductions have now been negotiated with the majority of local Golf Clubs, including Penina, the Pestana Group, and Morgado/Alamos
  3. No Gimmes – please putt out
  4. Please ensure that you fill in your playing card with your name, date, handicap and ensure that it is signed by both your marker and yourself.
Competition Information
Submit cards with Gross score – the competition panel will determine the Stableford score

Better Ball Pairs Stableford

Both players play to their handicap with the better Stableford score to count for that hole.  Pairs total score being the sum of better Stableford scores for the 18 holes. Players in the pair may discuss tactics, club to use, line of putt etc.

The pairings are given in the groups as follows – first two are paired and the second two are paired together.

 

Fun Day Competitions

Shortest Drive

Hole 13 will be used – drives from the Yellow tees. For the ladies wishing to compete must play from the Yellow tees. The ball does not need to reach the fairway to qualify. Note Driver must be used

Most Bunkers

A bunker only counts once irrespective of the number of shots to exit it.

Longest Air Ball Drive

All players will be issued with an Air Ball. To help distinguish the air balls each group will be provided with 3 different coloured balls. Drive the air ball either from a tee or the ground – any club can be used. Hole 9 Yellow tee area will be used. (No need to reach the fairway to qualify). Men will then tee off from the Yellow Tees and Ladies from the Red Tees playing the hole in the usual way.

 
Next Society Day January 14th at the Morgado course

 

Next Society Golf Day – 10th Dec

Our next day is on December 10th is at the Alamos course.

This day will feature our Fun Day and a Better Ball Pairs competition.

Can those members intending to play let us know – see below for current details on the day.

Now as regards the Pairs competition –  choose from below for your preferred option

  • You may pair up in advance – but let us know your pairing
  • Or send in your name and we will arrange the pairings
VALE DA TELHA GOLF SOCIETY 
                     Date                     10th December 2015    End of Year Fun Day
Venue Alamos 42.50€ including buggy
Competition Men play from Yellow TeesLadies from Red Tees
Handicaps Members  Guests Your Club or SocietyHandicap to be used – shown against name
To agree agree handicap with Group Leader prior to play
Competition Entrance Fee MembersGuests 2 euros
Nil
Prizes Members   Better Ball Pairs Stableford  –  Bottle of wine each to the winning pairNearest the Pin (Hole 3) –  Bottle of wine

Longest Drive (Hole 14)  Bottle of wine

Most Lost Balls  – Tube of balls

Most bunkers hit  –  Prize to be advised

Longest Drive of an Air Ball –  Prize to be advised

Other competitions to be advised
Guests Currently not eligible for prizes based on Stableford scores.
Results & Prize presentation Prize presentations VDT Restaurant at 5.30pm
TEE TIMES
GROUP 1 9.24am
GROUP 2 9.32am
GROUP 3 9.40am
GROUP 4 9.48am
GROUP 5 9.56am
GROUP 6 10.04am
SOCIETY RULES
‰  Balls lying on stones may be picked & dropped no nearer the hole on a playable surface‰  Balls lying in mud/water on the fairway may be picked, cleaned & placed no nearer the hole

‰  Balls in waterlogged bunkers may be picked and dropped no nearer the hole

‰  Should your Group fall behind the players in front, please follow the instructions of your Group Leader

‰  Espiche – should a ball land in the scrub and is not playable (the case almost every time) then treat as a Lateral Water hazard.
NOTES
  1. Members are welcome to invite Guests
  2. Green Fee reductions have now been negotiated with the majority of local Golf Clubs, including Penina, the Pestana Group, and Morgado/Alamos
  3. No Gimmes – please putt out
  4. Please ensure that you fill in your playing card with your name, date, handicap and ensure that it is signed by both your marker and yourself.
Competition Information
Submit cards with Gross score – the competition panel will determine the Stableford score

Better Ball Pairs Stableford

Both players play to their handicap with the better Stableford score to count for that hole.  Pairs total score being the sum of better Stableford scores for the 18 holes. Players in the pair may discuss tactics, club to use, line of putt etc.

 
Next Society Day January 14th at the Morgado course