Chip shots – 24th February 2017
Posted on: 23 February
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Congratulations to our team who had a strong 6/1 win at home against Hurstville on Sunday and next week play away against Bondi.
The team to represent Strathfield in Major Pennants for Round 3 against Bondi at Bondi Golf Club this Sunday, 26 February 2017, in alphabetical order is:
- Craig Delaney (c)
- Jason Fanning
- Matt Kelman
- James Roper
- Tim Salvestro
- Jack Snelgrove
- Sean Twomey
- Steve Ring (res)
Tee off time is 7:00 am and all players are requested to assemble at the Pro Shop by 6:30 am.
Any member wishing to cheer the team on will be warmly welcome.
SUPER SENIOR PENNANTS:
This week our team traveled to Stonecutters Ridge for their game against Campbelltown.
Despite our team manager getting lost on his way to the course the team had a convincing win 6 matches to 2 and in doing so inflicted the worst loss Campbelltown had incurred.
Strong wins to Jim Georgiou, Stan Kontominas, Alvin Chai, Barry Mullins, John Cozens and Bruce Hestelow with both Greg Jurd and John Veness losing by a narrow margin.
Next week is our last match when we trek to Campbelltown in a “must win” game against the strong Twin Creeks team.
MENS FOUR BALL KNOCKOUT Final
Last week Michael Cooke and Ken Kanofski defeated Robert Poynting and Peter Van Dyke 2/1 and Gavin Harris and Paul Gaukrodger defeated Dennis Kaye and Ted Uther to proceed into the final to be played this coming Saturday. Good luck to both pairs in what will undoubtedly be a well matched and tough final.
COURSE WORKS:
The third irrigation pump has arrived and been installed. To enable this to be connected we have had to completely disconnect our irrigation system for the week. Course staff are hand watering greens (from mobile water tanks) twice daily during this period to keep the greens alive. Please do not hit up on staff when they are watering.
From early next week town water will be re-connected and can be pumped into our holding tank. This will occur until such time as the submersible pump in the river is up and running and we can go back to using river water for irrigation.
The connections to the irrigation system had to go under the concrete path used by course staff to cross under Centenary Drive so this path has been dug up and will be relocated closer to the river, which will allow us to turf and grow grass next to the new 1st green. This will result in more landing room for shots missed to the left of the green, rather than having them run down the path and into the river.
The concrete path under the causeway has gone and irrigation pipes are being installed.
We have had to leave some machinery on the eastern side of the causeway as they are too wide and cannot pass through the narrow footpath members use to cross from one side to the other.
Once the irrigation is system is up and running and fully tested we will turf the whole area and seed the greens. We expect this to be done on March 6 and 7.
The bunkers on the right hand side of the old 10th fairway have been removed and the area leveled, This area will be turfed at the same time as the new works.
Our landscape architect, builder, course architect and clubhouse architects are meeting tomorrow to finalise plans for the practice chipping and putting greens adjacent to the new clubhouse. We hope to construct these whilst Flemmings are on site on the western side of the course. This work will not interfere with play.
Cooks River Work;
From Friday February 24 we will commence spraying out the noxious weeds in the Cooks River on the western side and also in the area in front of the current 18th (old 16th) tee where visibility has been reduced as the weeds have grown in height. These works will take place with monthly follow up spraying until we can get the creek in good shape and make it a feature of the course, not an eyesore.
COURSE WORKS EASTERN SIDE
We have finally received sign off on our DA for the eastern side of the course. Before works can commence we need to:
- Provide proof of payment of Councils damage deposit .
- Provide proof of payment of Councils Section 94A contributions
- Organise and send on Erosion and Sediment Control plans
- Organise and send on Dilapidation Report on all council assets.
- Organise and send Construction Traffic Management Plan.
- Send copy of Controlled Activity Approval from Dept. Of Primary Industries
- Complete Submission of copy of BASIX certificate.
Whilst we attend to these matters we will finalise the construction staging programme to make sure we provide the best workflow and course navigation possible.
MEN’S 21 CLUB
Members of the Men’s 21 Club are reminded that the 53rd Annual dinner will be held on Wednesday 5th April 2017 at 6.30pm for commencement at 7pm.
This year the dinner will form a Sportsman’s Night theme with guest speaker, legendary sports commentator, Gordon Bray.
Members are welcome to invite friends and fellow golfers and are advised official invitations will be forwarded within the next week.
METRO TOWNHOUSE SITE
Civil works have almost finished and within the next few weeks construction of townhouses will commence. We are currently trying to sort out car parking arrangements with the builders as they will require more parking than Cherrie Civil contractors have needed.
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GOLF TIP:
Two Simple words – Golf Digest- Chris Mayson
When your putting goes south, what’s the first fundamental to try and improve? Restore good rhythm to your stroke.
Here’s a simple cadence to practice. When you make a stroke, think per-fect pace—three syllables. It’s like a pendulum ticking two beats to one. When you take the putter back, think per-fect. When you swing the putter through, think pace. Whether your stroke is long or short, the rhythm should stay the same every time.
Using this cadence will help you strike the ball solidly, and smoothly. It helps eliminate any jerky or abrupt motions that can affect ball speed or the orientation of the putterface at impact, especially on longer putts. You won’t feel like you need extra effort to get the ball to the hole.
One more piece of advice: Instead of worrying about the importance of making a putt, shift your thoughts to how you’re going to do it. Focus on the process, not the outcome.
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