The Colonial Golf Course

Happy Birthday to…..

Aug 04

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July’s Results

Aug 04

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Please click  HERE  for July 2010 winners

August’s Member Profile

Aug 04

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 Name:  Warrick Duck

Profession:  Finance consultant  

Nickname:  Ducky

How you got it: Not sure how I got it! Maybe because my ass is so close to the ground!

Partners Name:Wife Emma

Do they mind you playing golf?: Emma doesn’t mind me playing golf. For some reason she only asks how I went when I have played a poor game! Never after a good one!

Handicap: 14 went out a couple with the new scramble, love it!

Hole in One? Where?: Never had a hole in one,

ARU / NRL / AFL Team/s: Geelong, Auckland blues u8’s, Burleigh bears u10’s

Funniest Golfing Moment: Playing Rooster (Bruce Reardon) in a club match play event and on the 3^rd that is now the 12^th his buggy and bag rolled down the hill and into the drink. I didn’t laugh on the outside but was roaring on the inside. I went onto defeat the competitive Rooster..

RICK’S RULE OF THE MONTH – AUGUST ’10 THE PUTTING GREEN – Rule 16

Aug 04

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With the number of palm trees on our course it is not uncommon for a berry or seed to find its way onto the green. If someone was to step on it and it embeds into the green and subsequently interferes with the line of a player’s putt, can the player remove it as a loose impediment ? If so what about the hole it leaves in the green, can that be repaired before the player putts?

Provided the berry is not solidly embedded and can be removed easily it is permissible to remove it but if you repair the hole it came from it is a breach of Rule 16-1a (Touching Line of Putt ). Penalty : Stroke Play – 2 Strokes. Match Play – Loss of hole. Decision 16-1a/7.

Senior & Super Senior Pennant Nominations Out Now!!

Jul 31

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Club Championships all set to go!!!

Jul 30

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This Saturday (31st July) see's the first round of the 2010 Club Championships get underway.

This years event will be hotly contested with 10 players teeing it up with a handicap of 2 or less.

A reminder to all players that for the first 3 rounds please book as normal with the final round to have a seeded draw.

Good Luck to all players and keep an eye on this blog for a round by round update each week.

Ettiquette of the Month- Your Position in the Field

Jul 30

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A question we constantly get around the course is where exactly your place in the field is??

The quick answer to this question is directly behind the group in front of you. Not the much believed in front of the group behind you.

If all players could keep this in the back of their mind everyone will move through there round enjoyably.

Rick, Mick, Charlie & Peter 2010 Members Golf Day Winners

Jul 30

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The 2010 members golf day was held on Friday 23rd July under perfect conditions. A big congratulations to Rick Ninness, Mick Noble, Charlie Riley & Peter Harford who conqoured the tricky Irish 4bbb format to run away winners on the day. The team finished just in front of Dennis Davey, Jeff Quick, Michale Aletti & Owen Luders.

I would like to thank all members for there support of the event which saw a field of 74 take part. There is plenty more events being looked at for the future so keep your eye out for more details.

July Golf Shop News

Jul 07

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What a month June was with some perfect golfing weather providing everyone with the opportunity to get out and play the course in great condition. On the course it was a very busy month with two honour board events being decided. The first Saturday of the month saw Barry Kearney and Darren Craig battle it out in the final of the Individual Matchplay. The match was a thriller with an extra hole required to decide the match, Darren eventually prevailing winning on the 19^th Hole. Some outstanding golf was played during the final none more so than on the 4^th Hole where Darren popped it straight in the hole off the tee, Barry did have a put to halve the hole but it just slid past. Congratulations to both players for a fantastic event.

The other event to be decided was the foursome’s championship which again was a very tight battle.  Winning the Championship for 2010 was the Team of Scott McLean & Paul Burnell who claimed the title on a countback from Jim Kaliviotis & Phil Snow. The Nett event went to Jon Palk & Jeff Quick who finished with 70, Brett Mostyn and Mick Vanitallie were the runners up with 70.5. Congratulations to all winners and just a reminder that the Club Championships commence on Saturday 31^st July with entry forms now available in the golfshop.

In other news the members golf day is fast approaching and if i could ask all members that are interested in playing to please register their interest in the golfshop for catering purposes. The day is shaping up well with the event to be an Irish Stableford, on the day there will be plenty of activities away from the golf and i hope to see as many people as possible at the event.

I wish all members the best for the upcoming club championships and hope to see everyone out and about during July.

Ben Wood

2ND STAGE OF TURF NURSERY WORKS

Jul 06

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 Work has begun on the 2nd stage of the turf nursery at the back of the driving range.  Just over 13 months ago the first stage was completed with the construction of 400 square meters of Tif-green (328) which was used to begin removal of common couch patches in the greens which provide an inconsistent surface and reduce pin placement options.  Work being carried out includes; drainage trenches being dug with required fall for surface water to be removed, ag-pipe installation with 100mm of gravel, 500mm of growing media (sand) with 20% organic component to increase moisture retention and finally the Tif-green will be grown using stolons (above ground runers) spread over the surface, which is then rolled into the growing media and a final top-dressing of sand to ensure good stolon to soil contact is achieved. A starter fertiliser is then applied with strong component of phosphorus and pottassium to ensure root development for successful germination.  Most importantly, watering begins with up to 3 light cycles per day to keep the stolons wet until they germinate then watering is slowly reduced until the cycles are equal with the course greens cycle.  Once the 2nd stage is operational we hope to jump from 2 greens per growing season to 5.