Captains Update
Dear SVGR Members,
Hope you are all well and your golf is in the best of orders? Mine is terrible!
I was told before taking up the Captaincy role that my golf would suffer,,,well, I’m now back to 11.7 double figures handicap, so the person who told me that is absolutely spot on ?!!!
Nonetheless, you will have noticed that someone has switched the heating up and I’m therefore requesting you to look out for each other out on the course, take plenty of fluids on board, slap on the factor 50, get under your brolly’s and try and make use of the shade where possible. It is only going to get warmer over the next two months, so take care everyone.
Our Club Championships and Presentations Party went extremely well and huge congratulations to all winners including Demetrios Paphitis and our Men’s and Ladies Champions, Andrew Richardson, and Ma li Min.
Thanks also to the Committee, the Course Superintendent, his staff and SVGR staff who contributed to making it such a success.
The Competitions Secretary continues to lay on some fantastic and interesting Competitions for us all and has asked me to remind you to enter online before the 7-day cut off.
If you cannot attend on the day, simply message [email protected] or call the Pro shop on 26274000, therefore preventing you being marked down as a “No Show”
We are allocated daily members tee times 7am until 9.50am, but Jamie has been on the front foot with the DoG requesting additional tee times if there are more than 72 members entered, or indeed, gives tee times back to the Club if there are less, so planning is key.
The Local Rules have been updated. Please acquaint yourself with them on the following link: https://www.secretvalleygolfresort.net/Local-Rules-2020
A new one on me, but this divot on the picture below was found on the 3rd Green. Someone has clearly hit a shot from the 2nd tee, landed on the 3rd Green and they’ve played it from that spot damaging the green!! If any member notices similar, can you pse call the Pro shop or pass a message to the duty Marshall, so we can try and identify these culprits…..thanks.
Jamie has added the correct ruling on this to his Comp Sec News:
https://www.secretvalleygolfresort.net/category/competition/compsecnews
Pse continue to assist the Green Staff with your Divot bags and Pitch Mark repair Tools (If you’re feeling generous, fix your own and another two Pitch marks ?)
On the Inter Club news, Secret Valley will play Minthis Hills on 5 & 23 August and Elea on 8 & 15 September, so if you would like to be considered, pse add your name to the Interclub link on the Website.
Unfortunately, a few players had to be DQ’d from the Knockouts as they didn’t play their matches before the last Deadline date.
Having ran these last year, I know how difficult it can be arranging matches, particularly with members who are Twilight/weekend members, so pse get on the front foot and plan well in advance and get your games booked.
Next Deadline is 23 August and the Point of contact for the Knockouts is the VC, Keith Ioakim: [email protected]
On the Social front, we are planning another party on 4 September (tbc) and maybe a Reggae Rockers Party in October.
We are also looking forward to a dinner and fireside chat from a former Special Branch Officer who protected three Prime Ministers…. Intriguing I know and details to follow!!
Lastly, I’m forward planning for Captains Day on Sat 18 September.
If you are feeling generous and you have something spare and relevant in your golf garage/Cupboard and you’d like to donate as a Raffle Prize, pse e mail me on: [email protected]
A few members have been very generous in the last few months and contributed anonymous monies from €10 to €2000 to the Captains Charity, Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and friends, PASYKAF-Thank you guys and updated news is, the Captains Auction will be announced soon, but would also appreciate any small donations as we go through the year.
That’s all folks, play well and if anyone has any tips for me to reduce my Handicap, don’t bother…….I’ve spent too much money already ?
Final thought: No person in the world ever lost anything by being nice to one another.
Final Final thought: I regard golf as an expensive way to play Marbles!!
