Oatlands Enews – Friday 26th August 2022

Published on 26th August 2022 in E-News, Guests

Content

This week’s Enews covers the following topics:

From the Course
PGA Scramble Results – Friday 26th August
Bettington Restaurant – Wednesday 31st August – Menu Available
60 Seconds with Dave – Extension and Width for Driver Consistency
Legacy Cup – Helping Families of Veterans
HP Evans Matchplay Round One
WS Targett Matchplay Semi Final
Late Cancellations – Please Cancel Early
Upcoming Trophy Events
Recent Trophy Winners
Upcoming Club Events

From the Course

Rainfall for the Week: 18.0mm, Rainfall for 2022: 1,697.0mm Dam: 100% Green Speed: Renovation

Our greens are slowly recovering after last week’s renovations, slowed by some colder weather that brought snow to the Blue Mountains during the week. The rainfall on Tuesday afternoon/night was beneficial, as it helped settle the sand on greens, and any fairways that had already been topdressed.

All fairways should be topdressed and rubbed in by the end of the week. Next week we start fertilising all fairways and will be applying a residual insecticide and pre-emergent herbicide. All of these products require watering in, so if you see sprinklers running on fairways, we haven’t lost the plot! We are applying a small amount of irrigation so that these products are placed in their desired location.

The reinforced gravel path (Geohex product) on the right hand side of the 16^th flyover has been completed and handled the 16.5mm of rainfall the course received on Tuesday night well. The team has also installed another section of this Geohex product in front of the maintenance shed on a worn area which has been created as staff exit and enter our facilities. New turf will be laid at the 13^th fairway end of this area, which will then be covered with the green plastic mesh to protect the turf from the constant wear it receives.

Two erosion repairs have been performed this week. The concrete pit at the bottom of the 5^th gully had a big hole in its side wall, which was allowing the surrounding soil to wash away into the pit. The team dug this up and concreted up the hole before packing in new dirt around the outside of the pit. The second repair required our new excavator to be used, and this was on the 15^th flyover. A large concrete stormwater pipe was broken, and again the soil above it was washing down through the break in the pipe. A new PVC pipe was installed to repair the broken section of the concrete pipe, and this area has been backfilled and levelled off with soil.

Our volunteer’s were on course Monday morning, performing a bunker run before the competition, cleaning and painting the handrail along the 5^th hole path, and replacing/ repairing the practice nets. Thank you gentlemen for your contribution once again this week!

Enjoy the weekend!

The Course Team

PGA Scramble Results – Friday 26th August

Oatlands hosted a Club qualifying round of the PGA Scramble (formerly Holden and VW Scramble) with a full field contesting the 4 person ambrose event with the top two teams qualifying for the regional finals at Twin Creeks on 4th October.

Congratulations to two teams who have qualified for the regional final and will be joined by one of the Club’s PGA Professionals.

Scramble Winners: Debbie Jepson, Harry Jepson, Chris Biviano, James Biviano

Runners up: Anthony Skallias, Brendon Bechara, Michael Hill, Robert Bechara Jnr

Bettington Restaurant – Wednesday 31st August – Menu Available

The upcoming Bettington Restaurant menu is now available. These events are a great way to introduce family and friends to the Club and enjoy a lovely 2 or 3 course dinner among friends.

On Arrival

Bruschetta (v)
Ciabatta and Pepe Saya

Entree

Butter poached prawns, avocado and vine tomato tian with lime vinaigrette (gf)
Sea cucumber, squid, cabbage, mushrooms, daikon, schmaltz (gf)
Prosciutto, fig, vino cotto, meredith goats cured, lavosh

Main

Red snapper, mushroom, lardons, shallots, garlic, and spinach (gf)
Pinnacle Scotch fillet (MR), truffle mash, pearl onion, shitake, leeks, porcini jus (gf)
Confit duck leg, Jerusalem artichokes, celeriac remoulade, cavolo nero, cranberry glaze & pomegranate (gf)
Spaghetti, lobster, heirloom tomatoes, Parmesan, chilli

Dessert

Australian cheese, quince, and crackers
Crème fraiche parfait with pear, peach, pistachio and praline (gf)
Chocolate cigar, brandy ganache, cherry compote, and mud cake

60 Seconds with Dave – Extension and Width for Driver Consistency

OGC Teaching Professionals has prepared a short video on the importance of extension and width for driver consistency.

To book a lesson with David Ecob, please contact the Golf Shop or visit the Lessons and Clinics tab of the website.

Legacy Cup – Helping Families of Veterans

The Club’s Annual Legacy Cup event was played on Saturday August 20^th with 184 players participating and helping to raise over $900 for Legacy. The winner of the day was Salim Rahmati with a fine score of 39 points despite a wipe on the 18^th, edging out John Bowring and Charlie Russell on a countback. Salim and another Club Representative will get the chance to play in the annual Legacy Golf Day competing against all the other Clubs that host a Legacy event.

Please watch this amazing video that explains exactly how Legacy helps the families of incapacitated and deceased veterans; see where your donation will go and hear from the families it will help. You can really make a difference!

HP Evans Matchplay Round One

On Saturday August 27^th the first round of the 2022 HP Evans Handicap Knockout Matchplay will get underway. The 16 qualifiers cover a range of handicaps from 5 to 22 as well as a range of membership tenures. David Osborne who is the newest member of the qualifiers will be taking on Mike McFarland who joined in 1979 and holds the most years of membership out of the group of 16.

Click here for the HP Evans draw

WS Targett Matchplay Semi Final

The Quarter Final of the 2022 WS Targett Mixed Knockout was played back in the first half of August with the Semi Final kicking off again on Sunday the 28^th. The Quarter Final round saw all but one match go through all 18 holes with Jill & Neil Vale edging out Alexandra & Robert Butt 2&1. The Semi Final matches are sure to see more of the same competitive golf as the four remaining teams try to make it into the Final.

Click here for the WS Targett draw

Late Cancellations – Please Cancel Early

Members are reminded to please cancel golf bookings as early as possible to provide fellow members with the maximum opportunity to book preferred tee times.

The Club has set caps on membership which have seen no members left on waitlists in the last 3 years, other than when we were forced to play in groups of two due to Covid restrictions. This is a fundamental aspect of a private members Golf Club and one that the Match Committee and Management monitor very closely.

In recent months, the weather impact has created higher than normal demand for tee times when we have had the golf course open, and there has been a growing trend of tee times being cancelled late the night before or on the day of play. As an example of this, the average number of cancellations for a Saturday in the last 3-months (excluding weather effected days) from 5pm on Friday has been more than 20 people. That is over 10% of bookings cancelling after hours, the day before play.

Sometimes the need to cancel at short notice is unavoidable, but we ask all members to please consider the demand for tee times and cancel your bookings at the earliest opportunity when you are unable to play.

Thank you in advance for your assistance!