July Snapshot

Congratulations to KCGC's Life Member Peter Senior on his King's Birthday Honour List inclusion awarded this month by Governor General David Hurley.  Peter started playing his junior golf at Keperra back in the 70's alongside his Brother Jeff, Len and Brad, with Brad still a long-term valued staff member on the Course / Maintenance Team.

Resident Teaching Professional, Chris McCourt, will be taking some time away from the club to take up some playing opportunities on the Queensland leg of the Legends Tour. At this stage we expect Chris to be gone until early September. There may be occasions when Chris is available over the next 2 months and if this does eventuate a notification will be placed on the club website.

Members will have noticed the Course and Maintenance Team have been busy over the last week clearing out the back of the 17th Green (LHS) and the 20th Tee Block (LHS) to increase airflow to the areas.  Furthermore, drainage works have been completed on the RHS of the 18th fairway (bottom of hill) with the Team also progressing through the course's bunkers, specifically upgrading and repairing the drainage systems as needed.

Excitingly the Tee Project mentioned earlier in this newsletter will commence this week.  Some minor inconvenience is expected and as always, the Club appreciates Member patience while course upgrades take place.

The Club recently had to undertake some repairs to the 15th Dam to stop a minor leak, this involved some major earth works adjacent to the 15th green. Although the turf that has since been laid may appear to be out of place, this will help mitigate the elevated risk of erosion.

The Gents Pennant season will commence shortly with a Home game against Indooroopilly GC on 14/7.    As always, the boys are calling on members looking to support the side to get in touch with the Club (admin@keperragolf.com.au) for anyone looking to caddy for a player.  The full season's draw is listed below

14/7       Indooroopilly GC (H)

21/7       Brisbane GC (A)

28/7      Royal QLD GC (A)

4/8        Indooroopilly GC (A)

11/8        Brisbane GC (H)

18/8       Royal QLD GC (H)

The Club would like to also acknowledge and thank Member Phil Wuersching and Club Pennant Sponsor Jim's Test & Tag for his support of all our Teams.

After 2 days of chilly and wet conditions, the TeeMates 2-day Winter Classic has drew to a close on Tuesday.

Congratulations to all those that participated, especially the winners in their respective divisions.

Special mention to KCGC Members Mikayla Dyal (+6), Daniel Gould (+7), Jackson Grady (+7), Tian Jingheng (+12), Holam Law (+10), Ella Gould (+18), Charles Gould (+19).

An alarming trend is starting to emerge regarding pace of play during the Club's Competitions.  During Winter, the need to remain vigilant in regards to your place in the field becomes paramount.  A few reminders which all members should adhere to while playing during a competition. 

• Looking for a lost ball is limited to a maximum 3 minutes (Rule of Golf).
• Let shorter hitters hit first off tee blocks.
• Play 'Ready golf'.

Ultimately, your place in the field is not in front of the group behind - IT IS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE GROUP IN FRONT.  The Club has seen several occasions whereby groups lose touch with the group in front and the issue becomes compounded for each group behind. 

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July 26th - 8am S/G