Master Pennants

Commiserations to the Club’s Master Pennant team, who were narrowly defeated by a strong Castle Hill side at their home course over the weekend. Despite the 5.5 – 2.5 score line, two of the losses came on the 18th green and, along with the halved match, the result could easily have swung in Oatlands’ favor.

The team remains in contention for a place in the knockout stage, with a win this weekend and favorable results from other matches potentially securing their progression.

We wish the team the best of luck for this weekend’s crucial home match and will be watching the outcome of the Bankstown vs Manly fixture with close anticipation.

Members can follow the team's progress by clicking on the following link.

Rod Butcher
Team Manager.

Women's Bronze III Pennant

Commiserations to our Ladies Bronze III team who were defeated 4–1 by Roseville last week at Monash Golf Club.

Despite the result, the team put in a strong effort and will take plenty of positives into this week’s match against Mona Vale at Wakehurst on Friday.

We wish the team all the best for this and their remaining matches. Members can follow the team’s progress via the link below:

Bronze III Pennant 2025 Season Results (13.6.25)

The course team has continued to strip the 12^th fairway this week to reuse this turf on thin/worn/damaged parts of other fairways around the course. This week we turfed over the recent drainage behind the 6^th green and sections on the 13^th fairway near the green. Whilst this method is more labor intensive than unloading it from a pallet supplied from the turf farm, it is a cost saving and the turf will blend into these fairway areas quicker as it is already being mown at the correct height.

Pigment has been applied to all tee pads this week to provide a color contrast to the tee surrounds. The recent herbicide applications for winter grass in the tee complexes were concentrated mainly on the surrounds, as it was anticipated that the herbicide used would send the turf into an earlier dormancy. A different herbicide has been applied this week to control winter grass weeds in collars, aprons and bunker surrounds on holes 11, 13, 16, and the chipping green. Maintaining adequate soil moisture for 14 days following the application of this herbicide is essential to achieve effective weed control. To ensure this, staff will hand-water the treated areas as needed during this period.

The colder nights and mornings this week have certainly made it feel like winter, with frost present on Wednesday and Thursday mornings. The deciduous trees continue to make a mess of the course but the vacuum and tow behind blower have been busy towards the end of the week, working in unison by blowing the leaf debris out from under the tree canopies towards the fairways so that the vacuum is able to pick it up much quicker without the hassle of driving in and out of the trees.

The 19^th green continues to improve each week despite the challenge of the colder weather. A bird deterrent has been installed to keep the ducks off this surface in a nice way. A sensor in this device detects the ducks and emits a variable ultrasonic frequency to deter the ducks without harming them. Sand will be added to the bunkers on this hole over the next week with depths checked to ensure proper coverage over the lining. The block wall around the pipe at the top of the pond has been constructed this week, with backfilling and turfing to complete this area.  

The volunteers were on course Monday morning completing a bunker run in front of the competition players, cleaning/trimming drainage pits, checking the practice nets and poisoning Crabgrass in tee complexes. Thank you to everyone that attended this week to assist with the maintenance of the course. Your help is always much appreciated and valued by the course team.

Greens will be cut both mornings this weekend and I will be setting the pins on Saturday and Sunday.

Happy Golfing
The Course Team.