5th September 2022
The Club Restaurant the next date will be Friday 30 September 2022. (this is done on a fortnightly basis).
No dining will be held on Friday 16 due to Coring Week and the Clubhouse being closed.
Evening bookings are essential by calling the office on 9581 2968.
5th September 2022
Golf Course Update – 3Q 2022.
Hopefully the worst of the winter is behind us and we will start to see some stunning spring golf weather. As you know winter bought with it several severe storms and a lot of wet weather. I would like to thank Neil and his team for not only the way they have presented the course during this period but for the efforts in cleaning up the course after the storms.
Observant members will have noticed some new trees have been planted on the left-hand side of the 5th fairway. You will probably remember a number of White Gums were removed from this area a few years ago and the new trees have been planted as part of the club’s tree management plan. This is in line with the Master plan. In total 15 Tuarts have been planted and are currently staked so free relief is available. In the near future a local rule will deem these as no play zones meaning that taking relief will be compulsory.
In the coming weeks reeds will be planted around the dam to improve the aesthetics of this area. Initially the penalty area will still be defined by the edge of the dam liner. Under the new local rule (mentioned above) the reed area will be deemed a no play area and free relief must be taken. This rule will be in place until the reeds have become well established.
Coring will be undertaken on the week commencing the 12th September and although this results in some short-term inconvenience it is necessary to ensure the long-term quality of the golf course. The tees, fairways and green surrounds will all be single cored with the greens getting their customary double core. Preferred lies will be available after the coring until the course recovers. Some tree maintenance will take place with some trimming back of encroaching branches but no removal of any trees.
The practice hitting nets have taken a bit longer to complete than anticipated and I thank members for their patience while these have been unavailable. The main factor in the timing was awaiting the delivery of the new hitting mats which will allow users to use their own tees. I am pleased to say these have arrived and so we are hoping to have the upgrade complete within the next couple of weeks dependant on weather and contractor availability. New carpet needs to be laid (old carpet has been removed), the nets hung and then the facility will once again be available.
Just a reminder that whenever possible please enter bunkers at the lowest point. Limiting people walking down the faces gives us the best opportunity of hardening the faces and reduce the possibility of plugged lies. Blue lines have been painted on many of the bunkers so please look-out for them and enter the bunkers between these lines. I personally think the quality of the bunkers has improved since we have been machining them twice a week so ask for everyone’s help in keeping them in the best possible condition.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me when you see me around the club.
Dean Stewart, Greens Chair, Mandurah Country Club
31st August 2022
All results can be found on Golf WA link below:
https://www.golfwa.org.au/cms/event-tournament/mandurah-amateur-open/
31st August 2022
Dear Members,
This weekend Saturday 3rd, Sunday 4th & Monday 5th September 2022 sees a return of the Steelscene Mandurah Amateur Open and we thank Gary and Jonnine James from Steelscene as well as The Sebel Hotel for their support.
This has always been the strongest Amateur event in Western Australia and the Committee has been very eager to relaunch after COVID with it being a mixed event, which gives some of the best female amateur golfers in the country an opportunity to compete in this highly regarded golf tournament. With around 110 players and more than half on a scratch handicap or better, it will be an outstanding field and members are encouraged to come and watch some of the best golfers in the country. (scroll to bottom of page for the Draw for Saturday and Sunday)
The course will be open for member social play in the afternoon on Saturday and Sunday whilst Monday will remain closed for the 36 hole final day.
Not only does Mandurah play host to some of the best Amateur golfing events, we then host one of the highlights on the female social golfing calendar in Western Australia, the Ladies Spring Carnival. This will take place on Thursday 8th and Friday 9th September 2022 with the fantastic Ladies performances to go well into the nights! There is a huge amount of work that goes into this event and we thank all those ladies involved in supporting their club.
On the 12th September 2022 , the course will close for four days as we go into the annual course renovation period, with an update from Greens Chair Dean Stewart to be forwarded later this week. The clubhouse will close for at least the Monday and Tuesday as we take the opportunity to undergo our Spring clean and maintenance.
Depending on timing of contractors, we are hopeful to undertake an installation of Solar for the clubhouse over this period too, if not soon after. This has been on the Club’s agenda for some time and the Committee is pleased to have the logistics of this underway.
As you may be aware, Barry Price will soon retire. We are hopeful that Barry will stay on to continue some casual work, but we know he is looking forward to a well-earned rest. Barry has been with us for just over three years and came on board to start the Golf Shop and work closely with Gary for a smooth transition after the clubhouse redevelopment. It is obvious when guests arrive from other clubs and the comments made, that the MCC Golf Shop is one of the best in WA and the work from the golf team has been outstanding, lead by Barry.
It is a commitment of the Committee to provide not just a great facility but excellent services and with a team of Barry, Gary, Jo, Tappie, Braden and Kat, we are fortunate to have an outstanding team and Barry’s work in pulling this together has been fantastic.
The Club has appointed a new Golf Manager Todd Bergersen. Todd was a member many years ago playing representative golf for MCC, but has spent the last 15 years as the Golf Manager at The Cut. We know the members of The Cut are very sorry to lose such an outstanding employee but we are fortunate he is looking to start a new chapter. Todd has great strength in the back of house running of our golf systems and we saw that as a priority in his appointment, given this was core to run our member golf services. Todd will start during the course renovation period and we look forward to having him as part of our community.
We have a very busy schedule and unfortunately we can’t shake COVID, losing some key staff over this recent period, but we thank the team for continuing to cover the losses and together with our members, showcase the club for some fantastic events over the next few weeks.
Regards
Grant Shortland-Jones, General Manager
Please find below Draw for Mandurah Amateur Open
30th August 2022
The Women’s Handiskins Finals were played today, 4 players played off for $600.
Cheryl Kowald, Jenny Fernley, Jan Minchin, Ann Boyle.
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