September News

An important Announcement To our Members

Following the AGM and Pat Burn resignation from the Board and President role it was necessary to restructure the Board and to fill a general Board vacancy. In order that this could be achieved with appropriate consideration, both from within the remaining Board and taking external Constitutional advice, Greg Ellis temporarily filled the Treasurer portfolio. This was to ensure financial continuity while Ivan Bradshaw relinquished that same role to assume the Presidency.

Subsequently the Board could seek to appoint a new general Director and following due consultation Member 462, Wally Davey was elected by the board to fill the vacant role.

The restructure is now formalised and the changed positions and responsibilities are as follows:

Ivan Bradshaw President

Sue Bellamy Vice President

Treasurer Keith Farrar

Captain Geoff Vial

Vice-Captain & Greens Greg Ellis

Director- House Mick Stone

Director- Marketing Wally Davey

Director- Membership Steve Hamilton

Ivan Bradshaw

President

Wally Davey joins the FTGC Board to undertake the Marketing portfolio.

Wally comes from a significant commercial background having co-founded and built the Pirtek business from a cold start to becoming one of the largest Australian brands across numerous international markets

Wally served a number of years supporting the marketing programs within the Baulkham Hills Shire Council and Sydney’s Unique Venues Association (SUVA)

Consulting to SME business development over the recent years and across a number of industries Wally went on to found Maximus Industrial, an FTGC supplier in 2017.

Wally will join the Board at an important time in the Clubs growth with the advent of the Golf Museum and the opportunities for the Club and local com-munity that this development will deliver.

Additional bio information can be accessed on

Linkedin. www.linkedin.com/wally

Open the Link below to access this excellent and interesting Washington Post article of 16th Sept.

https://apple.news/A4v4UPv0_RYSSHkYltmjERA

Membership Report- August New Members for August were ; Social Playing x 2, Juniors x 2, Intermediate x 9, Silver x 3 and Bronze x 10 Our total FTGC membership is now at: 4510 Playing memberships total 1476 House memberships total 3034

Our club has had an influx of new members over the pass several months which is great to see, some experienced golfers and some have never been a member of a golf club before. COVID-19 rules applying to Club access are continuing to deliver new members wanting to play and socialise. We will continue to work to convert social memberships to playing members and grow the membership revenue wherever possible.

Steve Hamilton Membership Director

Please take great care of OUR Courses Remember and politely remind those that aren’t complying that:

All players MUST carry and use a sand bucket. Sand buckets should be returned to racks provided on completion of round. Divots must be folded in and lightly sanded. Ball and footmarks are to be smoothed out in bunkers. Ornamental trees and gardens are to be protected at all times. Bordered garden beds are compulsory GUR. Repair all pitch marks and damage to greens. Thanks.

LADY VETERANS’ REPORT

Despite the impact of Covid-19 the Lady Veterans have enjoyed a most suc-cessful year to date. Playing numbers have far exceeded those of previous years, and there have been many new members joining. On 12th & 19th Aug the Lady Vets held their Foursomes Championships in two divisions and in pleasant playing conditions.

There were 100 participants, our highest number of participants yet.

Congratulations to the Lady Foursomes Winners

DIVISION 1

DIVISION 2

Congratulations to the Ladies Matchplay Champions

CHAMPIONS Barbara Walden Tracey Bartlett

NETT WINNERS Lyn Harper Kris Loadsman

GROSS RUNNER-UP Debra Cramp Learne Farrar

NETT RUNNER-UPS Pauline McKie Annie Jones

CHAMPIONS Carol Grant Chris Mellier

NETT WINNERS Robyn Hellings Judy Craven

GROSS RUNNERS-UP Dot Fowell Trish Jenson

NETT RUNNERS-UP Susanne Henry Suellen Olliver

LADIES MATCHPLAY 2020 CHAMPIONSHIPS

Division Winner Runner-up

1 Christine Dekker Helen Golden

2 Kris Loadsman Carole Miller

3 Sue Hammond Tricia Jenson

Congratulations to all of the Men’s 2020 Foursomes Winners

FOURSOMES

CHAMPIONS 2020

Brad Germon

Greg Ellis

Runners-up Geoffrey Procter Gary Cush

B GRADE

Winners Mark Ware Frank Sattin

Runners-up Phi Corby Gary Berry

C GRADE

Winners Patrick Morris Rodney Milligan

Runners-up Michael Gluyas John Thurgood

NETT WINNERS

A GRADE

Winners Lance Coffey Pat Burn

Runners-up Geoff Vial Geoff Riordan

B GRADE

Winners John Nixon Ian King

Runners-up Apple Khorthon Mark Brune

C GRADE

Winners Terry McDermott Stephen Tyrrell

Runners-up Trevor Patch Phil Duckworth

The 2020/21 fixture book is now available online You can also request a print copy at the Admin office front desk.

Golf Special Events, Tournaments & Charity Days

Unfortunately, forward planning is still a moveable feast. We are still waiting

for Golf NSW on the Mid-Amateur being played in Oct 18-20

Sept 24 Pro-Am-Tuncurry Cancelled

Oct 3-5

11

18-20

18

24/25

9/13/17

Long Weekend “Gala” event Cancelled

Mixed Foursomes Championship

NSW Mid-Amateur Championship

Forster Junior Open

Spring Classic

Ladies Gold Medals Friday, Tuesday & Saturday

Nov 6

14-15

21

22

29

Ronald McDonald Charity Day

1st Rd Men’s Club Championship

& Ladies Sat Championship (Tuncurry)

2nd Rd Men’s Club Championship (Forster)

& Ladies Sat Championship (Tun)

3rd Rd Men’s Club Championship

& Ladies Sat Championship (Tuncurry)

Final Rd Men’s Club Championship (Forster)& Ladies Sat Championship (Tun)

Naggers Cup Mixed American Foursomes

Around the Greens - Forster

Greens Renovation

The greens have been cored in the last fortnight and are well on their way to recovering. We used an 8mm hollow tyne which allows us to punch more holes into the greens leaving more area for air in the root zone. We completed a double topdress after the coring process which has filled most of the holes while still allowing the air through the soil. We applied a fertiliser last week which has shown an increase in growth on the greens as well as a noticeable colour difference. This fertilisation will continue through the summer months. There has also been some seed applied to the weaker areas on the greens this has just started to germinate in the last couple of days.

8th Tee

Unfortunately the current 8th tee has become a safety concern for the shops and the residents along Boundary Street with too many golf balls leaving the course therefore a new teeing area for the 8th hole has been constructed in the past month. We had Craig Parry come up to help us with the design and orientation of the tee. The shape of the tee has allowed us to get closer to the fence which has increased the angle away from the Out of Bounds. We will also install a catch fence along the boundary. The turf for the tee has been laid and fertilised and once we see some growth we will begin topdressing quite heavily.

14th tee fence

The safety fence on the right of the 14th tee has been straightened out with a new retaining wall behind it to give some added strength. Most of this work has been carried out by our volunteer crew Neville and Dirk with the course crew helping dig the post holes and finishing the area of with some planting. Nev and Dirk have been helping with a lot of fence work over the last couple of months which has been a great help to us.

TUNCURRY

We have encountered a very dry and windy month resulting in evaporation rates on the plant in particular the Bent grass to rise. Therefore, we have got our irrigation system working with the injection pump mixing a wetting agent into the out-flow pipe in the pump shed to put the water in the profile of the soil where we want it to sit by altering the application rates.

Again, the team are kicking goals with continuation of projects and improvements to the golf course. The staff are certainly working as a team since the reviews took place and it is fantastic to have everyone using common sense and their initiatives to achieve the desired outcomes, other than a couple of small in-house problems they are doing what is right by me and the club.

Projects - Upcoming

The large project completed recently has been the addition of the 2 greenside bunkers on the 18th with the removal of the garden behind the green for much better visibility once the new facility opens up. This project required a lot of consultation with Craig Parry and he is delighted with the finish product. It will take time for the bunkers to stabilize and the turf to take but should grow in well. The wasteland on the 8th has been spoken about with Craig Parry and he is currently drawing up ideas to rectify this area. It will be grassed with undulations, but the grass will come from onsite so will not be started until we start removing turf from the tee pods and can transplant it .

Let us hope spring is kind to us.

Greg Ellis Chairman of Greens

Vice Captain

Tuncurry Museum

We will keep you updated on the progress on our new FTGC Tuncurry Clubhouse and Golf Museum but progress is constant and I’m sure you will have seen first-hand the almost daily changes occurring.

Construction contracts were signed with a completion date of March 2021

however this is dependent on a number of factors and may need adjustments

due to supplies & weather.

A visit recently from our project partners the Australian Golf Heritage Society generated some fruitful discussions. We will continue to liaise with them while we develop our strategies for the building use, layout and the promotion of the venue to attract golf and public visitors, members and sponsors. We have some planning underway that we will share with you and look for your comments when that timing is appropriate. We will also investigate and apply for some Tourism and Educational sector grants that will deliver real value to the project going forward. We are also beginning to engage with Community partners, Council and Historic Assn and the like.

Sue Bellamy

Vice President

Re-Member if you something to say?

Print forms are available at Forster Club Reception, the Tuncurry Club House or also online at the Contact Us page of our Club website. You can provide positive and negative feedback, report an incident or offer a suggestion. Your comments are valued and will be actioned by the appropriate Director. In future newsletters we will highlight some of your input that we can share will all members.

Recent visitors of note !