Tee Times

Oceanico Laguna – Saturday 25th February ’12. Weekly Competition

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With a green fee of just €35.00 for a high season primetime slot of 10.00am this event was always to prove popular. The plan was to be off the course in time for the showdown rugby clash between England versus Wales in the Six Nations Cup. It all went to plan.

Laguna played its usually tricky self once again with quick greens and windy conditions. We say au revoir to Tony McInerney (aka two shot Tony) who has supported the Society so well this last few months. He is to return back to his Irish homeland to go and justify his annual subsription at this home course of Dundalk , Co Louth.,We’ll miss you and hopefully see you in September.

1st: Chris Milford (h/cap13): 33pts

2nd: Eileen Farren (h/cap24): 31pts (c/back 9 holes: 15pts)

3rd: Carlos Ferreira (h/cap12): 31pts (c/back 9 holes: 13pts)

Nearest The Pin (17th): Rob Jones

Oceanico O’Connor -Tuesday 21st February ’12. Mid-week competition

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A impromtu game in Oceanico O’Connor, in as the day was a bank holiday in Portugal and there were a few eager golfers looking for a game especially as the fine weather continues. A specially arranged price of just €50.00 including a buggy to play O Connor was another great reason!

It was the Society first trip out of the Central Algarve this year (apart from Costa Azul ) and it was a question whether to take the old EN125 road or face the toll on the motorway. We as a Society will favour more local courses from now for this reason but on occasion will venture further afield.

Again golden brown fairways as evening ‘frost’ keeps the temperatures low so stopping the grass from growing. Tight fairways saw us play winter rules and the green were not as smooth as others we have played this year. Regardless, it was a super day to be out and we were well looked after by the staff. If you have never played either this course or the Faldo go make the effort it is a great venue.

1st: Robin Prescott (h/cap 13): 31pts

2nd: Tony McInerney (h/cap 24): 30pts

Nearest the Pin (13th): Tommy Jensen

Golf Ethics Test – what would you do?

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What if?

What if you were playing in the club championship tournament finals
and the match was halved at the end of 17 holes. You had the honor and
hit your ball a modest two hundred fifty yards to the middle of the
fairway, leaving a simple six iron to the pin. Your opponent then hits
his ball, lofting it deep into the woods to the right of the fairway.

Being the golfing gentleman that you are, you help your opponent look
for his ball. Just before the permitted five minute search period
ends, your opponent says: ‘Go ahead and hit your second shot and if I
don’t find it in time, I’ll concede the match.’

You hit your ball, landing it on the green, stopping about ten feet
from the pin. About the time your ball comes to rest, you hear your
opponent exclaim from deep in the woods:

‘I found it!’. The second sound you hear is a click, the sound of a
club striking a ball and the ball comes sailing out of the woods and
lands on the green, stopping no more than six inches from the hole.

Now the real ‘what if’ in this story……

What if you had your opponent’s ball in your pocket?