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Welcome to our first newsletter or 2021! We hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas and New Years!

It has been a very quiet start to the year with the return of the border closures however, now that we have been classified as a green zone we will hopefully begin to see a few more visitors playing golf.

A reminder that with the warmer weather coming up that you ensure you fully understand what the heat policy entails. If the weather forecasted is 40 degrees or higher at 3pm the day prior to competition the new policy states that all competition play will be rescheduled for an 8:00am shotgun. No Competition play will be permitted after this time.

In this weather it is important that you look after your health and therefore we recommend that you drink plenty of water, wear loose fit clothing, wear sun protective clothing and sunscreen. If you do feel unwell please make staff aware and we can assist you.

AUSTRALIA DAY TOURNAMENT
Tuesday 26th January will be the opening of the new 18th Old Course Green. It is great to see that the field has reached maximum capacity. Entry fee will be $15 per person. Please click on the link below for the full itinerary of the day.

https://cbgc.com.au/golf/whats-on/

COURSE REPORT
Over the next four weeks, scarifying will be completed on selected thick fairways to help with water penetration.
Extra watering will be done around the green surrounds to try and improve the grass cover. This will mean that some bunkers will be wetter than usual however, we will be doing everything we can to avoid this. Therefore, extra sand will be added to the bunkers as well as getting some of the drains working better.

PENNANT
HANDICAP PENNANT
The Goulburn Murray 4B Handicap Pennant is well underway. The first round was played Sunday 11th January against Numurkah at Numurkah and then on the following Sunday against Kialla Cosgrove at Shepparton. Unfortunately the team has lost both matches 4/1. The team will play their 3rd round at Cobram Barooga on Sunday 24th January against Sepparton. We wish them the best of luck for the rest of the season.

YSM PENNANT
After a loss in the first round of YSM pennant back in December, the team were given a walkover victory against Yarrawonga on Sunday 17th January. This means that if they can beat Benalla at Benalla on Sunday 21st February they will earn a place in the final at Cobram Barooga on the 28th February. We wish them all the best in their bid for finals.

LADIES VIRTUAL PENNANT
The Ladies have been competing in the Goulburn Murray Ladies Virtual Pennant Season. Unfortunately the team has lost both of their matches to Shepparton Gold and Shepparton Navy. They have 5 rounds left to play and they take on Tatura Hill Top this week. Good Luck to the ladies for the rest of their season.

O’BRIEN KNOCKOUT QUALIFYING
Qualifying for this years O’Brien Knockout will be held Saturday 30th January. This event will be a 4Ball Aggreggate Stableford with the top 8 pairs to qualify. The dates of the knockout matches are: Saturday 6th February, Saturday 13th February and the Final on Saturday 27th February.

9 HOLE COMPETITIONS
In February we will begin to hold 9 hole competitions on Monday and Fridays. These will be open to all players and at anytime you wish. We ask that you book these rounds in with the proshop as you will not be allowed to book it in online or on the kiosk. You are welcome to play late in the afternoon and place your cards in the scorecard return box next to the scorecard scanner and we will process results the following morning. These competitions will be played on a specific 9 and competition fees will be $5 per person.

JUNIOR GOLF
Club Mandalay Girls Open
During the School holidays Casey Chandler travelled to compete in the Club Mandaly Junior Girls Open. Casey scored 37 points on the day. Congratulations to Casey on her fantastic performance.

Junior Clinics
The Junior clinics are set to return Sunday 31st January. This will be a 4 week program ending on Sunday 31st February. If anyone is interested please contact the proshop for more details.

NEW COURSE RATINGS
With the inclusion of the new 18th green on the Old Course there has been some changes to the ratings of the course. We have included all of the new Old Course ratings as well as the current West Course Ratings.

PRESENTATION NIGHT
The 2020 Major events and Championships presentation night will be held Saturday 20th February. This will be held on the Golfers Deck/Lounge after the completion of competition play with a BBQ and Snack Food. Happy hour will commence from 5pm and finish at 6:30pm. Please register your interest at the pro shop for cartering purposes. Make sure you come along and support our Club’s Major Event Winners.

GOLF CLUB REPAIRS
We have received some grips so that we can begin regripping clubs for you. If you have any worn out grips that need replacing please come see us and we can put some new grips on your clubs! This is a great way for you to help support our club!

CALLAWAY CUSTOM FITTING DAY
On Thursday 11th February we will be hosting a Callaway Fitting Day on the West Course Practice Fairway. If you are interested in trying out some of the new Callaway clubs please book in with the pro shop.

Wayne Gould – Club Captain/Chairman
Michael MacGregor – Club Professional