Course Update – Weekend 28th & 29th May
This morning (Friday 27th May) a full meeting and subsequent course inspection was conducted by the Club Match and Course Committee. Following which, the difficult decision to keep the course closed for the weekend has been made. The Club Bar will be open Saturday between 9.30am and 12noon at which time the Clubhouse will close for the remainder of the weekend.
At all stages throughout the process consideration was given to:
- The growing frustration of members, staff and all impacted by the course remaining closed.
- The enjoyment of the game and time taken to play, given the current course conditions.
- The safety of members and the Club’s risk assessment obligations.
- The preservation of the course.
- The financial impact on the Club.
As it stands currently (11am Friday), the course is not capable of taking machinery on the fairways and rough areas. Consequently, except for selected fairways, which were mown on Wednesday prior to the rain, the remainder of the fairways and rough have not been mowed for over two weeks. It is the view of the Board and Management that the course is not suitably playable and, in some areas, not safe for play.
The Gents Matchplay Championship will again be delayed, with times allocated on Saturday 4th June for the Quarter Finals. The Ladies Midweek Championship will not be played this coming Tuesday, with a decision on revised dates to be made early next week.
Today the course team are continuing with preventative spraying and mowing of the greens and tees. Given the improved weather forecast, it is expected that mowers will again be operational on Monday, and it is anticipated that some of the course will reopen from 12noon Monday.
It is our sincere hope that this will see the end of the course closures for 2022.
Rodney Rhodes Doug Tester
President Captain
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