Gathurst

Sunday saw a beautiful day for our 1st Men’s Invitation of the year. It was a close battle with both 1st and 2nd place, and 3rd and 4th place decided on card play-offs.

There were 6 Twos, with each Two receiving 10 golf balls. If you haven’t already collected your prizes, they can be collected from the Proshop.

Congratulations to all the winners, we hope to see everyone at the 2nd Men’s Invitation Day on Sunday 4th August.

I would firstly like to congratulate our Head Green keeper Danny Tyrrell being selected to the greens staff at the up coming open golf championship in Royal Portrush Golf Club Northern Ireland. I wish him all the best and acknowledge that it is a great honour for him and for Gathurst Golf Club.

The course is looking in very good condition with excellent reports coming in from both members and visitors alike.

Weather permitting the Greens will be micro hollow tyined on or around the 13^th May.  An E-mail will be sent out to confirm this before the work is started.

The new bunkers have been sprayed and will have sand in them by the week commencing 29^th April .

The bridge has now been completed at the 17^th tee. Work will commence on the second bridge crossing to the 18^th tee shortly.  The third and final bridge at the crossing for the 16^th green to the 17^th tee will be completed towards the end of the year.

The new ditches are starting to green up. The areas that need to be reseeded will be done. The pipe ends that are a little unsightly will be trimmed and finished.

The new tees at the 6^th and 12^th will come in to play mid May.

The area around the 13^th and 16^th fairways where the grass was removed, to repair the new bunkers is to be rotavated and reseeded.

As is the area along side the 2^nd fairway.

New bays have been made to collect the grass cuttings and leaves along the 1^st 2^nd 3^rd 4^th& 6th this will enable us to start making our own compost.

Work has now started on the new nursery at the rear of the 3^rd tee. This should provide us with new grass to be used to renovate more bunkers and tees this coming winter.

The sand at the side of the 9^th tee has now been seeded with experimental grass seed for greens. Trials will take place through out the season.

Eddie Cunliffe

Chairman of Greens Committee

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Attended by Lady Captain Phyllis Wiggington, Lady Vice Captain Elaine King, Lady President Maragaret Lenegan, President Bill Mcmath,Vice Captain Ben Johnson and Junior Organizer Doug Pickering.

Daniel Ainscough was chosen as the Junior Captain for a second year. Congratulations Daniel.