10th & final rule change with full list attached

Remember It’s A Knockout, that wacky game show in the 70s/80s? The less said about its’ presenter the better but the concept of the show was a good one. The best bit was when a team played their joker to win double points and I’ve decided SGC will adopt this idea in 2016 Stableford competitions.

From the beginning of the summer season each player will nominate a hole on the front and back nines upon which they’ll play their joker. Double points will be awarded on these holes, for example a par will earn four points and not two. But you need to get wise with it, there’s no point nominating the 9^th if that’s the hole upon which you regularly falter, double zilch is still zilch. Better to choose a hole upon which you score well if that’s not stating the bleeding obvious.  Players cannot nominate the holes retrospectively and must make clear, before their round commences, which holes will benefit from double bubble.

And in a cheeky twist to encourage a level playing field, those with handicaps below six will have a reverse joker whereby the number of strokes they play on the holes they nominate are doubled not their points tally. For instance, if they show off with a 3 on the first this is doubled to 6 which equals a blob. Indeed they’d need to eagle the first to score any points at all. This may appear a touch harsh but will bring the swaggerers down to size and how beautiful will it be when their birdies count for naught on the very same hole a high handicapped player’s birdie earns them six points! Sweet.

And it is with this tenth and final initiative that I conclude my proposed amendments to the SGC constitution. Happy golfing to everyone, letters of appreciation for my inspirational blueprint can be addressed to the club secretary and nominations for my knighthood sent to the queen.

Summary of the 10 new introductions to the Stoney constitution 2016 -

1.Mulligans

2.Not clearing the humps

3.12^th becomes a par 5

4.Fill in the gully.

5.New club championship rules

6.7^th green plaque of honour

7.Club twinning arrangement

8.Stroke Index revision

9.Disciplinary amendments

10.Joker holes