ATLANTIC BEACH GOLF CLUB FIVE STAR GOLFING EXPERIENCE
   Jimmy Martignone CLUB CAPTAIN

Hi all

Thank you very much for the many e-mails I’ve received, I hope this two way communication continues.

Latest news regarding our club and course:

Course Maintenance
  • The Course Maintenance Plan is on display on the notice board and is amended as the tasks are completed.
  • Members interested in playing Harry Solomon League (Handicaps 10 to 18), must please contact Tony Louw to have their names added to the list. This is a very sociable league with many great friendships and strong livers established throughout the season.
  • We now have temporary greens on holes 1, 2, 7 and 8. Please be assured that Allen Bland and his team are working hard at getting them to acceptable form.
  • Part of the covers were removed on the 18th hole and we can now see how good the new bunkers and the fringes around the green are – thanks again Allen, it looks fantastic.
Sports Centre
  • Due to the many queries and suggestions received regarding handicaps, Steve Tripney, Tony Louw and myself have agreed to amend the current handicap system slightly:
    • Spot checks will be done to check actual scores entered against score cards etc.
    • A differential of zero will be entered against you for an incorrect score entered or failure to enter a score within the allocated time of two weeks after the game.
    • Investigate manipulation trends etc.

  • We are proud to welcome Jack Kutumane and Rob Tol to our club. Jack is a young up and coming professional golfer, from Gugulethu, spotted and taken under the wing by Rob Tol, a seasoned Dutch professional golfer. They are staying on the estate for six months and have chosen Atlantic Beach as their home course. Rob has already put sponsorship deals in place for Jack and we hope to see him on the European Tour soon.
General
  • Our Comedy 101 evening on Saturday 19th of August is unfortunately sold out with over 140 pax booked! Please be sure to book your seat for our next member theme evening, the Spring Masked Ball on Saturday, 2nd of September.
  • I’ve noticed a vast improvement regarding cigarette butts on the course. Thank you to the considerate members that used the bins to discard their butts.
Post & Rail Rule

I thought I’d clear up the ongoing confusion regarding the “lateral hazard rule” that applies to a ball crossing the post & rail fence.

There are three options, under penalty of one stroke, regarding this rule:
  1. Play the ball as near to the spot from which the original ball was played; or
  2. Drop a ball within two club-lengths of and not nearer the hole than the point where the original ball last crossed the post & rail fence; or
  3. Drop a ball on an extended line between the point where the ball last crossed the fence and the hole with no limit to how far back you may go.
I hope this sheds more light on the rules – unfortunately the rules can’t improve the eye sight, or depth perception, of your opponents when it comes to WHERE the fence was crossed!

Please feel free to contact me on clubcaptain@atlanticbeach.co.za and let me know how we can improve our service to you.

Yours in golf,

Jimmy Martignone
Club Captain
Atlantic Beach Golf Club

NB: Club Cancellation Policy applies to all club bookings
 

Chris invited his friend Sheldon to play at Atlantic Beach. Since Sheldon had never played the course before, Chris pointed out the trouble spots and where to aim on the first hole.
Sheldon teed up, addressed the ball, took a couple of waggles, and took a vicious swing. He hit a foot behind the ball, tore up the tee box and totally missed the ball. Unfazed he stepped back, took a couple practice swings and again addressed his ball. This time his swing missed everything.
He stepped back from his ball again, looked at Chris, and said,
"Boy, this is really a tough course!"

A young man, who worked at a driving range, picked up a couple of dozen old balls one day and took them home with him, stuffing them into his pants pockets. On the bus on his way home, an elderly old lady sat down next to him, so he had to scrunch them up to make room for her. He noticed after a while the lady was glancing sideways toward his pockets. A bit embarrassed, he said to the lady, "It's all right ma'am, they're just golf balls." She nodded and smiled sympathetically said, "Tell me - is that something like tennis elbow?"
  		  
    
 For more information or any enquiries, contact the club on:
Tel: +27 21 553 2223 Fax: +27 21 553 2224
Email: enquiries@atlanticbeach.co.za
Website: www.atlanticbeachgolfclub.co.za
Physical Address: 1 Fairway Drive, Atlantic Beach Golf Estate, Melkbosstrand, 7441, Cape Town, South Africa