Conditions & Weather Status: 
The rain we received both last weekend and at the start of the week totalled almost 60mm which was enough to top-up the water table to make the course once again unplayable.  This 'big wet' started in February where we recorded almost 340mm.  Since then, in March we received a phenomenal 590mm which was unfortunately supplemented in April by 200mm and now to date in May, 105mm.  To put March's tally of 590mm into perspective, in both 2018 and 2019 we received a total rainfall in each year of approximately 800mm - that is for each entire year!  Given our clay base, in many areas with every step the mud comes instantly to the surface and it is very soft and not to mention slippery.   

Not only are our Green Staff not able to use most of the normal course machinery, they are resorting to tip-toeing around and whipper snipping by hand to try and keep the grass at somewhat manageable levels.  Please see a photo of the result of using machinery too early which was taken across the road at The North Ryde Commons this week.  This piece of ground will take months to recover.

We are constantly monitoring the playability of your course which is communicated on the website.  While we are all suffering the closure of the course for some 54 days, let's hope for more sustained dry weather and a little wind to help keep it open.  With the opening this weekend please be mindful of the very slippery conditions and take care of where you are walking.  While some areas are roped off, there is still a significant amount of water on the ground which will only dissipate with continued fine and hopefully windy weather. 

Congratulations to:
Edward Yi on the 2B on 16 February
Fuad Jaafar on 4th on 4 April
Steve Smith on 18th on 23 April
Steven Larvin on 18th on 4 May
Neil Shackle on 3rd on 18 May