2022 CAPTAIN’S TROPHY

Great to see someone carry their first round form into the second and final round of this year’s Captain’s Trophy. Congratulations to Steve Goodwin who has secured the gold letters with a 2 round total of 78, 4 points clear of James McKibbin.

The full event list can be found on MiClub, and here is a summary of the top of the table. A reminder that Lifestyle Members are not eligible to win Board Events.

 

MULTI TEE UPDATE

A reminder that all players now have the choice of which tee markers (Blue, White, Red or Yellow) they play from in competition excluding Board Events, Monthly Cups and special events (such as ANZAC Perpetual Trophy or other events as stipulated by Golf Ops).

During the cooler months this will provide you with the opportunity to (hopefully) enjoy your golf a little more and possibly not have to spend as much time on the course if the weather is turning sour.

Be sure to advise the Pro Shop staff if you wish to play from a different marker (Standard – for the Men White on Tuesdays and Sundays, Blue on Thursdays and Saturdays; for the Women Red on all days)

New Member Col Gardner played from the Red tees today and thoroughly enjoyed his day. Col said that it was great to be playing his second shot from the fairway rather than short of, and having this option means that he’ll play more golf and go home happy!

IRISH FOURSOMES

Individual stableford is played (utilising the MiClub app), with a separate card to be marked as follows:

The number of team member’s scores that are recorded as the team score depends on the hole being played, as follows:

• Holes 1 – 6 = The best Stableford score by the team;
• Holes 7 – 12 = The best 2 Stableford scores by the team;
• Holes 13 – 18 = The best 3 Stableford scores by the team

 PACE OF PLAY REMINDER

Especially at this time of the year we don’t want to be on the course any longer than we must.

I came across this article on the USGA website that lists some great ideas to help with the pace of play – https://www.usga.org/pace-of-play-resource-center/tips-and-suggestions-for-improving-pace-of-play.html

A couple of take outs from the article:

• Start smart
• Plan your shot before you get to your ball
• Keep your pre-shot routine short
• Be efficient on the putting green

If you are concerned about your ability to keep up in a field, consider playing at the end of the field or from forward tees.

CARE FOR OUR BUNKERS

Our course team are working on our bunkers to provide good playability and presentation. For this to work properly it is up to every one of us to take some pride and rake them properly when exiting.

The ultimate goal of raking a bunker is simple – produce as smooth of a surface as possible. This includes raking your footprints and whatever disruption was caused by the golf shot. In addition to this basic goal, there are a few other things to keep in mind while raking that can help maintain the bunker and surrounding grass areas:

Always enter and exit on the low side of a bunker – do not jump down or climb up steep faces. Climbing steep grass faces can cause serious turf damage in an area where it is already hard to grow grass. Walking up and down sand faces can cause the sand to shift and collapse, which creates playability issues and a time-consuming repair job for the maintenance team.

Flip the rake over and use the smooth side of the rake head – with the teeth facing up – to smooth the perimeter of the bunker where you enter and exit after raking your way out of the floor.

As you are exiting the bunker, use your club to knock any sand off the bottom of your shoes. This is especially important following greenside bunker shots. Walking across the green after hitting a bunker shot can leave sandy footprints that cause playability issues for other golfers and may even damage expensive maintenance equipment.

The final step is replacing your rake in the middle of the bunker pointing in the direction of play.

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Jo McPhee, Captain on Behalf of Golf Ops Team

 

 

 

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