In the midst of all the blustery conditions of late, we were greeted with some calmer weather for our January outing at the Rondebosch Golf Club. And the course was in very good condition despite the abundance of wind and hot weather of late.
Searle Fortune ( 24 h/c ) took advantage of these conditions and recorded a very impressive 40 points off his soon to be reduced handicap index. One point behind the winner was Angelo Campbell ( 19 ) and in third spot, Conrad Ferrier (13) with 37 points.
Our next outing, and I believe it’s the first time we’ll be visiting there, is a morning tee-off at the Wellington Golf Club on the 15th February – read all about it on the club’s social media platforms and also visit the club’s website for information.
Our Langebaan outing is scheduled for the weekend of 18 and 19 April 2026. On the Saturday morning we take on the local club for the Goodwin Cup and our monthly outing is on the Sunday morning.
Twelve pairs will be selected in an attempt to retain the trophy against Langebaan, but there will be extra slots in the Langebaan morning competition for any extra HBGC members travelling up the West Coast for the weekend.
Costs to be advised in due course.
CHANGES FOR 2026
No “Gimme” putts… putt out as you are playing the field!
Green Fee deposits
Wayne has had to take quite some time in ensuring our green fee payments are in the account in order for the club to pay the respective golf clubs. The committee is to enforce the following timeframe for payments. Green fees are to be paid on the Friday – yes, some 10 days before the outing – in order for the funds to be cleared for onward EFT.
Scorecard Ruling:
Most course scorecards have 3 boxes for handicaps, Handicap Index (HI), Course Handicap (CH) and Playing Handicap (PH).
Please use these boxes to add your HI, CH and your PH for the day and stipulate the colour tee you will be playing off (R/B/W/Y)
All 4 balls will need to hand in 2, fully completed (as per above) and signed scorecards.
All rounds should be opened and completed in the handicap app.
This all for transparency and to make sure points are allocated correctly and there are no discrepancies. Failure to adhere to the above could result in disqualification from the round or any running competition.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Most subscriptions are paid at the Tramway weekend – but if a member is not available and does not participate, the subscription becomes due by the first outing 2026.
NEW SHIRTS
Plans are well under way for new shirts, and we are indeed fortunate to be receiving quantities of Buffelsfontein Brandy and Belgravia Gin from Peter Harris of Halewood International. These bottles we will be retailing to you the member at R120 each and are available from John Philander. Contact John for your purchases.
Forthcoming outings : ( confirmed for 2026 )
- 15 February: Wellington GC a.m.
- 15 March: Strand GC a.m.
- 18, 19 April: Langebaan a.m.
- 17 May: Erinvale GC a.m.
- 14 June: Devon Vale GC a.m.
- 12 July: Clovelly GC a.m.
- 23 August: Somerset West a.m.
- 11 October: Kuils River a.m.
- 29 November: Westlake GC p.m.