COURSE NEWS
New Staff
We welcome Niall Rogan as Medway Golf Club Head Super starting Monday April 14.
Most recently Niall has been the Head Super at Kalgoorlie WA- Number 62 in Australia, and prior to that 4 years as Assistant at Sorrento Golf Club from 2017-2021.
Previous to that stints at Portmarnock Ireland, le National France and California Golf Club of San Francisco.
General Maintenance
Ducks are causing some issues again and will so until the next decent rainfall, where they find a quieter home. We had a good run without them, but the wildlife is a pat of our club.
Greens (or specifically the Poa) section of greens especially up the top of course are suffering with ducks and heat and looking forward to cooler season and are recovering from corring.
Normal maintenance routines;
- Green cutting or rolling- 6 days per week (excludes Sunday)
- Bunker raking – 3 times per week
- Hole changing- 3 times per week
- Tee divot repair- weekly
- Fairways, Rough cutting 50ml- constant
- Tees and surrounds cutting- minimum weekly
- Divot repair- tees- weekly
- Bunkers- edging & weeding ongoing
- Sand depth- levelling- weekly
Members can assist the maintenance of the course by;
Fixing plug marks
Filling divots (including tees)
Raking bunkers from the back to front to keep sand level (removing the downhill feel of bunkers)
Using your ball to shape the hole back
By not touching the side of the hole when removing ball
Not hitting the side of the hole with the flag or putter ball retriever
Reporting any leaks or “major” issues to the golfshop or manager via email
Dam/ Water
Members and visitors must not enter the dams at anytime!
We have received an engineering report and our internal experts are developing a recommendation for the club shortly to strengthen the dam wall on the 5th. More information will be presented shortly. We are investigating lengthening the dam toward the 4th green, if so some irrigation will need to be moved.
Future Projects/ Bunker removal/ Tee levelling
As part of our bunker redevelopment the golf committee are considering removing some old bunkering that will not form part of the long term bunker redevelopment.
These bunkers include the bunkers on the 16th both left and right side of fairway furthest away from the green and the 14th bunker on the right closest to the green.
These bunkers don’t play a strategic benefit to the holes and will be likely removed in 2024.
The golf committee invite any commentary from members in writing prior to commencing the project which will be done in house at minimal cost.
Some tee especially the back section are in need of levelling. Best to do end of winter for the couch to recover fastest. We will try to prioritise a few tees to do this year.
Volunteers report
March 2024
Fallen gum nuts at the 11th tee were raked and disposed of.
Worked in the garden bed behind the club house where shrubs were trimmed and tidied.
Attended to the top side of Kath’s garden with trimming and removal of cuttings.
Cut back the shrubs that had grown onto the right hand side of the 7th tee.
Picked up and removed fallen gum tree debris from along the left hand side of the second and third holes.
Re tied the shade clothe that had fallen behind the 5th tee.
Also to our very important members of the Volunteer Team who have contributed their time during 2023.
Bruce Collins, Ken Cooper, Colin Grey, John Griffiths, Bob Harding, Henry Holman, Stan James, Chris Jamieson, Geoff Kinniburgh, Ross McKenzie, John Middleton, Terry O’Riley, Puffa Sawyer, Rick Spillane, David Stephenson, Kenny Vu, Mike Woods.
2023 8th Hole
Concept design attached for re-instatement at the end of the project with Melbourne Water via TP golf.
Course Master plan
The 2010 Course Master Plan is attached below that is used as a guide for future works.