Newsletter - Oakmere Park Golf Club

Oakmere Park
Golf Club
Newsletter Admirals Club
Daryl St John-Jones Director of Golf
MAY 2015
Tracy Aslam Club Lady Captain
Footgolf update. Free for members.
Our mixed competition calendar is now in full swing and I would like to extend a
warm welcome to all members who might be considering joining in. Notices and
name sheets are on the ladies board at least 2 weeks prior to each competition and are
Following opening the Footgolf course at the end of March. We have closely listed in your club diary. They are friendly, enjoyable events but of course
monitored the types of players, enforced dress codes and only opened during quiet competitive and in most cases, offer the chance to get your hands on one of the club
periods on the Commanders Course. During this time we have learnt a number of trophies!
things regarding this new sport and we’re endeavouring to find the best balance for it
to work alongside our core golf business. One of the problems we have encountered So to our recent
is that we have had a number of school parties attend and they are noisier in the spike victors –
bar, and on the course, than their golfing counterparts.
Mike and Muriel
Therefore there will be a few adjustments to the way it operates.
Morgan won the
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We will be making the lounge for Members & their Guests only.
Ladies & Seniors in
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Only open weekends after 3pm apart from school holidays where it will be March
with
a
open weekdays as well but still after 3pm.
fabulous 42 points,
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For the month of May & June it will be free for members to play.
narrowly
beating
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Members and their guests are permitted to play from 2pm onwards on Terry
and
Ruth
weekends.
Pennick on a count
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School groups or parties to start later when clubhouse is traditionally back
quiet.
Admirals new turf and bunkers
The bunkers and all new turf areas will be in play from 14th May onwards.
We The bunkers and all new turf areas will be in play from 14th May onwards.
We are delighted with the way the new turf has knitted in and we'll be able to open
on 14th May without any damage to the new turf from walking or sand splash from
the bunkers. However can I ask members not to hit their ball into the bunkers and
aim for the fairways or the green! are d
elighted with the way the new turf
.
Colin Walkden Admirals Club Captain
I haven’t got as great deal to report this time as the season is just getting underway,
however since my last report, we have been entertained by a fantastic display of golf
by Jordan Speith at the Masters. As some of you will be aware, we held a sweepstake
for the Masters. The winner of the sweepstake was Nick Thornton. I would like to
thank everyone who took part and help to raise £62 for my chosen charity, Rainbows.
There are a few people I must congratulate in this report. Firstly congratulations to
Troy Anderson for getting a hole in one on the twelfth hole a couple of weeks ago,
also congratulations everyone (most of the teams who entered) who beat Daryl and
me in the annual Captain and Pro Challenge.
By the time this newsletter comes out, we will have played our first match in this
year’s Southwell Auto’s Trophy. On that note, I would just like to remind anyone
who wishes to play in this competition to either put your name and contact details on
the notice in the corridor or register your interest using the eagle app.
In June, there is the annual Waterloo Open. Anyone who wishes to enter a team,
please complete an application form with the names, handicaps and CDH numbers of
all your team members and post it to me with the appropriate payment.
As I reported in the last newsletter, this year’s Captains away day is at Kedleston
Park. The cost is £55, which includes bacon cob and coffee on arrival. For those of
you who have never been to a Captains away day, we start by having 9 hole of golf in
the morning followed by soup and sandwiches. This is then followed by 18 holes in
the afternoon. We round off the day with a two course evening meal. There are
nearest the pin prizes, drawn blind pairs as well as prizes for first second and third
overall. In addition, there will be separate ladies prizes. If you wish to come along
please put your name on the list in the corridor and pay in the pro shop.
The Charlton Trophy
was played on Easter
Monday and was won by
Chris Withe, Teresa
Harrison-Withe,
John
and Margaret Villiers
pictured
with
Vice
Captain Adrienne Kelly
The next events, as I
write this newsletter, are
The Banner Kirkham on
th
May Day (4 ) and the Blue Ribbon on Spring Bank Holiday (25 th)
And last but not least our Interclub Mixed Team – Adrienne Kelly, Andy
Henderson, Julie Walkden and Jason Davies – were victorious against College Pines
at Retford and go through to the next round. Congratulations all and good luck !
Bob Ward Admirals Sectretary
Have you picked up your new club diary yet? They are in the pro-shop and I hope
you all enjoy the mix of competitions provided for you this year. I would particularly
like to welcome new members to the club and hope that you participate in these. If
you are transferring a handicap from another club and know your CDH number then
simply put it on the form you receive in the new members pack and you are good to
go. Those who do not have a handicap will need to submit 3 cards to obtain one.
All adult members are entitled to receive a free County Card and these are also
available in the pro-shop. If you visit the N.U.G.C. website there is a link to a list of
around 1500 participating clubs across the country. We have provided links to this on
both the app and our website.
Talking about our website, take a look at the Admirals dedicated site. John Cockell
has made an excellent job of bringing this up to date.
The draws for the Club’s knockout competitions have been made. I urge all of you to
make every effort to contact your opponent at the earliest opportunity. I hate seeing
Oakmere Park Proshop
players progress by default.
The Winter Competitions have now drawn to a close and my congratulations go to
the Saturday final winners Paul Stoker and Michael O'Neill winning by 4 and 2. The
runners-up were Tony Eaton Alan Seddon. The Sunday final was played in abysmal In stock Puma Titan Tour Golf Shoes
conditions, the heavy rain never letting up. A bedraggled Danny Seddon and Clark
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The review of the CONGU Unified Handicapping System is under way and the
competition heats up.
changes will come into force next January. Some decisions have already been made
and the two big ones will be an increase in maximum handicaps to 40.4 for both men
and women, and a change in the compulsory 4 Ball Betterball stroke allowance from
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Roger Allen Admirals Seniors Organizer
The weather has finally calmed down and we can now believe that spring at last,
really is with us. This should now allow us to get down to some serious golf without
either being drowned or blown away!!
Our club match team continued their excellent start to the year recording a home win
against Southwell on 1t April by 4.5 games to 1.5, but unfortunately were brought
sharply back to earth on 23rd April by losing away to Springwater by 5 games to 1.
The next game is against Maywood on 28th April again away from home; as such this
will provide another stern test of their resolve.
We are also taking part in the Taskers over 50’s Knockout Trophy and played our
first round match against Beauchief GC on 7th April and managed a win by 6 games
to 1. The tie was however not without its problems, as at the last minute the
Beauchief course was deemed unplayable and the tie had to be moved to Oakmere.
Many thanks to Daryl & Shane for making this change possible at short notice. The
draw for the next round of the competition has been made and we have again been
drawn away from home. This time against a team from Mapperley, the game is
scheduled for 30th April and the competition now moves into a “sudden death” stage.
This summer’s Seniors away day event will take place at Birstall GC on 12 th August.
The event will comprise bacon cob on arrival, 18 holes of golf with both singles and
team competition being run, which is followed by a 2 course meal and prize giving.
Full details of this event are displayed on the Seniors noticeboard.
For the benefit of any new members who have just joined the club or existing
members who have reached the qualifying age the Seniors Section is open to Admiral
Club members who are over 55 years of age. We hold a regular weekly drawn
competition and meet every Monday morning (Bank Holidays excluded) between
7.30 & 7.45am in the spike bar. The competition playing order and pairing is drawn
at this stage and 1st tees are from 8am .This is an excellent opportunity to play in a
regular competition with a changing mix of people of a similar age that have varying
levels of ability. Details of the format for the competition of the day are shown in the
club diary and anyone who is interested should just turn up on the day before 7.45am
and enter the draw for tee times which range from 8 until 9am.
Richard Bond Head GreenKeeper
The beginning of a new season is already upon us. It doesn’t seem long since we were
on our hands and knees for hours laying +5000sqm of turf. The results of these
labours are now nearly ready for play. (Despite an extremely dry spring)
All being well the bunkers and surrounds will be in play for May 15 th. All the areas
have grown in really well with excellent root establishment and a really healthy
looking sward of grass. All I would ask when they come into play, is that please try
and take as much care as possible with the bunker edges. Avoid walking out onto the
noses of the bunkers, these will be the most susceptible to damage at first.
I often hear comments about the sand used in the bunkers at Oakmere. The sand is a
specific bunker sand sourced from a local quarry. It is Mansfield Sand’s MM35
Bunker sand a high quality, medium coarse sand with sub rounded particles, (£22/t)
not builders sand! Exactly the same sand is used at Hollinwell and Sherwood Golf
Club.
After having spent so much time, effort and money on the redesigning and
construction of the bunkers I can assure you that there is no way a sub-standard sand
would be used. (White wash sand would not be applicable with these bunkers as it
would mix with soil rapidly losing its colour within a few weeks.
I hope you all enjoy the challenge of the newly designed holes, there is more to come.
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Alan Thompson Admirals Social Secretary
and Bar & Catering
Alan & Jackie are away but don’t worry Nick is here!
We would like to thank all the members that entered the
St George’s Day competition and congratulations and hat off to Andy Miller for his
outfit!
Sunday Lunch is getting busy now so just a reminder:
2 Courses are £10.95 - 1 Course 7.95 12-3pm.
It is advisable to book in advance to avoid disappointment.
Stephanie will soon be leaving to start a new job and would like to thank all
Customers and Staff for their support over the last 3 years. She has very much
enjoyed working at Oakmere.
– Good luck to Stephanie.