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CLUB E-NEWSLETTER December ‘12
THE EDITOR’S
Highlights:
DANIEL WONG 王和涵
We are blessed with warm and heartening news amidst the chilly winds and low
temperatures in the winter month of December. First up, we like to congratulate our
featured junior elite, Angelina Ye in the October issue successfully defending her title in
the Sheshan Club Championship 2012! And yes, the 2013 WGC HSBC Champions is
coming back home, possibly the biggest and richest tournament in whole of Asia! Let us
bask in the warmth of this double happiness as we bid farewell and reminisce an
amazing year of 2012. Here’s wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy 2013!
THE EDITOR’S
Club Updates Notices, Tee-‐times and Club events. Golf News WGC HSBC Champions comes home! Round of the month Catch our Junior Elites in action! Sheshan Golf Learning Center Driving Range Rule of the month Immovable Objects Gavin’s Golf Tips Golf in winter
Pg 2-‐6 Pg 7-‐8 Pg 9-‐10 Pg 11-‐12 Pg 13 Pg 14-‐15
Club Updates
Course Maintenance Bulletin
As winter approaches, the temperature around our course will drop dramatically. This will affect the golf course in a number of ways. Firstly, frost and fog will most likely be a huge issue in the mornings as it may cause delays. We will do our best to adjust tee times as required but we will move tee times or utilize a Shotgun start when deem necessary. Frost delays causes misunderstandings so here is a brief explanation to clarify. When grass is in its normal condition, grass blades remains flexible meaning that when we walk on it, the grass bends and then unbends with limited damage. As grass freezes, the grass blades can easily break or shatter upon walking impact, causing severe damage and with colder temperature slowing the growth rate, recovery can take a very long time. Fog can be another issue at this time of year. Fog limits visibility and makes it very difficult for play. The impact of fog differs from hole to hole, thus we try to do our best in getting people on the course to move as fast as possible when there is a delay. The growth rate of grass slows dramatically in the cold season and for this reason, it takes more time for divots and ball marks to heal. Fairways and rough will not be cut on a daily basis. Fairways will be cut approximately twice per week while rough will be cut as and when it’s required, although the Paspalum grass used for the rough is relatively dormant. Our rough is expected to undergo a natural process of browning, creating a very nice color contrast between the rough and the fairways and greens.
Yours sincerely, Gavin Eckford Director of Golf
Club Updates
Tee Time Schedules: December 2012 Weekdays
First Tee Time: 07:16 Last Tee Time: 14:45 (9-‐Hole Play) 12:36 (18-‐Hole Play)
Weekends/Holidays
First Tee Time: 07:00 – 08:20 10:44 – 12:28 Last Tee Time: 14:45 (9-‐Hole Play) 12:36 (18-‐Hole Play)
Club Updates
Schedule Of Events: December 2012
Club Events
Christmas Four Clubs Challenge 21st Dec 2012 12 00hrs
9-‐Hole Shotgun start
Course Closure Every Monday from
10th Dec 2012 to 25th Feb 2013
Sheshan International Golf Club is pleased to announce that the WGC-‐HSBC Champions is set to return to Sheshan next year! Sheshan Golf Club had been the proud host of the first seven editions of the HSBC Champions, which began in 2005 and was subsequently elevated to the elite stable of World Golf Championships (WGC) events in 2009.
Touted as Asia’s richest tournament next year with an increase in prize money to USD$8.5 million, the 2013 WGC-‐HSBC Champions will also be included as an official PGA Tour event – the first in China – and a part of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup schedule. In addition to being awarded full FedEx Cup points plus the 10 percent premium awarded by all World Golf Championships compared to a regular PGA Tour event, the winner will also earn a three-‐year exemption to play on the American circuit.
WGC-‐HSBC Champions Returns to Sheshan in 2013!
These changes bring the HSBC Champions in line with the other three World Golf Championships played in the United States. These changes bring the HSBC Champions in line with the other three World Golf Championships played in the United States. Considered some of the most prestigious and important events on golf's calendar, the World Golf Championships were developed to bring the world's best players together and have since 1999 delivered the highest-‐quality, most international fields in the sport. The HSBC Champions has boasted an impressive, international list of winners since its inception, including the following marquee players: • England's David Howell • South Korea's YE Yang • USA's Phil Mickelson • Spain's Sergio Garcia • Italy's Francesco Molinari • Germany's Martin Kaymer
This is exciting news for Sheshan and a wonderful development to golf in China. Sheshan is honored to be able to play a part in the nurturing and progress of the fast-‐growing golf industry as we usher in a new era of golf in China, marked by next year’s WGC-‐HSBC Champions, which will be the first ever official PGA Tour event that will be held in this country. With your valuable support and feedback, we are certain that the event will kick off fantastically come Fall next year!
Cyrus Janssen
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This month, we will like to give recognition to all the featured Sheshan Junior Elites in previous editions, namely Hiroshi Tai, Angelina Ye and Victor Zhou. All our featured young prodigal stars performed exceptionally well at the Sheshan Club Championships last month. What they lack in experience and in age, they made it up in courage and determination. First up is young Hiroshi’s exceptional performance both as a sportsman and a golfer, competing for his first ever Club Championship after years of practice. What’s remarkable for Hiroshi is that he competed in the men’s top division playing both rounds from the championship “black tees”, despite at only 10 years old!
During the first round on Day 1, Hiroshi shot an impressive 88 from the championship tees. It was a great accomplishment considering the fact that the small boy’s physical stature restricted him from reaching most holes in two shots. His playing partner and fellow Sheshan member Henry Chi had nothing but positive comments to say about his young opponent. “Even I felt some pressure as this small boy kept making 10 footers for par. He has a lot of potential and I was very happy to play with him!”
Sheshan Junior Elites at Club Championship 2012!
Similarly, our featured junior elite in last month’s edition, Victor Zhou deserves all the available honors for his never-‐say-‐die attitude during the Men’s top division. Throughout the two-‐day competition, Victor exemplified the true values of sportsmanship in a neck-‐to-‐neck fight to be crowned of Men’s Champion. Victor managed an impressive 76 to finish runner up in the Men’s top division, 1 point short of the top honors. Despite so, we believe Victor is already a ‘champion’, not via the results he delivered but how he strived for the best and graciously accepted defeat as a true world-‐class sportsman!
And how can we forget our reigning 2011 Ladies Champion, Angelina Ye who has once again proved her prowess to successfully defend her title shooting rounds of 80-‐80 to win the tile of Sheshan Club Ladies Champion for the second year in a row! Congratulations to all Elite players who competed in the Club Championship. We are proud of all of you!
HEAD INDOORS WHEN THE TEMPREATURE DROPS!
As the 2012 PGA Tour and European Tour seasons finish in the next few weeks
it’s time for us to reflect on this year’s season and start working hard during
the off-‐season. The average golfer can learn a lot from the PGA Tour players
and how they practice. During the summer and autumn seasons, players are
competing and playing in as many tournaments as possible. During this time
Shanghai’s weather is perfect. You should be doing the same, enjoying the
weather playing regularly on the golf course.
SHESHAN GOLF LEARNING CENTER
Professionals usually spend the post-‐seasonal training during winter months
working on their technique and making changes to their swing. As the days get
shorter and the winter season sets in Shanghai, forget the course and head
over to the driving range, and start making changes to your swing. I personally
like working on my game in the winter months when there is a strong head
wind on the range. You won’t hit the ball as far because of the cold conditions
but practicing shots into the wind will teach you how to become a better ball
striker as a solid shot is needed in order to penetrate the wind.
So as the winter season sets in, it might be too cold to go play 4 hours on the
course but take advantage of the down season and go back to the basics to
work on your swing, posture, footing etc. Looking forward to seeing you all at
the range soon!
Feel free to contact Sheshan Head Golf Professional Cyrus Janssen for use of Sheshan Golf Club’s practice facilities
13761217794
IMMOVABLE OBSTRUCTIONS
NOTE: • Free relief is not allowed if the obstruction only interferes with the line of play
• It is possible that the nearest point will be in a bush, in the rough or on a slope. It may be advisable to play the ball as it originally lies.
• Relief is NOT given for objects, which mark Out of Bounds or declared as being an integral part of the course by Local Rules.
According to Rule 24, a golfer is entitled to free relief if, Roads and paths with an artificial surface or other fixed, artificial objects, interfere with the ball’s lie, your stance or your swing. To take relief, locate the nearest point where you can take your stance and swing without interference from the obstruction and drop the ball within 1 club-‐length. For example, point A is the nearest point. There is no interference in the case of point B either, but point B is further away from the ball’s original position.
GAVIN ’S WINTER GOLF GUIDE
Playing golf through the winter season is not for everybody but for the diehards that brave the cold, the wind, and the rain, here are a few tips
that will help you perform at your best.
1. Take More Clubs
If you would normally hit a 7 iron 150 yards, take a 6 or even a 5 iron for the same shot. We will likely be wearing a lot of thick clothes, which will limit the length of our backswing. Also the ball doesn’t fly as far in cold, damp conditions, and the ball won’t roll much when it lands, as the greens
will likely be softer.
2. Keep the grips of your clubs as dry as possible
If your grips get wet, we will be forced to grip the club tighter. This fills the arms and shoulders with tension and will really affect our ability to
generate club head speed and consistency.
3. Keep your hands warm
We always want to have loose hands during the golf swing and if they get cold, it becomes very difficult to do so. Wear gloves in between shots or carry hand warmers in your pockets to help keep the hands soft and
relaxed.
4. Slow down the pace of the swing
With all of the extra layers of clothing that we wear, the backswing will be shorter than normal. The tendency is that we want to compensate by
making the club move really fast through impact. This will not lead to good shots. Accept the fact that the swing will be shorter and often times; our ball
striking will improve with a shorter swing.
5. Use a wedge with a lot of bounce around the green
The bounce angle is a measure of how much of the sole of the wedge sticks out at the bottom of the club. Less bounce will make the club dig more in the soft conditions whereas more bounce will allow us to hit the ball more consistently. 60-‐degree wedges generally have less bounce than other clubs so try a 56-‐degree wedge or a pitching wedge instead. Low bounce angles would be 4-‐8 degrees while higher bounce angles would be 12-‐16 degrees.
I have personally played some of my best rounds of golf in the winter season by sticking to these ideas. The ball won’t go as far which is a disadvantage but there are also some advantages to softer conditions as well. We can stop the ball faster on the greens and the ball won’t tend to bounce in to water hazards or bunkers as often. Don’t try to compensate for the loss of yardage by swinging harder and you might even find that your scores go down in the cold season. Stay dry, stay
warm, and enjoy being able to play golf all year round!
