Breakers Men's Golf Blog

The 4th hole is still proving to be a cause of delays during competitions, often with 2 groups waiting to tee off. These delays lead to frustration and unfairly disrupting the flow of rounds for the groups behind. To help improve this, the Committee is asking for your support by doing the following; 1) DON'T WAIT FOR YOUR WHOLE GROUP TO PUTT OUT . When the first 2 players complete the hole they should immediately walk over to the 5th tee and prepare to tee off. This is the same case if a player is delayed while others on the green, two of the group can finish the hole and move on to avoid delays. If the 5th fairway is clear, you can tee off before your group finishes the 4th hole. 2) BAGS TO SIDE/BACK OF GREEN . Always leave your bag/buggy to the sides and back of the green, please don't leave it in front. (This is the case on all holes).  We all want to enjoy our time on the course and avoid unnecessary delays, so thank you for working together with us on the above.   Thank y

PENNANTS – WEEK 4 – 06/02/22 By: Rod Hutchinson Great result for Breakers, with B Grade winning 3-0 and C Grade winning 2-1 against Kooindah Waters. The course at Gosford was playing heavy after all the rain, with preferred lies given through the green.  Both B & C Grade have a large playing roster and strong feeling of team comradery has been building over the past few weeks within it, so it’s not surprising that we are now seeing some really good results for Breakers GC.  B GRADE – 3-0 WINNERS   Team 3. Paul English & John Seal . WON 6&5. Arrived late so fast talking and a reshuffle in the order by Captain Searle was required. Their experience and jedi mind tricks against some big hitting young punks, to slowly build a lead and then run out convincing winners. They need to report to the headmaster’s office during the week to explain their late arrival.  Team 2. Darren Hutton and Neale Carr . WON 3&2. An absolute ripper of a contest by all reports, with 4 or 5 birdies

The 2022 Creighton's Classic will be held on Tuesday 22nd February, this  is a stroke event in 2 grades with special prize money donated by Creighton's The 2022 Creighton's Mixed Foursomes will be played on Saturday 26th March and is a  27 hole event so if you don"t have a partner it's time to find one.

Breakers Men’s and Medley Fixtures for March 2022  Tuesday 1st February:  Single Stableford + 2ball Multiplier Saturday 5th February:  Medley Single Stableford + 2bbb  Sunday  6th February: Monthly Medal Stroke  Tuesday 8th February:  Single Stableford in Grades Saturday 12th February: Medley Single Stableford + 2bbb Sunday 13th February:  Single Stableford + 2bbb  Tuesday 15th February: Monthly Medal Stroke Saturday 19th February: Medley Single Stableford + 2bbb Multiplier Sunday 20th February: Single Stableford in Grades Tuesday 22nd February:   Creighton’s Classic, Stroke in 2 Grades Saturday 26th February:   Medley Single Par + 2bbb Par Sunday 27th February: Single Stableford + 2bbb Aggregate Breakers Men’s and Medley Fixtures for March 2022    Tuesday 1st March: 2 Person Ambrose  Saturday 5th March: Medley Single Stableford + 2bbb   Sunday 6th March: Monthly Medal Stroke – Eclectic  Round1  Tuesday 8th March: Single Stableford, Team of 4, 3 best scores to count  Saturday

  Can you take relief from a bunker?   If you don't want to or decide you can't play your ball as it lies when your ball is in a bunker, you may decide it is unplayable. If you do this, you have 4 total options. The players four options: See reference numbers on diagram (1) For one penalty stroke, the player may take stroke-and-distance relief by dropping a new ball and playing from the same spot the original ball was played      (2) For one penalty stroke, the player may take back-on-the-line relief in the bunker.  (3) For one penalty stroke, the player may take lateral relief in the bunker.  (4) For a total of two penalty strokes, the player may take back-on-the-line relief outside the bunker based on a reference line going straight back from the hole through the spot of the original ball.  DIAGRAM RELIEF OPTIONS FOR BALL UNPLAYABLE IN BUNKER  A player decides that his or her ball in a bunker is unplayable.     

PENNANTS – WEEK 3 – 30/1/22   Correspondent: Rod Hutchinson  Breakers faced the high-flying and undefeated Gosford this week up in Wyong. The odds were stacked against us – the punters taking on short-priced Gosford odds early. Surely with such a record, they’d sweep the plate – surely, I mean – #whatcouldgowrong for Gosford.  The Breakers boys stepped up to the plate, locked horns with the beast and came away from the day ALL SQUARE across both grades. Good and fair result from the slugfest that was.  Darren and Rod (Your Correspondent) share a beer on the 19th celebrating victory B Grade  Team 3 – Darren “H Bomb” Hutton & “Rocket” Rod Hutchinson = WON 3&2 Hutto and Hutch found themselves 2 down after 2, fought back to all square through 4 though. From there, the boys were 1 down 3 more time on the front nine – but each time fought back to level it. Come the back 9, it was like watching Winx and Classique Legend have a run, WINNING 3&2 to send Gosford packing.  Team 2 – P

When Can I Declare My Ball Lost Contrary to what some golfers believe, the rules of golf do not allow you to declare your ball lost. If you have hit your ball into a particularly bad spot, you may decide not to look for it but your opponent or playing companions may still look for it and stumble across it. If they do, you will have to deal with it from where it is found - however bad!  Of course, you could always play another ball from where the original bad shot was taken without declaring it a provisional ball. In this situation, the second ball automatically becomes the one in play, but beware - if your original ball had taken an unseen ricochet into a favourable spot, you would not be able to play it. Playing a provisional Ball Playing a provisional ball is an option taken into account in a golf game under penalty of stroke and distance to save time when the ball in play might have gone out of bounds or be lost outside a penalty area. In other words, this is the second ball you pl