Oatlands Enews – Friday 15th April 2022
Content
This week’s Enews covers the following topics:
- Happy Easter
- From the Course
- Clubhouse Development Proposal – How to Vote
- Clubhouse Development Proposal Member Information Area
- Captain’s Corner
- Oatlands Senior Cup – Friday 3rd June 2022
- Oatlands Challenge Cup & Anniversary Salver – Friday 3rd June
- Book Donations Required to Help Rebuild the Lismore Library
- Friday Happy Hour at OGC
- Pennant Update
- Upcoming Trophy Events – Revised Scheduling
- Recent Trophy Winners
- Upcoming Events
Happy Easter
On behalf of the Board of Directors, Management, and all Staff of Oatlands Golf Club, we wish all members a safe and Happy Easter.
If you are travelling over the break, please take care on the roads, as recent weather conditions will have made parts of NSW unpredictable.
We look forward to seeing you all over the next few weeks and to improved weather and lots more golf……the Easter Bunny has promised!!!
From the Course
Rainfall for the Week: 112mm, Rainfall for 2022: 1,235.5mm Dam: 100% Green Speed: 9.5 feet
With persistent heavy rainfall at the end of last week, the course was once again beyond its saturation point. Hopefully, the blue skies over the last couple of days are here to stay. I am sure we were all itching to get back out on the course after watching the final round of the Masters on Monday morning, and it would have been great to see Cameron Smith get the win but just wasn’t to be this year.
This being a shortened week due to Easter, the focus was on getting surfaces back to playing quality by Thursday. The course team identified areas that needed extended drying out time. Examples of this are fairways 4,6,7 and 8, which were not cut until the afternoon. Some areas of rough in the tree lines are still too wet to cut and the shortened days are not helping in drying these areas.
The course team took advantage of the sunny conditions on Monday to continue applying growth regulator to fairways and roughs on holes 2,3,4,6,7,8,10 and 11, with a light rate to suppress growth while the wet weather continues.
Our new bunkers have once again performed well throughout the rain period. All new bunkers have been repaired and are back in play from today, with the old bunkers staying GUR until some favourable weather is forecast. They are slowly draining but still holding substantial amounts of water and are covered in a thick layer of silt.
Volunteers had a much deserved morning off Monday due to The Masters telecast.
This Easter weekend we are planning to dew broom greens on Friday and Monday mornings and cut greens on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Enjoy the Weekend!
The Course Team.
Clubhouse Development Proposal – How to Vote
With the General Meeting to consider the Clubhouse Development Proposal scheduled for Wednesday 27th April at 6pm, and the online voting opening on Wednesday 13th April at 6pm, the video below has been prepared to take eligible voting members through the online voting portal.
Eligible voting membership categories are as follows;
- Full Playing Membership (including Senior Full Playing)
- Life Membership
- 6 Day Membership
- Intermediate 1,2, and 3 Memberships
Playing Membership categories not eligible to vote are;
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- Lifestyle Membership
- Junior Membership
For any question, please contact the Club General Manager, Sam Howe, at gm@oatlandsgolf.com.au
Clubhouse Development Proposal Member Information Area
All members are encouraged to take a look through the Clubhouse Development Proposal Member Information Area located in the Alcove in the Clubhouse.
With the General Meeting to vote on this proposal scheduled for Wednesday 27th April, and the Notice of Meeting and Explanatory Memorandum issued on Monday 4th April, now is the time for members to familiarise themselves with the Proposal in order to cast an informed vote on the Club’s future.
If members have any questions, please direct them to the Club General Manager, Sam Howe, gm@oatlandsgolf.com.au.
The video below provides an overview of the Information Area on display.
Captain’s Corner
Those of us that have been lucky enough to have played the course in the last couple of days would have found the tees and greens in the best condition they have been for many a year.
Due to the course closure the course has had the time to repair itself with divots and pitch marks having time to recover.
This is a time to enjoy the game we all love, and I thank you all for making every effort to maintain the course in a pristine condition. As we move into the cooler months, the fairways and the rough will take longer to repair. We have an obligation to the course to provide every opportunity to assist in the repair and regrowth as much as we can.
I thank everyone who takes the opportunity to repair their divots, on both the fairway and in the rough, and repair at least one pitch mark on every green. You are the ones that take pride in your course.
My thank you starts with your next game of golf, remembering that this is your golf club.
Let our enjoyment begin.
Colin McRae
Club Captain
Oatlands Senior Cup – Friday 3rd June 2022
Oatlands are once again looking forward to hosting the annual Golf NSW Senior order of Merit event, the Oatlands Senior Cup.
After two years of disruption due to Covid, we are looking forward to welcoming back some of the states best Senior amateur golfers, and hopeful of an Oatlands member lifting the trophy.
Details of the event are listed below, with members able to book via the Clubs website;
EVENT: A Nominated Golf NSW Seniors Order of Merit Event, 18 Holes, Stroke.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to male amateur golfers not less than 55 years of age as at 3 June 2022, with a Golf Australia handicap not exceeding 12.0 (Oatlands Members 18.0).
ENTRY FEE: $70 Non Members and $20 for Oatlands Members.
STARTING TIME: TBC subject to filed size – Draw published on the Clubs website 4th June.
ENTRIES CLOSE: Monday, 30th May 2022 at 5.00pm.
The Club reserves the right to ballot players if necessary. Please note in the event of a tie, a sudden death playoff will decide the winner. Other prizes will be decided by count back. Carts permitted – Bookings essential.
Oatlands Challenge Cup & Anniversay Salver – Friday 3rd June 2022
Just like the Senior Open, we are once again looking forward to welcoming back the Ladies Challenge Cup (a Golf NSW Jean Derrin event) and Anniversay Salver.
Details of the event are listed below, with members able to book via the Clubs website;
EVENT: A Nominated Golf NSW Jean Derrin Event, 18 Holes, Stroke.
ELIGIBILITY: Challenge Cup – Open to female amateur golfers with a Golf Australia handicap not exceeding 18.0. Anniversary Salver – Open to female golfers with a Golf Australia handicap not between 18.1 and 30.0
ENTRY FEE: $55 Non Members and $20 for Oatlands Members.
STARTING TIME: TBC subject to filed size – Draw published on Clubs website 4th June.
ENTRIES CLOSE: Monday, 30th May 2022 at 5.00pm.
The Club reserves the right to ballot players if necessary.
Book Donations Required to Help Rebuild the Lismore Library
OGC and Lions Club member, Lance Parker, has made a request on behalf of the Lions Club, for OGC members to donate books to help re-build the Lismore Library who have lost a substantial part of the libraries collection in recent floods.
OGC and Lance are pleased to be able to facilitate any donations. The library collections that were affected include:
- Adult Fiction
- Large Print Books
- Junior & Young Adult Books
- Children’s Story Books
- Children’s DVDs
- Jigsaws
- Audio Books
- Parenting Collection (non-fiction books on parenting topics)
- Junior Non-Fiction Books
If possible, new or near new donations are preferable, and can be left at the Club’s Reception or General Managers Office.
For further information follow this link, it lists the current details of the Flood Appeal: https://bit.ly/richmondtweedfloodrecovery_waystohelp
Friday Happy Hour at OGC
Join us at the Club on Friday evenings between 4-6pm for Happy Hour. Every drink purchase will get you a ticket into the draw for a bottle of wine!
Pennant Update
Men’s Major Pennant
Men’s Major Pennant Semi-Final postponed due to recent wet weather. An update will be provided as soon as the fixture is re-scheduled.
Interclub Challenge
The 2022 Interclub Challenge competition commences in March with Oatlands Golf Club in a pool with Bonnie Doon GC, The Australian GC, and Moore Park GC.
The squad for this years Interclub Challenge is as follows:
- Blair McDonald (Captain/Manager)
- Budd Frome
- Peter Schliebs
- Ian Priest
- Luke Mason
- Grant Lomas
- Jimmy Hawach
- Christian O’Reilly
- Nathan Wareham
- Mark Robinson
The first match of the season will be Sunday 1st May with OGC taking on Moore Park at The Australian at 8am.
Upcoming Trophy Events – Revised Scheduling
Men’s
Due to recent rain the following events have been re-scheduled to the dates listed;
|
Event |
Proposed Date |
|
Autumn Medal |
Saturday 7th May |
|
NB Charlton Qualifying |
Saturday 4th June |
|
NB Charlton Rnd of 16 |
Saturday 18th June |
|
NB Charlton ¼ Finals |
Saturday 2nd July |
|
NB Charlton SF |
Saturday 16th July |
|
NB Charlton Final |
Saturday 23rd July |
|
OGC Memorial Bowl |
Saturday 17th September |
Ladies
- Thursday 21st April: OLGA Rnd 2
- Monday 9th May: Presidents Cup Matchplay Final – Linda Gyzen vs Amanda Walkerden
- Thurs 12th May: Ladies Foursomes Championships Rnd 1
Mixed
- The annual Husband & Wife trophy has been re-scheduled for Sunday 29th May.
Recent Trophy Winners
The wet weather has delayed the completion of any club trophy events for the last week.
