Oatlands Enews – Friday 2nd October 2020

Published on 2nd October 2020 in E-News, Guests

Content

This week’s Enews covers the following topics:

Annual General Meeting – Important Membership Announcement to be Made
Labour Day Cup – Sunday and Monday of Long Weekend
From the Course
Modified Covid Golf Rules to Remain in Place
Sam Reece – Hole in One
Annual Presentation Dinner
Getting Started Programme – October 2020
Junior Development Programme – Term 4
MiScore App – Club Subscription has Commenced
Five after Five – The Doer Cup
Golf Tips with Jason Park – Weight Transfer
Course Care – Please Walk Around the Putting Green
Upcoming Clubhouse Events

Annual General Meeting – Important Membership Announcement to be Made

The Club’s Annual General Meeting will take place at the Club on Wednesday 14th October 2020 at 7pm.

In response to the recent and sustained increase in demand on the golf course, and the significant influx of new members in the last 3-4 months, the Board will be announcing a number of important changes to the membership to ensure the Club can continue to provide adequate access to the golf course for our members.

The itinerary for the AGM will be;

6:30pm – Open Bar for all AGM attendees
7:00pm – Meeting Start, estimated 45minutes
7:45pm – Meeting closed, attendees invited to stay for drinks and canapes

Note, due to Covid restriction, post meeting drinks and canapes will be served at tables in the Members Lounge.

A copy of the Meeting Notice, 2020 Annual Report, and Director Nominations can be found at the links below;

OATLANDS GOLF CLUB LIMITED_AGM Meeting Notice_2020

OATLANDS GOLF CLUB LIMITED_Annual_Report_2020_Final

Nominated Directors_2020

Labour Day Cup – Sunday and Monday of Long Weekend

The Sunday and Monday of the upcoming Labour Day Long Weekend will see the inaugural running of the Labour Day Cup.

This event will be a 36 hole aggregate nett stableford. With over 150 players entered on Sunday and Monday and the weather forecast for a perfect weekend, it promises to be a well contested event.

From the Course

Rainfall for the Week: 1.5mm Rainfall for 2020: 1,000mm Dam: 90% Green Speed: 9 feet

The windy weather over the weekend certainly made conditions tough to play in, but also created plenty of debris across the entire course. The course staff and the volunteers spent Monday and Tuesday blowing and vacuuming up as much of this debris as they could. We didn’t lose any trees this time around, with only 2 larger branches coming down on the 7^th and 8^th holes on Friday night.

New turf has been laid around 2 bunkers on the 5^th hole, after the course staff reshaped the top edges of the bunkers back to their original heights. This process is labour intensive but if performed correctly, the end result will be enhanced. The bidim cloth and drainage gravel have been installed in the front right bunker, with the bunker mat on the walls of the bunker to follow. We will lose a few days next week with the public holiday on Monday and the ladies club championship on Thursday, which will see the 5^th hole back in play on those days.

The weekend winds dried our greens surfaces out nicely and enabled the team to firm these surfaces up for the 1^st round of the men’s Club Championships. There has been plenty of positive comments passed onto the team which is nice to receive. We will require extra irrigation to get through the warmer weather forecast over the long weekend, meaning the green speed won’t be as quick as last weekend.

The weeds which we sprayed on our tee complexes are starting to die and this week we have cored the back 7 tee pads to encourage some growth on these surfaces. A high nitrogen fertiliser has been applied to also encourage some early season growth.

Our volunteers were back on course Monday morning, raking and clearing debris from the bunkers before the member’s competition, blowing and vacuuming fairways and roughs, cleaning and repairing the practice nets, stick picking and helping to clean up a dead tree the course team cut down from the 5^th garden area. Thank you gentlemen for your assistance once again this week!

Have good weekend!

The Course Team

Modified Covid Golf Rules to Remain in Place

The Club has sort advice from Golf NSW on the current guidance regarding the Modified Covid Golf Rules that have flags remaining in holes and bunkers without rakes and under preferred lies.

The response from Golf NSW is copied below and therefore the current Rules in place remain unchanged.

The advice from Golf NSW with regards to rakes in bunkers, flagstick etc has not changed recently, we are still recommending that clubs continue to implement the temporary modifications to the local rules to allow flagsticks to remain in the hole and that rakes are not in bunkers. I have heard that some clubs are allowing players to groom the area of the bunker where they will play from, prior to preferring the ball on that spot, this is not permitted under the temporary modifications to the rules and rounds played with that allowance in place cannot be handicapped.

At every juncture of the Covid pandemic and changing regulations the Club has followed the Guidance of NSW Health, Golf NSW and Clubs NSW and will continue to do so.

Sam Reece – Hole In One

Junior Member Sam Reece recored a hole in one on the 2nd hole on Saturday 19th September.

Sam hit a 6 iron from 180 metres to record the ace on one of Oatlands more difficult par 3s.

Well done Sam!

Annual Presentation Dinner

The Club’s Annual Presentation Dinner will be held on Saturday 7th November.

The evening will see each major winner being presented with their trophy and an individual prize.

This year our guest speaker is Oatland’s Course Superintendent, Dominic Yates who will take part in a Q&A session with Club Captain, Matthew Seamons.

Dress for the evening is smart casual with the cost for the night, being $65pp. The evening will include a sumptuous three course alternate serve dinner prepared by our award winning chef.

Booking for the Annual Presentation Dinner can be made via the Club website or by contacting the Club’s Reception. Please note, if you are a Trophy winner please RSVP to the dedicated invite so the Club can plan the trophy presentation.

Spaces are limited due to Covid restrictions so book early to avoid disappointment.

Getting Started Programme – October 2020

The Club’s popular Getting Started Programme will continue in October 2020.

These 8 week programmes are a great way to introduce family and friends to the game of golf and the culture and camaraderie of Oatlands Golf Club.

The October – November Programme will be conducted on Thursday and Sunday’s with dates and times listed below:

Two programmes available:

Thursday 11:00am – 12:00pm: Starting Thursday 15th October, 8 week programme.

Sunday 9:30am – 10:30am: Starting Sunday 18th October, 8 week programme

Cost for the programme is:

$240 for 8 weeks

Includes Morning or Afternoon Tea post clinic in the Members Bar

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 Reception!

Junior Development Programme – Term 4

Term 4 JDP classes will commence on Tuesday 13th October.

Please read below important information regarding booking Term 4 classes.

Strictly one (1) class per child per week.
Ensure you are booking into the correct age group.
Group A – 11-17 year olds
Group B – 6 -10 year olds
All juniors & adults attending the Golf Club must dress appropriately. Please click the link for Oatlands Golf Club Dress Code. https://www.oatlandsgolf.com.au/cms/golf/dress-code/

Please see below the Term 4 weekly schedule, noting some small changes.

4:00pm Tuesday – Group A, Coach Jeremy Ward

4:00pm Tuesday – Group B, Coach Jason Park

4:00pm Wednesday – Group B, Coach Jason Park

4:00pm Thursday – Group A, Coach Jeremy Ward

4:00pm Friday – Group B, Coach David Ecob

5:00pm Friday – Group A, Coach David Ecob

1:00pm Saturday – Group B, Coach David Ecob

2:00pm Saturday – Group A, Coach David Ecob

3:00pm Saturday – Group A, Coach Jeremy Ward

4:00pm Saturday – Group B, Coach Jeremy Ward

1:00pm Sunday – Group B, Coach David Ecob

Note: Bookings can be made online two (2) weeks prior to the scheduled class at midday.

MiScore App – Club Subscription Confirmed

Some Members would have received an email Wednesday night from MiClub (the Clubs website provider) regarding the MiScore app that golf clubs around the country have been trialing at no charge since the beginning of Covid and up to 30th September.

Please be advised that due to popular demand, Oatlands Golf Club has taken up the option to subscribe to the MiScore application for our members. Unfortunately the bulk email sent by MiClub on Wednesday was not from Oatlands GC and was poorly written, creating misunderstanding around Oatlands position of having subscribed and suggesting members need to subscribe individually.

For clarification, the Oatlands GC subscription means that all members can use the application for scoring at Oatlands Golf Club. The individual subscription mentioned in the MiClub email is only required if you wish to use the application for scoring at other Clubs. Individual Clubs such as Oatlands do not have the provision to subscribe to this feature on behalf of members.

Five after Five – The Doer Cup

The Club’s popular Five after Five series will return on Friday 23rd October 2020 and run fortnightly until Friday 18th December.

This popular series is hosted by Rodney (Doer) Walsh and is a great way for members who don’t play regular competition golf to play a short form competition without the pressure of a full 18 holes and alongside members who play regular competition golf. Each event includes a 5 hole stableford (scoring is optional) followed by a casual dinner and presentation of prizes (a fabulous array of whatever Rodney can beg, borrow and steal from around the Club, with the tackiest prizes also the most prestigious to win).

Timesheets for all Five after Five fixtures are now open on the following dates;

- Friday 23rd October
- Friday 6th November
- Friday 20th November
- Friday 4th December
- Friday 18th December

Spaces are limited so book early to avoid disappointment.

Golf Tips with Jason Park – Weight Transfer

Oatlands PGA Professional Jason Park talks about correct weight transfer in this latest coaching video.

To book a lesson with Jason, please contact the Pro Shop or email Jason directly at golfcoordinator@oatlandsgolf.com.au

Course Care – Please walk Around the Putting Green

Members are asked to please walk around the putting green using the concrete path when walking from the Clubhouse to the Pro Shop.

When leaving the Clubhouse, the shortest distance to the Pro Shop is across Northeast corner of the putting green, however constant foot traffic across this line will impact the plant health and wear a track into the green over time. To avoid this, members, who aren’t putting, are asked to take the slightly longer route of the concrete path to access the Pro Shop.

Your assistance with this is greatly appreciated.

Smoothing Bunker Prior to Playing a Shot – Not Allowed

Members are reminded that while preferred lies are in play in bunkers to avoid the necessity for rakes, it is a breach of the Rules of Golf to smooth out the surface of the bunker prior to taking a preferred lie.

Upcoming Member and Guests Events

The Club has a range of Member Events planned for the month ahead that we hope you will join us for and bring along friends and family;