CAPTAIN'S BLOG - NEWS

Wednesday - Single Stableford - White Course
A good field of 84 golfers for the Wednesday competition.  Taking the win was Dennis Neale with 38 points and running up was David Farthing with 37.
NTP on the 11th was won by Peter Whittall and Rob Humphreys took the PRO-PIN prize.

Sunday - Medley Stableford
Winner was Bill Webster with 37 points and Heather Webster runner up with 35.
Monday Madness
Ashley Southon won the day with 34 points and Philip Joshua runner up with 32 on a count back.

Saturday - Monthly Medal and J. MacMaster Memorial Medal
John MacMaster was a committee member in 1985 and 1991 plus he was the Club Handicapper.  This memorial medal was first played in 1997 but the winner of the August medal in 1996 was also added to the silver cup.

J W Draper - the first round was completed yesterday and the second round is to be completed by the 15th of July.

Our small team of greenskeepers are continually working on improvement to our course.  Some of these are small step improvements which take years to bear fruit.  The pictures below (click on them to enlarge the image) show the 2018 condition of the 15th green and todays condition. The winter grass is slowly being removed.  This is also evident on the 4th green.          
​Great progress, well done!

Best Regards,

​Dave Burgess

10th Hole - a potentially dangerous tree has been removed; right hand side at the start of the fairway. If you notice what you think is a safety issue on the course,  please let me know, so it can be assessed.
15th Hole - you may notice some areas of sand between the dam wall and the willows.  This is where the underground storm water pipe has been repaired.  The temporary open drain will be filled in soon.
13th Hole Pond - the water level will be temporarily lowered to enable inspection of the surrounds around the concrete bridge.  This will help with the water and drainage plans for the area.
Thanks for the donations of surplus landscape suppliers. We have bricks, posts and gates so far.  Keep it coming.  It's great to reuse this material in improving the course condition rather than it going to the tip.

The Bruce Smith Cup
Yesterday, ten teams from Bowral contested the Bruce Smith Cup against Moss Vale at Moss Vale golf course.  This contest has been going since 1938, so it is great that it continues and is a part of the golfing tradition in our region.
Needless to say the weather made it a very challenging day for everyone involved and after a four hour plus round the open fire in Dormie House was more than welcome.  Thanks to Moss Vale GC for their hospitality and organisation on the day.
The first group off was the "Battle of the Pros and Champions" - Darryl Purchase & John Mulholland VS Davyd Reeves & Brendan Dodds.  A battle it was, a chip in birdie on the eighteenth by Davyd for a 3 a 3 resulted in a one point win by Moss Vale.
Overall result is, Moss Vale won and retains the cup with a result of 6 1/2 to 3 1/2.  As always the detail shows the result came down to a single points difference in two matches.  Well done Moss Vale.
​A big thanks to the Bowral golfers for being up for the challenge.  Next year....

Wednesday - 4BBB
Overall winners were Angus Yuill and Nick Reinhard with a solid 45 points.  Runners up with 43 points (on a count back) Bruce Franklin and Ant Burridge. Winner of the NTP on the 11th hole Terry Downing & the Pro Pin went to Paul Barnes.  Individual Stableford winner was Angus Yuill.

Saturday - Single Stableford
It was good to get the carts on the course for Saturday so all our members could get to enjoy a round.  
Paul Carroll won the day with 38 points (on a count back) from runner up John Ferguson. Winning the NTP on the 11th hole was Ben Ryan with John Jones taking the Pro Pin win.
Sunday - Medley Stableford
The winner was Brenton Aggar with 27 points on a count back.

This Wednesday get ready to play the course from a slightly different perspective - Single Stableford White Course. The forecast is for a crazy 16 degrees maximum, enjoy the opportunity.
Saturday - Captains Trophy - this is revised date from a fortnight ago, handicap stroke round.
JW Draper - the first round to be completed by or on this Sunday the 1st of August.

Enjoy your golf and see you out there.

​Dave Burgess

Wednesday - Single Stableford
A solid field of 76 golfers for the mid-week competition.  Winning with 38 points Ashley Southon and runner up with 37 points Rob Humphreys.  NTP 11th hole won by Adem De Manincor.  Paul Barnes won the Pro Pin on the 14th hole.

Saturday - Single Stableford
As mentioned above, a tough day for golf and the scoring reflected the conditions.  Winning with 32 points on a count back,  Craig Houden and Paul Pettiford was runner up.
NTP on the 11th went to Luke Kalaizis and Brian Hanrahan won the Pro-Pin.

Monday Madness
The winner with 32 points, Ash Southon.

The Wednesday is a 4BBB with Singles Stableford in conjunction.

The Bruce Smith Cup (BGC vs MVGC) is at Moss Vale this Sunday, we have 10 teams competing.

As mentioned above the rescheduled Captain's Trophy will be held on the 31st of July.

Next Monday, 26th of July, we are planning to remove and renovate the 14th Green RHS bunker.  This will require removal of the turf and reshaping of the right hand fringe of the bunker.  Anyone able to assist please let me know, lifting and stacking turf.  8:00am kick off subject to weather.

Have a great week...

​Dave Burgess

Saturday - 3 Ball Aggregate
With a combined score of 99 Stableford points, the winners were Harry Caust, Eugene O'Sullivan and Brian Hanrahan.  Runners up with 96 points were Alec Dietsch, Tony Fitzpatrick and Ashley Southon.
David Bickford was NTP on the 11th hole.  John Mellen won the Pro Pin.  A great tee shot from Peter Leon won the Eagles Nest.

Sunday - Single Stableford
Winner with 34 points Thomas Moulton from runner up Andrew Bova.

Monday Madness - 18 hole Stableford
A better day for golf today.  Congratulations to John Buchanan winning the day with 36 points.  Angus Yuill was runner up with 34 points.

I think we all had an eye on the weather forecast last week and not looking forward to a very wet Friday and Saturday.  Fortunately we received only a few millimetres of rain, allowing the course some respite.  While very wet in places the frost early last week did assist in drying out the course somewhat.  Fingers crossed the next two weeks are looking okay.

8th Hole Update

Thanks to Dick Hiser, Paul Pettiford, Pat Donoghue and Craig Houden for undertaking some remedial drainage works on the 8th hole.  When the work was done in late May, the dump truck sank in the mud up to it's axles in a few places.  This essentially created a damming effect which is proving difficult to dry out.  The photos below show the trenches effectively allowing the water to flow to the main drain. 

Bruce Smith Cup - this annual 4BBB event against Moss Vale Golf Club will have 10 teams from Bowral with the competition being played at Moss Vale this year.  The first group off on Sunday morning the 25th of July will be the "Battle of the Pros and Club Champions" - we will be ably represented by Darryl Purchase and John Mulholland.  

Finally, the J. W. Draper draw is on the notice board along with the Terms of Competition and the first round is due on or by the 1st of August.

Play well,

​Dave Burgess