Winners are grinners
Monthly Event - 22 March 2024
Match Report - 3rd monthly event of the year
At last the weather conditions became somewhat milder and a thankful group of 18 teed off for the third event of the year.
It was great to see Wally Boydell return to the course after a knee replacement. Even on one leg Wally managed to return a respectable score. We also welcome a new member. Shane O'Bryan, a member at Indooroopilly Golf Club, had his first experience with HGQ and immediately score a point in the player of the year competition.
The milder conditions (only 29 degrees) produced some good scoring. The days victor was Peter Kyffin with a great score of 23 points. Peter played beautifully all day and was a deserved winner.
Second place was Mervyn Ross with 21 points while Doug Morel took out the bronze with 20 points. Mark Heiser pipping Bruce Collins. Both had good rounds scoring 22 points for the 9hole event.
Ross Bishop and Greg Mellifont both scored 18 points or better.
The 4 point club
5 people picked up balls in the 4 pointer club. Peter Kyffin and Arthur O'Shea both had 2 four pointers while Mervyn Ross, Doug Morel and Bradley Tatnell had one each.
The 4 point club table
| Player | Number of 4 pointers |
|---|---|
| Arthur O 'Shea | 3 |
| David Jones | 2 |
| Mark Heiser | 2 |
| Philip Akes |
2 |
| Peter Kyffin | 2 |
| Bruce Collins | 1 |
| Greg Cooper | 1 |
| Mervyn Ross | 1 |
| Doug Morel | 1 |
| Bradley Tatnell | 1 |
Upcoming events
Our next monthly event is scheduled for 26 April at RQ. Registration open for this event and invitations will be sent on 85 April.
The Queensland Hickory Championship will be held on 21 and 22 April. The field will be limited to 24 players. More information and registration details will be sent to all members in due course.
Brisbane Golf Club is going to host Sunday 18 hickory events through out the year. The first is will be held on 12 May with tee times around midday. The events are designed to encourage golfers who can't make to the course on Fridays to try hickory golf. If you know anybody who wants a game of hickory this may the ideal starting point. Special green fees of only $40 are offered as an incentive. More detail will be available soon.
Report by PA
The Haskell
March report “Reflections” by Arthur O’Shea
Origins of the Golf Ball (continued)
The wound golf ball was developed in 1887: rubber thread was wound into a ball, and when bounced the ball flew almost to the ceiling. They created a cover for this new creation and hence the 20th century golf ball was born. This new design was named the Rubber Haskell Golf Ball and would soon replace the previous Guttie Bramble Ball.
The thin outer shell was originally made from the sap of the balata tree, a native to Central and South America. It was found to make an ideal cover for a golf ball. However, balata is a relatively soft material and a cut or smile quickly rendered the ball unfit for play. These smooth faced golf balls were used into the late 20th century.
By the early 1900s it was found that dimpling the ball provided more control of the ball’s trajectory, flight and spin. When using more lofted clubs they induced the ball to stop more quickly on the green.
Under the rules of golf, a golf ball has the mass of no more than 1.620 oz and has a diameter of no less than 1.680 inches, and performs within specified velocity, distance and symmetry limits. Like golf clubs, golf balls are subject to testing and approval by the R&A and those that do not conform with regulations may not be used in competition.
The specifications for the golf ball continues to be governed by the ruling bodies of the game, namely, the R&A and the United States Golf Association.
