Oatlands Enews – Friday 10th June 2022
Content
This week’s Enews covers the following topics:
- Membership Joining Fees to Increase 1st October 2022
- Catering Pre-Orders on Saturday Shotgun Starts
- From the Course
- Introducing Trackman – The World’s Premier Coaching and Club-fitting Technology
- Oatlands Men’s Senior Open, Ladies Challenge Cup and Anniversary Salver
- NB Charlton Matchplay
- Junior Development Fundraiser Postponed
- 2021-22 Ball Prize Credit Expires 30th June 2022
- 2021-22 Bar Account Credit Expires 30th June 2022
- Upcoming Trophy Events
- Recent Trophy Winners
Membership Joining Fees to Increase 1st October 2022
With the 2022-23 Membership renewal finalised on 15th May, the Club is pleased to announce that as of this week, our Full-Playing membership category is once again at capacity (500 members) and a waitlist is again in place. The Club currently has limited spaces remaining in the 6-Day and Lifestyle categories. This is a fantastic position for the Club to be in and provides a wonderful platform for the Club as we embark on the next chapter of the Club’s future and a new Clubhouse, with facilities that will be the envy of the Greater Sydney golf industry.
As such, the Membership Committee and Board have decided to raise the Joining Fees for Club membership, for each of the three playing categories, being:
- Full (including Intermediate 1,2 & 3)
- 6 Day
- Lifestyle
The increase will be 30% on the current Entrance Fees, and will come into effect on 1st October 2022.
As such, any friend or family member that joins the Club prior to 1st October, (or in the case of Full Membership, places their name on the waitlist prior to 1st October), will only be required to pay the current Joining Fee, as listed below.
|
Membership Category |
Current Joining Fee |
Joining Fee as of 1st October 2022 |
|
Full Playing |
$2,500 |
$3,250 |
|
6 Day |
$2,000 |
$2,600 |
|
Intermediate |
$1,000 |
$1,300 |
|
Lifestyle |
$1,500 |
$1,950 |
|
Juniors |
$0 |
$0 |
Any existing member of less than 3 years wishing to upgrade prior to 1st October 2022 will only be required to pay the difference in the joining fee of their current category and the current joining fee of the new category. Members of greater than 3 years are not required to pay an upgrade fee.
For new applications or upgrades, please contact Kathy Bright, administration@oatlandsgolf.com.au
Catering Pre-Orders on Saturday Shotgun Starts
Members playing in Saturday shotgun start events over winter are advised that the Club offers the chance to pre-order lunch from the Sandwich Hut or Daily Bar Menu, prior to heading out for the 7am shotgun start.
Pre-orders have long been a part of our Monday and Thursday shotgun starts, and provide members the chance to “beat the rush” of players all finishing at the same time having hit off together in the shotgun start format.
Members wishing to pre-order, simply complete an order at the Pro Shop prior to play, and the meals will then be ready for collection from the Sandwich Hut or Bar upon completion of your round.
From the Course
Rainfall for the Week: 1.0mm, Rainfall for 2022: 1,306.0 Dam: 100% Green Speed: 10.5 feet
The windy weather conditions have continued this week, which is great for drying the course out, but creates tough playing conditions and a messy course for everyone to play. Our game plan regarding the debris is simple. It’s out of our control when the winds are blowing, and we won’t achieve too much in these conditions, so we just wait until the winds ease and then use our blowers and vacuum to remove as much debris as possible from our playing surfaces. The pattern over the last fortnight is that we’ve had strong winds from Monday through to Wednesday, and then lighter winds on Thursday and Friday. This means our Thursday competition players have had to deal with the noise of these machines whilst playing their rounds, as we prepare the course for the weekend.
All greens were dusted on Monday as part of an ongoing program which will inevitably result in smoother, firmer and better quality putting surfaces. A combination of soil health products was also applied to the greens this week, with a wetting agent in the tank mix which will help to move water/ moisture through the soil profile and away from surfaces.
The last bunkers on the 2nd hole have been lined this week and now the task of filling them with sand begins. The front left bunker on the 11th has been filled with sand and the right hand side bunker on the 2nd will also be filled with sand by the weekend.
The middle tee pad on the 9th hole was in play for two rounds recently as a trial to see how the Zoysia played, and to gauge how fast it recovers from this play regarding any divots taken. We had planned to perform this trial earlier, but all the recent wet weather changed these plans. We will report back how the recovery progresses.
Our volunteers were on course Monday morning, preparing bunkers for the Monday competition, trimming the 6th hedges, and clubhouse maintenance. Our practice nets are an ongoing maintenance area for our volunteers. The most important part of this maintenance is securing the impact nets to the wire sides of each bay to stop golf balls going behind the nets, which could then strike the metal corner pole and propel the ball back at the player with very little time to react. To further reduce the likelihood of this occurring, our volunteers have installed foam strips over these metal poles to deaden the impact should a ball get that far.
Thank you gentlemen for all your help once again this week!
Have a good weekend,
The Course Team.
Introducing Trackman – The Worlds Premier Coaching and Club-fitting Technology
Oatlands Men’s Senior Open, Ladies Challenge Cup and Anniversary Salver
On Friday the 3rd of June, Oatlands Golf Club hosted a field of 70+ men and women competing for the Oatlands Challenge Cup, Anniversary Salver and Seniors Cup. By all accounts the course conditions were as good as they have been since the extreme rains began in late February and made for a great challenge.
Thank you to all the participants as well as a few keen spectators who came out to watch some old friends.
The prize winners of the events can be found below.
Seniors Open
Gross
- Winner – Col Bloomfield, Wollongong GC, 35 gross stableford points
- Runner up – Rowan Easterbrook, Oatlands GC, 33 gross stableford points
- 3rd Place – Paul Maslen, Moss Vale GC, 31 gross stableford points
Nett
- Winner – Stephen Clarke, Monash CC, 37 stableford points
- Runner up – Campbell Robertson, Oatlands GC, 36 stableford points
Challenge Cup
Gross
- Winner – Charlotte Huynh, Moore Park GC, 27 gross stableford points
Nett
- Winner – Jenny Doherty, Oatlands GC, 32 stableford points
Anniversary Salver
Gross
- Winner – Sarasa Mori, Moore Park GC, 13 gross stableford points
Nett
- Winner – Youngmin Son, Ryde-Parramatta GC, 33 stableford points
NB Charlton Matchplay
The qualifying round for the 2022 NB Charlton Fourball Knockout was played on Saturday June 4th with 36 pairs trying to get their way into the top 16 spots. The 16 qualifying teams and 2 reserves can be seen in the draw below.
Congratulations to those who made the cut and good luck to all qualifiers.
NB Charlton Knockout Draw 2022
Junior Development Fundraiser Postponed
Members are advised that the JDP Fundraiser scheduled for Monday 13th June has been postponed to a later date (TBC) due to the current weather related course conditions and limited access to the golf course for carts, along with the catering labour shortage being faced by the Club on Monday’s as indicated in the Club’s weekly Enews on Friday 3rd June.
As such, the event for the day (Monday 13th June) has been changed to a standard Stableford with all guests booked in, still welcome to play.
Thank you for your understanding and we look forward to hosting the JDP event at a later date.
2021-22 Ball Prize Credit – Expires 30th June 2022
Members are reminded that ball prize credit accumulated up to the 31st March 2022 will need to used by 30th June 2022.
Credit not used by this time will automatically expire.
Credit accumulated after 31st March 2022 will remain available for use until 30th June 2023.
Balances are available on the Account section of the member page of the Club website or by contacting the Pro Shop.
Credit can only be used at the Pro Shop.
2021-22 Bar Account Credit – Expires 30th June 2022
Members are reminded that the 2021-22 Bar Account credit paid with last year’s membership subscription, and extended from 31st March to 30th June as a result of the 3-month Clubhouse closure in 2021 due to NSW Health Covid restrictions, will expire on 30th June 2022.
Credit not used by this time will automatically expire.
Please note, this is separate to the Bar Account credit paid with the current 2022-23 membership subscription, which is valid until 31st March 2023.
Balances are available on the Account section of the member page of the Club website or by contacting Reception.
Credit can only be used in the Clubhouse for food and beverage purchases.
Upcoming Trophy Events
Men
June
- Sat 11th June – Club Medal / Southpaw Cup (format changed to a Stableford)
- Sat 18th June – NB Charlton M/Play Rd1
- Sat 25th June – Governors Cup
- Wed 29th June – Midweek Championships R2
July
- Sat 2nd July – NB Charlton M/Play QF
- Sun 10th July – WE Tunks Father & Son / Parent & Child
- Sat 16th July – NB Charlton M/Play SF
- Sat 23rd July – NB Charlton M/Play Final
- Sat 30th July – Legacy Cup
August
- Sat 6th Aug – Presidents Cup
- Sat 13th Aug – HP Evans Qualifying
- Mon 15th Aug – Wed 17th Aug – Course Renovations (Closed)
- Friday 26th Aug – Oatlands PGA Scramble
- Sat 27th Aug – HP Evans M/Play Rd1
Ladies
June 2022
- Thursday 9th June – Stableford, R1 Oatlands Cup
- Thursday 16th June – Stableford, R2 Oatlands Cup & R1 Long Markers Cup
- Monday 20th June – Grandmothers Trophy – Yellow Course – Stableford.
- Thursday 23rd June – Stableford, R3 Oatlands Cup & R2 Long Markers Cup
- Monday 27th June – Yellow Course – Stableford
- Thursday 30th June – Stableford, Finals Oatlands Cup & Final Long Markers Cup
July 2022
- Friday 1st July – Red Course – 8am – 9.30am Oatlands hosting Bronze 1 Pennant
- Monday 4th July – Yellow Course – Shotgun 2BBB Stableford, Muirfield Interclub
- Thursday 7th July – Yellow Course – Foundation Day
- Monday 11th July – Yellow Course – Stableford,
- Thursday 14th July – Red Course – Foursomes R1
- Monday 18th July – Yellow Course – Stableford
- Thursday 21st July – Red Course – Foursomes R2
- Monday 25th July – Yellow Course – Stableford
- Thursday 28th July – Yellow Course – Shotgun 2BBB, Captain v President
August 2022
- Monday 1st August – Yellow Course – Shotgun 4 BBB Stableford, Pennant Hills Interclub
- Thursday 4th August – Red Course – Medal 6, GNWS 5, Vet 5
- Friday 5th August – Concord Interclub (At Concord)
- Monday 8th August – Yellow Course – Stableford,
- Thursday 11th August – Yellow Course – Stableford, Grace Norris Trophy, OLGA 6
- Mon 15th Aug – Wed 17th Aug – Course Renovations (Closed)
- Thursday 18th August – Yellow Course – Shotgun Ambrose
- Monday 22nd August – Yellow Course – Stableford,
- Thursday 25th August – Red Course – Medal 7, GNWS 6, Vet 6, Captain Cup Q
- Friday 26th Aug – Oatlands PGA Scramble
- Monday 29th August – Yellow Course – Stableford
Mixed
- Sun 3rd July – WS Targett Mixed Fourball KO Qualifying
- Sun 17th July – WS Targett QF
- Sun 24th July – WS Targett SF
- Sun 31st – WS Targett Final
- Sun 7th Aug – Mixed Foursomes Championships
- Mon 15th Aug – Wed 17th Aug – Course Renovations (Closed)
- Friday 26th Aug – Oatlands PGA Scramble
Recent Trophy Winners
There were no Trophy events decided in the last week
