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This Enews Newsletter covers the following topics:

• Coronavirus
• From the Course
• Five after Five – Back due to popular demand
• Bar Price Increase
• Men’s Index Change – Holes 2 & 13
• Fundraising Golf Day for the Rural Fire Service – Save the Date: Friday 13th March 2020
• Volkswagen Scramble – Sunday 1^st March 2020
• New Rules Clarification Document
• 2020 NSW Senior Amateur Championships – Men and Women 
• Saturday Morning BBQ – To Resume Saturday 1st February 2020
• Pennant Update
• Upcoming Events

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Important information about Novel Coronavirus Outbreak

From the Course

Rainfall for the Week: 15.5mm Rainfall for 2020: 65.0mm   Dam: 60%   Green Speed: 9ft

 

 

Growth on all surfaces continues to improve with all areas of the course being mown this week. The shortened week has interfered with our mowing schedule, with fairways only being cut once for the week. We have sprayed all the back 7 fairways plus the 1^st, 2^nd, 7^th, 8^th and 10^th fairways with growth regulator, so these fairways will present well after Friday’s cut.

Our tees have really been the big improver since the rainfall. They were really struggling during the dry conditions, as we weren’t simply able to apply enough irrigation to counteract the daily evaporation rates. The rainfall has turned conditions to our favour and as a result the coverage on the tees has improved.

Humidity has remained high all this week so the team has really focused on moisture levels in the greens. Greens have been checked most mornings this week with nightly irrigation reduced to ensure that moisture levels aren’t excessive. The humidity is ideal for disease development, and if soil moisture is high, this is the ideal environment for diseases to be at their most destructive form.

This week, we performed a tidy up of the area along the 15^th hole where we removed tree stumps from 2 weeks ago. We removed the large sandstone rocks and filled in the holes that the stumps left behind. Some more work is required to finish leveling the area, before covering this site with mulch.

At this stage we are planning to cut greens both mornings this weekend.

 

Our volunteers had a week off because of the Australia Day public holiday, but they are chomping at the bit to get back on course next Monday!

 

Enjoy the weekend!

The Course Team.

 

 

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Five after Five – Back to due popular demand

The Club’s Five after Five series has been extended into February due to popular demand.

This relaxed light-hearted event is a great way to introduce friends to the Club and for new members to get a stress free introduction to competition golf.

The new dates will be Friday 7th Feb, Fri 21st Feb and Fri 6th March. Bookings can be made online or by contacting the Club’s Reception or Pro Shop.

 

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Men’s Index Change – Holes 2 & 13

A recent review of the Men’s and Ladies’ hole indexes has seen one change made by the Match Committee to the Men’s Index.

• Hole number 2, currently indexed 9 will change to index 6.
• Hole number 13, currently indexed 6 will change to index 9.

This change will come into effect on Saturday 1st February.

There are no changes to be made to the existing Ladies’ indexes.

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Fundraising Golf Day for the Rural Fire Service – Friday 13th March

Oatlands Golf Club will be hosting a fundraising golf day on Friday 13th March 2020 to assist in raising funds to support the NSW Rural Fire Service in light of recent devastating fires in NSW. After consultation, it has been decided that the funds raised will go to the families of the two NSW RFS Volunteers who were killed fighting the fires.

Thank you to those members who have already started to book in for the Fundraiser and also to those offering up items for raffle and auction. Items such as golf bags, weekend stays at holiday homes normally listed on AirBnB, and any other suitable items will greatly assist in raising money for the families impacted. To donate a raffle or auction item, please contact the Club General Manager, gm@oatlandsgolf.com.au.

The day will open to members and guests, with the entry fee $80pp for members and $110pp for non-members. Early reservations can be made by emailing the General Manager, gm@oatlandsgolf.com.au or via the online timesheet, which is already open and listed on Friday 13th March.

We hope many members and guests will get involved in this event and help to support the heroic effort of all those involved in fighting the unprecedented bushfires, along with those who have been tragically impacted.

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Bar Price Increase

Effective Saturday 1st February, Beer prices at Oatlands Golf Club will increase by 3% in line with supplier increases from Carlton United Breweries and Coopers.

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Volkswagen Scramble – Sunday 1st March 2020

Oatlands will be running a Mixed Volkswagen (formerly Holden) Scramble on Sunday 1st March, 8am shotgun start.

The event will be open to members and guests and require a minimum of one Oatland’s member per team to qualify with a 4 person ambrose format.

The cost is $40 for members and $70 for non-members.

All participants will  receive a Callaway gift pack and the winners will qualify for the regional final where they will be joined by one of the Club’s PGA Professionals for the 5 person ambrose format and the chance to qualify for the national final.

Bookings are available now through the Club’s website by clicking on the link below.

Click here to book for the Volkswagen Scramble

Click here for an event fact sheet.

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New Rules Clarification Document

For those members who like to be across the intricacies of the Golf Rules and ongoing changes, please see the USGA Clarification of New Rules Document by clicking on the link below:

January New Rules Clarification Document – Click Here

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2020 NSW Senior Amateur Championships – Men and Women

For the first time, the Men’s and Women’s NSW Senior Amateur Championships will be played together, in one of the most beautiful regions of western NSW.

The Championship is an Australian Senior Ranking event for players aged 55 years and over.

Both men and women will compete over three 18-hole stroke rounds. One of the first two rounds will be played at Duntryleague Golf Club and the other at Orange Ex-Services Country Club, with the field evenly divided between the two courses. All players will then switch venues for the second round on day 2.

If a cut is required after the second round, the final details will be determined at the close of entries.

Online Entry is just $140.00 and includes a Championship Dinner at Orange Ex-Services Club.

The following GA Handicap limits apply:

Men – 15.4 and under
Women – 28.4 and under

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to play at two stunning courses set in beautiful Orange, famed for its fresh produce, cool-climate wines, award-winning restaurants, and boutique shops.

Come a day early and compete in the Men’s and Women’s NSW Senior Foursomes Medal events at Duntryleague Golf Club, on Monday, April 20th. 

For more information and to enter, just click here.

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Saturday Morning BBQ – To Resume Saturday 1st February 

The Club has had to push back the resumption of the Saturday morning BBQs due to rain damage incurred to the verandah in the last week.

In a series of unfortunate events, the BBQ covers recently purchased have been taken away to have weights added as they were blowing away in the wind and during this time, the recent rain has damaged the gas distributors in both BBQs. These will be repaired this week and the Saturday BBQ will recommence on Saturday 1st February.

Our apologies for the inconvenience. 

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Pennant Update

With the start of the new year comes the commencement of a range of annual Pennant Competitions which OGC are represented in.

Mixed Pennant

The Mixed Pennant season commenced in January with OGC playing 3 away games to start the season. A narrow loss under contentious circumstances in round 1 to Bayview was followed by two away wins at Strathfield and Macquarie Links. The Mixed Pennant side has a week off for the Australia Day weekend before completing the season with 3 home games and are well placed to make a run at our division.

Major Pennant

The Men’s Major pennant commences in February and the squad has been in full swing preparing for the season ahead. The squad has had a number of group sessions and practice games at the Club in our division to build camaraderie and prepare for what is a real chance of winning the pool in Division 2 with a team of mixed experience and youth and all on competitive handicaps of +1 to 3.

The squad consists of the following players:

Tim Frazer (Cpt): Hcp: 1.7
Luke Mason: Hcp: +0.6
Sean Porter: Hcp: 1.3
Grant Lomas: Hcp: 0.7
Wil Reece: Hcp: 0.1
Norm Nakhoul: Hcp: 0.9
Nick Murdoch: Hcp: 2.7
Nathan Wareham: Hcp: 0.0
Brad Hooper: Hcp: 1.2
Harris Yang: Hcp: 3.1

Team Manager (picture below modelling the Pennant uniform): Rodney Walsh

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60 Seconds with Dave – The Driver

This week, 60 Seconds with Dave focuses on the Driver. We hope you enjoy the video and it helps you out on the course. 

If members would like to see any topics covered in 60 Seconds with Dave, please email him your ideas at golflessons@oatlandsgolf.com.au

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BISTRO ON BETTINGTON – DATES FOR 2020