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5 March 2012
Plascon Club Champs a Great success
Well done to our club champions Mens Club Champion Ryan De Beer Ladies Club Champion Heather Parsonage B Division Club Champion Andrew MacCallum C Division Club Champion Rudi...
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19 January 2012
Scenic Drak Gardens hosts inaugural tourney
The inaugural Rudolph Estates Drakensberg Gardens Invitational Pro-Am will be held at the scenic Drakensberg Gardens Golf Club from February 25 - 26. So far the organisers have...
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Submitted by Thomas Nel on the 29 November 2011
Question: Can I join Drakensberg club if do not live near the course and will only likely play there a few times per year?
Answer: ThomasYes, you may join.  There is no requirement that you have to play a certain number of times a year, or have to live near the course.  It would however be nice to see you at club champs, where we  ...Read More

Submitted by Konaye on the 19 August 2011
Question: I am interested in knowing more about Strokes and the implication thereof on a 24 Handicap player like myself.
Answer: Each hole is allocated a stroke index generally based on the difficulty of the hole.  Stroke 1 being the hardest hole and stroke 18 the easiest.  If you are a 24 handicap you get 2 shots on strokes 1 to 6 and o ...Read More

Submitted by Simone on the 21 July 2011
Question: What are my options available to drop on the "opposite margin" of the lateral water hazard?
Answer: Lateral Water hazzardDecision 26-1 / 14The ball last crossed the hazard before finishing in the hazard at points A,C,E, and G.  The player may drop the ball on the opposite margin of the hazard within 2 club lengths ...Read More

Submitted by Dave Erasmus on the 19 July 2011
Question: If my ball end up in a lateral water hazard. Can I drop out on both sides of the water hazard or must I drop the ball on the side of the fairway in play and in line with the point of entry. In other words can I drop out of the hazard on the other side of the hazard?
Answer: The short answer is yes, you may drop on both sides of the lateral water hazard.  If you drop on the side of the lateral hazard where your ball did not enter, it must be within 2 club lengths of the point which is e ...Read More

Submitted by Kyriakos Kambanis on the 24 March 2011
Question: Hi. My ball landed in the hollowed out tree stump of a tree that had been cut last year. it was unplayable. There were no stakes around the stump. Do I need to take a penalty to drop?? Thanks Kyri
Answer: KyriYes.  This is a penalty drop as an unplayable ball.  It would only be a free drop if it came to rest in material that was intended for removal.

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