From The Clubhouse
Welcome to the first week of April! Weather is cooling down and finally we welcomed what is hopefully the first of the Autumn rains.
There are still quite a few outstanding renewals for Memberships (134 or ~29% to be precise) We ask that you please contact Lisa at the club as soon as possible to arrange payment Lisa will be sending out default notices next week.
This Sunday sees the end of Daylight Saving (not last Sunday (April Fools!)) Remember to wind your clocks and watches forward an hour
This weeks Comps
Saturday 6th April - Saturday Monthly MedalStroke
Wednesday 10 April - Stableford
Thursday 11 April - Stableford
APRIL 2024
We would like to take this opportunity to welcome Toni to the team For the moment, she is working Wed, Thu, Sat and the 'menu' is still a work in progress She's making a selection of sandwiches, rolls and wraps; toasted ciabatta/turkish rolls are on trial; dim sims and hot dogs have also been a hit.
Pies, pasties and sausage rolls are still available daily and Toni will have some sandwiches/rolls made up for Friday/Sunday
Espresso coffees are also back on the menu when the kitchen is open!! Currently we're using Constant Coffee Roasters' "High Street" blend roasted locally in Geelong It's definitely popular with the Thursday golfers
Pennant Team Update Easter Sunday Music
After a week off for Easter our two pennant teams will be venturing to Colac (Division Four) and Lonsdale Links (Handicap East). The Division Four team will remain unchanged while Anthony Webber will replace Steve White in the Handicap East team.
Week 3 Teams - Sunday 07 April
Division Four second off at 0845 at Colac against Torquay
Mike McSween (c)
Milk Havelberg
Bernie Crane
Darren Shapter
Murray Warren
Dave Thomas
Josh Mastin
Reserve: Kirk Whelan
All players to be at Colac GC by 0815
Handicap East first off at 0800 at Lonsdale Links against St Leonard’s.
Warren Fenton (c)
Marty Chrstensen
Brian Shiell
Anthony Webber
Paul O’Donoghue
Reserve: Alan Fry
All players to be at Lonsdale Links GC by 0730
Regards
Dick Lewis
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richard lewis1960@me com
A wonderful afternoon of music, dancing and fun was had by everyone who came along to see UnderCover on Easter Sunday. The kids enjoyed the Easter Egg hunt and the adults enjoyed a few drinks on the Deck in the sunshine.
The rain has arrived !
The Course Report.....
Finally after 7 weeks of no rain and battling with the heat we received 37mm of rain on Easter Monday. The staff and I were very happy to welcome the rain as it relieves pressure off the irrigation system and having to water hitting areas on fairways
With this rain and having the moisture in the soil meant we could go out and liquid fertilise the fairways This will boost the growth and promote the turf health on the fairways. This is also giving the couch a feed before it goes into dormancy over winter which will mean coming out of dormancy it will be a lot healthier Having our new (2nd hand) Toro boom spray unit makes this possible for us Without this machine we couldn’t do this task.
This week we also tackled the end of the 1st tee path “speed bump” We stripped off the turf and dug out the excess soil Lowering the ground and level off for a smooth transition to the 1st Tee Then re laying some fresh new Santa Ana turf from our nursery
Hope everyone has a great weekend golfing out on the course
Jake
What’s on...
The Epic
a 54 hole tournament across the Bellarine
Queenscliff has become a founding member of Golf The Bellarine, a group of six clubs in our back yard that will use our amazing peninsula's wondrous golf facilities to boost tourism to our region.
Our first step towards this is a tournament to be held from May 5-9 called The Epic.
The Epic will be played over three courses (rotating each year) with an opening dinner, three days of golf and a lay day
This year, the itinerary is:
Sunday, May 5: Welcome dinner at Claribeaux Restaurant, Curlewis GC
Monday, May 6: Round 1 @ Lonsdale Links (including lunch)
Tuesday, May 7: Round 2 @ 13th Beach Golf Links - Beach Course (including lunch)
Wednesday, May 8: lay day
Thursday, May 9: Round 3 @ Queenscliff GC (including lunch) Followed by presentation dinner at Portarlington GC
Our earlybird special is still on the table with all golf, indicated meals and prizes for daily and overall golf competitions for just $499.
See the website www.golfthebellarine.com.au for more details and to book, but PLEASE, even if you can't play yourself, reach out to friends - particularly those out of town - and get them to come along and give our first event a real kickstart
The Back Page......
The Quiz
Who golfer was the first to achieve a modern career Grand Slam (winning all four major championships)?
In what year was the inaugural Ryder Cup hosted?
What was the name of the man described as 'The World's Worst Golfer' who was played by Mark Rylance in the film The Phantom of the Open?’
Answers in next week’s issue
