![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.muirfieldgolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/out-ofr-the-rough-53091-e1458010663929.jpg\")
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Timesheets \u2013 Cancellations and new procedures\u00a0\u00a0 **Important** Please adhere to the government and NSW Health regulations to help keep everyone safe.<\/p>\n Maybe only Once?<\/strong> Everyone is locked down, but some members are essential workers<\/u> and can only play on weekends, so we ask you to please help other members. <\/strong><\/p>\n We thank all the members for their patience during this extended and strict lockdown period, as we try to get everyone a game, but also keep everyone safe.<\/p>\n COVID \u2013 Latest Restrictions & Lockdowns \u2013 ***Extremely Important*** Remember there are only four reasons to leave your home:<\/p>\n Please remember the following items:<\/strong><\/p>\n If you experience any signs of COVID-19, please get tested and remain isolated until a negative result is returned.\u00a0 For the most up to date information on general COVID-19 updates, see the NSW Government or Health Authority websites:\u00a0 www.nsw.gov.au\/covid-19<\/a> or\u00a0www.health.nsw.gov.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n No Visitors Mixed Foursomes Championship Premier League David Higgins Trophy \u2013 Winners!<\/strong> James Ruse Junior Matchplay Ladies Bronze Pennants<\/strong> Annual 2021\/22 Membership Subscriptions \u2013 now Overdue! Warren & Gibson – B & C Grade Men\u2019s Pennants Course Care HOW GOOD IS GOLF!<\/strong> Congratulations to Glenn Willard and Dennis Roy who won the David Higgins K.O. by defeating Richard Read and Graeme Mathews in the Final! Well played everyone!\u00a0<\/p>\n Congratulations also to Mark Sherwood for his win in the Scratch on Wednesday! Mark has cut down a Scotty Cameron putter to about 24 inches in the \u201cold scale\u201d and has been using it to devastating effect for the past few months! Well done mate!<\/p>\n Bunker Mentality! Lost Property!\u00a0 Shots of the Week! Paul Latham had a spectacular birdie on the 6th hole on Wednesday when his tee shot was 40 metres short of the green and he took out his trusty \u201cTexas Wedge\u201d (putter} and proceeded to simply tap it in for a 2 a 4! Apparently, it hit dead centre and never looked like missing! How good is golf!<\/p>\n Ain\u2019t love grand! No names here mentioned but one of our members has to undergo surgery which will put them out of action for several months so he told the surgeon that it would have to be after the Mixed Foursomes! He believed knee surgery was far better and much less painful than the alternative! One small STEP for man one giant leap for mankind!<\/p>\n Jordyn Deen has done it again! Playing off a 20 handicap she won A Grade with +4! How good is golf! Back to school! Please!<\/p>\n The Irish Open was held on a spectacular course in County Kilkenny last week! One of our members, Colm Murphy, comes from Mount Juliet Estate, Thomastown! In fact, his family (and where he grew up} owns a farm which backs onto the course where the Open was played and where Lucas Herbert (an Aussie) won the tournament! The rumour is that Colm had no idea where the Irish Open was being played but I don\u2019t believe for one minute that that would be possible! To be sure! To be sure!<\/p>\n Another young Aussie won on the U.S.P.G.A tour a few hours later and that was Cameron Davis who is from Sydney and is the nephew of one of our members Peter Woods who recently moved to the Sunshine Coast!\u00a0<\/p>\n Sasha Uher is still recovering from a major operation and we wish her a full recovery and a return to golf at Muirfield! We miss her more than she misses us! Get well soon! To all of our members who are doing it tough at this time please remember we are here for you and we are all in this together!<\/p>\n Good golfing this week!<\/p>\n Captain Nigel\u00a0<\/p>\n Days in White Sand Days in white sand Gazing at people Days in white sand Breathe deep the gathering gloom HOW GOOD IS GOLF!<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n Timesheets \u2013 Cancellations and new procedures\u00a0\u00a0 **Important**
\n<\/strong>Due to the new lockdown restrictions, the following is now in place for the foreseeable future:<\/p>\n\n
\nDue to the amount of people wanting to play golf, we ask that if you play during the week, then maybe leave the weekend out to allow other people a chance to play.\u00a0 Now is not the time to load up on 5 or 6 games per week including the weekend.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Stay at Home orders for Greater Sydney<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n
\n
\n
\n<\/strong>With the current Covid lockdown and restricted timesheets, we are not allowing any visitors to the Club.\u00a0 This means no members guests, visitors or public players until further notice.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Mixed Foursomes Championship is postponed until a later date.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Premier League competition is postponed until further notice.<\/p>\n
\nCongratulations to Dennis Roy & Glenn Willard for taking out the 2021 David Higgins Trophy.\u00a0 It has been a rough year for this event with Covid causing some delayed matches, but Dennis and Glenn played well in the final against Graeme Mathews and Richard read, to take the tile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Semi-finals are postponed until further notice.
\nThe quarter finals were held last Sunday and the spirit and sportsmanship shown by our young Juniors, is a credit to them and our Junior Club.\u00a0 Congratulations to the following players on their fine wins, as they progress to the semi-finals.\u00a0 Andrew Luu (3\/2), Justin Hadi (4\/3), Mubarak Tajudeen (5\/3) and Ivan Lim (4\/3).\u00a0 All the best for the Semi\u2019s when they can be resumed.<\/p>\n
\n<\/u><\/strong>Congratulations to our Bronze l and ll teams both finishing this year’s competition in 3rd place. The Bronze l competition has now been abandoned for this year due to the lockdown and ongoing covid outbreak.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Please note that the annual subscriptions are now overdue.\u00a0 Booking rights of the unfinancial members have been terminated.\u00a0 Non-payment by the end of July will mean that your membership has lapsed and you will become un-financial, therefore jeopardising your position within your playing category, or dropping to the bottom of the waiting list.\u00a0 Members on the waiting list will be moved up to fill the un-financial positions.\u00a0 The waiting list for Full Playing membership is currently well over 100 and your spot will not be guaranteed.
\nAs the clubhouse is in lockdown, you can ring the club during the week to pay via credit card over the phone, or take up the BPay option as listed on your membership subscription notice.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The B & C Grade Pennants are scheduled to be back on in 2021!\u00a0 Our team managers, Peter Westwood (Warren \u2013 B) and Glen Bowcock (Gibson \u2013 C) have got their squads together and are making their selections.\u00a0 We wish both teams all the best for a great season, when it kicks off, hopefully at the end of July or August.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>On the website, under the tabs of Golf \/ Course Care, there are easy to follow instructions (and pictures) on raking bunkers, repairing pitch marks and filling in divots.\u00a0 Take a few minutes to read the page and be ready to help Care for the Course<\/strong>!<\/p>\n
\nAnother great week of golf at Muirfield with some exceptional golf being played by a great majority of our members some of them going straight into the vault for the best shots they have ever hit!<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Don\u2019t forget to do your \u201cside shoe shuffle\u201d now that the rakes have been removed again! Try to leave the bunker better than you found it! Please continue to repair your divots and pitch marks and remember we are only 5 weeks away from the greens renovations in August!<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>If you find something on the course that is of any significance then it is your duty as a member to hand it in to either the Pro shop or the office! Remember we are all in this together!<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Signage on the course is meant to help players and speed up play! That is not always the case especially if the signs are in English and the driver of the golf cart is Welsh! Wynne Matthews was coming up to the 3rd green when he knew he was supposed to go to the left-hand side of the green as per the signage! Tragically his left rear tyre was impaled by the sign that said clearly (in English) carts this way! His cart made a loud explosion type sound and a replacement cart was summoned from the Pro shop and P.J. came to the rescue in a matter of minutes! How good is English!<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>(Hum to \u201cNights in White Satin\u201d by the Moody Blues)<\/p>\n
\nNever reaching the end
\nBunker I’ve entered
\nNever meaning to leave
\nPutts I’d always missed
\nWith these eyes before
\nJust what the truth is
\nI can’t say anymore
\n‘Cause I love you
\nYes I love you
\nOh, how I love you<\/p>\n
\nSome hand in hand
\nJust what I’m going through
\nThey can’t understand
\nSome try to tell me
\nThoughts they cannot defend
\nJust what you want to be
\nYou will be in the end
\nGolf I love you
\nYes I love you
\nOh, how I love you
\nOh, how I love you<\/p>\n
\nNever reaching the green
\nScores I’ve recorded
\nNever meaning to send
\nFairways I’d always missed
\nWith these drives before
\nJust what the truth is
\nI can’t say anymore
\nYes I love you
\nOh, how I love you
\nOh, how I love you
\nYes I love you
\nYes I love you
\nGolf, how I love you
\nGolf, how I love you<\/p>\n
\nWatch drives fade from every fairway
\nPartners look back and lament
\nAnother days useless energy spent
\nImpassioned lovers wrestle as one
\nLonely man cries for pars and has none
\nNew mother picks up and misses her putt
\nSenior citizens wish they were young
\nCold hearted orb that rules the day
\nRemoves the colours from our sight
\nRed is grey and yellow white
\nBut we decide which is right
\nAnd which is an illusion<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Due to the new lockdown restrictions, the following is now in place for the foreseeable future:<\/p>\n