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Bulletin January 2008

Graham Wood

In recognition of his Graham’s long service to the Club Council have agreed to host a Pro/celebrity Am to raise funds for Graham and his family on 19 September 2008.  More details will follow in due course.

Caravan Park

With regard to the caravan site re-location from Barns Ness to Sloe-Bigging, work has commenced and the site is expected to be open around May 2008.

 

Deerpark

There has been an informal meeting with the Planning Department and Historic Scotland which had proved to be promising with the planner indicating possible areas for development.  The Planning Department had now asked for more detailed plans and costings.

Without obligation on either party at this stage we have since met with an architect  who has golf club development experience and we have advised them of the proposed position of a new clubhouse, golf academy, access, short course and potential areas for housing, and asked them to produce the required initial information that the Club could take to the Planning Department.

House

The Professionals shop will be painted as soon as the weather improves.

Council have agreed to reinstate the SKY TV package with immediate effect.

Greens

The bog area between the 18th tee and the 1st green requires immediate action  and it has been agreed to clear this area and introduce drains around the 1st green to relieve the water level and kill all the bog material that was creeping ever closer to the green.

The Club will in July trial a pencil tining machine to avoid coring on October.

The levelling and reinstatement of the paths between the 6th and 16th greens has commenced.

Members will have noticed a significant amount of water gathering in the some bunkers, whilst a lot of this is due to some exceptional rainfall, there is a problem with the bunkers at the 14th hole.  This has been identified as a drain from a burn that used to flow behind the wall at the 8th fairway and the drain (which should flow out to sea via the back of the 14th green) is now blocked.  Once the water levels have subsided work will be instructed to find and repair all damage to ensure free flow.

It has been agreed that the new tee at the 6th will be adjusted to re-align the left side more with the left side of the 6th fairway.

All the fencing at the third hole will be removed and replaced with discrete white posts.  Members are reminded that this does not open up a short cut to or from the first tee and the path around the third hole and past the first tee must be used at all times

The fencing at the first tee will also be removed once we have found a suitable replacement.

The main reasons for doing this are:

• The fence is unsightly and gives of a bad impression to the visitor on arrival.
• There is a maintenance cost (paint, labour & timber) that can be disposed of.
• This will make the walk to the 4th tee much more straight forward and less tedious.

There will now be no out of bounds behind the green, the out of bounds will now be only down the left hand side of the hole as it is already but it will stop at the wall. The score card will not need amended.

The use of mats will continue until 29 February 2008.

 

It is intended to do further work on the sea wall in March.  Hopefully this will be kept to a minimum this year.  We have also installed a trial sea defence in the form of a membrane for a 20 metre section of the 17th fairway.

Winter League

Whilst the team dropped a point at Haddington they have since beaten their old rivals, Craigielaw on their own patch by 3 – 2 and Longniddry at home by 3½ - 1½ and were now 6 points clear at the top of the table.