Dear Members,
The cold and wet winter weather is on its way, some may say it is already here!
With the grass going dormant, the detrimental effects wear has on the course is significant with the main cause of this being traffic movement. All golfers impact on the condition of the course, both members and non-members and we currently have new signage arriving for all club hired golf carts to assist instructing non-members.
The reality is that over 80% of our winter rounds are played by members. Ensuring we, the members, adhere to the winter course protection policy will result in the course being presented in the best possible condition throughout the winter period, and of course, this is totally within our control.
There is the obvious common sense to ensue you avoid wet or worn areas and we request you to do this, but we ask you to adhere to the following:
- You may not take pull buggies within 3m of a green. The fringes are high traffic and delicate areas. Please protect them.
- All cart signs, ropes or blue lines must be adhered to.
- Carts may not be driven within 7m of a green and never between a greenside bunker and green.
- PRIVATE MEMBER OWNED CARTS- No more than two privately owned carts per group. Please share carts to ensure we reduce the amount of traffic on the course over the winter period.
These rules will be in effect from the 1st June 2023 until the completion of the Spring Course Renovation.
Please also ensure that general course care etiquette’s are followed. With dormant grass, pitch marks and divots will take longer to recover and therefore, it is imperative members repair these. If we want the course in fantastic condition please also repair any other pitch marks and divots you see on the course.
If there is any member where these regulations impact their ability to play (e.g. blue lines are too far away from the green making access difficult), then please make an appointment with our General Manager Grant to discuss so we can consider potential exemptions. Without an exemption we expect all members to adhere to the above regulations.
With all courtesies, it is in the best interest of all members if we also remind our playing partners to do the same.
Regards
Dean Stewart, Greens Chair
31 May 2023
