The Green and surrounds for hole 10B will be rebuilt over the next few months. This green has been used recently as a nursery to fix damage to other greens caused by the vandalism earlier in the year. If your tee shot from the 11^th tee finds this area, there is a drop zone located close to for relief.

Simon and his team are also building a nursery behind the back of the 11^th green, next to the halfway house. Again, if you manage to find that area whilst playing the 11^th or the 7^th Holes, please drop in the designated drop zone.

Eastlake GC will be hosting a qualifying round for 'The Scramble' on Tuesday 29^th August. The format of this event is a Four-Person, elimination Ambrose. It differs from regular Ambrose as the players whose previous shot is selected is eliminated from participating in the next shot. Also, a minimum of 3 tee shots must be selected for every member of the group during the round.

It will be a 9:30am shotgun start. Cost for members is $75 and $95 for visitors. Entry fee includes shared cart, 6 x Callaway balls and light lunch after golf.

Over $1,700 worth of prizes are on offer as well as access to exclusive partner offers. Register your team in this great event.

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In the last newsletter, we talked about several ways some players are breaking the rules during competition rounds at Eastlake GC. One such example is taking incorrect drops when their ball has found a penalty area. One area of concern is the 14^th hole, where players tend to drop much further down than the point their ball actually crossed the hazard line (point of entry). Refer to image below.

It has been observed on occasion, players hitting their ball into the left hazar and their ball crossing the hazard line around point "A". However, we hear of players dropping their ball around point "B". In other words, they drop approximately 60 - 80 meters ahead of where they should, making their 3^rd shot much easier.

In summary the correct place to drop and take your penalty is Point 'A'. Which is where the ball actually crosses the hazard line.

We understand that determining the exact point of entry into a hazard is difficult and there will always be some guess work. Check and agree on a point of entry with your marker before taking a drop and avoid the innuendo that comes with not proceeding correctly.

The club is considering moving away from trophies and to give other prizes for their major competitions. This has proven to be a difficult decision as we would like to hand out something memorable but also useful. If anyone has any ideas on great prizes for the clubs major competitions, we would love to hear them.