It is with sadness that we fly the club flag at half mast in memory of Liz Ballard.

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Women's Club Championshsips:

Played on Wednesday 14th September

• Senior: Anne Witters defeated Gaye Young on the 29th
• Intermediate: Anne Gemmell defeated Lorraine MacLaughlin on the 36th
• Junior: Tuppence Murphy defeated Judy Ngarimu on the 26th.

 Played on Tuesday 13th September

• Senior Flight:  Jo Kerr defeated Miggles Shanks
• Intermediate Flight: Leigh Fletcher defeated Anne Thomas
• Junior Flight: Christine Burke defeated Ishbell McKinnon

Congratulations to all the winners, commiserations to the losers, and thanks to all who participated, assisted, or  showed their support for the players on the day.   

The numbers were up this year in all divisions and hopefully we can grow our entries for next year. 

Altogether a fantastic day;  good golf – good company - and concluded with a glass of bubbles and nibbles.

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The 2011 golf programme is now available on the website.

Revisions to R&A Rules of Golf effective from January 1, 2012

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NZ & WORLD NEWS

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Do you know the rules?

PRACTICE:

With the Club Championships in full swing and the Open coming up, it pays to know when you can and cannot practice on the golf course.

7-1. Before or Between Rounds

Match Play:
On any day of a match-play competition, a player may practice on the competition course before a round.

Stroke Play:
Before a round or play-off on any day of a stroke-play competition, a competitor must not practice on the competition course or test the surface of any putting green on the course by rolling a ball or roughening or scraping the surface.

When two or more rounds of a stroke-play competition are to be played over consecutive days, a competitor must not practice between those rounds on any competition course remaining to be played, or test the surface of any putting green on such course by rolling a ball or roughening or scraping the surface.

Exception: Practice putting or chipping on or near the first teeing ground before starting a round or play-off is permitted.

PENALTY FOR BREACH OF RULE 7-1b: Disqualification.

Note: The Committee may, in the conditions of a competition (Rule 33-1), prohibit practice on the competition course on any day of a match-play competition or permit practice on the competition course or part of the course (Rule 33-2c) on any day of or between rounds of a stroke-play competition.

7-2. During Round

A player must not make a practice stroke (i.e. hit a ball) during play of a hole.

Between the play of two holes, a player must not make a practice stroke, except that he may practice putting or chipping on or near:

• (a) the putting green of the hole last played,
• (b) any practice putting green, or
• (c) the teeing ground of the next hole to be played in the round,

provided a practice stroke is not made from a hazard and does not unduly delay play (Rule 6-7).

Strokes made in continuing the play of a hole, the result of which has been decided, are not practice strokes.

Exception: When play has been suspended by the Committee, a player may, prior to resumption of play, practice (a) as provided in this Rule, (b) anywhere other than on the competition course and (c) as otherwise permitted by the Committee.

PENALTY FOR BREACH OF RULE 7-2:

• Match play — Loss of hole
• Stroke play — Two strokes

In the event of a breach between the play of two holes, the penalty applies to the next hole.

Note 1: A practice swing is not a practice stroke and may be taken at any place, provided the player does not breach the Rules.

Note 2: The Committee may, in the conditions of a competition (Rule 33-1), prohibit:

• (a) practice on or near the putting green of the hole last played, and
• (b) rolling a ball on the putting green of the hole last played.

 

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Early warning of heart attack

See video tutorial on CPR for a heart attack

A heart attack occurs when the heart muscle does not get the blood it needs for its nourishment. The heart depends on special blood vessels, called coronary arteries to supply it with nutrition and oxygen. If these arteries become blocked, then the part of the heart that depends on them can become injured. A permanent injury to the heart muscle is called a heart attack.

Every minute of the day someone dies from a heart attack. Early treatment is crucial for heart attack victims. Prompt CPR can save a life. Quick treatment with drugs that break up blood clots can greatly improve a person's chance of surviving a heart attack. Since early treatment makes a difference, it is important to know the early signs of a heart attack.

Signs of a heart attack may be one or more of the following:

• Discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts for more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back. It can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain.
• Discomfort in other areas of the upper body, such as pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach.
• Shortness of breath, which often comes with chest discomfort but can occur before the chest discomfort.
• Other signs such as breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea, or lightheadedness.

If you or someone you know feels chest discomfort, especially with one or more of the other symptoms, it is important to seek immediate medical care. Do not wait longer than 5 minutes before calling 111. Calling 111 is usually the fastest way to get medical help in an emergency.

If you think a person is having a heart attack, follow this emergency plan:

• Call for emergency help by dialing 111. Remain on the line. Do not take the person to a hospital in your own car.
• Be calm and take actions that make the victim feel less excited.
• Have the victim sit or lie down.
• Ask the person if they take any medications for chest pain, such as nitroglycerin. If so, get it and follow the written instructions on its use.
• Ask the person if they are allergic to aspirin. If they are not allergic, have them chew an aspirin as soon after calling 111 as possible.
• If the person stops breathing, start mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Tell the 111 operator that this has happened.
• If the pulse stops, begin CPR. Continue until help arrives.
• The technique to use is a ratio of 30 chest compressions to two breaths.

 

 

RECOGNISING A STROKE

A  neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the  effects of the  stroke ...totally.

He says  the trick was getting a stroke recognised, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours.

Remember the 3 steps ... STR 

Doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:  

S: Ask the individual to SMILE.

T: Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE. 

R: Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH  ARMS.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call the emergency number 111 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

NOTE:  Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue. If the tongue  is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the  other, that is also an indication of a stroke.