From The Clubhouse
Welcome to another weekend!
Be sure to check out the new club merchandisesome jumpers and vests for Winter!
Also some very exciting news with the imminent arrival of 5 new golf carts! These will be a very welcome addition to the fleet
We were really proud to host the RSL event this year, we hope you enjoy some of the photos from this day! Its such a great day, if you missed out this year, be sure to put it in your calendars for next year.
Also remember to enter your teams into the annual GYE charity golf day - this event is being held at Portarligton on May 10 Bookings can be made through the link in the ‘whats on’ page
Have a great weekend and please enjoy the sunrise photos courtesy of Jake!
Happy Golfing!
APRIL 2024
The Course Report.....
This week we were very busy with the general maintenance of the course, Having a short week and planning around golf days (RSL Day, Mens comp and a busy green fee Friday). This meant all our usual maintenance in 5 days was funnelled into 3 5 days Our guys worked extra hard and still managed to get our jobs completed
Another 10mm of rain on the course this week means our monthly total has now reached 70mm. This months rain is really showing out on the course!
This week we started the process of GPS pin pointing our current irrigation, with the surveyor contractors. Having no current mapping or documenting of our current irrigation system meant this is an important process we need moving forward for any future plans All tap boxes, Solenoids, sprinklers and total areas of all Tees and Greens will be GPS’d This progress will continue throughout next week
Hope everyone has a great weekend golfing out on the course
Jake
Relief when entire bunker is defined as Ground Under Repair.
When a bunker is being repaired and the Committee defines the entire bunker as Adverse Course Condition / ground under repair, it is treated as part of the general area. If your ball is in a bunker that the Committee has defined as ground under repair, you must take free relief outside the bunker by dropping a ball in the relief area:
Size of Relief Area/ Drop Zone measured from Reference Point: One club-length, but with these limits: Limits
"If a player's ball is in the ground under repair, left hand greenside bunker on the 3rd hole, including when it is known or virtually certain that a ball that has not been found is in the ground under repair, the player must take relief in the Drop Zone.
·The player must take free relief by dropping the original ball or another ball in the dropping zone. The dropping zone is a relief area under Rule 14.3.
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The drop Zone is defined by the purple stake front left of the green.
·The player must drop the ball within one club length of the purple stake no nearer the hole As illustrated below.
Please Note
The purpose of using a stake to define the Drop Zone is to allow the greens staff to quickly move the drop zone if the area becomes too worn given the limited area available.
of
Area/ Drop Zone Must be in the general area, Must not be nearer the hole than the reference point, and
must be
relief from all interference by the ground under repair
Rule - 16 1b
on Location
Relief
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complete
Related
RSL Golf Day
This week we had the privilege of hosting the 2024 RSL golf tournament The weather was magnificent, and although attendance was a little less that we would have liked everyone had a great day! Winners of the Lone Pine annual memorial golf trophy were Kirk Whelan and Kyne Krusic-Golub and the runners up were Dick Lewis and Brad Clarke
Men’s Pennant Update
Queenscliff had a disappointing weekend with both teams suffering their first loss. This has not affected their positions on the ladder though with both the Division Four and Handicap East teams remaining on top of the ladder. Handicap East will play their last home and away game at Ocean Grove against second placed Lonsdale Links and a win will assure them a finals berth Division Four will host this week and have a bye before playing their last game the following week against Inverleigh.
The Handicap East team were very close to a win at Clifton Springs with two of their matches being lost on the 18th but went down 3/2 to Lara Brian Shiell and Anthony Webber had good wins with both players remaining undefeated. Division Four made the trek out to Inverleigh which is an 18 hole sand scrapes course to play third placed Colac The course was in poor condition while the scrapes were a little two paced (more sand on some compared to others) and the Colac team adapted to the course better on the day It was still a close contest with the team just going down 4/3 Michael Havelberg continued on his winning way and also remains undefeated.
The individual results and ladders are as follows:
Queenscliff Lost to Colac 4/3
Mick Havelberg Def Anthony Grinten 1 Up Michael McSween Lost to Julian Shaw 3/2
Bernie Crane Def Wayne Drayton 1 Up
Dave Thomas Def Mark Ritchie 3/2
Josh Mastin Lost to John Robb 2/1
James Gladman Lost David Walker 3/2
Kirk Whelan Lost to Richard Dinatale 2/1
Monday Volunteers
This week the Monday volunteers were working hard filling divots
They were able to do all of the front nine With the extra effort being put in by the course staff to encourage the new sessions growth the filling of the divots will help to maintain the great playing conditions that we are experiencing
If you’d like to be part of this amazing group - please contact Peter McSween via the club
What’s on?
Ladies Golf Update
Lara GC Durbridge-Bate Challenge Bowl
Mon 6 May
Entries close 1 May As always QGC will sponsor a team for anyone wanting to enter Info and Entry Forms are on the notice board in the Ladies change rooms or online HERE
Entry is open for Winchelsea's 64th Annual Open Mon 27 May
Women’s Event; Wed 29 May - 2Person
Ambrose
Info and entry form online at ·at HERE
Ladies Monthly Dinner REMINDER
Next Thursday (2nd may) is the ladies monthly dinner evening. This month we will be meeting at the Queenscliff bowling club at 6.30pm. Everyone is welcome.
Please RSVP either to Nicci on email nicci@queenscliffgolfclub com au or directly to Fay or Barb
https://www golfthebellarine com au/ the-epic-club-members/
