Gathurst Golf Club

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Rearranged date for Midweek Medal (Tuesday 26th September)

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Due to extreme work being carried out on the greens starting on Monday 4th September 2017, it has been necessary to re-arrange the Midweek Medal orginally scheduled for Tuesday 5th September 2017.

The new date is Tuesday 26th September, booking will be via B.R.S. as usual.

The course will remain open on the 5th September but some restrictions will be in place.

Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Golf Committee

 

Renovations plan for September

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As a result of the agronomist’s report and the subsequent members meeting, it was decided that the following work will take place this September:-

Monday 4th & Tuesday 5th, We will start and hopefully complete the hollow coring of the greens. We will be using 19 mm tines and they will be at 60 mm width spacing and 100 mm length spacing. The thatch layer is 50 mm in depth so we are coring to 60 mm. 
Tuesday 5th & Wednesday 6th, We will be finishing the coring and starting the topdressing. I will be looking to dress with around 2 tonnes of straight medium/fine sand per green. This will be achieved with 2 passes throughout the day. Once the first pass has been finished we will be brushing the greens with a sweep and fill brush which has 2 brushes that work in opposite directions to move the sand into the holes. This process will then be repeated.
After the sand has been brushed into the holes we are going to use some vibrating rollers on the greens mower to help get the greens true again. The vibrating action of the rollers will also help work the sand to the bottom of the holes. The rolling will then be repeated for a number of days.
Monday 11th, We are also going to deep scarify the greens using 3 mm blades that will leave a groove 20 mm deep. This groove will then be filled with sand again at a very heavy rate of between 1 and 2 tonnes per green. 
Tuesday 12th, Today again is topdressing day to fill the grooves left by the scarifying. The rate is going to be very heavy and again will be brushed in with the sweep and fill brush. This will then be followed up with the vibrating rollers to true the surface and vibrate any remaining sand down into the grooves and any holes that are left. The vibrating roller will then be used for a number of days to get the surface back into a good playing surface.
Week commencing 18th, It may be that we need to do some light sand dresses this week just to top up any remaining holes or grooves. This should not cause any inconvenience as it will only need to be done at very light rates, if at all.
This work is being carried out as a result of the vote by the members at the meeting held on August 21st. The work being done should remove between 1 & 2% of the thatch layer at all the different depths of the profile. The results of which should be noticeable through this winter and into the spring. 
I would like to ask for your patience during the work and hope that you can understand that by doing this work it will speed up the time it takes to get the greens to the standard that I want and you need them to be at. If you see me on the course I will gladly explain and discuss things with you.
Regards
Dan

Gathurst Juniors Win Ryder Cup

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Ryder Cup  At Gathurst  18/8/2017 : Result:  Gathurst 6  Dean Wood 3

The Ryder Cup is an annual match played between Gathurst & Dean Wood.

The Ryder Cup is a trophy put up by Doctor Ryder a member of Dean Wood to be played each year between the Juniors of Dean Wood and Gathurst. The trophy is in memory of his young son who sadly died after a long illness, almost 20 years ago. It has been played for ever since and is a highlight of the Junior calendar.

We regained the trophy after a two year gap.

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Players (left to right): Alex Priestley, Josh Slater, Dan Ainscough (Vice Captain), Bradley Ainscough and Oliver Duffy. Missing from the photo, Matt Lynch (Junior Captain).

Ladies’ Open results – August 2017

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The ladies held a very successful Open on Friday 4th August with 41 teams of four entered. The weather was very kind to us and everyone seemed to enjoy the day.  There were some excellent scores as follows:

  • The first prize winners were K Clarkson, G Pashley, H Noblett and J Lockwood, who all play at Penwortham, with a score of 94 points
  • In second place were S Forshaw (Gathurst), L Owen (Hindley), J Howells (Haigh Hall) and D Eyres (Great Lever) with a score of 89 points
  • In third place were J Seddon, T Yates, C Williams and P Galloway, who all play at Wigan, with a score of 85 points.

We are holding two team events in 2018, Friday 4th May and Friday 3rd August, and look forward to meeting you all again. The entry sheets will shortly be available via the website or by ringing the office on 01257 255235.

 

July News From The Greenkeeper

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July has been a difficult month with lots of comps, staff absence due to holidays and disease.

The disease has had to be treated as it was starting to get a foot hold. Unfortunately the weather is ideal for the spread of disease as it is warm and wet.
The Victory trophy finally went ahead and a great day with superb weather was had by all involved, especially our team. Congratulations to the lads for their victory.
Myself and the team are going to continue to work hard and get jobs done so that the last few months of the season can be successful and enjoyable for all.
Regards
Dan

Slyder Performing at Gathurst

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The classic rock and blues band Slyder will be performing at the Summer Steak Night (Saturday 12th August, 6:45pm for 7:30pm).

Tickets (£17 each) will sell fast, don’t miss out.

Slyder

Scratch Cup & Keith Haigh Memorial Trophy

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Congratulations go to:-

Craig Hurley

Who won the Scratch Cup with a score over the two days of 140, beating Dave McMullan on a card play-off.

Dan Alexander

Who won the Keith Haigh Memorial Trophy with a combined nett score of 130.

June News From The Greenkeeper

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With Mr. Captain’s Day behind us, we are now busy preparing the course for the Scratch Cup and the other majors that fall in July.

The course has improved over the last month with lots of hard work put in by my team of assistants, so a big thank you to them. There are a few jobs that we will be working hard to get finished off before the Scratch Cup, unfortunately this may cause a little bit of disruption, so please bear with us, we will try not to hold you up too much.
This page will now be updated at least on a monthly basis.
The rainfall figures for this June are 94mm with one day left, the average for the Shevngton / Wigan area is typically 70mm.
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Gathurst Win the Crosby Beacon Trophy

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Gathurst golfers Andy Halladay, Craig Hurley, Dave Wilcock (PGA Pro), and Jamie Elliott won the Crosby Beacon Trophy at West Lancs G.C. They shot a fantastic score of 216 (level par), beating Hillside G.C. by one shot.

Well played guys.