Crow Times

February 2017

For private circulation only. Please mail your comments and suggestions to bgc1876@gmail.comPublished by the Honorary Secretary, Bangalore Golf Club.

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The early 20th century was a period of rapid technological change. In 40 years, the world saw changes that had not happened over the previous four centuries. That was the period when the telephone, the motorcar and, most notably, photography was born. Since photography replaced realistic painting with perspective, an abstract form of painting called Cubism was created which is the inspiration for our cover this month.

Even now, the world around us is changing rapidly and it behobes to accept and adapt to these changes. Likewise in BGC, in just the last few years we’ve seen the advent of the smart membership card, a very grand club house, unprecedented demand for membership and lastly, uninterrupted water to ensure green fairways through the year. Let’s be thankful for all the good things that come our way as we welcome the summer of 2017.

b. sreenivas murthyEditor

Mulligan

shivapradeepHon. Secretary

From the desk of the Hon. Secretary

special General body meetingThe SGM was conducted successfully on 16th January 2017. The General Body approved all the resolutions presented by the Managing Committee. MC thanks all the members for their support.

eye screening CampAn Eye Screening Camp was conducted on 23rd January 2017 for the benefit of Staff and their families. A team from Minto Hospital comprising doctors and other paramedical staff conducted the camp under the aegis of the Lion’s Club. The camp was a big success as a welfare measure for the staff with more than 100 employees in attendance.

renovation of Kirloskar HutThe renovation of the Kirloskar Hut has been long overdue. Therefore a conscious decision

was taken to renovate it aesthetically befitting the legacy of our Club. Renovation is likely to be completed within three months. Mr. Vijay R. Kirloskar has been gracious to sponsor the project to a large extent. During the renovation, breakfast for golfers will be provided at the New Club House Deck Area. However, the 360 gazebo will be available for parties only. Inconvenience caused to members is regretted.

supply of Treated waterSupply of treated water from BWSSB plant at Cubbon Park has commenced and is a big boon in keeping the Golf Course in its prime. This has alleviated our long outstanding woe of keeping the course pristine green particularly during the summer months.

Food world The grocery store is scheduled to be opened by the end of February in the New Club House.

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Rooms & Suites Starting at

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Pro Shop Deals

Wilson Trolley Two Wheeler

` 4,999/-Mizuno Apparel Flat 25% Off

Callaway Footwear

Flat 15% OffSpalding Golf Cart Bag

MRP ` 2,499 Offer Price ` 1,500/- only

Entertainment

04th mar: Joshua Costa & Joshua Paulmer 18th mar: Retro Night by Neil Andrade

& Bradley Corter

Guest Fee: Rs. 200

Guest Fee: Rs. 200

11th mar: DJ Swish25th mar: DJ SET by Johnson Patrick

01st mar: Kasturi Kannada by Samanvitha, Govind and Srinivasa Murthy

08th mar: Ganesh Narayanan15th mar: Aniket Prabhu, Rekha Kulkarni

& Savitha Raj22nd mar: Mahesh Ramdass & Vasundara Iyer29th mar: Jaskaran & Priya Yadav

ChitrahaarWednesdayGuest Fee: Rs. 400

Rules of Golf

Question on the rules?If I play a ball that is not mine what are the consequences in the rules of golf?

This answer is covered under rule 15-3.

maTCH PLayIf a player makes a stroke at a wrong ball he loses the hole, if the wrong ball belongs to another player, its owner must place a ball on the spot from which the wrong ball was first played.

If a player or opponent exchange balls during the play of a hole, the first to make a stroke at the wrong ball loses the hole. When this cannot be determined, the hole must be played out with the balls exchanged.

sTroKe PLayIf a competitor makes a stroke or strokes at a wrong ball, he incurs a penalty of two strokes, the competitor must correct his mistake by playing the correct ball or by proceeding under the rules. If he fails to correct his mistake before making a stroke

on the next teeing ground or, in the case of the last hole of the round, fails to declare his intention to correct his mistake before leaving the putting green, he is disqualified.

exceptionThere is no penalty if a competitor makes a stroke at a wrong ball that is moving in water in a water hazard, any strokes made at a wrong ball moving in water in a water hazard do not count in the competitors score. In match play the player must correct his mistake by playing the correct ball or by proceeding under the rules.

Key takeaway from this ruleIt is always advisable to make a distinctive mark on your ball, to assist you identify it on and off the fairway, as at most times there are other players on the course with similar make of ball and number.

(The above is contributed by Mr. Jude Lobo our in-house referee and rules official based on an actual enquiry by a member)

Obituary

Sunil Kapur (S-167) 10.01.2017Sudhakar Rai (S-206) 12.01.2017John F Pinto (P-020) 04.02.2017

Vardhan Parthasarathy (V-148) 08.02.2017Rajkumar Manickavelu (R-001) 08.02.2017J P Narayana Swamy (N-155) 09.02.2017

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water safety AUSTSWIM infant and preschool training under an internationally acclaimed trainer - Ceri Weeks from Australia.

• CPR certified

Introducing Infant Swimming Coaching Classes

The Happy Hour for Babies

Demonstration class to be held on 25 Feb 2017 • 4pm - 5pm

Classes start from March 2017

Contact reception for more details

*Minimum registration: 2 months.

LadiesNight

8th March 2017DJ • Special Cocktails • Dinner

@ KF 360

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REPUBLIC DAY CUP 2017

Results

GODREJ PROPERTIES GOLF TOURNAMENT – 2017winner runner up

Handicap 0-12 Ravi Kumar Raju 38 V Nehal 38Handicap 13-24 Kiran Murthy 35 K Chandraprakash 35invitees Category Sandeep Rathi 34 Hitesh Joshi 33Ladies Handicap 0-24 Anitha Shrishrimal 33 Champa Kabra 33

special Prize Closest to Pin Longest DriveBalakrishna L Sameer Mahendra

REPUBLIC DAY CUP 2017winner runner up

open event Anand Srinivasan 31 Akshya Neranjan 30Handicap 0 – 9 Amitab Poddar 35 Vignesh Hebbar 35Handicap 10 – 18 R Neranjan 40 Sunil Vasant 38Handicap 19 – 24 Surendra Jain 41 S Venkatesh 37Ladies Gross Jasmine Sachdev 29Ladies Nett Anitha Shrishrimal 40

Bar Deals

(For members only) Offer valid till stocks last

Buy 1 Get 1 FreeKevalin Wine

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Chivas Regal

Ballantine’s

Black Dog Gold Reserve

Johnnie Walker Red Label

Black & White

Varshini V. Gubbi

competition in 50mts. breast stroke event. Her sister Malavika Gubbi was in the water polo team and that attracted Varshini to get interested in water polo. She was soon to find out that a water polo match goes on for 45 minutes to an hour and is a very tough and rough sport. Nevertheless, she enjoyed water polo and has many accomplishments under her belt. She participated for the first time, in the Junior Nationals in 2005 held at Kolkata in which the Karnataka team won the Bronze medal. In 2007, she was a part of the Indian team that participated in the Asian Age Group Championship held at Indonesia and secured the Bronze medal for the country. Captaining the state team in 2009, Karnataka won the gold medal after 6 years at the Junior Nationals. She was also chosen as the captain for the India team in 2009 when the team again won the bronze medal at the Asian Age Group Championship held at Tokyo.

In 2010, she participated in the Asian Games, Guangzhou, China and in 2012 at the Asian Swimming Championship at Dubai.

Varshini has participated and also won many medals at the Junior and Senior Nationals from 2005 till date.

Varshini muses that being a part of the team sport has made her a better person and taught her to be disciplined, manage her time well, be practical and not fussy, learn to cope with highs & lows and made her into an extrovert.

Varshini is a qualified swimming teacher having being certified in AUSTSWIM TSW, competitive strokes and infant swimming as well as ASCA (American Swimming Coaches Association) Level 3. Swimming is her passion and her career.

She can be reached at varshinigubbi27@gmail.com

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non-swimmers have now learnt to swim with expert coaching from Varshini. V. Gubbi.

Varshini has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from PESIT but chose to be a professional swim teacher who teaches the ‘Learn to Swim’ program and has so far coached many members both adults and children. Varshini began swimming at the age of 3 where she accompanied her mother to the pool. Though she started a little reluctantly, she soon took to the water and was in the Top 4 in the state level

BGC boasts of a temperature controlled pool that has become very popular from the time it was opened. Families of members are regular users of the pool and many

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Upcoming Kirloskar Hut Sketch and Floor Plan

Architects

Nandish assocoates