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VOL 19 • ISSUE 5 • May, 2017 • www.dlfgolfresort.com SIGNATURE COURSE R Golfer Golfer Country Country Dear Member, All of us stoically tolerate the intensely hot and dusty May in eager anticipation of the summer vacations and escape to cooler climes! The only ones oblivious to the weather were our increasing number of golfers and the course remained busy especially in the early mornings and late afternoons. The Golf Academy too saw heightened footfalls with summer camps, individual coaching classes and fair weather golfers preferring to hone their skills at the Driving Range. Besides them, seen braving the heat was our Course Superintendent Shaun and his green keeping team going about completing their maintenance practices with least disturbance to the golfers. With temperatures in the high forties, these practices extremely critical now to ensure you get prime playing surface throughout the year. Off the course, the Sports Complex comes alive with the swimming pool being the star attraction throughout the summer. Members and their children love to spend their evenings here. Children’s coaching classes also gain momentum and adults prefer to sweat it out indoors in the Gym or on the Squash Courts and Tennis buffs are seen chasing the ball after dark under the floodlights. The first Swimming Gala of the season was received with enthusiasm and the kids created a big splash! There were competitive categories for all ages, ranging from 5 years to events for dads & moms and we had record entries with kids participating in multiple events! There was heat on the golf course too! Golfers were battling it out in the ‘DLF Men’s Match Play Championship’ for the trophy and the honour of being the Club Golfer of the Year. With the IPL bandwagon in town, members got to see many of their favourite stars here. Through the month, Cricketers and their support staff made a bee line to play golf here on their rest days. The serenity of the game and course provided just the antidote they needed from the maddening crowds and the live- wire tension of the T20 format. With the intention of livening up dreary Thursdays, we started with a Stand up Comedian, Chirag Panjwani who came and entertained our members at the Pavilion Bar. The turnout was heartening. We are planning more such fun Thursdays for you over the next hot months and will keep you informed. Meanwhile, enjoy your vacations and keep yourselves well hydrated. Happy Holidaying! Vishal Bharti Asst. Vice President are Mermen and Mermaids at the Swimming Gala Swimming Gala

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VOL 19 • ISSUE 5 • May, 2017 • www.dlfgolfresort.com

SIGNATURE COURSER

GolferGolferCountryCountry

Dear Member,All of us stoically tolerate the intensely hot and dusty May in eager anticipation of the summer vacations and escape to cooler climes! The only ones oblivious to the weather were our increasing number of golfers and the course remained busy especially in the early mornings and late afternoons. The Golf Academy too saw heightened footfalls with summer camps, individual coaching classes and fair weather golfers preferring to hone their skills at the Driving Range. Besides them, seen braving the heat was our Course Superintendent Shaun and his green keeping team going about completing their maintenance practices with least disturbance to the golfers. With temperatures in the high forties, these practices extremely critical now to ensure you get prime playing surface throughout the year. Off the course, the Sports Complex comes alive with the swimming pool being the star attraction throughout the summer. Members and their children love to spend their evenings here. Children’s coaching classes also gain momentum and adults prefer to sweat it out indoors in the Gym or on the Squash Courts and Tennis buffs are seen chasing the ball after dark under the floodlights. The first Swimming Gala of the season was received with enthusiasm and the kids created a big splash! There were competitive categories for all ages, ranging from 5 years to events for dads & moms and we had record entries with kids participating in multiple events! There was heat on the golf course too! Golfers were battling it out in the ‘DLF Men’s Match Play Championship’ for the trophy and the honour of being the Club Golfer of the Year. With the IPL bandwagon in town, members got to see many of their favourite stars here. Through the month, Cricketers and their support staff made a bee line to play golf here on their rest days. The serenity of the game and course provided just the antidote they needed from the maddening crowds and the live-wire tension of the T20 format. With the intention of livening up dreary Thursdays, we started with a Stand up Comedian, Chirag Panjwani who came and entertained our members at the Pavilion Bar. The turnout was heartening. We are planning more such fun Thursdays for you over the next hot months and will keep you informed. Meanwhile, enjoy your vacations and keep yourselves well hydrated. Happy Holidaying!

Vishal BhartiAsst. Vice President

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Mermen and Mermaids at the Swimming Gala

Swimming Gala

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DLF Medal Round Hole-In-One Club

Down the years, May the 6th 2017, will be often recounted by Sudheer Talwar. He scored his first ACE on the GP 12th Hole with his 8 iron and entered the hallowed portals of the Hole-in-One Club. This exciting feat was witnessed by his playing partners. Sanjeev Laroia, Sumeet Nath and Sachin Kohli.

Sanjeev Laroia, ACE Sudheer Talwar with Sumeet Nath and Sachin Kohli

Shan Hui with Closest-to-Pin winner Ren Li

DLF Men’s Match Play 2017

April saw the DLF Men’s Match Play elimination rounds completed and May commenced with the Quarter Final rounds being played out. In the upper half of the draw Mudit Saxena gave a tough fight to Soumya Dutta, before bowing out. In the other match Yosh K comfortably beat Sonny Iqbal by 4 holes. On the other side of the draw, the Semi-Final berths were booked by Mayur Rastogi and Rahul Agarwal, Mayur ousted Vishal Bakshi and Vicky Chadha threw in the towel on the 14th Hole and allowed Rahul to barge into the Semi-Finals.

The Semi-Finals were rather tame, Soumya secured his berth in the Finals by vanquishing Yosh K on the 15th hole and Mayur offered Rahul the other Final berth on a platter, on the 14th hole.

The clash for the title between Rahul & Soumya took place on 19th May. It was a mean match and went down to the wire. The match was very competitive and see-sawed with every hole. Rahul, constantly under pressure having to give Soumya 5 strokes, found himself trailing by a hole at cross over. Then he lost the 10th hole to dip to 2 down. He managed to win the 11th hole but again lost the 12th. Pulling himself up, Rahul won the next two holes and squared the score. Soumya halved the 15th but lost the 16th, won the 17th and levelled the score again. The 18th hole was a do or die hole for both of them, Souyma came up short with a bogey and Rahul held his nerve and pared the hole to win the match, the trophy and the title of the Numero Club Golfer of the Year!Uno

Runner-Up Soumya Dutta with Club Champion of the Year, Rahul Agarwal

KK Sindhu, Jayaram Easwaran (Closest-to-Pin winner) with H Araki and Jatin Sindhu

Gentleman and Lady Golfer of the Month Arun K Khanna & Monica Jajoowith Chandresh Jajoo and Manish Sanwalka

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Swimming Gala

Dash! Crash! Splash! In jumped a bevy of kids to take part in the season’s first Swimming Gala! It was a riot both inside and outside the pool – little ones bobbing and splashing away merrily and parents shouting instructions and Faisal and team calling for order, in order to start the events. There were events for everyone from 5 yrs to 45 years. There was Ball collection for youngsters, Kick Board races for the newly initiated, underwater swimming competitions and serious races and relays in various age categories. Crossing over age categories, the children took part in multiple events. Not to be left behind, the tiny toddlers were creating their own fun in the Splash pool!

The Prize Distribution took even longer as Gold, Silver and Bronze medals were given away for each event. Overall Best Swimmer prizes in various categories were won by Annika Singh (Girls 6 - 9 yrs.), Vir Srinagesh (Boys 6 - 9 yrs.), Raina Sarkar (Girls 9 - 12 yrs.), Arjun Bahl (Boys 9 - 12 yrs.) Reyna Shivdasani (Girls 12 - 15 yrs.) and Arhan Nanda (Boys 12 - 15 yrs.). Vishal Bharti (AVP Operations) honoured them with a plaque each. Excitement over, the tired but happy brigade settled down to dig into their food bowls. Lookout for the next Swimming Gala in August!

Thursdays Made Happening

To drive away the midweek blues, we decided to pep up alternate Thursdays at the Pavilion Bar this summer. On the 23rd, we had Stand Up Comedian Chirag Punjwani come in to entertain our patrons. The response was pretty good as over 100 patrons thronged the Pavilion Bar. The bar tenders had a tough time juggling across the counter to quench everyone's thirst. Members lingered on enjoying the evening intermingling and happy that the Club was making an effort to keep them entertained.

Coming up next on 7th June is a Karaoke night at the Pavilion. This time members and their guests will come out of the closet and entertain each other with their favourite songs. Be there!

The star performers with AVP Operations - Vishal Bharti

The Thursday Jig - Chirag Punjwani regaling his audience at the Pavilion Bar

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An Evening with Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev

Eminent Visitors in May

At the behest of Puja Batra and Neelam Pratap Rudy, Sadhguru joined the PGL Ladies for a game of golf and we were privileged to host him at the Club for Night Golf & Dinner. Straight off a flight from USA, this amazing man enjoyed a full round of 18 holes and stayed on to interact with all the guests till late.

CGL – Cricketers Golf League

While the IPL T20 was being played in the Cricket Stadiums in Delhi, we had the ‘Cricketers Golf League’ (CGL) being played on the DLF Golf & Country Club’s greens! Much to the delight of our cricket fans here at the club, they got practically daily sightings of their favourite stars. The ‘Who's Who’ seen were Delhi Daredevils' - Pat Cummins & Karun Nair, Gujrat Lions’ - Aaron Finch, Andrew Tye, Brendon McCullum and Dwayne Smith, Mumbai Indians’ - Mahela Jayawardhane, Joss Buttler, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell McClenaghan and Tim Southee, Rising Pune Supergiants’ - Stephen Fleming, Daniel Christian, Eric Simon, Tommy Simsec and Usman Khawaja, Sunrise Hyderabad’s - Ben Cutting, Ben Laughlin, Moises Henriques. Commentators Scott Styris & Brenden Julien were happy to keep their mouth shut and let their hands do the talking. Most kept returning to play the course over and over again and were unanimous that this course was comparable to the best anywhere!

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Aakash and Parul with SadhguruNeelam offers a gift on behalf of the PGL ladies

Not a bad shot!One for the album

M Patel, Tim Southee, Mitchell Johnson, Joss Buttler, Mahela Jayawardhane and Mitchell McClenaghan

Pat Cummins, Moises Henriques, Ben Legalin, Ben Cutting, Jade Roberts and Theo Kapakoulakis

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Feathered friends on your course by Raghav Dhall

Greater Coucal

The Greater Coucal’s black head, upper mantle, underside and broad long tail are glossed with purple. The back and wings are chestnut brown and eyes are ruby red. The Greater Coucal is sighted throughout India. More commonly, it is found in the northern part of the country across the Indus Valley, the sub-Himalayan and Gangetic plains through Nepal to Assam.

The Greater Coucal is generally found in open forest, scrub country, grassland and near human habitation. It is usually found singly or in pairs, walking along the ground in the undergrowth. It

generally feeds on grasshoppers, beetles, caterpillars, large insects, snails, etc. The nesting season ranges from February to September. The nest is a large untidy globular mass of leaves and twigs, placed in the centre of a bush or on the branch of a tree fairly low down.

Did You Know?

In Coorg, the Greater Coucal is called the ‘Chombooka’ and is part of a famous folk tale, due to which, sighting of this bird is considered to be very lucky.

Raghav Dhall

From Chef Abhijit’s Kitchen

BASIL SEEDS DRINKIngredientsBasil seeds – 1 tbsp. soaked in ½ cup lukewarm water for ten minutes.Rose Syrup- 1tbsp.Honey – 2 tbsps. or 2 tbsps. of sugar*

Method Dissolve Honey in a some lukewarm water, then add the Basil seeds, chilled water and Rose Syrup. Stir well add ice cubes. Serve chilled.

Water – 2 cups of chilled water

*If using sugar, heat it in 1/3 cup water till it dissolves and allow to boil for sometime. Then cool it and add all the above ingredients. Serve chilled.Abhijit Dey

Summertime StressOnce air temperatures go beyond 90°F (32°C), turf grasses begin to struggle with the stresses of heat resulting in slow growth, thinning, and if temperatures are high enough plant death can occur. The greens are at the greatest risk due to low mowing heights and heavy foot traffic that continually stress the turf.Heat Stress on the PlantDuring hot weather, the first part of the turf plant to suffer is the roots. At first, the roots’ rate of growth slows down, which results in a parallel decrease in growth of new turf foliage. If temperatures remain high, the roots will struggle to survive, and will eventually stop functioning. This in turn leads to a complete shutdown of turf growth. This causes the turf to get thinner, frequently turning a darker colour. Eventually, large patches will begin to turn brown or white as the entire turf plant – shoots, roots and crowns – gradually dies. Different turf varieties can withstand different heat levels. For cool season grasses air temperatures in the mid-90s (mid-30s C) can be threatening, especially if humidity is high, or there is little air movement. Warm season turf, generally tolerates heat better and is only at risk when the temperatures rise past 110°F (43°C). Lower temperature can also pose a

threat for turf that is already stressed by disease, high traffic or low mowing heights. Techniques to get through the SummerTo reduce the stress on the turf during these stressful periods some of the following measures can be implemented:• Increase mowing heights to allow the plant to produce more energy via photosynthesis. The down side of this may result in slower green speeds• Venting/spiking more frequently, to provide more air to the root system• More frequent syringing to keep turf cool• The use of fans to cool the turf

From our Superintendent’s Quill

Shaun Satterly

Greater Coucal

Basil Seeds Drink

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Academy News

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This Month's Achievers

7-year-old Kartik Singh won The Milkha Junior Golf Challenge held at Chandigarh Golf Course on 22nd and 23rd May. The win also qualifies him for the US Kids World Championship 2017, USA. Having won all the 4 pre-national qualifiers that he participated in Delhi-NCR region, Kartik was a favourite in the National Qualifier at C h a n d i g a r h . H e a r t i e s t Congratulations to him, his proud parents and Coach Raju James. We also wish him all the best for the World Championship.

Golfing Siblings - Hitashee & Jahanvi Bakshi

The Eastern India Junior Girls Championship saw the Bakshi sisters on the podium. Jahanvi finished at second place and Hitashi came third in the A Category at the Golmuri Golf Club in Jamshedpur. Finishing in the top ten at the 5th position was another Academy student Eshika Arora.

Champion Kartik with Coach James

Vani Kapoor in the LET Access Series event

Karan's Tips

SWING INSIDE THE BOX

Pic 2: Explains a 'SWAY' - the right hip hitting the line and a 'SLIDE' - the left hip hitting the line.Avoid the 'Sway' and 'Slide' by swinging inside the box. You are sure to hit it more solid!

Pic 1: Shows the set up. I have drawn a box from the outside of the left and right toes, vertically. Swing the club back and through without letting either hip hit the vertical lines i.e. in the back swing the right hip should not touch the line and in the follow through, the left hip should not touch the line either.

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This month, let’s have a look at the next parameter as measured by the launch monitor TrackMan - Spin Rate.Spin Rate is simply the backspin on the golf ball and is measured in revolutions per minute or RPM. It is also defined as how many times the ball rotates per minute when leaving the club face. This is independent of the orientation of the spin axis which may be right or left and will cause the ball to curve in the air. Please note here that the spin rate drops during ball flight – typically about 4% for each second.

The major factor that determines the spin rate of a golf ball is the spin loft which is simply the difference between the dynamic loft and the angle of approach of the club. Let’s explain this with an example – assuming that you are hitting a pitching wedge with a static loft of 47 degrees. The dynamic loft is the loft that you present to the golf ball at impact and in most irons, it is lower that the static (or stated) loft as the hands are leading into impact thereby de-lofting the club. Let’s assume that the dynamic loft presented to the golf ball in this case is 38 degrees. Next, let's also assume that your club was traveling on the way down when it reached the golf ball (which should normally be the case when you hit any iron from the grass) and that the club head was travelling 5 degrees downwards thus making the angle of approach as minus 5 (-5 degrees). Therefore, with our formula spin loft would be 38 minus -5 which would be 43 degrees.The higher the spin loft, the higher the spin rate on the golf ball. Though it is important to note here that spin rate remains virtually constant for a golfer with a given club loft and club speed, no matter what the attack angle is. This means the popular saying that if you hit down on the ball, it will create more spin is not true. For example, moving the ball back in the stance generally creates a more negative attack angle, but the dynamic loft will be offset by a similar amount, resulting in an unchanged spin loft and thereby unchanged spin rate. Unless the spin loft changes, the spin rate will not change. And to change the spin loft, we need to change either one out of the dynamic loft or the angle of attack.With respect to the spin rate, there are a couple of other factors to note here. When impact is below centre on the club face, more spin is generated, all else equal. Conversely, when impact is above centre, less spin is generated, all else equal. This effect is pronounced on clubs where the centre of gravity is significant behind the club face such as on drivers, woods and hybrids. This is also the reason that the longest drives result from a contact that is slightly higher than the centre of the club face.Reducing the friction below a certain threshold also reduces the spin rate. For example, if there is grass and / or water between the ball and the club, friction will be reduced, and a low spin “flier” is a likely result. This ball generally goes much higher in flight and travels much longer distance due to the low spin rate.

The Spin Rate

GOLD DIVISION - MEDAL ROUND

Winner Runner-UpCategory A Eshika Arora Tarinni Sameer Kakar

Aditya PandeCategory C Vickram Baruah Anirudh BharathCategory B Aryan Chopra

SILVER DIVISION - MEDAL ROUND

Winner Runner-UpCategory B Angad Singh Varya GargCategory C Anay Bhattacharya Agastya Rao

Golf Academy Honour Board

*ACADEMY CALENDARJunior Gold Division Medal Round: 15th (Thursday)

Junior Silver Division Medal Round: 22nd (Thursday)

Junior Summer Camp

Anitya ChandAnitya Chand

The National Golf Academy of India “D” certification course was held at DLF Golf Academy. This is to certify new coaches into the golf teaching fraternity in India. Karan Bindra & Deepinder Kullar conducted the course.

A power break before competition!

Indoor Putting Competition

Junior Golf Summer Camp 3: 26th June to 7th July

The first Summer Camp of this season was held from 15th to 25th of May. Would be Tigers of various ages enjoyed swinging their Clubs.

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June CalendarJune Calendar

Country Golfer Vol. 19 • Issue 5 • Editor : Rama Chawla • Club Phone No. : 0124-4525252 • Fax : 0124-4525282 DLF Golf Resorts Ltd. Designed & Produced by Chiranjn Advertising, Ph - 011-45192000

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26th June to 7th July Junior Golf Summer Camp 3

Pavilion restaurant & bar presents the all new food menu for our patrons.

• All Day • Dinner

• Weekly Cuisine• Bar

FROZEN TREATS @ GARDEN CAFE

A range of flavoured Kulfi & yummy homemade ice creams at the Garden Cafe.....