Great Catch That!
The trees were well watered a fortnight ago and have become rather ‘handsy’ as Bob Neilson will attest.
Bob’s hooked tee shot on the 6th today ended up in a very tricky spot. Luckily Alan Jones kept his head up and found Bob’s ball.
Competition Updates.
Anzac Day Stableford.
Tomorrow’s competition is a walk up start with tee times from 6.30 to 10 am. Please inform the starter of your intention to play.
As is the usual Jamberoo custom players are requested to halt proceedings at 11 am and observe a minute of reflection on the sacrifice and contribution of all those who have served.
Perhaps a sprig of Rosemary or a red Poppy should be worn. [Rosemary is an ancient symbol of fidelity and remembrance. The aromatic herb grows wild on the Gallipoli peninsula in Türkiye, where the original Anzacs served in World War I].
Lest we Forget.
Sunday Mixed Fourball bookings are available.
The monthly Mixed Fourball competition is scheduled for this Sunday with tee times from 9.09am. If you are interested in playing then please book your team into the comp via the new booking app or by ringing the golf shop.
Women Vets to play Thursday 2nd May.
The May Women’s Vets game is a 3 person Ambrose. Bookings are available now.
17th April Greens Meeting Update.
notes from Bob Neilson, Hon. Secretary Jamberoo Golf Club.
- Clean-up: Focus is on greens and fairways in order to open course; debris in rough can be left for the moment. Fire brigade is coming out; hope is to burn much of the debris. BN has contacted a business called Avcon which does clean-ups, but issues are expense and possible damage to course; BN has written to Council seeking help with drop-off fees and possible pick-up. Volunteers have helped a lot. IB: Could we have volunteers chain sawing safely? BN: We haven’t allowed unlicensed members to do this in the past for safety reasons.
- Pathways: BN: The gravel we currently use is a nightmare after flooding; we need to concrete as many pathways as possible. This is expensive, but we can do it gradually. A plan with clear priorities so we can estimate costs and get going, one path at a time. Agreed that we should prepare a prioritised list of pathways to be concreted (with a cost estimate); the proposal will be presented to the Board. We can explore grants, especially if we push the community use idea. The proposal will be presented to the Board.
- The pipes below the current small concrete bridges get blocked during flooding; NG wants to replace the bridges with something higher that lets the water flow underneath.
- Some tree pruning has been done. Next tree application has been submitted. You may have seen some plastic tags attached to certain trees; white indicates that approval has been sought, blue indicates that a tree can be trimmed, and red indicates that a tree can be removed. Zac the arborist is willing to trim and remove (according to guidelines) so we can continue to use him.
- Are we using red pegs and no yellow? BN: We should check with Golf NSW that this is OK, assuming that it is not normal to replace yellow with red. Discussion. LK will seek advice from Golf NSW.