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5i to 30cm is pretty bloody fantastic!
How long you had the Maxfli Blades?
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5i to 30cm is pretty bloody fantastic!
How long you had the Maxfli Blades?
A couple of years I’d say
Played them again today at Redcliffe and they behaved themselves quite well
They’ll be staying in the bag for a while
Finished with 19 front and 18 back at Redcliffe off 12, which was good enough to win our group of 14
3 birdies 6 pars 5 bogies 3 doubles 1 triple
9/14 fairways – apart from holes 14 15 and 16 where it went AWOL and cost me 2 shots the driver was very solid today – a nice gentle fade most of the time which suits Redcliffe. Also dropped a shot from a poor chip out that left me needing another after the bad drive on 15.
6 GIR – a slightly disappointing number given the number of fairways hit but I also had 6 others that were quite close so not too bad. Only real shockers were a 6i on 9 that still left a reasonable chip but should have been better. Only dropped shot from a full swing was a 5i that hit a tree but that was after a bad topped drive and average mini driver on 16 left me trying to thread it between the trees.
6/12 up and downs – 50% isn’t too bad but given 6 of them were Texas wedges it should have been a bit better. Not too bad though.
33 putts – 4 3 putts but also dropped 2 long ones including one for birdie made up a little for it. Should have been 2 better after the first 2 holes if the putter played nicely. Lagged some long ones nice and close which was good but 4 is too many 3 putts even if you have quite a few long ones.
Overall played well and got down to 11.7 which is a 0.6 drop – finally. Redcliffe was is excellent condition especially given the water situation up here. Always enjoy what is a very good layout.
Ocean Shores Back Marker on Friday will be a real test.
Ocean Shores with the current state of the greens … WILL BE A TEST.
You in the morning or afternoon field?
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Meditation makes doing nothing quite respectable.
Afternoon
What’s the state of the greens?
Recovering from renovation in late October. Really patchy and still quite rough. Even where there is grass cover it’s still not a smooth roll.
Bit of rain over Christmas n Boxing Day will help a bit. But, there is a lot is patchy areas. They’ll put pins in the better part of the greens, but, long putts or chip n run shots are impacted by the uneven bounce effect.
Even a few tee areas are struggling from renovation. They’ve returfed a couple. The par 3, 6th has had tee area reshaped and returfed and it hasn’t been in play as yet with a temp tee at around 120m. The tee on 7 has been returfed and it’s been playing off the ladies tee.
Are you sticking around post game for the presentation or a beer? If I’m not doing anything I’ll shoot down and have a beer with you. Not sure what the family has planned at this stage.
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That’s not good to hear
It’s a little hard to say how long we will stay after because it’s a late start at 12 and we will have a 90+ minute trip home. Given I expect that the round will be slow being stroke and back markers we may leave straight after.
It’s a car pool so not in my control!
I’ll see what the guys are thinking – would be good to catch up even if it’s briefly. How far away are you from OS?
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That’s not good to hear
It’s a little hard to say how long we will stay after because it’s a late start at 12 and we will have a 90+ minute trip home. Given I expect that the round will be slow being stroke and back markers we may leave straight after.
It’s a car pool so not in my control!
I’ll see what the guys are thinking – would be good to catch up even if it’s briefly. How far away are you from OS?
I’m 20 mins North. I’ll see what the family plans are, as I can shoot down in the middle of the day and catch up pre-round.
Also, FYI, they have a ‘practice’ range in use for these days now. It’s pretty cheap, like $3 for a small bucket of balls. It operates up the top between the first and 18th. Flat grass tee area is between the putting green and the chipping green. It’s purely for ‘warm up’ as distance is impacted by the balls in use and the downhill range layout.
Interesting timing, but I believe there are quite a few grumbles making their way to the club regarding the condition of the greens. This has just arrived via e-mail to members today:
Course Superintendent’s Report to Golf Members
2019 proved to be a year of extremes for maintaining turf.
Early warning signs for a dry hot year were evident from January 2019 with no rain for the month to start the year and no significant rainfall recorded until mid-March. The negative effects on turf health had to be managed during this extended dry period and fortunately the turf recovered with good Autumn rain. During this period our dams were replenished and the course restored in excellent condition.
The golf course was at its peak performance for our premier events during the July – August Championship period and pro-am circuit. Once again, our golf course gritted its teeth and challenged both the membership, professionals, and future professionals around our championship layout.
Following these premier events, the onset of an even more extreme dry period commenced. The golf course only received 80mm of rain in 5 months to the start of December. This put year to date rainfall to the beginning of December to over 400mm below the annual average for the Byron Region. Once again, the turf health began to deteriorate and we were required to manage associated issues. Across the property, the turf began to lose colour and vigour and efforts to combat this were seen to have little effect in restoring turf health.
During these attempts, an underlying problem presented itself as applied nutrition via fertiliser and soil conditioners gained no beneficial results. It is known that Ph and salt lock up nutrients in soil. Historically Ph at OSCC is always around Neutral with salt being our problem. We have tested our irrigation catchment and have seen some alarming results. Salt (Na) has been tested at 2600ppm with ideal levels for optimal growing at less than 400ppm. Follow up testing has revealed salt elevation of up to 4000ppm.
Based on these results, we have implemented a customised maintenance program to offset salt levels and manage chloride in our irrigation water. I am please to report that we currently see consistent (albeit slow) improvement across the property. This customised program will remain in place until dams are replenished and salt levels are reduced to acceptable levels. It’s worth noting that at OSCC salt levels average around 700ppm when dams are full.
The patience of our membership has been greatly appreciated while we continue to do everything in our power to combat these unprecedented conditions and continue to make improvements to our unique and wonderful facility.
2019 has been a year of consolidation regarding capital works. An emphasis on refining the fairways that have been transitioned to sports turf such as the recent 16th hole continues to prove that this turf variety has the ability to combat the dry and elevated salt levels on our property in extreme conditions by maintaining grass cover with only the loss of some colour, and a quick recovery from turf stress.
During the year another 1500m of irrigation main line has been installed. This replaces aging AC pipes (46 years) that have been an ongoing burden with irrigation breaks and system down time. With this work now complete, only holes 3,4,5 and 6 remain to complete the full course mainline replacement.
New initiatives on the property have been implemented in 2019 to encourage sustainability on the golf course. These include the investment in recycling bins, general waste bins, plus their enclosures. Processing of green waste via the large plant Tub Grinder giving the course 12 months’ worth of mulch to care for boundaries and no mow areas. We’re also continuing to establish native plants along the land slump on Strike-a-Like creek following a NSW Fisheries habitat grant. Sustainable initiatives will be continued to be pursued in 2020.
On behalf of all the green staff, we aim to deliver a consistently well-presented golf course for 2020 and please be assured that it is our goal to restore the greens to the firm pure surfaces we are accustomed to. My team and I appreciate the support of the membership through out the challenging year that was 2019.
By the time you realise this part of my signature doesn't say anything it's too late to stop reading it.
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.
Success is the ability to go from one failure to the next without any loss of enthusiasm.
Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.
Meditation makes doing nothing quite respectable.
That’s good information thanks Hack
We traditionally bring a few old worthless balls down to hit into the abyss of the range – good to know you can buy a bucket nowI’ll check with the guys what time we will aim to get there and see what we can organise for a hello – would be good to meet
That’s good information thanks Hack
We traditionally bring a few old worthless balls down to hit into the abyss of the range – good to know you can buy a bucket nowI’ll check with the guys what time we will aim to get there and see what we can organise for a hello – would be good to meet
be careful what you wish for! Lol. J/k
Finished with 19 front and 18 back at Redcliffe off 12, which was good enough to win our group of 14
3 birdies 6 pars 5 bogies 3 doubles 1 triple
9/14 fairways – apart from holes 14 15 and 16 where it went AWOL and cost me 2 shots the driver was very solid today – a nice gentle fade most of the time which suits Redcliffe. Also dropped a shot from a poor chip out that left me needing another after the bad drive on 15.
6 GIR – a slightly disappointing number given the number of fairways hit but I also had 6 others that were quite close so not too bad. Only real shockers were a 6i on 9 that still left a reasonable chip but should have been better. Only dropped shot from a full swing was a 5i that hit a tree but that was after a bad topped drive and average mini driver on 16 left me trying to thread it between the trees.
6/12 up and downs – 50% isn’t too bad but given 6 of them were Texas wedges it should have been a bit better. Not too bad though.
33 putts – 4 3 putts but also dropped 2 long ones including one for birdie made up a little for it. Should have been 2 better after the first 2 holes if the putter played nicely. Lagged some long ones nice and close which was good but 4 is too many 3 putts even if you have quite a few long ones.
Overall played well and got down to 11.7 which is a 0.6 drop – finally. Redcliffe was is excellent condition especially given the water situation up here. Always enjoy what is a very good layout.
Ocean Shores Back Marker on Friday will be a real test.
How come you’ve got the Friday off? We could have played The Flats – all guest days days this time of year……oh well next year.
That’s good information thanks Hack
We traditionally bring a few old worthless balls down to hit into the abyss of the range – good to know you can buy a bucket nowI’ll check with the guys what time we will aim to get there and see what we can organise for a hello – would be good to meet
Well the good news is they got a drenching today! Can only help with possibly a little more on the way.
Finished with 19 front and 18 back at Redcliffe off 12, which was good enough to win our group of 14
3 birdies 6 pars 5 bogies 3 doubles 1 triple
9/14 fairways – apart from holes 14 15 and 16 where it went AWOL and cost me 2 shots the driver was very solid today – a nice gentle fade most of the time which suits Redcliffe. Also dropped a shot from a poor chip out that left me needing another after the bad drive on 15.
6 GIR – a slightly disappointing number given the number of fairways hit but I also had 6 others that were quite close so not too bad. Only real shockers were a 6i on 9 that still left a reasonable chip but should have been better. Only dropped shot from a full swing was a 5i that hit a tree but that was after a bad topped drive and average mini driver on 16 left me trying to thread it between the trees.
6/12 up and downs – 50% isn’t too bad but given 6 of them were Texas wedges it should have been a bit better. Not too bad though.
33 putts – 4 3 putts but also dropped 2 long ones including one for birdie made up a little for it. Should have been 2 better after the first 2 holes if the putter played nicely. Lagged some long ones nice and close which was good but 4 is too many 3 putts even if you have quite a few long ones.
Overall played well and got down to 11.7 which is a 0.6 drop – finally. Redcliffe was is excellent condition especially given the water situation up here. Always enjoy what is a very good layout.
Ocean Shores Back Marker on Friday will be a real test.
How come you’ve got the Friday off? We could have played The Flats – all guest days days this time of year……oh well next year.
Work closes this week
And next week too actually but us accountants have to go back and do year end on 30 and 31stYou on leave?
Merry Christmas everyone – hope you have a great time with your loved ones
Looking forward to a wonderful 2020 for all of us
Ditto
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