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MARCH 2024

From the Clubhouse

Congratulations to both pennant teams for beginning the tournament with wins and good luck with round 2 this weekend We are sure you will enjoy reading Richards full report. Loving the Team shirts too!

The long dry spell continues, and we ask that all Members remain mindful of the need to keep practice rounds to only playing one ball The turf on the fairways, although dry and browned off, is still alive and healthy The Course Team is doing their best to keep it this way and we ask all Members to help this effort

The Clubhouse has recently advertised for 2 casual positions We are on the lookout for:

Bar/Golf casual Position

Sandwich artist/Kitchen casual Position (Must be available to work Wednesday, Weekends and Holidays)

If you know of anyone who may be interested please encourage them to email their resume to Rob or to call him at the club.

Have a great weekend & Happy Golfing!

The Course Report.....

This week we had an irrigation fitting crack cause a major breakage at the back of the 13th green The result of this was a flowing river all the way down towards the new path (See photo) We were lucky this happened early Monday morning so we didn’t lose too much costly water. It’s now been repaired and the irrigation is back on

The 13th path works are still underway The old path has now been re mounded with soil and Santa Ana turf has been layed (See photo) Native coastal plants will be planted along the rest of the path to make it more natural Look forward to seeing progress as this path gets closer to being complete.

Despite the fairways and the rough being dry, we are in belief that the course is playing well and still holding up without rain. We have had 2mm of rain since January 18th February had a total of 0mm We have been trying to water the hitting areas on fairways with impact sprinklers on the ends of hoses, between completing these small construction jobs (1st mound and 13th path)

The greens have been staying at a consistent moisture level as we have been taking readings of each green with our moisture meter This gives us the information we need to know about which greens need more water than others

Hope everyone has a great weekend golfing out on the course

Jake

Our Moonah’s

A mononymous person is famous enough to be known by only one name

Most of us never quite rise to these dizzy heights though locally our friends and colleagues may know us by our nick name (Mocca, Muzza, Phonze.....) Some modern mononymous people you will know are Madonna, Prince, Fergie If we go back in time you will have no doubt heard of Napoleon, Rembrandt and Plato. In the botanical world there is only one plant that I know that is universally known by a single common name and that is Moonah, Melaleuca lanceolata.

When it’s an old tree it is likely to be over 5 m tall with a greater spread, its ancient branches often resting on the ground Its most distinguishing feature is its twisted and gnarled limbs and like other paperbarks you will see layers of grey bark peeling off, providing perfect nest building materials for birds and mammals alike Moonah’s bushy habit also make it a safe and protected environment to build a nest and find shelter.

Excerpts from Steven Murphy

https://www recreatingthecountry com au/moonah-melaleuca-lanceolata html

Just a couple of our ancient Moonah’s

Pennant Team Update

Men’s Pennant Week 1 Results

The first week of Men’s Pennant was a successful one with both the Division Four and Handicap East teams having wins I would like to thank Brian Shiel and Dave Thomas for putting up their hand as late replacements noting that both went on to have wins for their teams. Brian’s win was pivotal though as he was two holes down with three to go at St Leonard’s but managed to win the last three holes for a one up win and a team win of 3 and 2 A big thanks to President Brad and Captain Batto for making it along to the venues to support the teams The individual results were as follows:

Division Four - 41/2 to 2 1/2 win against Winchelsea

Mike McSween Def Brent Kahle 2/1

Mick Havelberg halved with Matthew Bruce Bernie

Crane Lost to Tavae Sauni Jnr 3/2 Darren Shapter

Def Benjamin Alexander 4/3 Murray Warren Lost to Cam Parke 3/2 Dave Thomas Def Chris Mann 4/2

Josh Mastin Def Neil Hickman 7/6

Handicap East 3/2 win against Ocean Grove

Marty Christensen Def Glenn Franken 1 Up Warren

Fenton Def Neil Alford 3/2 Brian Shiell Def Robert

Petho 1 Up Paul O’Donoghue lost to Sandy Cresswell 4/3 Alan Fry lost to Bailey Pattinson 3/2

Pennant Team Update

Week 2 Teams

Sunday 24 March

Division Four third off at 1130 at Winchelsea against East Geelong

Mike McSween (c)

Milk Havelberg

Bernie Crane

Darren Shapter

Murray Warren

Dave Thomas

Josh Mastin

Reserve: Kirk Whelan

All players to be at Winchelsea GC by 1100

Handicap East first off at 0800 at Geelong against Clifton Springs

Warren Fenton (c)

Marty Chrstensen

Brian Shiell

Steve White

Paul O’Donoghue

Reserve: TBC

All players to be at Geelong GC by 0730

The Ultimate in Bellarine Golf plus way more!

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For a week in May, you can sample our region’s spectacular coastal scenery, dabble in our award-winning winery and brewery culture, then indulge in a selection of extraordinary dining experiences.

Schedule:

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. For Bookings and More Information Visit GOLFTHEBELLARINE

Easter egg hunt for the little ones (or not so little!). Crayfish Raffle, Cheese Platters and Food available. Sunday

Newly formed 'UnderCover' has been making waves at Geelong's iconic 'Elephant & Castle' and we cannot wait to see what they bring to Swan Island! A collection of past Members of popular covers band CoolChange, including Lead singer, Glenn Braithwaite. Excited? We are!

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