It has been a frustrating week, up until Tuesday the weather had been perfect, the greens, tees, fairways and surrounds were cut, the bunkers raked and the roughs almost finished, then came the storms. Tuesday afternoon we were hit by a massive storm that literally tore the course apart. Large gums were uprooted and large branches littered the course, it looked like a cyclone had been through. Then Wednesday night we received another smaller storm taking the two night total to 48mm of rain.
The Tuesday night storm was the third bad storm that has hit Gailes in the past five weeks causing flooding across the first, fifteenth and sixteenth. These storms also wash out our bunkers and fill them with dirty water. We had planned, and were on track to have the course in great shape for Opening Day on Saturday, but as it stands we hope to just get close.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Floods
I would like to take this opportunity to send my best wishes to all those affected by the floods, I do know that quite a few members have had their homes inundated and will need to be almost totally re-built and many more with slight damage. All of our staff were also affected in some way, either directly or by family and friends.
The events of the past week or so really show how we take our care free lives for granted, such as playing golf and turning on a light switch in your clean lounge room full of furniture or knowing for sure all of your family is alive and well.
There are many golf clubs and other sporting clubs that have been badly damaged, some will find it hard to recover, others will steel their resolve and become stronger. All of our closest golf neighbours have been hardest hit with most losing pumps, machinery and other infastructure.
My thoughts and prayers are with everybody affected directly or indirectly, members or not. If there is anything myself or my staff can possibly do, please do not hesitate to ask.
Stewart Poole
Golf Course Superintendent
The events of the past week or so really show how we take our care free lives for granted, such as playing golf and turning on a light switch in your clean lounge room full of furniture or knowing for sure all of your family is alive and well.
There are many golf clubs and other sporting clubs that have been badly damaged, some will find it hard to recover, others will steel their resolve and become stronger. All of our closest golf neighbours have been hardest hit with most losing pumps, machinery and other infastructure.
My thoughts and prayers are with everybody affected directly or indirectly, members or not. If there is anything myself or my staff can possibly do, please do not hesitate to ask.
Stewart Poole
Golf Course Superintendent
Thursday, January 13, 2011
New Year
Happy New Year,
I hope this message finds you all high and dry and unaffected by the recent floods. Although the footage we have seen on the television have been terrible, Gailes has been relativly unscathed. So if you are looking for a game, we are open for business. The course isn't perfect but will get better with every fine day that passes.
I hope this message finds you all high and dry and unaffected by the recent floods. Although the footage we have seen on the television have been terrible, Gailes has been relativly unscathed. So if you are looking for a game, we are open for business. The course isn't perfect but will get better with every fine day that passes.
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