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The Shrimper THE NEWSLETTE R FOR MID KENT GC MEMBERS

November

2018

CHALLENGES FOR 2019 With Autumn rolling into Winter, Mid Kent looks forward to 2019 - aware of the challenges a new year

brings both on and off of the course - but confident in the ability of a new Club Captain & Lady

Captain, a refreshed Board of Directors and competent full time staff to move the Club forward. This

Shrimper covers the traditionally lively drive in of the Club Captain, Paul James, and Lady Captain,

Grainne Hyland and the appointment of 3 new Directors—Dave Ellis, Richard Jago and John Rice.

We summarise the changes to golf rules and the challenges faced by a strong board, especially club

and course development with their associated financial issues.

MKGC Club Captain 2019 - Paul James MKGC Lady Captain 2019 - Grainne Hyland


Introducing MK Captain 2019 - Paul James

53 years old, Paul has a current handicap of 10 but has

been as low as 5.

He left school at 16, starting work as an apprentice in

Chatham Dockyard. This work came to a sudden and

unexpected stop as after 6 weeks apprenticeships were

out of the blue scrapped and Paul was out of work! He

took a job in a video shop and 3 days a week in the MK

Pro Shop with Bob Lee.

This lead him to joining MK as a social waiting playing

member. At 18 years of age, he became a 5 day 36+

member and after a few years, in 1986 became a 7 day

member.

How come he was a milk man?! Well, at 17 having

passed his driving test, he applied to be a milkman – he

didn’t mind getting up early and this gave him all day

free to play golf!! After 18 months, his employers, the

Co-op, decided to franchise their milk rounds and their

asking price of £2K was a step too far for a young Paul.

So it was time for another career change. Influenced

by a friend’s father, at 19 age he started a 4 year tiling

apprenticeship with Wingrove. Once qualified at 23, he

turned self-employed, started his own tiling business

and has never looked back since!

On the golf course, he has represented MK in both A &

B teams and was part of the West Kent Trophy winning

team this year. With a young Nathan Jennings, he won

the Lord Donaghue Trophy at Princes which is a

scratch stableford foursomes.

At MK, over the years he has won the Directors Cup,

Countrymen’s Goblets, Whitbread Trophy, Lean

Cuisine, Pascoe Cup and Jubilee Cup to name but a

few. He has also won the Courage Cup with his Vice

Captain Neil Parham.

Paul likes to respect tradition whilst bringing forward

new ideas. He hopes all members will enjoy his year,

their golf and the club’s social functions. Out side of

golf, as a child he always supported Chelsea but when

his older brother showed him a signed photo of the

West Ham Team, he converted to a Hammers

supporter. Strange …. or what?!

MKGC Club Captain 2019 - Paul James - drives in

Club Captain Paul James - modern man , respector of tradition


Drive in - cometh the man, cometh the milk man .. blowing bubbles!

West Ham supporter, blowing bubbles!

Proud Family Man


Captain’s Prizegiving 1 - Finals Day October 7th 2018

Doust Trophy - Barney Foreman Queensland Bowl - Kirsty Galbraith

Pascoe Cup - Saj Bhatti Pilots Cup - Peter Brisley

Porter Plate - Jamie Maguire Muggs Cup - Tom Gillis


Captain’s Prizegiving 2 - Finals Day October 7th 2018

Mid Week Match Play - Craig McArthur Courage Cup - Cliff Abel & Paul Taylor

Dan Knight & Harry Woolmer - winning both the Pinder & Penman Cups - a Mid Kent first!

Mixed Tuffs - Dan & Karen Watkins

Mother & Son - another Mid Kent first?

Mixed Tuffs - Runners Up - Martin & Tina Smith

First time in the Tuffs and they took the final to the 19th!


MK Men’s Autumn Locker Room

September Saturday Monthly Medal 01/09/18

Sebastian Brett won division 1 going out in 32 coming back in 35 with 5

birdies and 11 pars beating Grant Rayner by 2 shots.

Wayne Sparks won division 2 going out in 39 coming back in 42 with 1

birdie and 8 pars beating Clive Pattison by 1 shot.

David Ball won division 3 going out in 44 coming back in 44 with 5 pars

beating Thomas Gillis by 1 shot.

September Sunday Medal 02/09/18

Marco Boffa won division 1 going out in 39 coming back in 36 with 1

eagle, 2 birdies and 7 pars beating Alex Collins by 1 shot.

Lee Howell won division 2 going out in 39 coming back in 41 with 5 bird-

ies and 5 pars beating Danny Pearce by 1 shot.

Christopher Roedel won division 3 going out in 45 coming back in 43

with 5 pars beating Richard Crush by 1 shot.

Chairman's Prize 15/09/2018

Scott Lane won with 3 birdies and 12 pars beating Ryan Heggs by 1

point.

September Midweek Medal 17/09/2018

Tom Murray won going out in 42 coming back in 44 with 5 pars beating

Alan Robertson by 2 shots.

Men’s Presidents Putter 22/09/2018

Alex Rayner won beating Robert Nash by 1 point.

October Saturday Monthly Medal 06/10/2018

Andrew Haines won division 1 going out in 37 coming back in 38 with

13 pars beating Nathan Bal by 2 shots.

Toby Johnson won division 2 going out in 37 coming back in 42 with 2

birdies and 8 pars beating Russ Copus by 2 shots.

Tom Copus won division 3 going out in 50 coming back in 44 with 1

birdie and 3 pars beating Matthew Finch on count back.

Houghton Cup (5 Club Competition) 13/10/2018

Nick Brown won going out in 44 coming back in 43 with 5 pars beating

Stuart Hornby by 1 shot

October Midweek Stableford 22/10/2018

Steven Cowell won with 6 pars beating Peter Snow by 1 point.

Stanley Putt Salver 27/10/2018

Craig Hunt won with 2 birdies and 6 pars beating Scott Harris by 1

point.

November Winter Stableford 04/11/2018

Lewis Deakin won with 6 pars beating Bruce Galbraith by 2 points.

Chairman’s Prize - Scott Lane

President’s Putter - Robert Nash

September Midweek Medal - Tom Murray

September Sat Medal Bronze - Dave Ball


MK Ladies - Autumn Meeting 1 - 20th September 2018

MK Ladies Autumn Meeting Double for Julia!

Julia Ridley pulled off the double - as well as a nett 74 in the Spring

Meeting, she shot a sparling 65 in the Goldsmith’s Cup for an

aggregate 139 across the two meetings to win the Silver Salver.

In Division 2, Gill Todd came up trumps to take the White Salver -

nett 77 in the Spring and 70 in the Autumn meeting.

The prizegiving provided a fitting tribute for a successful year lead

by 2018 Captain, Aileen Johnson.

Aggregate Cups

Division One - Silver Salver Julia Ridley

Division Two - White Salver Gill Todd

Division One 1st Prize & Goldsmith’s Cup Julia Ridley

2nd Prize Brid McInerney

Front 9 holes Dawn Halson

Back 9 holes Chris Galbraith

Division Two 1st Prize & Autumn Cup Gill Todd

2nd Prize Audrey Witten

3rd Prize Caroline Greenfield

Front 9 holes Anne Oxtoby

Back 9 holes Julie Manderson

Afternoon Team 1st Sati Padda, Anne Oxtoby, Sue Preston

2nd Aileen Johnson, Dawn Halson, Wendy Knight

9 hole competition Sheila Baker

36+ Handicap Prize Sharon Wells

Putting Silver Janet Harbroe

Bronze Caroline Jackson

Goldsmith’s Cup - Julia Ridley

Silver Salver - Julia Ridley

Autumn Cup - Gill Todd

2nd Division 1 Brid McInerney 2nd Division 2 Audrey Witten 3rd Division 2 Caroline Greenfield


MK Ladies - Autumn Meeting 2 - 20th September 2018

Division 1 Front 9 - Dawn Halson Division 1 Back 9 - Chris Galbraith

Division 2 Back 9 - Anne Oxtoby Hcp 36+ - Sharon Wells

9 Hole Competition - Sheila Baker Hole in One On LC Drive In - Nicola Sehmi


MK Ladies - Grainne Drives In


MK Shrimpers Net

September Medal 10/09/18

Ron Collins won with 1 birdie and 9 pars beating

Alan Robertson by 1 point.

Ron Collins 41 Alan Robertson 40 Steve Barnes

37

October Medal 08/10/2018

John Roots won with 2 birdies and 3 pars beat-

ing Kevin Harding by 1 point.

John Roots 41 Kevin Harding 40 Gerry Lynch 36

November Medal 05/11/2018

Alan Robertson won with 2 birdies and 6 pars

beating A P Forman by 2 points.

Alan Robertson 40 A P Forman 38 Clive Taylor

38

Jamboree - The 18th September saw Mid Kent

successfully host the Group 4 league Jamboree.

Once again teams from all over enjoyed a fabu-

lous day helped enormously by the weather,

lovely course, wonderful food and generous help

from our staff and members.

On the day Sheerness took the victory with an

aggregate score of 197, runners up Sitingbourne

with 196 and Mid Kent posting a fine 195 to take

3rd place.

Congratulations go to Group 4 season league

winners Sittingbourne; this was a perfect

opportunity to present their trophy for the 2018

season as part of the Jamboree proceedings.

Shrimpers AGM Friday 12th October

Around 31 members attended the meeting

where Finance, league reports and membership

numbers were among the topics. A copy of that

meeting can be emailed on request from Steve

Webster (Secretary)

Dave Ball the new Shrimpers Captain is due to

take over in 2019 from Jeff Francis and

announced his vice Captain as Steve Davies.

Jamboree Score Board

Group 4 Season League Winners - Sittingbourne GC

Jamboree Winners - Sheerness GC


MK Shrimpers Net

Top Left - Bob Haines wins the Cobb Cup 2018

Top Middle - Lewis Trophy winning team Steve Tomkins and Peter Windeatt

Top Right - Ron Collin 2018 Costin Putter winner

Left - July medal and Owen Jones trophy Success for Donal Monks

MK West Kent Trophy Winners 2018 - Captained by John Budd


MK Juniors

Junior Club Championship

Oliver Lewis Perkins finished his year as Junior

Captain with a fabulous gross 140 in the Junior

Club Championships.

The Junior Handicap Cup went to Lloyd Holland

with a nett 140, whilst Justin Chenu became

Cadet Champion with a promising 53 points.

Ollie Does it Again in the Hinge Trophy -

further to his successes earlier in the season both

as a Junior and now a 5 handicapper Men’s

monthly medal winner, Ollie Lewis Perkins won

the qualifying round of The Hinge Trophy at

Littlestone Golf Club shooting a 2 under gross 69.

In total, six MKGC members played in the all age

competition, three at Littlestone and three at

Cinque Ports. Lloyd Godwin shot a gross 72 &

Harry Woolmer a gross 76 at Littlestone whilst

Dan Knight shot a gross 79, Sebb Brett a gross 77

and Alex Collins a gross 79 at Cinque Ports.

This means all 6 of the Mid Kent members go

through to Princes on January 2nd 2019 qualifying

in the top 25 at their respective venue.

The top 40 at Princes will then play at Royal St

George's where the combined score from Princes

& Royal St George's will ascertain the overall

winner.

Junior Club Champion 2018 - Oliver Lewis Perkins

Junior Handicap Champion - Lloyd Holland

Cadet Champion - Justin Chenu Cadet Runner Ups - Patrick Chenu & Toby Booker


Course Manager Darryl Manion reports to November Board Meeting

Congratulations to Darryl Manion who has been appointed as our Course Manager for an initial

period of 12 months.

Darryl has been with MKGC since April 2000 and has done an excellent job when asked to manage

the greens team on two occasions over the past 15 months.

He is keen to maintain and improve the course to a standard we all expect and the Board of

Directors ask members to give Darryl and his team their full support.

Below is a summary of Darryl’s report to the November Board -

Greens - are continuing to show improved signs of recovery and are still holding good growth rates

due to the sustained temperatures. Bare areas around the perimeters have been over seeded again.

The Air-2-G2 has been brought in. This works in a similar way to verti-draining however you will not

see so many holes and the machine injects air through the tines to fracture the rootzone and aid root

development. This should help our greens root deeper and become stronger over the winter and into

next spring where we would like to continue this process and carry it out again.

Tees and Approaches have all been verti-drained barring par 3’s which will be completed when we

do the greens. Each area is showing a good amount of continued recovery and we are pleased with

the current playability. The verti-drain will help increase rooting space and were hoping that these

will grow deeper into the profile and make our surfaces stronger and healthier.

Some tees are showing increased signs of heavy wear from the summers play for example 7&4 and

as we go into winter markers will be moved forward and the bottom tee on 7 will have to be used.

If predicted weather conditions come to fruition over the winter we may have to look at the possibility

of hand mowing tees and approaches. This will help to reduce wear and tyre markings over the

course as it is a walking job.

Worm Casts - now that we are into winter, you will also start to see more worm casts covering tees

and approaches. Unfortunately, there is yet to be a new product manufactured and tested to replace

Carbendazim which had been banned in August last year. We are swishing and brushing these

areas as often as we can to try and remove the unsightly casts from the surface.

Fairways - will continue to suffer throughout the winter with worm casts for reasons as explained in

the previous section. Aeration will hopefully commence in November (conditions allowing) and will

continue into the new year for all areas of the course.

Rough - The long roughs have been cut down with the hired in ventrac machine including the reser-

voir and we will be spraying them in spring to kill of any weeds that may grow up. This should help

avoid any accidents with wild parsnip like we have had this summer on the right of 15.

Trees - Tree felling has been booked in November when all trees agreed and passed that the green-

keeping team cannot fell due to safety will be brought down. Other trees marked for removal will be

done in house by the greenkeeping team over the winter.

Leaves - so we begin the great battle of winter! Leaves are causing havoc for the team and golfers

alike. We are well aware of the situation however, due to the current conditions and the rate of

growth our surfaces are getting we are still committed to mowing these areas as a priority. Leaves

are blown from tees and greens first thing in the morning and when possible, a tractor blower is sent

out to clear the remaining areas.


England Golf - New Rules of Golf unveiled

The new Rules of Golf come into force on 1 January 2019. These include:

• Dropping procedure: When taking relief (from an abnormal course condition or penalty area, for

example), golfers will now drop from knee height. This will ensure consistency and simplicity in the

dropping process while also preserving the randomness of the drop.

• Measuring in taking relief: The golfer’s relief area will be measured by using the longest club in

his/her bag (other than a putter) to measure one club-length or two club-lengths, depending on the

situation, providing a consistent process for golfers to establish his/her relief area.

• Removing the penalty for a double hit: The penalty stroke for accidentally striking the ball more

than once in the course of a stroke has been removed. Golfers will simply count the one stroke they

made to strike the ball.

Major proposals introduced in 2017 that have been incorporated into the modernised Rules include:

• Elimination or reduction of “ball moved” penalties: There will be no penalty for accidentally

moving a ball on the putting green or in searching for a ball; and a player is not responsible for caus-

ing a ball to move unless it is “virtually certain” that he or she did so.

• Relaxed putting green rules: There will be no penalty if a ball played from the putting green hits

an unattended flagstick in the hole; players may putt without having the flagstick attended or re-

moved. Players may repair spike marks and other damage made by shoes, animal damage and oth-

er damage on the putting green and there is no penalty for merely touching the line of putt.

• Relaxed rules for “penalty areas” (currently called “water hazards”): Red and yellow-marked

penalty areas may cover areas of desert, jungle, lava rock, etc., in addition to areas of water; ex-

panded use of red penalty areas where lateral relief is allowed; and there will be no penalty for mov-

ing loose impediments or touching the ground or water in a penalty area.

• Relaxed bunker rules: There will be no penalty for moving loose impediments in a bunker or for

generally touching the sand with a hand or club. A limited set of restrictions (such as not grounding

the club right next to the ball) is kept to preserve the challenge of playing from the sand; however, an

extra relief option is added for an unplayable ball in a bunker, allowing the ball to be played from out-

side the bunker with a two-stroke penalty.

• Relying on player integrity: A player’s “reasonable judgment” when estimating or measuring a

spot, point, line, area or distance will be upheld, even if video evidence later shows it to be wrong;

and elimination of announcement procedures when lifting a ball to identify it or to see if it is dam-

aged.

• Pace-of-play support: Reduced time for searching for a lost ball (from five minutes to three); af-

firmative encouragement of “ready golf” in stroke play; recommending that players take no more

than 40 seconds to play a stroke and other changes intended to help with pace of play.

Three publications, will help players as well as officials and provide interpretation and guidance in

how the Rules are applied: 1. The Player’s Edition of the Rules of Golf: An abridged, user-friendly

set of the Rules with shorter sentences, commonly used phrases, and diagrams. 2. The Rules of

Golf: The full edition of the Rules will be written in the third person and include illustrations. It is

intended to be a more thorough version of the revised Rules. 3. The Official Guide to the Rules of

Golf: This “guidebook” replaces the Decisions book and will contain information to best support

committees and officials.


What’s On at your Club

Thursday 29th November

7.00pm Xmas Lights Switch On with a

free glass of mulled wine & mince pie

7.30pm Children’s Party, Candlelight

Supper and NY’s Eve go on sale

Saturday 8th December

Lady Captain’s Charity Quiz 7pm for

7.30pm. Teams of up to 8. £5 pp

includes interval cheese & biscuits.

Sign up on social noticeboard.

Sunday 16th December

3.00pm Music with Miss Vintage

4.00pm Captain’s Charity Xmas

Festive lunch available – booking

essential

Wednesday 19th December

Christmas Bingo 7pm for 7.30pm.

£6 for 8 games, payment in cash on

the evening. Due to the popularity of

this event, tables will need be to

pre-booked. The sheet will be posted

on the notice board on Thursday 29th

November at 7.30pm

Thursday 20th December

Children’s Christmas Party £5 per

child, plus a £10 gift from Santa

Tickets on sale 7.30pm on Thursday

29th November

Saturday 22nd December

Candlelight Supper. Black tie, 7pm for

7.30pm. £33 per person, members

are welcome to bring guests. Tickets

on sale 7.30pm on Thursday 29th No-

vember. Payment will be debited from

membership card. Music by Keeley

Smith, back by popular demand.

Monday 31st December

New Year’s Eve Disco Party

7.30pm for 8pm. Smart casual £25

per person to include buffet or £10 per

person entry after 10pm without food.

Members’ guests welcome.

Payment will be debited from your

membership card.


Dingbats - courtesy of John O’Toole

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Dingbats Answers

1. On going situation

2. Little things please little

minds

3. Three wise men

4. Born out of necessity

5. A cut above

6. A round of drinks

7. Hairpin bends

8. Age of consent

9. Light at the end of the

tunnel

The Balloonist

A woman in a hot air balloon realised she was lost.

She reduced altitude and spotted a man below. She descended a bit more and shouted: 'Excuse me, can you

help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago but I don't know where I am.

The man below replied, 'You're in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You're

between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude.' 'You must be

an Engineer,' said the balloonist.

'I am,' replied the man, 'how did you know?'

'Well,' answered the balloonist, 'everything you have told me is probably technically correct, but I've no idea

what to make of your information and the fact is, I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If an-

ything, you've delayed my trip by your talk.'

The man below responded, 'You must be in Management.'

'I am,' replied the balloonist, 'but how did you know?'

'Well,' said the man, 'you don't know where you are or where you're going. You have risen to where you are,

due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise, which you've no idea how to keep, and you expect

people beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in be-

fore we met, but now, somehow, it's my BLOODY fault!

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