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Course News & Bunkers

Course News

The renovations in late January were highly successful with the greens recovering quickly and mowing heights reduced to 3mm (from 3.5mm) with the exception of Green 7, 8 & 17.  The grooming and dusting program which has been in place for the past 9 months will continue through Autumn whilst turf growth is still evident.  The good plant health of the putting green surfaces has also allowed Course staff to introduce a weekly rolling program that started mid-February.  This practice should further enhance the pace and trueness of the putting surfaces.

The 2022 flood damaged areas (fairways 10 and 18) have been resurfaced last month and again we are encouraged by the growth evident.  Several bare patches on tee blocks throughout the course have also been repaired.

As we move into Autumn, the focus will move predominately to general maintenance and preparing the course for Winter. In addition to this, activities to support the grow in of the practice fairway/short course will continue.

A 40m safety net will soon be installed at the back of the practice fairway adjacent to the carpark before the short course is open.

Bunkers

The Club’s green keeping staff rake and repair bunkers at least three times per week.  As members know there can be a significant difference in the condition of the bunkers immediately after and a few days after this maintenance has occurred.  This does not need to be the case if we all follow the following steps:

• Always enter and exit bunkers from the lowest point
• When entering a bunker, a player should take the rake with them.  This saves excessive movement and footprints in the bunker
• When exiting a bunker, carefully rake and smooth over all damaged areas and footprints and leave the rake with the tip of the handle resting on the bunker edge.

Below are some examples of members not adhering to such etiquettes adding to the frustration of fellow members.

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Gents Club Championships Update

Leading the Gents Club Championships after the first round is Wes Hinton and Ashley Grosvenor who both shot 72 around the Old Course.  One shot back is both Jack Jones and Matt Dowling.  B grade’s leader is Karl Hain who shot an impressive 78 (West Course) while in C grade Greg Dorge shot an 88 (North Course).  The Club would like to thank Supporting Sponsor Jeffrey McConaghy for his ongoing support of this Club Event.

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365 days on from the floods

It’s hard to believe that it’s almost a year to the day when the Club was severely impacted by the Feb/March 2022 Flood event.  For those new members who may not be familiar with the challenges the Course endured as a result of this weather event, attached is a link to the short video made by Member Michael Jones throughout the week. Click here to access.

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Virginia’s Short Game Clinic

Shape Up Your Short Game: There is no time like the present to get your short game in shape for summer.  Come to a single session or come to them all.  Alleviate the stress of bunkers and build a solid foundation for sustained short game success. With detailed information on how to practice to create change. Notes and video content will be provided for all sessions via CoachNow.  Head to the “Book a lesson” tab of the Member home page to access on selected dates.

$40/person/session – Minimum of 4 participants – Maximum of 6 participants per session.  Sessions are 60 minutes.

Monday 13th March:

1. 9am – 10am – Putting & Speed Control
2. 10.30am – 11.30am – Chipping & Club Selection
3. 12.30pm – 1.30pm – Pitching & Distance Control
4. 2pm – 3pm Bunkers & Bounce

Monday 20th March

1. 9am – 10am – Putting & Speed Control
2. 10.30am – 11.30am – Chipping & Club Selection
3. 12.30pm – 1.30pm – Pitching & Distance Control

2pm – 3pm Bunkers & Bounce

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Sam Potts Aces the 26th

The 26th on the West Course is not my favourite hole but it just might be now. I have a habit of always hitting under the trees on the left, so standing over the ball on the tee I said out loud a few times – don’t go left, don’t go left, don’t go left. I then hit a lovely straight drive and it looked good all the way. It was all going to go down to how it bounced as it was dry and firm, and with the pin position in line with the edge of left bunker we weren’t sure where it was going to end up but it continued straight on to the green. The guys in my group thought it could be a nice eagle opportunity but we had no idea how far it actually travelled through the green. The other guys all went down the right side of the green, so I was walking up the path on the left. As I am getting closer, I couldn’t see it so thought I might be long or perhaps it was behind the ridge of the bunker. I honestly thought I went long as I still couldn’t see it so I cheekily looked at the guys and walked back towards the hole, not thinking it would actually be in there and then WOW, what a shock when I saw the ball in the hole. I was absolutely buzzing and I couldn’t help but shout out “it’s in the hole, holy …beep…!!!!”.

I was absolutely buzzing for the rest of the day as I would never in my life think I would get a Hole-in-One on a Par 4 or an Albatross and I have just done both in the one shot, what an amazing feeling. I immediately put the ball in a different pocket of my bag so I wouldn’t use it or lose it during the round as that thing is getting mounted! I can’t wipe the smile off my face when I think about it and even though I didn’t have the greatest round, that is definitely a shot I will never forget!

Congratulations Sam on achieving perhaps the rarest of golfing achievements.

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