Thursday, 9 July 2020

From Barb:

It would seem our women are at their best when they are hot and bothered.

Three personal best scores on Thursday:
Dale Hodge 92
Jane Gibbens 99
Laura Ebbrell 104

Congrats to all!!
🎉🎉🎉

(Those felt like the temps at different times today!)

Wednesday, 8 July 2020

Bunker play without rakes during our "new normal".

The R&A, USGA, Golf Canada, and Golf Ontario all approve the following method of playing out of a bunker, when no rakes are available:

Players should be requested to make their best efforts to smooth bunkers using their feet or a club.  

Even with players making their best efforts to smooth the sand, the condition of the bunkers is likely to be so abnormal that it will be clearly unreasonable for players to play the ball as it lies, it is approved to use preferred lies in bunkers. 

Players are allowed to place the ball in the bunker within one club-length not nearer to the hole than where the ball came to rest.

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Taken Tuesday, when even the gulls thought it was too hot to be out in the sun!


Friday, 3 July 2020

"Local Rule"

I have been asked for a clarification of the "Local Rule" for a lost ball or a ball hit out of bounds. Starting in 2019, a local rule could be used for casual play that allows a player who has lost a ball or hit one out of bounds to drop a ball in the closest fairway with a penalty of TWO strokes.

For example, you drive from the tee on # 9 and the ball hooks towards the trees on the left. You don't know from the tee if it went out or not. You have the option of playing a 'provisional ball' - an option that should be used in competition - adding a penalty of one stroke. 

If you have not played a provisional and you get to the area and can't find your ball, the "Local Rule" allows you to go out to the edge of the fairway, drop a ball and take a penalty of TWO strokes. (If you were in competition and you had not played a provisional, your only option is to go back to the tee and hit another ball.)

The penalty of two strokes would be the same as if you had re-teed and hit your third from the tee. In both cases, your next shot is your fourth stroke.

The diagram below may help (or not):

Remember, this does not apply to a ball hit into a penalty area (aka hazard), where you are not allowed to hit a provisional.

Wednesday, 1 July 2020

Thank you for all the photos you sent me for our June 30th 
Canada Day dress up! It looked great on the course to see all the red and white.

Thanks to Sandi MacDonald for decorating our third tee.
















But one family didn't get the memo:



Monday, 29 June 2020

Welcome to two of our new members this year!

Anne Abbott

Joanne O'Sullivan

And welcome back to Su Morrow!

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Along the lines of "Honourable Mention and Bragging Rights",
this was Sandy Young's drive on #12 on Saturday:


Sunday, 28 June 2020


A message from our Captain, Anne Parks:


Thursday, 25 June 2020

Pandemic Hair




Sorry if I missed you, or you are lucky enough to have had a haircut already!

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A milestone: Laurie Pudwell had a personal best - 96! Well done.

Friday, 19 June 2020

A little late, but CONGRATULATIONS to Ann Hall on her hole-in-one on #17. Is that "hole-in-one juice" beside the hole?



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Another milestone: Barb Pemberton broke 100 for the first time on Thursday. Congrats!

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To help with your adjustment to the new handicap system, Dale has put some "Net Double Bogey" charts in the women's locker room. Just take one copy of the correct grouping for your handicap.


Wednesday, 27 May 2020

A photo from Lynn Attley of some of our women celebrating Susan Ross-Foster’s birthday on Sunday while maintaining social distancing:



Friday, 22 May 2020

Tuesday Golf and ducklings

A note from Jane Gibbens and Laurie Pudwell, our Tuesday convenors:

Dalewood Women’s League

Women’s League Tuesday Golf is alive and well! This year we look forward to getting together on Tuesdays, playing our own game and having fun. With the current COVID-19 restrictions, exchanging cash and scorecards becomes a problem, so weekly games and winners won’t happen. However, we will mix the foursomes up each week so that all can play with the broader group and also get to know our new members.

The Women’s League Tee Times are blocked off for Tuesdays at noon starting June 2, 2020. Morning and late afternoon tee times can also be booked for those who want to golf outside of the core time. The option to play 9 or 18 holes is always there. 

A Google Doc “Sign up Sheet” will replace the one that used to be posted on the bulletin board outside of the women’s locker room. It will be sent out to members each week via email. Detailed instructions will be in the email although it is very easy to use. If you are not comfortable using Google Doc, you can also call or email one of us to have your name added if you prefer.

Let’s give this a try and we can modify as we go! If you have any questions please contact:
Jane Gibbens jmgibbens@gmail.com​ 905-377-0113
Laurie Pudwell 
Laurie.pudwell@sympatico.ca​ 905-377-8257


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Thanks to Laura Ebbrell for this photo of a family of ducks: