Bettington Restaurant – Wednesday 28th August

Members and guests are invited to our a la carte Bettington Restaurant on Wednesday 24th August 2024.

Bookings are available for 2 to 10 diners, with a two course menu for $55 or three course for $69.

Seating times are available at 6pm, 6:30pm, 7pm and 7:30pm, so grab some friends and join us for another great night of food and friendship.

Menu

On Arrival

• Tomato avocado tartare, nori chip
• Bread and Butter

Entrée

• Crispy salt and pepper pork belly, Brussel sprout, chilli plum jam and duck yolk (gf)
• Beef carpaccio, tuna mousse, black caviar, green olives and paprika oil (gf)
• Har Gow, pork and prawn stuffed napa cabbage, shitake broth, bonito (gf)

Main

• Pistachio and herb-crusted lamb rack, feta, orange glazed carrots, kipfler & mint salsa verde
• MB4 Wagyu Tajima scotch fillet 250gm, spinach and shiraz reduction (gf)
• Crispy confit chicken Maryland, olive tapenade, choux rouges, and green olives (gf)
• NZ John Dory, sauteed green beans, cauliflower grenobloise (gf)

 Side – $12.00 each

• Roasted potatoes, rosemary salt (v, gf)
• Green beans, mustard dressing, sesame (v, gf)
• Loaded fries, okonomi sauce, Bonito flake

Dessert

• Mandarin crème brûlée, sesame tuille, kiwi gel and berries (gf)
• Chocolate hazelnut mille feuille, whipped white chocolate
• Affogato with Frangelico, espresso, vanilla gelato, and amaretti (gf)

Club Closure for Course Renovations – Monday 19th – Wednesday 21st August inclusive

Members are advised that the Club’s bi-annual Course Renovation is scheduled for Monday 19th August – Wednesday 21st August inclusive.

These renovations are vitally important to ensure the long-term health of our turf surfaces and to provide the best opportunity for growth as we come out of winter and into the warmer months.

Given the continued difficult conditions of prolonged rain events and high volumes of traffic in recent years, it is vitally important the upcoming renovation is completed in full.

During the three days of renovations, all Club facilities (including Clubhouse, Admin, Pro Shop, Practice Facilities) will be closed.

The Club does receive intermittent requests to organise tee times at other Clubs for members during renovations. Unfortunately, this is not possible, as we are unable to offer tee times for all members at other Clubs, and as renovation closures are a regular part of maintenance for all Golf Clubs, we would be unable to reciprocate the volume of requests we would get in return. Therefore, while we do request and provide tee times in extenuating circumstances, it is common practice across the golf industry that renovation closures are not considered extenuating.

As mentioned in the Course Update, the turf course has held up well through winter despite the wet weather and we expect the course to recover quickly coming out of the renovation and into Spring.

The video below is an example of the type of renovation that takes place to our greens during this closure with holes punched into green surfaces which are then filled with sand to reduce the compaction and thatch build up.

Recovery time is generally 2-3 weeks depending on weather and warmth.

Bistro 94 – Starts Friday 6th September 2024

The OGC hospitality team held a Bistro 94 menu trial on Thursday 8th August with 40 members attending and providing extensive feedback on the menu, and all aspects of the event delivery. There will be a number of Menu adjustments made prior to the event launch on Friday 6th September 2024. The updated menu will be published in next week’s Enews.

Members are reminded that the launch of this new initiative will see all meals at 2-for-1 every Friday in September for members and their guests, and anyone living in the suburb of Oatlands. We expect a very high demand for the launch of this event in September and therefore members are encouraged to book early via the Club website.