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Hooray and Hurry!

Dear <<First Name>>,

Today, you can read about our virtual AGM, which we held successfully this week (hooray!), and even watch it all again if you like!

You can also register your interest to play in one of the 5 NAPGC inter club competitions the club supports. You should do this right now (hurry!), as the booking window closes on Tuesday 30th.

And until Wednesday 31st (hurry!), you can still book your place in this year's knockout competitions.

Please find more information on these three topics in the following paragraphs!

And further below, there is a collection of pictures taken on the course this morning, to get you in the right mood for the restart!

Stay safe, and I very much hope to see you soon!

Lars

AGM Recap

Owing to the circumstances, we were forced to hold our AGM in a virtual manner. This made for a very much different experience. We used a free 7 day trial of the platform GoToWebinar, and given that we didn't pay anything I would say it was good enough, even so there were a few technical glitches.

Anyway, we were able to go through the presentations, perform the regular votes, and answer additional questions. The whole session was recorded, and if you would like to see it, use this link.

Most importantly, the following decisions were taken:

Approval of last years AGM minutes.
Approval of the budget for 2021/22, including membership fees £35 for existing members (August - March) and £30/£20 for new members (April/August - March)
Approval of the proposed new committee:

Congratulations to all committee members for a successful and almost unanimous vote!

NAPGC Competitions

This series of inter club competitions is run every year, and for the third year running our club wants to participate.

All these competitions are team events, in various formats and with certain handicap requirements. The teams don't have to be fixed. One or all of the team members can be replaced by another qualifying club member, which means there is no hard commitment to play on determined dates no matter what.

Here is a quick overview:

Bourne-Vanneck Shield & Cup
Teams of 3 men, strokeplay. Handicap Index max 18.
Aggregate nett and gross scores will decide which teams move forward.
Max two rounds:
4 regional qualifiers on June 5 and 6.
Regional winners will play in the national finals on Aug 7 at Sandford Springs GC.

Siemens Bowl
Teams of 8 men, playing as pairs, 2 pairs at home. 2 pairs away. four-ball better ball Stableford
Aggregate stableford score will decide which team moves forward.
Handicap Index 16 to 28 (4 of the team 19 or higher).
Knockout series in 3 geographical areas.
Area winners will play in the national finals on Oct 16 at Staverton Park GC.

Hawtree Trophy
Team of 4 mixed pairs, playing at one venue, greensomes stableford.
Aggregate stableford score will decide which team moves forward.
Handicap Index max 18 for men, max 30 for ladies.
Knockout series in 4 geographical areas.
Area winners will play in the national finals on Oct 16 at Staverton Park GC.

Ladies' Matchplay Trophy
Ladies Pairs four-ball better ball matchplay competition
Handicap Index max 30.
Knockout in 4 geographical areas.
Semi finals at neutral venue.
National finals on Oct 18 at Staverton Park GC.

Men's Matchplay Trophy ('Toprock Salver')
Men's pairs four-ball better ball matchplay competition, played on weekdays only.
Handicap Index max 24.
Knockout in 4 geographical areas.
Semi-final at neutral venue.
National finals on Oct 16 at Staverton Park GC.

You will find all these competitions on Masterscoreboard.

Make sure you enter your name before 3 pm on March 30. In the evening of that day it will be decided how many teams we will register (and pay the fees for). All players will then be informed and team captains nominated, who will be the contacts for arranging dates with opponents.

Knockout Competitions

Booking is open on Masterscoreboard for all our formats.

Make sure to book before the end of March, as the draw will be done on April 1.

If you would like to play in the pairs competitions, but don't have a partner, please let me know, and I will add you to the list. Singles will be drawn into as many pairs as we can form.

As these are board competitions, the requirement is to have played 6 qualifiers with SBGC in the last 24 (!) months.

The draw will be published on April 1 with the first round starting immediately after!

Course Update

It was a chilly but lovely morning today, giving an impression of how it will be on the first three days of the return of golf next week.

I walked the entire course and took a few pictures, so you may get into the right mood! All these pictures and more are also available in high resolution here.

First off, a picture taken right next to the course. But where??? The first to provide the correct answer wins 20 lake balls of various brands. To be collected by yourself from the pond by the 9th.