Rules of golf

Play the ball as it lies

Play the course as you find it

And if you can't do either, do what is fair.

But to do what is fair, you need to know the

Rules of Golf.

The Royal & Ancient website has a great reference for any golfer who wants a decision on any rule of golf.

http://www.randa.org/

GREAT LOB

On a recent Saturday, while playing the 10th a lady member was waiting on or beside the 10th green waiting for a male member to chip onto the green.
What happened next to peak the interest of Circus promoters?

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21 Dec 2018

GREEN TEAM UPDATE

Water seems to feature in this month's report - rainfall, dam overflow, drainage channels, irrigation system. What else is happening?

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15 Dec 2018

NEW RULE UPDATE

The R & A new rules come into effect on January 1 next year. There is provision for the Club to introduce some local rules based on the new rules. The Club's new rules sub-committee has reviewed these local rules.

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GOOD WORDS, BAD SHOTS

Eskimos , allegedly, have 40 different words for snow. But GOLF has more than that number of colourful words for BAD SHOTS. But we have almost nothing for GOOD SHOTS. Inanely, Good Shot/ Great Shot is about the best we can do.
Maybe it has something to do with the fact we hit many more bad shots than good ones??
Read on for a list of words/expressions we use for poor shots - how many have you used? Do you have any others? (Profane words have not been included - probably not enough room on the web page.

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WHO IS COUNTING?

Popular and respected Club Patron Joan Grace celebrated her birthday recently, somewhere about the 21 year mark.
Ladies helped her celebrate the milestone day while they were holding their Christmas breakup at the end of November. (Photo attached - read on).

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LADIES KNOW HOW TO CELEBRATE

The Nambour Ladies had their Christmas Breakup last Thursday 29^th.
ow did they celebrate their golfing year at NGC?

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HOLE IN ONE

Hope springs eternal, and now his wish has come to fruition for Kim - read on to see what he just achieved!

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WORKING BEE

It looks a lot cleaner in the “Everglades” between the 3^rd and 4^th fairways since a team of nearly a dozen volunteers cleaned it out during our latest “working bee”.

Thanks to all those involved in all the working bees throughout the year – it really makes a difference.
Check out the photos of these appropriately attired Everglade magicians! Thanks Charles for the story and these images of our willing workers.

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22 Oct 2018

NAMBOUR OPEN WINNERS

A violent storm-shortened event took the gloss of an otherwise brilliant weekend of golf, showcasing some of the region's best golfers.
To check out who were the successful players, with all the results listed, read on.
Go to Gallery for images of some of the players in action!

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11 Oct 2018

LADIES FOURSOMES CHAMPIONSHIP

Ladies have finalised this year's foursomes championships.

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NEW RULES START IN JANUARY 2019

To view the new rules videos, click on this link New Rules of Golf. These videos are brief, very well explained, very descriptive and most have excellent illustrated diagrams.
For a good, gentle introduction to what's in store with Rules changes,click on Captain Cal's "Brief Description of Changes"
Ball hits flag in hole

When is the ball in the hole? Does it have to be at the bottom? What if some of the ball is in the hole, and part in the hole?
Click here to check out the application of the rule of golf which answers these questions, or go to 'Rules Applied' and scroll down for this ruling.
DINE IN MENU

The Foody Doody serves meals at the club. When? What types? What is the menu?
To find out, visit Foody Doody on the home page, or simply click here.