What's on 11/02/2022
Saturday 12th February; Summer cup Round 2 Match play. Card draw 11.30am. Please advise starter if you have a match on for draw purposes.
GHB Pennants; Confirming dates for this years Pennant rounds. Round 1 Sunday 27th February, Round 2 Sunday 13th March, Round 3 Sunday 10th April, Round 4 Sunday 24th April, Round 5 Sunday 1st May. Finals Sunday 15th May. We have 5 teams, being Championship 1 & 3, Handicap 3,4 and 5. Regarding April 24th. Champ 2 and handicap 1 are both playing at Karamu on Saturday 23rd. As we are not in either of these grades, all our grades will played on the Sunday.. Captain Mike will have draw sheets, result sheets and programmes for Pennant captains in the shop from this Friday.
Championships. These get started in March. We have already requested anyone wanting to play in the Open Championship, to notify Captain Mike. If there are no requests, the open will be made up from the top 16 handicap players by index (formerly known as the Senior Championship) Remember if you are an Intermediate grade player or lower, and attempt to qualify in the open and miss the cut, you are not able to return to you own grade for this years Championships. If in doubt, call Mike.
Marae Tournament; Saturday 26th February; There is an entry sheet in the foyer. Limited numbers this year, as we can only have 100 people upstairs. Given there are several who come out and cook and assist with results, they need to be included in the 100 for the after match, so possible only 80 players. Any questions, please contact Stephen Paewai
Golf HB Mens Player Vaccination Status Requirement; (Email received 9/02/2022;
The Golf Hawkes Bay & PBW board met last week. A discussion was had regarding requiring all players that wish to play in our events be vaccinated against covid-19 to play.
Below is the condition that will be added to all competitions for at least the 2022 season. From a Men’s Perspective this impacts but is not limited to:
- Pennants
- Coronation Cup
- Greenwood Cup
- Pike Cup
Player Eligibility – Covid Vaccination Status
All players who wish compete in any Golf Hawkes Bay & Poverty Bay Women run competition, and who are older than 12 years 3 months, must be fully vaccinated as this definition applies.
This responsibility rests with the club and team captain. If an ineligible player competes, the team’s points on the day will be removed and additional points and sanction penalties may apply.
As the pandemic and its variants move and change, so may the definition of full vaccination. This definition as it applies to this eligibility clause may also change in real time, any changes being advised to all clubs directly as soon as a change is needed.
Over and above this requirement, it is each team’s responsibility to familiarise themselves with the process required to enter each host facility they play at, allowing time etc to complete this process.
Kind regards
Andrew Jones
Administration Coordinator
Golf HB&PBW Inc.
That wraps up this weeks edition of What's On. If you are still alive in the Summer Cup, good luck for round 2. If you are playing at the week end, don't forget to carry plenty of fluids. Keeping hydrated keeps you upright.
Good Golfing,
Bryan Burt
Club Scribe
