Oatlands Enews – Friday 6th September 2024
Content
This week’s Enews covers the following topics:
- The Scramble – Don’t Miss Out
- From the Course
- Improve your Short Game and lower your scores with Jeremy Ward’s Short Game Clinic!
- Thank a Golf Course Superintendent Day – 10th September
- Council work on Bettington Road / 10th Hole
- Recent Trophy Event Winners
- Upcoming Golf / Trophy Events
- Upcoming Member Events: September
- Members Only Facebook Group
The Scramble – Don’t Miss Out
Oatlands will be holding our annual Scramble event on Tuesday 17th September with the event open to members and visitors.
So get your team of four together and enter now.
Oatlands Golf Club – Mixed Open
- Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
- Tee Time: 8.00AM Shotgun Start
- Entry Fee:
- Members: $80.00 pp
- Visitors: $110.00 pp
Inclusions:
- 3 x Callaway golf balls per person
- Bacon & Egg Roll and Barista Tea/Coffee on arrival.
- A chance to share in over $1,700 of prizes
- Exclusive partner offers
Registrations Close: Monday, September 16, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Handicap limits for both individuals and teams apply. Please ensure you have read the Scramble Terms of Competition prior to competing in this event.
To register a team for the 2024 Oatlands Scramble, CLICK HERE.
From the Course
Rainfall for the Week: 0.0mm, Rainfall for 2024: 935.5mm, Dam: 100%, Green Speed: Renovations
Mother Nature was at her destructive best this week with high winds last Friday sending the course into the weekend in a very messy condition. The winds returned on Monday with several very powerful gusts bringing down several large branches, covering fairways and filling bunkers with debris.
The blowers spent the entire day on Tuesday clearing debris from the fairways so they could be cut back down to our summer height of 13mm. We raise the height of cut during the winter months when growth stalls to combat wear that these surfaces receive from the high number of rounds on the course. We only raise the height by 2mm, but it makes such a difference to the health of the turf. The overall coverage on the fairways after winter is the best it has been for quite some time, with the recently completed aeration and the fertilising which has commenced this week, only enhances the coverage and the quality of the fairways.
Residual insecticide and pre-emergent herbicide for Wintergrass and broadleaf weeds is also being applied in conjunction with the fertiliser. These applications were delayed until Wednesday morning because of the high winds and the amount of debris strewn across the fairways. These applications will be performed early mornings to avoid interference to play. Sprinklers will be operating to wash the products into the soil, with the irrigation also timed to finish ahead of play.
The cutting height on greens will be back to 3mm for the weekend which is our usual all year round cutting height. This will increase the speed of the greens, with rolling of the greens to be performed more regularly which will firm up putting surfaces and further increase the speed of the greens.
Volunteers were on course Monday morning performing a bunker run before the competition, clearing foliage from behind the cart shed to resolve a drainage issue, clearing drainage pits, gurney concrete pathways, and performing clubhouse maintenance tasks. Another very productive morning for which the course team and I are incredibly grateful. The work around the back of the cart shed looks fantastic!
Greens will be mown both mornings this weekend.
Happy Golfing!
The Course Team.
Improve your Short Game and lower your scores with Jeremy Ward’s Short Game Clinic!
Join Jeremy on either Friday 20th of September or Tuesday 24th of September for a 1.5-hour class focusing on chipping, pitching, and bunker play.
Here are the details:
- Date: Friday 20th of September or Tuesday 24th of September
- Time: 9:00am – 10:30am
- Cost: $80 per person
- Spots: Limited to just 8 participants
- Focus: Improve your chipping, pitching, and bunker play skills
This clinic is perfect for golfers of all skill levels looking to enhance their short game technique under the guidance of an experienced instructor.
To secure your spot:
- Use the “Jeremy Ward Lesson” booking sheet through the members website
- Email Jeremy at golfoperations@oatlandsgolf.com.au
- Contact Jeremy directly at 0434 574 660
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to take your short game to the next level. Book your spot now and start shaving strokes off your game!
Thank a Golf Course Superintendent Day – 10th September
The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), in conjunction with other global superintendent groups, is recognizing those who are essential to golf’s success with an international “Thank a Golf Course Superintendent Day,” encouraging all golfers, those who are in the golf business or anyone who benefits from the game, to thank superintendents for their hard work and dedication to the game.
“Thank a Golf Course Superintendent Day” 2024 will be celebrated on Sept. 10.
In addition to GCSAA, other groups taking part in the global event include the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA), the Australian Sports Turf Managers Association (ASTMA), the Canadian Golf Superintendents Association (CGSA) and The Federation of European Golf Greenkeepers Associations (FEGGA). All together the groups represent more than 31,000 golf course management professionals in 78 countries around the world.
In advance of Thank a Golf Course Superintendent’s Day, we would like to say thank you to our own Superintendent, Dom Yates.
Maintaining a golf course is a complex and thankless task, and OGC is well served by one of the most dedicated, talented and hard-working Superintendents in the industry.
Thanks for all you do for the OGC members Dom.
Council work on Bettington Road / 10th Hole
Members may have noticed a construction fence on the Bettington Road boundary of the 10th hole adjacent to the beginning of the fairway (see photo inset).
The work in this area is being conducted by City of Parramatta Council to upgrade the Gross Pollutant Trap (GPT) that filters rubbish and debris from stormwater runoff from Bettington Road.
While these upgrades works are being undertaken by Council, the construction fence will be deemed as Out of Bounds.
Golfers who hit a ball in this direction are encouraged to play a provisional.
Recent Trophy Event Winners
Upcoming Golf / Trophy Events
Men’s
- Saturday 7th September – HP Evans Knockout Semi-finals
- Saturday 14th September – HP Evans Knockout Finals
- Tuesday 17th September – The Scramble
- Saturday 21st September – Club Championship Qualifying Rd1
- Tuesday 24th September – Introduction to Competition Golf at 2pm
- Saturday 28th September – Club Championship Qualifying Rd2 (Final)
Ladies
- Sunday 8th September – 2BBB KO Final (postponed from June due to weather)
- Thursday 12th September – Captain’s Cup Round 1
- Tuesday 17th September – The Scramble
- Thursday 19th September – Captain’s Cup Round 2
- Tuesday 24th September – Introduction to Competition Golf at 2pm
- Thursday 26th September – Captain’s Cup Final
Mixed
- Sunday 15th September – Mixed Foursomes Championship
- Tuesday 17th September – The Scramble
- Tuesday 24th September – Introduction to Competition Golf at 2pm
Upcoming Member Events: September
The Club has lots of fantastic events coming up for members and guests, and we encourage members to take part in the Club’s diverse event offering over the coming months:
- Friday 6th September, Bistro 94
- Friday 13th September, Bistro 94
- Friday 20th September, Bistro 94
- Tuesday 24th September – Introduction to Competition Golf at 2pm
- Wednesday 25th September, The Bettington Restaurant
- Friday 27th September, Bistro 94
Members Only Facebook Group
If you aren’t already part of our Members Only Facebook Group, join up now and join in the conversation.
This group is where members can share their experience of Oatlands Golf Club and chat to one another about interesting things happening in the world of golf and society as a whole.
Importantly, members are advised that this social media platform will not be used for the Club to communicate critical information, which will remain via the Enews, website and direct email however, it is a place that members and the Club can post interesting Club and golf related items to compliment this Enews.
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