WA Open Update – Friday 11 October 2024

Dear Members

Please see an update on all aspects of the WA Open.
 
Schedule of Play

• Monday Qualifying (96 players from 0830)
• Tuesday Practice
• Wednesday Pro AM
• Thursday/ Friday 132 players for the Open (from approx. 0700)
• Saturday/ Sunday a cut to top 50 (from approx. 0900)
• Saturday/ Sunday All Abilities Tournament
• Presentations will take place around the clubhouse area at the completion of play, 3:30pm  

 
Coverage
For members that can’t make it to the Club, it will be televised on Fox/Kayo Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Check guides for exact information.
 
Clubhouse Activities

• The Saturday Member’s event is sold out. This opens from 12pm on Saturday 19th.  Please contact the office if you want a gate pass for parking, limited numbers are available.  Entry is through the Administration Function Entry
• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, there will be a clubhouse menu available during the day only, with seating in the bar and likely some seating available in the lounge and new balcony on some days (weather dependent). We will update members daily on availability of areas.
•  All members and guests are welcome to enjoy a meal or a drink in the bar, overlooking the start and finishing holes from the Clubhouse.
• Around Course – There will be a BBQ and takeaway food and drinks for the course, all available at the Golf Shop. People are welcome to grab food and drinks to head out onto course to watch the golf. 

Parking

• No Parking will be available at the facility Wednesday to Friday
• Saturday
  • 12-1pm there will be limited parking for attendees of the Club Function- Please contact the office if you are driving and want your name on the carpark entrance
  • Parking available after 1pm
• Sunday Car Park available after 1pm

 
All gates will be open along the 10^th, 11^th and 12^th hole, with car parking along the fence line.
Please do not park on any residential verges.
Parking on the verge of Kilkenny Gardens is for event Volunteers only.
 
Private Carts Thursday to Sunday
No private member carts are allowed on course, or traverse across the course. If members are able to, they may drive to and from the facility and enter through the car park or practice fairway gate, with cart parking between the practice fairway net and boundary fence. There is strictly no cart parking around the Clubhouse for any private carts.  
 
Member Golf
All confirmations of bookings for other clubs for the week have been confirmed to those clubs. Please contact them directly for any cancellations. Please ensure you adhere to bookings, as these clubs have been generous to make times available on their busy courses.
 
Monday 21^st of October Golf
The day following the WA Open, the Sunday course will be in play for a Black tees for Men, Red for women, Sunday pins, for a full Stroke Competition. Vets Monthly Mug will run form 8am to 10:20am, with the WA Open Sunday Course to be a Stroke Competition from 10:20am to 1pm. Social play will be available after 1pm.  
 
Balcony Opening Sunday 27^th October
The Board will host a balcony opening from 2pm to 5pm. Live music by Danny Bau, complimentary canapes served, with a kids area in the Committee room. This is an open invite for members and their families to come to the Club and enjoy a lazy Sunday afternoon over a few drinks, nibbles and live music.  Please ensure you let the office know you are attending for catering. This is a free event for members, partners and kids.
 
Regards,

Grant Shortland-Jones
General Manager