Oatlands Enews – Friday 17th July 2020
Content
This week’s Enews covers the following topics:
- From the Course
- Happy Hour extended to Tuesday’s
- Preferred Lies in General Area as of Saturday 18th July
- Ball Washers to be re-installed
- MiScore App – Setup Assistance Available Saturday 18th & Thursday 23rd July
- Getting Started Programme – Please invite Family and Friends to Take Part
- Foursomes Championships – Congratulations Grant Lomas and Norm Nakhoul
- Father & Son Trophy – Congratulations Bill & Andrew Tunks
- Legacy Cup – Saturday 18th July
- Golf Tips with Jason Park
- Weekend Trophy Event Schedule
From the Course
Rainfall for the Week: 20.5mm Rainfall for 2020: 789.5mm Dam: 100% Green Speed: 10 feet
This week the team has been busy working on course presentation trimming tree bases, mulching under trees between 13th and 17th fairway, hand weeding Poa Annua from ladies 12th tee bank, trimming greens sprinkle heads and stump grinding in the tree line between 1st and 17th fairways.
Tuesday saw quite a lot of rain and the team spent the day in the shed tidying up the machinery, cleaning up shelves and helping our mechanic Rowelan to move things around to make more space. Heavy winds on Tuesday and Wednesday resulted in debris on the course so the vacuum and blowers were out tidying up. The low limb pruning of trees has continued this week, with the majority of this completed.
The putting green is looking much healthier and happier now as a result of traffic being directed to the western side which wasn’t seeing the same volume of traffic as the pro Shop side. This indicates that our traffic management plan is working and we will continue to rotate wear using hole locations, closing the green for a rest as required, keeping up the fertiliser once a week and reducing the frequency of cut until the weather warms up.
After last weeks rain the course has dried out well as a result of the subsequent wind and therefore there will be no cart restrictions on the weekend. The worst wet areas on the course will be roped off to protect them from damage.
The volunteers were on the course on Monday morning, raking bunkers before the competition, gerni the pavers at the front of the clubhouse, sanding the tombstones and sand bins, mulching 5th garden and trimming fairways sprinkle heads. Thank you again gentlemen for all your efforts this week.
Have good weekend
The Course Team
Happy Hour Extended to Tuesday’s
With the Club open for trade and Friday Happy Hour from 4pm – 6pm gaining in popularity (and some exciting new initiatives soon to be announced) the Club are extending Happy Hour to include Tuesday’s from 3pm – 5pm.
There is a number of reasons for this and we would be telling pork pies (lies) if we didn’t say it was to get more people in the Clubhouse, however with the choice of day being the one that coincides with the Clubs only “social play only day” we are hoping to encourage the section of membership that are less active in the Clubhouse to join in and enjoy what the Clubhouse has to offer.
We look forward to seeing you at the Club and building on the wonderful support the members have provided the Club throughout the difficult last 4 months.
Preferred Lies in General Area from Saturday 18th July
Commencing Saturday 18th July, golfers are entitled to take a Preferred Lie in the General Area of the course of up to 30cm (a standard grip length as a reference).
General Area refers to the entire golf course excluding;
- Tee ground
- Penalty Areas
- Putting Green
- Bunkers (however a separate Local Rule currently in effect allows for preferred lies in bunkers)
Please note the ball must be marked prior to lifting, may be cleaned and placed within 30cm which must be no nearer to the hole.
Ball Washers to be Re-installed
Members are advised that the on-course ball washers located on many of the tees around the course will be re-installed next week.
Members are reminded that the use of these is optional.
MiScore App – Setup Assistance on Saturday 18th & Thursday 23rd July
Many members have taken up the trial of the MiScore App which allows golfers to complete scorecards on their mobile device and can be loaded onto your device by searching MiScore App from the Apple or Android store and selecting the icon displayed below.
To assist members to load the app and provide a quick tutorial on its use, additional staff will be in the Pro Shop on Saturday 18th and Thursday 23rd July for any member who would like assistance. The app has received very positive feedback from everyone who has used it and is very easy to use once loaded.
Getting Started Programme – Please invite Family and Friends to Take Part
Oatlands Golf Club are running the next Getting Started Programme commencing later this month.
The popular programme gives friends and family of members an opportunity to be introduced to golf and the Club through an 8 week coaching programme that covers all aspects of the game.
The upcoming programme details are outlined below;
Three programme times available:
Thursday 11:00am – 12:00pm: Starting Thursday 23rd July
Sunday 8:30am – 9:30am: Starting Sunday 26th July
Sunday 10:00am – 11:00am: Starting Sunday 26th July
Programme pricing:
$240 for 8 weeks (includes Morning or Afternoon Tea post clinic)
Participants who join the Club membership, during or at the completion of the programme, will receive a credit equal to the programme cost against the first year of membership if joining in the 6 or 7 day membership category.
For more information please contact the Pro Shop or Club office.
Foursomes Championship – Congratulations Grant Lomas and Norm Nakhoul
The 2020 Club Foursomes Championships was won by Grant Lomas and Norm Nakhoul on Saturday 11th July with a 36 hole score of 149 to defeat Sean Porter and Rowan Easterbrook by 3 shots.
Congratulations to Bill & Andrew Tunks
The Clubs annual Father & Son Trophy (the W.E. Tunks Trophy) was played on Sunday 12th July with 42 participants taking part in the event along with an additional 12 members in the corresponding Parent & Child Trophy.
The Father & Son event was won by Bill and Andrew Tunks with 48pts. This is not the first time that Bill has won his namesakes trophy having won the event in 1979 with his father, and now 41 years later with his son.
Well done to both Bill and Andrew.
The parent and child event was won by Amanda Walkerden and Henry Walkerden with a score of 40pts.
Legacy Cup – Saturday 18th July
Saturday 18th July will see the Clubs annual Legacy Cup. The day runs like a standard Saturday competition with all entrants paying an additional $5 donation to go to Legacy. This $5 will be charged to member House accounts at the completion of play.
Legacy is a charity providing services to Australian families suffering after the injury or death of a spouse or parent, during or after their Defence Force Service. They currently care for around 60,000 beneficiaries, with 96% of them being elderly widows throughout Australia.
Golf Tips with Jason Park
Oatlands Golf Club now have 3 qualified PGA Professionals available for expert coaching. This week Jason Park gives us some tips on putting and a useful check for ensuring you have your head in the correct position.
Lesson booking with Jason can be made via the Club website, by contacting the Pro Shop or by emailing Jason directly at golfcoordinator@oatlandsgolf.com.au
Weekend Trophy Event Schedule
Below is the weekend trophy event schedule up to the course renovation / closure on Sunday 23rd August;
- Saturday 18th July: Legacy Cup
- Saturday 18th July: NB Charlton 4Ball Knockout Quarter Final Matchplay
- Sunday 19th July: Qualifying Round WS Targett Mixed Fourball Knockout – Top 8 pairs
- Saturday 25th July: NB Charlton 4Ball Knockout Semi Final Matchplay
- Sunday 26th July: WS Targett Quarter Final Matchplay
- Saturday 1st August: Kingswood Cup
- Saturday 1st August: NB Charlton Final
- Sunday 2nd August: WS Targett Semi Final Matchplay
- Saturday 8th August: Winter Medal Round
- Sunday 9th August: Mixed Foursomes Championship 36 holes
- Saturday 15th August: Presidents Cup
- Sunday 16th August: WS Targett Final Matchplay
- Sunday 16th August: Major Pennant Division 2 Semi-Final at OGC
- Saturday 22nd August: HP Evans Singles Knockout Qualifying Round – Top 16
- Sunday 23rd August: Major Pennant Division 2 Semi-Final at Penrith
- Sunday 23rd August (PM) – Wednesday 26th August: Renovations / Course Closed